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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 .
Sanya Richards-Ross gets rousing welcome in India
Sanya Richards-Ross, the fastest American woman in the history of 400m, arrived here on Thursday as the ambassador of Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM). The 33-year-old spoke on a variety of topics, ranging from the start of her career to being an ambassador of the half marathon. "I have been a part of a couple of half marathons before, once was in Argentina. I believe that most of the participants are actual athletes and there is a different feel to the whole surroundings of a raceday. The whole city is also involved, and I really admire the energy and passion that the runners show at the starting line," said Richards-Ross. The American is considered by many to be one of the most graceful sprinters in recent history and is known as the fastest woman in the history of 400m from USA with her time of 48.70 set at the 2006 IAAF World Cup. The legendary sprinter says that she is keen on getting involved with more marathons in the coming future, starting with this year's edition of the ...
Golfer Ridhima shines at Women's Indian Open
Ridhima Dilawari was the toast of the Indian contingent when she returned a card of 3-under 69 to be placed tied fifth after the first round of the Womens Indian Open 2018 golf tournament.
Most corrupt bookies in international cricket are Indians: ICC official
The ICC has been carrying out investigations on deep rooted corruption in Sri Lankan cricket but amid that, its Anti Corruption Unit official Alex Marshall revealed an alarming fact: most of the bookies indulging in corrupt practices are Indians. Earlier this week, legendary Sri Lankan Sanath Jayasuriya became the first high profile player from the island nation to be charged for violating ICC's anti-corruption code. Even though Jayasuriya has not been charged with fixing, he has been found guilty of non co-operation with investigating authorities. Recently ICC's ACU shared information about active corruptors with England and Sri Lankan cricketers, currently involved in a limited overs series. Asked if all active corruptors are local, ICC's General Manager ACU, Marshall, told ESPN Cricinfo: "In Sri Lanka it was both local and Indian corruptors. In most other parts of the world it is mostly corrupt Indian bookies." Marshall's revelations even though alarming is not surprising after ...
Saina, Verma enter quarterfinals of Denmark Open
Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal defeated world number two Akane Yamaguchi of Japan for the first time in four years to enter the women's singles quarterfinals of the Denmark Open here on Thursday. Later in the day, more good news was in store of India as Sameer Verma held his nerve to beat Asian Games champion Jonathan Christie to reach the men's singles quarterfinals. The ninth-ranked Indian let go of three match points in the deciding game before pulling off a 23-21, 6-21, 22-20 win over the world number 12 from Indonesia. Nehwal, however, won her second round match rather convincingly. The Olympic bronze-medallist, who has dropped to 27 in the latest world rankings, registered an easy 21-15, 21-17 win over second-seeded Yamaguchi. The 28-year-old Indian will now take on world number three and another Japanese, Nozomi Okuhara, in the quarterfinals on Friday. This was Nehwal's second career win over Yamaguchi, who has won six times in the head-to-head encounters between the ...
Shuttler Saina in Denmark Open quarter-finals
Star Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal stormed into the quarter-finals of the Denmark Open, defeating second seed Akane Yamaguchi in the second round match here on Thursday.
Seppi defeats Herbert, advances to Kremlin Cup quarterfinal
Italian tennis player Andreas Seppi topped Pierre-Hugues Herbert of France 7-6, 7-6 on Thursday to book his place in the last-eight round of the Kremlin Cup.
Tennis: Jabeur advances to Kremlin Cup semis
Ons Jabeur of Tunisia reached the Kremlin Cup semi-final round after prevailing over Anett Kontaveit of Estonia 7-5, 6-1.
Arturo Vidal fined $921,536 for dispute at German nightclub
Barcelona's Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal was handed a 800,000-euro ($921.536) fine by a Munich court on Thursday for his involvement in a dispute at a Germany nightclub.
Bottom-dwelling Atlas, Veracruz set to square off in MSL
The two teams at the bottom of the table in the Mexican soccer league's Apertura championship, Atlas and Veracruz, will square off here on Friday.
