[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” border_color=”#d09c2c” background_color=”#f0e0c3″] “Elite careers in sport are exciting and fun, But the Champion’s mind believes there’s lots to be done. Carving a niche for themselves, looking to garner success abundant, Breaking norms, raising standards, they’re second to none, As they constantly endeavour to be crowned as Number One!” It is always important to…
CRICKET India Wins T20 Series Against South Africa Great batting from Shikhar Dhawan (47) and Suresh Raina (43) and excellent bowling performance by Bhuvneshwar Kumar helped India win a thrilling contest by seven runs during the third T20 against South Africa, winning the series 2-1 at Newlands, Cape Town. Batting first, the visitors put up…
CRICKET South Africa Beats India To Level T20 Series 1-1: Great batting performances from the skipper, JP Duminy (64 not out) coupled with Heinrich Klaasen’s 69 helped the hosts win the second T20 by six wickets at SuperSport Park, Centurion. Batting first, the visitors notched up 188-4 in 20 overs thanks to a gritty effort…
Parsee Gymkhana Triumph! The FOZAWAC All-Parsee Table Tennis tournament held at the Cusrow Baug Pavilion on 10-11 February saw a good turnout, with competitors arriving from Maharashtra, Navsari and Surat. Senior warhorses Percy Mehta, Sarosh Shroff and the Khandadia brothers rubbed shoulders with some upcoming talents. The Team witnessed 16-year-old Sohrab Mehta of Malcolm Baug, almost take Cama…
CRICKET India Seals ODI Series: Rohit Sharma’s massive 115 off 126 deliveries coupled with a four wicket haul (4-57) from bowler Kuldeep Yadav helped the men in blue win the fifth ODI match comprehensively by a margin of 73 runs against South Africa at Port Elizabeth. Batting first, India notched up 274-7 in their 50…
Staying true to the initiative undertaken by Captain Adi Mistry, the Parsis in Pune gathered for their annual ‘Friendly Cricket Match’ at Sir J N Petit Technical High School on 11th February, 2018. Ably supported by young team members, Behzad Tarapore, Naushad Dalal, Tiran Irani and Faram Taraporewalla, amongst others, the matches commenced at 9…
Xtremely Young Zoroastrians (XYZ) organized its Athletic Meet on 28th January, 2018, at the University Stadium, Marine Lines, with over 300 participants representing various XYZ groups and competing in various categories including Under-7, Under-10, Under-12 and Under-16. Designed to test the kids on stamina, strength and strategy, the races were not restricted to 100m, 200m…
The Cama Park Welfare Association, Andheri, held the second edition of the All Parsees Table Tennis Tournament at the Cama Athornan premises, on 3rd and 4th February, 2018, with participants aged 8 to 76 years, pouring in large numbers from Mumbai, Thane, Navsari and Surat. The competitors battled it out in various categories, including the…
Martial arts prodigy , Nekzaad Aspi Olpadwalla secured a Gold medal in ‘Poomsae’ (demonstration) and Bronze in ‘Sparring’ (competition) at the recently concluded ‘International Taekwon-Do and Karate Championship’ held from 26th to 28th January, 2018, at Green Park resort, Virar. The event was chaired by Grandmasters, Kim Young Ho of South Korea and Ron Branner of…
If your list of New Year resolutions demanded your being faster, fitter and leaner, here’s how to get going. Starting a fitness program can be rewarding yet challenging! If you’ve thought about starting, you’ve already set the ball rolling. Psychologists call this stage of change, ‘The Contemplative Stage’. There are a variety of ways to…
A fundamental aspect of Fitness is improvement of performance, skill and abilities. The SAID principle asserts that the human body adapts specifically to imposed demands. In other words, given stressors on the human system, whether biomechanical or neurological, there will be a Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands (SAID). Progressive Overload is the key to getting results from a workout routine….