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Abdul Hafeez Kardar, first cricket captain of Pakistan, gets a richly deserved honour
Abdul Hafeez Kardar, the first Test cricket captain of Pakistan and Younis Khan, Pakistan’s T20 World Cup winning captain, were honoured by being inducted into the Pakistan Cricket Hall of Fame recently.…
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Glorious Lal Bahadur Stadium in Hyderabad is no more a venue for world events
In sports, an old champion fades away and is replaced by another who becomes the new hero. The old star is forgotten. The same can be said of sports grounds. There was…
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Sourav Ganguly sacked because he refused to bow down to political pressure
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has been unceremoniously dumped and will not remain as the President of BCCI after 17th of October. However, Jay Shah, son of Home Minister Amit Shah, will continue…
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Incredible story of Sabu Dastagir, the first Indian actor to enthrall Western audience
Nowadays we hear of many Indian actors and actresses who have acted and are still acting in Hollywood films with varying degrees of success. Among the well known examples are Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Amitabh…
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Bond, my name is James Bond; I am 60 years old today
The very first James Bond film, Dr. No, was released on October 5, 1962. So today, 60 years ago, the screen character of James Bond was born in the persona of Sean…
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Headscarf controversy rattles Iranian football team before FIFA World Cup
For many decades Iran has been one of the top nations of Asia in football and has produced some outstanding players. Before Cristiano Ronaldo, the player who held the world record for…
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Hrishikesh dared to be different; Siasat.com joins readers to celebrate his 100th year
In the make believe world of Bollywood, where all the stories are about super star heroes or heroines and their dramatic deeds, Hrishikesh Mukherjee dared to be different. He made films about…
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National champion Sreeja denied prize money; Telangana government must ensure justice
Hyderabad’s pride, table tennis player Sreeja Akula who became the first table tennis player from Hyderabad to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, is now running from pillar to post…
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A cricket debacle called Azharuddin; former HCA officials blame him for fiasco
The image of the Hyderabad Cricket Association has plunged to a new low thanks to the ticket fiasco in connection with the T20 international match which is to be held in Hyderabad soon.…
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MMA battles lack charisma of Khabib; he was like Muhammad Ali of boxing
Ever since he left the MMA circuit, the absence of Khabib Nurmagomedov has been sorely felt. No one has been able to replace the charismatic Khabib in performance as well as in…
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Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf is no more but his controversial career will not be forgotten
Former cricket umpire Asad Rauf of Pakistan passed away due to a cardiac arrest on Thursday in Lahore where he was running a business. He was 66 years old and had been…
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New AIFF advisor Shabbir Ali says ‘better days here for football’
Indian football recently received a shock when its international governing body FIFA, issued a suspension order on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) due to what FIFA called “undue influence by third…
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Kohinoor is part of the Golconda diamonds: With the Queen gone, will UK return the jewel to India?
Queen Elizabeth was one of the richest women in the world. Her net worth was estimated to be $ 427 million and she had a huge collection of jewels in her possession.…
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Cricketing world celebrates 150th birth anniversary of Ranjitsinhji better known as Ranji
The legend of Ranjitsinhji (better known in cricket as Ranji) is just as absorbing as it was when he first enthralled the cricket lovers of England with his wristy shots as a batsman. The 10th of…
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Fans are furious with team India but Shivlal Yadav is optimistic about revival
So once again India has been eliminated from a major cricket tournament. This time it is the Asia Cup. After two successive losses to Pakistan and Sri Lanka, India’s ship began sinking…
