ROLL ball player Meet Sinha, a student of Class 10 of Centre Point School, Wardhaman Nagar booked berth in Maharashtra squad as the only player from city for the 17th Junior National Roll Ball Championship. Nagpur coach Swapnil Samarth..

   Sports Reporter :  SOUTH East Central Railway (SECR) stunned defending champions Rabbani Club, Kamptee 3-0 in the ongoing JSW-NDFA Elite Division Football Championship at Dr Ambedkar Football Stadium in Suyog Nagar. The win took SEC..

   LAKSHYA Vimal Nagpal took nine wickets helping Delhi Public School, Kamptee Road complete a thumping ten-wicket win over Suyash Convent & Jr College in VCA-organised SA Rahim U-15 Inter-School Tournament at MSEB ground. Electing to b..

   By Aryan Khartad : ARVIND Gorle runs an automobile workshop and has driven, fixed and restored several vehicles in his life but only his Willys Jeep CJ3 of 1958 holds a special place in his heart. The 65-year-old Gorle, known by fri..

   CP & Berar College men clinched the inter-college handball title. The tournament was organised by the Physical Education and Sports Department of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University. In the final, CP & Berar College de..

   Sports Reporter :  TEAM Mohota did the city proud by clinching their maiden 67th Ashok Ruia Gold Trophy during the Winter National Bridge Championships in Kolkata. Team Mohota was led by Anurag Mohota which also had Basant Mohota,..

IQBAL Ahmed, a Guinness Book record holder, is an ardent vintage car collector and city’s renowned restorer. To name a few, he is also owner of Land Rover model 1955 Series 1. It is a British off-road vehicle. Inspired by the World War II Jeep, it was produced by the Rover Motor Car company of Solihull Birmingham, England. “I purchased the vehicle in a dilapidated condition from the Health Department, Akola in the year 1992. It was restored in its original form and colour...

IKNOOR Singh scored a match-winning unbeaten half century as Vidarbha defeated J&K by four wickets to take home six points from the four-day U-19 Cooch Behar Trophy match that concluded at the VCA’s Kalamna ground on Thursday. Needing 63 runs to force an outright victory, Vidarbha achieved the target, losing six wickets on the last day. Iknoor, who was unbeaten on 41 overnight, saw his team across the line, remaining unbeaten on 70. He faced 161 balls and hit 10 boundaries...

In-form batter Riddhima Maradwar will lead the 16-member Vidarbha squad which open its campaign against Karnataka during the Under-19 Women’s Elite Group ‘D’ One-Day League Championship at NFC Ground in Hyderabad from Saturday. Squad: Riddhima (Captain & WK), Sakshi Bhupal (Vice-Captain), Arya Pongade, Kuntal Sharma, Shraddha Nabira, Akshara Itankar, Srishty Wandalkar, Nihari Kawale (WK), Shweta Tiwari, Saveri Deshpande, Supriya Patil, Grishma Tatte, Dhanashree Gujjar, Nimisha Kotecha, Mansi Borikar ..

MALHAR Dhurad cracked a fine century which helped Vidarbha take first innings lead against Tamil Nadu in their four-day Under-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy Elite Group A match at JNN College of Engineering, Shimoga, on Wednesday. Dhurad, who was unbeaten on 84 overnight, went on to make a splendid 144 to help Vidarbha take a 56-run lead over Tamil Nadu. Batting first, Tamil Nadu posted 302. In return Vidarbha scored 358. Dhurad got good support from Manav Wakode (37), Nirmik Charde (34) and Viraaj Maheshwari ..

IKNOOR Singh showed his batting prowess as Vidarbha closed in on an outright victory over J&K in their U-19 Cooch Behar Trophy match at the VCA’s Kalamna ground on Wednesday. Chasing 211 runs for victory, Vidarbha were 148-5 in their second innings at stumps on Day 3 of their four-day match. Iknoor was unbeaten on 41 while Anand Tale was not out on 29. The duo has so far added 66 runs for the sixth wicket...

A WORKING 1922 Harley Davidson J-model with a side-car is eye-catching even for those who may be a vintage automobile enthusiast but the looks of very beginning of ‘bike industry’, that too alive and roaring with full shine and shimmer is truly a treat to make us wonder about the old days. Rajesh Gupta, a 64-year-old transportation business owner, possesses the original masterpiece straight out from Milwaukee, USA since its conception in 1922. The bike was first purchased by Rajesh’s grandfather, ..

VIDARBHA recorded a consolation 19-run win over Andhra to sign off their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy campaign at Ekana Cricket Stadium B in Lucknow on Monday. Only pride was at stake in the inconsequential last league match of Elite Group A as Vidarbha were already knocked out of the quarter-final race while Andhra, along with domestic giants Mumbai, made the cut...

A DIAMOND may be rare but cannot be more rarer than a 1933 Chevrolet Master Eagle which is one of the only 500 cars manufactured in the world. Today, only a few survive. The 1933 build makes the car one of the oldest cars in Vidarbha claims Rukshad Bhagwagar who is the third owner of the American made car with a Phaeton body type (4 door convertible) and owns it over for a year now. Rukshad, an exporter by profession, will be driving his car at the Rotary-The Hitavada Vintage Car Rally to be held ..

