He showed the way to celebrate; Roger Milla was the man of Italia 1990
Aged 38, Albert Roger Mooh Miller, became one of the oldest to play in the World Cup. Better known as Roger Milla, he became...
India thrash Malaysia by 142 runs in the opening game of Women’s Asia Cup
Electing to bat first, India rode on Mithali Raj's brilliant 97 to post a score of 169 for 3 wickets in 20 overs.
Malayasia started...
That 22nd June of 1986, when infamy and virtuosity occurred in a span of...
The blazing hot afternoon in Mexico City was hotter at the famous Estadio Azteca as England took on Argentina in the quarterfinal of 1986...
India ride on Sunil Chhetri’s hat-trick to outclass Chinese Taipei 5-0 in the Intercontinental...
Football captain Sunil Chhetri presented another master-class performance to guide India to a thumping victory against Chinese Taipei in the first match of the...
Sanjita Chanu suspended after testing positive; will challenge the decision
Dope shame returned to Indian Weighlifting as Sanjita Chanu, the Commonwealth Games gold medallist in the 53kg Women’s category, was tested positive for a...
Argentina’s first time summit victory immortalised by the ’Embrace of the Soul’
As the final whistle blew to declare Argentina’s home-turf triumph over the Netherlands in the FIFA World Cup final of 1978; a certain Victor...
When East faced West in a torn Germany- the only time the two teams...
After the terrific heat of Mexico during the 1970 World Cup, it was a relatively cooler but rainy West Germany that welcomed one and...
Brazilian hurricane swept Mexico throughout to own Jules Rimet trophy in Pele’s final bow
1970 World Cup had seen many ‘firsts’- substitutions were allowed (previously, teams could not replace injured or tired players), red and yellow cards were...
The famous yet ‘infamous’ hat-trick of Geoff Hurst that gave England their only World...
The only man to have scored a hat-trick in the final of a World Cup remains Geoff Hurst since 1966- the year in which...
Threats, thefts, recovery, demolition- the mystery behind non-existence of Jules Rimet trophy
A trophy made of gold-plated sterling silver on a white-yellow marble base was manufactured following the design of French sculptor, Abel Lafleur. It depicted...