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18 May

Mithali, Harmanpreet thank BCCI for charter to Mumbai and regular RT-PCR tests at home

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India women and England will first square off in a four-day Test match, beginning June 16. Then they will lock horns in three ODIs beginning June 27 with the matches slated to be played at Bristol, Taunton, and Worcester.India women's Test and ODI skipper Mithali Raj and vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Tuesday thanked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for not only arranging charters to take the cricketers to Mumbai for the two-week quarantine ahead of the UK tour, but also for conducting regular RT-PCR tests at home with an eye on COVID-19. "Traveling is a challenge…

08 Apr

IPL 2021: Virat Kohli motivates team RCB

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With just hours to go for the beginning of the much-awaited 2021 IPL season, Virat Kohli was seen encouraging his team into believing that Royal Challengers Bangalore are capable of going the distance in the league despite not winning the title in its 13 years of history. RCB will be facing Mumbai Indians in the season opener at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday evening 9th April. Kohli was seen giving a speech of encouragement to all his teammates in a video shared by RCB on their official Twitter Account, ahead of a training session in Chennai, urging them to 'play with…

05 Apr

Strike-rate is kind of overrated, says Shubman Gill

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India's emerging cricket star Shubman Gill says “Strike-rate is kind of overrated”. The 21 years old cricketer made his international test debut against Australia last year in December. He has impressed everyone with his fearless batting style in test matches against England this year where he opened the innings with his partner Rohit Sharma. Gill made his debut in IPL in 2018 with Kolkata Knight Riders. Since then he has never looked back in his career. For KKR he has played a total of 41 matches in which he has scored 939 Runs with a strike rate of 125.20, which seems…

22 Feb

Rizong Karate Association provides free Karate equipments to 46 students

editor0 CommentsNorth Bengal, SportsKarate, North Bengal

Rizong Karate Association had conducted a program at Naxalbari on 21st February, 2021. In total 46 students received equipments worth Rs. 30,000/-. Rizong Karate Academy decided to give the equipment to the students for free so students don’t need to buy karat equipment for the championship. Students also received belt, certificate & felicitation for their hard practice for the year. Rizong Tamang, the only person in North Bengal to win an official National Medal says that karate now has become a business, but he is conducting the class to keep everyone fit and if any karate student has financial issues…

23 Jan

Shubman Gill Credits Yuvraj Singh his Success in Australia

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Subhman Gill was selected for Australia tour in as the replacement of injured Rohit Sharma and included in the playing XI in the second Test at the MCG, Melbourne. The right-handed batsman deemed to be the next-big-thing in Indian cricket as he showed no signs of nervousness and was calm; he played a wide variety of shots in the 6 innings he played in Australia. He had scored 259 runs at 51.80 batting average with two half-centuries; being India's fourth-highest run-getter overall playing only three matches. Gill credited former Indian player, Yuvraj Singh, for preparing him well for the short-ball challenge…

20 Jan

Rishabh Pant pulls off ‘greatest Test win’ for India

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An injury-ravaged India beat Australia at their home form the first time test cricket as India chased down 328 in the fourth innings to win the 4th Test and claim the series 2-1. Rishabh Pant (89*) hit the winning runs after a superb top order show from Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara as India won the 4th Test by 3 wickets. ‘The Australian’ newspaper said India has performed a miracle by defeating Australia at Gabba, alluding to the home side’s unbeaten record at the venue since 1988. Rishabh Pant was the man of the hour for his match-winning unbeaten knock. From one-down, without…

19 Jan

Barcelona Loses the Spanish Super Cup Final as Messi Gets the First Red Card in Club Jersey

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Lionel Messi was sent off for first time ever in his FC Barcelona career on Sunday as his team was beaten 3-2 by Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Super Cup final. Messi hit out at Asier Villalibre at the 120th minute of the match as Barcelona attacked in search of a late equalizer. This was the first red card of Messi’s club career. He has been sent off on two previous occasions, but both time in international matches against Hungary in 2005 and Chile in 2019. Messi could now be banned for a minimum of four domestic games, with Super…

16 Jan

England great Wayne Rooney retires to become permanent Derby boss

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Former English Footballer Wayne Rooney retires from playing to focus more on managerial role. The 35-year-old takes up the position on a two-and-half-year deal which will run until the summer of 2023. He says “It’s a new chapter of me. Of course I’ll miss playing but time doesn’t suffer no man. I’ve had my time.” He said after being appointed as Derby County’s new manager. Born in Liverpool, Rooney joined the Everton youth team and made his professional debut for the club in 2002. He moved to Manchester United in 2004 where he won 16 trophies. He scored 253 goals…

15 Jan

India vs Australia 4th Test: India is looking for the series win without key players.

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Injury has been a major issue for the Indian cricket team as India continues to lose its key players with every match playing in Australia this season. Australian head coach Justin Langer blames IPL saying “… I can’t help but think that the IPL third year really probably wasn’t ideal timing for anyone, certainly for such a big series like this” India reached Australia without Rohit Sharma. And the unavailability of Virat Kohli after the first test defeat already led team India at back foot. India is playing without Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja at the final test and it…

01 Sep

BKT Tires collaborates with 6 teams for T-20 League

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Balkrishna Industries Limited (BKT Tires), the Indian multinational group and global player in the Off-Highway tire market has announced that it will be sponsoring six teams in the upcoming T-20 league for Season 2020. The teams are - Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab. The company has already been promoting this sport by supporting the KFC Big Bash League (BBL) based on an agreement with Cricket Australia. Whether it is about cricket, football, or the amazing stunts at Monster Jam – BKT loves the sport because it fully reflects its…