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KOCHI: Kerala Blasters FC have announced that it has extended the stay of Club captain and the Club’s most capped foreign player, Adrián Luna, until 2027. This extension underscores Luna’s invaluable contributions and reaffirms his integral role in the squad’s future. Since joining Kerala Blasters FC, Adrián Luna has consistently demonstrated exceptional skill, leadership, and dedication both on and off the field. His remarkable performances have not only earned him the admiration of fans, but have also solidified his status as a key player in the Indian Super League. The decision to extend Luna’s contract reflects the club’s commitment to building a…

MUMBAI: IPL broadcaster Star Sports on Monday denied airing the audio of any personal conversation involving Rohit Sharma after the Indian captain accused the channel of “breaching” his privacy despite his requests to stop the recording. A video shared by Kolkata Knight Riders, involving Rohit and KKR assistant coach Abhishek Nayar, in which the former was purportedly seen contemplating his future at the Mumbai Indians, had gone viral on May 11. KKR subsequently deleted the video from its social media pages. On May 16, Rohit was seen having a chat with Dhawal Kulkarni ahead of MI’s fixture against Lucknow Super…

JAPAN: Indian para athlete Deepthi Jeevanji on Monday set a world record of 55.06 seconds in the women’s 400m T20 category, at the ongoing Para Athletics World Championship 2024 in Kobe, Japan. After clocking 55.06 seconds in the women’s 400m T20 category, Jeevanji bagged a gold medal. In the qualifying round, Jeevanji secured her place in the finals of the women’s 400m T20 heat, setting a new Asian record with a time of 56.18 seconds. In the Asian Para Games 2023, Jeevanji delivered an electrifying performance, winning a gold medal in the women’s 400m T20 event. She secured the top…

BENGALURU: Chennai Super Kings’ elimination from the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 left a bitter taste in the mouths of fans as their dream of seeing MS Dhoni lifting the trophy at Chepauk remained unfulfilled. It isn’t yet known whether Dhoni plans to play another season, and in that respect, Royal Challengers Bengaluru players were slammed by certain former cricketers and experts over their failure to do the customary handshake with MS Dhoni. Many suggested that RCB players ‘over-celebrated’ their playoffs progression, prompting Dhoni to return to the dressing room without shaking hands. But, a video, contradicting the same, has emerged on…

Goemkarponn Desk OXEL: The owner of a contentious multi-dwelling project will receive a show-cause notice from the Oxel panchayat for not adhering to the terms of the panchayat construction licence. This decision was made after a panchayat meeting and a recent inspection.Oxel Sarpanch Reshal Arporkar inspected the construction site on Saturday. It is situated close to Oxel’s heritage spring. To discuss the best course of action, the panchayat body met on Monday. “Today at the panchayat office, all the members got together and decided to give the owner of the multi-dwelling units a show-cause notice,” Arporkar said. “As a matter…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: While there was harsh criticism for “sub-standard works” when water leaked in Kala Academy’s newly renovated auditorium on Sunday night after a pre-monsoon shower, the Public Works Department (PWD) claimed the seepage was caused by the AC duct. On Monday morning, PWD officials and contractors’ representatives visited the Academy for an inspection. There existed an AC duct leak. Uttam Parsekar, Principal Chief Engineer at PWD, stated that it is being fixed. Following a strong downpour on Sunday, water leakage was seen on the final few rows of Kala Academy’s auditorium while attendees were viewing a tiatr of…

Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (KRCL) hopes to offer rent-a-bike services at five of its stations in Goa, as well as seven other stations along the Konkan Railway route. It has invited an operator to oversee this service through a tender. Margao, Canacona, Karmali, and Tivim in Goa, as well as Karwar, Gokarna Road, and Kumta Railway Station in Karnataka, will offer the suggested bike rental services. All seven stations will be covered by a single contract that will oversee this project. At each of the seven train stations, the winning bidder will run the bike rental business…