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Cricket and Football
Sun, August 24 2014
Brazil-Croatia FIFA World Cup 2014 opener takes the mind to the latter’s cricketing connection
From the Waugh twins to Simon Katich to Anton Devcich, Croatia has an interesting connection.
Sun, December 04 2016
Billy Gunn: cricketer, footballer, founder of bat-makers GM
Billy Gunn, Nottinghamshire, represented England in both cricket and football. He also co-founded GM.
Fri, August 19 2016
Denis Compton kicks from mid-on to run out Vijay Merchant
The day an Arsenal left-winger kicked a cricket ball from mid-on to run out Vijay Merchant.
Sat, September 13 2014
Alex Ferguson’s magnetic appeal extends beyond football
Arunabha Sengupta recalls the day when he had interrupted his pilgrimage of English cricket grounds to visit Manchester United, shrine of Sir Alex Ferguson, the longest-serving manager of the club, who announced his retirement on Wednesday after a 27-year-old association with the club.