GOA UNIVERSITY STUDENT TO REPRESENT AFGHANISTAN AT ASIAN GAMES IN BADMINTON
PANAJI Sayed Imran Miri, a student of Goa University, will represent Afghanistan at the upcoming Asian Games Badminton championships in Jakarta. Imran, who is an Afghan National champion, has been regularly featuring for his country at the highest international levels. He is presently pursuing higher studies in Goa in the UGC Centre for Latin American and…
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BPS MAJOR RANKING TT AT MARGAO FROM AUGUST 21
PANAJI BPS Sports Club in collaboration with Goa Table Tennis Association will organise its annual All Goa Major Ranking Table Tennis Tournament from August 21 to 25, at BPS Hall, Margao. The tournament will be held in the categories of mini cadets, cadets and sub-juniors Boys / Girls, junior girls, youth boys, men and women. Players are requested to submit their entries…
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TRIPLE GOLD FOR ANURA IN RAILWAYS CHAMPIONSHIP
PANAJI Goa’s Anura Prabhu Desai emerged triple Gold winner in the 66th All India Railways Badminton Championships 2018. According to a statement from Goa Badminton Association here, Anura won the Individuals Women’s Singles and doubles Gold. In Women’s singles, Anura defeated Riya Mokerjee 21-19, 19-21, 21-7. In women’s doubles, Anura along with her partner Kanika Kanwal beat their opponents Riya Mookerjee who had suffered a hamstring injury…
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SECOND EDITION OF WOMEN’S FOOTBALL LEAGUE LAUNCHED
AGENCIES|PANAJI Vedanta Limited has launched the second season of the Womens Football League under the aegis of the Goa Football Association (GFA). In this second year of the league, organisers have added three new teams and the tournament will now see eight teams battle for the coveted women’s league title, according to a statement issued on Thursday. Commenting on the launch of…
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JAVELIN THROWER NEERAJ NAMED INDIA’S FLAG-BEARER FOR ASIAN GAMES OPENING CEREMONY
AGENCIES|NEW DELHI Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was today named the Indian contingent’s flag-bearer for the Asian Games opening ceremony to be held on August 18 in Jakarta. Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra made the announcement today during the send-off ceremony organised for the contingent. The Games will be held from August 18 to September 2 in the Indonesian…
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DILIP SARDESAI PAID TRIBUTE WITH GOOGLE DOODLE ON 78th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
PANAJI Google today is celebrating 78th birthday of Goa-born cricketer Dilip Sardesai with a doodle. Often regarded as India’s best batsman against spin bowling, Sardesai made his first mark in cricket in the inter-university Rohinton Baria Trophy in 1959-60 where he made 435 runs at an average of 87. Dilip Sardesai made his first-class cricket debut for Indian Universities against…
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GOAN SHUTTLER TANISHA CRASTO WINS GOLD AT ALL INDIA RANKING BADMINTON AT HYDERABAD
PANAJI Goa’s Tanisha Crasto has done it yet again. The 15-year-old upcoming shuttler along with her partner Aditi Bhatt from Uttarakhand won Gold in Girls doubles under 17 at the All India Sub Junior Badminton Ranking Tournament in Hyderabad. This has been the pair’s second Gold in two successive All India Ranking tournaments within last few days, the last one…
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CARLOS PENA SIGNS FOR FC GOA
MARGAO FC Goa today announced the signing of Spanish full-back Carlos Peña for the Indian Super League. The 35-year old is expected to add plenty of experience to the Gaurs’ backline having made over 500 appearances in Spanish league football. Peña came through the ranks at Barcelona, representing their C and B teams before moving to play for Albacete in the Spanish second…
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GOA’S TANISHA CRASTO IN ALL INDIA BADMINTON RANKING FINALS
PANAJI Goa’s Tanisha Crasto along with her partner Aditi Bhatt from Uttarakhand have reached the finals of the All India Sub Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament which is underway at Hyderabad, Telengana. According to a statement from Goa Badminton Association here on Sunday, in Girls Under 17 doubles, Tanisha and Aditi knocked out Delhi’s third seeded pairing of Deepshikha Singh and Likhita Srivastava 21-13, 21-15…
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MIDFIELDER PRATESH SHIRODKAR EXTENDS STAY WITH THE GAURS
MARGAO Indian Super League (ISL) club FC Goa on Friday announced the extension of midfielder Pratesh Shirodkar’s stay with the club. This is the midfielder’s third stint with the Gaurs having joined from Mumbai City FC in 2016, according to the statement. In 2015, Mumbai City FC brought him into their squad where he went on to make seven appearances for the…
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