Dario Cologna of Switzerland became the first ever Cross Country Skier to win the Men’s 15km event thrice. Cologna showed his power and endurance to score hat-trick at Pyeongchang after Sochi in 2014 and Vancouver in 2010. He also...
1910
Iftikhar Ali Khan, better known as the Nawab of Pataudi senior, was born on this day. He is the only man to play Test cricket for England and India. The Nawab played three Tests for England, including a glittering...
1877
The Test cricket began on this day. The first match was played between Australia and England, at the MCG. It was awarded Test status subsequently and was originally titled as "All England v A Combined New South Wales and...
The policy for bidding of international events has undergone a significant change under Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore when he declared that the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) or any National Sports Federation (NSF) has to seek approval from the...
Canada’s Ted-Jan Bloeman won gold in the Men’s 10,000m Speed Skating breaking the Olympic record in the penultimate heat set by Jorrit Bergsma 15 minutes prior in the second heat. Bergsma timed 12.41.98 while Bloeman broke it in 12.39.11....
1963
Bruce Reid, the tall left-arm Australian pace bowler, was born on this day. Reid played 27 Test matches for India and ended with 113 wickets at an average of 24. In 61 ODIs, he took 63 wickets. His crowning...
Jorien ter Mors of the Netherlands gave her country a record-equalling fourth Olympic gold medal in the event as he cruised to victory in 1,000m gold at Pyeongchang. In her way to the gold, she powered to a new...
The old and historic city of Nanded, located some 570kms away from Mumbai, has the passion to embrace the new. With a literacy rate of almost 88% and a gender ratio of 924 females for every 1000 males, it...
Mithali Raj played a strokeful innings of 54* to lead India to a 7-wicket victory in the first of the 5-match T20 series against South Africa. India had already won the ODI series 2-1 and is dominant in the...
American teenager, Chloe Kim, claimed gold in Women’s Snowboard Halfpipe by defeating China's Liu Jiayu by almost 10 points. Kim scored a near-perfect score of 98.25 on her final run. Kim is the dual gold medallist from the Youth...