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India loses to Rest of World in Online Nations Cup

11:12 pm May 5, 2020

Chennai: India went down to Rest of the World 1.5-2.5 in the second round of the FIDE-Chess.com Online Nations Cup on Tuesday after drawing its lung-opener against USA. Former world champion Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Teimour Radjabov while world rapid champion Koneru Humpy could not break through the defences of former […]

Shoaib Akhtar open to Indian bowling coaching job

11:02 pm May 4, 2020

New Delhi: Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar on Monday said he is open to taking up the Indian bowling coaching job if there is an offer as his “job is to spread knowledge”. Akhtar expressed his willingness in an interview on social networking app ‘Helo’. Asked if he would like to be associated with […]

Legendary footballer Chuni Goswami no more

7:43 pm April 30, 2020

Kolkata: Legendary former Indian footballer Chuni Goswami, who captained the 1962 Asian Games gold-winning team, died on Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest. The iconic sportsperson, who also played first-class cricket for Bengal, was 82 and breathed his last at a hospital here. He is survived by his wife Basanti and son Sudipto. “He suffered […]

Burglary attempt in Saha’s ancestral home in Siliguri

7:24 pm April 25, 2020

Kolkata: Indian Test wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha on Saturday said his locked ancestral house in Siliguri was the target of a burglary attempt on Friday. Saha’s uncles, who live nearby at Shaktigarh area of the city, foiled the attempt and alerted the police. The miscreants, numbering around six, fled off in their car. “It’s really unfortunate. […]

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I don’t see Dhoni wearing India jersey again: Harbhajan

11:29 pm April 23, 2020

New Delhi: Veteran India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh doesn’t see Mahendra Singh Dhoni playing for the Indian team again. Dhoni last played for India in the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand in July last year. Asked about Dhoni’s India future during an Instagram chat with opener Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan said, “When I was in Chennai […]