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As Farokh Engineer, one of India’s cricketing greats, steps into Parsee Gymkhana on Friday afternoon, the sea-facing...

In the Calcutta of the 1970s and '80s lived a young Parsee who made her community proud with her sporting...

Parsi cricketer MJ Bhumgara, a personal friend of KS Ranjitsinhji, was recognized as a proficient 'twirler' spinner in the cricketing world of early 20th century California.Article by Avijit Ghosh |...

Naheed Divecha , representing Maharashtra clinched two gold medals in the Yonex Sunrise 46th Indian Masters National Badminton Championship 2024 held at Panchkula, Chandigarh.  Participating in...

From ‘hovering between life and death’ after a bouncer fractured his skull at Barbados in 1962, to celebrating his 90th birthday today, India’s oldest Test captain Nari deserves a badge of...

The Parsi Gymkhana came alive with the thunderous cheers of over 200 spectators as the second season of the All Parsi Men’s Volleyball and Women’s Throwball tournament unfolded, proudly sponsored by...

To beat the heat and make summers more enjoyable JJ Building Sports Committee along with the Zoroastrian Youth Association of Pune had for the 1st time organised an All Pune Parsee Indoor Sports...

The Parsees founded the Oriental Cricket Club in 1848 and the Young Zoroastrian Club in 1850, and as for an opposition to play against, who better than the British themselves?Article By Abhishek...

It's a rare 'century' that deserves a warm applause. On December 14, Russi Cooper, one of the oldest-living First-Class cricketers in India and certainly the oldest from Mumbai, will be celebrating...

Emerging pacer Arzan Nagwaswalla opens up on representing Parsi community for India in cricket and answers of questions on Cricket in general.

Adille Sumariwalla replaces Narinder Dhruv Batra, who resigned last month citing personal reasons. The Indian Olympic Association has co-opted Adille Sumariwalla as the President of the association...

Trained in Pune, Huafrid Billimoria becomes the fastest athlete with a disability to finish Ironman 70.3Para-athlete Huafrid Billimoria competes, completes and wins third place at Ironman 70.3...

It’s widely believed that Nagwaswalla was picked on account of being from Gujarat since Jay Shah has pushed for players from his backyardPlayers coming out of Gujarat have had it good over the last...

Farokh Engineer played his final Test for India in 1975 while Diana Edulji's last game in the women's team came in July 1993. Arzan Nagwaswalla in action for Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy.  ...

Former Mumbai batsman passes away in Dubai at 90; will be known for his long club cricket journey that spanned generationsMehli Irani at the Bombay Gymkhana. Pic/mid-day archivesIt seems only...

Former international umpire Piloo Reporter was on Monday honoured for his service to Indian cricket by the Cricketers Foundation here. The 82-year-old, who stood in 14 Tests and 22 ODIs in a career...

SAKHIR (Bahrain): Promising Indian driver Jehan Daruvala created history when he became the first Indian to win a Formula 2 race during the Sakhir Grand Prix on Sunday. A thrilling battle against F2...

Queenslanders saw one of their own in the first and only Indian Test player to play in the Sheffield ShieldPatrick Skene Indian Test cricketer Rusi Surti plays a classic cover drive. ‘To see him...

Our dear friend Hormazd Godrej writes in to inform us about a new initiative that he along with his friends have started. Zoroastrian Chess Club Hormuz writes…. “A group of friends and family...

Former St Kentigern student Arzan Todywalla is off to further his football aspirations after being offered a scholarship at St Mary’s College in Moraga, California.Good enough to trial for...

RUSTOM ‘RUSSI’ SORABJI COOPER BECOMES MIDDLESEX’S OLDEST LIVING FIRST-CLASS CRICKETERRustom Cooper, born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, on 15th December 1922, today became Middlesex’s oldest...

From roaring engines, cheering spectators to online racing and limiting crowds at actual racing events, motorsports is in for some changes post the COV-ID-19 lockdown as the fraternity is eagerly...

Meet Ayesha Billimoria, a three time 200-metre national champion, Olympic aspirant, sports trainer, model, TedX speaker, and now the author of Run! She is the ultimate Fit Girl India. Catch her...

20-year-old racing driver Jehan Daruvala’s cheat meal, once a month, is a greasy burger. He is a rare Indian motor-racing champ, and in 2017 became the first Indian to take pole position in the FIA...

