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ICC World Twenty 20 Schedule: ICC World Twenty 20 Starts March 16, 2014

March 16, 2014

The ICC World Twenty20 (also referred to as the ICC World T20 or the T20 World Cup) will be played in Bangladesh from March 16, 2014 – April 6 2014. This is the 5th World Twenty20 cricket. Teams: 16 teams The Top 8 Test teams ..

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7th Asian Air Gun Championship: Indian shooters Chain Singh and Ms Heena Sidhu clinched gold medal

March 16, 2014

At the 7th Asian Air Gun Championship in Kuwait, India’s ace shooter Ms Heena Sidhu clinched the air pistol women’s gold medal and Chain Singh bagged a gold medal in men’s air rifle event. In the women’s team event, Heena (386), Shweta Chaudhary ..

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ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen: Indian cricketer Virat Kohli reclaimed the number one position

March 16, 2014

The Indian cricketer Virat Kohli reclaimed the number one position in the ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen. He was able to claim the first position by gaining 12 points during the Asia Cup by scoring 189 runs in three ..

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IPL 7 (2014) to be held in UAE, Bangladesh & India

March 16, 2014

The India Premier League (IPL) 2014 season 7  will be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bangladesh and India. Due to 16th Lok Sabha elections in India, the IPL tournament partly shifted out of the country and will return ..

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Mizoram clinched 68th Santosh Trophy 2013-14

March 12, 2014

Mizoram clinched the 68th Santosh Trophy for Football by defeating Railways by 3-0 at Siliguri ,West Bengal and won Rs.5 lakh prize money, while the runners up Railways received Rs.3 lakh. This is the maiden Santosh Trophy for Mizoram and ..

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64th National Basketball Championship held in New Delhi

March 11, 2014

The 64th National Basketball Championship held at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. Winners: Chhattisgarh won the women’s title after beating Indian Railways by 81-77. Tamil Nadu won the men’s title by defeating Punjab by 74-57. Harish Sharma Most ..

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Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup Cricket Tournament 2014

March 9, 2014

Sri Lanka won the 12th edition of Asia Cup Cricket Tournament 2014 by defeating defending champion Pakistan at Mirpur in Bangaldesh by five wickets. Sri Lanka equaled the record of India after winning the Asia cup for the fifth time. ..

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Hockey India (HI) accorded status of National Sports Federation (NSF) status

March 7, 2014

Hockey India (HI) has accorded with the status of a National Sports Federation (NSF) for governing the sport of hockey (both men and women) in India. It will represent India in International events. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports ..

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