11th Day of February
1937
Bill Lawry, one of the greatest openers of Australian side, was born on this day. Left-handed Lawry had a tremendous debut series in 1961...
10th Day of February
1847
Albert Hornby, one of only three men in Test history with a bowling average of 0, was born on this day. Hornby played three...
Aanchal Thakur wins first international medal in skiing for India
21-year old Manali girl, Anchal Thakur, won the first international medal for India in skiing, a sport that is a part of Winter Olympics....
9th Day of February
1922
Jim Laker, the Englishman who took 10 wickets in an innings for the first time ever, was born on this day. Laker had taken...
8th Day of February
1952
India got their first Test victory, on their 25th attempt. T came against England in Madras. The Test is marked by Vinoo Mankad’s 12...
7th Day of February
1982
Australia won the Women’s World Cup against England in Christchurch. Australia won by 3 wickets with 6 balls to spare.
1999
The day of Anil Kumble’s...
His fingers strike gold; Maria Irudayam-India’s first Carrom World Champion
A favourite pastime for many of us, Carrom is one of the few sports where India enjoys supremacy. Although its precise origin is unknown,...
6th Day of February
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...
5th Day of February
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...
Government released 3.14 crore rupees for TOP scheme
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...