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Mexican keeper Gonzalez escapes bone injury in collision with Chilean player
Hugo Gonzalez, a goalkeeper for Mexico's national football team, avoided a bone injury in a collision with Chilean forward Nicolas Castillo during a friendly in this central city.
FIFA announces referees for Club World Cup
FIFA on Wednesday announced the referees who will officiate the matches of the upcoming Club World Cup set to be held in the United Arab Emirates in December.
Fulham owner Khan withdraws offer to buy Wembley
Shahid Khan has withdrawn his controversial offer to buy London's Wembley Stadium, the American businessman announced on Wednesday. The Football Association, Wembley's current owners, had come under fire from many within its own ranks for a plan to sell. English football's governing body had also investigated allegations of "systemic corruption" surrounding the proposed sale. Khan -- the owner of London-based Premier League side Fulham -- offered to buy the stadium for ?600 million ($800 million), in a deal ultimately worth ?900 million to the FA, with the money to be reinvested in grassroots football. And while senior FA figures were happy for the sale to go through, that lack of support from the wider game, evident at a meeting of the FA's governing council last week, was crucial to the decision of Khan to pull out. "At this moment, following last week's FA Council hearing, it appears there is no definitive mandate to sell Wembley and my current proposal, subsequently, would earn ...
Iran prosecutor says no repeat of women at football matches
Iran's prosecutor general said Wednesday there would be no repeat of women watching football matches inside stadiums, saying it would "lead to sin". The comments by Mohammad Jafar Montazeri came a day after around 100 women were allowed to watch their country take on Bolivia in a friendly at the national stadium -- an extremely rare step in the Islamic republic. "I object to the presence of women in Azadi Stadium yesterday. We are a Muslim state, we are Muslims," Montazeri said, according to the conservative Mehr news agency. "We will deal with any official who wants to allow women inside stadiums under any pretext," he added. Women have been barred from attending matches since the 1979 Islamic revolution, with clerics arguing they must be protected from the masculine atmosphere and sight of semi-clad men. They have also worried about the crush of men and women when leaving stadiums. There had been reports that women would also be allowed to attend the return match of the 2018 AFC ...
ISL: Super-sub Maimouni hands ATK first win
Two-time champions ATK got the better of Delhi Dynamos 2-1 and registered their first win this season in the Indian Super League here on Wednesday.
Grounded Abbas determined to continue rapid rise
Pakistan paceman Mohammad Abbas insisted on Wednesday he is confident his rapid success will not go to his head, saying a tough early life has helped him mature as a person. The 28-year-old worked as a welder and a leather factory labourer in Pakistan before his hard work in cricket paid dividends with a first-class debut in 2009. Abbas has been Pakistan's most successful bowler since making his Test debut in the West Indies last year, taking 54 wickets in nine-and-a-half games. Abbas sent Australia tumbling to 145 all out with figures of 5-33 on Wednesday, helping Pakistan to a 137-run first-innings lead in the second Test in Abu Dhabi. By close on the second day Pakistan were 144-2 in their second innings, stretching the advantage to 281 runs with eight wickets intact as they bid to win the two-match series 1-0. Abbas took seven wickets in the drawn first Test in Dubai last week. But success is unlikely to go to his head, like it did to Mohammad Zahid, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad ...
India to debut at U-15 Asian wrestling
Indian wrestling will score yet another first with the U-15 girls' squad making their debut at the Asian Junior Wrestling Championships here.
Central Secretariat score impressive win over Navy
Central Secretariat, Delhi produced an impressive performance and scored an authoritative 5-1 victory against a jaded Indian Navy in a Group-B league match of the 14th PMC Bank-All India Guru Tegh Bahadur Gold Cup hockey tournament on Wednesday. Leading Central Secretariat charge was ace sharpshooter Ikhidar Ishrat who opened and closed the scoring (17th and 68th minutes). In between, Muthanna Boverianda (35th minute), Pankaj Singh (45th minute) and Felix Baa (58th minute) chipped in with one goal each to complete the victory. The Navy who played second fiddle managed to pull one back through Pawan Rajbhar's goal in the (24th minute). This was Central Secretariat's second straight win while Indian Navy sunk to their first defeat in three games. Results Group-B: South Central Railway, Secundrabad 5 (Lovepreet Singh 35th, Innocent Kullu 44th, 53rd, Sandeep Kumar Singh 51st, Mayank James 64th) beat Hockey Bhopal 3 (Vikas Choudhry 29th, 34th, Taj Khan 58th). Central ...
