Sport is all forms of usually competitive physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical ability and skills while providing entertainment to participants, and in some cases, spectators. Hundreds of sports exist, from those requiring only two participants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals.
29-year-old tennis player Prajnesh Gunneswaran has been a little bit of a late bloomer on the pro tour. However, he’s recently solidified himself as the best Indian tennis player – at least in men’s singles – in quite some time. That doesn’t mean he’s going to be collecting a Grand Slam trophy anytime soon, but … Read more
Udaipur : Eight Zinc Football Academy footballers represented the district of Udaipur as the Udaipur team defeated Barmer 2-1 in the final to win the Under-17 Junior Rajasthan State Championship in Mount Abu. The eight Zinc Football Academy footballers –Mohd Adnan, Sandeep Marandi, Sonu, Jangminthang Haokip, Manohar Singh, Ansay Goyari, Himanshu, S Bhavesh –representing Udaipur exhibited … Read more
How often do we see a father’s death turning out to be a motivational factor for a young kid! Well, 14-year-old Ladu Lal Jatiya from Naya Dariba has promised himself ever since to live his father’s dream of becoming a footballer. It took Ladu and his mother (Tipu Bai) several months to begin the process … Read more
Meet Payal Prajapat—the 12-year-old girl who is blazing a trail and going toe to toe with the boys on the football pitch. Payal is one of the trainees at a Zinc Football School in Dariba Epicentre and the only girl in the team. It speaks volumes about her grit and determination that despite having to … Read more
Udaipur : Representing DAV HZL School, Zawar Mines, Zinc Football Academy has created history as their young team has convincingly won the Under-14 Subroto Cup Qualifiers held at their home ground Zawar Stadium, Udaipur. Competing against 12 best schools in the state, the team from Udaipur has now grabbed the honours to represent Rajasthan state in … Read more
Udaipur : In what will be music to the ears of sports fans of the region, national football team captain and one of the most well-known faces of Indian football, Sunil Chhetri is all set to visit Udaipur on 27th July. The talismanic striker and Asian icon will be visiting Hindustan Zinc’s initiative Zinc Football Academy in … Read more
Karachi, Oct 8 . A local umpire in Pakistan died while supervising a club-level tournament match on Monday in Karachi According to a report in Pakistan’s Samaa TV, umpire Nasim Sheikh suffered a heart attack while officiating in the match played in the Gulberg area of the city. He passed away on the way to … Read more
Ghaziabad, Oct 8 . Cricket legend and honorary Group Captain Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday attended the 87th anniversary celebrations of the Indian Air Force (IAF) at Hindon Air Force Station. Sachin, who was conferred with the Group Captain rank in September 2010, attended the celebrations where Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria was also … Read more
Dubai, Oct 8 . New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson believes that their heartbreaking loss in the final of the World Cup 2019 would inspire the next generation of the Black Caps. In the dramatic final of the showpiece event held on July 14 at Lord’s, the Kiwis missed an opportunity to win their first World … Read more
New Delhi, Oct 8 . Former India opener Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday shared a picture of himself seeking the blessings of his daughters on “Ashtami Kanjak”. Gambhir was seen washing the feet of his daughters as a ritual for the ‘Ashtami Kanjak’. “As a dad of two young girls, I am gradually mastering my pedicure … Read more
New Delhi, Oct 8 . Veteran Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh refused to relent in his critisicm of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for issuing despicable threats and speaking about hatred during his speech at the UNGA last month as he took on actress Veena Malik on social media. Harbhajan had tweeted, “At UNGA speech, there … Read more
Lahore, Oct 8 . Pakistan head coach-cum-chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq has urged the team to step up and not depend only on Babar Azam to get the runs after their harrowing T20I series defeat to Sri Lanka at home. Pakistan lost the first two games, by 64 and 35 runs respectively, as the islanders took an … Read more
New Delhi, Oct 8 . Hardik Pandya’s birthday wish to former fast bowling great Zaheer Khan has not gone down well with cricket fans, who have slammed the India all-rounder for his cheeky tweet. Zaheer had turned 41 on Monday and Hardik wished the former pacer by tweeting: “Happy birthday Zak … Hope you smash … Read more
Vadodara, Oct 8 . India eves were dealt a big blow on the eve of their first one-dayer against South Africa when star batswoman Smriti Mandhana was ruled out of the ODI series with an injury, as per reports. Although the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is yet to confirm the development, … Read more
