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McGrath inducted into ICC Hall of Fame

January 8, 2013

Legendary pacer of Australia, Glenn McGrath inducted into the ICC  Cricket Hall of Fame. It will be a thirdentry in 2012-13 after Enid Bakewell and Brian Lara. McGrath will be 68th male member of the Hall of Fame. McGrath has ..

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AIFF bans Mohun Bagan from I-League

January 8, 2013

All India Football Federation (AIFF) has imposed a ban on famous football club Mohun Bagan for two years from the I- League for abandoning the violence-marred derby match against East Bengal on December 9, 2012. The ban was decided by ..

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Bhakti Sharma: World’s youngest to cross seven seas

January 3, 2013

22-year old Bhakti Sharma from India is the youngest in the world to have crossed seven seas, including four oceans. Besides, she is only the third person in the world to have swum across the Arctic Ocean, and is now ..

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‘Mr. Cricket’ Mike Hussey to retire from Test cricket

January 1, 2013

Australian batsman Mike Hussey will retire from Test cricket after the final match of the series against Sri Lanka at Sydney starting on January 3, 2013. It will be his 79th and final Test. He will however play the ODI ..

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Tony Greig, former England cricket captain and commentator passed away

January 1, 2013

Former England captain and cricket commentator Anthony William "Tony" Greig (66) passed away. Greig played 58 tests for England and scored 3,599 runs at an average of 40.43 and took 141 wickets at 32.20. Tony Greig was an England Test ..

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Legendary hockey player Leslie Claudius no more

December 25, 2012

One of the legends of hockey who won India three Olympic gold medals, Leslie Claudius, passed away. Leslie Claudius: (March 25, 1927 to December 20, 2012) Indian hockey player from Bilaspur. He was an Anglo-Indian. Member of India’s generation of ..

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ASEAN-India Car Rally 2012

December 24, 2012

ASEAN-India car rally reached the Indian capital after travelling nearly 8,000 km through nine countries. It was flagged in by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh which also marked the occasion of ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit highlighting 20 years of their partnership. The ..

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AIFF appoints investigation panel

December 24, 2012

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) formed a ‘one-man committee’ of retired Supreme Court judge and chairperson of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission, A.K Ganguly to probe and decide the fate of the abandoned 10th round I-League match between ..

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