Maimouni's late strike gives ATK first win
Substitute Noussair El Maimouni found the net in dying minutes of the game to script ATK's first win of the season as the visitors edged past Delhi Dynamos 2-1 in an Indian Super League (ISL) match, here Wednesday. A fine strike from Balwant Singh (20') gave Steve Coppell's men the lead before Pritam Kotal equalised nine minutes into the second session. However, ATK had the last laugh as El Maimouni came up with winner in the 84th minute. The teams displayed good energy at the start but the first real chance went to ATK about 10 minutes into the game. Manuel Lanzarote sent in a lovely free-kick which was headed straight to the goalkeeper by Nigerian striker Kalu Uche. Uche then had another opportunity when Vinit Rai gave away the ball to Pronay Halder. The midfielder found the Nigerian striker who eased into the box but saw his shot saved. ATK, however, did not have to wait long to surge ahead. In the 20th minute, Lanzarote exchanged passes with Halder before picking out Balwant Singh
Women's cricket: Australia A defeat India A; take 2-0 lead
Australia A Women defeated their Indian counterparts by four wickets in the second ODI here on Wednesday to take a 2-0 lead in the three-match series. The third game scheduled to be held at the MCA's Bandra Kurla facility on Friday now remains a dead-rubber. Choosing to bat, India A managed to put only 197/7 in their alloted 50 overs and the visitors chased the target with over 9 overs to spare. For the hosts, skipper Poonam Raut, who was struggling with the bat, found her mojo and top-scored with 64. But she was devoid of partners at the top. Mona Meshram, who came in at number 5, chipped in with a useful knock of 59. For the Aussies, skipper Molly Stanro returned with fine figures of 3-23. While chasing Heather Graham remained unbeaten on 68 and steered her side home. She was ably supported by Tahila McGrath (47). Later Sammy Jo Johnson (21 not out) stood out with Graham as the visitors took an unaccessible 2-0 lead. Brief Scores: India A 197/7 in 50 overs (Poonam Raut
PKL: Pawan, Kashiling star as Bengaluru Bulls defeat Tamil Thalaivas
Bengaluru Bulls earned the bragging rights in the Southern derby as they beat Tamil Thalaivas 44-35 in the sixth edition of the Pro Kabaddi league here on Wednesday.
ISL: Chennaiyin hunt for first win
Having lost both their matches so far, defending champions Chennaiyin FC will want to settle for nothing less than a victory when they face NorthEast United FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Thursday.
Bulls beat Thalaivas in southern derby
Bengaluru Bulls earned the bragging rights in the southern derby, outplaying Tamil Thalaivas 44-35 in the Vivo Pro Kabaddi Season 6 here on Wednesday. Pawan Sehrawat with 16 points and Kashiling Adake (12 points) were the star performers for Bengaluru as they registered their second consecutive win of the tournament. This was Tamil Thalaivas' fifth straight defeat and they haven't won a match since the opening day of the season. Ajay Thakur was once again tried to salvage the match for Thalaivas but couldn't get enough support. Adake started the match with a bang as he came up with a super raid in the 2nd minute to give Bengaluru Bulls 4-1 lead. Thakur got his first point of the match in the fourth minute as Tamil Thalaivas trailed 2-4. Adake made another successful raid as Bengaluru Bulls inflicted an all out to lead 9-2. Tamil Thalaivas were clearly struggling a much fitter outfit in Bengaluru Bulls as they didn't have answer to their raiding prowess. In the sixth minute, Sehrawat ..
