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  Jeff Fialho: My favourite people Joginder Singh - The Flying Sikh (Kenya Rally Champion) Joginder Singh was a successful Kenyan rally driver in the 1960s and 70s and was noted for winning the gruelling Safari rally three times. This event is rated as the toughest and most challenging in the World Rally Championship calendar. Joginder started his rallying career in the early 60s, driving Volkswagen motorcars and achieved his first outright win in 1965, driving with brother Jaswant in a Volvo PV544 a vehicle that was written off in the year before by a Swedish competitor. He was previously an REAAA patrol man and his historic first Safari win proved to be a triumph against expectations and a defiance of superstition. It was the 13th running of the event, and the car was given the number one, which was at the time considered an unlucky number in the Safari. Subsequent wins came in 1974 and 1976 in a Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 GSR...He is fondly known as the Flying Sikh. His record...

 CANADIAN  Olympics Glory guys! Devohn Noronha Texeira Santiago 2023 Toronto 2015 Rio 2016 Tokyo 2020 Keegan Pereira Santiago 2023 Tokyo 2020 Lima 2019 Rio 2016 Ken Pereira Beijing 2008 Wayne Fernandes Sydney 2000 Aaron Fernandes LA 1984 Brandon Pereira Tokyo 2020 Lima 2019 Apologies for any errors, would appreciate the corrections

 

  The many players who adorned the Toronto GOA with field hockey greatness! The men! Standing left to right — Romeo Rodrigues, Clarence Dias, Donat Desouza, Edwin Fernandes, Huby Desouza, George Moraes, Wayne Grimmer, Ovi Desouza, Derek Valles, Remy Diniz, Squatting— Nelson Rodrigues, Filandro Fernandes, Robert Desouza, Owen desouza, The women! Back row Zulema DeSouza, Matthew (Romeo) Rodiques, Melba D'Souza, Clarence Dias, Donat D'Souza, Edwin Fernandes, Hubert, Ella, George Moraes, Wayne Grimmer, Sharon DeSouza, Orvie D'Souza, Derick Valles, Audrey Noronha, Mitelia Paul, Remi, Lower row - Milly Coreia, Nelson Rodiques, Lilian D'Mello, Gloria Fernandes, Philandro Fernandes, ?, Astrid DeSouza, Owen D'Souza, Harjit. WITH ENDEARING THANKS TO JOHN NORONHA AND AUDREY NORONHA TEIXEREIRA!  

  Jeff Fialho Many friends from around the world, but especially in the United Kingdom, have told me many times about a wonderful guy named Jeff Fialho. It has taken a long time for me to get around to writing about this appreciation. He grew up in Pangani Chini, a Nairobi suburb near Eastleigh, where I grew up. To give you an idea about this delightful, quiet achiever, one of his long-time friends, Merwin D’Souza, who lives in Florida, USA, wrote the following: From a very early age, Jeff Fialho developed an intense passion for cars.  He began collecting die-cast scale model cars, influencing many of his peers to do the same. Most of us simply could not keep up!  Over the years, Jeff amassed a significant collection of model cars, taking great care to keep them in pristine shape. Many were rare, limited editions which became sought-after items.   Sadly, when he moved to London, his collection was stolen.  Jeff's photographic memory is legendary.  Somehow h...

  Birth of Goan sport in Toronto By John Nazareth (An excerpt from The History of the Toronto Goan Overseas Association 25th anniversary brochure ) Perhaps the strongest force that brought most Goans together was a desire to form a Goan field hockey team. This may seem surprising to the uninitiated but hockey had acquired cultural overtones among the diaspora Goans. It became the medium we expressed ourselves, as colonial medium and third-world pressures once made political expression difficult. No wonder that we played the game of hockey with such intensity. (In Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and other parts of southern Africa many were wounded, no quarter was given, nor any respite asked.) Back in Toronto in 1968, some like Leo Lopes would organise practice sessions among friends; many played for teams in the Toronto area. In 1969, it became obvious to Roque Barretto that there were sufficient Goans in other teams to form a formidable Goan team. Roque (Rocky) Barretto came to ...