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Spartak Moscow dismisses coach Massimo Carrera

Spartak Moscow on Monday sacked its Italian coach, Massimo Carrera, a day after a home defeat in the Russian Premier League.

ISL: Bengaluru register 3-0 win against Pune

A quick-fire first-half brace from Sunil Chhetri and another powerful finish from Miku set up a majestic 3-0 win for Bengaluru FC against FC Pune City in the Indian Super League (ISL) clash at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium here on Monday.

MCA says will pay staff salaries; affiliated clubs offer help

A senior official of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) Monday said pending salaries of its staff and dues of players would be paid as soon as the cricket body gets appropriate orders from the Supreme Court. "A MCA member has approached the Supreme Court and we are awaiting its orders. As soon as we get an appropriate order, we will make all necessary payments of the staff and the players," the official told PTI. The employees of the cricket body have not got their September salary so far as there is nobody in authority to operate the MCA bank accounts. An MCA source claimed they would deal with any emergency situation if it arises. "Not a single staff member has made any complaint with regard to non payment of their salary," the source said. Meanwhile, a few members of the clubs affiliated with the MCA are willing to come forward to help the staff. There has been an administrative vacuum in the cricket body after the term of the Committee of Administrators (CoA), ...

Real Madrid's Isco backs coach, squad after rocky start to season

Real Madrid midfielder Isco Alarcon on Monday said he has confidence in his coach Julen Lopetegui and the rest of his squad despite the rocky start to the football season.

Sri Lanka Cricket Board official arrested, Ranatunga wants Indian help to tackle corruption

Sri Lanka Cricket which is currently fighting the menace of deep-rooted corruption were dealt a blow after its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) was arrested for alleged financial fraud, police said on Monday. The police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said that Piyal Nandana was arrested following a complaint lodged by the SLC to the Inspector General of Police. Earlier on Monday, former Sri Lankan captain and country's Petroleum Minister Arjuna Ranatunga said that India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) could provide technical expertise in probing widespread allegations of corruption in cricket. "India has specialized knowledge on the issue having taken action against many corrupt activities in match fixing. The Prime Minister (Sri Lankan) and I made a special request to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He pledged assistance," Ranatunga told reporters. "We don't have the expertise or the laws to deal with this problem in a proper manner. India promised to help us in drafting ...

Bengaluru beat sloppy Pune City 3-0 in ISL

A double strike from Sunil Chhetri and another fine finish from Miku set up an impressive 3-0 win for Bengaluru FC against FC Pune City in their Indian Super League (ISL) football clash here on Monday. Bengaluru led 2-0 at the breather with Chhetri striking in the 41st and 43rd minute while Venezuelan striker Miku completed the rout in the 64th minute at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium here. The win saw Bengaluru FC race to the top of the table with seven points and a better goal difference compared to NorthEast United FC, while Pune have just one point after three matches. Bengaluru FC were the early aggressors and had an opportunity to score in the 15th minute when Matt Mills' poor first-touch allowed Miku to nick the ball off the defender. The Venezuelan striker dribbled into the box before curling the ball over the bar from a tight angle. Bengaluru FC goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh used his height to great effect to keep out a dipping free-kick effort by Marcelinho. The ..

Man United prepares for Champions League clash with Juventus

English football giants Manchester United held a training session on Monday, a day before hosting Italy's Juventus in the Champions League group stage.

Real Madrid coach downplays departure rumours amid 5-game winless skid

Real Madrid coach Julen Lopetegui on Monday downplayed the team's poor results in his debut season, including their current five-game winless skid, amid media rumours that his departure could be imminent.

