Japanese golf great ‘Jumbo’ Ozaki dies

Tokyo, Dec 24 (UNI) Japan’s most successful professional golfer, Masashi ‘Jumbo’ Ozaki, has died at the age of 78. According to BBC sport, Nicknamed Jumbo because of his length off the tee, Ozaki won 94 times on the Japan Tour and topped the country’s order of merit 12 times. He was in the top 10…

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Karnataka script history in Vijay Hazare opener

Ahmedabad, Dec 24 (UNI) Karnataka pulled off one of the most remarkable run chases in List-A cricket history, chasing down a mammoth target of 413 against Jharkhand with 15 balls to spare in their Vijay Hazare Trophy opener at the Narendra Modi Stadium here. The successful chase is now the second-highest in List-A cricket history,…

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Badminton Nationals: Unnati, Tanvi, Rounak Chauhan begin campaign in style

Vijayawada, Dec 24(UNI): Women’s top seed Unnati Hooda, world junior championships silver medallists Tanvi Sharma, the experienced Aakarshi Kashyap and upcoming junior Rounak Chauhan registered convincing wins to advance in the 87th Senior National Badminton Championships in Vijayawada on Wednesday. Unnati, who had a bye in the first round, hammered wildcard entrant Akanksha Matte 21-8,…

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Statewide bandh disrupts normal life in Chhattisgarh over religious conversion linked violence

By Shishir Roy Chowdhury Raipur, Dec 24(UNI) Normal life was disrupted across large parts of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday following a statewide bandh called by several social organisations to protest violence in Kanker district’s Amabeda area and alleged administrative bias in handling cases linked to religious conversion. The shutdown had a significant impact in major urban…

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