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The cricket season is back again but this time it is with a bang! There is no doubt that it is the second most popular game after soccer, yet the most loved one. Now why are people so fond of cricket? It is entirely because cricket is such a game for which people can swear to do anything just to watch it, in fact, it is the most awaited sporting activity that makes the fans go frenzy and crazy as well. In countries, especially in the Indian subcontinent where cricket is a religion one can find read more
There are many among us who are great admirers of the game of hockey, and many of us have even tried with the sticks at the playgrounds during the childhood. Being an Indian and also of the country where this sport is really eulogized since it is the national sport and has also been instrumental to bring the greatest number of prizes from the international field, I do like it. But at the same time can anyone answer me why most of the Indian hockey stars of the yesteryears do spend their lives in read more
It was only at the age of 13 when at the time of the summer of the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games I first realized my ideal, who by virtue of her talent has remained my inspiration and will be till my last breath. But before naming the very person I must affirm that like others I had always watched the sport of gymnastics with awe and amazement as the gymnasts would tumble with power and strength and then in a split second show their elegance through dance. I used to look at them with an utter read more
Hey, are you interested in boxing? If you are, remember that it is one of the toughest sports with a very old history, and where only your fists are not required. Apart from this there is a need to apply your brain and reflexes that can bring to you the cherished victory. So perhaps by now you have realized how tough it is, and at the same time there is a great need of athleticism. For this you have to maintain a vigorous routine. Now you may ask what do you need in reality to train as a boxer? It read more
The cricket admirers of India nowadays are quite disappointed and to some extent furious over the role of the BCCI in the recent years. The same situation is also with me. In several aspects including the recent episode of racial abuse involving Harbhajan Singh the role and approach of BCCI has been totally unacceptable to many Indian cricket fans. How can the reaction of the highest controlling authority of the Indian cricket be so feeble? What is more the recent controversy was against Australia whose rowdy and uncivilized behavior in the fields are widely accepted read more
It was only in my childhood when I first heard of the heroic exploits and the brilliant use of archery by the heroes of the epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata. And from that period I have a kind of strong admiration to archery, though personally I am not any archer, but has a kind of love to this very game. Now from different magazines and also from the Internet, which I do serve as a part of my routine, have found about several impediments that are providing a great obstacle before the advancement of this game read more
The game or profession of archery though was prominent in several countries in the global spectrum, was most popular in the Asian and Middle East countries. Whatever it is there is no doubt, that this very sport is loved by all, since anyone can participate in it; old, young, handicapped, even the blind with the use of some cutting-edge technology. Besides the game of archery is a great physical sport, but also psychological at the same time, to the greatest extent. The game has been read more
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