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Myngken Christian Higher Secondary School (HSS), Meghalaya, secured a dominant 7-0 win over Govt. Secondary School, Arunachal Pradesh, on Monday to book their place in the final of the 63rd Subroto Cup Junior Boys International Football Tournament. A stunning hat-trick by Banganson led Myngken’s charge at Ambedkar Stadium, where they will face T.G. English School (TGES) from Bishnupur, Manipur, in the summit clash on Wednesday. TGES edged past Sri Lanka Schools Football Association with a narrow 1-0 victory in the other semifinal. Myngken took control early, with Banganson breaking the deadlock in the 21st minute after a brilliant solo run. He doubled the lead in the 36th minute, followed by Mebanlamiynit's third goal from a counterattack just three minutes later. Alicestar made it ...

Virat Kohli the most celebrated Indian Cricketer of India known for his extraordinary talent in the grounds. However, Virat recalling a incident from India's tour to Australia in 2012 which is typed as 'Virat's middle finger incident'. During the test match, while fielding Virat was repeatedly targeted by verbal abuse from a section of Australian fans. To which Virat responded by raising his middle finger to the crowd. Virat recalled saying, "Yeah, the one thing I remember most is when I'd had enough of the Australian crowd at Sydney and I just decided to flick a finger at them. 'I'm so cool'. The match referee called me to his room the next day and I'm like, ‘What's wrong?'. He said, ‘What happened at the boundary yesterday?'. I said, ‘Nothing, it was a bit of banter'." "I got a...

Virat Kohli made his cricket debut series in 2008. Former legendary cricketer Harbhajan Singh recalled how Virat Kohli was self-doubting himself wanting to excel in the ground. Recalling an incident during ODI against Sri Lanka, Harbhajan shared, "I remember this one incident. Viru [Virender Sehwag] had gotten injured, I suppose. [Ajantha] Mendis was getting everyone out. He comes in; young guy, free energy. He batted and scored a fifty. He asked me, 'Paaji, how did I play?' I said, 'Very well.' Harbhajan Singh also shared about Virat's debut test series in 2011, when Virat had questions on himself, if he's good enough. Harbhajan adviced him saying, "You will shame yourself if you don't score 10, 000 runs. You have the capabilities. If you don't, it' ll be because of your own fault....

Legendary batter Donald Bradman, while playing in a domestic match in 1931, actually scored a total of 100 runs in a span of three overs. At the time, an over actually constituted of eight balls and Bradman hit 33, 40 and 27 runs respectively in three consecutive overs. In fact Bradman went on to score 256 runs in the innings. This is actually very interesting news and from it people can learn many things about cricket as this sport is about many things. Today cricket comes among top sports in the world and in every corner of the world it is watched and played. If you see for the popularity of cricket India has large contribution as Indian cricket team is considered as the best cricket of the world. In fact cricket is played from long time and it is actually very advanced sport. In rea...

Authorities have issued a stern warning against ticket resale for the Durand Cup semi-final scheduled for August 26 at JN Stadium in Shillong. The Department of Sports and Youth Affairs emphasized the importance of reporting any resale activities to the Meghalaya Police in a press release on August 25, addressing public concerns over ticket sales and crowd management. The highly anticipated clash between Shillong Lajong FC and North East United FC has led to an unprecedented demand for tickets, with all 15,000 seats at the stadium now sold out. To ensure ticket authenticity, all official tickets feature holograms, and only those with valid passes will be allowed entry. In response to the high demand, officials have set up fan parks throughout Shillong and neighboring districts to ac...

The Durand Cup semifinal featuring Northeast United FC and Shillong Lajong FC has been relocated to the JN Stadium in Shillong. The highly anticipated North East Derby will now take place on August 26 at 5:30 pm, following a wave of fan demand. The decision to move the match was driven by fervent requests from supporters of both teams, who wanted the game played in Shillong, a stronghold for both clubs. The rescheduling to August 26 allows the organizers to accommodate this change, ensuring that the local fans can experience the high-stakes clash in their home turf. The Durand Cup Organizing Committee announced, "In response to overwhelming requests from supporters of both teams, and recognizing the traditional significance of Shillong as a football stronghold, we have decided to re...

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is all set to replace the incumbent Greg Barclay of International Cricket Council (ICC). According to the sources, Jay Shah is to be the new Chairman of ICC. However, Barclay has confirmed that he has no intention of running for the post, for the third term. ICC confirmed by saying that, "ICC chair Greg Barclay confirmed to the board that he will not stand for a third term and will step down from the post when his current tenure finishes at the end of November. Barclay was appointed as the independent ICC chair in November 2020, before being re-elected in 2022." "Current directors are now required to put forward nominations for the next chair by 27 August 2024 and if there is more than one candidate, an election will be held with t...