A water race broken into 20 ocean races and 20 harbour races- Cup Royale promises a new concept of boat racing. In a conversation with Poulomi Kundu, Editor of Spotsavour, Ralph Brown – the Initiator- speaks about the volume of this event and its potential to change the marine industry …
Read More »History entwined: Singapore Pickleball from early 1990s to modernity
The picturesque island city-state of Singapore has a rich Pickleball history. It is the oldest Pickleball-playing nation in Asia where the sport started in the early 1990s. Singapore is the only Asian country which had hosted one of the most important persons in Pickleball- co-inventor of the sport and Congressman …
Read More »When Irrfan Khan lived Paan Singh Tomar, and then let us live with Paan forever
“Desh ke liye daude to kisi ne na pucha, ab baaghi ban gaye to sab ehi naam jap rahe- Paan Singh, Paan Singh!” Irrfan Khan immortalized the character of Paan Singh Tomar on silver screen- the soldier in the Indaian Army who was a steeplechase champion but turned to be …
Read More »Mohun Bagan paints Indian League green-maroon, wins the title in its last I-League appearance with four games to spare
Mohun Bagan clinched the I-League 2019-20 title with a 1-0 win over Aizawl FC at Kalyani Stadium in Kolkata. By winning the title with four games to spare, the Mariners made their last season in the I-League a memorable one. From next season Mohun Bagan will play in the Indian …
Read More »Pushball – the long-forgotten game of pushing-around-the-ball
A huge ball with a diameter of around 6 ft is placed in the middle of a field. Two opposing teams lines up on their individual goal lines on opposite ends of the field. At the sound of a whistle, each player of both the teams rush to the huge …
Read More »Women all the way- Sailor Nethra Kumanan and Footballer Bala Devi set example with their extra-ordinary feat
Indian women sportsperson proved their mettle once again as Nethra Kumanan becomes the first Indian to win a Sailing World Championship medal and Bala Devi is set to become the first Indian woman footballer to play professional Football. NETHRA KUMANAN Chennai-based sailor Nethra Kumanan became the first Indian woman to …
Read More »Entwined power of Tashi and Nungshi Malik that takes them to scale new heights against gender stereotype
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it………” Nelson Mandela. Fear is conquered by the bravehearts- that is what Nelson Mandela wanted to convey to the world. And the bravehearts do not get confined to the mere pity of gender stereotype. “Well, the …
Read More »Federer-Nadal: The greatest Tennis rivalry that seems to be the best in all individual sporting actions
At 37 and 33, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have shown the world why their’s is considered the greatest Tennis rivalry of all times. In the English summer of 2019, on the hallowed Wimbledon turf, Federer and Nadal once more pushed each other to present a ‘poetry in motion’ with …
Read More »A lesser-known ‘Indian League’ crosses a decade- Equestrian Premier League sets a benchmark to provide breathing space in a rather chaotic Equestrian scenario
The show that started in 2009 with only two participating clubs, has come across these 10 years to promote itself into a high-rated event that creates, each year, a solid platform for the best talents in Indian Equestrian. The 10th Edition of Equestrian Premier League at Embassy International Riding School (EIRS) …
Read More »From streets, aiming for Lord’s- Before their big brothers, 16 children travel to London to savour Street Child Cricket World Cup
The four-year-long wait is almost over, as we look forward to the Cricket World Cup, to be held at the end of May 2019 in England and Wales. This year, however, the World Cup will be a bit more special, because, this time there will be not just one, but …
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