Young badminton sensation Lakshya Sen breaks into the World top 100 after jumping 19 places to reach the 89th spot in the latest BWF ranking. At 16, Lakshya achieved the spot for his good international run. The youngster had...
1968
Jimmy Adams, a phenomenal batsman at the beginning of his career, was born on this day. The Jamaican batsman had an average of 81.07 after 12 Tests. Only Don Bradman had a better record than his at an average...
1909
Bruce Mitchell, the South African who appeared consecutively in 42 Tests, was born on this day. He scored 3471 at on average of 48.88.
1913
Dennis Smith, the bowler who took his only Test wicket with his very first ball, was...
1956
Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy, the two openers of India, completed their stand of 413, then a record for the first wicket in any Test match. Pankaj Roy made 173 and Vinoo Mankad scored 231.
1981
Travis Friend, the Zimbabwean who...
1948
Dayle Hadlee, brother of bowing great Sir Richard Hadlee, was born on this day. Dayle played 26 Tests for New Zealand in which he took 71 wickets at 33.64 average. Accidentally, he lost part of his toe when he...
A video showing girls’ hockey team from selected Indian schools protesting against lack of support from the Indian government during the Pacific School Games in Australia surfaced on social media. The video went viral with common people blaming the...
Shiva Keshavan kept the Indian flag high up as he won his 4th gold in the Asian Championship in 2017. But questions rise as who is Shiva Keshavan? What sport does he represent? It is quite a pity that...
1898
Ernie Jones, the fast bowler from Australia, became the first bowler to be called for throwing in a Test the first bowler to be called for throwing in a Test. Big in frame and heart, Australian fast bowler is...
1886
Arthur Mailey, the only bowler to take nine wickets in a Test innings for Australia, was born on this day. The leg-break bowler took 9 wickets for 121 against England in Melbourne.
1929
Don Bradman made his maiden Test century. It...
Nigerian defender Eze Kingsley Obumneme helped Mohun Bagan win 1-0 over arch rival East Bengal at a thrilling encounter in the seaon's first I-league derby. Nigerian defender Kingsley, who signed from last season's champion Aizawl FC, headed home the winner...