Dignitaries present at the event

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...

Dignitaries present at the event

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

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

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 national anthem will not be played and the tricolour will not go up inside the arena when an Indian wrestler finishes on the podium at the World Championships in Serbia. Indian wrestlers will participate there as ‘neutral athletes’ because...

The Indian men's weightlifting team, which included Birmingham CWG gold medalist Achinta Sheuli and N Ajith, the women's fencing team, which included C A Bhavani Devi, and a number of sports, including modern pentathlon, triathlon, and taekwondo,...

Batting great and National Cricket Academy chairman VVS Laxman will be the head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team, while former India allrounder Hrishikesh Kanitkar will be the interim head coach of the Indian women’s cricket team for the...



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