Passports were gradually introduced around the world, but the first country to introduce passport photos by law was Germany on January 1, 1915. The photos are vastly different to the ones used today.

Bollywood actors Aamir Khan and Ali Fazal participated in an exciting exhibition match at the World Pickleball League in Mumbai ... the tournament final after closely contested matches. The ...

They said it would never happen but a local boxing fan's idea to invite world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali to pay a visit to South Shields came to fruition - and it proved a knockout for the ...

Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Clay, was a world heavyweight boxing champion ... Muhammad Ali visited the North East in 1977 and below are pictures from his visit as well as Chronicle tributes to ...

30 women) enter a ring, but only one can win it all. The winner of each gets a shot at the world championship belt in this year’s WrestleMania.

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Ali Farag, the world’s top-ranked men’s squash player, and Hania El Hammamy won the JP Morgan Squash Championship for men and women, which was held in New York, USA, from January 23rd to 31st. The ...

The whole world watches as Muhammad ... the fall of 1974. Ali, now 32, his skills in decline, surprises everyone when he knocks Foreman out in the eighth round, winning the championship and ...

Luke Humphries has admitted he needed to go cold turkey from darts following his World Championship exit. The world No.1 was dumped out in the fourth round by Peter Wright in one of the shocks of ...

Jon Moxley defeated Bryan Danielson for the AEW world title in October at WrestleDream, and we haven't seen the championship belt since. As part of his Death Riders group, Moxley has relied on ...

One thing that has really been adding some spice to this mouth-watering wrestling stew is the reintroduction of the fabled "Winged Eagle" Championship Belt on WWE television ... to bring it back if he ...

He will lead the Game Changers South Africa Champions in the second edition of the World Championship of Legends (WCL). WCL is a premier T20 tournament that features retired and non-contracted cricket ...