Manuel Lanzarote scored a goal in  each half to guide FC Goa to a 2-1 win over Jamshedpur FC in  the Hero Indian Super League here.
FC Goa, who controlled the proceedings in both the  sessions, scored through Lanzarote (45+1, 60th).
Jamshedpur FC, who defended well to deny the home team an  early lead, pulled one back in the 54th minute through  Trindade Matheus Goncalves.
With todays win, FC Goa have collected 16 points from  nine matches, the same as Pune City but are placed behind them  on fourth place. While Jamshedpur FC remained on 10 points  from nine matches and are placed seventh.
F C Goa, who needed a win to stay among the first four,  controlled the proceedings with fluid passes.
Eduardo Debia Pelaez and Ahmed Jahouh combined well in  the midfield and orchestrated the moves with delicate passes  but the rival defence stood firm.
Ferran Corominas, who is the leading scorer with nine  goals, had an opportunity to strike but he was in two minds as  he directed a weak shot ...

Lanzarote's double strike sinks Jamshedpur FC

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Karnataka posted a narrow two  run win over Hyderabad in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20  South Zone tournament here today amid controversial  circumstances.
Two runs were added to the Karnataka total, owing to an  umpiring error, the margin by which Hyderabad lost eventually.
This left the Hyderabad players fuming as they felt the  late decision to revise the score resulted in a defeat.
Off the second over's fourth ball, Hyderabads deep  mid-wicket fielder Mehdi Hasans foot touched the ropes.
Umpire Ulhas Gandhe had signalled two instead of a  boundary to Karun Nair.
Umpires Abhijit Deshmukh and Ulhas Gandhe didnt stop  play for a review, but revised the score to 205 for 5 before  Hyderabad began their chase.
Karnataka skipper Vinay Kumar and his Hyderabad  counterpart, Ambati Rayudu, both India cricketers, argued with  the umpires before the Hyderabad innings began.
Hyderabad captain Ambati Rayudu took up the issue with  the umpires at the end of the game.
As he and the other team ..

2 run win for Karna in controversial circumstances

UP Dangal rode on a heroic  performance from former national champion Nitin to eke out a  narrow 4-3 win over Punjab Royals in the Pro Wrestling League  here tonight.
Nitin beat a fighting Utkarsh Kale, the reigning national  champion, 8-7 in the decider after the two teams were locked  3-3 following six matches.
Utkarsh, the favourite in the contest, did well to win  the opening period 2-0. However, he could not counter Nitins  attack in the final round to lose the crucial bout.
Down 2-3, Punjabs Koumba Selene Fanta Larroque of France  showed great character under pressure to score a 4-0 victory  over Zsanett Nemeth of Hungary in the 76-kg womens category  to keep her side alive in the contest.
In the earlier match itself, UP Dangal were in sight of  victory after taking a 3-1 lead. But Geno, the 2017 World  Champion, dished out a spectacular performance against  Azerbaijans Jamaladdin Magomedov in the 125-kg category to  give Royals a new lease of life.
Dangal won the toss and ...

UP Dangal eke out a 4-3 win over Punjab Royals in PWL

Hyderabad Hunters surged to an  early 3-0 lead against Bengaluru Blasters in the battle for  top spot in the Vodafone Premier Badminton League here  tonight.
It was no easy going for Hyderabad as their mixed doubles  pair and men's singles star B Sai Praneeth were stretched to  three games before winning their respective matches.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Pia Zebadiah Bernadet started  off well against the Bengaluru duo of Manu Attiri and Sikki  Reddy by winning the first game 15-6. But the Reddys fought  back to level the scores 14-15.
In the decider, the Hyderabad duo took charge, supported  by a vociferous crowd, and won 15-9 to help Hyderabad gain  their first point.
Sai Praneeth faced a tougher opponent in Chong Wei Feng,  who made the World No 16 sweat for every point throughout the  match before winning 10-15, 15-7, 15-14.
In the decider, the left-handed Malaysian was down for  the count at 12-14 but he pulled level to take the game into  the tie-breaker. Serving for the ...

