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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Rohit Sharma has provided an update on the fitness of star all-rounder Hardik Pandya ahead of his side’s clash against Sri Lanka at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. Pandya hurt his ankle during India’s group match against Bangladesh last month and has been sitting on the sidelines ever since as the tournament hosts have continued their unbeaten start to the World Cup. Rohit was quizzed about the potential return of Pandya to full fitness ahead of India’s match against Sri Lanka in Mumbai on Thursday and the experienced skipper suggested the all-rounder will remain on the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa University has selected Men’s Kabaddi team for the West Zone Inter University Kabaddi Men Championship 2023-24, which is scheduled from 4th to 8th November 2023, at Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore. The kit distribution and farewell function for the teams were organised on October 31, 2023, at the Sports Section, Goa University, in the presence of Mr. Balachandra Jadar, Asst. Director of Physical Education and Sports, Goa University, Dr. Shailendra Gaonkar, Asst. Sports Officer, Goa University, along with Mr. Pandurang Naik, Team Coach, and Clifton Fernandes, Team Manager. The following players will represent Goa at the West…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out of the Cricket World Cup for an indefinite period after flying back home due to personal reasons. Cricket Australia confirmed the development on Thursday, two days before their crunch game against arch-rivals England. This comes a day after star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell was ruled out of the England game due to a concussion suffered from falling off the back of a golf cart. “Australia have been hit by the loss of another key allrounder after announcing Mitch Marsh flew home on Wednesday for personal reasons and will be out…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The raids at Goa casinos, including the Cadillac Casino within Double Tree Hilton, have now led to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seizing the CCTV footage. Along with this, financial records from the gambling establishments for further investigation have also been seized. The initial raid was conducted after ED received information regarding black money transactions in some casinos in Goa. It was also suspected that they have links with several politicians and infamous personalities. Some operators have extended their full support to ED on the matter and have assured to provide required information. The intelligence agency has also…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Forward Party MLA Vijai Sardesai on Wednesday alleged that there is less democracy in Goa and the government fails to interact with the people, which force them to knock the doors of High court. Addressing a Press conference, Sardesai said that as the government fails to interact and take people into confidence, the opposition to many projects is faced. “Why government forcing people to knock on the doors of high court when the matters can be resolved by speaking to people. High time that people know that democracy is still alive,” he said. “We have less…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that directions have been issued to the police to file charge sheet against 23 accused involved in land grab cases. “Directions have been issued to the police to file a charge sheet against all the accused, arrested in the land grab case, at the earliest and ensure that no one is acquitted” said Sawant. He further said that those owners of the land parcels, which were acquired by forging the documents, who are settled in foreign countries, would also be given an opportunity to make claims for their property. “A time frame…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In the National Games 2023 Women’s Football category, Haryana and Odisha have already secured semi-final tickets from Group A. So today’s match was just a formality for the Goa team. Goa football team beat Chandigarh 3-1 in the last match of their group. Flani Costa, Karishma Purushottam Shirvoikar and Remediana Socorina Noronha scored for Goa. On the other hand, Vedika Gulia scored the only goal for Chandigarh. The crowd of school students to watch Goa’s last match at Tilak Maidan was eye-catching. From the very start of the game, the Goa team played amazing football. Just 3…