Openers Shubman Gill and Mayank Agarwal smashed spectacular hundreds before Jalaj Saxena took a career-best seven-wicket haul, steering India C into the final of the Deodhar Trophy with a massive 232-run win over India A, here on Friday.
India C skipper Gill (143 off 142) and Test opener Agarwal (120 off 111) shared a 226-run stand before a special knock from Suryakumar Yadav (72 not out off 29) propelled the team to 366 for three in 50 overs.
India A were never in the chase and off-spinner Saxena (7/41) ran through their batting line-up with a memorable spell. It was India A's second successive defeat in as many days, knocking them out of the tournament.
India C and India B, who beat India A on Thursday, will play the final here on Monday. Before the title clash, they meet each other in the final league game on Saturday.
India C effectively batted India A out of the game with Agarwal and Gill piling up the runs. Gill, who was part of the India Test squad for the home series against ..

India C hammer India A to enter Deodhar Trophy final

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Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo expects the recent ban on Shakib Al Hasan to affect the team's performance against India in the upcoming T20 and Test series but is hopeful that his players will step up to the challenge against the formidable hosts.
Bangladesh' build-up to the three-match T20 and two-match Test assignment was dealt a huge blow when Shakib was banned for two years, one year suspended, for failing to report three corrupt approaches from a suspected Indian bookie, a day before the team's departure.
Ahead of the first Twenty20 International here on Sunday, Domingo addressed the issue and was candid enough to admit that the dressing room is still recovering from the shock.
"He has been a big player for Bangladesh and is close friends with a lot of players. So it has obviously affected a few players. Obviously he has made a mistake and he is paying the price for it," Domingo said during a press meet after a training session at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium here.
"There's not 

Shakib episode will affect Bangla performance, concedes coach Domingo

The prevailing smoggy conditions in the national capital are not perfect admitted Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo but said "no one is dying" as pollution is an issue in their country as well.
Domingo said getting exposed to poor air quality air in India was not as big a shock for them as it is for some other countries.
Bangladesh players Al Amin, Abu Hider Rony and team's spin consultant Daniel Vettori were seen wearing masks during their fielding session this morning.
"We know the Sri Lankans struggled last time and look there's a bit of pollution in Bangladesh as well, so it's a not a massive shock unlike some other countries. The players have just got on with the game and haven't complained too much about it," Domingo told reporters.
As the situation got better, the players removed their masks, except Vettori and other non-Bangladeshi support staff.
"It's only three hours so it's going to be easy. There maybe scratchy eyes, sore throat but that's ok. No one is dying," Domingo ...

It's not ideal but no one will die: Bangladesh coach on pollution in Delhi

Marcello Lippi was accused Friday of neglect and delivering "a slap in the face" amid grumblings that China's coach is not doing enough to justify one of the highest salaries in football management.
Former Everton midfielder Li Tie will temporarily take charge of China's national team at an East Asian championships next month in South Korea instead of the 71-year-old Italian World Cup winner.
Thursday's announcement by the Chinese Football Association was greeted with anger by sections of local media, which said that it had nevertheless been long known that Lippi had opted to remain home in Italy for the tournament.
"But this doesn't mean that this is not a problem," said a scathing commentary in the influential Oriental Sports Daily.
"However, shouldn't training the team be his job? Since he holds the salary of the position of the national football coach, he should do the work that the national football coach should do."
The former Juventus and Italy boss Lippi, who quit as China's ..

Lippi accused of 'slap in the face' as China critics circle

WWE star Charlotte Flair is set to return to India after four years and will meet Special Olympics athletes during her three-day visit from November 14.
Charlotte will visit Mumbai (Nov 14-15) and Bengaluru (Nov 16) to meet fans in the two cities.
She will meet Special Olympics athletes on the occasion of Children's day in Mumbai and will also make an appearance at ComicCon India.
Daughter of legendary WWE superstar Ric Flair, Charlotte is a second generation professional wrestler currently drafted under the RAW brand.
After her debut on RAW, she became the first athlete to win the RAW Women's Championship, a title shehas gone on to win on multiple occasions.
With five titles at SmackDown Women's Championship, Charlotte is a record ten-time women's champion on WWE's main roster.

