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15 Nov

On November 15, 1989 Sachin Tendulkar made his international debut

Ashish MajumderSports

Sachin Tendulkar actually made his international debut on November 15, 1989 and played his last innings in international cricket on the same date 24 years later in 2013. Actually Sachin debuted against Pakistan in Karachi, aged 16 years 205 days, becoming the youngest Indian to play a Test. In fact in his last innings, Sachin slammed 74 (118) against West Indies at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. This is very important news as Sachin Tendulkar has lots of importance in cricket world. Right now cricket came among the top sports in the world and it is followed everywhere. Also in India people…

15 Nov

By taking all 10 wickets in an innings in Ranji Trophy 23 year old Anshul creates history

Ashish MajumderSports

On Friday Haryana’s 23 years old bowler Anshul Kamboj created history by taking all 10 wickets in an innings in their Ranji Trophy match against Kerala. Actually he registered figures of 30.1-9-49-10. In fact Anshul who represented MI in IPL 2024 is the sixth Indian bowler to take a 10-wicket haul in an innings of a first-class match. This is actually very interesting news and from it we can learn many things about cricket as it is an important sport. Today cricket has become very famous sport and it is actually played and watched in every corner of the world.…

15 Nov

Kanchenjunga Stadium hosts the opening of a football academy by Siliguri Municipal Corporation

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At the Kanchenjunga Stadium here on Thursday, the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC), the biggest civic organization in north Bengal, opened its football academy. The academy was formally opened by Mayor Gautam Deb, who also stated that the project would prepare Siliguri's and the surrounding areas' bright football players for competitions at the national level. We established the football academy in order to give the aspiring players the right guidance. After opening the academy at the stadium, Deb stated, "This will help them to hone their play so that they can find the opportunity to play in different football clubs of…

30 Oct

Recently Rizwan said he want India to come to Pakistan and play here

Ashish MajumderSports

Recently Pakistan’s newly appointed limited-overs captain, Mohammad Rizwan, expressed that India would receive an ‘awesome welcome’ if they travel to Pakistan for next year’s ICC Champions Trophy. “Pakistan fans love Indian players; we received love in India as well during the 2023 World Cup. We also want India to come to Pakistan and play here.” said Mohammad Rizwan. This is actually very good news as Pakistani people want India to come there for playing ICC Champions Trophy. Today cricket comes among the most popular sports and people all over the world follow it very seriously. Actually for the popularity of…

29 Oct

IPL salary of MS Dhoni

Ashish MajumderSports

MS Dhoni was actually bought for 6 crore rupees by CSK in IPL 2008 auction. Actually he was retained for same price till IPL 2010. In fact from IPL 2011-2013, he earned 8.28 crore rupees/ season. After this he earned 12.5 crore rupees / season from 2014-2017, 15 crore rupees / season from 2018-2021 and 12 crore rupees / season IPL 2022 onwards. Actually he could be retained as uncapped player for 4 crore rupees by CSK for IPL 2025. MS Dhoni is very famous cricketer and he actually play very good cricket. Today cricket has become very successful sport…

26 Oct

Jharkhand Assembly election MS Dhoni to work for voter mobilisation in state

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K. Ravi Kumar, the chief electoral officer of Jharkhand, declared on Friday that legendary cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni will work with the Election Commission to raise voter awareness ahead of the state's next assembly elections. The results of the assembly elections will be revealed on November 23 after they are held in two parts on November 13 and 20. Kumar told the media that Dhoni, who hails from Ranchi, wrote to the Election Commission indicating his interest in taking part in the Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) program. In order to boost voter turnout, the Election Commission intends…

24 Oct

In WTC history Ashwin becomes highest wicket-taker

Ashish MajumderSports

Recently Team India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin has become the leading wicket-taker in World Test Championship (WTC) history. Actually after taking his second wicket on Day 1 of the second Test against New Zealand in Pune, Ashwin took his tally of wickets in WTC to 188. In fact he overtook Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon, who has taken 187 in WTC. This is actually important news as this record by Ravichandran Ashwin matters a lot. Today cricket has become very successful sport and in every corner of the world it is played and watched. In fact for the huge success of cricket…

24 Oct

After scoring 344/4 Zimbabwe record biggest win in T20I cricket history

Ashish MajumderSports

On Wednesday Zimbabwe recorded the biggest-ever win in T20I cricket by beating Gambia by 290 runs in a T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifiers match. Actually Zimbabwe put up the highest-ever T20I total (344/4) and bowled Gambia out for 54 runs in 14.4 overs. In fact the previous record for biggest-ever T20I win was held by Nepal (273 runs against Mongolia). Today cricket has become very competitive sport and all players actually play very tough to perform well. Right now cricket has become very popular sport and it is played and watched in every corner of the world. Also…

24 Sep

SFA Takes stand against violence in football

Sonakshi SarkarSports

The Sikkim Football Association (SFA) has imposed a two-match ban on Brotherhood FC following an incident involving the manhandling of match officials during the ongoing 2024-2025 SFA "A" Division S-League. The decision was made during an urgent meeting chaired by SFA General Secretary Phurba Sherpa on Tuesday. The altercation took place after Brotherhood FC's 3-0 victory over Sikkim Boys FC. According to reports, Brotherhood FC players, led by the coach and assistant coach, confronted the centre referee from Assam, who left the field in tears, visibly distressed. Despite police presence, tensions escalated as team members continued to argue with match…

27 Aug

Eriksson is England’s first foreign football coach to lose to cancer

Banasree SarkarSportscoach Eriksson

The late Sen. Goran Eriksson. The first foreign coach of England's national football team was 76 years old. He was diagnosed with cancer last January. He has been under treatment since then. The Swedish coach breathed his last on Monday. He was the England national team coach from 2001 to 2006. Eriksson's death was reported by his Swedish agent, Bo Gustavsson. His England agent Dean Eldredge also confirmed. He died at his home in Sweden on Monday morning. Family members were by their side for the last time. Apart from international football, Eriksson has also coached club football with success…