Sport Savour

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Jana Novotna was a true champion. The tall, blonde Czech was one of the most watchable players on the circuit with powerful serve and...

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...

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...

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...