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1931 Frederick Trueman, regarded as the greatest fast bowler of England, was born on this day. Fred was the first man from any country to...

1970 Darren Lehmann, a free-scoring left-hander batsman for Australia, was born on this day. He could have played more cricket for the national side, but...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Yes he is the World Champion again. Might be, for a man who has won five World championships in the classical format, this victory...

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...

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...

Viswanathan Anand  stunned World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in their ninth round match at the World Rapid Chess Championship in Riyadh. Anand won from...