Barcelona train with all international players ahead of Sevilla clash
The entire Barcelona squad took part in Thursday's training session for the first time this week as international players joined the team work to prepare for the upcoming La Liga match against Sevilla.
Dominant Pakistan close on series victory over Australia
Pakistan grabbed an early wicket after Babar Azam struck a fluent 99 to edge closer to claiming a series victory over Australia in the second Test at Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Azam narrowly missed out on a hundred after an aggressive innings, while skipper Sarfraz Ahmed followed up his first-innings 94 with 81 as Pakistan declared their second innings at 400-9, setting a daunting 538-run target for the tourists. By the close on the third day, Pakistan had Shaun Marsh dismissed for four -- bowled by left-arm paceman Mir Hamza for his first Test wicket -- to boost their chances of victory after Australia clung on for a thrilling draw in the first Test in Dubai last week. Aaron Finch (24) and Travis Head (17) were at the crease with Australia, who are 47-1 and need another 491 for an unlikely win or to bat out two full days on a weary and spinning Sheikh Zayed Stadium pitch. No team has ever chased more than 418-7 to win a Test, made by the West Indies against Australia at Antigua in ...
Daffinrud takes two-shot lead at Indian Open, Ridhima Tied-5th
Norway's Tonje Daffinrud sizzled at the finish with a hat-trick of birdies to open up a two-shot lead on the first day of the Hero Women's Indian Open here on Thursday. Daffinrud is hoping to emulate fellow Norwegian Emily Pedersen, who won in 2015. Daffinrud, born in the ancient Viking town of Tonsberg near Oslo, was two shots clear of another Norwegian, Marianne Skarpnord; young Thai Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras, and the experienced Austrian Christine Wolf, who carded 68 each. Daffinrud's 6-under 66 was the lowest first round score at the DLF Golf and Country Club since the pairs of 66s by Swede Pernilla Lindberg and Thai Nontaya Srisawang in 2011, but those cards came at the Arnold Palmer course. India's Ridhima Dilawari, playing only her second event as a professional, had a stunning finish with three birdies in the last four holes, generally regarded as the most difficult stretch at the Gary Player Course. Ridhima is Tied-5th with the 2011 champion, Swedish Caroline Hedwall and ...
'Danish Kaneria should've confessed spot-fixing role 6 years back'
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) law advisor Tafzeel Rizvi has said that spinner Danish Kaneriya should have admitted his role in the spot-fixing scandal six years ago.The advisor further stated that Kaneria should issue an apology to public as well as to the PCB, adding that had he confessed his involvement in the matter earlier, the situation would have been entirely different for him."Kaneria should have confessed six years back, now he can't win in the presence of solid evidence. Kaneria did not listen to the PCB. The board spent so much money defending him," Geo TV quoted Rizvi, as saying."He should apologise to the public and the cricket board. If Kaneria had confessed earlier it would have benefitted him," he added.The comment comes after left-arm bowler, in an interview to Al-Jazeera, confessed that he is guilty in a spot-fixing case involving his former Essex team-mate Mervyn Westfield.The bowler not only admitted his role in the fixing scandal but also apologised to Westfield, ..
Air India trounce UBI by huge margin
Fancied Air India, Delhi, trounced local outfit Union Bank of India 8-0 in a Group-A league match of the 14th PMC Bank-All India Guru Tegh Bahadur hockey tournament on Thursday. The Air India outfit, bolstered by the inclusion of junior internationals Raheel Mohd and Abharan Sudev in the forward line and full back Faraz Mohd, showed good team work and dictated terms throughout the 70-minute encounter. They had a perfect take-off by taking the lead in their first foray in the rival territory when Raheel hit the target. Eleven minutes later, Air India added the second goal through a field effort from Uttam Singh and went into the break with a 2-0 cushion. Air India were more dominant in the second half and pumped in six goals to knock the fight out of the local outfit. Arjun Sharma scored the third goal in the 38th minute before Faraz converted a penalty corner in the 44th minute to make it 4-0. Two minutes later Uttam scored his second and the team's fifth goal. The ...
