Mandar Mahale’s all-round show helped Ministerial Services Sports Club (MSSC) sail into the final of MN Dorairajan Trophy after they beat Medical Representatives’ Cricket Club (MRCC) by 209 runs in the semi-final at SB City College ground on Thursday. MSSC will take on Reshimbagh Gymkhana in the final to be played at VCA’s Kalamna ground from April 19-21. After taking a 74-run first innings lead, MSSC piled up 309-6 before declaring their second innings, leaving MRCC with the onerous task of chasing ..

CITY’S talented India paddler Jennifer Varghese has been picked by Chennai Lions for the Ultimate Table Tennis’ sixth season. This will be for the first time that Jennifer will be playing the Ultimate Table Tennis after the Chennai franchise showed faith in her. Jennifer has been on a medal winning spree this season. In last three months, she has won a few international gold medals for India and it was a matter of time that franchises lay their hands on the rising talent of the country. The Chennai ..

Jamashp Bapuna-Akshay Khetarpal, Jatin Kale-Parth Majumdar and Saurabh Rai-Abhinav Thakur had an easy day as they recorded victories over their respective rivals in the ongoing Central Provinces Club’s Late Advocate MB Naidu Snicket Tournament. Bapuna and Khetarpal registered twin wins in the day as they first defeated Sahil Kamwani 233-62 and then got the better of Ashish Agrawal-Pritesh Tank pair 193-46. Kale-Majumdar duo recorded a crushing win over Kiran Rathod-Bhawanisingh Raje Bhonsle pair. ..

WITH the State Inter-District Football Championship round the corner, Nagpur District Football Association (NDFA) selection committee has started narrowing in on picking the best 18 from district. The Western India Football Association (WIFA) will be conduting the final round of the championship in Nagpur with winners from four zonal meet and last year’s semi-finalists completing the 8-team line-up...

Sandeep Jain-Faiz Vali and Abhishek Rai-Sunil Kamwani recorded an innings victory over the respective opponents in the Central Provinces Club’s Late Advocate MB Naidu Snicket Tournament. In the opening match of the evening, Jain-Vali pair thrashed Ashish Agrawal-Pritesh Tank by an innings (156-41). Agrawal-Tank could muster 23 against which Jain-Vali set a target of 56 in the second frame. Agrawal-Tank needed to score 33 in the third frame and also were required to take a lead against Jain-Vali. However, ..

ARYA Rahul Dagwar, a talented player from Shivaji Nagar Gymkhana (SNG), has been selected to represent Maharashtra State basketball team in the 40th Youth National Basketball Championship, being held in Pondicherry from April 9 to 16. A student of Bhavan’s BP Vidya Mandir, Civil Lines, Arya is daughter of Dr Rahul and Mousami Dagwar. She trains at Shivaji Nagar Gymkhana courts under the expert guidance of Shiv Chhatrapati Awardee Shatrughna Gokhale and NIS coach Vinay Chikate...

ABHISHEK Rai-Sunil Kamwani pair defeated Akshay Khetarpal-Jamashp Bapuna duo 112-80 to start their campaign on a winning note in the ongoing Central Provinces Club’s Late Adv MB Naidu Snicket Tournament. Potting first, Rai-Kamwani made 39 while Khetarpal-Bapuna could manage 10 points only. In the third frame, Rai-Kamwani bettered their performance and scored 73 to pip Khetarpal-Bapuna who posted 70 points. In another match, Ajit Chawla and Mahesh Hirani fought out hard to beat Chaitanya Jain-Vedit ..

  TEAMS  of Bindesh Paul and Dushyant Mhaisalkar and Chaitanya Jain-Vedit Chokhani recorded wins over their respective rivals in the ongoing Central Provinces Club’s Late Adv MB Naidu Snicket Tournament at the club’s billiards h..

  Sports Reporter  SIDDHANT Gawai kept his slate clean to emerge clear winner in the Central Nagpur MLA Chashak Open Rapid Chess Tournament that concluded on Saturday. The event, organised by Sai Chess Academy, was held at Ramjivan Choudhar..

 Business Reporter After the resounding success in the last edition, Fashionista, the renowned and award-winning fashion exhibition, is set to mesmerize the fashion enthusiasts of Nagpur once again. The eagerly awaited 73rd edition of the expo s..

 Sports Reporter CENTRAL Nagpur MLA Cup Open Rapid Chess Tournament got under way at Ramjivan Choudhari Krida Sankul, Ram Cooler Square, New Shukrawari. The tournament was inaugurated by Ex-MLA Vikash Kumbhare and Grand Master Sankalp Gupta. Ove..

  Sports Reporter NAGPUR’S Rahul Bante has been appointed as one of the selectors to pick Maharashtra team from the Inter-District Under-20 Boys Football tournament being held at Sinhgad Sports Complex, Lonavala. Western India Footbal..

KUSHAGRA Paliwal emerged clear winner in the Nagpur District 104th Weekend Open Rapid Chess Tournament that was held at NDCA Hall, Sports Complex, Dhanwate National College, Congress Nagar. The event was hosted by Nagpur District Chess Association in association with Dhanwate National College In sixth round, Kushagra, playing with white pieces, defeated Rudra Dhole on the top board to finish the assignment with 5.5 points, half point clear of the duo of Palash Nagdevte and Sahejveer Singh Maras...