Hunters closer to the top spot in PBL

Indian Arrows, the youngest  outfit in the I League, desperately need their top players to  fire as they take on depleted hosts Gokulam Kerala FC at the  EMS Corporation Stadium here tomorrow.
Odafa Okolie who has 100-odd I-League goals under his  belt is the newest recruitment to them but he did little  justice to his name on his debut for the Keralites.
The hosts are yet to find their combination right and  unwell players have added to their headache.
Coach Bino George didn't hide his frustration.
"Balwinder has chicken pox. He is admitted to the  hospital. I have no idea what is happening", he said.
Meanwhile, he reiterated that the foreign signings should  contribute more to churn out some positive results.
"The problem with us is the lack of foreign players. We  signed Odafa because it was easy to complete the paperwork. He  has scored a lot of goals."
He further added that Arrows boys have a great future  ahead as they have their age on their side.
"Indian Arrows are showing a ..

Arrows seek vengeance against depleted Kerala

Pooja Vastrakar, an 18-year-old  fast fast bowler from Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol, has been  included in the 16-member senior women's cricket team that  will tour South Africa next month.
The Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) today  complimented Vastrakar terming her selection as an  "auspicious" sign that women players were emerging from  non-urban areas.
MPCA Secretary Milind Kanmdikar told PTI today, "Pooja  belongs to an area where basic amenities for cricket players  have been lacking. So it is commendable that she secured a  place in the country's women's team."
He said it is an auspicious sign for the state's  cricket that women players are emerging from non-urban areas.
Pooja is a part of Mithali Raj-led Indian team that  will play three One-Day Internationals, starting from February  5, and five T20s in South Africa.

MP's Pooja Vastrakar chosen for women's cricket tour to SA

The BCCI last month paid former  national selector Jatin Paranjape Rs 43.20 lakh as  professional fees from February to September, 2017 -- a period  during which he was no longer the national selector.
Paranjape was removed from his post last January as per  Lodha Committee diktat which did not allow non-Test cricketers  to be national selectors.
Accordingly, Paranjape and Gagan Khoda, who have only  played ODIs for India, had to leave the selection panel which  was then pruned to three.
However, the BCCI recently uploaded on its website in the  payments above Rs 25 lakh section that Paranjape has been  remunerated for non-working period.
"Yes, Paranjape has been paid Rs 43.20 lakh as  professional fees for that period because a selector's  contract runs till September of each year when the Annual  General Meeting is held," a senior BCCI official told PTI on  conditions of anonymity.
"Now it wasn't Paranjape's fault that he had to quit the  panel. So for the seven month period, we had 

BCCI pays former selector Paranjape for non-working period

South African opener Aiden  Markram is of the opinion that the pitch at Supersport Park,  although aiding more pace and bounce, will also be good for  batsmen. The second Test begins here on Saturday with the  hosts leading 1-0 in the three-match series.
"Generally, it's a good batting wicket here although I am  not sure how they have prepared it this time. But there have  been a lot of high scores here. I would like to think it will  be a good wicket. I am pretty sure it will be similar to last  week (Cape Town), maybe not as extreme," Markram said today.
"It is incredibly exciting to play here because it is a  place where I grew up watching and playing cricket. It's a  wicket where if you set yourself up as a batsman there are  runs to be had.
"But as a bowler, with the pace and bounce, you always  have a shout as well. It's going to be an exciting match," he  added.
It will be a homecoming for the 23-year-old Markram who  is slated to play only his fifth Test. He has made the leap  

Centurion will be similar to Newlands if not extreme: Markram

Recently crowned Asian champion  Gopi Thonakal and fellow Army long distance runner Nitendra  Singh Rawat, the course record holder among Indians, are the  star attractions among the home country's male runners in the  Tata Mumbai Marathon to be held on January 21.
Gopi, from Army Sports Institute of Pune, will go into  the gruelling run on Mumbai's streets in the 15th edition of  the marathon with his confidence high after becoming the  first-ever male runner from the country to clinch the Asian  marathon title in Dongguan in China on November 26, clocking 2  hours, 15 minutes and 48 seconds.
Rawat, from the Kumaon Regiment, is expected to give  him a run for his money after his feat as the best Indian  finisher in the Delhi half marathon, and his performance as  the top Indian finisher here in 2016.
Both had also taken part in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games  with Gopi ending up a creditable 25th in 2 hours, 15 minutes  and 25 seconds while a hamstring injury affected Rawat's  ...

