PT: What made you choose cricket of all sports? Aryan: I’ve loved sports and knew right from the start that I wanted to make a career here. Being extremely fond of football and cricket, I played both games during my younger days, but later chose cricket. I played at various positions but now focus […]
Rio Olympics 2016 Wrestler Sakshi Malik Gives India First Medal (Bronze) At 2016 Rio Olympics: in the women’s 58 kg freestyle event, becoming the first Indian female wrestler to win an Olympics medal, defeating Kyrgyzstan’s Aisuluu Tynybekova with an 8-5 victory. India’s star shuttler PV Sindhu Enters Badminton Ladies Singles Final becoming the first Indian […]
PT: Take us through your formative years – was cricket always on the cards? Diana: Cricket was never on the cards! In fact, it was always basketball and table tennis in school as well as in college. I stayed at the Railway Colony-Badhwar Park in Colaba, where every weekend we would play tennis ball cricket. […]
CRICKET West Indies Draw In 2nd Test Match West Indies put up an impressive show disallowing India from stealing victory at Sabina Park. They won the toss and put India to field. West Indies scored 196 in their first innings. Ashwin was brilliant with 5/52. India scored 500 as KL Rahul scored another century, getting […]
CRICKET Pakistan Clinch Victory At Lord’s The first Test match between England and Pakistan turned into an exciting encounter. Pakistan won the toss and made the right decision to bat first. They notched up 339 runs with skipper Misbah-ul-Haq’s top ton. In reply, the Englishmen were all out for 272 runs in 79.1 overs. Yasir […]
CRICKET Barbados Tridents Win Caribbean Premier League After the IPL, it is now the CPL that has taken the cricketing world by storm. St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots won the toss and elected to field first. Opponents, Barbados Tridents scored 180/6 in 20 overs, thanks to De Villiers who scored 82 runs in 54 deliveries. […]
CRICKET England Thrashes The Lankans To Win The ODI Series The Englishmen produced top class cricket throughout the entire series. This time around too, it was no different when these two teams met at Cardiff for the fifth ODI. The Lankan lions won the toss and opted to bowl first. Roy, Vince and Root played […]
CRICKET Jason Roy Shines As England Crushes Sri Lanka Playing their 4th ODI, England and Sri Lanka were looking to outplay each other yet again. Winning the crucial toss, the Englishmen elected to field first. The Lankan Lions put up a massive score of 305 as their top order fired some big scores. In reply, […]
Parsee Gymkhana (PG) held their ‘Annual Cricket Function’ on 20th May, 2016. The event was organized by its dynamic Vice-President and Cricket Secretary, Khodadad Yazdegardi. The function was compèred by Sports-Media Specialist for Parsi Times, Binaisha M. Surti, with dignitaries on the dais including Chief Guest Dr. Vijay Patil (a connoisseur in the field of […]
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated,” said Gandhiji. In so much Roxanne Davur contributes greatly by having realized her love for animals into a full time occupation with ‘Probably Paradise’, Trust for Animal Welfare. Parsi Times Reporter Binaisha M. Surti catches up with the inspiring Roxanne Davur, who lives by and urges us all to adhere to her philosophy, ‘be kind and compassionate towards all creatures’.
CRICKET Anil Kumble Is Team India’s New Coach Anil Kumble has been appointed as the coach of Team India. “It’s a great honour to be back in the Indian dressing room in a different role!” says Kumble. India Win The T20 Series Against Zimbabwe The final game of the shortest format turned into a thrilling […]