“Jesus is my first love and Taekwondo is my passion!” Standing at just 4 feet 11 inches tall, 67 year old Franciscan sister Linda Sim is a martial arts world champion. Last month, the nun, who is a fifth-Dan black belt holder became the first Singaporean to win a gold medal in the World Taekwondo […]
Amidst growing Human Rights issues in China, countries like Japan and U.S. have are using the Olympics as a sort of political ping-pong game to showcase their disagreement. Japan has said it won’t dispatch a government delegation to the Olympic event, but refused to call it a boycott. Probably because of diplomatic reasons, as China […]
Even as the Winter Olympics opens in Beijing on Friday (4th February), Chinese authorities have detained activists in their homes and sent others to jail. Censors have shut down the social media accounts of prominent critics. Officials have also warned participating athletes that protest could bring prosecution. Chinese citizens and foreign athletes participating in the […]
Bhavina Patel became the first Indian to enter the final of a table tennis event in the Paralympics with a hard-fought 3-2 win over China’s Miao Zhang in a class 4 semifinal. The 34-year-old Patel beat her world no. 3 Chinese opponent 7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 9-11, and 11-8 in the semifinal showdown that lasted 34 […]
After being delayed for a year, the Tokyo Olmpics is set to start off next week. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will award medals across 339 events, representing 33 different sports. Interestingly, there are 5 sports making debut in the global arena this year. India athletes have been arduously preparing for the event and now is […]
A country with 65 percent of youth population is generally expected to perform well at sporting events. And this year India is looking prepared with more than hundred athletes who have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics. The Olympics commence from the 23rd July kicking off 16 days of high intensity competition among the best from […]
As of now, cricket is the most popular sport in India. What made cricket even more prominent was the Indian premier league also known as IPL. Basically, the league was set up by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in 2008. IPL is played in a twenty20 format and currently, there are eight […]
India is regarded as a cricket loving nation. Cricket is reckoned no less than a religion in most parts of our country. Last night, [ August 15] people went berserk when MS Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket. This incident shook the entire ‘cricketing’ nation. For Indian cricket fans, 2020 could not get any […]
Good news for the sports lovers. The third edition of the Khelo India Youth Games is going to be started from January 10-22, 2020 in Guwahati. The opening ceremony, will held at the Indira Gandhi Stadium on 10th January, will witness the presence of Chief Minister of Assam Shri Sarbananda Sonowal and the Minister of […]
Chinese Kung-fu or Wushu has many practitioners in India’s 3rd most populous state. The 9th Bihar State Level sub-junior/junior/ senior Wushu competition was organised in Muzaffarpur. The three day competition dated 26th July, 2019 to 28th July, 2019 was held at the Indoor Sports Complex in Sikandarpur. 700 participants from 25 districts of Bihar participated, […]
Wake up India, cricket isn’t the whole world. Stand up and give a resounding cheer for some of our less noticed international heroes! India returned with 368 medals, including 85 gold, at the Special Olympics World Summer Games which was held at Abu Dhabi, UAE from March 14 to 21. The Indian team of 284 […]
Indian cricket got its new seminal moment after a maiden series victory on Australian soil, ending a 71-year wait to script a golden chapter in the game’s history.The fourth and final Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) petered to a barren draw due to cold weather but not before providing India with a […]