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Brazil win futsal gold at Youth Olympics
Brazil routed Russia 4-1 in the men's futsal final at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games while Egypt stunned hosts Argentina to take the bronze medal.
ISL: Hat-trick hero Ogbeche has high hopes for NorthEast
On a high after scoring a hat-trick during the thrilling 4-3 win over defending champions Chennaiyin FC, NorthEast United forward Bartholomew Ogbeche wants his team to maintain the winning momentum for the rest of the Indian Super League (ISL) season.
Four-wicket Abbas brings Pakistan to verge of victory
Pakistan's medium pacer Mohammad Abbas took four wickets off just 23 balls to leave Australia reeling and his side on the brink of victory in the second Test on Friday. Australia were 155-7 at lunch on the fourth day as 28-year-old Abbas followed up his first innings figures of 5-33 with 4-56. Australia's batsmen had no answers to his accurate seam bowling under cloudy conditions at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. At the break Marnus Labuschagne was unbeaten on 43 runs and Nathan Lyon not out without scoring, meaning Pakistan need another two wickets to win the match and the two-match series. The first Test ended in a draw in Dubai last week. Australian opener Usman Khawaja was unlikely to bat after suffering a recurrence of a knee injury during practice on Thursday. Abbas jolted the Australians in the seventh over of the day when he removed a solid-looking Travis Head for 36, getting an edge to substitute wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan, deputising for Sarfraz Ahmed. Sarfraz, who was
Serena Williams coach favours on-court coaching
Patrick Mouratoglou, coach of American tennis player Serena Williams, has stated that on-court coaching should be allowed in all events of the game.The coach suggested that there is a need to amend the status of coaching as it was initiated in 2008 by Women's Tennis Association (WTA) by allowing on-court coaching in all events except for the Grand Slams."Coaching is a vital component of any sporting performance. Yet banning it almost makes it look as if it had to be hidden or as if it was shameful," Mouratoglou wrote on Twitter."It is the time tennis leaders amend the status of coaching. It is time to authorize and structure-something that WTA has initiated in 2008 when it allowed on-court coaching for all tournaments apart from the Grand Slams- practices that have been tolerated all over the world for decades. This, I believe, would ensure that tennis sustains its development," he added.Citing examples of football and basketball, Mouratoglou said that players do get instruction from .
Injured Khawaja likely to miss India Test series
Australian opener Usman Khawaja is likely to miss the upcoming Test series against India owing to a knee injury.The 31-year-old sustained a meniscal tear to his left knee during a warm-up session on Day Three of their ongoing second Test against Pakistan. He is likely to undergo a knee surgery in order to treat the same, cricket.com.au reported.Reflecting on Khawaja's injury, pacer Peter Siddle said that many players of the team were unaware of the incident till they came to know that the left-hander would not be joining them for the beginning of the day's play.He further hoped for the speedy recovery of the opening batsman."Nah we didn't see it, some of the guys might've but I didn't, he hasn't really said too much. It was just something in the warm-up, we were throwing the ball. So that's about all I know, I don't know what specifically happened, but something so small it's kept him out," ESPNcricinfo.com quoted Siddle, as saying."Just fingers crossed for him, hopefully it comes ...
Bailey to captain PMs XI against South Africa
Australia's former Twenty20 skipper George Bailey was named captain of a Prime Minister's XI Friday to face South Africa in a one-day warm-up match that kicks off their short tour later this month. He is one of four players with international experience picked for the October 31 day-night clash at Canberra's Manuka Oval, alongside Nic Maddinson, Jason Behrendorff and Gurinder Sandhu. Former Test opener Chris Rogers will coach the team, which also features budding future stars Jack Edwards, Max Bryant, Jason Sangha and Josh Philippe. "It's pleasing to have a number of players who have represented Australia, led by George Bailey," said national selector Greg Chappell. "As in recent years there's a good blend of experienced cricketers and some of the country's best young players." South Africa play three ODIs against Australia in Perth, Adelaide and Hobart from November 4-11. PM's XI: George Bailey (capt), Jason Behrendorff, Max Bryant, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Nic Maddinson, Kurtis .
Srikanth slays Lin Dan to reach Denmark Open quarters
Kidambi Srikanth defeated the legendary Lin Dan for the second time in his career to set up an all-Indian quarterfinal against Sameer Verma at the Denmark Open here. World number six Srikanth bounced back to beat the world number 14 from China 18-21, 21-17, 21-16 in the second round clash played on Thursday night. Dan, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and five-time world champion, is not the player he used to be but is still a force to reckon with. It was a fifth meeting between Srikanth and Dan and the Chinese great won the last time they played, in the quarterfinals of the 2016 Rio Olympics. Srikanth had famously scored his maiden win over Dan to win the 2014 China Open. After a tough match against the Chinese, Srikanth will have to play fellow Indian Verma in the quarterfinals to be held later on Friday. World number 23 Verma had beaten 2018 Asian Games gold medallist, Jonathan Christie of Indonesia, in his second round match. Saina Nehwal will also play her women's singles ...
