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MUMBAI: The Indian cricket team selection for the T20 World Cup is not going to be a straightforward affair at all for the BCCI and Indian team management. While the majority of players are certain, there are certain spots which will be intensely debated, according to several reports. While the players in the XI select themselves, the main point of contention is the players in the backup role. Like, the backup opener, or the backup pacer and wicketkeeper. According to a report in Cricbuzz, the onus is on India captain Rohit Sharma to decide on two key points. They are whether to include…

GOA”S HOPES DASHED After a goalless first half, Jorge Pereyra Diaz broke the deadlock in the 69th minute of the match, giving Mumbai City FC their lead. Lallianzuala Chhangte doubled their lead in the 83rd minute in remarkable fashion. Vikram Partap Singh sent in a pinpoint through ball which Chhangte beautifully controlled, and with some beautiful footwork, went past the keeper to bag his tenth goal of the season. With the scoreline remaining the same until the final whistle, the home team booked their place in the final with a 5-2 aggregate scoreline. Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: FC Goa head coach…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: The Manas Mavericks, reigning champions of the PGML, asserted their dominance by defeating the MCC Legends, winners of the MCL, by a staggering 97 runs in the Ramakant Verlekar Champions Trophy final. The match, held at the GCA Academy Ground and organized by the Sunita Verlekar Foundation, witnessed a display of exceptional cricketing talent. Batting first, the Manas Mavericks unleashed an onslaught on the MCC Legends bowlers, amassing a formidable total of 239 runs in their allotted 20 overs. Captain Ilyas Naroo led from the front, along with three other batsmen, all scoring 35+ runs. Abhijit Bhandare’s…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Alister Anthony rose from the bench and scored a fine brace as Sporting Clube de Goa fought back for a 3-1 win against FC Goa’s developmental side in the Goa Professional League at Duler Stadium, Mapusa, on Monday. Lemmet Tangvah (59’) broke the deadlock for FC Goa in the second half through a penalty. However, Doyal Alves (72’) equalised for Sporting and then Alister (79, 90+5) converted a penalty and netted his brace in added time with a fine finish. With the final round to be played on Wednesday, Sporting climbed to the top spot of the…

Goemkarponn desk TALEIGAO: Panaji MLA and Revenue Minister Babush Monserrate today expressed confidence that he will never leave Panaji constituency while stating that those dreaming of dethroning me will only be a dream. “I will never leave Panaji, no matter how many of them dream about it. It will only remain a dream for them,” said Monserrate. He further said that the party only gives tickets based on popularity and win ability and that today he has yet again proved that. “I believe in the party and people have faith in me and my party,We always sweep the panel because…

Goemakrponn desk CANACONA: Wilson Fernandes, 53 years resident of Ponsulem is found dead with Gun-shot wounds, outside a Bar-N-Restaurant he was operating on rent at Sakhrewal-Canacona, half a kilometre away from Canacona Police Station. Fernandes, who was motionless and badly injured (in the Pelvic region) in a pool of blood, was first noticed by the cook of the restaurant, at about 3.30 am (wee hours of Sunday morning), lying face down on the road, beside a parked Omni-Van. A local Gun and live Catrigues were also seen beside the body. Fernandes is believed to have suffered gunshots from the local…

Panaji: An email about a bomb at the Dabolim airport in South Goa sent the authorities into a tizzy on Monday, prompting them to increase the security on the premises, a senior official said. Talking to PTI, airport director S V T Dhanamjaya Rao said his office received an email in the morning about a bomb at the airport. “We are taking extra precautions now. While security has been heightened at the airport, the flight operations are unaffected,” Rao said. The Goa police received a formal complaint from the airport officials, and the bomb disposal squad was combing the area,…