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Bengalis are often dubbed as lazy, who are more known for their brains than their brawn. So, it comes as a shock when we hear that a Bengali once ruled the Wrestling world. He was Jatindra Charan Guho, aka, Gobar Goho.   It was the day of Doljatra (Holi) – …

James Peter Greaves, one of the greatest England and Tottenham striker passed away in the early hours of 19th September 2021. Jimmy Greaves, as he was better known, was 81.  Jimmy Greaves, who netted 44 times in 57 appearances for England, had an incredible strike rate and scored a record …

The whole of India is rejoicing Neeraj Chopra’s win at the Tokyo Olympics. However, unbeknownst to probably most of India’s population, an Indian, Devendra Jhajharia, is the proud winner of 2 gold medals in Javelin Throw at 2 separate editions of the biggest sporting spectacle in the world.  The thing …

Oksana Chusovitina, the Uzbek athlete, received a legendary farewell in her eighth Olympic campaign, at the Tokyo 2020 Games, proving that camaraderie and respect in sport still prevail. Oksana Chusovitina had an incredible career, with her first Olympic participation dating way back to 1992. She was the Soviet all-around champion …

Sometimes regarded as one of the greatest athletes ever to have lived, ‘Babe’ Didrikson Zaharias, byname of Mildred Ella Zaharias, holds more records and medals than any other 20th-century athlete. Mildred Ella Didrikson achieved particular success in Basketball, Baseball and Track and Field. However, she is most widely known because …

Two-time Olympic winning legend of India Keshav Datt, passed away due to age-related issues. The formidable centre halfback breathed his last, aged 95 at his own residence in Kolkata. With his death, India lost the last remaining member of the legendary Olympic-winning team of 1948. Hockey India President Gyanendro Ningombam …

The ‘Flying Sikh’ Milkha Singh left the world after a month-long battle with COVID-19, just five days after his wife, Nirmal Kaur, died of COVID; thus reuniting with his “sweetheart wife, who is my heartbeat” in some other world.  With Milkha Singh’s death we lost a piece of history. The …

The Indian Boxing fraternity recently mourned the loss of Om Prakash Bhardwaj, one of the most revered Boxing icons of the nation. The recipient of the first Dronacharya Award in 1985, O P Bhardwaj held the position of India’s National Boxing Team Coach from 1968 to 1989. O P Bhardwaj: …

A civil engineer who grew up with essentially nothing, Robert Katende has an inspiring story. You may know him as the man behind the success of “Queen of Katwe,” Phiona Mutesi; but you might not know about his countless struggles while coming from a small slum in Uganda. Education has …

Kishore Bhimani, the man who wrote famous articles on Indian cricket, passed away in Kolkata after contacting COVID-19. Kishore Bhimani was 80 and was also suffering from heart disease, advanced Parkinsonism and Hypertension. It is indeed disheartening to know that the man who was once considered an encyclopaedia of sports …