Dignitaries present at the event

Inaugural British Asian Rugby Awards celebrates excellence

The British Asian Rugby Association (BARA) hosted the inaugural British Asian Rugby Awards at Speaker’s House, House of Commons, celebrating the contributions of South Asian communities to rugby. 

BARA's role in elevating South Asian representation in rugby

Dr Ikram Butt, founder of the British Asian Rugby Association (BARA), was inspired by his father, a former boxer in the Pakistani Air Force. His father's dedication to hard work, respect, and joy in sports left a lasting impact on Ikram. Growing...

Dignitaries present at the event

Inaugural British Asian Rugby Awards celebrates excellence

The British Asian Rugby Association (BARA) hosted the inaugural British Asian Rugby Awards at Speaker’s House, House of Commons, celebrating the contributions of South Asian communities to rugby. 

BARA's role in elevating South Asian representation in rugby

Dr Ikram Butt, founder of the British Asian Rugby Association (BARA), was inspired by his father, a former boxer in the Pakistani Air Force. His father's dedication to hard work, respect, and joy in sports left a lasting impact on Ikram. Growing...

Double gold for India at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest

India made history by achieving a double gold in the Chess Olympiad, winning outright in both the open and women's sections. Both Indian teams dominated in the final round, securing convincing 3½-½ victories. In the open section, Dommaraju Gukesh...

Neeraj finishes second in Diamond League, misses crown by 1 cm

Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra agonisingly missed the Diamond League crown by just one centimeter as he finished second for the second consecutive year with a throw of 87.86m in the season finale Diamond League series at Brussels.

The Indian deaf cricket team defeated hosts England by six wickets in the seventh and final T20 to claim the series 5-2 in Leicester. Electing to bowl, India restricted England to 164 for 4 and then chased down the target with four balls to...

Warwickshire teenager Hamza Shaikh will captain of England’s under-19s test side in two youth tests against Sri Lanka at Wormsley CC, High Wycombe (8-11 July) and Cheltenham CC (16-19 July).

Dashing Assam batter Riyan Parag on Monday became the first north-eastern cricketer to get an India call-up as a new-look T20 squad led by Shubman Gill was unveiled for next month’s five-match series in Zimbabwe which will not feature any of...

India's Olympic and world champion javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra claimed his maiden gold medal at the Paavo Nurmi Games last week, dominating a stellar field on his return to competitive action following a month-long break. Chopra, who won...

Smriti Mandhana continued her purple patch and capped a fine run with a record. The opener played another match-winning knock (90) to help India register a 6-wicket win, which ensured a 3-0 series sweep over South Africa in the third and final...



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