Category: Sports

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 Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Michael Klim and his elder sister Anna Eagle. On Saturday, the brother-sister duo invited 81-year-old coach Khorshed Bhathena, to the launch party… Continue reading Olympic gold medallist Michael Klim visits 81-yr-old coach Khorshed Bhathena in Mumbai

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 – a courteous introvert by appearance and a painter and biker by passion. Like her name, Kaizin’s one… Continue reading Kaizin Pooniwala: Celebrating Two Sides Of The Same Coin

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 domestic cricket circuit, and he has proved yet again that players with an undying passion and devotion for the game don’t have to give… Continue reading Cricketer Freddy Sidhwa Has a Dream Run at Lord’s

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 2005 when I wrote the film Little Zizou, my son Jahan who played the role was 11 years old. A footballer himself, he idolised… Continue reading When Little Zizou Gets to Meet Zinedine Zidane

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 Pakistan to take up the sport which till then was restricted to only male drivers here. Driving her Vigo 3,000cc… Continue reading Pakistan’s first female rally racer: Tushna Patel

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 Championship had just concluded. Rayo was standing there, clutching that hard-fought championship trophy that had only just been handed to him… Continue reading Hard work, dedication and other life lessons from Rayomand Banajee

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 when Adil Jal Darukhanawala and his team crossed 10,000km. Now the team has crossed 45,000 km, and show no sign of stopping. Rayomand is… Continue reading Rayomand Banajee: GearedForGreat In Coversation