SPOTLIGHT

“I can’t keep calm when Dueball’s on”. That is what Pankaj Bhardwaj has to say about how much the sport means to him.  For the uninitiated, Dueball is a hybrid sport that was both invented and developed by Firoz Khan on Indian soil in Nagpur. It has quickly gone on …

As per the Japanese concept of ‘Ikigai’, which is about finding purpose in life while doing something dear to the heart, Siddhi Kapoor’s passion, vocation, profession, and mission, the four components of the theory, are in playing Golf. Growing up in Kolkata, Siddhi Kapoor started at six and “was one …

6 players on each side and a goalkeeper. A player has to put the ball through a hole to score a goal. Here is India’s own Dueball that vows to excite and exhilarate you. Invented and developed at Nagpur in Maharashtra by Firoz Khan, Dueball is a hybrid sport considered …

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- …

Let the debate rage whether The Masters or Open Championship is the greatest Major. For us in India, the week of the PGA Championship is equally endearing, given the fond memories it has given a nation starved of glory in Major Championships. So, let’s celebrate this week at the Ocean …

Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia, commonly known as SSP in Golf circuit, shares a unique bond with his nephew Sunit Chowrasia who follows his uncle with the intention to make a mark as a pro golfer.  Growing up at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) during those impressionable years, Sunit Chowrasia …

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 …

Poulomi Kundu, editor of Sportsavor, in conversation with Jan Papi, the founder of Pickleball Global- the organisation associated with Pickleball sport technologically.  Since its inception in 1965 at Bainbridge Island by three American gentlemen, Pickleball has travelled far and wide. The sport is now played in several countries across North …

The Asia Federation of Pickleball (AFP) is formed to establish, jointly govern and promote the sport of Pickleball in all Asian countries. Pickleball is one sport that is making a steady progress in the world sporting scenario. Pickleball is governed internationally by International Federation of Pickleball (IFP) that perpetuates the …

It is a proven fact that Pickleball is less strenuous from other physical activities. Players have to cover a smaller court with little running and lesser strength compared to other racket sports. This is highly advantageous for all age group of people especially women. But its true impact lies in …