ISL: Mumbai, Pune lock horns in clash of local rivals (Preview)
Neither Mumbai City FC or FC Pune City will settle for anything less than a victory and the bragging rights that come along with it when they face each other in the Indian Super League at the Mumbai Football Area here on Friday.
Mumbai eyes season's first win against Pune in Maha Derby
With a loss and a draw in the first two outings, a struggling Mumbai City FC will be eyeing to record their first win of the season when they take on state rivals FC Pune City in the Indian Super League Friday. Mumbai have started the season in an unimpressive fashion -- with a 2-0 loss at home to Jamshedpur FC, followed by an away 1-1 draw against Kerala Blasters. So the 'Islanders', coached by Jorge Costa, are expected to come out Friday with all guns blazing. Mumbai will have to improve in all areas, particularly in defence, as they have conceded three goals in the two games so far. Mumbai boast of some of the best players in the League - Paulo Machado (Portugal), Senegal's Modou Sougou, striker Rafael Bastos (Brazil) and Subhashish Bose. If Sougou and Bastos play to their potential, they can pose a threat to any side and Pune will be no exception in the 'Maharashtra Derby' at the Mumbai Football Arena in suburban Andheri. Mumbai have strengthened their defence with ...
Delhi pull off thriller against Jharkhand to enter Vijay Hazare final
Pawan Negi, batting at number nine, scored an unbeaten 39 under intense pressure, helping Delhi pull-off a thrilling two-wicket win over Jharkhand in the second semifinal of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Thursday. Chasing 200, Delhi were down and out at 149 for eight in the 38th over before Negi and Navdeep Saini (13 not out off 38) batted for almost 12 overs, sharing a match-winning 51-run stand for the ninth wicket. Pacer Saini was deservingly named man of the match as he gave the much needed support to Negi in the tense run chase after taking four wickets that limited Jharkhand to 199 all out in 48.5 overs. Delhi, who have won the tournament once, meet the mighty Mumbai in the final on Saturday. With his stellar effort, Negi has attracted attention after a long time, having slipped off the radar after bagging a million dollar IPL deal in 2016. The southpaw, who had also played a T20 for India in the same year, collected five fours and a six in his gritty knock. Unmukt Chand, who
Statistician Vijayan Bala comes up with new book
Veteran commentator and cricket statistican Vijayan Bala has come up with his new book "Indian Sports: Conversations and Reflections", a compilation of interviews of eminent sportspersons he has conducted since 1971. The 68-year-old Bala, who has also been a member of BCCI's Statistical Committee apart from being an English teacher, has interviewed Olympians like Balbir Singh Senior, Abhinav Bindra, Sushil Kumar, Sakshi Malik, Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore to name a few. Among the cricketers of yesteryears, he has interviewed MAK Pataudi, GR Viswanath, Eknath Solkar while Gautam Gambhir, Unmukt Chand are some of the current day players interviewed by him. Bala has earlier published a book on Statistics called 'Indian Test Cricket back in 1974'. In 2016, he authored a second book "The Complete Indian Sports Quiz" inaugurated by sports minister Rathore.
Pakistan drop Mohammad Amir for Australia T20Is
Pakistan left-arm pacer Mohammad Amir has been dropped from the recently-announced 15-member squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Australia.Earlier, the 26-year-old was also left out from the ongoing two-match Test series against Australia.While all-rounder Imad Wasim has made a comeback to the T20I squad, right-hand batsman Mohammad Hafeez, who made a late entry to the Test squad, has also been picked up by the national selectors.Reflecting on the selections, PCB's national selection committee head Inzamamul Haq said that Wasim has made a comeback in the team on the basis of his form and fitness, while left-arm bowler Waqas Maqsood has been kept on hold in the T20I squad after his recent performances in the domestic cricket."Imad Wasim makes a comeback in the team after his form and fitness were monitored by the selection committee during the current domestic matches," the Express Tribune quoted Inzamam, as saying."Waqas Maqsood has been drafted in the T20I squad ..