Ever heard that a car helping in making friends? Adil Ahmed, son of Aqeel Ahmed who owns an automobile restoration company, said that his Austin A40 of 1948 has helped him making new friends. The originally grey coloured car, has been restored to yellow colour alongside with some new panels and mudguards during a complete restoration. It will be in exhibition at the Rotary-The Hitavada Vintage Car Rally to be held on December 28 at St Ursula Girls High School in Civil Lines. “I am the fourth owner ..

Hyderabad’s Vishwas Reddy Gunnampally and Mumbai’s Aarav Chahallani stormed into the final of the boys section of the ongoing MSLTA-NDHTA Under-14 All India Ranking National Series for Boys and Girls, on Friday. In the first semis, Nagpur’s Pranav Gaikwad (seed 3) went down to second seed Gunnampally to end his campaign. In the first set, Hyderbad’s Vishwak blanked Pranav 6-0 and then took the second set 6-2 to move into the summit clash. Top-seed Chahallani from Mumbai overpowered city-mate Vir Chattur ..

SWIMMERS of Aqua Sports Club brought laurels to the city by excelling at the 21st National Masters Aquatic Championship 2025 held at Hyderabad organised under the auspices of Swimming Federation of India. Participating in 35-39 age category, Ashwin Mokashi won silver medal in 400m freestyle, and bronze medals in 200m freestyle and 100m breaststroke. Akshaya Zanzad (35-39) won gold in 4x50m medley relay, silver in 50m breaststroke, bronze in 50m backstroke and 100m breaststroke, 4x50m freestyle relay...

TWO goals in the added time of the match helped Manganese Ore India Limited (MOIL) XI quell the challenge from Friends Sports Academy in the ongoing JSW-NDFA Elite Division Football Championship. Six goals were scored during the match played at Dr Ambedkar Football Stadium in Suyog Nagar in North Nagpur, two of which came in the added time as MOIL XI beat Friends Sports Academy 4-2. At the halfway mark in the tournament, MOIL are leading the chart with eight points from five games. MOIL XI took a ..

CITY’S two hockey players dazzled on the blue turf of Colombo in Sri Lanka displaying their dribbling skills and winning the coveted trophy. City’s two talented hockey stars — Niyaz Rahim, who has a distinction of leading the Indian Railways team to the podium on several occasions, and fiery striker Irshad Mirza — escorted Police Warriors to top in the recently concluded Premier Hockey League Sri Lanka 2025. The second season of the franchise based eight-team league was played at Colombo and was organised ..

OPENER Ayush Mhatre sent Vidarbha bowlers to cleaners with his powerful hitting as Mumbai thrashed Vidarbha by seven wickets in their Elite Group A Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 match at Ekana Cricket Stadium B, in Lucknow on Friday. Mhatre cracked his maiden T20 unbeaten 110 from just 53 deliveries and punished Vidarbha bowlers as Mumbai chased down the challenging target of 193 runs in 17.5 overs only. This was Vidarbha’s sixth straight defeat to Mumbai in SMAT. The Harsh Dubey-led side looked clueless in ..

Sports Reporter ; Central India Security Force (CIS) Delhi, MEG Bangalore, J&K Bank Kashmir and Red Army Bangalore stormed into the semi-finals of the 10th Haji Majid Ahmad Majju Seth All India Gold Cup Football Tournament being playe..

BHARTI Fulmali was Vidarbha’s lone player to be picked in the 2026 WPL mega auction that was held in New Delhi on Thursday. Bharti, with a base price of Rs 30 lakh, was initially taken by Mumbai Indians for Rs 45 lakh. Gujarat used their Rigth To Match (RTM) card and even though MI raised the bid to Rs 70 lakh, GG matched it to bag Bharti. Bharti was the lone Vidarbha player to feature in WPL 2025. The big-hitting middle-order batter, in her second season with Gujarat Giants, compelled attention with ..

THE Yonex-Sunrise GH Raisoni Memorial Nagpur District Winter Amateur & Nagpur District Masters Badminton Tournament got underway at Subhedar Hall on Thursday. In close matches on opening day, Swastik Moharana pipped Aayansh Telang..

AFTER having done pretty well in the red-ball format, Vidarbha batters flopped in unison to lose their opening Elite Group A match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali (T20) Trophy in Lucknow on Wednesday. Leading Vidarbha senior squad for the first time, skipper Harsh Dubey (2-13 and 26 runs) was he lone shining light as the team went down to Chhattisgarh by 27 runs at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium B. Chasing Chhattisgarh’s 133-9, Vidarbha did not last the entire distance and were ..

BRIDGE enthusiasts will have an enjoyable and engrossing three days of bridge this weekend, as Vidarbha Bridge Association will be conducting Annual Vinayakrao Makode Memorial Open Bridge Tournament from November 28-30 in their sports complex at Shankar Nagar. The tournament will witness bridge players from all over Vidarbha region competing in pairs and duplicate events. The club authorities have decided to host MP pairs event on Friday at 6 pm, after a formal inaugural ceremony, which will be done ..