Howrah-Hooghly Warriors earn convincing victory against FC Mednipur
Howrah-Hooghly Warriors, in their debut match in the inaugural Bengal Super League (BSL) trounced FC Mednipur 3-1 at the Howrah Shailen Manna Stadium on Tuesday. The team were trailing by a goal in the first half. Sudip Kumar scored for FC Mednipur. Howrah-Hooghly Warriors, guided by Jose Ramerez Bareto bounced back after the break. Paolo Cezar struck twice for the winners while Koustav Dutta scored one.
The cricketer of Rs 23.75 crores sold at Rs 7 crore for this IPL!
India all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer on Tuesday witnessed a dramatic turn at the ongoing IPL auction. The bidding began with Iyer going under the hammer at his base price of Rs 2 crore. Lucknow Super Giants initially raised the paddle for him. After a brief pause, Gujarat Titans joined the race. The bidding intensified as Royal Challengers Bengaluru then superseded Kolkata Knight Riders. Iyer, who fetched INR 23.75 crore in last year’s mega auction in Jeddah, was snapped up for INR 7 crore this time, marking a steep 71 per cent pay cut. The batting all-rounder scored 141 runs in nine matches with a strike rate of over 105.22 in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26. The 30-year-old has only played for one IPL franchise, the Kolkata Knight Riders. In the most recent season, he scored 142 runs at an average of 20.29 and a strike rate of 139.22.
Aroop Biswas expresses desire to quit the sports minister’s post! CM approves
Bengal’s sports minister, Aroop Biswas, has already been in the line of fire since the Messi-mess has submitted a letter, surprisingly in a hand written letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, expressing desire to quit the state sports minister’s post. Chief Minister Mamata Bannerjee has also approved his resignation letter and decided to look after the state sports ministry till the investigation on Messi-mess at the Salt Lake Stadium ends. Bengal’s ruling party and government were left blushing after the chaos erupted at the Salt Lake stadium during the big-ticket event held for Messi. Angry fans ran amok, clashing with police, ransacking bucket chairs, banners, burnt canopies after the Argentine football star was hardly seen from the stands as he was surrounded by a mass of people, among whom Aroop Biswas was also there. Significantly, the Chief Minister has already formed a probe committee to investigate the stadium fiasco. An eight-member SIT has also been formed. Director General of West Bengal Police Rajeev Kumar has been show-caused, asked to reply to the reason behind the Police failure in keeping security at the stadium within 24 hours. CEO of the stadium Deb Kumar Nandan has also been removed from his post. Biswas would like to tender his resignation in the interest of a free and fair investigation. Biswas is one of the most trusted aides of the chief minister and a powerful figure in the Trinamool Congress. It is learnt that Ghosh got a prior information that from his sources that the Chief Minister was mulling over Biswas’s resignation.
Ahead of the third test, Pat Cummins says he is anguished, being a resident of Sydney
Australian skipper Pat Cummins says, being a resident of Sydney, he is anguished about the Bondi Beach terror attack before the forthcoming third Ashes Test at Adelaide Oval, starting Tuesday. An attack by a father and son on a Jewish celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday killed 15 people, leaving dozens injured. It was the worst mass shooting attack in Australia in the last 29 years since the 1996 Port Arthur massacre. “Like most other Aussies, I was just horrified watching on,” Cummins said. “I would just put the kids to bed and flick on the news as that was coming through. My wife and I were kind of watching in disbelief. “It’s a place that’s just around the corner from where we live, and we take the kids there all the time. Cummins’ young family are eastern suburbs locals in Sydney. The pacer’s wife and two children are with him in Adelaide for this Test. “It hit home pretty hard. I really feel for the Bondi community and the Jewish community in particular. Seeing the kind of scenes over the last couple of days has been pretty powerful as well,” Cummins added. The third Test will mark the first major sporting event in Australia since the attack, with the country still in mourning. Flags will also be flown at half-mast, and the players will wear black armbands.
