Syed Abdul Rahim, also known as Rahim Saab, is regarded as the architect of modern Indian football. He was the coach and the manager of the Indian national football team from 1950 till his death in 1963. His biggest achievements were India ranking fourth in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and winning the gold in the 1962 Bangkok …
Former Ethiopian distance runner Miruts Yifter is an interesting personality and no less than a mystery. He won the bronze medal in 10,000 m in the 1972 Munich Olympics, but could not arrive on time to compete in the 5,000 m final. His country labelled him a traitor, and even imprisoned him for missing the race. His absence, however, still remains a mystery. In 1976, Ethiopia …
Usain Bolt, the only person who holds a ‘triple treble’ Olympic record, is currently the fastest man alive. The Jamaican sprinter is the first person to hold the 100 meters and 200 meters world records. His popularity worldwide soared with his victory at the two individual sprint events in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Bolt won 9 …
The first-ever Wimbledon championship was held in the year 1877, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London. The All England Club, which was opened in the year 1868, faced issues in maintenance and needed to be taken care of. The members of the club organized the first-ever tennis competition to …
World’s first recorded women’s test match was played in 1745 in Surrey, England, between Bramley and Hambledon villages. The Bramley team sported white dress and blue ribbons while the Hambledon team wore white dress and red ribbons. This report appeared in The Reading Mercury on July 26, 1745.
A cow gives nearly 2,00,000 glasses of milk in its lifetime. An average cow of a good breed produces about 13 to 15 litres of milk per day, which amounts to about 90 glasses (of 150 ml capacity) of milk per day or 16,000 glasses of milk per year. A cow on an average produces …
