Hurricane Phillips powers New Zealand to 2-1 ODI series win over Pakistan

Hurricane Phillips powers New Zealand to 2-1 ODI series win over Pakistan

Karachi : An electrifying half-century by Glenn Phillips helped New Zealand to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat and made Pakistan wait for their 500th ODI victory as the visitors won their maiden ODI series in Pakistan at the National Bank Cricket Arena on Friday.

by Trans World Features January 14, 2023

Sports 2022: 'Wow' moments from fields of glory

Sports 2022: 'Wow' moments from fields of glory

2022 is one exciting year in sports culminating in a nail biting grand finale of the Football World Cup. Lionel Messi finally tasted the biggest success in his life by guiding Argentina to a World Cup victory in Qatar. For India, accolades were won in different fields, but the cricket team once again failed to prosper as the T20 World Cup tournament  was clinched by England. IBNS correspondent Supriyo Hazra looks back 

by Trans World Features December 31, 2022

Sports in 2021: That Was The Year That Was

Sports in 2021: That Was The Year That Was

Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra is the flavour of the year as he created history in 2021 winning the Gold Medal in Javelin throwing event in the Olympics. On the front of cricket, there was a change of guard as Virat Kohli stepped down as white ball skipper to be replaced by Rohit Sharma. Supriyo Hazra looks back

by Trans World Features December 28, 2021

Aligarhs Areeba shoots to fame, breaks stereotypes

Aligarhs Areeba shoots to fame, breaks stereotypes

Areeba Khan, a 20-year-old student of Aligarh Muslim University, breaks the image of AMU girls that are often portrayed in the media as burqa-clad conservative women. In fact, she breaks the image of average Indian girls who are considered to be diffident and unfit for uncommon sports like shooting. Areeba today is the number two-ranked shooter of India, writes Dr. Shujaat Ali Quadri

by Trans World Features December 03, 2021

Women Athletes: Theres something about her

Women Athletes: Theres something about her

The current crop of Indian women athletes, some of them competing at the Tokyo Olympics, establish that despite many hurdles, from humble backgrounds to social pressure, they too can, finds Ranjita Biswas.

by Trans World Features July 30, 2021

Won't join politics as I can't change my personality: Kapil Dev

Won't join politics as I can't change my personality: Kapil Dev

India's first Cricket World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev was the guest at Ek Mulakat Vishesh organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation and Shree Cement in December. From cricket to politics to social media, Kapil Dev played every ball like a true allrounder, in a candid conversation with Ehsaas Woman of Delhi Archana Dalmia. India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings highlights

by Trans World Features December 31, 2020

Game Theory aims to facilitate more than 3,20,000 sports enthusiasts through their mobile app

Game Theory aims to facilitate more than 3,20,000 sports enthusiasts through their mobile app

Bengaluru/TWI: This may be the perfect antidote to the lockdown blues, the perfect way to bounce back with great energy in the post COVID-19 world.

by Trans World Features June 08, 2020

How to Prevent Sports Injuries to Make a Professional Athlete Match Fit

How to Prevent Sports Injuries to Make a Professional Athlete Match Fit

The very word prevention indicates the fact that something needs to be nipped in the bud. In the following paragraphs, well talk about the prevention of injuries in sports, but all the above facts can also refer to the population of recreational athletes. The only difference is in the training load.

by Sponsored Post May 27, 2020

Bangladesh will get better in playing Pink Ball Test with experience: Simon Taufel

Bangladesh will get better in playing Pink Ball Test with experience: Simon Taufel

Kolkata: Though Bangladesh were completely outplayed by India in the maiden Pink Ball Test at Eden Gardens, former Australian cricket umpire Simon Taufel feels the Asian country will get better with experience.

by Souvik Ghosh November 29, 2019

Corporate honchos come together at 8th Annual CBAI bridge tournament, Sachin Tendulkar joins

Corporate honchos come together at 8th Annual CBAI bridge tournament, Sachin Tendulkar joins

Mumbai, Aug 31: The popularity of Bridge or contract Bridge has grown by leaps and bounds among the corporate bigwigs and head honchos in India.