WWE star Charlotte Flair to visit India this month

India's top doubles player Rohan Bopanna advanced to the quarterfinals of the Paris Master with partner Denis Shapovalov but his compatriot Divij Sharan made a second round exit, here.
Bopanna and his Canadian partner outplayed American-Argentine pair of Manuel Gonzalez and Austin Krajicek 6-1 6-3 in their second round match which lasted just 59 minutes.
The Indo-Canadian team broke the rivals four times and did not face a single breakpoint during its commanding win.
However, Sharan and his Kiwi partner Artem Sitak, who entered the event as alternates and knoccked out the fourth seeds earlier, lost 2-6 3-6 to French team of Fabrice Martin and Jeremy Chardy in just 53 minutes.
Sharan has won two titles this season, triumphing at Pune with Bopanna and at St. Petersburg with Igor Zelenay.
The title with Sharan in Pune remains Bopanna's only trophy in 2019.
They had united as a team at the beginning of the season, eyeing Tokyo Olympics, but separated after finding it difficult to enter ...

Bopanna progresses, Sharan our of Paris Masters

A maiden half century from James Vince powered England to a convincing seven-wicket victory over New Zealand in the opening Twenty20 international in Christchurch on Friday.
Vince top-scored for the tourists with 59 as England chased down New Zealand's 154-run target in 18.3 overs to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
While Vince's man-of-the-match performance caught the eye, captain Eoin Morgan was also full of praise for his bowlers, who laid the platform for victory by restricting the Black Caps to 153 for five.
"The game was won and lost in the first innings... James Vince played outstanding well but all credit to the bowlers today," he said.
A three-wicket haul from spinner Mitchell Santner was not enough to rescue the Black Caps, whose batting line-up failed to fire after Morgan won the toss and sent them in.
England's win came despite the absence of several senior players, who have been rested for the series after a gruelling period that saw them win the World Cup and ...

England claim first blood in New Zealand T20 series

Final scoreboard in the opening Twenty20 international between New Zealand and England in Christchurch on Friday.
New Zealand:
M. Guptill b S.Curran
2
C. Munro c Morgan b Jordan
21
T. Siefert c Bairstow b Jordan
32
C. de Grandhomme c Vince b Rashid  19
R. Taylor c Bairstow b Brown
44
D. Mitchell not out
30
M.Santner not out
1
Extras (lb3, w1)
4
Total (5 wickets, 20 overs)
153
Fall of wickets: 1-6, 2-39, 3-72, 4-93, 5-149
Bowling: S.Curran 4-0-33-1, T.Curran 4-1-25-0, Jordan 4-0-28-2, Rashid
4-0-31-1, Brown 4-0-33-1
England:
J. Bairstow c Guptill b Santner
35
D. Malan c Sodhi b Santner
11
J. Vince c Guptill b Santner
59
E. Morgan not out
34
S. Billings not out
14
Extras (w1)
1
Total (3 wickets, 18.3 overs)
154
Fall of wickets: 1-37, 2-68, 3-122
Bowling: Southee 3.3-0-30-0, Ferguson 4-0-28-8, Kuggeleijn 3-0-35-0, Santner 4-0-23-3, Sodhi 4-0-38-0.

New Zealand v England 1st T20 scoreboard

Manchester City host struggling Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday with Pep Guardiola hoping that Bernardo Silva maintains his recent return to something approaching the peak of his powers.
Portuguese playmaker Silva was among the most feared players in the Premier League last season as City won all three domestic trophies.
The 25-year-old helped City supporters forget a long-term injury to Kevin De Bruyne, scoring 13 goals and adding 14 assists as his side re-wrote the English football record books.
The opening months of the new season have painted a very different picture for Silva and City, however, not least after he found himself embroiled in a racism controversy.
Silva has been charged with misconduct by the FA after posting a picture of team mate Benjamin Mendy next to a mascot for a Spanish snack brand which invited accusations that he was guilty of racial stereotyping.
The issue became even more complex when Guardiola and City star Raheem Sterling made impassioned .

