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Soccer was originally played in Rome and the first match of soccer was played by Romans.

In India ,Kolkata is said to be the Mecca of Indian Football but the first match of soccer organized in India, was played at Bombay(Presently Mumbai) in the year of 1802,between Bombai Island and The Militaries .

The soccer world cup was started in 1930 but the trophy given to the champions is not the present FIFA Cup but it was a gold fairy weighing 4kg and called as Jule Rime Trophy because it was gifted by Jule Rime.

Pankaj Roy was the first test captain of the Indian cricket team whose mother tongue was Bengali

Davis Cup is the tournament which decide the best lawn tennis team of the World(similar to World Cup of Cricket or Soccer) but it was named ‘Davis’ Cup after Davis,a student from Harvard University gifted a silver medal in August 1900 !

J.G.Navle scored the first test run of India.

Netball is a game where 7 players try to throw the ball in a basket hanged at the top of a pole.

In 1976-77 ,English cricketer Denis Amis get 100 bottles of Champaighn for his score of 197.

Banka Jwalani scored the first hattrick in the history of Ranji cricket(a 100 and more year old domestic tournament of India) against North India for South Punjab in 1944.

The rules that guide modern cricket tournaments was prepared in 1775.Though the rules keep changing and it was last changed in 2006.

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