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Cricket record: Pranav Dhanawade hits 1009 in school match

An Indian teenager scored more than 1,000 runs in a single innings to set a new world record in school cricket. Fifteen-year-old Pranav Dhanawade broke the previous record of 628 set by Arthur Collins in 1899 on Monday. But he continued his innings in the HT Bhandari Cup inter-school tournament and reached 1,009 runs. He smashed 59 sixes and 127 fours in 395 minutes before his KC Gandhi School declared the innings at 1,465 against Arya Gurukul School on Tuesday. (more…)

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A hundred Christians could be canonised as saints by Pope Francis for refusing to convert to Hinduism at the point of death.

Nearly a hundred Christians could be canonised as saints by Pope Francis for refusing to convert to Hinduism at the point of death. More than 90 Catholics were slaughtered in mob violence in Kandhamal, the eastern Odisha province. The believers were gang-raped, tortured, burned with acid and fire, disemboweled and murdered by Hindu ultranationalists for refusing to renounce their faith during a seven-week pogrom in 2008. (more…)

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After my fight with Bradley in April I will retire -Manny Pacquiao

Manny Pacquiao has confirmed his fight with Timothy Bradley in the spring will be his last fight before he hangs up his gloves to focus on his political career. Pacquiao will fight Bradley for a third time on April 9 after losing to his biggest rival Floyd Mayweather in boxing’s richest fight in history last May. Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum said last week he did not believe his fighter would retire after fighting Bradley, but the 37-year-old set the record straight on Monday night. (more…)