Pune, Oct 8 . India bowling coach Bharat Arun on Tuesday said that all the pacers in the team have the ability to reverse the ball on wickets which offer it, a reason for their success in Test cricket. India rode on Mohammed Shami’s brilliant spell in the second innings of the first Test on … Read more
Madrid, Oct 8 . Marc Marquez of the Repsol Honda Team on Tuesday expressed satisfaction after he grabbed his eighth win this season at the 2019 Thai Grand Prix (GP). The victory enabled Marquez to secure his sixth MotoGP world championship title, with four races to go before the end of the championship. “It has … Read more
New Delhi, Oct 8 . Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal on Tuesday said her visa application was being processed and hoped she would receive it in time for her participation in next week’s Denmark Open tournament. Earlier on Monday, Saina had said that she was facing visa issues for her participation in the BWF Super … Read more
Ulan-Ude (Russia), Oct 8 . Six-time champion Mary Kom (51kg) on Tuesday sealed a spot for herself in the quarter-final of the ongoing women’s World Boxing Championships. Mary beat Thailand’s Jitpong Jutamas by a unanimous decision in the pre-quarters after she had received a first-round bye. Later in the day, Saweety Bora’s (75kg) campaign ended … Read more
New Delhi, Oct 8 . The Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) has entered the final stages of the most competitive and unpredictable season in history and the favourites for the coveted title still cannot be named. The competitiveness of the ongoing season was highlighted by the fact that teams had to wait till the final leg, … Read more
London, Oct 8 . England pacer Jofra Archer and former batsman Kevin Pietersen engaged in some social media banter in which both said they are ready to take the field against each other. Archer, who was awarded a Test and white-ball contract by the England Cricket Board (ECB) after his sensational debut international season in … Read more
Stuttgart (Germany), Oct 8 . None of the male Indian gymnasts could qualify for the finals in both the all-round and individual events of the 49th World Artistic Gymnastic Championships here on Tuesday. The women’s side comprising Pranati Nayak, Pranati Das and Aruna Reddy also met a similar fate as all of them failed to … Read more
Manchester, Oct 8 . Legendary former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said he loved the competition with Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger. “I loved the competition against you. We had some great times and it’s wonderful you’re getting this award tonight. So good luck, my blessing with you,” Ferguson was quoted as saying by … Read more
Ghaziabad, Oct 8 . Cricket legend and honorary Group Captain Sachin Tendulkar, who on Tuesday attended the 87th anniversary celebrations of the Indian Air Force (IAF) at Hindon Air Force Station here shared his feelings after having watched Abhinandan Varthaman, who flew a MiG-21 at an air show during the event. Abhinandan had became a … Read more
Melbourne, Oct 8 . Veteran South African pacer Dale Steyn will represent Melbourne Stars in this year’s Big Bash League. Steyn, who retired from Test cricket in August, will be playing six matches in what will be his debut season in the Australian T20 league. According to ESPNCricinfo, Cricket South Africa has cleared Steyn to … Read more
Basel, Oct 8 . Tennis legend Roger Federer changed his social media profile picture after fans urged him to, replacing his old one with a photo of his childhood. #NewProfilePic,” tweeted the 38-year-old with a photograph of him smiling as a kid. on his Twitter handle was warmly received by his fans as some also … Read more
London, Oct 8 . Ben Stokes’ wife Clare on Tuesday rubbished reports of the England all rounder choking her at the Professional Cricketers’ Association Awards Fiftieth Anniversary party. Photographs that were released by a British website showed Stokes with his left hand just above his wife’s throat but Clare said that it was anything but … Read more
Shanghai, Oct 8 . Roger Federer beat Spanish player Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-2, 7-6 (5) at Shanghai Masters to advance to the third round. Federer and Ramos only met twice before the match in Shanghai and each sealed one victory. It was at Shanghai Masters in 2015 that the Swiss tennis legend had a three-set loss … Read more
Chennai, Oct 8 . Two-time Indian Super League winners Chennaiyin FC and I-League outfit Gokulam Kerala FC played out a 1-1 pre-season friendly draw here on Tuesday. New signing Rafael Crivellaro gave CFC an early lead from the spot as Andre Ettienne leveled the scoreline for the visitors later in the first half. This was … Read more
Udaipur: Udaipur defeated Hanumangarh 3-0 in the final to win the Under-14 Rajasthan State School Championship for the second consecutive year. The tournament, held at Sawai Madhopur district in Rajasthan, saw seven Zinc Football Academy boys – Sahil Poonia, Jangminthang Haokip, Swaponjit Burman, Sunil Patel, Daniel Chode, Abhisar Tiwari and Balakrishan Meena – who represented … Read more