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A host of new high-tech sports depending on technological innovations, artificial intelligence, robotics and others, are kicking off in different parts of the globe. Robots playing football on the field or races between pilot-controlled drones- futuristic sports are now being created  through technological innovations, even rules and strategies are drawn …

Though it may seem unbelievable and almost a joke, Pillow fighting is going to be a combat sport in the middle of the Boxing ring; graduating itself from just being a “fun” game among friends . Pillow Fight Championship or the PFC is well set to hold its first-ever live, …

Though Cheerleading originated in Britain, but an American is regarded as the first Cheerleader. Johnny Campbell’s Cheerleading at a Football match in 1898 made him the very first cheerleader and November 2 the official birth date of organized Cheerleading. Cheerleading is an organized sports activity; it combines dance, gymnastics, and …

Namibia reached the T20 World Cup second round for the first time when they defeated Ireland by eight wickets. The lowest-ranked team in the tournament is now placed in the same super 12 category as India, Pakistan, New Zealand, Afghanistan and Scotland. Resurgence, that is the word that can be …

The curtailed form of Cricket, Twenty20, has changed the whole cricketing landscape. The formula of hitting hard and scoring high has made a lot of the ‘traditional’ Cricket lovers indifferent to this format. However, like its blistering pace, T20 Cricket has reached quickly to its 7th World Cup that is …

The word Paralympic is derived from the Greek preposition ‘para’, which means ‘beside’  and the word ‘Olympic’. It means that Paralympics are parallel to the Olympic Games and illustrates the way in which the two movements coexist alongside each other. The Paralympics is arguably the most important international sports competition …

The extremely popular and historically important Olympic Torch Relay has seen many alterations and exemptions in 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to COVID pandemic; but the ever-burning flame eternally glows to represent a tale of happiness, hope and humanity.        History tells us how Prometheus stole fire from the gods to …

As 18th June marks the start of the final of the World Test Championship between India and New Zealand, it brings back the memory when on the same date in 1983 Kapil Dev played the memorable innings of  175* against Zimbabwe to pull his team out of the trench. It’s …

On the 17th of June 1973, in the heart of Kolkata was born the man who would later on go on to be dubbed the “Indian McEnroe”. Son of Dr. Vece and Jennifer Paes, Leander has gone on to become India’s most successful Tennis player and one of the greatest …

The UEFA Euro 2020 is underway; however, disaster struck when Danish superstar Christian Eriksen collapsed to the ground in the Group B match. Latest report shows that Eriksen is recovering but his collapse brought back to our memories some tragic incidents on Football ground.    Denmark vs Finland – Christian …