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Meet Payal Prajapat—the 12-year-old girl who is blazing a trail and going toe to toe with the boys on the football pitch. Payal is one of the trainees at a Zinc Football School in Dariba Epicentre and the only girl in the team. It speaks volumes about her grit and ... Read More »

The Government is supporting sportspersons through National Sports Federations for their training, foreign exposures and competitions to enable them to obtain maximum quota for participation in the Tokyo Olympics, 2020. Under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) customized training and allied facilities are also being made available to medal prospects ... Read More »

How often do we see a father’s death turning out to be a motivational factor for a young kid! Well, 14-year-old Ladu Lal Jatiya from Naya Dariba has promised himself ever since to live his father’s dream of becoming a footballer. It took Ladu and his mother (Tipu Bai) several ... Read More »

Legendary tennis star says, partnership with Rolex is a great marriage of brands which exude the same DNA of excellence New Delhi, May 22 (Udaipur Kiran): The Roland-Garros Opening Party presented by Rolex was held in New Delhi to celebrate the two brands’ new alliance. This forms a part of a ... Read More »

Indian Terrain Fashions has signed cricketer MS Dhoni as its brand ambassador. The company is targeting to achieve turnover of Rs 650 crore in the next 3 years and to double its retail network to 300 outlets. Indian Terrain Fashions is engaged in the business of manufacture and sale of ... Read More »

New Delhi: Cricketing greats Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman will depose in person for their alleged Conflict of Interest case before the BCCI Ombudsman cum Ethics Officer Justice DK Jain here on May 14. It is learnt that the complainant Sanjeev Gupta of Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) and BCCI CEO ... Read More »

Chandigarh : Faf du Plessis missed out on a well-deserved hundred by four runs as Kings XI Punjab bowled well at the death to restrict Chennai Super Kings to 170 for 5 in a final IPL group league encounter of the two teams here Sunday. Courtesy Du Plessis’ 96 off 55 ... Read More »

Udaipur : Representing DAV HZL School, Zawar Mines, Zinc Football Academy has created history with their first major trophy of the year as the young team claimed the Under-17 Subroto Cup Qualifiers held at DPS Jhunjhunu. Courtesy of their invincible record in the tournament which was played among 13 best schools ... Read More »

England batsman Alex Hales, who was handed a 21-day ban after being tested positive for recreational drug use, is all set to make a return for his English county side Nottinghamshire during their clash against Durham in One-Day Cup on Friday. Earlier this week, the 30-year-old was withdrawn from the ... Read More »

  First edition of the Zinc Cup held among much fanfare at Zawar, Udaipur Udaipur : Zinc Football Academy team created history by claiming the inaugural edition of the Zinc Cup by defeating Hindustan Zinc Corporate team this Thursday. Held at Zawar in Udaipur, a place which is rich in ... Read More »

The MS Dhoni-led side roared back to form after two losses, with a six-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday night, riding on Shane Watson's big hitting. On Friday, the hosts would be looking to continue the momentum. The visitors, currently i... Read More »

It is not every night that a sparkling hundred in a T20 game gets overshadowed and becomes inconsequential. But, then, with Rishabh Pant, anything is possible. The 21-year-old left-hander played a blistering knock (78 not out, 36b) to lead Delhi Capitals to a six-wicket win with four balls to spare. ... Read More »

Bengaluru : Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni urged his top-order to get their acts together and finish more matches going into the business-end of the Indian Premier League. Dhoni’s superb 48-ball-84 went in vain as RCB beat CSK by one run to stay afloat in the league. CSK’s ... Read More »

Udaipur : Bindu Meena, a 9-year-old girl from Zawar is a regular at the Zinc Football School in Newatalai. So are Kanchan Meena and several other girls who have taken this initiative to the next level with their enthusiastic participation in large numbers across all our Zinc Football Schools. Little ... Read More »

Motivated by a 27-ball 78 by Rishabh Pant, bowlers produced a brilliant show to help Delhi Capitals start their campaign at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 with a 37-run win over Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Ishant Sharma and Kagiso Rabada claimed two wickets each for Delhi ... Read More »

A primary school teacher, hockey player, a marriage gone wrong, a crestfallen mother and now an AIFF D-Licensed football coach with Zinc Football, 28-year-old Sumitra Meena has lived all the ups and downs of a lifetime in just a span of few years. As with many girls in the rural ... Read More »

New Delhi : Senior opener Shikhar Dhawan Monday reckoned that the Indian batsmen would need to score the bulk of runs for Delhi Capitals to harbour hopes of winning the Indian Premier League. Dhawan joined the rest of the Delhi Capitals squad here on Sunday after having taken part in ... Read More »

Wellington :  Senior New Zealand opener Martin Guptill has been ruled out of the upcoming three-match T20 series against India after failing to recover from a back injury. Guptill will be replaced by all-rounder Jimmy Neesham, who also featured in the final two ODIs against India in the recently concluded five-match ... Read More »

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday, paid tribute to Indian wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s finishing skills, following his match-winning knock against Australia in the 2nd ODI at the Adelaide Oval. Dhoni scored 55 runs in 54 deliveries, stitching an unbeaten 57-run stand off 34 balls with Dinesh Karthik, ... Read More »

India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik on Tuesday revealed that the team management has identified the role of a finisher for him at number six even as he effusively praised former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for showing that he can still put opposition under the pump when required. Chasing 299 in the ... Read More »