India topped the medals' chart in the AIBA World Women's Youth Boxing Championships after claiming five gold medals and two bronze medals. Russia emerged second with 2 gold and 4 silver. India achieved a rare feat of claiming the...
1913
Wilfred Rhodes of England became the first English cricketer to do the double of 100 wickets and 1000 runs when he took his 100th Test wicket against South Africa in Johannesburg.
1935
Rohan Kanhai, the exciting stroke maker for West Indies...
Gopi Thonakal entered into the sporting history of India by becoming the nation’s first man to win Asian Marathon Championship. He achieved the feat in the 16th edition of the prestigious event held at Dongguan in China. Gopi clocked...
1891
Clarrie Grimmett, the first bowler to take 200 Test wickets, was born on this day. Grimmett played his first Test at the age of 33. His legspin partnership with Bill O'Reilly was the greatest of all time.
1975
Marcus Trescothick, the...
Haryana girl Ritu Phogat won the the silver medal in the Under-23 Senior World Wrestling Championship at Poland. In the final she lost to Turkish wrestler Demirhan. Ritu defeated Chinese Wrestler Jiang Zhu 4-3 points in the semi-final. In...
1932
Colin Cowdrey, the most durable English cricketer with a Test career spanning more than two decades, was born on this day. Cowdrey was the first man to play 100 Tests, captained England 27 times and scored almost 43,000 first-class...
Jana Novotna was a true champion. The tall, blonde Czech was one of the most watchable players on the circuit with powerful serve and aggressive volley. Her mastery of the backhand smash fetched her 100 tennis titles, 24 for...
1873
JT Tyldesley, a fleet-footed right-handed stroke-maker, was born on this day. The Englishman made almost 40,000 first-class runs in a long career with Lancashire and England. He played 31 Tests, making 112 in his second Test to set up...
1929
Wazir Mohammad, brother of Hanif Mohammad who often remained under the shadow of Hanif, was born on this day. Wazir was one of four Test-playing Mohammad brothers. He scored both his Test hundreds in the Caribbean series of 1957-58.
1947
Dilip...
He was the man who could snatch 2.5 times his body weight; he was the one who could clean and jerk 3 times his body weight. At 15, he set his first world record. At the end of his...