. All-Parsees Sports Foundation – under the auspices of the Navroz Baug Play Centre (NPA); Mancherji Edalji Joshi Memorial Trust (MEJMT), Cusrow Baug United Sports and Welfare League (CBUSWL), Federation of Zoroastrian Associations For Welfare and Culture (FOZAWAC) – organised the 34th Jal D Pardiwala All Parsees Annual Athletic Meet on 4th and 5th February,…
CRICKET Aakarshit Gomel- Suryakumar Yadav Blitz Help Parsee Gymkhana Reach The Finals: An Outstanding batting display from Aakarshit Gomel (104) and Suryakumar Yadav (84) ensured Parsee Gym’s victory by 8 wickets against Karnatak Sporting Association (KSA) in the semi-finals of the Padmakar Talim Shield Cricket Tournament. Batting first, KSA scored 221 in 41 overs. Vinayak…
Kudos to 17-year-old Naasha Pithawalla for winning the ‘National Champion Trophy’ in skating consecutively since the past three years! Naasha also holds the Indian record holder of 28.25 seconds for 300m. Working towards bringing her ‘World Championship’ dream to life, Naasha is currently preparing to represent India at the 2018 Asian Games which will be…
Malcolm Baug Parsi Gymkhana (MBPG) organised its 3rd ‘All-Parsi Flood-Lit Box Cricket Tournament’ on 28th and 29th January, 2017, with 16 teams participating and over 150 cheering spectators. The event showcased exceptional fielding and master strokes, especially during the Salsette V/s CJ Colony finals, with the latter lifting the trophy, thanks to the contribution of…
CRICKET Yuzvendra Chahal’s Heroics Help India Clinch T20 Series: India rode on an outstanding bowling spell from Yuzvendra Chahal (6-25), and helped India beat England by a margin of 75 runs in the final T20. Choosing to bat first India notched up a mammoth 202-6 in 20 overs due to great efforts from Suresh Raina…
The Bai Jerbai Baug Sports League (BJBSL) organised All-Parsis Rink Football from 9th to 29th January, 2017, at the Bai Jerbai Baug Grounds. Media Partnered by Parsi Times, BJBSL received an overwhelming participation of 21 teams in the Men’s Category; 11 teams in the Boys Under-18 Category, 4 teams in the Boys Under-14 Category and…
Godrej Baug organized its Annual Sports Meet at Priyadarshani grounds on 22nd January, 2017, where the youth and seniors, both performed with enthusiasm. Chief Guests Jyotsnaben Mehta (Comparator of Ward 219) accompanied by Nilesh Karle and Sunil Dhabale spoke about their involvement with Parsis and gave away prizes to the winners. The Godrej Baug Committee…
CRICKET England Win 1st T20 In Kanpur: An all-round good effort by England helped them win the contest by 7 wickets against India. India managed 147-7 with Dhoni scoring 36 and Moeen Ali getting 2-21 in 4 overs. England started their innings with Skipper Eoin Morgan scoring 38 and Joe Root, 46, achieving their target…
Percy Mehta led the six-member strong Parsee battalion to a record five medals at the 24th National Veterans TT Tournament held at Balewadi, Pune from 17-22 January 2017, which saw a record 950 players across 22 States participating. Xerxes Khandadia, who had won five local titles in his 70+ age category earlier this year, bowed…
CRICKET Kohli-Jadhav Get India’s 1st ODI Win: India clinched victory in the first ODI at Pune by 3 wickets with excellent performances from skipper Virat Kohli (122) and Kedar Jadhav (120). Batting first, England amassed a massive 350-7 in 50 overs, courtesy half centuries from Jason Roy, Joe Root and Ben Stokes. Indian bowlers, Hardik…
Salsette Parsi Youth (SPY) welcomed 2017 by hosting the All Parsees Table Tennis Tournament at Salsette Parsi Colony on 7th and 8th January, 2017. A large turnout of hundred participants, with ages ranging from 7 to 75 years, participated from Mumbai, Thane, Gujarat and Pune. A record number of over 275 matches were conducted across…