Bumrah is not bothered about what people say about his bowling action
India pacer Jasprit Bumrah says he does not pay heed to opinions on his bowling action since he is comfortable with what he is doing. Experts such as former Pakistan pacer Aqib Javed feel his unusual bowling action makes him injury prone. "I don't focus on what the experts are saying or not. I focus on what has helped me and and I try to focus on my body and what do I need to keep myself fit. There is not a perfect action in cricket, tell me a bowler, like that, who has not got injured. I focus on how to improve my fitness level," 24-year-old Bumrah told a select group of reporters here. Bumrah, associated with ASICS, was in the city for a promotional event. The death overs specialist said it would not be prudent to comment on upcoming Australia tour without having a look at the conditions. "There is always bounce there but Australia now a days is known for high-scoring games well. I am not focusing too much ahead, I am focusing on whatever the next match I play. That's always been my
England blames crammed calendar for choosing Lanka tour in rainy season
England on Wednesday blamed the crowded international cricket calendar for its decision to tour Sri Lanka during the rainy season as bad weather hit the third straight one-day international. England said the number of tours left it no "wriggle room" in organising a tour of the island currently in the grip of inter-monsoonal storms. Heavy rain also hit Wednesday's game in Kandy. England won the rain-disrupted second ODI on a faster-run rate and the first game was abandoned after just 15 overs. A warm-up match against the Sri Lanka Cricket XI side on October 6 was also abandoned and England players and fans have become increasingly frustrated by rain interruptions during the two month tour. "In respect of touring Sri Lanka at this time of year: The Future Tours Programme is congested involving 13 boards whose schedules all interconnect, so there are unfortunately a number of tours that have to take place outside prime match-staging periods," England Cricket wrote on its Twitter page. It
EU's Oettinger says believes Commission likely to reject Italy's budget
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union Commissioner for the EU budget Guenther Oettinger denied on Wednesday a media report saying the EU Commission had already decided on the rejection of Italy's draft budget for next year.
PCB chief urges Australia to return to Pakistan
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani has asked the Australia cricket team to visit the country for bilateral series.Giving the examples of countries like Zimbabwe, West Indies, and Sri Lanka, the PCB chairman expressed hope that, sooner or later, international matches would be held in Pakistan."I am yet to meet people who once they've been to Pakistan have any concerns about going there. On the sidelines, we've certainly raised this with them, that they should consider this. Obviously, Cricket Australia's got a new CEO, he's got to go back and do his due diligence," cricket.com.au quoted Mani, as saying."It will certainly happen sooner or later. It's a matter of comfort levels. We are getting PSL matches played in Pakistan, foreign players are coming for that. We've had a couple of other teams come and play, but I really want Australia, New Zealand, England to come," he added.Pakistan was suspended from hosting any international matches following a terror attack on the Sri
Wenger likely to return to management next year
Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has stated that he is likely to get back to football management in January, next year.Wenger, however, added that he is still not sure about the path ahead but is definitely "ready to work again.""Yes, it looks like it. I believe that [I'll] start again on January 1. I don't know yet [where I'm headed]. I am rested, and I am ready to work again," Sport24 quoted Wenger, as saying.Thanking Arsenal for giving him "big experience on a different level", Wenger revealed that he is getting "enquiries" from all over the world."There are associations, national teams; it could be also [in] Japan. Thanks to my 22 years at Arsenal, I have big experience on different levels. There are enquiries from all over the world," he said.In April, Wenger stepped down as the Arsenal manager after serving the club for 22 years.Wenger is the longest-serving manager in the English Premier League, having led Arsenal to three league title in 1998, 2002, and 2004, besides ...
Para Asiad medallist Pramod Bhagat questions Odisha govt's ignorance
Indian shuttler Pramod Bhagat, who had clinched a gold and bronze medal in the recently-concluded third edition of the Para Asian Games, has questioned the ignorant attitude of Odisha government towards para-athletes.Bhagat said that despite giving a better performance than the "normal" athletes at the international level, the government is serving them with a discriminatory treatment.Speaking to ANI, Bhagat said, "I have just one thing to ask from the government. At our centre, we face no discrimination then why the state government has adopted such an ignorant attitude towards para-athletes. Normal athletes are rewarded ten times better than us. We are giving better performance but still, we are facing discrimination."The Odisha player further stated that India is lagging behind in terms of facilities for para-athletes as compared to nations like Japan and China. This is the reason why India is progressing at such a slow pace in the sports field, he continued."In countries like ...
Rolan hopeful of return to Uruguay's national football team
It is difficult these days for any Uruguayan to earn a place on the national football team, let alone an attacking player. But Diego Rolan refuses to abandon that dream and has his sights set on a possible roster spot for the 2019 Copa America, which will be hosted by Brazil.