There is a very interesting history about the Ashes series. Cricket buffs never tire of having a good laugh at the expense of two countries – England and Australia. It all started in 1882 when the Australian team won the first Test against England by
The cruel year that was 2020 caused us several losses, among them one of Indian football's greatest legends. Born on January 15, 1938, Subimal 'Chuni' Goswami passed away last April. However, though it is birthday today, September is perhaps the month when we should be
In a recent special piece for the Hindustan Times, veteran sports writer Ayaz Memon wrote, “While Mumbai is still the home of cricket in India, the soul resides in Kolkata.” Well, that soul has been in tatters in 2020. A casual walk around the Maidan, home
Chances are, most of us first heard of, or read about, Manoj Guha when he passed away two years ago, at the age of 98. If we were alert, that is, because most major media publications more or less ignored the news of his passing.
I knew Kishore Bhimani, long before we set eyes on each other. I lived in a world of sports, football and cricket where I discovered Kishore. There, and as the face of No. 10, and again falling in love with the welcoming voice at the
Sujoy Ghosh is an unassuming 20-year-old youth from Dum Dum’s Baghjola Ghosh Para. His father is a businessman and he is like any other ordinary middle class neighbouthood boy. But what sets him apart from others is his determination to fulfill a dream he had
We become a nation and join in the victory celebrations of our badminton stars like Saina Nehwal or Srikanth Kidambi or P.V. Sindhu when they return home with trophies after winning prestigious tournaments abroad. Badminton is indeed a popular sport in India today, but though
Not many are familiar with Deulpur, a small, sleepy village in Panchla Block in Howrah district. But this very hamlet, surrounded with lush greenery and ponds, was once the hub of polo ball manufacturing which were exported to UK, US and other countries. The Baugs,
Those who follow the sport of rugby (not a very large number in India yet, sadly), will know of the Six Nations Championship. For the uninitiated, this is the annual international men’s rugby union competition between England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales. Such trophies
On January 26, 2015, India’s 66th Republic Day, women marching contingents of Army, Navy and Air Force debuted in the national parade at Rajpath in New Delhi. Then in 2018, an all women bikers’ team of the Border Security Force (BSF) had made its debut.