18th Day of March
1947 David Lloyd, the left-hand opener for England, was born on this day. He played 7 Tests between 1974 and 1975. He even made a double-hundred, against India in Edgbaston in his second Test. Llyod turned umpire and he a commentator. 1948 Eknath Solkar, the best short-leg fielder who represented India, was born on this day. to ever grace the game. Solkar...
Day 9: Norway’s Men’s team followed their female counterparts to take gold in 4x10km Relay
The Men's team of Norway, led by Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, won the gold in 4x10km Relay following their female counterparts who clinched the yellow metal two days before. Thus, Norway became the first nation to win both the men’s and women’s events at a single Olympic Winter Games for a second time, after Grenoble 1968. Klaebo secured a record-equalling fifth...
17th Day of March
1963 Roger Harper, one of Caribbean’s great cricketers, was born on this day. Harper, famous for his fielding capabilities was a popular offspinner for West Indies at his time. His 46 Test wicket came from 25 matches at an average 28.06, the lowest by a West Indies’ spinner. 1966 Andrew Hudson, the South African opener, was born on this day. He was...
Day 8: Yuzuru Hanyu wins the 1,000th Winter Olympics gold medal
Yuzuru Hanyu entered his name in the history book of Olympics when he won the Men's Figure Skating title at Pyeongchang. He became the 1,000th gold medal winner in the history of Winter Olympics. The very first Winter Olympic gold medal was won by Charles Jewtraw of USA on 26th January 1924 in 500m Speed Skating event. Hanyu whi...
Opening pair of Raj-Mandhana took India to victory in 2nd Womn’s T20 against South Africa
Mithali Raj is seeming to be too hot to handle for the South African as she hit her second successive fifty to take India to a comfortable 9-wicket victory against the Proteas in the second T20 at East London. She was aptly supported by young sensation Smriti Mandhana on the day when the men's team grabbed the ODI series...
Day 7: Cross Country Skier Dario Cologna makes history with 15km treble
Dario Cologna of Switzerland became the first ever Cross Country Skier to win the Men’s 15km event thrice. Cologna showed his power and endurance to score hat-trick at Pyeongchang after Sochi in 2014 and Vancouver in 2010. He also won the Skiathlon at Sochi taking his total Olympic medal tally to four. Cologna now stands equal to Switzerland's Ski Jumping...
16th Day of March
1910 Iftikhar Ali Khan, better known as the Nawab of Pataudi senior, was born on this day. He is the only man to play Test cricket for England and India. The Nawab played three Tests for England, including a glittering 102 on debut, in Sydney. His three Tests for India came after the Second World War, all as captain. 1974 Heath Streak,...
15th Day of March
1877 The Test cricket began on this day. The first match was played between Australia and England, at the MCG. It was awarded Test status subsequently and was originally titled as "All England v A Combined New South Wales and Victoria XI". Australia's Charles Bannerman faced the first ball from Alfred Shaw and he scored the first run in the...
Don’t bid for International Events without consent-Sports Ministry warns IOA, NSFs
The policy for bidding of international events has undergone a significant change under Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore when he declared that the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) or any National Sports Federation (NSF) has to seek approval from the Ministry before biding for hosting events like World Cups, World Championships, Asian Championships, Commonwealth Games or Asian Games. Bidding without...
Day 6: Ted Bloeman creates Olympic record in Speed Skating
Canada’s Ted-Jan Bloeman won gold in the Men’s 10,000m Speed Skating breaking the Olympic record in the penultimate heat set by Jorrit Bergsma 15 minutes prior in the second heat. Bergsma timed 12.41.98 while Bloeman broke it in 12.39.11. Bergsma settled for silver while Italy’s Nicola Tumolero took the bronze. Sven Kramer, the most decorated male speed skater in...