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Cricket: Omission of Siraj creates furore; several former players speak out
Hyderabad: The shocking omission of Mohammed Siraj from the Indian team for the forthcoming Champions Trophy tournament has created a furore in cricket circles. The decision of the selectors has left...
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Rags to riches: Spectacular rise of Simran, cricketer from Mumbai’s Dharavi...
Provided one has talent and works hard, cricket is the latest way of turning oneself into a millionaire. There have been several cases of children from poor families rising to the top level and...
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Donald Trump served as manager to legendary boxer Mike Tyson in 1988
When he was at his peak, boxer Mike Tyson possessed the most lethal knock-out punch in the history of boxing. With a knock-out percent of 88 in his list of victories, Tyson was ranked 16th in the 100...
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Cricket: Giant killers from J&K pulverize Mumbai
Jammu and Kashmir’s victory over the star-studded Mumbai team in the Ranji Trophy championship was one of the most amazing developments in Indian cricket in recent times. Mumbai have an unmatched...
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AI in cricket: Will it help or destroy human involvement?
The AI war is heating up. China has unveiled its DeepSeek model that has got the world talking and it has created panic among similar developers in the USA. President Trump called it a wakeup call for...
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Khushwant Singh supported Indira Gandhi but also criticised her; he blasted...
The late Khushwant Singh’s acerbic style, his writing flair, and his outspoken views earned him millions of diehard fans but also numerous critics. The famous journalist, author, lawyer, and...
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Legendary Ronaldo wishes to score 1000 goals before saying goodbye to soccer;...
The Portuguese powerhouse Cristiano Ronaldo will turn 40 on Feb 5, 2025. The fact that he is still playing football at the topmost international level is a testimony to the amazing fitness that he has...
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Cricketers welcome BCCI dictat; Bobby Rao says it will improve Indian cricket
The BCCI dictat to all Test and international cricketers to take part in domestic Ranji trophy matches whenever they are not on national duty was widely welcomed by several leading names in Indian...
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Cricket: Hyderabad’s spin bowling duo, Tanay and Aniketh baffle rival batsmen
Hyderabad has had a tradition of producing talented and noteworthy spin bowlers. The most famous names range from Ghulam Ahmed in the 1950s to M.L. Jaisimha (who bowled medium pace as well as spin),...
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Cricket: Meteoric rise of Hyderabad’s Gongadi Trisha; she has taken the world...
Is another Mithali Raj blossoming on the soil of Hyderabad? Yes. That is Gongadi Trisha. She created history by scoring a century in the Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup. Nobody had achieved this feat...
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Cricket: Reputation of Rohit Sharma is online for the Champions Trophy
With the Champions Trophy around the corner, all eyes are on Rohit Sharma and his men in blue. Can they win the trophy for India? As captain, Rohit has now chalked up 98 victories out of the 137 ODIs...
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Wonder toddler from Kolkata Anish Sarkar has chess experts gasping in disbelief
At an age when most children like to watch cartoons and play with toys, 4-year-old Anish Sarkar prefers to rack his brains to battle against opponents on the chess board. The toddler is amazingly...
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Cricket: Top stars will be badly missed in Champions Trophy tournament
The absence of some of the leading stars of different teams may rob the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy cricket tournament of its glamour. Will it affect the standard of the competition too? That...
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Cricket: Mohammed Shami holds the key to unlock the door to glory for India
Mohammed Shami has pulled off a feat that many people felt was impossible. He has turned back the clock on his advancing years, defeated a career-threatening injury, and fought his way back into the...
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Gymnastics: The name is Romania but it was against romance; here is the story...
At the Montreal Olympic Games in 1976, 14-year-old Nadia Comaneci of Romania became the most famous girl in the world by scoring a perfect 10 in her gymnastics exercises. Before Nadia, nobody had ever...
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Andhra woman Shyamala Goli proves great feats can be achieved with determination
In a display of extraordinary courage and determination, 52-year-old Shyamala Goli, a native of Samalkot, swam in the sea covering a distance of 150 km from Visakhapatnam to Kakinada. Swimming long...
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Cricket: Competitive edge has disappeared from India-Pak matches, only hype...
Going by many of the results in the last few years, it is clear that the India-Pakistan contest in world cricket has lost its competitive edge. Pakistan is now no match for India. Gone are the days...
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Dirty politics: In an Italian town, cricket is being used as a tool against...
There seems to be a wave of anti-outsider sentiment sweeping across Europe. In the latest episode that was widely reported in the media a few months ago, a group of legally settled youths from the...
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India’s oldest Test cricketer C.D. Gopinath is a witness to the evolution of...
C.D. Gopinath, India’s oldest Test cricketer, recently celebrated his 95th birthday. He made his Test debut in 1951 against England and scored a creditable 50 not out and 42 in his first Test match....
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Wrestling: Descendants of Gama Pahelwan keep the family traditions alive
Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt, better known as Gama Pahelwan was one of the greatest wrestlers of his times. Before partition he was the champion of undivided India, holding the title of Rustam-e-Hind...
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