CRICKET India Claim Top Spot In Test Rankings: The Virat Kohli led Indian side, clinched yet another Test Match victory with 316 runs in their first innings while the Kiwis replied with 204. During their second innings the hosts put up yet another 263 runs on the board, leaving the visitors to chase a mammoth […]
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Sports Roundup – 1st October 2016
CRICKET India Wins 500th Test Match: The Indian team were at their best, amassing 318 runs during the 1st innings, bowling out the Kiwis for 262, with the host team declaring at 377/5. Team India’s Ashwin and Jadeja sent the visitors packing as they were all out for 236 runs in 87.3 overs, winning by […]
Sports Roundup – 24 September to 30th September
CRICKET Indian Cricket Gets New Chairman Of Selectors: Former Indian cricketer MSK Prasad is now Indian cricket’s new Chairman of selectors. He will be joined by other new selectors, Devang Gandhi (East Zone), Jatin Paranjpe (West Zone) and Sarandeep Singh (North Zone). Gagan Khoda’s term as Central Zone’s representative has been extended. Namma Shivamogga Win […]
Sports Round-up September 10 to 17
Paralympics India Shine At Rio 2016 Paralympics: Devendra Jhajharia won the gold in the Men’s Javelin Throw F46 event and created a new record of 63.97 meters. Deepa Malik bagged a silver in the Women’s Shotput F53 category. Mariyappan Thangavelu clinched the gold medal, while his fellow competitor Varun Bhati grabbed bronze in the Men’s […]
Sports Round-up 3 to 9 September
Cricket India Blue Take On India Red In Duleep Trophy Finals: India Blue overpowered India Green in a one-sided contest and advanced to the finals where they will play India Red. Glenn Maxwell Shines For Aus, Winning T20 By 85 Runs: Glenn Maxwell smashed a century facilitating Aussies a new World Record of 263 runs […]
Sports Roundup – September 3 to 8
Cricket Australia Beats Sri Lanka, Wins Contest And Series: The 4th ODI between the Aussies and the Lankans ended with World Champions Australia clinching a victory by 6 wickets. Australia won the 5 match series with one more game to go. Sri Lanka put up 212 runs. John Hastings picked up 6/45 in his 10 […]
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CRICKET India Lose Number 1 Ranking As 4th Test Match Gets Abandoned Rain played spoil sport yet again as the fourth Test match between India and West Indies was abandoned after just 22 overs were bowled at the start of the game. This particular Test match goes down in history as the third shortest match […]
Rising Star Of Mumbai Cricket: Aryan Irani
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 […]
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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 […]
Pride Of Our Community – Diana Edulji
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. […]
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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 […]