SPORTS

Nearly 200 boys and girls participated in the Rajsamand zone to successfully follow up a grand kick-off in Udaipur last week. Udaipur  / Rajsamand :  The debut edition of the Zinc Football Youth Tournament reached the shores of Rajsamand among much fanfare at the Balkrishna Ground in Kankroli on Wednesday. ... Read More »

Over 350 boys and girls from the Udaipur zone were a part of the grand inaugural day of first-ever Zinc Football Youth Tournament Udaipur :  The debut edition of the Zinc Football Youth Tournament kick-started with much fanfare at the Delhi Public School Ground in Udaipur on Thursday. This never-attempted-before tournament, ... Read More »

THE COMPANY HAS PARTNERED RAJASTHAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION TO LAUNCH ZINC FOOTBALL YOUTH TOURNAMENT – A NEVER BEFORE ATTEMPTED PAN-RAJASTHAN UNDER-15 TOURNAMENT FOR GIRLS & BOYS  THE TOURNAMENT TO WITNESS MORE THAN 500 SCHOOLS WITH OVER 5000 YOUNG CHILDREN IN ITS FIRST EDITION   Udaipur : Hindustan Zinc, in partnership with Rajasthan Football ... Read More »

Roadmap for developing the sports in the country is guided by twin objectives of National Sports Policy 2001 viz., broad-basing of sports and promotion of excellence in sports. Khelo India Scheme, launched in 2017, aims at infusing sports culture and achieving sporting excellence in the country through its 12 verticals ... Read More »

Udaipur : Hindustan Zinc Limited’s initiative Zinc Football was awarded as the ‘Best Grassroots Football Project of the Year’ at the inaugural Football Delhi Awards Night. Held at a glittering ceremony in the capital, the awards recognized Zinc Football’s efforts towards promoting grassroots football and building an ecosystem around the sport. ... Read More »

Zinc Football was awarded as the ‘Best Grassroots Football Programme of the Year’ at the glittering Football Delhi Awards Night which was held on 9th December 2019. The award, given by Mr. Kushal Das – General Secretary of All India Football Federation in presence of Mr. Shaji Prabhakaran – President, Football ... Read More »

One of the most destructive Indian batsmen ever, Yuvraj Singh has decided not to feature in IPL anymore. After being released by Mumbai Indians, Yuvraj Singh will not be putting his name into auctions, when the franchises get onto the table to pick their squad on 19th December in Kolkata. ... Read More »

With the complete release and retain lists now out, the franchises have started to frame their strategies for the upcoming season including the probable names that they will be targeting in the upcoming IPL 2020 auctions. One such development, which became official yesterday comes from our very own, Rajasthan Royals. ... Read More »

The 63rd National Shotgun Shooting Championship Competitions 2019 began in New Delhi today. The Women’s Trap qualification kicked off the competition at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range. The women’s events have seen 71 entries across the senior and junior categories. The Women’s Trap finals are scheduled for tomorrow. This ... Read More »

In Badminton, Indian shuttler Sourabh Verma entered the men’s singles main draw of the Hong Kong Open after clinching straight-game wins in his two qualifying clashes today. Sourabh first defeated Thailand’s Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk before getting the better of Lucas Claerbout of France 21-19, 21-19 in the final qualifying round. Other ... Read More »

Put into bat, Bangladesh could not capitalize on a good start as Chahal’s (2-28) double breakthrough in the 13th over pegged the visitors back. A quick-fire 30 off 21 balls by skipper Mahmudullah Riyad helped them cross the 150-mark. Openers Liton Das (29 off 21 balls, 4×4) and Mohammad Naim ... Read More »

The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) felicitated the newly- appointed President of Board of Control for Cricket in India Sourav Ganguly in Kolkata on Friday. Sourav, who is also the President of CAB was presented a Silver Plaque and other mementos on the occasion. Prominent sports personalities including Mohammad Azharuddin, ... Read More »

Karnataka was crowned the 2019-20 Vijay Hazare Champions as they beat Tamil Nadu by nine wickets in the Vijay Hazare Trophy at Bengaluru. Abhimanyu Mithun and Mayank Agarwal put on a masterclass performance as Karnataka won their fourth Vijay Hazare Trophy title with a dominant display against Tamil Nadu via ... Read More »

Saina Nehwal lost to Korea’s An Se Young in the women’s single quarterfinals of the French Open in straight games on Friday. The 29-year old, who claimed the Indonesia Masters in January this year, lost 20-22, 21-23 to world No.1 Young after a 49-minute contest. Saina, who had reached the ... Read More »

Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal sailed into quarter-finals of the BWF French Open Badminton in Paris today. World No. 9, Saina defeated Denmark’s Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt 21-10, 21-11 in straight sets. Another match between PV Sindhu and Singapore’s Yeo JM is underway. Subhankar Dey will fight Indonesian S H Rhustavito later ... Read More »

29-year-old tennis player Prajnesh Gunneswaran has been a little bit of a late bloomer on the pro tour. However, he’s recently solidified himself as the best Indian tennis player – at least in men’s singles – in quite some time. That doesn’t mean he’s going to be collecting a Grand ... Read More »

Udaipur : Eight Zinc Football Academy footballers represented the district of Udaipur as the Udaipur team defeated Barmer 2-1 in the final to win the Under-17 Junior Rajasthan State Championship in Mount Abu. The eight Zinc Football Academy footballers –Mohd Adnan, Sandeep Marandi, Sonu, Jangminthang Haokip, Manohar Singh, Ansay Goyari, Himanshu, ... Read More »

 The Indian national football team has seen significant successes in Asia in the past but has never quite managed to make a big impact on the World Cup scene. What’s more interesting, India has never participated in a FIFA World Cup. But, with the sport growing in popularity in ... Read More »

In cricket, India declared its first innings at 601 for the loss of five wickets on the Second day of Second Test match against South Africa in Pune. Captain Virat Kohli hit his 26th ton and upgraded it to 254 not out. He also equalled Australia legend Ricky Ponting’s record ... Read More »

In Women’s cricket, India defeated South Africa by five wickets in the Second One-Day International at Vadodara today and clinched the three match series 2-Nil. India women overwhelmed the victory target of 248 in 48 overs losing only five wickets. For India, Skipper Mithali Raj top scored with 66 runs ... Read More »