Gopi, Rawat among top Indian runners in Mumbai Marathon

Former world and Asian champion L  Sarita Devi (60kg) and world silver-medallist Sonia Lather  (57kg) advanced to the finals of the National Women's Boxing  Championships here today.
Sarita defeated Haryana's Monika 5-0 to set up a clash  with Railways Sports Promotion Board's Pavitra. Pavitra got  the better of Uttarakhand's Priyanka Choudhary 5-0.
Sonia, on the other hand, defeated All India Police's  Sandhya Rani 5-0. She will be up against reigning youth world  champion Shashi Chopra, who edged past Andhra Pradesh's Sonia.
Former world silver-medallist Sarjubala Devi (48kg) also  entered the finals, beating RSPB's Meenakshi.
However, it was curtains for former junior world champion  Nikhat Zareen (48kg), who lost to Haryana-girl Ritu in a split  verdict.
Results (Semi Finals):
Light Fly (45 - 48 KG) : Monika (Har) bt K. Bina Devi  (Man) 5:0; Rajesh Narwal (RSPB) bt Varsha Choudhery (UP) 5:0;
Fly (48 -51 KG) : Sh Sarju Bala (Man) bt Meenakshi (RSPB)  4:1; Ritu (Har) bt Nikhat ...

Sarita, Sonia enter finals of national boxing

India couldn't have hoped for a  worst start to a long South African sojourn but pacer Jasprit  Bumrah today asserted that if one debacle dents the team's  confidence then it "does not deserve" to be play Test cricket.
South Africa outplayed India by 72 runs inside four days  in the opening Test in Cape Town to claim a 1-0 lead in the  three-match series. The second Test is scheduled to start here  on Saturday.
"Confidence is not dented after one match. If it happens,  then you don't deserve to play. Learn from the mistake you  made and go forward. There is not a single cricketer who has  not made a mistake," asserted Bumrah, who took four wickets in  the match.
"It was a first good Test and a good learning experience  for me because I have never played over here in South Africa.  So I had a lot of things to learn from it. Now it is time to  move forward and focus on the second Test," Bumrah said on  Thursday.
Bumrah said he would rather pick the positives, including  getting A B de ..

If one failure dents confidence, don't deserve to play: Bumrah

Golfer Rajesh Natarajan claimed  the second National finals spot from Mumbai, winning the Day 2  city qualifiers of the Mercedes Trophy 2018, a corporate Golf  tournament being held at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club  (BPGC) here.
Rajesh returned a nett score of 71.8 to emerge  victorious. He will now join actor R Madhavan, who won on Day  1 at the National finals of the tournament to be played at the  Oxford Golf Resort in Pune from 4-6 April 2018, a media  release issued here said.
One more qualifier will be identified tomorrow, before  the Mercedes-Trophy moves South to Bengaluru for the fourth  leg of qualifiers.
The best Gross Winner of the day was Akshay Kilachand,  who carded an excellent round of 76, it said.
Prominent winners included Devang Sharma, who won the  Ballantine's Long Drive Challenge with a long drive of 260  yards. Aryanman Rajpurohit won the Mercedes-Benz Closest to  Pincontest, while the Mercedes-Benz Closest to Pin in Two  Shotswas won by R Ramakrishnan, who ..

