Pickleball, one of the most trending sports in the world, is standing at a juncture. With its increasing popularity, there is integration of certain changes in it, but that has given rise to some inevitable arguments. Sunil Valavalkar, the President of International Federation of Pickleball (IFP) and the founder of …
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Meet Shweta Chandaliya Avadh- the national fencer who turned to become a coach to produce future champions in a comparatively newer sport; keeping pace with India’s notion of emerging as a ‘Sporting Nation’. From where it all started…. Shweta Avadh: Initially I played Handball, Throwball, Kho Kho but I was …
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India returned from Brazil with the best-ever result at Deaflympics. A look back to the eventful tournament through the eyes of Stalin Nagarajan, the coach of India’s Tennis team at the 24th Deaflympics. Stalin Nagarajan, the man behind the growth of many talented young Indian Tennis player including Sania Mirza, …
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Jeev Milkha Singh has always maintained that he is fortunate to earn a living out of something he loves. But what could he do when the people, father Milkha Singh and mother Nirmal, responsible for introducing him to the sport, were cruelly snatched away in the space of five days? …
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Pickleball, the paddle sport, has gone on to become the fastest growing sport in the US. Just ask Mike Johnson, the secretary of the International Federation of Pickleball (IFP ), who says – “It is a game that anyone in the family can enjoy”. A US national, who has been …
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The Tokyo Paralympics are about to begin from the 24th of August, 2021. Sportsavour got in touch with world no. 1 Para Badminton player, Pramod Bhagat, a serious gold medal contender at the Tokyo Games. How does it make you feel that you will be playing in that edition of …
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It was a narrow miss but a broad display. Aditi Ashok, after finishing fourth in the Olympics, has turned into the poster girl of new-age sport in India. Through the Tokyo Olympics, Aditi Ashok’s putting held, but more importantly, the mind was in the right place. The two aspects, so …
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Owing to the Coronavirus crisis, the selected athletes for the Olympics are facing a real challenge to remain both physically and mentally fit. Sportsavour got in touch with Mreenal Chakraborty, the Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Mental Toughness Trainer, to get his take on the whole situation. The Olympic …
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To achieve what Cricket has commercially, Golf has a lot of catching up to do. Brand guru Harish Bijoor, who has created business plans on Golf for clients in Japan and Italy, in an exclusive chat opened up on what will it take to transform the sport in India. Sponsorship- …
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Global Sports Policy Review (GSPR) is an e-journal established by Subhrajit Chanda, a young law student, that promotes all kinds of sports among students, researchers and enthusiasts by addressing overall sports curriculum and sports policy. The spirit of sport spreads far and wide; it touches lives across boundaries and …
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