CRICKET India Trounce Australia To An Emphatic Win: India overpowered Australia in their own den to win convincingly by a margin of 137 runs. ‘Man of the Match’ Jasprit Bumrah’s snared a nine wicket haul, putting India in the lead. Batting first, India notched up a 443-7 declared in 169.4 overs, with debutant Mayank Agarwal’s…
8th Dan Karate degree holder, Hanshi Percy Bahmani was recently awarded a brown belt in Seibukan Jujutsu, on 10th December, 2018, thus becoming the first Indian to achieve this honor. At the age of 66, Percy also attended the ‘4th Kudo World Championship’ in Nagoya Japan, where he led the 15-member Indian team and officiated the…
Gone are the days when a personal trainer (PT) was out of bounds for the common man. Personal trainers were few and their fees unaffordable. None but celebrities, film stars and the elite hired personal trainers. With the common man gaining awareness of the deep correlation of exercise to health, choosing a personal trainer is…
Young left arm pacer from Gujarat, Arzan Nagwaswalla is definitely the rising star of Indian cricket. Rising strongly from the ranks of junior age-groups, he represented Gujarat in India’s prestigious Ranji Trophy, yet again adding the Parsi touch to ‘Cricket’ and making the whole community proud of his efforts. His pace, line and length and…
. BADMINTON PV Sindhu Creates History With BWF Win: Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu put up a spectacular all-round effort creating history by becoming the first Indian to win the BWF World Tour Finals tournament defeating Japanese Nozomi Okuhara 21-19, 21-17. . . CRICKET Jaydev, Varun Become Costliest Buys Of IPL Auction: The Indian Premier…
. The Nowroze Baug Play Centre (NPC) organized its 20th All Parsis Floodlit Rink Football Tournament from 3rd to 16th December, 2018. Thirty-two teams battled it out across various categories to clinch the trophy and the prize money worth Rs. 30,000 sponsored by Viraf Mehta. The finale witnessed felicitation of the winners with trophies donated…
Pune Parsi Sports Club (PPSC), under the leadership of Captain Adi Mistry, organised a friendly cricket match at Sir J N Petit School grounds, on 16th December, 2018, in a 25-overs-a-side match. Held annually for 25 years, Chief Administrators, Zubin Lakka and Mistry prepped the ground and provided the necessary cricketing gear for the participants….
Naheed Divecha, ace shuttler from Greater Mumbai, pulled off an amazing set of three back to back wins at the MBA (Maharashtra Badminton Association) Senior State Veteran’s Championship, which was held from 12th to 16th December, 2018, at the Bombay Gymkhana courts. Naheed’s proud brow adorned a ‘Triple Crown’ – winning in the ‘45+ Women…
The first team of cricketers who travelled from the Indian shores to England in 1886 comprised an all Parsee unit. It is here that the Parsees played in 28 matches, lost 19, drew eight and won one game. The team consisted of 15 players and was captained by Dr. Dhunjeeshaw Patel. This in turn laid…
On 8 December, 2018, Nekzaad Aspi Olpadwalla, of Lady Engineer High School, was felicitated by Parsi Panchayat of Vadodara, in the field of sports for winning a silver Medal on the international level. The award is given in memory of the First World Cyclist, late Adi Hakim, Rustom Bhumgara and Jal Bapsasola. Nekzaad is training under…
BADMINTON PV Sindhu Beats Tai Tzu Ying: Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu won against World No. 1 – Tai Tzu Ying at the BWF World Tour Finals – 14-21, 21-16, 21-18 during a Group A match. CRICKET India Wins First Test Match Against Australia: An outstanding century from Man of the Match Cheteshwar Pujara…