Barcelona and Real scrap for revival as Clasico looms
Real Madrid and Barcelona cannot avoid heading into next week's Clasico under pressure but each have two games to lift the mood at least, ahead of the pivotal clash at the Camp Nou. Eight games into La Liga and both Julen Lopetegui and Ernesto Valverde are feeling the heat, forced to defend poor runs that have seen their teams manage a combined total of two wins from their last 10 games. Madrid's slump feels the more entrenched, given they are without a goal in 360 minutes, discounting injury time, and three of their last four matches have ended in defeat. While Barca can point to their riveting win at Wembley over Tottenham, and then a point gained in Valencia, Madrid have endured successive setbacks away to CSKA Moscow and Alaves. They have two home games to clear the fog, and winnable ones too, against Levante in La Liga on Saturday before Viktoria Plzen visit on Tuesday in the Champions League. A pair of victories, and just as importantly, some goals, would earn Lopetegui ...
Black Cap Guptill out of Pakistan series
New Zealand's limited overs opening batsman Martin Guptill will miss the upcoming series against Pakistan after straining his calf playing domestic cricket, officials said Friday. Selector Gavin Larsen said Guptill had no choice but to withdraw from the one-day international and Twenty20 squads to face Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates. "Unfortunately for Martin it will take him some time to get over this injury and, with a long summer ahead, we need to make sure we minimise the risk of him repeating it," he said. Larsen said selectors had not yet decided on a replacement. Guptill, 32, is a mainstay of New Zealand's limited overs line-up, averaging 42.99 runs in ODIs and 34.40 in T20s. "It's extremely frustrating to pick this up after tracking so well with how my hamstring was going... it's gutting and I wish I was out there," he said. New Zealand will play three T20s from October 21, followed by three ODI and three Tests, although Guptill is not part of the Test squad.
Amid the turmoil, Ronaldo looks to pick up where he left off as Juve host Genoa
Engulfed in turmoil, Cristiano Ronaldo will look to pick up where he left off on the pitch as Juventus host Genoa in Serie A on Saturday before next week's trip to his former club Manchester United in the Champions League. Ronaldo shrugged off explosive rape allegations to score for the champions in their last Serie A game against Udinese before the international break on October 6 to keep Juventus's 100 percent record after eight games. The allegations made by 34-year-old American Kathryn Mayorga, that Ronaldo raped her in a Las Vegas hotel in 2009, threaten to engulf the Portuguese superstar in a lengthy legal battle. Ronaldo, 33, issued a statement to "firmly deny the accusations" but was left out of Portugal's squad for this month's 3-1 friendly win over Scotland, and 3-2 Nations League victory against Poland. Juventus have stood behind their star signing and he will look to help the reigning champions maintain their six-point lead on second-placed Napoli, ahead of next week's ...
Win-or-bust for Vettel in Hamilton Texas showdown
Sebastian Vettel will take a win-or-bust approach to this weekend's title showdown at the United States Grand Prix, the German driver told reporters on Thursday. Speaking ahead of Sunday's race in which he will make a last-ditch bid to stop Lewis Hamilton beating him to a fifth title triumph, the German said he plans to be as "aggressive" as possible. Fellow-four-time champion Hamilton of Mercedes will take the championship if he outscores Vettel of Ferrari by eight points. "I think it's simple for us," said Vettel. "We're quite some points behind so we have to focus on winning and then see what the others are doing. "It's quite straightforward for us, to be honest. I always try to win and I think you have to be aggressive to win, and of course you need to find the right balance. "You never try to do something silly or not to finish, because that way you can't win. " I know what it takes, I know what to do, so in that regard it's fairly similar, but for sure we know that we need to ..
Dinesh Karthik, Shreyas Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane to lead Deodhar Trophy teams
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the teams for this year's Deodhar Trophy, which is slated to commence on October 23.While wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has been named as the skipper for India A team, right-hand batsman Shreyas Iyer and vice captain Ajinkya Rahane will lead India B and India C teams, respectively.The series will also feature spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and middle-order batsman Suresh Raina, while the likes of Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh could not manage to seal their positions in either of the squads of the tournament which is being conducted nearly seven months ahead of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup 2019.The following are the complete squads for the D.B. Deodhar Trophy, 2018:India A: Dinesh Karthik (C & WK), Prithvi Shaw, Anmolpreet Singh, A R Easwaran, Ankit Bawne, Nitish Rana, Karun Nair, Krunal Pandya, R Ashwin, Shreyas Gopal, S Mulani, Mohammed Siraj, Dhawal Kulkarni, Siddarth KaulIndia B: Shreyas ...
PKL: Gujarat pip Pune 32-28 to register first win
Puneri Paltan kicked off their home leg on a disappointing note as they narrowly lost to Gujarat Fortunegiants 28-32 here on Thursday.
