Sports - The Purbottar

06 Nov

Micheal Vaughan dropped from BBC show

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Former England skipper Michael Vaughan has been dropped from a BBC show after allegations of racism were levelled against him by two players. He has been working as an analyst on Test Match Special for 12 years on the BBC 5 Live's 'The Tuffers and Vaughan Cricket Show '. But he will not appear in the show on Monday following allegations of racism by Azeem Rafiq, claiming that Vaughan had made racist comments towards him and other players before a Yorkshire match back in 2009. In a column for English Tabloid, Vaughan admitted that he was the former player involved…

01 Oct

Seagram’s Imperial Blue partners NEUFC

editor0 CommentsAssam, North East, Sports

Seagram’s Imperial Blue (one of the most iconic brands in the industry) proudly announced its association with Northeast United Football Club (NEUFC). The strategic partnership was formalized just ahead of the most anticipated football event of the country - The Indian Super League (ISL). The Northeast United Football Club, owned by John Abraham, is based out of Guwahati, Assam and will be competing in the upcoming Indian Super League to be held in Goa. Noteworthy, Seagram’s Imperial Blue has always believed in associating with the passion points of the youth across the country. Thus, this partnership presents an opportunity for…

19 Sep

Karate player Rizong Tamang won a gold medal in West Bengal State Karate Championship

editor0 CommentsSports, West BengalKarate Championship, Rizong Tamang, SILIGURI

Mr. Rizong Tamang from Darjeeling District has made it clear that he is the no 1 Kata player all over West Bengal he has won a gold medal in West Bengal State Karate Championship and now he has also been select for the National championships which means he will represent West Bengal, the karate team we wish him all the best for his upcoming championship and thank him for making our Darjeeling District shine in the state championship

14 Sep

Virat Kohli Sent Letters To BCCI At Midnight

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Former England captain David Gower has said the events that led to the cancellation of the Manchester Test need better explanation while claiming that skipper Virat Kohli sent letters to the Indian board at midnight, a day before the match, Gower made the claim in an interview with Cricket.com. The fifth Test was cancelled following a Covid outbreak in the Indian contingent. "Wow! No one, least of all I, saw that coming. It leads us into unprecedented territories," Gower told the portal. "I mean I know other matches have been abandoned... sometimes a few balls bowled and various other circumstances but…

11 Sep

Lionel Messi Breaks Pele’s Record

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Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick to overtake Pele as the top international goalscorer in South American football history on Thursday as Argentina cruised to a 3-0 victory over Bolivia in their 2022 World Cup qualifier. Messi pounced for his 77th, 78th and 79th international goals to keep Argentina firmly on course for a place at next year's finals in Qatar against a Bolivia team languishing near the foot of the table. The 34-year-old Paris Saint-Germain forward, making his 153rd appearance for Argentina, drew level with Pele's longstanding mark of 77 goals in the 14th minute, nutmegging a defender and then curling…

06 Sep

Former France Defender Jean-Pierre Adams Dies After Almost 40 Years In Coma

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The former France defender Jean-Pierre Adams has died at the age of 73, almost 40 years after falling into a coma as a result of a medical error, his former clubs, Paris St-Germain and Nîmes, said on Monday. In 1982, Adams was administered a near fatal dose of anaesthetic before a routine knee operation, which caused brain damage. The Dakar-born Adams won 22 caps for Les Bleus in the 1970s, forming with Marius Tresor what was known as ‘the Black Guard’. He played for Nîmes from 1970-73 and for PSG from 1977-79 after joining from Nice. Since the accident, Adams…

01 Sep

ONGC felicitates personal gymnasium to Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain

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ONGC has announced to build a personal gymnasium for the Olympic medallist India's Boxing Star Lovlina Borgohain as a token of recognition for her unflinching commitment.ONGC is committed towards promoting sports and sponsors various kinds of Sports events. Building of infrastructure, training players in the country, to the young and upcoming talented sports persons are an integral part of ONGC's sports credo. Expressing great pride and happiness, Ms Sushma Rawat, Executive Director, Assam & Assam Arakan Basin, Jorhat, ONGC said, “As a token of appreciation, we are happy to fulfil her wish by building a personal gymnasium and associated infrastructure…

30 Aug

Javelin thrower Sumit Antil breaks world record thrice to clinch India’s 2nd gold medal

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India's medal galore continued on Day 6 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics after javelin thrower Sumit Antil broke his own world record thrice to clinch the gold medal in the Javelin F-64 event in Tokyo on Monday. Sumit's best throw of the day read 68.55m at his fifth attempt; obliterating his previous world record of 62.88m (in 2019). The other Indian in the fray in the event, Sandeep (62.20m) finished fourth and missed the bronze medal by less than a metre. Sumit, on the other hand, dominated the field throughout with his throws reading 66.96m, 68.08m, 65.27m, 66.71m, 68.55m and a foul…

30 Aug

Shooter Avani Lekhara becomes first Indian woman to win gold at Paralympics

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Indian paralympic shooter Avani Lekhara created history at the Tokyo Paralympics on Monday (August 30) when she became the first woman from the country to bag a paralympic gold medal. Avani won the women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 title defeating China's Zhang Cuiping (silver) and Ukraine's Iryna Shchetnik (bronze). The 19-year-old from Jaipur, who sustained spinal cord injuries in a car accident in 2012, finished with a world record equalling total of 249.6, which is also a new Paralympic record. Following Avani's unprecedented triumph, PM Narendra Modi took to Twitter to praise the young shooter saying it is a…

29 Aug

Discus thrower Vinod Kumar wins bronze for India

editor0 CommentsIndia, SportsTokyo Paralympics 2020

Bhavinaben Patel and Nishad Kumar had earlier won a silver each in women's singles table tennis class 4 and men's T47 high jump events respectively.Discus thrower Vinod Kumar clinched a bronze medal in the men's F52 event with an Asian record to give India its third medal in Tokyo Paralympics on Sunday.The 41-year-old BSF man, whose father fought in the 1971 Indo-Pak war, produced a best throw of 19.91m to finish third behind Piotr(20.02m) of Poland and Velimir of Croatia.He injured his legs while training after joining the BSF, falling off a cliff in Leh that left him bed-ridden for close to decade during which…