Category: Sports

Vinith Venkatesh scores the 3rd goal for Bengaluru FC. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Former champion Bengaluru FC beat a 10-man Mohammedan Sporting SC 3-2 on Tuesday to complete its Group B league assignment with an all-win record and progressed to the quarterfinals of the 133rd Durand Cup. Bengaluru FC, fielding a full-strength team, took…

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The passing of Aunshuman Gaekwad has brought into focus again a salient feature of sport — the importance of guts and sheer courage. Batters in his time — the record-breaking Sunil Vargas being a prime example — faced some of the fastest bowlers in the history of the game. They did this without helmets, safety…

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Spin specialist: The onus would be on Shreyas to decode and neutralise the spin threat. | Photo Credit: PTI  Not many would have given Sri Lanka a chance against a near full-strength Indian side before the start of the one-day series. The home team came into the 50-over format following a 3-0 whitewash in the…

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