England's Shaw extends Man Utd contract to 2023
England left-back Luke Shaw has ended speculation over his future by signing a new five-year deal with Manchester United, the club announced on Thursday. Shaw, 23, was in the final year of the deal he signed four years ago when joining from Southampton as the world's most expensive teenager at the time. "I am very proud to sign my new contract and continue my stay at this great club," said Shaw. "I want to thank everybody that has stood by me and shown me huge support - the management, my team-mates and the fans." Shaw has been rewarded for an excellent start to the season after a difficult few years at Old Trafford. He admitted last month he considering retiring after a horrific leg break in 2015 that could even have seen his right leg amputated. On his return to fitness, Shaw has often been publicly criticised by United manager Jose Mourinho. However, Mourinho has been won over this season and insisted Shaw was deserving of his new deal. "Luke fully deserves this contract. He ...
Sergio Perez extends F1 contract with Force India for 2019
Force India has announced a one-year extension for 2019 for Mexican driver Sergio Perez ahead of the U.S. Grand Prix and next weekend's return to Mexico City. Perez has been with Force India since 2014, and he and his management team have been closely involved in the restructuring of the team. He is expected to partner with Williams river Lance Stroll, whose father led a consortium in helping resolve the Formula One team's financial problems. Perez is seventh in the 2018 championship standings, the same position he finished in 2016 and 2017. He has five podium finishes over his career with his best finish this season a third place at Azerbaijan. The 28-year-old Perez said Thursday he is excited about new investment in the team and said "the best is yet to come.
Don't just stand there! Azhar expects teasing from son for bizarre run out
Senior Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali anticipated some teasing from his 10-year-old son after his bizarre run out in the second Test against Australia on Thursday. Azhar edged a Peter Siddle delivery towards the third man boundary and, thinking the ball had crossed the rope, halted in the middle of the pitch to talk to fellow batsman Asad Shafiq. But Mitchell Starc picked up the ball less than a yard from the boundary and threw it back to wicketkeeper Tim Paine, who ran Azhar out, leaving the Pakistani duo -- who boast a combined 130 Tests and over 9,000 runs -- stranded and looking bewildered. Azhar fell for a well-played 64, including four boundaries as Pakistan took control of the Test setting a massive 538-run target for Australia with two days left. Australia were 47 for one at close and facing a 1-0 defeat in the two-match series after the first Test ended in a draw. "My son is going to speak about it (the run out) for a long time and in a funny way," said Azhar of his 10-year-old .
NorthEast United stage stellar comeback to beat Chennaiyin 4-3
An inspired NorthEast United FC bounced back from 1-3 down to beat Chennaiyin FC 4-3 in an Indian Super League match here Thursday, handing the defending champions their third straight defeat of the season. Bartholomew Ogbeche was the star for the Highlanders with a stupendous hat-trick, which helped the visitors neutralise Chennaiyin FC's advantage. NEU FC also went top of the standings with seven points following their second win from three games while CFC languishes at the bottom after losses to Bengaluru FC, FC Goa and the team from north-east. Rowlin Borges scored the winning goal in the 54th minute after the two teams had ended the first half at 3-3. After a dramatic first half which saw six goals being scored, the second saw NEU FC doing well to hold on to the lead after Borges' own goal put Chennaiyin ahead. The game got off to a fast start with both teams looking to seize the early advantage. The home team, with the influential Jeje Lalpheklua missing out on the starting XI, .
ISL: NorthEast beat Chennaiyin in seven-goal thriller
NorthEast United FC upstaged reigning Indian Super League (ISL) champions Chennaiyin FC in a seven-goal spectacle at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Thursday.
ISL: Mumbai defender Davinder ruled out with injury
Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Mumbai City FC defender Davinder Singh has suffered an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament and will miss the remainder of the season.
Haryana Steelers end home leg with win over Dabang Delhi
Haryana Steelers ended their home leg with a hard-fought 34-31 win over Dabang Delhi KC in the Pro Kabaddi League here on Thursday. It was an impressive team performance by Haryana, ending a four-match losing streak. Vikas Kandola came up with crucial raids and got able support from Monu Goyat and Naveen Kumar. Dabang Delhi didn't do much wrong but failed to capitalize on opportunities. Their star player Meraj Sheykh had a disappointing match and scored just two points. Goyat got Haryana off to a flying start as he scored three points in the first minute to give them a 3-1 lead. Pawan Kadian made a successful raid in the third minute as Dabang Delhi KC trailed 2-4. Haryana Steelers' defence did a fine job on Delhi raiders as they led for the majority of the first half. Naveen scored with a two-point raid in the 16th minute as Dabang Delhi avoided an all out. Dabang Delhi forced a super tackle in the 17th minute, levelling the game at 13-13. Another super tackle by Dabang Delhi in the .