IPL 2023: KKR decimate starry RCB by 81 runs in front of home crowd
Kolkata/IBNS: A splendid batting performance backed by the spin bowling department powered Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to outplay star-studded Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the ninth match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 in front of the home crowd, which was safe to say divided in support for the two teams on Thursday.
Argentina's World Cup triumph yet to sink in: Lionel Messi
Asuncion/UNI: Football legend Lionel Messi said on Monday that he is yet to fully grasp the magnitude of Argentina's 2022 FIFA World Cup triumph in Qatar.
Mitchell Starc won't change his approach with World Cup on the horizon
Visakhapatnam : Fearsome Australia speedster Mitchell Starc has issued a warning to the opposition batters he will face in this year's ICC Men's Cricket World Cup by declaring he won't alter the trusty approach that has served him so well.
All-round Australia defeat India by 10 wickets in second ODI, level series 1-1
Visakhapatnam: All-round show by Australian cricketers helped the visitors to beat India by 10 wickets in the second ODI match against India to level the series 1-1 here on Sunday.
India book WTC final ticket against Australia after New Zealand deny Sri Lanka win
India are through to the World Test Championship final after New Zealand pulled off a stunning two-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the first Test in Christchurch on Monday.
Ahmedabad Test: Australia 149/2 at tea on day 1 against India
Ahmedabad : Australia steadied their innings scoring 149/2 at tea on the first day of the fourth Test against India here on Thursday.
Hurricane Phillips powers New Zealand to 2-1 ODI series win over Pakistan
Karachi : An electrifying half-century by Glenn Phillips helped New Zealand to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat and made Pakistan wait for their 500th ODI victory as the visitors won their maiden ODI series in Pakistan at the National Bank Cricket Arena on Friday.
Sports 2022: 'Wow' moments from fields of glory
2022 is one exciting year in sports culminating in a nail biting grand finale of the Football World Cup. Lionel Messi finally tasted the biggest success in his life by guiding Argentina to a World Cup victory in Qatar. For India, accolades were won in different fields, but the cricket team once again failed to prosper as the T20 World Cup tournament was clinched by England. IBNS correspondent Supriyo Hazra looks back
Sports in 2021: That Was The Year That Was
Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra is the flavour of the year as he created history in 2021 winning the Gold Medal in Javelin throwing event in the Olympics. On the front of cricket, there was a change of guard as Virat Kohli stepped down as white ball skipper to be replaced by Rohit Sharma. Supriyo Hazra looks back
Aligarhs Areeba shoots to fame, breaks stereotypes
Areeba Khan, a 20-year-old student of Aligarh Muslim University, breaks the image of AMU girls that are often portrayed in the media as burqa-clad conservative women. In fact, she breaks the image of average Indian girls who are considered to be diffident and unfit for uncommon sports like shooting. Areeba today is the number two-ranked shooter of India, writes Dr. Shujaat Ali Quadri
Women Athletes: Theres something about her
The current crop of Indian women athletes, some of them competing at the Tokyo Olympics, establish that despite many hurdles, from humble backgrounds to social pressure, they too can, finds Ranjita Biswas.
Won't join politics as I can't change my personality: Kapil Dev
India's first Cricket World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev was the guest at Ek Mulakat Vishesh organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation and Shree Cement in December. From cricket to politics to social media, Kapil Dev played every ball like a true allrounder, in a candid conversation with Ehsaas Woman of Delhi Archana Dalmia. India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings highlights
Game Theory aims to facilitate more than 3,20,000 sports enthusiasts through their mobile app
Bengaluru/TWI: This may be the perfect antidote to the lockdown blues, the perfect way to bounce back with great energy in the post COVID-19 world.
How to Prevent Sports Injuries to Make a Professional Athlete Match Fit
The very word prevention indicates the fact that something needs to be nipped in the bud. In the following paragraphs, well talk about the prevention of injuries in sports, but all the above facts can also refer to the population of recreational athletes. The only difference is in the training load.
Bangladesh will get better in playing Pink Ball Test with experience: Simon Taufel
Kolkata: Though Bangladesh were completely outplayed by India in the maiden Pink Ball Test at Eden Gardens, former Australian cricket umpire Simon Taufel feels the Asian country will get better with experience.
Corporate honchos come together at 8th Annual CBAI bridge tournament, Sachin Tendulkar joins
Mumbai, Aug 31: The popularity of Bridge or contract Bridge has grown by leaps and bounds among the corporate bigwigs and head honchos in India.
