And So Here It Is – The final of one of the most watched colts’ tournament
After three weeks of intense competition, the final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 is ready to be played at Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata. It will be an all-European affair with England and Spain, out of 24 teams, are still living the dream to wear the junior crown. Whereas, their senior teams winning the Cup only...
28th Day of November
1919 Keith Miller, one of the finest all-rounder was born on this day. This Aussie was a brilliant batsman and a genuine fast opening bowler. In his second Test match he took 7 for 60 against England as Australia won by an innings and 332 runs in Brisbane in 1946-47. But Miller was at his best in Australia’s tour of...
27th Day of November
1983 Desmond Haynes became only the fourth batsman to be given out for handling the ball in Tests, in the fourth Test between India and West Indies, in Bombay. The West Indian could not resist handling a ball from Kapil Dev that was rolling towards the stumps. 1986 Suresh Raina, a prolific batsman in the shorter version of the game, was born...
25th Day of November
1909 Manny Martindale, the short statured genuine quick bowler, was born on this day. The West Indian was only 5 feet 8 inches tall who along with Learie Constantine were the first top-quality West Indian quick bowlers. 1952 Imran Khan, the legendary all-rounder of the game of cricket, was born on this day. This man from Pakistan dominated Test cricket in the...
24th Day of November
1894 Herbert Sutcliffe, the batsman who took the opening position to a different level, was born on this day. The Englishman made a late debut at the age of 29. In 1924-25, he became the first person to hit four hundreds in a Test series despite ending in the losing side. England lost the series 1-4 to Australia. Sutcliffe, along...
Kidambi Srikanth wins Denmark Open to win his 3rd Super Series this year
Kidambi Srikanth came out with a flawless performance to win 21-10, 21-5 against Korean veteran Lee Hyun I in the Denmark Open final at Odense. With this win, Srikanth clinched his third Super Series title in 2017. He is only the sixth player in badminton history to reach four men's singles Super Series finals. He is also the second...
India become Asia champions in hockey after 10 years
India beat a gutsy Malaysia 2-1 at Dhaka in Bangladesh to end their 10-year wait for clinching the Hockey Asia Cup. It is India's 3rd Asia Cup title after they last won in 2007. he Indians, ranked sixth in the world, came out all guns blazing. They took the lead in the 3rd minute through Ramandeep Singh, who scored from...
India beat Pakistan to enter Hockey Asia Cup Final
India continued their unbeaten run in the Hockey Asia Cup while they thrashed arch-rivals Pakistan 4-0 to sail into the final of the tournament here at Dhaka in Bangladesh. India produced a superlative performance with three field strikes by Satbir Singh (39th minute), Gurjant Singh (57th), Lalit Upadhyay (52nd) and one through penalty by Harmanpreet Singh (51st). By virtue of...
22nd Day of November
1943 Mushtaq Mohammad, the youngest Test player for Pakistan till date, was born on this day. Mushtaq was only 15 years and 124 days old when he made his debut against West Indies in Lahore in 1958-59. Next year, against India in Delhi, he became the youngest Test centurion 17 years and 82 days. He was also an effective leg...
Brazil present Alan-the hottest emerging No 10 of world football
The U-17 football World Cup has taken India by storm. FIFA has already declared that this World Cup is some steps behind making a record in terms of attendance. With the quarter finals lined up from today, India is eagerly waiting to see some of the world-class actions from the colts. At 5ft 4inches, Alan De Souza Guimaraes, does not...