Hockey: Navy, Central Secretariat to clash in final

Indian Navy, Mumbai, would clash with Central Secretariat, Delhi, in the final of the 14th PMC Bank-All India Guru Tegh Bahadur hockey tournament Tuesday. In the semifinals, Navy overcame Air India 9-8 via the penalty shootout after the two sides finished on level terms 5-5 at the end of 70 minutes play. Later, Central Secretariat rallied from a two-goal first half deficit to edge past local outfit Central Railway 4-3 in another keenly contested semi final clash at the MHAL-Mahindra Stadium. Goalkeeper B Sanjay and midfielder cum drag-flick specialist Jugraj Singh played stellar roles in steering the sailors past Air India in the first of two semi final contests. Both Navy and the young Air India outfits dished out a pleasing brand of attacking hockey that ended in stalemate. In the crucial penalty shoot-out, Navy goalkeeper Sanjay made two vital saves as he foiled the attempts from Rajkumar Pal and skipper V S Vinaya to give the sailors the advantage. Rajat Sharma did

Baba Indrajith named TN Ranji captain

All-rounder Baba Indrajith was Monday named captain of the Tamil Nadu team for the upcoming Ranji Trophy season. The state senior selection committee met here and named Indrajith as captain for the domestic season 2018-2019, a media release from Tamil Nadu Cricket Association here said. The Ranji squad for the season will be picked on October 24, it added. The 24-year-old Indrajith, twin brother of top-order batsman Baba Aparajith, replaces India discard Abhinav Mukund, who led the state last season. The stylish right-hander scored a century in the season-opening Duleep Trophy in Dindigul last month. He has scored 2,662 runs in 42 matches in first-class cricket with a highest score of 200 and seven centuries. "I am very happy to be named captain. It is an honour to lead Tamil Nadu.I am looking forward to the challenge of captaining the team," Indrajith told PTI. He said he was looking at captaincy with a long-term perspective and hoped to build a strong team and focus on

Australia romp to win over UAE in one-off T20 contest

D'Arcy Short smacked an unbeaten half-century as Australia cruised to a seven-wicket victory over United Arab Emirates in a lone Twenty20 international in Abu Dhabi on Monday. Short struck eight boundaries as he finished 68 not out off 53 balls to help Australia chase down a modest 118-run target in 16.1 overs after UAE were restricted to 117-6. Short overcame the loss of skipper Aaron Finch (one) and Chris Lynn (20) as Australia tuned up for their three-match T20 series against Pakistan starting in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. The other two matches will be played in Dubai on Friday and Sunday. Nathan Coulter-Nile and Billy Stanlake finished with identical bowling figures of two for 20 as UAE lost wickets at regular intervals before Shaiman Anwar top-scored with 41 and Mohammad Naveed made 27 not out. Anwar hit three boundaries and two sixes during his 44-ball knock while Naveed also smashed two sixes and two boundaries in his 13-ball innings. Scores: UAE 117-6 in 20 overs (Shaiman Anwar ..

Sri Lankan spinner Herath to retire after first England Test

Sri Lanka's Rangana Herath, the most successful left-arm bowler in Test history, has announced his retirement after the first Test against England at the Galle International Stadium, starting November 6.

Barca trashes reports of re-signing Neymar

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu clarified that the club has no plans of signing the Paris Saint Germain striker Neymar again. There had been speculations in Spain that the Catalan club was interested in bringing the Brazil international back to Camp Nou from PSG.The French club had bought Neymar in August of 2017 paying a world record €222 million (£195m/$255m).He was part of the fearsome attacking troika along with Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi.Bartomeu insisted that Barca are set for a quiet January transfer window despite a stuttering start to the campaign. "Neymar? He left and there are no plans to bring him back," goal.com quoted Bartomeu."We don't plan to sign anyone in January unless the coaches ask for someone before then. It's a smaller squad because we have B team players who can make the first team."Since joining PSG, Neymar has been in scintillating form, scoring 39 goals and registering 21 assists in 41 games. He has scored 11 goals in 11 games, and defender ...

