Percy Hakim, 85, legendary swimming and water polo coach, mentor to a legion of Mumbai swimmers and water polo...
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All Pune Parsee Indoor Sports tournament held in Pune
To beat the heat and make summers more enjoyable JJ Building Sports Committee along with the Zoroastrian Youth...
Young Soccer Star Arzan Todywalla from New Zealand Strikes Again
15 year old Arzan Toddywalla of Auckland, New Zealand has had the privilege of going to the United Kingdom thrice in last three consecutive years, and it has all been due to his immense passion...
Delkash Shahriarian Selected for ICC Cricket Camp in Philadelphia
DELKASH SHAHRIARIAN: Women’s cricket champion does it again! New York based architect and cricketer Delkash Shahriarian has once again been selected by the USA Women's Selection Panel as part of a...
Olympic gold medallist Michael Klim visits 81-yr-old coach Khorshed Bhathena in Mumbai
Australian Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer and sister visit their 81-year-old coach Khorshed, who trained them in the late 1970s It was a different homecoming of sorts for former Australian...
Kaizin Pooniwala: Celebrating Two Sides Of The Same Coin
Give her a paintbrush, and she can paint the most evocative painting; give her a bike and she will ride the world on her sleeves. This isn’t a line from any song; this is Kaizin Pooniwala’s reality...
Cricketer Freddy Sidhwa Has a Dream Run at Lord’s
Septuagenarian Sidhwa’s dream feat at Lord’s Left-arm spinner defies age to take the prize wicket of McCullum Although in his seventies now, Freddy Sidhwa continues to be active on the UAE’s...
When Little Zizou Gets to Meet Zinedine Zidane
Sooni Taraporevala's debut film saw her son idolising Zinedine Zidane. Now, almost a decade later, he meets the footballer. An elated mother recalls. Article by Sooni Taraporevala | Mumbai Mirror In...
Pakistan’s first female rally racer: Tushna Patel
Her start was very different from what she had imagined for herself. She ended up in fourth place! This was in 2013 when Tushna Patel made her rally racing debut, becoming the first woman in...
Hard work, dedication and other life lessons from Rayomand Banajee
I’ll never forget the first five words, six if I’m being pedantic, that Rayomand Banajee ever said to me. It was back in 2008 at a prizegiving ceremony in Kolhapur after the National Karting...
Rayomand Banajee: GearedForGreat In Coversation
Rayomand Banajee, ace Indian automobile racer, Formula Go Kart Team owner, coach and a total petrolhead talks about the #GearedForGreat that is currently going on. We had featured this last week...
Mickey Mehta got Mickeymized: India’s top two most celebrated wellness talents came together!
When egos dissolve, grandmasters evolve! Here’s a sneak peek into a gathering with the elite of the society and in the grace of Baba Ramdev exclusively. And we are not surprised that our very...
Farokh Engineer: The Original poster boy of Indian cricket
18 facts about Farokh Engineer: The Original poster boy of Indian cricket Farokh Engineer can be described as the actual swashbuckler of Indian cricket who set examples for other future dashers like...
A True Legacy: Rusi Dinshaw
My uncle, Rusi Nadirshah Dinshaw, was the last of a family of noted gentleman cricketers, and had the notable distinction of being the first non-Muslim and the only Parsi-Zoroastrian to be a member...
Kynan Chenai secures Spot for Rio De Janeiro Olympics 2016
On a day when the old guards fell by the wayside, young Indian shooter Kynan Chenai stole the limelight by securing a quota place for the Rio Olympics in Men’s Trap on the second day of the Asian...
Shireen Khushroo Kiash: India’s Most Versatile Sportsperson
What is common between C. Ramaswami, Sir Vivian Richards and Jonty Rhodes? They all represented their country in more than one sporting discipline. Closer home, three Indians are notable for their...
Adille Sumariwalla: Getting an Olympic medal in athletics is my one-point agenda
'We keep climbing one step and slipping three. In 2004, our relay team was 7th in the world. Then we slipped from there. Otherwise, today our 4x400 metres relay team would have been gearing for a...