Man City look for Bernardo to hit the heights

Australia's Perth Glory are planning an audacious bid to bring former Manchester United and Paris St. Germain star Zlatan Ibrahimovic to the A-League, reports said.
The 38-year-old Swede's form for LA Galaxy in America's MLS this season has given rise to persistent speculation that he may yet be lured away for one last career swansong.
Argentine side Boca Juniors have been linked to a move for the forward while Premier League and Serie A clubs are also reportedly circling, with Perth now joining the hunt.
The team's chief executive Tony Pignata told broadcaster ABC late Thursday the club had approached Ibrahimovic's agent, enquiring about his availability and interest in playing in Australia.
"It doesn't hurt to ask," he said.
We know he is off contract from LA Galaxy, the transfer window doesn't open in Europe until January, so there is an opportunity for possibly four, five six games" for Perth from the end of November.
ABC said the club had yet to hear back.
"We're hopeful we get ..

Perth Glory target Zlatan Ibrahimovic - reports

England restricted New Zealand to 153 for five with a disciplined bowling performance in the opening Twenty20 international in Christchurch on Friday.
Captain Eoin Morgan backed his bowlers after winning the toss and was rewarded as the Black Caps struggled for runs, with veteran Ross Taylor top scoring on 44.
Debutants Sam Curran and Pat Brown both snared a wicket for the tourists, while Chris Jordan had the best bowling figures after claiming two scalps for 28 runs.
The selectors named three new faces in the side after resting several senior players from the tour, with all-rounder Lewis Gregory hoping to make an impression when England bat.
"It's a chance for them to stake their claim," Morgan said.
New Zealand's regular captain Kane Williamson is out of the series with a hip injury and the Black Caps sorely missed his batting prowess.
The poor form that dogged Martin Guptill at the World Cup continued when Curran coaxed an inside edge that crashed into middle stump.
Fellow opener ..

New-look England hold Black Caps to 153 in first T20

Tokyo "will not obstruct" moving next year's Olympic marathon and race-walking to northern Japan over heat fears, the city's governor said Friday, adding that she remains unhappy with the decision.
"We cannot agree with the IOC but we will not obstruct the decision made by the IOC, which has the final decision-making authority," Yuriko Koike said at a meeting with Olympic officials and organisers.
"In other words, this is a decision without an agreement." The International Olympic Committee made the decision to move the events last month, citing concerns about Tokyo's notoriously hot and humid summer.
But the abrupt move sparked anger in Tokyo, where the marathon in particular was seen as a key event, giving the city a chance to showcase its attractions and build public engagement with the Olympics.
The IOC has said the decision was necessary to protect the health of athletes, especially after many required medical attention in the hot conditions of the World Championships in Doha ...

Tokyo 'will not obstruct' moving Olympic marathon: governor

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic continued their battle for the year-end world number one ranking as both players reached the Paris Masters quarter-finals with wins over Stan Wawrinka and Kyle Edmund respectively.
The 33-year-old Nadal is already guaranteed to usurp Djokovic at the rankings summit next week, but winning a maiden Bercy title would also secure the year-end top spot before next month's ATP Tour Finals in London.
He produced an impressive display on Thursday to take his career head-to-head record against three-time Grand Slam champion Wawrinka to 19-3 with a clinical 6-4, 6-4 victory.
Djokovic had earlier booked his last-eight place with a 7-6 (9/7), 6-1 win over Britain's Edmund.
Nadal has never won the Paris Masters or the ATP Finals and only two of his 84 titles have come indoors.
"That's the beautiful thing about this sport, (to) have the capacity to adapt yourself to the different conditions," said the 12-time French Open winner, who called the doctor onto the court ..

