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Saina, Sindhu, Srikanth, Marin attract maximum price at PBL season 4 auction
P V Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and world champion Carolina Marin were the expected top buys at the Premier Badminton League season four auction, fetching the maximum price of Rs 80 lakh here Monday. The unexpected one was rising doubles star Satwiksairaj Rankireddy who was the highest paid non-Icon Indian player with Rs 52 lakh. With all players returning to the auction pool for the first time since 2015 and no Right to Match (RTM) card at teams' disposal, the exercise gained more significance with franchisees looking to get the combination right besides their ideal Icon player. Indonesia's Tommy Sugiarto was the highest paid non-Icon Player with Delhi Dashers splurging Rs 70 lakh for his services. The Delhi outfit won a tense battle with two other teams to acquire the World No 11, paying Rs 40 lakh above his base price. Icon players Marin and Sindhu were the obvious choice for most teams. At least four teams raised the prize purse to Rs 80 lakh, the maximum limit a team can bid for a ...
Muscle injury forces Guedes to withdraw from Portugal squad
Valencia football club's midfielder Gonçalo Guedes has withdrawn from Portugal's squad for the upcoming friendly against Scotland with a left adductor injury, the La Liga side announced on Monday.
Delhi beat Chhattisgarh by 44 runs to enter Hazare quarters
Delhi comfortably beat Chhattisgarh by 44 runs in their group B league encounter to enter the quarter-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here Monday. Delhi topped group B with 26 points followed by Andhra who had an inferior net run-rate despite finishing with same number of points. Delhi, Andhra and Hyderabad (22 points) have qualified from group B. It was debutant wicketkeeper Lakshay Thareja, who scored 53 in the middle-order to take Delhi to 245 for 9 in 50 overs. In reply, Chhattisgarh was all out for 201 in 45.1 overs with left-arm seamer Kulwant Khejorliya being the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 27. Put into bat, Delhi were reduced to 77 for 4 with in-form batsmen Gautam Gambhir (10), Dhruv Shorey (8) and Nitish Rana (8) being dismissed cheaply. Unmukt Chand (32 off 70 balls) couldn't get going and Delhi were in deep trouble at 112 for 6 in the 32nd over. It was Thareja and Lalit Yadav (24), who added 34 runs for the seventh wicket. Thareja, who hit four boundaries in 72 balls .
Game against China is going to be tricky: Jeje
India's ace striker Jeje Lalpekhlua is looking forward to the friendly fixture against China and feels it is the perfect platform to bolster the team's preparation for the forthcoming AFC Asian Cup. "I think this game is going to be very tricky. In order to accelerate our preparation for the Asian Cup, we need to play such game. However, we're going to learn quite a few things from this game and we're looking forward to it," Lalpekhlua said on the sidelines of the two-day preparatory camp here before the team leaves for China on October 10 to play their first-ever international friendly fixture on Chinese soil. China are currently ranked 76 in the FIFA rankings and the striker showed his respect for the Red Dragons as well. "China are playing smart football now. The Chinese Super League has gone from strength to strength very much. They are more developed now and we have to play as a team to garner some positive result." Meanwhile, he also mentioned that the game is more important for
Indian U-18 women's hockey team beats Uruguay 2-1 in Youth Olympic Games
The Indian U-18 women's hockey team maintained its fine start to the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games as it defeated Uruguay in its second match of the Hockey 5s competition here Monday. Striker Lalremsiami (1', 19') continued her goal-scoring form as she scored twice again to help India defeat Uruguary, whose only goal was scored by Magdalena Verga (10'). The Indian team, on the back of its 4-2 victory in the opening match against Austria, looked confident right from the first minute of the match and scored through in-form striker Lalremsiami in the first minute. India dominated the first period and saw a goal being disallowed in the ninth minute when Mumtaz Khan thought she had given India a 2-0 lead, but the umpire blew the whistle for a foul. Uruguay's goalkeeper Victoria Bate produced a fantastic performance to make 13 saves in the match out of India's total 15 shots on target, to keep her team in the match. The South Americans found possession of the ball in the last minute
Anmol, Kaul help Punjab rout Karnataka
Powered by a splendid century by opener Anmolpreet Singh following a fifer by Siddharth Kaul, Punjab trounced Karnataka by six wickets in the Vijay Hazare Trophy here Monday. After bundling out Karnataka for a stiff 296, courtesy a five-wicket haul by pacer Siddharth Kaul, it was Anmolpreet who stole the show with a pulverising knock of 138 in the elite group A tie at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Kaul wreaked havoc to return with fine figures of 5-41 and his scalps included Karun Nair, Kaunain Abbas, Shreyas Gopal, Aniruddha and T Pradeep. The speedster was complimented well by Barinder Singh Sran (3-48), while veteran Yuvraj Singh and young leggie Mayank Markande picked up a wicket each. For Karnataka, wicket-keepe-batsman B R Sharath top scored with 70, while skipper Manish Pandey (67), R Samarth (54) and Shreyas Gopal (37) also made noteworthy contributions. But for Punjab, the chase was a walk in the park, with 20-year-old Anmolpreet scoring a blazing 138 off just 106
Payet replaces injured Fekir in France national team
France national team coach Didier Deschamps called up Olympique de Marseille midfielder Dimitri Payet on Monday for the upcoming two games of the national team.
