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US-Italy November friendly booked into Belgian stadium
Four-time World Cup champion Italy will play the United States in a November 20 football friendly at Luminus Arena in Genk, Belgium, the US Soccer Federation announced. It will be the closing match for the Americans this year, a bittersweet campaign in which they could only watch from afar as rivals competed in the World Cup in Russia. The match and date had been announced but no venue had been firmly linked to the game until this week. The Americans will close the year playing six teams ranked in FIFA's top 25 as they begin studying talent at the start of a new World Cup cycle, a lineup that also includes Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Brazil and England whom the US squad will face at Wembley Stadium on November 15. US Soccer officials also home to name a new full-time coach by the end of October, so the European matches will likely provide an early major test for whoever is charged with returning the American squad to the World Cup level. The Italians own a record of 7-1 with three drawn ..
Loew defiant as Griezmann double sinks 'very good' Germany
A defiant Joachim Loew praised Germany's display in their 2-1 UEFA Nations League defeat by world champions France as he lamented "a totally unjust penalty" awarded to the hosts. Antoine Griezmann hit a pair of second-half goals, including the winner from the spot, as France recovered from falling behind to a Toni Kroos penalty to inflict a sixth defeat on Germany in their past 10 matches on Tuesday. The result eliminated Germany from Nations League title contention, and left them needing to beat the Netherlands in their final group match on November 19 if they are to avoid relegation from the top tier. However, Loew insisted he was "very pleased" with the performance as Germany were much improved compared to the team that lost 3-0 against the Netherlands in Amsterdam. "I'm disappointed with the result, although though I must say the defeat is different to Saturday's," said Loew. "Not because of the result but because of the performance. I'm very pleased with the performance. "I think
Koeman's Netherlands claim friendly draw in Belgium
The Netherlands continued their resurgence under Ronald Koeman as youngster Arnaut Groeneveld's first international goal secured a 1-1 friendly draw with Belgium in Brussels. Dries Mertens fired the World Cup semi-finalists into a sixth-minute lead, but Groeneveld marked his full debut for the Dutch by equalising before the half-hour mark on Tuesday. This was another strong performance for the Oranje after Saturday's stunning 3-0 Nations League victory over Germany, while Roberto Martinez's Belgium remain unbeaten at home since a loss to Spain in September 2016. "I think there is still a lot of work to do, but we've shown that we've made good progress lately and at the end of the match we tried to play more offensively to try to win," said Koeman. "We had the best chances and overall we can be very happy with the last 10 days." The hosts struck early through a fantastic goal from Mertens, as the Napoli winger pounced after some slack Dutch defending, curling the ball past goalkeeper .
Flores strikes for Peru to deny USA
Edison Flores scored an 86th-minute equalizer as Peru grabbed a 1-1 draw against a youthful United States side in an international friendly. Mexico-based winger Flores popped up at the far post to jab home a wicked low cross to delight a large contingent of Peru fans in an estimated crowd of 25,000 at East Hartford's Rentshler Field in Connecticut on Tuesday. Flores's late strike was a disappointing finish to a game that US coach Dave Sarachan's new-look side had come close to winning. Sarachan made nine changes from the US team thumped 4-2 by Colombia last week, recalling goalkeeper Brad Guzan for his 59th cap. Three USA players were handed debuts including 19-year-old winger Jonathan Amon, who plays for Danish side Nordsjaelland. Amon had a role in the home side's only goal, scored by 18-year-old striker Josh Sargent, winning the free-kick on the right flank which set up the opener. Germany-based Sargent swept in a deflected finish from Kellyn Acosta's dead ball in the 49th minute ..
Brazil's Miranda silences Argentina with last-gasp winner
Brazil snatched a dramatic 1-0 win over Argentina with an injury-time header from Miranda in their friendly match in front of a sell-out crowd in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The Inter Milan centre-back was left all alone to thump in a 93rd-minute effort from Neymar's corner when the match between the fierce South American rivals seemed destined for a stalemate on Tuesday. The lapse spoiled an otherwise strong defensive performance from Argentina, who contained Brazil for long periods. He may be 34, but Miranda, whose career has also seen him play in France and Spain, says he is far from done in the yellow shirt of Brazil. "Despite my age I've been able to show that I'm in good physical shape and, of course, I want to keep playing for the national team because I still have a lot to show in this jersey," he said. With Neymar to the fore, Brazil exerted late pressure and could have scored in the few minutes before Miranda struck. Casemiro came close with a 25-yard free-kick manufactured by ...
Mourinho charged over abusive remarks post Newcastle match
Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho has been charged by the Football Association (FA) over alleged comments made by him right after Manchester United's dramatic win over Newcastle United on October 6."Jose Mourinho has been charged following Manchester United's game against Newcastle United on October 6, 2018," read an FA statement.Allegedly abusive and improper remarks spurting out of Mourinho's mouth were captured on television cameras after which the manager was charged, reported goal.com."It is alleged that his language at the end of the fixture, as captured by the broadcast footage, was abusive and/or insulting and/or improper," the FA statement read.The Portuguese manager has been given a deadline of October 19 to respond to the charge.
