Lord Byron, also known as George Gordon Byron and 6th Baron Byron, was a famous English poet. He was known to enjoy adventure. He was extremely fond of exercise and sports. He loved swimming and once swam from Sestos in Modern Gallipoli in European Turkey to Abydos in Upper Egypt. He mastered a wide variety of …
On 29 July 1911, the ground was hard and dry. A very pacy game commenced. The barefooted players of the Mohun Bagan Club matched their British counterparts in every aspect of the game. It was the 87th minute. Abhilash Ghosh received a pass from the captain, and his powerful shot went straight into the goal! This …
The Olympic gold medals are mostly made of silver, not gold. Only six grams, or 0.19 ounce, of gold is required to coat the medal. The medal itself is made of 92.5 per cent or 550 grams of pure silver. The medals are usually circular with a diameter of a minimum of 60 mm and …
Badminton is a popular sport played with lightweight racquets and a shuttlecock. It is said to have been originated in Poona, now Pune, where the British army officers picked it up in the 1860s. The sport was called Poona. It was introduced in England in about 1873 at the country estate of the Duke of Beaufort …
India defeated the mighty West Indies to win the Cricket World Cup in 1983. India was treated as rank underdogs so much so that before the beginning of the final, the stakes in favour of India were declared as 1 in 66.
When M.S. Dhoni scored a very aggressive knock of 224 against Australia in Chennai (2013), he became the only wicketkeeper batsman of India who has kept wickets for India in T20s, ODIs and test matches and has scored a test double century. Budhi Kunderan came very close when he scored 192 against England (1963–64) in Madras …
