Poulomi Kundu
Sanjita Chanu suspended after testing positive; will challenge the decision
Dope shame returned to Indian Weighlifting as Sanjita Chanu, the Commonwealth Games gold medallist in the 53kg Women’s category, was tested positive for a...
Argentina’s first time summit victory immortalised by the ’Embrace of the...
As the final whistle blew to declare Argentina’s home-turf triumph over the Netherlands in the FIFA World Cup final of 1978; a certain Victor...
When East faced West in a torn Germany- the only time...
After the terrific heat of Mexico during the 1970 World Cup, it was a relatively cooler but rainy West Germany that welcomed one and...
Brazilian hurricane swept Mexico throughout to own Jules Rimet trophy in...
1970 World Cup had seen many ‘firsts’- substitutions were allowed (previously, teams could not replace injured or tired players), red and yellow cards were...
The famous yet ‘infamous’ hat-trick of Geoff Hurst that gave England...
The only man to have scored a hat-trick in the final of a World Cup remains Geoff Hurst since 1966- the year in which...
Threats, thefts, recovery, demolition- the mystery behind non-existence of Jules Rimet...
A trophy made of gold-plated sterling silver on a white-yellow marble base was manufactured following the design of French sculptor, Abel Lafleur. It depicted...
Vava keeps his name in record book- the only person to...
Edvaldo Isidio Neto, better known to the world as Vava, has a unique record set against his name. Among the four players who have...
‘Lucky 13’ of Just Fontaine- the record of highest goal in...
The 1958 World Cup belonged to the Brazilian great Pele. But there was another man; a lesser-known Frenchman who created history. Just Fontaine set...
A promise in 1950 fulfilled in 1958; how Pele won the...
There could be no other more important event in the 1958 World Cup rather than Pele’s mercurial performance at the age of 17. As...
So close yet so far; Hungary’s ‘Mighty Magyars’ famously lost the...
A legendary Hungarian Football team was formed in the 1950s comprising the greats like Ferenc Puskas, Sandor Kocsis, Nandor Hidegkuti, Zoltan Czibor, Gyula Grosics...