Uttarakhand 6

17-year-old twins Gaurav and Saurabh Patwal are on a spectacular basketball journey stretching from their local school in the foothill of the Himalayas, to joining the famed Ludhiana Basketball Academy where they were mentored by Satnam Singh, and now moving to a high school in Arizona, USA. This is their story. *** Gaurav signs off hurriedly at around 10: […]

[Gopalakrishnan R & Vishnu Ravi Shankar] Bhilwara, Rajasthan: The action packed 65th Senior National Basketball Championship 2014-15 concluded a short while ago, with Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh crowned champions in the men’s and women’s divisions respectively. Chhattisgarh repeat as champions In a game of two halves, Chhattisgarh’s 6ft 9 inch centre Poonam Chaturvedi made it a […]

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 […]

Actor Dhairya Karwa, of Uri fame, is playing the role of cricketer Ravi Shastri in the eponymous 1983 World Cup biopic. He will next be seen paired opposite Deepika Padukone in Gehraiyaan.  But before he became an actor, Dhairya Karwa was an avid basketball player, captaining the Uttarakhand State team in the Junior National Basketball Championship, and representing […]

  Mysuru, 16th January 2016: The last day of the 66th Senior National Basketball Championship here in Mysuru saw the two best teams in each of the men’s and women’s categories compete for the coveted gold medal. The Indian Railways women and Services men captured the gold medal, with Kerala women and Uttarakhand men finishing […]