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David Boon ends Match Referee innings with plenty to cherish

David Boon ends Match Referee innings with plenty to cherish

Dubai, Apr 30 (UNI) Former Australia Test batter David Boon on Wednesday retired from the role of an ICC Match Referee.
Boon’s involvement with competitive cricket began as a teenager in the 1978/79 season when he made his playing debut for Tasmania. It didn’t take long for Boon to make his mark in international cricket, where he went on to have a successful career spanning 12 years, scoring 13,386 runs and
26 centuries for Australia.

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Aus bank on world No 1 Voll to fill Healy void at T20 WC

07 Jun 2026 | 3:04 PM

Sydney, June 7 (UNI) Australia will head into the ICC Women's T20 World Cup with a new opening combination and a new batting spearhead, banking on world No.1-ranked Georgia Voll to fill the sizeable void left by the retirement of former captain Alyssa Healy.

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PM Modi congratulates Indian Women's Football team on SAFF Championship triumph

07 Jun 2026 | 3:02 PM

New Delhi, June 7 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated the Indian Women's Football Team on winning the 2026 South Asian Football Federation Women's Championship, praising the players for their outstanding performance throughout the tournament and expressing confidence that their success would inspire more young people to take up the sport.

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Indian men’s Hockey team leaves for European Leg of FIH Hockey Pro League 2025-26

07 Jun 2026 | 2:54 PM

Bengaluru, June 7 (UNI) The Indian Men’s Hockey Team departed from Kempegowda International Airport here on Saturday night for the European leg of the FIH Hockey Pro
League 2025-26, where they will take on some of the top hockey nations in a crucial
phase of the tournament.
The Indian contingent is travelling to Brussels, Belgium, via Abu Dhabi, as the team will
undergo a preparatory training camp and play a friendly match between June 7 and 9 in
Brussels.

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Washington fifty powers India to 564/7 declared, AFG 28/1 at Tea

07 Jun 2026 | 2:46 PM

Mullanpur, June 7 (UNI) Washington Sundar produced a composed unbeaten half-century to steer India to a formidable 564 for eight declared, overshadowing a maiden Test six-wicket haul by Mohammad Saleem Safi as the hosts tightened their grip on the one-off Test against Afghanistan national cricket team here on Sunday.

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Odisha draws roadmap for sporting growth in maiden ‘Sports Chintan Shivir’

07 Jun 2026 | 2:18 PM

Bhubaneswar, Jun 7 (UNI) Odisha unveiled its first-ever Sports Chintan Shivir, a two-day high-level consultation in a bid to draw up a comprehensive roadmap for the state's sporting development.

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