RAIWAT Sagdeo, a 21-year-old martial artist from Nagpur stunned a US fighter in the Canggu Fight Night 34 in Bali. Representing India as an individual athlete at the prestigious event, Sagdeo faced off against a US opponent in the India vs USA feature fight of the early prelims securing a hard-fought victory by decision over the American. As a child, Sagdeo began his journey in combat sports. A black belt in karate, he is a multiple-time state and national champion, showcasing his talent from a young ..

DEMONSTRATING grit, endurance, and unshakeable determination, Dr Sunita Dhote, professor at the School of Management, Ramdeobaba University, clinched the gold medal at the prestigious Half Oceanman 2025 held in the challenging waters of Krabi, Thailand. Participating in the 50–59 age category in female section, Dr Dhote only completed the course and emerged victorious in her category, making the nation proud. The open water swimming event saw extreme conditions with undercurrents, crosswinds, and ..

VIDARBHA Cricket Association (VCA), one of the richest associations of the country, has proposed to amend its Constitution after 668 life members voted in favour of the changes put forth by the Constitution Amendment Committee. The Constitution Amendment Committee comprised VCA President Justice Vinay M Deshpande (Former Judge of the Bombay High Court), Senior Counsel former chief of the association Adv Anand Jaiswal, Adv Anand Deshpande and Adv Harish Thakur. There are as many as nine articles proposed ..

THE wait for a T20 league of Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) is over. Immediately after Indian Premier League gets its 18th winner, VCA will conduct the much-awaited Vidarbha Pro T20 League (VPTL) for men and women. Addressing a press conference at VCA Civil Lines’ Bilimoria Pavilion, CEO Farokh Dastoor declared VCA’s franchise-based T20 tournament which will start immediately after IPL which concludes on May 25. “To ensure that VPTL is conducted in utmost professionalism and excellence, Arivaa ..

  Sports Reporter NAGPUR’S Gaurav Pudke, Shri Jangupta and Tanish Warkade clinched gold medals in the 20th Vidarbha Junior and Sub-Junior Powerlifting Championship for boys and girls in progress at MLA hostel in Civil Lines, on Saturd..

PRARTHI Gawli bagged a gold medal and lifted the maximum total weight on Day 1 of the 20th Vidarbha Junior and Sub-Junior Powerlifting Championship for boys and girls held under the aegis of Nagpur district and Vidarbha Powerlifting Association which kicked off at MLA hostel in Civil Lines on Friday. Prarthi lifted a total of 277.5 kg which included 117 kg of squat, 40 kg of bench press, 120 kg of dead lift for which she was awarded 49.99 points. With 208 boys and girls from over 11 districts participating ..

THE Maharashtra State Inter-University Staff Kulguru Chashak T20 Cricket Tournament began with enthusiasm at the playground of Nagpur Veterinary College under MAFSU on Thursday. The tournament has been organised to mark silver jubilee year of Maharashtra Animal and Fisheries Sciences Universities’ establishment. The inaugural programme of the tournament was held in presence of Vice-Chancellor of MAFSU Dr Niteen Patil, Vidarbha Ranji Trophy winning coach Usman Ghani, Vice-President of All India Kulguru ..

FREQUENT spells of rain prevented play on final day of all the matches in the MN Dorairajan Trophy at various grounds on Thursday. Navniketan Cricket Club won on first innings lead, thanks to Shantanu Chikhale’s 7-84 on Day 1 against VMV CC. It was Shantanu’s second seven-wicket haul in the tournament. Ministerial Services SC, Reshimbagh Gymkhana and Indian Gymkhana also won on first innings lead. Eleven Star Cricket Club and AIR had to remain satisfied with two points each as the first innings of ..

SANJAY Ramaswamy celebrated his birthday by hitting an unbeaten 103 and shared a fabulous 250-run partnership for the first wicket with Siddhesh Wath (140) to put Indian Gymkhana on top against Anurag Cricket Club, Kamptee on opening day of their three-day group league match of MN Dorairajan Trophy on Tuesday. After Devesh Charote (7-57) had run through Anurag CC’s first innings, dismissing them for 168, Indian Gymkhana’s opening pair ran riot at the NSSM ground (1). Ramaswamy’s 103 came off 99 deliveries ..

NAGPUR District Football Association (NDFA) will be conducting WIFA’s final round of Senior Inter-District State Football Championship at DR BR Ambedkar Football Stadium, Suyog Nagar, North Nagpur from April 20. The Western India Football Association has entrusted NDFA to organise the final round of the 8-team competition. Accordingly, NDFA will play host to top eight teams of the district which will fight out in the league-cum-knock-out basis competition. Winners from the zonal meets of the inter-district ..

SURAJ Ramesh Shingade of Khelo India University Handball Training Centre, RTMNU will represent Maharashtra in 46th Junior National Handball Championship to be held at Jahanabad, Bihar. Suraj is a student of Priya Vidya Vihar, Durga Nagar, Hingna Road and a trainee of Khelo India University Handball Training Centre. Suraj regularly practices at RTMNU Sports Complex, Ravi Nagar, Amravati Road, Nagpur under the guidance of coach Rakesh Bansod (Navy’s ex-National and International Camper) and Vinayak ..

NAGPUR District Unified Hockey Association (NDUHA) President Pramod Thakre has demanded to dissolve the current executive body and has sought fresh and proper elections. Thakre’s remarks came a day after ‘The Hitavada’ in its ‘CityLine’ issue published how NDUHA’s executive bodies were ‘illegally’ elected without following any proper election procedures and the alleged ‘dictatorial’ way of functioning by Secretary Parvez Qureshi. Thakre, who was appointed as the President in 2022, came down heavily ..