90-year-old legendary Parsi cricketer, Soli R Mavalwala, passed away on 22nd February, 2017 in Vancouver, Canada. A left-arm slow bowler and left-handed batsman from Karachi, Soli made his first-class debut in the Sindh V/s Mumbai Ranji Trophy in 1947-48. In November 1948, he played against West Indies scoring 48 not out, which helped Sind save…
The Petit athletes proved their mettle in runs, jumps and throws at the recently held All Parsi Athletic Meet, on 4th and 5th February, 2017, which witnessed the girls of Bai Avabai Petit School sharing the overall championship with the J N Petit Boys School, Pune. The Under-14 team of the Bai Avabai Petit Girls’…
CRICKET New Zealand Demolish South Africa In 4TH ODI: Martin Guptill’s blistering knock of 180, laced with 15 fours and 11 sixes helped New Zealand cruise to victory by 7 wickets in Hamilton. Opting to bat first, South Africa put up 279-8 in their 50 overs. At present the series is levelled at 2-2. Parsee…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsis are known as the fore runners in the field of education. What distinguishes us further is the large number of Parsi women at the helm of innumerable educational institutes, contributing to shaping our gen-next into becoming a strong and confident youth. On the occasion of International Women’s Day (March 8th, 2017), Parsi…
BPP athletes once again made their mark at the All Parsee Jal Pardiwala Athletic meet held on 4th and 5th February, 2016 at the University Grounds. Individual Age-group Championships were swept away by five BPP girl athletes namely, Nayomi Sirvala (Under-8 Category), Sherry Farog and Spanishta Kasad (Under-10 Category), Tanya Vakil (Under-12 Category) and Tania…
CRICKET IPL Auctions: Rising Pune Supergiant picked up England all-rounder Ben Stokes for a whopping Rs 14.5 Cr (Crores), becoming the most expensive buy of the season. English fast bowler Tymal Mills was taken by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 12 Cr. Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan became first cricketers from Afghanistan to be picked…
18-year-old Jehan Daruvala holds the distinction of being the only Indian driver to register a win at a Grand Prix, having won the New Zealand Grand Prix at the Chris Amon Circuit in Manfeild. In the first race of the weekend, Pedro Piquet held onto the lead winning the race, while Jehan had to settle…
CRICKET India Clinch 2017 Blind T20 World Cup: India defeated Pakistan by 9 wickets in the finals of the 2017 blind T20 World Cup held at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. The team played brilliantly throughout and brought home the cup once again. Choosing to bat first Pakistan put up 197-8 on the board….
Zubin Taraporewalla of Parsee Gymkhana (PG) won yet another singles crown, even as PG maintained its supremacy by lifting 4 of the 6 titles at the 28th FOZAWAC All-Parsee Table Tennis tournament held at the Cusrow Baug pavilion on 11th and 12th February – replicating its feat at the Salsette tournament held last month. The…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Team ‘Parsee Gymkhana’ played like champions throughout the tournament as one whole unit and that determined its success at the Talim Shield finals from the MIG Cricket Club. Parsi Times Sports Reporter Binaisha M. Surti brings you all the cricketing action straight from the field. [/otw_shortcode_info_box] . Bravish Shetty’s master-class innings of 186…
The Supreme Court recently appointed our dynamic cricket diva, Diana Eduljee, as part of the four member Interim Panel of Administrators to supervise the affairs of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The former Indian captain of the women’s cricket team, Diana Eduljee has also been honoured with the prestigious Padma Shri…