The Cusrow Baug United Sports and Welfare League hosted an Under-14 Football Friendly Match on the evening of 15 May, 2016, with Dadar Parsi Colony Gymkhana. A total of 40 boys and girls participated, representing their colonies. Two games were held amid high interaction between the children. Parents and supporters from Cusrow Baug and Dadar…
The Dadar Parsi Colony Gymkhana Floodlit Annual Athletic Meet, held from the 24th to 26th April, 2016, had eight BPP athletes crowned Individual Age Group Champions for winning all three Championships – Men, Women and Inter-Club. Tania Nava, sponsored by BPP Chairman, Yazdi Desai and wife Anahita Desai, was adjudged the ‘Best Athlete of the…
Brothers, Nekzaad and Shazaad Olpadwalla once again make the community proud at the ‘National Level Taekwando Championship’ in Delhi. Held on May 11th and 12th, 2016, the boys won a ‘Bronze’ each in the 21kg and 23 kg categories respectively. Their mother, Mahafrin Olpadwalla too stepped into the ring in the heavy weight category and…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]The way a team plays as a unit determines its success. Team Parsee Gymkhana played exceptional cricket throughout the season and were rewarded for their efforts. Parsi Times Sports Reporter and an avid cricket enthusiast, Binaisha M. Surti shares exciting coverage of the event, which she was invited to also compère, in her…
CRICKET Anil Kumble Is Team India’s New Coach Anil Kumble has been appointed as the coach of Team India. “It’s a great honour to be back in the Indian dressing room in a different role!” says Kumble. India Win The T20 Series Against Zimbabwe The final game of the shortest format turned into a thrilling…
Salsette Parsi Youth (SPY) conducted the 6th edition of Salsette Table Tennis tournament on 12th June, 2016. What was supposed to be an intra-colony event became a mini All Parsis tournament as TT enthusiasts from the neighbouring Andheri colonies joined in the excitement and took the total participation to approximately 50 players! The community hall…
CRICKET India Clinch Series Against Zimbabwe The Indian team was on a winning spree winning their previous two encounters and the third one turning into dead rubber. Winning the toss, Zimbabwe elected to bat first. They put up a mere 123 runs in 42.2 overs. In reply, the Indians scored 126 runs in just 21.5…
The young Parsi cricket prodigy from Gujarat, Arzan Nagwaswalla, has been widely commended for his exceptional talent, as he plays the game at the District and State levels in the Under-16 and Under-19 categories. Arzan’s passion for this game sees him putting in the hard work and the long hours needed to attain the achievements…
The Xtremely Young Zoroastrians’ (XYZ) Monsoon Games, scheduled on Sunday, 26th June, 2016 onwards, will be held at Sir Ness Wadia Memorial Pavilion, Rustom Baug, Byculla.The Monsoon Games comprise eight different sports across four age groups (under 7, 10, 13 and 16) including football, bucketball, khokho, dodgeball, handball, throwball and football penalty kicks. Since these…
CRICKET South Africa Overpower Australia Winning the toss, South Africa elected to bat first. Farhaan Behardien stood out due to his fighting knock of 62 runs in 82 deliveries. South Africa finished with 189/9 in 50 overs. In reply the Aussies did not get off to a good start and at one stage they were…
CRICKET INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE Bangalore Reach The Finals Of IPL In A Royal Way RCB are on fire in this season’s IPL. Put into bat, Gujarat notched up 158 runs in their 20 overs with Dwayne Smith top scoring with a 41 ball 73. In reply, RCB faltered early on as none of their batsmen…