PM Modi meets Para Asian Games medal-winners
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met and felicitated the medal winners of the 2018 Para Asian Games here in the national capital.The Prime Minister also expressed appreciation for the coaches of the medal winners.Athlete Deepa Malik, who won a bronze medal in discus and javelin throw at the Para Asian Games, expressed her joy after meeting Prime Minister Modi."We felt very happy as the Prime Minister took out time and made it a priority to meet and invite the entire team of the Para Asian Games consisting of 70 players. This may be one of the biggest morale booster for the team and winners."Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar, who won a gold medal in the badminton event of the Games, said, "I am very happy today. Since the day I decided to take part in the Para Asian Games I had hoped to clinch a gold medal and meet sir."Swimmer and gold medal winner at the Asian Para Games, Suyash Narayan Jadhav, also expressed his pleasure after meeting the Prime Minister. He said, "We feel very proud .
Delhi Metro plans to expand 6-coach trains to 8-coach ones
Delhi Metro has planned to induct more carriages to expand six-coach trains on its busy corridors to eight-coach ones to facilitate commuters during rush hours, sources said. For providing immediate relief to commuters, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) plans to procure 156 coaches, out of which, 120 broad gauge coaches are required for converting six-coach train sets into eight-coach trains on Line 1 (Red Line), Line 2 (Yellow Line), Line 3 (Blue Line) and Line 4 (Blue Line), they said. "Besides, 36 coaches (six train sets of six coaches each) for the Airport Express Line on account of extension of Airport Express Line to Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre, Dwarka, have also been planned," a source said. The new coaches, however, will not be used on Pink Line and Magenta Line, as the services on both networks are operated on standard-gauge, the sources said. In August, the DMRC had requested the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) to provide funds for procuring ...
AHF unveils Asian Champions Trophy
Ahead of the Hero Asian Champions Trophy Muscat 2018 which starts on Thursday, Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Chief Executive Dato Tayyab Ikram unveiled the trophy amidst an elite gathering that included the six captains from the participating nations India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Japan, Korea and hosts Oman here on Tuesday.
BCCI's stand on Indo-Pak series is hypocritical: Ehsan Mani
PCB chairman Ehsan Mani on Tuesday said it was "hypocrisy" on part of BCCI that it lets India play Pakistan at ICC tournaments but ignores bilateral series. The BCCI has time and again said that it needs government clearance to play bilateral series. A frustrated PCB has filed a compensation case of Rs 447 crore with the Disputes Resolution Forum of ICC for not honouring an MoU which required the two countries to play six bilateral series from 2015-2023 The hearing in the case concluded earlier this month. "There is a lot of hypocrisy at the moment. India plays an ICC event against us but doesn't play a bilateral series. That is something that we need to address," Mani told ESPN Cricinfo. Mani stressed the resumption of bilateral cricketing ties is necessary as fans from both sides are eager to watch the two countries compete against each other. "The main thing is that we play cricket against each other. When we play cricket, especially in our countries - when we go to India or when ..
Nigeria's Chukuma wins women's 100m at Youth Olympics
Nigeria's Rosemary Chukuma won the high profile women's 100m race at the Buenos Aires Youth Olympics.
Youth Olympics: Ukraine's Kokhan wins men's hammer throw
Ukraine's Mykhaylo Kokhan, the favourite to win the gold medal in the men's hammer throw, met the high expectations placed on him and nailed a 85.97-meter throw in the first stage and a 85.14-meter throw in the second to claim the gold medal in the event at the Youth Olympics.
Fighting Saina, Sameer move ahead, Sindhu makes shocking first-round exit from Denmark Open
Saina Nehwal rallied to carve out a hard-fought opening win but PV Sindhu crashed out of the Denmark Open with a stunning loss to American Beiwen Zhang in the women's singles event, here on Tuesday. Saina defeated Hong Kong's Ngan Yi Cheung 20-22 21-17 24-22 in a draining clash that lasted 81 minutes. However, third seed Sindhu lost 17-21 21-16 18-21 to Zhang in another tough opening encounter that lasted 56 minutes. Moving to the next round in the men's singles event was Sameer Verma, who fought past China's Shi Yuqi 21-17 21-18 in the 44 minutes. However, the mixed doubles pair of Ashwini Ponappa and S Rankireddy exited after losing 17-21 18-21 to Korean team of Seung Jae Seo and Yu Jung Chae. In a tense match, Saina had to endure a stiff challenge from Cheyung, who she last played back in 2016 and went on to lose that match. The see-saw battle was a thriller down to the last point with the Indian saving two match points at 21-20 and 22-21 in the final game to emerge triumphant and .
Ecuador's Patin wins men's 5,000m race walk at Youth Olympics
Ecuadorian Oscar Patin claimed the gold medal in the men's 5,000m race walk at the Youth Olympics here.
