Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov- The champion who competed in tournaments for 66 years
In our series ‘World Champion Born on this Date’, today we will learn about a Champion who was a World Championship Candidate on 8 occasions, played 3 World Championship matches and competed in Chess tournaments for long 66 years, from age 14 to 80. I believe that the readers need no further introduction! It is none other than the...
Prime Masters League Series 1- Team Sensattions win Table Tennis Tournament
The Prime Masters League Series 1 featured top Table Tennis veterans from Maharashtra. Among them, 55 players will be competing in the Veteran Nationals in Hyderabad. Prime Masters League Series 1, a subsidiary of the esteemed Prime Table Tennis league, was held at Xperia Mall in Mumbai. Team Sensattions won the League, which became the first veterans Table Tennis League...
“Starting with Pickleball, I want to grow the sports base in Nagpur……”, Shreyansh Mohta
Shreyansh Mohta is an entrepreneur based out of Nagpur, Maharashtra. He has a Master's Degree in Sports Business and Innovation from Loughborough University, London. Passionate about sports from a young age, Shreyansh seeks to explore the sector in details, with Pickleball being his first step in this domain. Sports and its management...... Shreyansh Mohta:I have been a sports fanatic since my...
Zhu Chen- The First Chinese Player to win the World Youth Chess Crown
In our series ‘World Champion born on this date’, we shall learn about International Grandmaster Zhu Chen of China, a champion, who now holds the position of FIDE Treasurer. Born on March 13, 1976 in Beijing, Zhu Chen learnt Chess at the tender age of 5 and stunned the Chess world by becoming the first Chinese player to win the...
Bobby Fischer- The Man Behind His Chess Moves and Games
In the series 'Champions Born on this Date', I am extremely delighted to write about none other than the legendary Grandmaster, Bobby Fischer. Robert James (Bobby) Fischer's journey through his complex life has always been a matter of great curiosity to everyone, even to those outside the Chess fraternity. His sudden rise and phenomenal conquests, controversial views-interviews, strange decisions in...
Asian Youth Chess Blitz Championship- Indian girls win gold in three categories
AS Sharvaanica, Pratitee Bordoloi and VC Nivedita made their footmark in international chess by bagging gold medals at the 25th Asian Youth Chess Blitz Championship. The Asian Youth Chess Championship is an annual event being organised in 12 categories (U-8, U-10, U-12, U-14, U-16 & U-18) in both girls and open divisions. This year, it is a 9-day long event...
16th National Transplant Games- Patients of Delhi AIIMS shine bright in Mumbai
Narmada Kidney Foundation organised the 16th National Transplant Games on 2nd December, 2023 where patients from Delhi AIIMS bagged six medals. Sport heals and it becomes true every year at the National Transplant Games. Narmada Kidney Foundation organised the 16th edition of this Games at Champion Academy in Dadar, Mumbai. For the first time, Badminton was included in the Games. Heart...
Mumbai to host the1st Asian Dueball Championship 2023
The first-ever Asian Dueball Championship 2023 is set to unfold in the vibrant city of Mumbai on December 11, 2023. The Asian Dueball Federation team invited countries from across Asia to engage in uplifting the exhilarating spirit of this high-energy sport of Dueball. The Asian Dueball Championship aims to provide a spectacle of skill, teamwork and sportsmanship throughout the four...
National Games 2023- Maharashtra win title after 29 years
Maharashtra emerged overall champions at the National Games 2023 in Goa with 228 medals. Services finish second. Maharashtra dethroned Services, winner of the last four editions, to collect the Raja Bhalindra Singh Trophy for overall championship at the National Games 2023. The state athletes finished with a total of 228 medals- 80 gold, 69 silver and 79 bronze. Services finished second...
Indian Women’s Football- Kiran Pisda and M K Kashmina secured professional contracts in Croatia’s WFC Dinamo Zagreb
Indian football stars Kiran Pisda and M K Kashmina attended the ‘Women in Sports Elite Football Trials, second edition' leading to the selection with WFC Dinamo Zagreb. The second edition of 'Women in Sports Elite Football Trials', held at the AIFF training centre in Rajarhat, Kolkata, was attended by 27 talented female footballer. The head coaches of Western United FC...