Sports 2018: High and lows on field
With the end of yet another year, IBNS-TWF looks back in wonder some of the high and lows for India which won 69 medals in the Asian Games in the highest ever haul for the country
Sourav Ganguly graces annual day of Aditya Group of Schools
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IBNS): Aditya Group celebrated the Annual Day of Aditya Group of Schools through a grand program named GenNext recently at the Aditya Academy Secondary School in Kadambagachi, Barasat.
Prodigy Praggnanandhaa thrills audience including Vishy Anand at Blindfold simultaneous chess display
Chennai, July 2 (IBNS): A week after becoming the Worlds second youngest person ever to become a chess Grandmaster, Praggnanandhaa thrilled the audience, including five-time World Champion, Viswanathan Anand, with a blindfold chess simultaneous at a function co-hosted by Chess Gurukul Academy and Microsense Private limited.
Chess sponsor Microsense appreciates India's new chess sensation R Praggnanandhaa
New Delhi, June 26 (IBNS): S Kailashnathan, founder of wireline networking infrastructure Microsense, has congratulated chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa for his entry into list of international Grand Masters and appreciated him for his achievement.
Aditya School of Sports felicitates shooter Mehuli Ghosh for her success in CWG 2018
Kolkata, Apr 30 (IBNS): Aditya School of Sports on Saturday felicitated shooter Mehuli Ghosh, who had won a silver medal in the recently concluded 21st Commonwealth Games 2018, held in Gold Coast, Australia.
Virat will be remembered as all time great: Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly is a Bengali icon who in his heydays slogged bowlers across the park. Post retirement, he manages to capture the attention of a million Bengalis worldwide with his weekly quiz show Dadagiri. In a candid conversation with IBNS Canada's Suman Das and Sudipto Maity, the former Indian cricket skipper opens up about his one true love, cricket, and more...
South Mumbai Chess Academy (SMCA) spreads its wings in south India
Mumbai (IBNS): The South Mumbai Chess Academy, popularly known as the SMCA now has taken a step forward in developing the sport in the southern part of country by starting full time chess centres in the cities of Eluru and Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh and would soon begin their work in Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Kakinada.
Winning the World Cup is next target: Jhulan Goswami
From a nondescript small town in Nadia district of West Bengal to the centre stage of International Cricket as the worlds highest wicket taker among the women in ODI, it has been indeed a long and difficult journey for lanky 34-year-old Jhulan Goswami. Manik Banerjee in a tte--tte with the cricketer after her new feat
Kolkata: Aditya School of Sports launches Masterclass with Michael Clarke
Kolkata, May 18 (IBNS): Newly opened sports academy in Kolkata, Aditya School of Sports has joined hands with Michael Clarke Cricket Academy in Sydney for a training program for young cricketing talent in the country under the personal guidance of the Australian cricketing maestro and former World Cup winning captain, Michael Clarke himself.
Australian pacers could be tough to face, says Clarke on Champions Trophy
Kolkata, May 13 (IBNS): Visiting Kolkata, former Australian skipper Michael Clarke said he feels that pacers from his nation will be a threat to other participating nations in the upcoming Champions Trophy due to the conditions of the United Kingdom.
Former London Marathon winner Hugh Jones to conduct Course Measurement Workshop in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, May 9 (IBNS): Spearheading the distance running movement in India, Procam International today announced the first ever course measurement workshop for beginners -a hands-on experience to learn the art of course measurement for distance running events.
Defending champion Geremew returns to TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2017, Cheptai heads womens field
Bangalore, May 9 (IBNS): Ethiopias defending champion Mosinet Geremew will return to the TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2017 with the aim of acquiring his third successive victory at the Worlds premier 10K run on Sunday 21 May. Marking a decade in the city, this years runners will contest for a total prize money of 2,05,059 USD.
Siddhartha Upadhyay appointed on governing body of Sports Authority of India
Kolkata, Mar 27 (IBNS): Society for Transformation, Inclusion and Recognition through Sports (STAIRS) today announced that Siddhartha Upadhyay, its founder and secretary general has been appointed to the governing body of Sports Authority of India.
Do Sports Empower Women?
Deepa Malik from Haryana, the first ever Indian woman athlete to have won a medal at the Paralympics recently, said with women proving themselves in the sporting arena too, the mindset towards them is changing fast. How much reality is there in this statement? Women and sport have provoked dicey questions not only in India but across the world. Shoma A. Chatterji takes a closer look.
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