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The pre-1960 Indian hockey team was the greatest ever Indian team in any sport
There was a time when Indian hockey used to rule the world. The recent resurgence, with a medal at the Olympics, has rekindled an old dream of many fans ahead of the 2023 World Cup.
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Year-ender: The good, bad and ugly of Indian cricket in 2022
Comeback of the year: The Ranji Trophy. Sign of the year: Stadium Full Ticket Over. Farewell of the year: Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami.
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FIFA World Cup 2022 | Why we still hail Pelé, the King of Football, before every big tournament
Pelé won the FIFA World Cup with Brazil in 1958, 1962, and 1970. In 1961, the government of Brazil declared him a national treasure. In 2000, FIFA named him the Player of the Century.
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T20 World Cup for Blind: Teams, rules, hurdles, significance
India have arguably the best team in the world (there is no official ranking) when it comes to cricket for the visually impaired. Better finances will enable them to stamp their authority even further, and give them a shot at a better life.
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FIFA World Cup classics, part 3: Black Panther downs the underdogs in 1966
One of the biggest upsets in the FIFA World Cup and sports history was North Korea beating Italy in 1966. Portugal, like North Korea, were playing in their first ever World Cup that year, too, and striker Eusébio emerged the champion leading Portugal to eliminate the other debutant.
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Biggest FIFA World Cup upset in history? The miracle of Bern
West Germany won 3-2 to become the third team to win the FIFA World Cup. The Germans, ravaged by the second World War, looked at the triumph as a moment of uninhibited national pride.
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FIFA World Cup classics, part 1: Maracanaço and the Phantom of 1950
After Uruguay's momentous world cup defeat of Brazil — who would go on to become the champions for five times in later editions — the 'dumbfounded and bewildered' stadium crowd in 1950 never found its voice back that day, or in the months to come.
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The FIFA World Cup: Bizarre incidents, Part 3
Players going on strike, sporting uncanny hairdo, getting knocked out by 'holy water', shamans purifying fields, Diana Ross' epic fail kick, vuvuzelas becoming icons — the ludicrous and befuddling history of the World Cup
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The FIFA World Cup: Bizarre incidents, Part 2
A mongrel fetching a lost World Cup trophy, players accused of stealing bracelets, teams changing shirt colours for TV, fans blowing whistles instead of referees — the ludicrous history of the World Cup
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The FIFA World Cup: Bizarre incidents, Part 1
From the World Cup as a conspiracy, smelling salts, chloroform knocking players out, to eating chocolates and alcohol for the great rush on the field, and blindfolded children drawing lots to eliminate teams — the ludicrous and baffling history of the World Cup
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The FIFA World Cup: Controversies and moments, Part 5
Players insulting coach, biting opponents on field, longest World Cup ban, sportswashing, 'slavery' and possible death of 6,500 migrant works, from the Indian subcontinent, in Qatar — the violent and bloody history of the World Cup
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The FIFA World Cup: Controversies and moments, Part 4
Fans kill a player after defeat, headbutts and seizure, the curious absence of a champion, Asian nation in top four and refereeing disputes, bloodshed on field — the violent, sometimes bloody, history of the World Cup.
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The FIFA World Cup: Controversies and moments, Part 3
Failing dope tests, winning on penalties and deceit, avenging war defeat, locking horns and flares landing on field, and the Hand of God — the astounding and violent history of the World Cup
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The FIFA World Cup: Controversies and moments, Part 2
Boycotts and bans, ghost goals and mudslinging, breaking bones on the field, fans dying by suicide, apartheid expulsion, and the Hundred Hours’ War — the violent and bloody history of the World Cup
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The FIFA World Cup: Controversies and moments, Part 1
Sports washing, fights on the field and in the dressing rooms, teams pulling out because of travel time and match schedules and contentions of bias - the violent, sometimes bloody, history of the World Cup.
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The FIFA World Cup: Facts, trivia, and anecdotes
An estimated 3.5 billion people watched the last edition of the World Cup in 2018.
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Virat Kohli ends drought: India breathes sigh of relief
A thousand and twenty days later, Kohli took his helmet off, looked up at the sky in gratitude, and kissed his wedding ring.
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India vs Pakistan: anecdotes, trivia, players, shared history and bad blood
Featuring: the largest group of Indian cricket fans to travel around the world for matches, Sunil Gavaskar's strange meeting with Noor Jehan, the Willis India and Pakistan Combined XI, and more.
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Asia Cup trivia: A tournament of many firsts
Sri Lanka are the only team to have featured in every edition of the Asia Cup; the Women’s Asia Cup began in 2004 - India won the first six editions; and more on the Asia Cup.
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75 years of Indian cricket since Independence
On October 8, 1947, less than three months after attaining Independence, an Indian team left for Australia for a five-match Test series. At the helm of the side was Lala Amarnath, who had scored India’s first Test hundred back in 1933/34. A lot has changed over the next 75 years: From a team that barely competed with the top sides, India evolved into one of the top sides in all three formats of the sport, winning multiple global tournaments. Off the field, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the most powerful cricket board, and India continue to remain the largest base of cricket fans in the world. Here is how Indian cricket has progressed since Independence.
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Is K.L. Rahul an obvious choice in the Indian T20I side?
Not only have K.L. Rahul’s numbers dipped, but new stars like Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan and Deepak Hooda have arrived on the scene, and Hardik Pandya has made a resounding comeback.
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Cricket versus weather: How the sport is preparing for climate change
Sunlight, bad light, snow, sleet, hailstorms, ice, earthquakes, desert storms, excessive heat, fog, air pollution, too much rain, too little rain, and even solar eclipses have all halted cricket.
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International cricket faces an unprecedented battle: Against money
The world of cricket is set to be divided among franchises, most of which are likely to be Indian.
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Virat Kohli rested: A brief history of dropping versus 'resting' star cricketers
At this point, we are aware of three facts. Virat Kohli is fit. He is not in his best form in the T20 format. And there is not much T20 cricket left before the World Cup.
