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Kolkata: Nepal’s Tribhuvan Army FC got the better of local side Rangdajied United FC 2-0, as both played out their final Group F game of the on-going 133rd IndianOil Durand Cup, here at the Jawahar Lal Nehru stadium. While the Nepalese team finished third in the group with three points, Rangdajied went down in all three of their games to finish at the bottom of the group. Both goals were scored by the Tribhuvan number 10 Gillespye Karki on either side of the two halves. Rangdajied coach Aibanjop Shadap opted for wholesale changes from their previous derby game against Shillong…

New Delhi: Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav are set to play for Mumbai in the upcoming Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament against Jammu and Kashmir in Coimbatore from August 27. After Suryakumar confirmed his participation last week, the Mumbai Cricket Association’s joint secretary, Deepak Patil, issued a statement on Tuesday confirming Iyer’s availability for the match against Jammu and Kashmir. “Shreyas Iyer will play for the Mumbai team at the Buchi Babu Invitational tournament organised by Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. He will be playing the Mumbai v Jammu & Kashmir match to be played from August 27 at Coimbatore,” Patil announced.…

New Delhi: Gwalior will host the opening T20 International between India and Bangladesh scheduled on October 6 instead of Dharamsala, where renovation work is being carried out by the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association, the BCCI stated on Tuesday. “The first T20I between India and Bangladesh, initially set to be held in Dharamsala on 6th October 2024, will now take place in Gwalior owing to upgrades and renovation work being carried out by the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association in the dressing rooms,” the BCCI stated in a media release. The match in Gwalior marks the inaugural international fixture at the city’s…

New Delhi: Billionaire and X (formerly Twitter) owner Elon Musk and author JK Rowling have been named in a criminal complaint by Paris Olympics boxing gold medallist Imane Khelif, who is at the centre of a gender eligibility row. A storm erupted at the Paris Olympics 2024 over the participation of Khelif after her Italian opponent, Angela Carini. pulled out of their bout less than a minute into the fight after taking a barrage of punches. Carini was seen sobbing and also refused to shake hands with Khelif. Khelif, who was disqualified from last year’s world championships after failing gender…

New Delhi: Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in first comments after leaving Dhaka, has sought that rioters in the country be punished. She has also sought justice for the vandalism to the statue of her father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who was also the Founding Father of Bangladesh. In a three-page emotive statement posted on X by her son Sajeeb Wazed, Sheikh Hasina spoke of the family members she lost when her father was assassinated on August 15, 1975. Mujibur Rahman’s sons and their wives, his brother’s family, close colleagues and associates, were wiped out the same night by the…

DABOLIM: An Air India flight, which was about to depart from the Dabolim airport in Goa for Mumbai, had to abort its take-off due to a bird-hit on Wednesday morning, an official said. The incident took place at 6.45 am, he said. The flight, which was scheduled from the Dabolim airport (in South Goa) to Mumbai, had to abort its take-off at the runway due to a bird-hit, a senior official at the airport “The take-off was aborted immediately and the aircraft is parked in the bay for further investigation,” he said. The alert ATC noticed some smoke from the…

New Delhi: Amid the ongoing violence in Bangladesh, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that it is difficult for people in India to be indifferent when every symbol of the country’s friendship with Bangladesh is being attacked there. Pointing to the turmoil in Bangladesh, Mr Tharoor said it is tragic to see what was hailed as a democratic revolution degenerating into anarchy, and violence targeting the minorities and the Hindu minority. “It’s extremely tragic that what was hailed as a democratic, popular revolution has degenerated into anarchy, and violence targeting the minorities and the Hindu minority… We in India must stand…