Khushnoor Jijina: Mixed Martial Arts in India
Even though MMA or mixed martial arts bouts have been taking place throughout the world since the 1900s, the sport has only recently gained massive popularity in the West with organisations like UFC...
My Tryst with Cricket
From time to time we invite readers to contribute. This article is from Havovi Govadia. To use an English phrase ‘cricket is not my cuppa tea’. But living in India, one cannot avoid cricket and...
Hotfut: Mistry Brothers bring Soccer on the Roof in Hyderabad
Ten floors above the busy Begumpet traffic, a live football game is on. Hyderabad is the first city in South India to get two rooftop football pitches. “Hotfut” has been built on the 10th floor of...
Mumbai’s Oldest Cricket Clubs
In 19th-century Mumbai, the gentleman's game was often used to show that one's community was superior to another's Article by Dustin Silgardo | Mint On Sunday “The Parsee owes his cricket prosperity...
Farokh Engineer: Still Firmly On The Front foot
One may quit cricket, but apparently it cannot be the other way round. This was was well illustrated by Farokh Engineer, a trained pilot, who chose cricket as a career, to represent India in 46 Test...
Mehallasha E Pavri : The First Great Indian Cricketer
In his late 19th-century book A Chronicle of Cricket, writer Shapoorjee Sorabjee vividly described how the Parsis began playing cricket: ‘Some enthusiastic boys at first only gleefully watched from...
Khushru Patel Stands First in 75 year age Group at Mumbai Marathon
Rushing to the local bazaar for odds and ends, sprinting out with his siblings to spot the rare car turning into their lane, racing indoors and tracking mud across the floor, from the then-marshy...
Darius Pardiwala: Young Badminton Star
Today, even the under-10 category in badminton is not recreational. With the way Darius Pardiwala (Bombay Scottish) and Bhargav Chavan (Bhavan's Wadia) were guided throughout the final of the MSSA...
Jamsheed Marker : Eminent Parsi, The First Amongst Equals
IT is unthinkable to talk about the cricket history of the sub-continent and not mention the contribution of the Parsi community to the game which we on both sides of the divide so passionately...
Rusi Dinshaw: Pakistan’s lone Parsi Test Cricketer Dies In Penury
Rusi Dinshaw, the only Parsi to have ever been selected in a Pakistan Test squad, passed away on Monday, and his death has brought into focus the failure of the PCB to look after its former players....
“Flex, Feroze !”
A Parsi tradition is back in the spotlight Alittle-known fact about the Parsi community is that they are also great connoisseurs of the body. One winter’s evening every year, hundreds of them throng...
Mr and Mrs Racer: In a first, female drives in Cholistan rally
It started out with Tushna Patel being her husband’s navigator. But Roni Patel’s passion for car racing proved infectious and rubbed off on her too, eventually. This year, Tushna was the...
Parsee Gymkhana Vice President Sold Cricket World Cup 2011 Tickets on The Black Market
The Parsee Gymkhana vice-president, Khodadad Yazdegardi, has been accused of selling two complimentary tickets for the 2011 World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka for Rs 2.5 lakh. By Jyoti...
Dina Pestonji: Stroke patient to run in Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
After 10 months of therapy, goal of completing half-marathon within reach After suffering a severe stroke that required emergency brain surgery to remove part of her skull, 29-year-old Dina Pestonji...
India's Kynan Chenai wins gold in Singapore Shooting Championship
Promising Indian shooter and a multiple gold medallist at junior nationals, Kynan Chenai clinched the trap gold medal in the Singapore Open Shooting Championship here. 22-year-old Chenai, a gold...
Dicky Rutnagur: The grand old man of sports writing
Dicky Rutnagur, one of the most respected sports journalists, passed away in London on June 20. Arunabha Sengupta pays tribute to the Grand Old Man of Indian cricket journalism. “I would say Sachin...
Former India allrounder Rusi Surti dies at 76
Former India allrounder Rusi Surti, 76, died this morning in Mumbai. The Queensland, Australia-based Surti had been put on life support in hospital after scans revealed he had suffered a massive...
The first team from India to visit England
In 1886 Fifteen Parsees toured England in 1886, and though the results weren't great, they were well received India are currently preparing to take on England, 79 years since the first Test series...
