Parsi Punchayat Complex Welfare Association (PPCWA) organized an internal Table Tennis tournament on 7th October, 2018, with over 32 entries across three categories – the ‘Under-13’ category was won by Farhan Bacha and Zahan Pastakia; ‘Men’s Singles’ category winners were Hushad Bacha and Zubin Bacha and the ‘Ladies Singles’ category winners were Penaaz Bhathena and…
CRICKET Mumbai In Vijay Hazare Final A dominating Mumbai continued their unbeaten streak in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, winning the semi-final by 60 runs, beating Hyderabad according to the VJD method, with rain playing spoilsport. A splendid batting show from Prithvi Shaw (61) and skipper Shreyas Iyer (55*) coupled with great bowling performances from…
Of late a lot of interest has been generated in ‘Core Training’. Sadly, it is wrongly promoted as an exercise that will give you a flat tummy. So what are ‘Core Muscles’ and why are they important to the body? Core, as the name implies, is the central or fundamental part. In the body, the…
Nine-year-old Karishmah Meherjee, from Alexandra Girls’ English Institution, recently participated in ‘World Record India’ in Zigzag Skating Marathon in Pune and won the Gold Medal on 7th October, 2018. Having performed with a group of students from her school, the team collectively broke the record of skating in a zig-zag style for a period of…
CRICKET India Win First Test Against West Indies Massive centuries from Man of the Match Prithvi Shaw (134), Virat Kohli (139) and Ravindra Jadeja (100*) coupled with a fifer from Kuldeep Yadav (5-57) helped India win their first Test Match by an innings and 272 runs at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot. Batting first,…
Twenty-five-year-old Maherzad Patel recently participated in the World Equipped Powerlifting Federation (WEPF) held in Moscow, Russia, and made a mark for himself on 6th October, 2018 by winning the Gold medal for India. Being the first Indian to participate in the competition, Maherzad won a Gold in Powerlifting, Silver in Deadlift and Bronze in Single Lift…
Visualize yourself walking on the street and someone calls you from behind. Curious, you turn to your side. Or, you’re working at the kitchen platform half turned towards your daughter who is talking to you animatedly. The simple actions of turning the body, call upon a set of abdominal muscles to contract. They are known…
CRICKET Prithvi Shaw Makes Record With Test Century Debut: 18-year-old Prithvi Shaw had a dream debut and turned out to be the star for team India on day one at Rajkot V/s West Indies, slamming 134 in 154 deliveries, with 19 boundaries. Mumbai boy Prithvi became the 15th Indian cricketer to score a century in…
The Bai Avabai Framji Petit Girls High School (Bandra) continue their dominance in the Kho-Kho circuit as five youngsters, headed by Captain Natasha Sui, Jesika Chavda, Zinta Avari, Kerin Patrawalla and Manashni Patrawalla formed the core team of Maharashtra and were declared Runners-Up during the Senior Girls Under-19 Kho-Kho Council’s National Tournament, organised by Sheiling…
CRICKET Bangladesh In Asia Cup final A stellar performance with the bat from Man of the Match, Mushfiqur Rahim (99) coupled with a fabulous bowling effort by Mustafizur Rahman (4-43) helped Bangladesh win against Pakistan by 37 runs during their virtual Asia Cup semi-final clash at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Winning the toss and…
The most effective way to train the Recuts Abdominis muscle is by using dynamic contractions (shortening and lengthening of the muscle) for challenging its function of bending the back. Flexing forward also known spine flexion is something we do in daily life without a thought (and that’s the way it should be) – picking up…