A number of sports personalities who are in government service are on the frontlines of the Covid-19 fight. And it’s an impressive roll call
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10th Jan 2025 | Updated at 02:03pm 10th Jan 2025
Inaugural British Asian Rugby Awards celebrates excellence
The British Asian Rugby Association (BARA) hosted the inaugural British Asian Rugby Awards at Speaker’s House, House of Commons, celebrating the contributions of South Asian communities to rugby.
BARA's role in elevating South Asian representation in rugby
Dr Ikram Butt, founder of the British Asian Rugby Association (BARA), was inspired by his father, a former boxer in the Pakistani Air Force. His father's dedication to hard work, respect, and joy in sports left a lasting impact on Ikram. Growing...
Inaugural British Asian Rugby Awards celebrates excellence
The British Asian Rugby Association (BARA) hosted the inaugural British Asian Rugby Awards at Speaker’s House, House of Commons, celebrating the contributions of South Asian communities to rugby.
BARA's role in elevating South Asian representation in rugby
Dr Ikram Butt, founder of the British Asian Rugby Association (BARA), was inspired by his father, a former boxer in the Pakistani Air Force. His father's dedication to hard work, respect, and joy in sports left a lasting impact on Ikram. Growing...
Double gold for India at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest
- 25 Sep 2024
India made history by achieving a double gold in the Chess Olympiad, winning outright in both the open and women's sections. Both Indian teams dominated in the final round, securing convincing 3½-½ victories. In the open section, Dommaraju Gukesh...
Neeraj finishes second in Diamond League, misses crown by 1 cm
- 18 Sep 2024
Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra agonisingly missed the Diamond League crown by just one centimeter as he finished second for the second consecutive year with a throw of 87.86m in the season finale Diamond League series at Brussels.
The long-standing tax dispute between the International Cricket Council (ICC) and BCCI has led to unpleasant exchange of emails between the two organisations, became the central talking point as members of the governing body met via a teleconference...
- 03 Jun 2020
India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has tied knots with his fiancee Natasa Stankovic and the couple has also announced that they are expecting a baby soon
Cricket Australia (CA) and the Indian cricket board (BCCI) have agreed against the need for a bio-secure environment for India’s four-Test tour in December
- 03 Jun 2020
Cricket Australia on being asked about their preference if the 2020 edition of the T20 World Cup doesn’t go ahead, has said that it would want to hold...
Hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr, a three-time gold medallist at the Olympics, died at the age of 95 in a Mohali hospital
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has filed a case before the Supreme Court, seeking a change in the board’s constitution
As cricket stumbles its way out of the Covid-19 pandemic, the calendar will look increasingly cramped, with countries scrambling around to find gaps for...
The 2020 T20 World Cup scheduled initially to take place in Australia later this year is all set to get postponed to a later date
Team India's journey to the final of the Women's World T20 in March in Australia was on the back of some quality performances by the whole team