PARSI BREAKS TWO WORLD RECORDS AT SURATVISPI KHARADI IN ONE MINUTE BENT 21 IRON RODS 90 DEGREESYOUTHS PERFORM DANGEROUS STUNT ON A 9 LAYER BEDOF 5600 NAILS(Translated from Gujarati into English from...

1886 Trophy Cricket Match Kia Oval Friday 23rd August 2019 & Shahenshai Khordad Sal Zoroastrian Centre Thursday 22nd August 2019 A ZTFE Report Not many outside the Zoroastrian community are...

(Extraordinary lovers of the game called cricket are all geared up and excited to be a part of the tournament “The 1886 Trophy” and are saying it aloud that they are proud of the heritage where it...

Marzban Patel—better known as Bawa—has been doing this for almost 40 years, and he did not change it on August 17, when it was announced that he had been awarded the Dronacharya in the Lifetime...

Both the fraternity of Indian cricket fans as well as that of Bollywood lovers are keenly awaiting the arrival of the movie '83 on the silver screen. This movie, based on Indian cricket team's...

Zoroastrian festival of 'Khordad Sal' celebrated prior to the match Friday 23rd August 2019 was a beautiful English sunny day for the historic cricket match to be played at the Kia Oval between the...

More than 130 years after a team made up entirely of Parsees arrived in the UK for India’s first international cricket tour, a group from England travelled in the opposite direction to honour those...

SEEING the legendary Farokh Engineer among the spectators at the Old Trafford, with his shock of curly white hair and a Falstaffian girth that seemed to meld nicely with his incorrigibly impish...

Talyarkhan, Indian cricket's first commentator, began speaking from a little corner of a Bombay maidan.In the ‘Signpost’ section of the magazine India Today, dated 15 August 1990, an announcement...

It all began in 2009, when Khurshed Daruvala from Dadar picked up a copy of Bombay Times on a flight, and noticed a WhatsHot listing on go karting in Powai, during the weekend. He made a mental note...

20-year-old survives multiple safety car disruptions to lead from start to finish in the second race of the junior single-seater seriesJehan Daruvala at the winners' podium in Barcelona, Spain...

Between 1923 and 1942, a handful of young Parsi men took off on three expeditions from Mumbai to cycle around the world. A photo exhibition tells their story. Written by Parth Khatau | Indian...

Ever wondered what it takes to make it big in life? A bit of inspiration, zeal to not drift, the magic potion of immense hard work and of course some incredible courage.Meet Jamshedpur-born Dinaz...

Southern California discovered cricket in the late 19th century, two centuries after the sport reached American shores, but the region lost little time in taking to the game with enthusiasm.The...

Parsis have played an important part in Indian cricket history.Parsis were the first Indian side to visit England in 1886. And around 12 Parsis, such as Farrokh Engineer, Polly Umrigar, Nari...

October 15, 1923 was yet another mellow Monday morning in Bombay, but the city’s central district of Grant Road was ablaze with blaring music. The erstwhile Bombay Weightlifting Club had organised a...

Nariman Jamshedji Contractor was born on March 7, 1934 at Godhra Gujarat by accident. His pregnant mother was coming on a train from Dahod in Gujarat to Bombay for delivery when all of a sudden she...

Most of the successful coaches that we see around today are familiar faces. But usually their fame precedes their coaching careers and we know them from their years on the professional circuit. Be...

Rayomand Banajee racing a Volkswagen Ameo, stunned the competition with an unexpected third place finish in the Unrestricted Category at Round 1 of the MMSC FMSCI National Drag Racing Championship....

Why this veteran has set his hopes for a dying community on a weightlifting competition. Percy Farhad Bahmani runs a farm in Dahanu. But his calm exterior hides a great love and passion for martial...

While lob bowling was undergoing a revival in England aided by Walter Humphreys, the Parsee team that visited the country in 1886 did have a few decent bowlers of that type. Arunabha Sengupta looks...

Legendary First-Class cricketer Soli R Mavalwala passed away on Wednesday in Vancouver, Canada, at the age of 90. Soli was a left-arm slow bowler and a left-handed batsman from Karachi who made his...

There are only two Grands Prix, outside of Formula 1. Macau has the distinction of hosting one, while the other happens to be the New Zealand Grand Prix. Jehan Daruvala now holds the distinction of...