Category: Sports

WHAT an honor for the first Zoroastrian participant in the US. Women’s T20 Cricket Open Championship which engraves a new Chapter in American Sports History The home of the first official Cricket Stadium built in the USA at Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Florida, was buzzing with the beauties of sport on October 8.… Continue reading Delkash Shahriarian: US T20 Women’s Cricket Player

When British colonialists first introduced cricket to India, the first Indians to take up the sport were Parsis. They dominated the game in Mumbai for more than a century. Lately, it seems, the pitches no longer attracts young Parsis to the game. By Manoj Nair / DNA India Now the Parsee Gymkhana, the Parsee Cyclist… Continue reading Parsis pitch for cricket to revive it among youth ‘lost in Facebooking’

Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid… rethink your national Twenty20 priorities. For all those who thought the shortest format of the game is only a young man’s cup of tea, well, it’s just got a 65-year-old Mumbaikar a Guinness World Record entry. By Sandeep Narayan / Mumbai Mirror Parel village resident Neville Wadia is, officially,… Continue reading Neville Wadia, T20 and World Records

The Parsis in Mumbai are known for their gusto in everything — be it their food or their festivals. This closely-guarded community which calls Mumbai its home is assumed to be in its decline. By Priyanka Borpujari / Mumbai Mirror However, in reality, this community looks far from being in a decline when it celebrates… Continue reading Parsi Biceps on View

I’ve been in this city for so long, and I found out only recently that there’s such a thing as a Parsi bodybuilding competition held here every year,” exclaims Aparna Jayakumar. By Pooja Pillai / Express India As soon as the freelance photographer found out about the Annual Zoroastrian Power-Lifting and Bodybuilding Championship, she picked… Continue reading Parsi Bodybuilding: A Photo Exhibition