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Pietersen unhappy with team selection
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Pietersen unhappy with team selection

Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has criticised England’s squad selection for the first two Tests against India. Jonny Bairstow, Mark Wood and Sam Curran have been rested for the first two Tests against India beginning on February 5, while Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Rory Burns have been...
NEUFC face ATKMB to remain in the playoff race
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NEUFC face ATKMB to remain in the playoff race

Time running out fast for them, NorthEast United FC (NEUFC) can’t afford any more slip-ups if they have to stay in contention for the Play-offs berth as they gear up to clash with second-placed ATK Mohun Bagan in an Indian Super League match, here on Tuesday. With teams entering the business end of...
Captain to leader, the Ajinkya Rahane story
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Captain to leader, the Ajinkya Rahane story

Lokendra Pratap Sahi Over the years, we had become familiar with ‘Cometh the hour, cometh the man’. Now, courtesy Team India, there is a variation: ‘Cometh the hour, cometh the men’. Indeed, so many players in an injury-hit squad put their hand up to be counted in the riveting Test series in...
England win series by 2-0
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England win series by 2-0

England defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the second Test to seal the two-match series 2-0. Needing 164 to win, the English faltered when reduced to 89 for four. But opener Dominic Sibley and No. 6 Jos Buttler shared an unbeaten 75-run partnership for the fifth wicket to lead their team to...
Root Scores 186 On Day 2
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Root Scores 186 On Day 2

Galle, Jan 24: England captain Joe Root smashed 186 runs to lead the touring side closer to Sri Lanka’s first-innings total as they finished day three of 2nd Test on 339 for nine, just 42 runs behind, on Sunday. Root’s innings came to an end in the last over of the day when he was run out 14 short...
Silchar To Face NFRSA In RG Baruah ID Cricket Final
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Silchar To Face NFRSA In RG Baruah ID Cricket Final

SPORTS REPORTER GUWAHATI, Jan 24: Silchar stormed into the semifinal of the RG Baruah Inter-district Under 16 Cricket Tournament by virtue of their first innings lead against Tezpur in the semifinal match played at Barpeta District Sports Association playground in Barpeta today. On the second day of...
BUKSS-Jookto media cricket final
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BUKSS-Jookto media cricket final

STAFF CORRESPONDENT SILCHAR, Jan 24: Karimganj Press Club Strikers clinched the 9th Barak Uppotyokya Krira Sangbadik Sanstha (BUKSS) Jookto media cricket fest 2021 trophy beating Hailakandi Media Challengers by 19 runs in a high scoring final match played at the SM Dev stadium on Sunday. Electing to...
Hybrid Level-1 Coaching By NCA
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Hybrid Level-1 Coaching By NCA

GUWAHATI, Jan 24: Assam Cricket Association (ACA) has asked the interested coaches of the State to inform their willingness to participate in the Hybrid Level-1 Coaching Certificate Course which will be conducted by the National Cricket Academy (NCA). The course will be conducted online by the NCA...
Tennis Ball Cricket
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Tennis Ball Cricket

GUWAHATI, Jan 24: A Tennis Ball Cricket Competition will be organised at Kharghuli playground here on February 4 and 5 by All Assam Tourism Students Union (AATSU). The last date of joining in the tournament is January 28. The organisers said that the joining fee is Rs 1500 which can be deposited...
Assam Premier Club Championship
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Assam Premier Club Championship

SPORTS REPORTER GUWAHATI, Jan 24: Gauhati Town Club, DCA Dhubri, Friends Club Bilasipara, Cricket Club of Dibrugarh (Masters), Unique Club and Sonitpur Club have registered victories in their respective matches of the 3rd Assam Premier Club Championship played at different venues today. The...
Rahane, Natarajan, Thakur Receive Heros Welcome
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Rahane, Natarajan, Thakur Receive Hero's Welcome

Ajinkya Rahane, T Natarajan and Shardul Thakur were among the cricketers who received a hero's welcome on reaching their native places on their return from Australia on Thursday. While around 5,000 people received fast bowler Natarajan in Chinnappampatti village in Tamil Nadu and carried him on a...
Football Delhi announces scholarships for u-16 players
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Football Delhi announces scholarships for u-16 players

Football Delhi (Delhi Soccer Association), in association with Crayons Academy for Skills Excellence (CASE), has announced under-16 award scholarships for young footballers.Further, during each calendar year, only two meritorious footballers -- a junior boy and girl -- will be identified based on...
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