Nadal eases past Wawrinka as Djokovic sets up Tsitsipas clash

Formula One launched a radical, cut-price, slower vision of the sport when a package of new financial, sporting and technical regulations to be introduced from 2021 were unveiled.
In a dramatic overhaul revealed in Austin on Thursday, the American owners of the commercial rights, Liberty Media, introduced budget caps, a new car and rules designed to develop closer and more environmentally-friendly racing.
It was the first time all of the main parts of the sport and its business had been reviewed and reformed in a single three-part package that was approved by the World Motor Sport Council of the governing body, the International Motoring Federation (FIA) earlier Thursday.
Ahead of this weekend's United States Grand Prix Formula One's chief executive Chase Carey hailed the successful passage and publication of the package as "a watershed moment".
And FIA president Jean Todt said it would signal a "major change in how the pinnacle of motorsports would be run".
The teams are to be ...

F1 unveils radical cut-price future in 'watershed moment'

As the Supreme Court is likely to  pronounce its verdict on the Ayodhya land dispute case next  month, the police department is gearing up to put in place  adequate security measures for the India-Bangladesh cricket  test match to be played in the city from November 14.
Talking to reporters here on Thursday, Indore range's  Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Varun Kapoor,  said he was confident of getting adequate force for deployment  at the match venue in view of the possible SC judgement.
The inaugural game of the two test match series  between India and Bangladesh will be played at the Holkar  Stadium here between November 14 and 18. The stadium has a  capacity of 27,000 spectators.
"The match is being held at a sensitive time as there  is a possibility that the Supreme Court will pronounce a  verdict on the Ayodhya dispute. Despite that, we will put in  place elaborate security arrangements by drawing adequate  police force for the match," Kapoor said.
"In view of the .

Police to deploy extra force for security at Indore test match

Indian women grappler Pooja Gehlot (53kg) entered the finals after beating Turkey's Zeynep Yetgil in the semifinals of the UWW Under-23 World Championships here on Thursday.
Pooja scripted a superb come back as she fought her way from a 2-4 deficit to win 8-4 against Yetgil, a gold medallist at the Junior European Wrestling Championships in 2018.
In the summit clash on Friday, Pooja will be up against Haruno Okuno of Japan.
No Indian has ever won a gold in the last three editions of the UWW Under-23 World Championships.
Ravinder had settled for a silver medal on Wednesday after going down to Kyrgyzstan's Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov in the 61kg final.
It was a fantastic display from the youngster who started from the qualifying stages, where she demolished Ekaterina Verbina of Russia 8-3.
In the quarter-finals, Gehlot blazed through her bout, notching up a commanding 8-0 win to set up a semi-final showdown against Zeynep Yetgil, gold medallist at the Junior European Wrestling Championships ..

Pooja Gehlot enters finals of U-23 World Wrestling Championships

Novak Djokovic saw off Britain's Kyle Edmund on Thursday to reach his eighth Paris Masters quarter-final, where he will renew his burgeoning rivalry with Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas.
The top seed, battling Rafael Nadal for the year-end world number one spot, needed seven set points in the first set before winning 7-6 (9/7), 6-1.
The 16-time Grand Slam champion is chasing a record-extending fifth Bercy title, but will next face world number seven Tsitsipas, who leads their head-to-head record 2-1.
Djokovic is hoping to tie Pete Sampras' record of finishing six years as the world's best player, but Nadal can be sure of denying the Serbian that achievement with a maiden Paris title this week.
The Spaniard takes on three-time Grand Slam title-winner Stan Wawrinka in his third-round match later on Thursday.