by Trans World Features September 01, 2019

Sports 2018: High and lows on field

Sports 2018: High and lows on field

With the end of yet another year, IBNS-TWF looks back in wonder some of the high and lows for India which won 69 medals in the Asian Games in the highest ever haul for the country

by Trans World Features December 28, 2018

Sourav Ganguly graces annual day of Aditya Group of Schools

Sourav Ganguly graces annual day of Aditya Group of Schools

Kolkata, Dec 22 (IBNS): Aditya Group celebrated the Annual Day of Aditya Group of Schools through a grand program named GenNext recently at the Aditya Academy Secondary School in Kadambagachi, Barasat.

by Trans World Features December 21, 2018

Prodigy Praggnanandhaa thrills audience including Vishy Anand at Blindfold simultaneous chess display

Prodigy Praggnanandhaa thrills audience including Vishy Anand at Blindfold simultaneous chess display

Chennai, July 2 (IBNS): A week after becoming the Worlds second youngest person ever to become a chess Grandmaster, Praggnanandhaa thrilled the audience, including five-time World Champion, Viswanathan Anand, with a blindfold chess simultaneous at a function co-hosted by Chess Gurukul Academy and Microsense Private limited.

by Trans World Features July 02, 2018

Chess sponsor Microsense appreciates India's new chess sensation R Praggnanandhaa

Chess sponsor Microsense appreciates India's new chess sensation R Praggnanandhaa

New Delhi, June 26 (IBNS): S Kailashnathan, founder of wireline networking infrastructure Microsense, has congratulated chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa for his entry into list of international Grand Masters and appreciated him for his achievement.

by India Blooms News Service June 26, 2018

Aditya School of Sports felicitates shooter Mehuli Ghosh for her success in CWG 2018

Aditya School of Sports felicitates shooter Mehuli Ghosh for her success in CWG 2018

Kolkata, Apr 30 (IBNS): Aditya School of Sports on Saturday felicitated shooter Mehuli Ghosh, who had won a silver medal in the recently concluded 21st Commonwealth Games 2018, held in Gold Coast, Australia.

by India Blooms News Service April 30, 2018

Virat will be remembered as all time great: Sourav Ganguly

Virat will be remembered as all time great: Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly is a Bengali icon who in his heydays slogged bowlers across the park. Post retirement, he manages to capture the attention of a million Bengalis worldwide with his weekly quiz show Dadagiri. In a candid conversation with IBNS Canada's Suman Das and Sudipto Maity, the former Indian cricket skipper opens up about his one true love, cricket, and more...

by Trans World Features (TWF) October 13, 2017

South Mumbai Chess Academy (SMCA) spreads its wings in south India

South Mumbai Chess Academy (SMCA) spreads its wings in south India

Mumbai (IBNS): The South Mumbai Chess Academy, popularly known as the SMCA now has taken a step forward in developing the sport in the southern part of country by starting full time chess centres in the cities of Eluru and Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh and would soon begin their work in Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Kakinada.

by IBNS October 01, 2017

Winning the World Cup is next target: Jhulan Goswami

Winning the World Cup is next target: Jhulan Goswami

From a nondescript small town in Nadia district of West Bengal to the centre stage of International Cricket as the worlds highest wicket taker among the women in ODI, it has been indeed a long and difficult journey for lanky 34-year-old Jhulan Goswami. Manik Banerjee in a tte--tte with the cricketer after her new feat

by Trans World Features/IBNS June 15, 2017

Kolkata: Aditya School of Sports launches Masterclass with Michael Clarke

Kolkata: Aditya School of Sports launches Masterclass with Michael Clarke

Kolkata, May 18 (IBNS): Newly opened sports academy in Kolkata, Aditya School of Sports has joined hands with Michael Clarke Cricket Academy in Sydney for a training program for young cricketing talent in the country under the personal guidance of the Australian cricketing maestro and former World Cup winning captain, Michael Clarke himself.

by IBNS May 18, 2017

Australian pacers could be tough to face, says Clarke on Champions Trophy

Australian pacers could be tough to face, says Clarke on Champions Trophy

Kolkata, May 13 (IBNS): Visiting Kolkata, former Australian skipper Michael Clarke said he feels that pacers from his nation will be a threat to other participating nations in the upcoming Champions Trophy due to the conditions of the United Kingdom.