Rajesh Natarajan claims 2nd Mumbai qualifying spot

Realising that a 'taxing' calendar  can drain you completely, rising Indian golfer Shubhankar  Sharma is now focussing on becoming tough "mentally" ahead of  a new season, during which he is set to make his Major debut.
The 21-year-old ended the 2017 season with a bang by  winning his maiden title on the Asian Tour at the JoBurg Open,  an event co-sanctioned by the European Tour.
The three-stroke win over Erik van Rooyen earned him an  entry into the 2018 Open Championship.
"My number one focus is to be mentally and physically  fit. Travelling so much, meeting different people, being in  different time zones takes a toll on the body," Shubhankar  told PTI at the sidelines of a felicitation ceremony.
"Although I am young, taking long flights can be  exhausting. Golf gets mentally taxing, you can be playing five  days in a row for weeks with intense pressure of everyone  watching," he said.
The youngster, based in Chandigarh, said consistency was  key to succeed on the demanding ...

Will focus on mental and physical fitness, says Shubhankar

'Crescendo' ridden by Sunil Samson  won 'The G Kasturi Gold Trophy', the feature event of the  races here today.
The winner, trained by C D Monnappa is owned by K K  Beliappa.
Two favourites obliged in a card of seven races.

'Crescendo' wins 'The Kasturi Gold Trophy'

India's first Formula One driver  Narain Karthikeyan today confirmed that he will race in the  Japanese Super Formula for a fifth consecutive season.
It will be the first time in the championship that  Karthikeyan will represent the same team, the Honda-powered  Nakajima Racing in this case, for a consecutive year.
Toyota has dominated the championship of late but  Karthikeyan said his car showed glimpses of speed in what  otherwise was a forgettable last season when he failed to  score a point for the first time in four years.
"Last season was a forgettable one to be honest. Though  towards the end of the year, I did feel the car was quick.  We  hope to build on that and I realise that I have to be at the  top of my game. It is a super competitive championship,"  Karthikeyan told PTI.
With the confirmation today, the speculation over his  switch to Super GT 500 also ended. The 40-year-old had tested  the Super GT machinery for the first time in December when he  was joined by 2009 F1 

Narain Karthikeyan to stay in Super Formula for a 5th season

Hockey Himachal and Delhi Hockey  came from two goals down to win their respective matches at  the Senior Men National Championship 2018 (B Division), here  today.
In the opening match of the day, Hockey Himachal rallied  to defeat Kerala Hockey in a nervy Pool F encounter 3-2.
It was Kerala Hockey, which took a 2-0 lead after 41  minutes through D Sarang (11') and Vineeth Muraleedharan  (41'). However, Hockey Himachal went on to score three quick  goals in the span of seven minutes to win the match 3-2.
Naurvi Ram (53', 56') scored a quick brace for Hockey  Himachal while Arman (60') scored the winner in the last  minute of the match.
Delhi Hockey also came from two goals down to make a  stunning comeback as they defeated Major Port Sports Control  Board 3-2 in Pool G. MPSCB scored two goals in the first 15  minutes through Leonard Pereira (6') and Ainul Haq (15').
However, Delhi Hockey produced an inspired comeback in  the second quarter to equalise the scores as Amit (22') and  ...

Comeback wins for Hockey Himachal and Delhi Hockey

Famous wrestler and double  bronze medalist in 1974 Tehran Asian Games Sukhchain Singh  Cheema was killed in a road accident near Patiala bypass  yesterday evening.
The 67-year old wrestler was returning home from his farm  in Bhanri village yesterday evening when the accident  occurred, police said. The accident took place near Shermajra  chowk here.
A car coming from Rajpura side rammed into Cheema's  vehicle, which turned turtle. He succumbed to his injuries in  the local hospital.
Cheema, a Dronacharya awardee, is survived by his wife  and two sons.
Cheema was the son of 'Rustum-e-Hind' wrestler Kesar  Singh Cheema. Sukhchain, who was running a Rustem-e-Hind  Akhara in Patiala, had bagged double bronze medals during  Tehran Asian Games in 1974. He won medals in both freestyle  and Greco-Roman style category.
Cheema's son Palwinder Singh Cheema who is a DSP in  Punjab police, was also 'Rustum-e-Hind'.
Meanwhile, the local government, cultural affairs &  tourism minister, Punjab ...

