News Desk, News Nation 360: The state championship of the Bharat Robotics League (BRL) 2026, held under the exciting theme "Dangal of Robots", saw a total of 25 student teams from 17 schools in West Bengal compete to bring school students closer to the idea of being pioneers and not mere users of technology. With a focus on pushing the boundaries of practical hardware applications, torque, chassis endurance and rapid prototyping capabilities under the pressure of an intensely

News Desk, News Nation 360: The Save Indian Football Foundation held a special general meeting at Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya to chalk out a strategy for scouting and training future footballers with an eye on the 2036 Olympics and 2038 World Cup. The meeting was attended by former Indian Women's National team captain Kuntala Ghosh Dastidar along with Headmaster Swami Ishteshananda, Sports Coordinators Swami Tatparanananda and Swami Dibyeshwarananda, Sports Depa

News Desk, News Nation 360: Baazar Style Retail Limited (Style Baazar), one of India’s largest value fashion retail chains, has become the Principal Partner for the Indian men’s national football team’s upcoming international friendlies against football powerhouses Brazil and Uruguay at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium). The matches are scheduled to be played on October 3, 2026, against the five-time world champions, followed by a friendly encounter w

News Desk, News Nation 360: Hindusthan Club has unveiled The Ultimate Gaming Arena, a cutting-edge indoor recreation and entertainment complex designed to revamp the club's presence on Sarat Bose Road by bringing together diverse age groups through an innovative mix of technology and adventure. Going beyond the typical game arcade, the newly launched arena features a host of thrilling attractions like motion VR, car racing simulators, automated bowling alleys, air hockey, ind

News Desk, News Nation 360: The Indian Softball Cricket League (ISCL) has announced the second season of the league during a press conference in Bengaluru. The second season is set to expand almost three times its first season, going from one league to 32 teams and 127 matches nationwide in an effort to develop grassroots softball cricket into a professional sport. The new season was announced by ISCL and Indian Softball Cricket Foundation (ISCF) Founder & President Dr Gangad

News Desk, News Nation 360: Merlin Group has enhanced its sports content connection with cricket legend Yuvraj Singh by inaugurating the second Yuvraj Singh Centre of Excellence (YSCE) at the YSCE Club Arena located on Basanti Road, Bantalla (20 minutes from Science City). The YSCE, which has been running its high-performance cricket program at Merlin Rise – The Sports Republic in Rajarhat, has been training over 600 students since 2023, in addition to the Ronaldinho R10 Foot

News Desk, News Nation 360: The Acropolis Mall, in partnership with the Bengal Chess Association, successfully organised the 3rd Invitational School Chess Championship 2026, in which more than 150 students from 60 leading institutions like Don Bosco, St. Xavier's Collegiate School, DPS Ruby Park, South Point High School, La Martiniere for Boys from the city of Kolkata competed in a six-round FIDE Swiss League. The event was attended by eminent chess players like Grandmaster M

News Desk, News Nation 360: The East Zone franchise RDB Monarch Bengal Indians was launched through the joint efforts of the RDB Group and Monarch Group. It was done at RDB Regent Vatika, Kolkata, before the JITO Premier League (JPL) 2026. The JPL 2026 is India's biggest community cricket tournament, arranged by the Jain International Trade Organisation in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from August 24 to September 5, 2026. The launch ceremony had the presence of Vinod Dugar, RDB Group C

News Desk, News Nation 360: The HCL Squash PSA Challenger Tour leg of Kolkata, in association with the Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI), was held from 10th to 14th August, 2026, at The Calcutta Racket Club. This event, featuring 48 players from seven different countries such as India, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, and Germany in both men’s and women’s categories, witnessed a total prize money of US$9,000 per category. The Egyptian players ruled in the finals, with t

News Desk, News Nation 360: The Merlin CSJC Football Tournament 2026, jointly conducted by the Calcutta Sports Journalists' Club (CSJC) and Merlin Group, was inaugurated at Merlin Rise, an advanced sports-oriented township, with participation from 23 teams from the print and electronic & digital media categories. The tournament, inaugurated in the presence of the legends of Indian football Dipendu Biswas and Sandip Nandy (Alvito D'Cunha having participated in the earlier fixt