Category: Sports News

Kolkata Knight Riders became the new champions of the Indian Premier League as they defeated  Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in an exciting final to win their first IPL tournament on Sunday. Chennai Super Kings had earlier won IPL in 2010 and 2011 season and were hoping to win it again while Kolkata Knight…

An American Surfer, Garrett McNamara, who caught 78ft high wave off Portugal last year has been confirmed as a record breaker. “The experts at the Guinness World Records have reviewed the video of McNamara’s wild ride on a wave he caught in November at Nazaré, Portugal last year and have officially declared it the largest wave…

Judo is a modern version of an older  Japenese Martial Art called Jujutsu. It is also an Olympic sport. Judo is very scientific in its training methods and fighting techniques like throws,  joint locks and strikes. Garima Chaudhary would be the only Indian to represent the country in the discipline of Judo in the Olympics.…

The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a symbol of the Olympic Games.In Olympia (Greece), where the first Olympics were held some 2,800 years ago, a flame was ignited by the sun and it kept burning till the closing of the Olympic Games. To keep up with the same tradition, the Olympic flame for London…

Did you know that to be able to participate in an event in Olympics, players have to sometimes play in a qualifying match. When they perform well in that qualifying match, they can go ahead and participate in Olympics. One such event is Women’s Boxing. Women’s Boxing will be played for the first time in…

Chelsea won the FA Cup in 2012 final for the fourth time in six years, beating Liverpool   2-1 in the final at Wembley in London. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a oldest national knockout competition in English football . Ramires hit the first goal after 11 minutes and…

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the English Premier League, the organisation had asked fans of English football’s top players to nominate the best goal amongst the players most memorable goals. Wayne Rooney’s amazing overhead goal against Manchester City in the 2011 season of English Premier League has been voted the greatest goal in the history…

Badminton is a sport played either between single players or between two teams with two players each. It is played with Racquets and Shuttlecock. The aim of the game is to hit the shuttle so that the other player/team is not able to hit it back. As an Olympic Games event Badminton was played for…

The Indian hockey squad is gearing up and preparing hard for the London Olympics. Captain Bharat Chetri of Indian Hockey team said: “We understand that the entire nation is behind us and we are working extremely hard to ensure a podium finish.” Chief coach Michael Nobbs said he was quite pleased in guiding a talented…

Formula one car racing event for 2012 started with its first race taking place at Bahrain. World champion Sebastian Vettel won the race. For those of you who don’t know, Formula One is a type of car racing event where teams compete in a counted number of races. These races are called Grand Prix. The…

The UEFA champions league is the main football competition of the men’s national football teams taken care by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). It is held every four years.Germany is the most successful team in the history of the tournament, Famous football clubs that take part are FC Barcelona (Spain), Manchester United (England),…

India will send 46 athletes for this year’s London Olympics, besides four coaches and support staff. Winning a medal in Olympics is a proud moment for the athlete as well as the nation. To make sure that athletes perform their best, indian government has released money for their training abroad, hire of expert coaches, doctors…