Category: Sports

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 the Nationals since 2013, this is Naheed’s first singles title, but has earlier won 2 previous Mixed doubles titles in 2019, and 2022 and the Women’s Doubles title in… Continue reading Naheed Divecha Wins Badminton Gold Medals at the Indian Masters 2024

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 honour Article by Clayton Murzello | Mid Day The stitches on the right side of Nari Contractor’s head are visible at London Airport on… Continue reading Cricketer Nari Contractor steps into the 90s

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 Yohan Ponawalla and organized by the Zoroastrian Youth Association, Poona Zarthosti Seva Mandal, and Zoroastrian Sports Association. Pune : Thrilling Victories and Spirited Competition… Continue reading Thrilling Victories and Spirited Competition Marks Second Season of Pune All Parsi Men’s Volleyball and Women’s Throwball Tournament

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 Tournament. As expected by their head Cyrus Malegamwala they received an overwhelming response of over 140 participants for games ranging from Table… Continue reading All Pune Parsee Indoor Sports tournament held in Pune

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 Mukherjee | Money Control The teams representing the Bombay Presidency and the Bombay Parsees in the Presidency cricket match in 1893. The… Continue reading Where have the Parsees in Indian cricket gone? They were the first Indians to play cricket

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 his 100th birthday. After the passing away of Vasant Raiji in 2020, Cooper is now the only living Indian to have played in the… Continue reading Russi Cooper: Oldest Mumbai cricketer set to hit rare century

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 till fresh elections are held, on Saturday. In a letter addressed to the International Olympic Committee, Sumariwalla wrote, “ The erstwhile President of the IOA, Dr. Narinder Dhruv… Continue reading Adille Sumariwalla takes over as President of Indian Olympic Association