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...
14th Day of March
1963 Bruce Reid, the tall left-arm Australian pace bowler, was born on this day. Reid played 27 Test matches for India and ended with 113 wickets at an average of 24. In 61 ODIs, he took 63 wickets. His crowning achievement was to take 13 wickets against England at Melbourne in 1990-91. 2001 This day saw one of the greatest comeback...
Day 5: Netherlands continue dominance in Speed Skating
Jorien ter Mors of the Netherlands gave her country a record-equalling fourth Olympic gold medal in the event as he cruised to victory in 1,000m gold at Pyeongchang. In her way to the gold, she powered to a new Olympic record of 1:13.56. Nao Kodaira of Japan settled for silver as she could not sustain her momentum towards the...
The newest game in town….Pickleball….that levels people across the society
The old and historic city of Nanded, located some 570kms away from Mumbai, has the passion to embrace the new. With a literacy rate of almost 88% and a gender ratio of 924 females for every 1000 males, it is a progressive city. And this is clearly evident with Nanded’s eagerness to accept a new sport like Pickleball. A combination...