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A Beginner’s Guide to Cycling Let us start by congratulating you on your decision of taking up cycling once again. Well, you will not regret going back to your good old pal who’s seen your scraped knees, shared you with the motorbikes and later lost you to the motorbikes. Cheers to your decision! By now, all of us have been familiar with all the benefits cycling can add to our lives. It is no secret that cycling is one of the easiest ways of keeping one fit. But before we jump to the guiding part, it is important for our customers to understand why the guide is necessary for them for something as simple as cycling. The answer to the question is that it is more important to understand the science behind cycling, than the actual task of cycling because then you understand your cycle better and the entire process becomes quite easier. This guide will walk you through the necessary steps to understand your bike, to build up your knowledge, confidence and fitness, so that you can

Today, we know one thing for sure that the entire world is in need of change - a set of decisive moves to make the world a better place to live in. In times of chaos like this, every sector is going through a lot of change and it is necessary that we also step up and make our contribution in bringing about a better environment. The transportation sector also needs to go through a series of changes and we are here to make the alterations. Let us take a look at the various dimensions we can contribute to for making this planet better. If you ask why we need to change, the answer is simple. Take a look around and see for yourself. The roads are not good enough for daily commute. The potholes on the road pose a serious danger for the passengers on road. The number of accidents reported on a daily basis in this country is a proof to that. That is not all. The roads are heavily congested. The big cities face a similar problem- the traffic jam. Imagine the productivity that would have resu

National Games review meet held A review meeting of National Games technical committee along with  State Associations  was held on November 24 (3pm) at SAG conference hall, Dr SPM stadium, Goa University. Goa Olympic Association (GOA) Secretary General Mr. Gurudatta Bhakta convened the meeting which went on for nearly two hours. Mr Mukesh Kumar (Chairman), Mr S. M. Bali and Mr Dushant Singh, members of the GTCC (Games Technical Conduct Committee), met Presidents, Secretaries and / or  authorised  representatives of State Sports Associations where the progress made on national games and infrastructure works were reviewed. Earlier during the day, GTCC and GOA officials inspected various games venues to take stock of infrastructure works, along with Mr. Mahesh Rivonker from SAG. While interacting with Association members, GTCC officials expressed confidence that the Games will go on as per schedule, although they admitted they were not fully satisfied. “There are so

World No. 1 Djokovic He adlines Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2019 DOHA: World No.1 Novak Djokovic is billed to kickstart his 2019 season with the Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2019 which will be held from December 31, 2018 to January 5, 2019 at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha. Djokovic, the 2018 Wimbledon and US Open champion, tops the entry list of star players which includes world No. 8 Dominic Thiem, Nikolov Basilashvili, David Goffin, Karen Khachanov and this year's French Open semifinalist Marco Cecchinato. In all, 25 players made the entry list while three slots are allotted for wild card entrants and four for qualifiers. The three-time Major winner Stan Wawrinka, the defending finalist Andrey Rublev and the former world No. 4 Tomas Berdych, who has not been competing since June, are all in the first places of alternates list and will probably make it in the main draw. Of the 32 singles players and 16 doubles team featuring in the six-day event, al

Main Draw Released for QSF No.1 The main draw for this month’s QSF No.1 has been released with Egypt’s former World No.3 Omar Mosaad and Germany’s Raphael Kandra seeded to meet in the final of the PSA World Tour Bronze tournament, which will take place between November 10-14. The tournament will be held at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex and will see a high quality draw battle it out for a share of the $51,000 prize purse. Mosaad – who has never faced Kandra on the PSA Tour – is seeded on the same side of the draw as the likes of Spain’s former World No.5 Borja Golan, Australia’s Cameron Pilley and England’s Chris Simpson. The Egyptian, along with the other top eight seeds, receives a bye into the second round and will face either Jamaica’s World No.81 Christopher Binnie or Welsh World No.50 Peter Creed for a place in the last eight. Germany’s Kandra, meanwhile, is seeded to meet England’s former World No.9 Daryl Selby in the semi-finals but will first