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Sourav Ganguly to be conferred with Lifetime Achievement Award by Bengal Government

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly and tennis ace Leander Paes will be conferred Lifetime Achievement Awards, while successful football coach Subhas Bhowmick will be given 'Guru Ratna' by the state goverment at a function here on September 28.

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Manoj Tiwary gets married

Manoj Tiwary, the India and Kolkata Knight Riders batsman has married his long-time girlfriend Sushmita Roy. The 27-year old is currently ruled out of cricket due to a knee injury and that will take time to recover. In an interview to Times of India last year, Tiwary had revealed about their first meet. "Our first...

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Manoj Tiwary marries long-time girlfriend Sushmita Roy

Indian batsman Manoj Tiwary has tied the knot with his long-time girlfriend Sushmita Roy in Howrah on Thursday.

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Manoj Tiwary adjudged ‘Cricket of the Year’ by CAB

Manoj Tiwary was on Thursday, adjudged the 'Cricketer of the Year' while Shami Ahmed was named 'Best Bowler' by the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB).

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Vijay Hazare Trophy 2013: Bengal eke out a 11-run victory over Orissa

A career-best five wicket haul by skipper Laxmi Ratan Shukla helped Bengal clinch a thrilling 11-run win over Orissa in their opening match of the East Zone leg of the one-day cricket tournament for the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Kolkata on Thursday.

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Sourav Ganguly to receive two acre land for school in Kolkata

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has been allotted a two-acre plot on leasehold by the West Bengal state cabinet to set up a Plus II school in the Rajarhat New Town in Kolkata.

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Ravi Shastri wants to start a sports academy in West Midnapore, according to Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that former Indian cricket captain Ravi Shastri has proposed to set up a sports academy in Jangal Mahal.

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Ranji Trophy 2012: Wriddhiman Saha, Rohan Banerjee help Bengal register maiden outright win against Hyderabad


Patient half-centuries by Wriddhiman Saha and Rohan Banerjee after an impressive morning spell by Shami Ahmed helped Bengal record their maiden outright win in this edition of Ranji Trophy beating Hyderabad by four wickets on the third day at Eden Gardens.

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Ranji Trophy 2012: Hyderabad in driver’s seat after Bengal take first-innings lead

Bengal opener Arindam Das scored a fighting 73 to give his team a slender one-run first innings lead against Hyderabad but the visiting team batsmen showed a lot of gumption to take an overall lead of 171 on a Eden Gardens green top at Kolkata on Sunday.

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Ranji Trophy 2012: Bengal struggle against Hyderabad as 18 wickets fall in the day

Bengal batsmen surrendered the intiative given by their seamers on a greentop Eden wicket to find themselves at sea in their own backyard as 18 wickets fell in the group A league match against Hyderabad on Saturday.

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