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.

Jonathan Metliss, chairman of Action Against Discrimination (AAD), said it supported calls for Burnley Football Club to rename its Bob Lord Stand, in the light of anti-semitic comments that he made in the 1970’s at a Variety Club dinner.

Veteran Indian boxer MC Mary Kom was forced to withdraw from the selection trial for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games due to a knee injury. The six-time world champion twisted her left knee in the first few minutes in the opening round of the...

Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and seamer Harshal Patel helped India to a convincing 48-run win over SA in the third Twenty20 International at Visakhapatnam on Tuesday to keep the hosts’ hopes of success alive in the five-match series.



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