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MUMBAI: FC Goa have been honoured with the Indian Super League (ISL) Grassroots Award for the 2023-24 season on account of their significant contributions to the development of Indian football at the youth and grassroots levels. “We at FC Goa are pleased to inform you that the club won the Grassroots Award from the Indian Super League (ISL) for the 2023-24 season,” the club said in a release on Friday. Carlos Pena, the head coach of FC Goa, speaking after he collected the award and a cash prize of Rs.10 lakhs in a special ceremony following the ISL final on…

LONDON: As England’s home season approaches following the T20 World Cup, cricket fans brace themselves for the end of an era as James Anderson, arguably the most successful fast bowler in the sport’s history, is set to prepare for his final appearance in Test cricket. According to The Guardian, England’s Test team coach, Brendon McCullum, flew to England to convey to the veteran fast bowler that the team is looking towards the future, with next year’s Ashes in sight. Anderson is currently the third-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket with 700 dismissals to his name and he also has the most wickets…

MUMBAI: The Board for Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to look for a new head coach for the Indian men’s team as Rahul Dravid’s helm comes to an end with the completion of the upcoming T20 World Cup. Dravid, who’s 2-year tenure was supposed to come to an end after the ODI World Cup in November 2023, agreed to an extension until next month’s T20 World Cup as the BCCI had failed to finalise his replacement in time. However, the cricket board will not repeat that mistake this time around as the BCCI announced on Thursday that it…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended an invite to National Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar to join the alliance of Bharatiya Janata Party after the results for the Lok Sabha elections on June 4. In his message to senior Pawar at a rally in Maharashtra’s Nandurbar, the prime minister said, “…instead of dying by merging with the Congress, come to Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde.” Responding to the invite, Pawar said that he would never ditch the Nehru-Gandhi ideology and join hands with those who adopt an anti-Muslim stand. Modi on Friday took a jibe at the NCP…

New Delhi: Just a day after being granted interim bail, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is expected to hit the ground running and will hold a roadshow today. In his first public remarks after being released, Mr Kejriwal urged voters to “save the country from dictatorship”. The Supreme Court has granted Mr Kejriwal bail till June 1 to campaign for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Arvind Kejriwal is a key leader in the INDIA alliance formed to compete against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the polls. The Aam Aadmi Party chief was greeted by more than 1,000 exuberant supporters as…

Making a stunning claim, Bharat Rashtra Samithi chief and former Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao has said a group of regional parties could form a government and the NDA or INDIA alliances may end up having to support them, instead of the other way around. In an expansive interview with NDTV on Friday, Mr Rao, or KCR as he is popularly known, also spoke about how his party is far from finished and will get seats in the double digits out of the 17 constituencies in Telangana. He also answered questions about the BJP’s prospects, the “failure” of the…

New Delhi: BJP leader G Devaraje Gowda, who had flagged JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna’s alleged sexual abuse of several women, was late Friday taken into custody in connection with a sexual assault case. He was taken into custody while he was traveling from Bengaluru toward Chitradurga, police said. A case of sexual harassment was registered against Devaraje Gowda on a complaint by a 36-year-old woman, who alleged that he molested her on the pretext of helping her sell her property. Gowda, who contested the 2023 Karnataka assembly election against Prajwal’s father and Holenarasipura MLA HD Revanna, is also accused of leaking videos of Prajwal…