by IBNS May 15, 2017

Former London Marathon winner Hugh Jones to conduct Course Measurement Workshop in Bengaluru

Former London Marathon winner Hugh Jones to conduct Course Measurement Workshop in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, May 9 (IBNS): Spearheading the distance running movement in India, Procam International today announced the first ever course measurement workshop for beginners -a hands-on experience to learn the art of course measurement for distance running events.

by IBNS May 10, 2017

Defending champion Geremew returns to TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2017, Cheptai heads womens field

Defending champion Geremew returns to TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2017, Cheptai heads womens field

Bangalore, May 9 (IBNS): Ethiopias defending champion Mosinet Geremew will return to the TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2017 with the aim of acquiring his third successive victory at the Worlds premier 10K run on Sunday 21 May. Marking a decade in the city, this years runners will contest for a total prize money of 2,05,059 USD.

by India Blooms News Service May 10, 2017

Siddhartha Upadhyay appointed on governing body of Sports Authority of India

Siddhartha Upadhyay appointed on governing body of Sports Authority of India

Kolkata, Mar 27 (IBNS): Society for Transformation, Inclusion and Recognition through Sports (STAIRS) today announced that Siddhartha Upadhyay, its founder and secretary general has been appointed to the governing body of Sports Authority of India.

by IBNS March 27, 2017

Do Sports Empower Women?

Do Sports Empower Women?

Deepa Malik from Haryana, the first ever Indian woman athlete to have won a medal at the Paralympics recently, said with women proving themselves in the sporting arena too, the mindset towards them is changing fast. How much reality is there in this statement? Women and sport have provoked dicey questions not only in India but across the world. Shoma A. Chatterji takes a closer look.

by Trans World Features (TWF) March 07, 2017

Sports 2016: India on the rise

Sports 2016: India on the rise

The sporting world was abuzz with major events like the Olympics and Euro Cup and Cricket T20 World Cup. Though the usual suspects made it big, 2016 truly belonged to the newcomers, who made the right splash at the biggest level. IBNS-TWF correspondent Sudipto Maity looks back at the year gone by.

by Trans World Features/IBNS December 26, 2016

Aditya Group to launch School of Sports

Aditya Group to launch School of Sports

Kolkata, Dec 23 (IBNS): Aditya Group, one of Kolkatas fastest growing business houses launched Aditya School of Sports to nurture budding talent in Bengal.

by IBNS December 24, 2016

Aditya Academy collaborates with Atletico de Kolkata

Aditya Academy collaborates with Atletico de Kolkata

Kolkata, Oct 7 (IBNS): In a release Aditya Group said that Atletico de Kolkata, an Indian Super League football franchise from Kolkata, the champions of ISL 2014 and Aditya Academy have joined hands to set up the ATK Aditya Football Academy at Barasat

by IBNS October 12, 2016

Aditya Academy collaborates with Atletico de Kolkata

Aditya Academy collaborates with Atletico de Kolkata

Kolkata, Oct 3 (IBNS): In a release Aditya Group said that Atletico de Kolkata, an Indian Super League football franchise from Kolkata, the champions of ISL 2014 and Aditya Academy have joined hands to set up the ATK Aditya Football Academy at Barasat

by IBNS October 03, 2016

Leadership consulting firm OD Alternatives pledges monetary, leadership coaching support to Dipa Karmakar

Leadership consulting firm OD Alternatives pledges monetary, leadership coaching support to Dipa Karmakar

New Delhi Aug 19 (IBNS): Decades ago P T Usha lost out on an Olympic medal by a whisker.

by IBNS August 19, 2016

Kolkata: ABBA aims to provide holistic coaching in Cricket

Kolkata: ABBA aims to provide holistic coaching in Cricket

Kolkata, May 24 (IBNS) In a drive to provide holistic learning experience in the field of Cricket, Aditya Barun Burman Academy (ABBA), formerly known as Barun Burman Academy, opened its doors for aspirants on Sunday, May 22, at Kolkata's Rabindra Sarobar area.

by IBNS May 24, 2016