Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore declared that the government has released Rs 3.14 crore as out of pocket allowance of 175 sportspersons under the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme in the last quarter of 2017. “The rate of Out of...
1936
Bob Simpson, the celebrated Australian allrounder, was born on this day. Simpson was a master strokemaker, cunning leg spinner and a brilliant fielder. Gradually Simpson became a first-rated opening batsman. He posted his first hundred in 1964, much later...
1968
Aminul Islam, the Bangladeshi cricketer who made a century in his country's inaugural Test, was born on this day. He achieved this feat against India in Dhaka in November 2000. He made 145 and became the third person to...
1988
Mohammad Shahzad, wicketkeeper-batsman of Afghanistan, was born on this day. In his first 11 ODI innings, Shahzad made three hundreds and three fifties. He hit a 67-ball 118 - then the highest T20I score by an Associate batsman -...
Yes he is the World Champion again. Might be, for a man who has won five World championships in the classical format, this victory may not rank at the very top. But he must be very happy indeed with...
1883
England recovered their series against Austalia in the form of a burnt bail in an urn. On August 29 1882, England not only were beaten by Australia for the first time in their own country but also lost their...
1951
Andy Roberts, the great fast bowler for West Indies, was born on this day. Roberts was famous for his deadly bouncers and his pace came from timing. There was very little emotion in his face. In 47 Test matches,...
Viswanathan Anand stunned World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in their ninth round match at the World Rapid Chess Championship in Riyadh. Anand won from the black side of Botvinnik system in the Nimzo Indian defence. Anand began the game...
Here is a different type of sporting event. An event that rejoices sportsmanship in a different way. Every year, in the winters, the maximum city of India-Mumbai is illuminated by the National Transplant Games. This is a unique event...
1964
Eddie Barlow and Graeme Pollock partnered to score 341 runs against Australia in Adelaide that remained South Africa's highest for any wicket in Tests for nearly 40 years. Herschelle Gibbs and Graeme Smith broke it. Barlow hit 201 and...