Five Indians in weighlifting Worlds

As many as five athletes will represent India in the 84th Men's and 27th Women's World Weightlifting Championships (WWC) slated to be held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from November 1 to 10. The international weightlifting federation released the list on Monday.West Bengal's Achanta Sheuli in men's(73 kg) and Rakhi Halder in women's (64 kg) category have been shortlisted.Ajay Singh will be vying for glory in 79 kg category. Punjab's Gurdeep Singh will sweat it out in men's 109 kg division. Odisha's Jhili Dhalabeera will fight for the top honours in women's 49 kg division.The competition is significant since it will considered as qualifying event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Thus, it is to be considered as first important milestone on the road leading to Tokyo.A record total of 693 athletes from 91 countries will compete in Ashgabat. It is the most in any world championships. Paris 2011 had earlier topped the number of participating countries with 87, while Athens 1999 topped the ..

Gritty Ginting upsets Momota, clinches title

Indonesian star badminton player Anthony Ginting on Monday caused a major upset defeating reigning world champion Japan's Kento Momota in the summit clash to take the top honours in Victor China Open being played at Olympic Sports Center Xincheng Gymnasium in Changzhou, China. The victory comes close on the heels of Ginting outplaying last three World champions -Lin Dan in the first round, Viktor Axelsen in the second and Chen Long in the quarter-finals in the run-up to final. Despite the fact that Momota suffered a thrashing at the hands of Ginting in the 2018 Asian Games, he has been nearly unbeatable in finals, having lost just one of his last eleven matches.And in China as well, he repeated the feat as Momota had no reply to the blazing smashes of unheralded Ginting, bowing out by 23-21 21-19 in a clash that lasted for an hour.Ginting was trailing 14-19 in the opening game and 10-15 in the second. But with his lightning speed and deft touches near the net, he narrowed the deficit

Anand settles for another draw in Isle of Man Chess

Former World Champion Viswanathan Anand struggled for the second day running as he was held to a draw by almost-retired Robert Hess of the United States in the second round of Isle of Man International Chess tournament here on Monday. Anand was on the verge of losing to 13-year old Raunak Sadhwani in the first round and had to find some fine manoeuvres to stay in the game. In the second round also, the Indian continued to hunt for his form and again employed defensive approach towards the business end of the game. Hess is a noted commentator and was the appointed coach of the US women's team earlier this year for the chess Olympiad. Anand faced the French defense with white and could not get much and it was a tiring rook and pawns endgame, with a pawn less, that the Indian had to defend a long time before salvaging a draw after 78 moves. Upsets continued in the tournament with Indians involved in making most of the opportunities. At the top of the list in the second round was ...

Real Madrid holds practice session ahead of Champions League clash vs Viktoria Plzen

Real Madrid held a group training session on Monday, a day before their Champions League away match against Czech football club Viktoria Plzen.

Japan hockey coach hails India's 'attacking' hockey

A day after being hammered 0-9 by defending champions India in the ongoing Asian Champions Trophy, Asian Games gold medallists Japan hockey team coach Siegfried Aikman hailed India's attacking style as a sight to see.

Tribunal upholds 10-year ban on Pakistani cricketer Jamshed

Justice Mian Hamid Farooq, an independent adjudicator in Pakistani cricket tribunal upheld the ten-year ban handed to tainted Pakistan opener Nasir Jamshed for his involvement in a spot-fixing scandal during the second edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).Justice Farooq, who led the bench, ruled that Jamshed's punishment was 'perfectly justified' and will continue to remain in force, the Express Tribune reported.The two additional sanctions imposed by the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) Anti-Corruption Tribunal have been set aside since they fall outside the confines provided under Article 6.2 of the PCB's Anti-Corruption Code.The two sanctions are Jamshed's inclusion in the list of players to be avoided by players, stakeholders and not to be given an important office in the management or administration of the sport.In an official statement, the PCB earlier had issued a Notice of Charge to Jamshed, wherein he was charged with multiple violations under Articles 2.1.1, 2.1.2, ...

adidas India and Real Kashmir FC announce partnership

Sports apparel manufacturer adidas India on Monday announced its partnership with Real Kashmir Football Club (RKFC), the first team from the valley to qualify for the countrys top tier I-League.