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New Delhi: Former India coach Ravi Shastri has said that Rohit Sharma is too proud a man to take India’s series loss against New Zealand lightly. India lost a home Test series for the first time since 2012 against New Zealand, under Rohit’s leadership. After the second Test defeat, Rohit Sharma had asked for celebration of 12 years of no defeats rather than digging into the negatives of one series loss. However, Shastri believes that Rohit will not rest on his laurels, but will be hurting. “Rohit Sharma is a proud man. He will not take it lightly. Let me…

New Delhi: Team India faced a shocking 113-run defeat against New Zealand in the second Test in Pune. This loss turned out to be a historic one as New Zealand gained an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series and ended India’s 12-year-old winning streak at home in Test cricket. In the second Test, India needed 359 runs to win but they got bundled out for 245 as the Kiwi spinner Mitchell Santner wreaked havoc with his six-wicket haul. Apart from this loss, another major concern for Rohit Sharma and co is the poor form of star batter Virat Kohli.…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: FC Goa and Chennaiyin FC took home a point each after a dramatic 2-2 draw in their Indian Super League (ISL) clash on Thursday at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai. The result leaves the Gaurs in eighth place on the league standings, with six points and only a single win from six matches. Earlier in the day, Goa’s head coach Manolo Marquez made just one change to his starting XI from their last match against Mumbai City FC, with Dejan Drazic coming in for Armando Sadiku. The game started brightly for the Men in Orange, as…

As the Central Government approved the National Highway widening project from Ponda to Bhoma, even as the locals have been fighting to save the temples and houses, Goemkarponn Editor Suraj Nandrekar meets Sanjay Naik, the convenor of Ami Bhomkar, to know the details of their fight against the project. Bhomkar made several revelations of the sanctity of the place to be protected. Excerpts:   Goemkarponn: Sanjaybab Namaskar, could you tell me why the villagers are protesting against the highway widening project? Sanjay Naik: One needs to understand people will simply not hesitate there has to be some reason for that.…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Shri Mallikarjun Vidyalaya’s Prithvi Dessai wins the first place at the Lions Club of Canacona organized Peace-Poster Contest in the All Canacona taluka level competition. A minimum of two students from each school has participated in the Peace-Poster Contest on the theme ‘Peace without Limits’ held at the Lions House Xeller on Monday. The Result of the Peace Poster Competition 1st place – Prithvi Vishal Dessai -Shree Mallikarjun Vidyalaya High School, Char-rasta, 2nd place – Quella Keith Fernandes – Shree Nirakar Vidhyalaya,Mashem and 3rd place – Atharv Tushar Kamat – Shree Katyayani Baneshwari Vidhyalaya, Kindlem-Pansulem. All other…

New Delhi: Delhi’s middle-distance runner Beant Singh has blasted organisers of the recent two-day concert by singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium for leaving the venue in a mess while raising serious questions over the treatment of athletes. Beant shared images and a clip of the stadium’s track and field area which was littered with garbage, alcohol containers and damaged athletics equipment. “Ye aukat hai India mai sports ki, sportspersons ki aur stadiums ki (This is the status of sports, athletes and stadiums in this country),” Beant said in the clip which has sparked outrage. “This is where…

J&K: Jammu and Kashmir’s newly-elected Chief Minister Omar Abdullah hinted that he received assurances from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah regarding the restoration of statehood of Jammu and Kashmir. “I have received assurances at the highest level that the commitments made to J&K particularly with regard to the governance model, will change,” Omar Abdullah said.