Khelo India Games face hurdle from Railways in terms of allowing concessions
The revamped Khelo India programme, approved by the Union Cabinet at a cost of Rs 1,756 crore for the period 2017-18 to 2019-20, faces a challenge from the Railways in terms of allowing concessions to the travelling athletes. This under-17 tournament for school students from across the states, will be having a participation of over 5,000 school students and...
20th Day of January
1967 Michael John Procter, the immensely talented South African, made his Test debut against Australia in Durban. He took 3 for 27 and 4 for 71 as South Africa comfortably won the third Test. But the political situation in South Africa allowed him to play only seven Tests. He took 41 wickets in those at an average of 15.02. 1977 Paul Adams,...
19th Day of January
1922 Arthur Morris, the man with the magic touch, was born on this day. The Aussie was often referred to as the Run Machine. At the age of 18, Morris became the first man to make a century in both innings of his first-class debut. He made three hundreds in his first four Tests against England in 1946-47. But he...
India win an impressive 59 medals in Commonwealth Wrestling Championships
Indian wrestlers had a good time at Johannesburg as they won 59 medals in the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships held in the South African city. The Indian freestyle wrestling team won 10 gold, 7 silver and 2 bronze medal in the overall tally of 29 gold, 24 silver and 6 bronze. Returning to the international circuit after more than 3 years,...
18th Day of January
1972 Vinod Kambli, the child prodigy who seemed to overcome many records, was born on this day. Kambli started playing school cricket early and with Sachin Tendulkar shared many memorable partnership. He was considered to be a horse for long race but could not meet up to the expectation and went into oblivion. Kambli scored two double-hundreds in his first...
17th Day of January
1925 Abdul Kardar, Pakistan's first Test captain, was born on this day. He led Pakistan in their first 23 Tests. Kardar was a left-hand batsman and low left-arm bowler who led Pakistan to the famous victory at The Oval in 1954 against England. 1926 Clyde Walcott, the glorious batsman for West Indies, was born on this day. He was the one of...
16th Day of January
1931 Don Bradman scored his fourth double-century in Brisbane against West Indies. Bradman was dropped when on 4 and went on to score 223, then the highest innings by an Australian at home. 1997 Anthony Stuart, the Australian seamer took a hat trick in his last match. He took Ijaz Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim and Moin Khan with consecutive deliveries in a haul...
New IOA chief Narinder Batra focusses to bid for 2032 Olympics in India
International Hockey Federation (FIH) chief Narinder Batra, just a day after being elected as the President of the Indian Olympic Association, has declared his wish to bid for the 2032 Olympics in India. In 2010, India hosted the Commonwealth Games and that remains the biggest multi-sport event held in this country. Batra, who prevailed 142-13 over former All India...
14th Day of January
1898 The first six of Test cricket was hit by Australia's Joe Darling at Adelaide Oval against England. It was hit 21 years after the first cricket match. In those days you had to hit it out of the ground to get six. Clearing the boundary was considered as five. 1983 Jason Krejza, the Australian offspinner having a sensational debut, was...
“Sportevo promises to serve every sport enthusiast globally…..” Gianluca Anelli
In ‘their’ words, sport is a passion and a mode of evolution. This thought process brought them together to evolve a digital platform that brings athletes, coaches, sport federation professionals, producers and sellers from the sport industry together. We are talking about SPORTEVO, a curated marketplace dedicated to premium sports, created by some like-minded sportsperson - Francesco, Gianluca, Andrea...