NeW Bureau Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a hybrid combat sport incorporating techniques from boxing, wrestling, judo, jujitsu, Muay Thai, and other disciplines. It has emerged as one of the world’s fastest-growing spectator sports in the early 21st century. In 2001, new UFC management created rules by adding weight classes, rounds, and time limits and
NeW Bureau The North Eastern States of India are well known for their dedication towards sports. Over the years the Northeast sportspersons have made it big at national and international sports events. The youth of Northeast are heavily inclined towards sporting activities like Football, Tennis, Weight Lifting, Boxing, Archery etc. The Northeastern states of India are home to some of
Lanusenla Youth population is the life wire of any society and the force behind developed society. The energy, the liveliness, the swiftness of thought and indeed, the physical manpower are the characteristics that make the youthful age more interesting than any stage of human existence. Youth are the foundation of any society Therefore,
Rukmini Barua Deka “This has been the initiative of the government of Assam. The indigenous games of Assam are the basic traits of the people and intrinsic parts of our socio-cultural life.Organising these games is an effort to revive the traditional games of the indigenous communities. These games are expected to strengthen the feelings of
Lanusenla In Nagaland, sports have been left pretty frustrated over the years. The lack of facilities and adequate pitches, the absence of a coherent and consistent playing style from the players and a domestic association that isn’t up to the standard in organizational and financial terms have all meant that have been going nowhere. We
After cricket, football, hockey, tennis, badminton and kabaddi, Futsal is going to be the latest sport to have a league time tournament of its own. Currently Futsal has been one of the fastest growing sport in the world and as well as in India. Futsal may be new to many players but the enjoyable thing
Rukmini Barua Deka From ancient times, sports activities have taken place in Assam, involving the entire northeastern states. Asia’s first amphitheatre is the 18th century Rangghar located at Sibsagar, Assam, which is a great architectural monument of the Ahom kingdom. Members of the royalty watched buffalo and elephant fights and other sporting events from the
28th April 2017, the atmosphere around Indra Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Kohima was overwhelmed with an air of anticipation and a rush of adrenaline as fight fans jostled their way towards the fight arena to catch the season one finale of the Yodha Fighting Championship. Beating the frenzy, I made my way towards the arena
With hopes in their hearts and dreams in their heads, young aspiring footballers with their parents and guardians in tow flooded the DDSC football stadium when the North East United FC grassroots programme came calling on the 25th of March. On the backdrop of successful campaigns in Aizawl (Mizoram), Imphal (Manipur), Kokrajhar, Duliajan, Dibrugarh, Nazira
Young and old gathered on the sweltering day to spectate the 5th edition of the futsal tournament, organized by the Amateur Club. One of the many unforgettable sights were when an overly excited little girl blithely played with the ball right in the middle where the teams were practicing and warming up just before the
