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Naresh Kumar belonged to the league of Indian players of the 1950s and mentored several junior players including Leander Paes. Naresh Kumar was an India Tennis stalwart. He belonged to the Indian Tennis brigade of the 1950s who made valuable contribution to Indian sport by winning international matches and later …

Hari Chand, India’s finest long-distance runner, was two-time Olympian and won double gold at 1978 Bangkok Asian Games. Born in rural Punjab, Hari Chand’s father Jaggu Ram wanted him to become a wrestler. But Hari, who as a boy loved to chase rabbit across the village fields, turned out to …

Former India midfielder and East Bengal legend Surajit Sengupta who was an integral part of the Indian football in the 1970s died at the age of 70 in Kolkata. Born on August 30, 1951 at Bengal’s Hoogly district, young Surajit started playing Football while he was studying in Hooghly Branch …

Manuel Santana won four Grand Slam singles titles and reached No. 1 in the world in 1965. Manuel Santana, born to Braulio, an electrician, and Mercedes, a housewife, first saw Tennis when he used to  bring meal to his brother, who worked in a Tennis club in Madrid. He was …

Eileen Ash passed away as the oldest Test cricketer after debuting for England in 1937; ECB payed tribute stating her “a remarkable woman who led an extraordinary life”. Born at Highbury in London, Eileen Ash started playing Cricket at the age of 5. Ash had made her debut against Australia …

Sir Frank Williams, the founder as well as the former team principal of Williams Racing, has passed away, at the age of 79. Frank Williams took his Motor Racing team from just an ’empty carpet warehouse’ to the heights of Formula One Racing. Holding the record of being the longest-serving …

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 …

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 …