Parsis and Body Building
When the annual Mr Zoroastrian contest in Mumbai was cancelled due to a lack of entries earlier this year, it signalled the fading out of the Parsi bodybuilder. The Parsis were among the first to...
Parsi Youth Porus Shroff Selected To Train at Manchester United
First Parsee boy from Bombay to get selected to train at the prestigious Manchester United Football Club in UK!!! KENKRE TRAINEE PORUS SHROFF MAKES IT TO MAN–U Airtel Rising Starts received 20000...
Delkash Shahriarian Launches 'Cricket for Girls' Program
The Cricket League of New Jersey (CLNJ) Youth program and DreamCricket Academy announced their support of Delkash Shahriarian’s plans to launch a 'Cricket for Girls' program starting this Fall....
Karachi Parsi Volleyball Tournaments
KARACHI: Come Ramazan and Parsis in Karachi gear up for a volleyball face-off which is not just a 46-year-old sports tradition, but a highly competitive one. By Kulsum Ebrahim | The Express Tribune...
Jamshedpur Parsis Go Platinum With Rock Climbing
Bats and slippery tunnels aren’t really normal props to celebrate 75 years of an association. But when it comes to Jamshedpur Parsi Association’s (JPA) platinum jubilee, expect the unexpected....
Nari Contractor: The man who laughed at his own misfortune
Mumbai has many beloved sons. Some were born here; some just lived here. Millions come here to change their lives. No one can say who will make it and who won't. 'Mumbai is all about fate', they...
Parsi Cricket Pioneers in Pakistan
WHILE we celebrate Pakistan’s sensational victory in the Asia Cup against Bangladesh at Dhaka we must also not ignore the fact that the game that we are passionately in love with owes much to the...
Noshir Mistry: Ace Cyclist at the Australian National Championship
Indian Australian cycling ace Nosh Mistry has won a bronze medal at the 2012 Cycling Australia Masters National Championships. The prestigious annual event was held at the Dunc Gray Velodrome in...
Parsi Cyclists played to enjoy : Cricket and Parsis
Sledging can be fun. As long as the right spirit and right humour is there, sledging can add up to the fun of the game. Parsi Cyclist was a team whose players were never short of a fun-foul word. It...
Mehrab Kaizad Bhaya Wins NCC Honour
The Maharashtra National Cadet Corps (NCC) has bagged the Prime Minister's Banner Trophy as Champion Directorate for the 15th time in 21 years. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh presented the trophy to...
Vispi Kasad Enters Guinness Book of World Records
Vispi Kasad an academician and educator and a martial arts expert has entered the Guinness Book of World Records. As per the Guinness Book website Most layered bed of nails sandwich (1 inch)...
Khurshid Mistry Wins the Mumbai Half Marathon in the Veteran’s category.
Yazdi Tantra at Zoroastrians.net informs Ms Khurshid Mistry has won Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2012- Half Marathon under the Veteran Category which was held on January 15, 2012. Ms...
Contractor, Engineer call for fresh faces in team
Former Indian captain Nari Contractor and India stumper Farokh Engineer believe the current Indian batting line-up is ageing and that it is time to look ahead with young new faces. By V.V....
Parsi Woman Cricketer To Represent USA at the World Cup Qualifiers
Delkash Shahriarian, a New York based architect and cricketer has been selected to represent the USA in the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2011. The event is scheduled to be played across four...
Rustomjee Group promotes cricket at city’s Parsi Gymkhanas
Former Indian Cricket Captain, Nari Contractor today distributed cricket kits to young cricket players of Parsi gymkhanas across the metropolis. At a function ahead of the Parsi New Year, Contractor...
Youngster Jehan Daruwala to race for the CIK-FIA Trophy
Mumbai resident Jehan Daruvala, 12, will become the first Indian to participate in the CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy, which has been a breeding ground for Formula 1 world champions like Ayrton...
Zubin Surkari at the Cricket World Cup: A Parsi returns to his stadium of dreams
Zubin Surkari is, always, at home in Mumbai — a city where his father hails from, though he was born in Toronto, Canada. In fact, he’s much sought after at the team’s training at the Cricket Club of...