Injured Simona Halep pulls out of Kremlin Cup
Romanian tennis star Simona Halep has pulled out of the ongoing Kremlin Cup due to a back injury.Announcing the withdrawal, the 27-year-old said that it is a disappointing decision to make, but she does not want to take any risk with her health."I tried everything I could to be ready here as I really wanted to play but unfortunately the back is still causing me pain and I don't want to take any risks. While it's disappointing to withdraw, I know it's important to put my health first. I've had a few wonderful days in Moscow and wish the tournament every success," the World Tennis Association (WTA) quoted Halep, as saying.According to the recently-released 2018 WTA singles ranking, Halep has retained her number one position for the second consecutive year.In 2018, she had also clinched her maiden Grand Slam title, French Open, after battling past Sloane Stephens of the United States in the final of women's singles event.
Injured Shardul Thakur ruled out of Windies ODIs
Indian fast bowler Shardul Thakur has been ruled out of the team's upcoming first two ODIs against West Indies due to a tendon injury.Confirming the news, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said that Thakur would be replaced by pacer Umesh Yadav in the squad."The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Umesh Yadav as Shardul Thakur's replacement in India's squad for the first two ODIs against Windies. Mr Thakur suffered a right adductor tendon injury and has been ruled out of the ODI series," the BCCI said in a statement.Indian are slated to play a five-match ODI series against West Indies from October 21 to November 1.The revised Indian squad for the first two ODIs against West Indies are as follows:Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Ambati Rayudu, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni (wicket-keeper), Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Khaleel Ahmed, Umesh Yadav.
Injured Duminy ruled out of Australia tour
South African all-rounder JP Duminy has been ruled out of the team's upcoming tour to Australian due to a shoulder injury.Announcing the news, South Africa team manager Mohammed Moosajee revealed that Duminy had aggravated the already-existing shoulder injury during the recently-concluded series against Zimbabwe.Moosajee further said that Duminy's return would now depend on the time he takes to recover from the injury."JP aggravated a pre-existing shoulder injury during the recently concluded series against Zimbabwe. The injury will require surgical management thus ruling him out of the immediate tour of Australia and the upcoming MSL," Sport24 quoted Moosajee, as saying."At the moment we can't say how long he will be out for, that is dependent on the results from the surgery," he added.Meanwhile, Duminy has also been sidelined from the upcoming Mzansi Super League (MSL) following the shoulder injury.South Africa are slated to play a three-match ODI series and one T20I match against ..
Bengal Warriors edge out Telugu Titans 30-25
Bengal Warriors registered their second consecutive victory as they beat Telugu Titans 30-25 in a thrilling encounter of Vivo Pro Kabaddi Season VI on Tuesday. Maninder Singh was in fine raiding form for the Warriors and scored 11 points to lead his teams to victory. It was a disappointing night for Telugu Titans as they squandered many opportunities to win the game. Rahul Chaudhari had a match to forget as he could score just two tackle points and made a costly error in the last minute. Telugu Titans defence scored more points than their raiders in the match. This was Telugu Titans' first defeat of the tournament. Telugu Titans still remain top of the table in Zone B whereas Bengal Warriors climb to third spot. In a low-scoring first half, it was the Telugu Titans defence that stood out the most with AbozarMighanileading them. The match began with Telugu Titans taking a swift 2-0 lead with Nilesh Salunke scoring a raid point. Bengal Warriors opened their account in the third minute ..
Panwar wins silver in men's 5000m race walk, boxing challenge ends at YOG
Suraj Panwar clinched a silver in men's 5000m race walk event to open India's medal account in athletics at the Youth Olympic Games but country's boxing challenge ended with quarterfinal defeat of Jyoti Gulia, here. Panwar won the stage 2 competition by clocking 20 minutes and 35.87 seconds on Monday night but finished second overall. In a new format, there are no finals in track and field (with the exception of 4km cross-country) in the Youth Olympics and each event is held twice, with results from both rounds counting towards the final standings. The 17-year-old Panwar had finished second in the first stage in 20.23.30s, behind Patin Oscar of Ecuador. Oscar, who finished second in Stage 2, won the gold with timings of 20:13.69s and 20:38.17s. Panwar's total time of 40:59.17s was over seven minutes slower than Oscar's 40:51.86s. Puerto Rico's Jan Moreu finished third to claim the bronze. This is India's first athletics medal in this edition and third overall. Arjun (men's discus ...
MCA members approach HC against shifting of Ind-WI ODI to Brabourne Stadium
Two members of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) Tuesday approached the Bombay High Court challenging the BCCI's decision to shift the October 29 India-West Indies one day international match to Brabourne Stadium. The BCCI last Friday shifted the match from the Wankhede Stadium here to the Brabourne Stadium (owned by the Cricket Club of India), after the MCA cited financial constraints in hosting the tie. Sanjay Naik and Ravi Savant filed the petition challenging the cricket board's decision, saying it was illegal and arbitrary and passed without giving notice to the MCA. The petition is likely to be heard by a division bench headed by Justice B R Gavai Wednesday. The petition claimed that CCI was not equipped to hold an international match as it usually hosts only practice games. The CCI last hosted an ODI in 2006 and a Test match in 2009 when India took on Sri Lanka.