| Aashish Kapoor appointed chairman of junior selection committee
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 Former India off-spinner Aashish Kapoor has been appointed chairman of the All-India Junior Selection Committee, the BCCI informed today. The 47-year-old Kapoor replaces ex-speedster Venkatesh Prasad, who in March, had tendered his resignation from the post of chairman, less than a month after the India won the U-19 World Cup. Apart from Kapoor, the other two members of the selection panel include Gyanendra Pandey and Rakesh Parikh. A former off spinner, Kapoor played four Tests and 17 ODIs for India, including the 1996 ICC World Cup. He has also played 128 first-class games and 93 List A matches. Prasad had worked as the head of the junior national selection committee for 30 months.
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| India to fight for bronze at Archery World Cup
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 The Indian men and women's compound teams advanced to the bronze medal play-offs on a day of disappointments in stage one of the Archery World Cup here today. The trio of Abhishek Verma, Rajat Chauhan and Chinna Raju Srither lost 233-236 to their Korean opponents in the men's compound semifinal and they will face France for the bronze. "It's a good start to the season. Last year we were the gold medallist team. This time, the bronze medal, we will play. It's good," Verma said. "Archery is tough, day by day, and it's a great experience if you shoot a 60 and your opponent shoots the same. I'm not sad, I'm not happy, I'm quite easy." The Indian men's compound team, spearheaded by Verma, are the defending champions at the Asian Games. "This first tournament in Shanghai means a lot to us. Our last opponent team will also play at the Asian Games so it's good practice," Verma, who also won a silver at Incheon 2014, said. In the women's compound team semi-final, Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Muskan .
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| Coach Khalid Jamil axed, East Bengal to continue with Bhowmick
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 East Bengal today sacked coach Khalid Jamil after he failed to live up to the legendary club's expectations. Subhas Bhowmick will continue as the club's technical director. The decision was on expected lines as East Bengal had roped in Bhowmick to assist Jamil after their poor fourth-place finish in the I-League. The combination failed to do the job and the veteran Bhowmick had publicly expressed his disappointment after their shocking 1-4 loss to Bengaluru FC in the Super Cup summit clash in Bhubaneswar. "It's a miserable performance by Khalid Jamil. We have already sent a letter to him that we cannot continue with him at the present moment," East Bengal secretary Kalyan Majumder said. Having guided Aizawl FC to their maiden I-League triumph, Jamil was roped in amid fanfare with a two-year contract. But the contract had a clause that allowed both parties to part ways after six months with a notice period of two months.
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| Zlatan Ibrahimovic Will Not Participate in FIFA World Cup 2018, Swedish FA Confirms
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 Sweden, April 26: Zlatan Ibrahimovic will not be coming out of his international retirement to participate in the FIFA World Cup 2018, Russia the Swedish FA confirmed on Thursday. "Zlatan Ibrahimović has not changed the national team. Sweden's first in through the times in team will not play the world cup," the statement said. Earlier, the 36-yer-old who is plying his trade for the LA Galaxy in the MLS had claimed in his ever-animated manner that there cannot be any World Cup without Zlatan. The FIFA World Cup, which will be hosted across 8 venues, later this year is slated to get underway ...
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| Bhaichung Bhutia Launches His Political Party, Hamro Sikkim
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 New Delhi, April 26: Former India football team captain Bhaichung Bhutia on Thursday launched his own political party based in Sikkim and coined it 'Hamro Sikkim.' Bhutia was mulling over the move since parting ways with All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) in February. The former India football team striker will have Dilip Rai and the first IAS from Sikkim Megha Nidhi Dahal in his party. Bhaichung highlighted corruption, suicide, rapes, youngster into drugs, alcohol the main issues for him to eradicate in the state. The Indian football great also said he is joining politics to inspire ...
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| ICC Grants International Status to All T20I Matches
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 Kolkata, April 26: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on thursday granted international status to all its members playing the Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), the ICC Chief Executive David Richardson announced here on the final day of a week-long meeting. The governing body of cricket has also decided to introduce global rankings in the format. The move will be made in both men's and women's cricket in order to globalise the game further. "We are committed to growing the game and T20 is the vehicle through which we'll do this," ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said according to a ...
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| After Nagin Dance Bangaldesh Cricket Board Claim Their New Stadium Will be Better Than Eden Gardens
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 Kolkata, April 26: The hallowed Eden Gardens may be the largest cricket ground in the subcontinent but in two years time, it may get competition from a stadium in neighbouring Bangladesh. Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan said that they are ready to build one of the best stadiums in the world in Purbachal, and it will be named after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. "We want this to become one of the best in the world. Let's hope for the best. It will be a centre of excellence," Hassan told PTI after the conclusion of the ICC Board meeting here today. The stadium will have the ...
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| Cricket Helps War-Torn Syria Refugees Access Education
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 Dubai, April 26: Cricket has helped war-torn Syrian refugees access education has been through a project that has been initiated by the cricket development charity, Cricket Without Boundaries (CWB), in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the global development programme Right to Play, according to the International Cricket Council (ICC). In an attempt to make things better in the war-torn nation, five volunteers from United Kingdom based CWB flew out to Jordan last week to work with refugees – the majority of whom have fled from the civil war in ...
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| Mohammed Shami's Wife Hasan Jahan Says She Feels Like Kathua Rape Victim
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 New Delhi, April 26: Following the shameful act of sexual violence that took place in Kathua, India cricket team pacer Mohammed Shami's wife has claimed that she feels alike the 8-year-old victim after being cheated by the Delhi franchise speedster. Hasan in a recent video that was made during a support candle march for the victim claimed about how she felt after the alleged misbehavior conducted by her husband. Earlier according to reports, Hasan also allegedly said that Mohammed Sahmi wanted to get her killed after physical misconduct and various other wrongdoings. Hasan had also said ...
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| ICC World Cup 2019: Complete Schedule, Date, Venue
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 London, April 26: The full venue of the ICC World Cup 2019 slated to get underway from May 30 across 11 venues in England and Wales was declared on Thursday. A total of 10 participants will take part in a total of 48 matches. ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said: "It's always an exciting moment ahead of any major event to announce the schedule and for the ICC Cricket World Cup. Next summer fans around the world will be treated to compelling and competitive cricket as the best teams in the world go head to head in this round-robin format for the right to be crowned World Champions. ...
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