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A carnival for the adventurous If you are looking for ways to spend this weekend with a well-balanced concoction of adrenaline, action and adventure, here’s where you can head to. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By Express News Service CHENNAI: If you are looking for ways to spend this weekend with a well-balanced concoction of adrenaline, action and adventure, here’s where you can head to. Wild Warrior, one of India’s leading adventure racing brands will be organising the Wild Warrior Adventure Carnival 2021 at The Farm on Old Mahabalipuram Road. “We have been organising events �...

Sumit Nagal crashes out of Australian Open ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Tue, Feb 9 2021 11:42 IST | ​ 0 Views Sumit Nagal. (Goran Stanzl/Pixsell via Xinhua/IANS). Image Source: IANS News Melbourne, Feb 9 : Ace India tennis player Sumit Nagal on Tuesday faced a crushing straight-sets defeat against Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis in the first round contest to bow out of the men's singles event of the Australian Open. Nagal, India's second-highest ranked men's singles player, lost 2-6, 5-7, 3-6 to Berankis in a match that lasted two hours and six minutes at Court 17. Last week, the 23-ye...

Tributes flow for tennis great Akhtar Ali ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Sun, Feb 7 2021 23:57 IST | ​ 0 Views India tennis legend Akhtar Ali passes away. Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, Feb 7 : Tennis great Vijay Amritraj was among those from the sport who paid tribute to late former player and coach Akhtar Ali, who died on Sunday aged 81. Ali coached Amritraj, along with the likes of Leander Paes, Ramesh Krishnan and his son and India's Davis Cup coach Zeeshan Ali among others. "Aktar Ali was terrific as a coach both when I was a junior as well as coach of our India Davis Cup team...

Legendary Davis Cup coach Akhtar Ali passes away By Mansoor|   Published: 7th February 2021 12:07 pm IST Photo: Former Davis Cup coach Akhtar Ali (Source: Twitter) Kolkata: Akhtar Ali, a former Davis Cup coach and a legendary figure in Indian tennis, died on Sunday due to multiple health issues, including recently detected prostate cancer.  Akhtar, father of India’s current Davis Cup coach Zeeshan Ali, was 83 and breathed his last in Kolkata.  Akhtar, whose coaching style emphasised on playing aggressive serve and volley game, shaped many careers, including that of the legendary ...

Mohali stadium, Punjab. Our blue Team India jerseys crinkled with heat and excitement, we stepped inside. A sea of Tricolors greeted us as though the flags were trying to sway to the fusion of loud Punjabi songs and beats of the dhols across the stands. The atmosphere was electric. A handful of players were on the field practicing ahead of the big World Cup semi-final against arch- rivals Pakistan. Suddenly there was a collective gasp and then, the stadium erupted in a frenzy. A short man with curly hair and a red T-shirt was making his way to the ground. Sachin Tendulkar had not even padded ...