Badminton sensation Lakshya Sen moves up 19 places to be at 89th spot
Young badminton sensation Lakshya Sen breaks into the World top 100 after jumping 19 places to reach the 89th spot in the latest BWF ranking. At 16, Lakshya achieved the spot for his good international run. The youngster had clinched the Eurasia Bulgarian Open and India International Series, before finishing runners-up at the Tata Open India International Challenge. Lakshya...
9th Day of January
1968 Jimmy Adams, a phenomenal batsman at the beginning of his career, was born on this day. The Jamaican batsman had an average of 81.07 after 12 Tests. Only Don Bradman had a better record than his at an average of 87. But Adams at the end of his 54 Test playing career, finished at an average of 41.26 by...
8th Day of January
1909 Bruce Mitchell, the South African who appeared consecutively in 42 Tests, was born on this day. He scored 3471 at on average of 48.88. 1913 Dennis Smith, the bowler who took his only Test wicket with his very first ball, was born on this day. The Kiwi took the wicket of Eddie Paynter of in Christchurch in 1932-33. 1949 Lawrence Rowe, the only...
7th Day of January
1956 Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy, the two openers of India, completed their stand of 413, then a record for the first wicket in any Test match. Pankaj Roy made 173 and Vinoo Mankad scored 231. 1981 Travis Friend, the Zimbabwean who started his career as a pace bowler changed himself into a leg-spinner, was born on this day. Travis turned into...
6th Day of January
1948 Dayle Hadlee, brother of bowing great Sir Richard Hadlee, was born on this day. Dayle played 26 Tests for New Zealand in which he took 71 wickets at 33.64 average. Accidentally, he lost part of his toe when he ran over his own foot with a lawnmower. 1959 Kapil Dev, India's greatest all-rounder, was born on this day. The Haryana Hurricane...
Pacific School Games controversy; Ministry not always to be blamed
A video showing girls’ hockey team from selected Indian schools protesting against lack of support from the Indian government during the Pacific School Games in Australia surfaced on social media. The video went viral with common people blaming the government for lack of provision to a representing team on foreign soil. But is the government really to be blamed...
Meet Shiva Keshavan-the Manali boy ready to slide with Luge in his 6th Olympics
Shiva Keshavan kept the Indian flag high up as he won his 4th gold in the Asian Championship in 2017. But questions rise as who is Shiva Keshavan? What sport does he represent? It is quite a pity that a man who has represented India in five Olympics and is set to participate in the sixth one at Pyeongchang...
4th Day of January
1898 Ernie Jones, the fast bowler from Australia, became the first bowler to be called for throwing in a Test the first bowler to be called for throwing in a Test. Big in frame and heart, Australian fast bowler is famous for two things. Umpire Jim Phillips called no ball of his bowling. 1906 South Africa earned their first Test victory against...
3rd Day of January
1886 Arthur Mailey, the only bowler to take nine wickets in a Test innings for Australia, was born on this day. The leg-break bowler took 9 wickets for 121 against England in Melbourne. 1929 Don Bradman made his maiden Test century. It was his first century against England. Don made 19 centuries against their arch rivals. 1966 Chetan Sharma, the seam bowler for India,...
Mohun Bagan triumph over arch rival East Bengal in I-League derby
Nigerian defender Eze Kingsley Obumneme helped Mohun Bagan win 1-0 over arch rival East Bengal at a thrilling encounter in the seaon's first I-league derby. Nigerian defender Kingsley, who signed from last season's champion Aizawl FC, headed home the winner for Mohun Bagan from a Sony Norde corner in the 39th minute of the play. This helped the green and...