18th Day of November
1989 Dinesh Chandimal, the prolific batsman and an off-break bowler, was born on this day. The Sri Lankan made his debut at the age of 21 and hit his first hundred in his second ODI. His Test career also had a promising start, he scored fifties in each innings in Durban as Sri Lanka won their first Test in South...
Indian archery coach suspended on charge of misbehaving with England girls
Indian archery coach Sunil Kumar, who was part of the Indian contingent at the World Archery Youth Championships in Argentina, has been banned for life for misconduct. The Archery Association of India (AAI) called him back midway through the tournament for objectionable behaviour. Virendra Sachdeva, an official of the AAI, said that Sunil had hugged a female member of the...
India gets the better of Pakistan in Hockey Asia Cup
Red hot Indians continued their dominance at the 10th men’s Hockey Asia Cup tournament as they defeated Pakistan 3-1 in a Pool A match. Chinglesnsana Singh (17th minute), Ramandeep Singh (44th) and Harmanpreet Singh (45th) scored for India, while Pakistan’s lone strike came from the stick of Ali Shan in the 49th minute. India took the lead in the 17th minute...
17th Day of November
1905 Aurther Chipperfield, the first man to make 99 on his Test debut, was born on this day. The Australian achieved the feat on the second day of the first Test against England at Trent Bridge in 1934. Chipperfield scored his Test century against South Africa in Durban in 1935-36. 1923 Bert Sutcliffe, the finest left-hander of his generation, was born on...
16th day of November
1827 James Southerton, the oldest man to make a Test debut, was born on this day. The Australian made his first test appearance at 49 years and 119 days in Melbourne in March 1877 against England. 1862 Charlie Turner, the man known as The Terror, was born on this day. The Australian seamer took his 101 Test wickets at a startling average...
Esther Staubli leads by becoming the first female to officiate a U-17 World Cup match
Switzerland’s Esther Staubli created history when she became the first female referee to officiate a match at the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Esther, who hails from Bern, officiated the match between Japan and New Caledonia at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. In line with FIFA’s objective to further develop women’s football, Esther Staubli is one of seven women referees...
India thrash Bangladesh 7-0 in their second match of Hockey Asia Cup
Confident India defeated hosts Bangladesh 7-0 in the second round of Hockey Asia Cup to book a spot in the Super 4. Ranked 6th in the world, Indians were no match for their less-fancied rivals as they dominated the match with more than 70% possession to continue their strong run in the tournament.In the first match also India won...
Dominant India thrash Japan to win the opener in Asia Cup hockey
India made a winning start in the Hero Asia Cup 2017 as the two-time champion outplayed Japan 5-1 in the event’s inaugural game at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in Dhaka. Harmanpreet Singh scored twice, while SV Sunil, Lalit Upadhyay and Ramandeep Singh scored a goal each t give India a thumping victory. The opening match of Pool A also...
India beat minnows Macau to enter 2019 AFC Asian Cup
India qualified for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup after their convincing 4-1 win over Macau in the qualifying round. A 4th straight win in Group A saw Sunil Chhetri and his team finish in top-2 in the qualifying round. the AFC Asian Cup is the second oldest continental football championship in the world. This is the 4th time India...
Jeakson Singh emerges from the slopes to etch himself in the pages of history
As Jeakson Singh Thounaojam headed the corner of Sanjeev Stalin into the bars of Colombia, he engraved his name in Indian football history as the first goal scorer across all age groups in a World Cup. Though India had lost the game 1-2, the goal will be cherished by the Indian football fans for years to come. Jeakson hails from...