Spain calling for young footballers; Luv Kapoor and Ishan Sahi sign for Palamos FC
Palamos FC, the oldest football club in Catalonia and third oldest in Spain, have signed two Indian footballers for the first time in their 120 years of long history. Delhi-based footballer Luv Kapoor and Madhya Pradesh boy Ishaan Sahi, both plays U-19 football in India. This is the highest level at which any Indian player has ever been signed...
Day 13: USA win Women’s Ice Hockey, their first title in the event since 1998
It was USA's turn this time. After been beaten by Canada in the last two finals of Olympics, the USA beat their old rivals Canada to win the Women's Ice Hockey final by 3-2 in penalty shootout. In doing so, the Americans secured their first Olympic title in the event since the inaugural competition at Nagano 1998. The match...
22nd Day of March
1992 The World Cup semi-final that is considered to be silly. It ended in farce. The match between South Africa and England was stopped due to rain when South Africa needed 22 off 13 balls. Ten minutes later, when the play resumed, South Africa were given the target of 21 runs off 1 ball, thanks to the Duckworth-Lewis Policy. 2001 India, led...
Day 12: Marit Bjoergen becomes the most successful Winter Olympian of all times
Marit Bjoergen of Norway became the most medalled Winter Olympian of all as she took bronze in Women's Cross Country Team Sprint along with her team mate Maiken Caspersen Falla. That was Marit's 14th medal, seven of them are gold, surpassing the 13-medal haul of her biathlete compatriot, Ole Einar Bjoerndalen. She needs one win to match his tally...
21st Day of March
1949 Alvin Kallicharran, the prolific batsman for West Indies, was born on this day. He was only 5ft 4inches and thus was regarded as a Little Master. He made 12 centuries in his 66 Tests. He made centuries in both the innings of his debut Test against New Zealand in 1971-72. 1971 Sunil Gavaskar made his first Test hundred on this day....
20th Day of March
1951 Madan Lal, one of the key members of the 1983 World Cup winning squad for India, was born on this day. He was Kapil Dev’s genuine bowling partner for 39 Tests between 1974 and 1986. Madan Lal took 3 wickets for 31 runs in the World-Cup-final to play a vital role in the win. 1969 Karen Smithies, the winning captain for...
Sardar Singh back in Indian hockey as the captain of his team
Ace hockey player, Sardar Singh, who was axed from the team, was back in the squad and that too as the captain. He will mark his return at the 27th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup starting from 3rd March 2018 at Ipoh in Malaysia. The tournament will feature World No.1 Australia, World No.2 Argentina, England, Ireland and hosts Malaysia India...
Day 11: Virtue-Moir take gold as they become the most decorated Ice Skaters in Winter Games history
The Canadian Ice Skating pair of Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, who skated to gold at the Vancouver 2010 and took silver at Sochi 2014, scored a record 206.07 points at Pyeonchang 2018 to claim gold. The pair skated to El Tango de Roxanne and Come What May with emotive resonance, technical precision and smoldering intensity to edge the...
19th Day of March
1892 Alec, George and Frank- the Hearne brothers, took the field in the one-off Test between England and South Africa in Cape Town. Frank made his debut for South Africa, having already played two Tests for England, while Alec and George played for England. 1939 Abbas Ali Baig, a debut centurion for India, was born on this day. Baig hit a superb...
Day 10: Canada and Germany clock same time in Two Man Bobsleigh to win joint gold
An incredible finish by Canada's Justin Kripps and his team-mate Alexander Kopacz in the final run of Two Man Bobsleigh, equalled their combined time of 3.16.86 with their German rivals, Francesco Friedrich and Thorsten Margis. Thus, the gold medal was shared between the Canadians and the Germans, just as it happened in Nagano 1998 when Italians Gunther Huber and...