The Cusrow Baug United Sports and Welfare League concluded its 3rd All Parsis Annual Floodlit Football Tournament, from 15th to 21st January, 2018, with twelve teams from Mumbai participating in the 8-a-side tournament. The first semi-final witnessed team ‘Cusrow Baug-A’ beat ‘Petit Boys’ with 9 goals, thanks to a hat-trick by Cusrow Baug player, Farzaad […]
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Sports Roundup – 9th December 2017
CRICKET India Wins Series 1-0, As 3rd Test Match Ends In Draw A dominant overall performance saw the hosts yet again clinch a 1-0 series victory against the Lankan lions at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi as the third game ended in a draw. Splendid batting performances from skipper Virat Kohli (243), Murali Vijay (155) […]
Sports Roundup – 4th November 2017
. CRICKET India Thrash New Zealand To Win 1st T20 In Style: Impressive bowling performances from Yuzvendra Chahal (2-26) and Axar Patel (2-20) coupled with great batting by Rohit Sharma (80) and Shikhar Dhawan (80) helped India clinch a 53 run victory against the Kiwis in the first T20. Batting first, India notched up 202-3 […]
Sports Roundup – 28th October 2017
. CRICKET India Beats New Zealand In 2nd ODI: Good batting performances from Shikhar Dhawan (68) and Dinesh Karthik (64*) helped the men in blue clinch the 2nd ODI by 6 wickets against New Zealand, in Pune. Batting first on a slow surface, the visitors put up 230-9 in 50 overs, courtesy Henry Nicholls’ 42. […]
Sports Roundup – 21th October 2017
CRICKET India ‘A’ Wins Against New Zealand ‘A’ In Unofficial ODI: Outstanding batting efforts from Shardul Thakur (40) and an unbeaten 38 by Karn Sharma helped India ‘A’ beat New Zealand ‘A’, thus winning the final unofficial ODI series at Visakhapatnam. Electing to bat first, the kiwis scored 173 in 44.2 overs, courtesy knocks of […]
Sports Roundup – 14th October 2017
. CRICKET Australia Wins 2nd T20 And Level Series: An unbeaten 62 from Moises Henriques and 48 not out by Travis Head coupled with great bowling performance from Jason Behrendorff helped the visitors beat the men in blue by 8 wickets during the second T20 clash at Guwahati. Batting first India notched up 118 in […]
Sports Roundup – 7th October 2017
. CRICKET India Reclaims ‘No. 1 ODI Ranking’, Thrashes Australia, Wins ODI Series: A great show by batsmen Rohit Sharma (125) and Ajinkya Rahane (61) helped India win the 5th ODI by 7 wickets. Batting first, Australia notched up 242-9 in 50 overs as opener David Warner top scored with 53 along with a 42 […]
Avabai Petit Wins Football Tourney
In the crucial semi-finals of the Under 16, Division-II of ‘Football Tournament’ organised by the Mumbai School Sports Association (MSSA), the Bai Avabai Framji Petit Girls High School (Bandra) outplayed Gokuldham High School (Goregaon) by 2-0. The finals was nerve wrenching with both teams goal-less at half time. However, Petit’s Alla Kolhaa’s scored a lone […]
Sports Roundup – 16th September 2017
. Cricket India Win T20 Against Sri Lanka: Indian skipper Virat Kohli’s magnificent 82 along with Manish Pandey’s unbeaten 51, ensured a 7 wicket victory for the men in blue against hosts Sri Lanka in Colombo. With this win, India becomes the first visiting team to whitewash a home-side 9-0 in a tour involving all […]
Sports Roundup – 9th September 2017
Cricket India Win T20 Against Sri Lanka: Indian skipper Virat Kohli’s magnificent 82 along with Manish Pandey’s unbeaten 51, ensured a 7 wicket victory for the men in blue against hosts Sri Lanka in Colombo. With this win, India becomes the first visiting team to whitewash a home-side 9-0 in a tour involving all three […]
Kayaan Beats All Odds!
Breaking all odds, 13-year-old Kayaan Anklesaria, was declared top athlete at the World Children’s Winners Games 2017 – a programme where young cancer survivors compete internationally in a series of sports. Kayaan had been diagnosed with brain tumour at the age of eleven. Having to undergo a series of chemotherapy sessions, radiation and surgery, Kayaan, […]