A legendary Hungarian Football team was formed in the 1950s comprising the greats like Ferenc Puskas, Sandor Kocsis, Nandor Hidegkuti, Zoltan Czibor, Gyula Grosics and Jozsef Bozsik. The team that successfully implemented the ‘Sebes Method’, the concept of ‘Total...
It was Maracanazo on 16th July 1950 at Maracana when Brazil was handed a sombre loss by Uruguay in the final of the World Cup. It was regarded as a ‘National Disaster’ in Brazil often compared to the bombing...
The World Cup moved from Italy to its neighbour France in 1938. Four of the globe’s continents had participated in the tournament in 1934. It was left for Asia and Oceania to be a part of the Football extravaganza.
The...
The stream of Italian immigration to Argentina started in 1880s and became quite a phenomena till 1920s. During this period of Great European Immigration, around 3 million people settled in South American countries among which Argentina was prominent. In...
Athletics Federation of India have initiated two training programmes- one at Spala in Poland for Indian quarter milers and the other in Bhutan for middle and long distance runners- as part of preparation for the upcoming Asian Games in...
Defending champions Indian Women’s Hockey team won silver in Asian Champion Trophy as they failed to keep their title against hosts South Korea in the summit clash in Donghae City. South Korea scored the only goal of the match...
When Guillermo Stabile struck the ball into the bottom left corner of the post to give Argentina 2-1 lead in the final of 1930 World Cup, he etched his name in Football history forever.
Stabile’s goal in the first half...
The 26-member Indian team is all set to begin their campaign in the Asian Rugby Championship Division 2 Rugby 15s to be held at Pattaya in Thailand from 20th-26th May, 2018. The India team, led by Sujai Lama of...
In 1929, it was decided that the first Football World Cup would take place in Uruguay from 13th- 30th July 1930. The South American nation was handed over the responsibility due to their Olympic success in the 1920s. They...
The Wrestling Federation of India has dropped all four Phogat sisters- Geeta, Babita, Ritu and Sangita- from the national camp for the Asian Games. The authority took the harsh decision due to the ‘tantrums and indiscipline’ of the four...