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Pakistan look to end India World Cup jinx
AFP, Published on 14/10/2023
» AHMEDABAD, India - Babar Azam's Pakistan look for their first ever World Cup win over India on Saturday in front of a record crowd expected to number around 120,000 fans who will overwhelmingly be backing Rohit Sharma's home side.
Maiden match: three centuries of India's cricket obsession
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» TANKARI BANDAR (INDIA) - Marooned mercenaries, gun-toting guards and sword-waving crowds; historians say the little-known tale of how cricket came to India three centuries ago shows how the game can bring people together.
Arm wrestling grips India with glitzy dreams
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» NEW DELHI - Athletes flex muscled biceps before going hand-to-hand in a newly televised arm-wrestling league seeking to take the sporting spotlight in otherwise cricket-mad India with a glitzy Bollywood-style makeover.
'King Kohli' gets Test ton after three-year wait
AFP, Published on 12/03/2023
» AHMEDABAD (INDIA) - Indian superstar Virat Kohli hit his first Test century in over three years on Sunday, ending his long drought and sparking raucous celebrations at the world's biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad.
India's mango man, father of 300 varieties
AFP, Published on 20/07/2022
» MALIHABAD (INDIA) - Every day, Indian octogenarian Kaleem Ullah Khan wakes at dawn, prays, then ambles about a mile to his 120-year-old mango tree, which he has coaxed into producing more than 300 varieties of the beloved fruit over the years.
Indian badminton heroics knock even cricket off front pages
AFP, Published on 16/05/2022
» NEW DELHI - India's historic first Thomas Cup crown was splashed across front pages Monday with some people saying it can be a turning point for badminton much like the country's maiden cricket World Cup title in 1983.
Indian kabaddi player shot dead during tournament
AFP, Published on 15/03/2022
» A prominent Indian athlete has been shot and killed after returning to the country from his home in Britain to organise a kabaddi tournament, police told AFP Tuesday.
Bollywood replays India's seminal 1983 cricket triumph
AFP, Published on 24/12/2021
» MUMBAI - Bollywood's retelling of the 1983 World Cup hits cinemas Friday, recalling a stunning underdog victory that was instrumental in turning India into the cricket-crazy nation it is today.
India mourns as 'Flying Sikh' Milkha Singh dies of Covid aged 91
AFP, Published on 19/06/2021
» NEW DELHI - India on Saturday mourned the loss of track legend Milkha Singh, who overcame childhood tragedy to seek Olympic glory, after he died aged 91 following a long battle with Covid-19.
Millions mark Easter under virus curbs as Pope urges jabs for poor
AFP, Published on 04/04/2021
» ROME - Millions of Christians around the world celebrated a second Easter under coronavirus restrictions on Sunday with Pope Francis calling for vaccines to be shared among the poorest nations as Covid-19 surges.