Asian Games bronze medalist wrestler dies in road accident

With all 12 of their golfers  in world's top-75, Europe seem the stronger side but Team  Asia's "guts and hunger" would be enough to turn the tables on  the defending champions when the two sides square off in the  EurAsia Cup this week, Asia captain Arjun Atwal said today.
Team Asia has only seven in Top-100 for the third edition  of the EurAsia Cup. Yet, Europe, who are also preparing for  the Ryder Cup against the United States later this year, were  not willing to take Asia lightly.
Atwal issued a strong statement as he revealed his  strongest pairings in the first and sixth match for Friday's  opening Fourball matches.
With Asia having Tied 10-10 in the inaugural edition in  2014 and going down 18  - 5  in 2016, Atwal, leading the  side for the first time, is keen on reversing that and  register an upset win at the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club.
"The matches look pretty balanced. But the players in my  team are all champions and they all know how to win," said  Atwal, a winner .

Guts and hunger will fire Asia to maiden EurAsia title: Atwal

Tamil Nadu defeated Goa by  25 runs today to register its third straight win in the Syed  Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 South Zone tournament here today.
Dinesh Karthik (56) scored his third half-century on the  trot to star with the bat again as Tamil Nadu posted 155 for 5  in its quota of 50 overs before restricting Goa to 130 for 7.
Skipper Vijay Shankar returned to the side after missing  the first two games owing to injury concerns, but couldn't do  much with the bat, falling for four to Amogh Desai.
Electing to bat after winning the toss, Tamil Nadu lost M  S Washington Sundar (14) at 29, not before he had hit two  boundaries and a six.
Karthik, who has been in superb form, got into the act  quickly and hit shots all round the wicket. He smashed six  fours and a sixer before falling in the 15th over.
Though Abhinav Mukund (12) and Shankar fell in quick  succession, Karthik found an able partner in B Aparajith (26).  The two added 54 runs in just about seven overs.
Some lusty blows by R 

TN beats Goa for third straight win in Syed Musthaq Ali Trophy

Bangladeshi Grand Master Ziaur  Rahman of Bangladesh defeated Vietnamese GM Tran Tuan Minh to  claim the sole lead after the fourth round of 16th Delhi  International Chess tournament here.
At the end of three rounds, 11 players were tied at  3.0/3.
It was a Trompovsky Opening from Rahman who had the white  pieces but Tran Minh played pretty accurately and was having a  better position. Early in the middlegame, Black had stifled  the position on the kingside where Rahman had swung his rook,  the Delhi Chess Association said in a statement.
But Tran Minh made a very strange move when he castled  kingside where Rahman was able to break open the position and  swiftly drum up an attack on black's king.
All other co-leaders could only draw their games and  hence, the Bangladeshi grandmaster leads alone with 4.0/4.
In the B-Category with 783 players being held  simultaneously, 8 rounds of play have been completed and with  two rounds to go.
Shubham of Haryana rated 1915, and Subhra Saha, of 

Ziaur Rahman beats Tran Tuan Minh to take sole lead

High on confidence after winning  their first match under former Chelsea manager Avram Grant,  NorthEast United FC will need to be at their best to stop a  desperate ATK in a ninth round Indian Super League clash here  tomorrow.
Grant will look for the attitude which was seen against  FC Goa, when his side notched their first win after four  defeats on the trot. They can leapfrog ATK with a win and that  will be the most motivating factor for them.
"I think we need to improve a lot. I like to implement  attacking football but for us to reach the desired level is  difficult. So the immediate focus is to remain organised and  be together. Hopefully that gets us some results," said  NorthEast assistant coach Eelco Schattorie.
"Two areas which need work on is to bring the team  together. Last week everyone worked hard and had the intention  to help each other so that organisation is very important.  Secondly, we need to improve in the area of scoring goals but  that is the most difficult .

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