Govt calls for views on draft Meghalaya Sports Policy
Shillong, Apr 12: The state government has invited stakeholders to give their views and comments on the long-awaited draft Meghalaya Sports Policy. The draft can be found here.
The report was prepared by the Indian Institute of Management, Shillong and...
Financial crunch could force Laban to pull plug on football team
Shillong, Apr 7: Laban Sports Club, the oldest of their kind in Meghalaya, have released the players in their football team and could pull out of football entirely as they cannot meet the financial costs required to run the...
Meghalaya win gold in ongoing archery championship
Shillong, Apr 6: Abhinash Rabha won the gold medal yesterday for Meghalaya in the individual category of the 25th Senior Indian Round Archery Championship in Pune.
Rabha took gold in the 30m event, while, in the team event Meghalaya will...
Nongrim Hills, Kingsmen win Megh Basketball C’ship titles
Shillong, Mar 28: Nongrim Hills and Kingsmen won the women's and men's titles respectively at the Meghalaya Open Basketball Championship, the finals of which were held here today.
The tournament, which began on 23rd March, was organised by the Directorate...
Swimming in Shillong now possible all-year with new heated indoor pool
Shillong, Mar 25: Swimming as a year-round activity in Shillong has become a reality with the launch of True North Leisure Centre, which boasts of the city’s (as well as the state’s) first controlled-temperature indoor swimming pool.
The leisure centre,...
Nongmensong, Sumer win 2nd & 3rd Division cricket trophies
Shillong, Mar 20: Nongmensong CC and Sumer won the Shillong Cricket League Second and Third Divisions respectively in the finals played here today.
Nongmensong beat Khalsa Warriors CC by eight wickets to take the Second Division title, while Sumer (not...
Smit reclaim AR Invitational Football Cup after thrilling penalty shootout
Shillong, Mar 17: Smit SC reclaimed the Assam Rifles Invitational Football Cup with a 5-4 victory on penalties against the Assam Rifles Laitkor team after full time ended 1-1 at the JN Stadium here today.
The final of the third...
MFA holds first ever Women’s Day football event
Shillong, Mar 11: Around 130 girls took part in the Meghalaya Football Association's football festival for schoolgirls at Polo Grounds yesterday, a first of its kind event for the state. A short seminar on trends in football and female participation...
Sputnik Spartan win Shillong Cricket League 1st Division
Shillong, Mar 9: Sputnik Spartan CC took home the Shillong Cricket League First Division trophy in a 16-run victory over Sunrise CC in the final today.
Sunrise started by winning the toss and making Sputnik Spartan bat first.
Led by a...
A referee’s life is hard, a woman referee’s is much harder
Football is easily the most popular sport in Meghalaya and you can't have football without the referees. TSR has been speaking to Merrylene Tongwah, one of only a couple of women referees we have in the state today.
Referees are...