SPORTS | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

No pay, few matches, little support but Karnataka’s professional women footballers still dream big

September 14, 2019 Grace Madigan

Often playing pro bono, with hardly anyone rooting for them, Karnataka’s women footballers are struggling. But their love of the game is the one thing that sustains them

How women’s football changed the lives of Sana, Raksha, Athmika and others

September 13, 2019 Grace Madigan

Through football, underprivileged girls in Bengaluru are getting scholarships to attend college, trips abroad, and even a place in the state team. Also, a collective of women have taken initiative to learn the game in their 30s

How Karnataka’s first women’s football league is picking new talent

September 12, 2019 Grace Madigan

Even as women’s football lay neglected for decades, hundreds of women have been playing the game informally in Karnataka. Now the state football association is forming leagues to give them the opportunities they deserve

Change in the air: After 63 years, Bengaluru’s Independence Day Cup football tournament opens up to women

September 11, 2019 Grace Madigan

The winds of change are coming in women’s football. For the first time in its 63-year history, Bengaluru’s Independence Day Cup tournament opened up to women this year.

“Bengaluru needs at least two more Kanteerava-like centres”: Pramila Aiyappa, Olympian

August 30, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

What training facilities do Bengaluru offer for its aspiring sportspersons? In this edition of Citizens Live, Olympian Pramila Aiyappa and para-athlete Shalini Saraswathi talk about existing facilities and what needs to change

Meet 6 passionate cyclists – one of them’s gonna be Bengaluru’s first Bicycle Mayor!

May 14, 2018 Shravya Sharath

A passionate environmentalist and cyclist who has earned the nickname ‘Go Green Rao’ for his years of activism, another deeply inspired by the French culture of cycling and its implications for urban health, a sustainable

Where will Bengaluru train its future Olympians?

August 15, 2016 Akshatha M

Here are the training facilities available for school students in Bengaluru who are interested in athletics.

Participate in the Nandi Hillathon to raise funds for your neighbourhood

May 26, 2016 Reena Pillai

Looking to raise funds to support a specific cause in your neighbourhood? You can do so by participating in the Nandi Hillathon and help restore Nandi Hills too!

1 run, 2 runs, now 10k: Races going green in Bengaluru

May 18, 2016 Akshatha M

After the Bengaluru Marathon and Pinkathon, it is time for TCS World 10K to go green. An in-depth look at how waste was managed at last week’s run.

Running event to help Chintamani farmers

October 26, 2015 Ganga Madappa

A group of friends from Bengaluru is running to raise funds to support farmers in Chintamani. The money raised could go towards purchasing solar lamps, or building bunds to prevent soil erosion.

Society

Team India U23’s long and hard road to London

June 11, 2015 Maitreyi Ananth

For the first ever time, India is set to send a team to London for the Under-23 Ultimate Frisbee World Championships. This is the story of the team and how you can help them on their way.

How nice Ulsoor lake looks when you are dangling in the air!

August 27, 2014 Ganga Madappa

British stuntman James Kingston recently visited Bengaluru, only to dangle several hundred feet above the ground from a crane. And what did he see? A spectacular view of Ulsoor Lake!

Society

New course records at the TCS World 10K

May 19, 2014 News Desk

Kenyans Geoffrey and Lucy set course records under trying conditions at the TCS World 10K. B.C Tilak and Swati Gadhave fastest Indians.

Society

T-20 Blind World Cup champs India take on Australia on 13th-14th April in Bengaluru

April 10, 2014 Ashish Sen

Sports and culture take a place of pride during Prevention of Blindness Week in the city. Two major T20 matches between India and Australia ahead.

Education

BU’s PEd students lack good training facilities

March 19, 2014 Sakshi Gupta

When the Physical Education students who are going to be instructors in future don’t have good facilities to train themselves, can we expect quality in sports?