Djokovic sets up Paris Masters quarter-final with Tsitsipas

Odisha FC forward Aridane Santana scored a brace to guide his team to a 4-2 win over hosts Mumbai City in its maiden Indian Super League (ISL) here on Thursday.
This is Odisha's first win of the season after they had lost 1-2 to Jamshedpur FC and 1-2 against NorthEast United FC 2-1.
For Odisha, Xisco Hernandez (6th minute), Santana (21st and 73rd) and Jerry Mawhmingthanga (41st) were the goal scorers as they dominated the proceedings from the first minute itself.
Odisha had an early chance after Santana found Jerry Mawhmingthanga on the right flank, who sent a low cross inside the box, but Mumbai's Mohammed Rafique intercepted and cleared the ball before Nandhakumar Sekar could reach.
The visitors were playing an aggressive game and they reaped dividends in the 6th minute when Xisco Hernandez scored to take them 1-0 ahead.
A thrown in by Jerry was headed-on by Santana in the path of Hernandez, who ran down from the right into the box, cut to his left and netted it into the far corner .

Odisha FC thrash Mumbai City 4-2 in ISL

Indian chess legend and former  World champion Viswanathan Anand on Thursday praised P Iniyan,  Prithu Gupta and Raunak Sadhwani, who recently became the  country's63rd, 64th and 65th grand masters respectively, and  urged them to work hard to break the 2600 Elo points barrier.
He was speaking at a felicitation function organised  here by Microsense Private Limited, a global technology  company.
Hailing the individual strengths of the players,Anand  spoke also about the importance of the role played by parents  and institutions like Microsense.
He urged the youngsters to keep working hard, improve  their Elo rating and break the 2600 barrier.
Anand, whose next tournament would be in Romania, said  he had not yet firmed up plans for 2020 but made it known he  would playing Wijk Ann Zee.
Iniyan, Prithu Gupta and Raunak Sadhwani are among the 20  talented youngsters mentored, supported and funded by  Microsense.
They are also three of the six talents who were coached  by Russian legend ..

Chess legend Anand asks grand masters to improve Elo rating

Chairman of selection committee MSK Prasad has lashed out at former wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer for deriving "sadistic pleasure out of indulging in petty talk" after the 82-year-old former India keeper commented that selectors served tea to India captain Virat Kohli's wife Anushka during World Cup.
Speaking to a newspaper, the 82-year-old Engineer, who played 46 Tests for India, ridiculed the credentials of India's five-member selection panel, led by MSK Prasad and comprising Sarandeep Singh and Jatin Paranjpe, Gagan Khoda and Devang Gandhi.
"I feel sad for someone deriving sadistic pleasure out of indulging in petty talk, thereby demeaning & disrespecting the selectors and wife of Indian captain through false and frivolous allegations," an angry Prasad told PTI on Thursday.
Engineer claimed that he saw one of these five men serve tea to Sharma during the World Cup in England but didn't name anyone.
"Let's not forget that this selection committee has been appointed by BCCI ...

Feel sad to find 82-year-old derive pleasure indulging in petty talk: Prasad on Engineer comments

Indian shuttlers Lakshya Sen and Kiran George progressed to the men's singles quarterfinals of the SaarLorLux Open Super Tour 100 here on Thursday.
Lakshya, who had won his maiden BWF World Tour title at the Dutch Open early this month, didn't have to break any sweat as his opponent Germany's Lars Schaenzler gave him a walk over, while Kiran beat Netherlands' Joran Kweekel 21-14 21-16 to also make it to the last eight.
While Lakshya, an 18-year-old from Uttarakhand, will face Germany's Max Weisskirchen next, reigning Junior National champion Kiran takes on France's Christo Popov in the quarterfinals.
On Wednesday night, Lakshya had staved off a stiff challenge from Finland's Eetu Heino in the second round.
The eighth seeded Indian, who had defeated Heino on way to his title win at Belgian international in September, overcame the Finnish shuttler 21-18 18-21 22-20 in a 56-minute second round match.
However, it was curtains for Mithun Manjunath and BM Rahul Bharadwaj, who lost in the ...

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