1905
Aurther Chipperfield, the first man to make 99 on his Test debut, was born on this day. The Australian achieved the feat on the second day of the first Test against England at Trent Bridge in 1934. Chipperfield scored...
1827
James Southerton, the oldest man to make a Test debut, was born on this day. The Australian made his first test appearance at 49 years and 119 days in Melbourne in March 1877 against England.
1862
Charlie Turner, the man known...
Switzerland’s Esther Staubli created history when she became the first female referee to officiate a match at the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Esther, who hails from Bern, officiated the match between Japan and New Caledonia at the Salt Lake...
Confident India defeated hosts Bangladesh 7-0 in the second round of Hockey Asia Cup to book a spot in the Super 4. Ranked 6th in the world, Indians were no match for their less-fancied rivals as they dominated the...
India made a winning start in the Hero Asia Cup 2017 as the two-time champion outplayed Japan 5-1 in the event’s inaugural game at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in Dhaka. Harmanpreet Singh scored twice, while SV Sunil, Lalit...
India qualified for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup after their convincing 4-1 win over Macau in the qualifying round. A 4th straight win in Group A saw Sunil Chhetri and his team finish in top-2 in the qualifying round....
As Jeakson Singh Thounaojam headed the corner of Sanjeev Stalin into the bars of Colombia, he engraved his name in Indian football history as the first goal scorer across all age groups in a World Cup. Though India had...
India's HS Prannoy, PBL, became the costliest player at the players auction of the Premier Badminton League (PBL) with a bid of 62 lakh rupees by team Ahmedabad Smash Masters. Chinese World No 11 Tian Houwei was bought by...
Jemson Ningthoujam and Ankita Bhakat won gold in the mixed team event of Archery World Youth Championships held in Rosario, Argentina. The junior men's recurve team, which also included Jemson, settled for a silver. India's third medal came in...
All eyes are set on the colts of Indian football as the host country take on the USA in their first match in FIFA U-17 World Cup. The historic moment will be graced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in...