Babykutty: It is an added feather in the cap of Kerala as well as Kannur to have an exclusively (to be Air conditioned) Indoor Stadium in Mundayad with a seating capacity of 5000. It is the first of its kind in the Northern Region of Kerala. The stadium was inaugurated by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on January 15, 2015  in the presence of Ministers Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan and K.C. Joseph on the land that once belonged to the Animal Husbandry Department’s regional poultry farm. This  multi-purpose indoor stadium constructed at...

Kannur, Kerala: It couldn’t have been scripted better. They say every champion has one last game left in them. Today Uttarakhand’s point guard Riyazuddin, who last played on the Indian team four years ago, proved his mettle when it mattered the most. Virtually taking over his team’s offense from the end of regulation till the end of second overtime, he struck repeatedly from downtown and from the freethrow line to carry his team to a gold medal over a spirited Tamil Nadu team. The match had numerous heroes for both teams. Tamil Nadu found...

Both the men and women’s teams from Tamil Nadu are through to the finals of the basketball event of the 35th National Games 2015. The men outlasted Karnataka 80-67, while the women led from from start to finish against Maharashtra to win 64-58. Maharashtra women seemed to lack any offensive game plan and were overly reliant on veteran international Manisha Dange’s outside shooting. Dange ended the game with 27 points & 12 rebounds, but Maharashtra’s inconsistent offense in the first three quarters meant that Tamil Nadu never looked in...