World Cup football resumed after a forced break of 12 years. The host was Brazil & many fancied them as favorites to keep the trophy. But Uruguay shocked a record crowd at the Maracana in the decisive match in which the Samba boys only needed a draw. Let us have a...
The place was Switzerland, the stage was set & favorites were Ferenz Puskas’s Hungary. However the tournament sprung an unlikely winner with West Germany in the final. It was called as the Miracle of Bern. A nation that was divided, lost & in search of...
Australian legend Steve Waugh has hit back at his former team mate for calling him a ‘selfish cricketer’ recently. Earlier, one of the video compilers had made a video based on statistics published by ESPN of Waugh being involved in 104 run-out dismissals. Out of...
India’s cricket board (BCCI) will wait for more transparency on international travel constraints before initiating a call on the limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka in July, a top board official. Virat Kohli’s team are scheduled to play three one-dayers and...
Andy Murray has been tipped by Boris Becker to close the gap on tennis’ big three thanks to the coronavirus lockdown. Murray has not played since picking up an injury on Davis Cup duty for Britain towards the end of last year. But Becker argued tennis’ the enforced...
The year was 2010, the place was Gwalior & the unfortunate opponents were South Africa. The master blaster created history by becoming the first player to score 200 runs in a ODI match. Dale Steyn has now made a sensational claim. Steyn claims he had the batsman...
A nation full of hopes but with memories of past failures. Brazil had qualified for each of the previous world cups but they had all ended in disappointment including the bitter loss at home in the final of 1950. A 17 year old sensation led the charge for the samba...
Chile 1962 was special for Brazil. It was their successive World Cup title after the exuberant first triumph in Sweden four years earlier. It showed the world that samba magic was there to stay. With Pele injured for most of the tournament, Brazil flew on the wings of...
1966 was the glorious year when the cup actually came home. It was handed to the proud English captain by the Queen at Wembley. Let us take a trip down memory lane. It remains the greatest achievement in England’s footballing history. The Three Lions’ sole...
At Mexico 1970 Fifa World Cup, samba magic had reached its peak. It was the first World Cup to be broadcasted across the world in color, and the men in canary yellow performed on a level seldom touched before or since, and routinely reduced opponents to wide-eyed...