Homecoming for Sindhu, Saina to don North East outfit for 4th season of PBL
Carolina Marin and P V Sindhu were expectedly the most sought after Icon Players as they were picked by Pune 7 Aces and Hyderabad Hunters respectively in the Players' Auction of the Premier Badminton League (PBL) here Monday. The fourth season of Vodafone PBL, organised by Sportzlive under the aegis of Badminton Association of India, will kick off in Mumbai on December 22 with the final being held in Bengaluru on January 13. With no retention or Right to Match (RTM) card at disposal, the Players' Auction was always going to be a keen contest for teams to get the combination right while looking for that one Icon Player who can inspire them to bigger glory. Indonesia's Tommy Sugiarto became the highest paid non-Icon Player with the Dalmia Cement Group owned Delhi Dashers splurging INR 70 lakh for his services. The Delhi outfit won a tense battle with two other teams to acquire the World No 11, paying INR 40 lakh above his base price. Among the Indians, rising doubles star Satwiksairaj ..
MCF plans to ramp up production capacity from 1k to 2k coaches per year by 2020-21
The Modern Coach Factory is planning to ramp up its production capacity from 1000 coaches per annum to 2000 coaches and has proposed an investment of Rs 480 crore for the expansion, a senior railway official said. Modern Coach Factory (MCF) is a rail coach manufacturing unit of the Indian Railways at Lalganj near Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh. The plan which is currently awaiting the sanction of the Railway Board, the official said, is to reach the target of 2000 coaches per year by 2020-2021. "As of now, we do not have sufficient coaches for our spare rakes for existing trains for running new trains. Once this goes through more coaches will be available to us and we will be able to replace the old coaches with the new ones," Member Engineering, Rajesh Agarwal, who was previously MCF General Manager, told PTI explaining the need to ramp up production at the factory. MCF has increased production exponentially to 368 coaches in first four months of 2018-19, which is almost equal to the sum
Govt not giving us recognition is sad: Blind Cricket Assoc. pres
President of Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) Mahantessh GK has said that the visually-impaired cricketers not getting recognition from the Indian government is a "sad part" and that the players are very disappointed over the issue.The comment came during the inaugural ceremony of triangular cricket series, featuring India, Sri Lanka and England, which will be held in Goa.Mahantessh, however, added that government has been supportive when it comes to giving grants and cash prizes to the cricketers.Speaking to ANI, Mahantessh said, "The Government of India and the Ministry of Sports have supported us. They have been giving us grants and cash prizes whenever guys win the World Cup. But what is not happening is they are not recognizing us. This is a sad part.""Our players are very disappointed because other sports people get facilities, awards, cash etc. But, we run from pillar to post every time. I request the Indian government to give us recognition so that our cricket
Nadal, Djokovic to play friendly match in Saudi Arabia
World number one Rafael Nadal and Serbian tennis ace Novak Djokovic are all set to play against each other in a friendly match as part of the upcoming King Salman Tennis Championship at Saudi Arabia.Both the players took to their respective Twitter handles and confirmed their participation in the event."Thanks for the invitation and looking forward to playing and visiting for the first time!" Nadal wrote."Looking forward to playing and visiting this beautiful country. Thank you for the invitation, see you guys soon!" Djokovic tweeted.Nadal and Djokovic have had a good run in the 2018 season. While the former clinched the French Open title for the record eleventh time, the latter made a great comeback by winning his third US Open trophy.Head to head, the Serbian holds a better record against Nadal, having won 27 matches out of a total 52 clashes between the two.The King Salman Tennis Championship match between Nadal and Djokovic is slated to be held on December 22.
My son loves Kylian Mbappe: Neymar
Brazilian striker Neymar has revealed that his son, Davi Lucca da Silva Santos, is a big fan of his Paris-Saint Germain (PSG) teammate Kylian Mbappe.The 26-year-old further stated that his son always looks for Mbappe's photograph and share the same with his school friends with joy."My son loves Mbappe a lot. I took him to training and he was talking about Kylian all the time," goal.com quoted Neymar, as saying."He wanted to take a picture to show his friends at school, he took it and was very happy," he added.Reflecting on Mbappe's skill-set as a player, the Brazilian said that he is a technical leader and knows his responsibilities very well."I know my value, I know the pressure that exists, I know my responsibilities. But we have many quality players who also have their responsibilities," he said."Kylian is one of them. He is a technical leader and the group respects him. As soon as he opens his mouth to say something we listen to him and understand him, no matter how old he is," he
Ronaldo, Courtois, Godin, Firmino, De Bruyne named for Ballon d'Or (Lead
Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, Uruguay defender Diego Godin and Brazil forward Roberto Firmino were nominated by France Football magazine on Monday for the prestigious Ballon d'Or awards.
Vodafone PBL 4 Auctions: Dalmia Cement-owned Delhi Dashers Announces the Team for This Edition
/ -- Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd., the owner of the Delhi Dashers has bagged its prestigious team for the fourth edition of the Vodafone Premier Badminton League (PBL), through the Players' Auction that was announced in New Delhi earlier today. The 4th edition of the sport promises to be a ritzy affair, with leading players from around the world and the country vying for the winning spot. (Logo:https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/681292/Dalmia_Bharat_Limited_Logo.jpg ) At the auction, Mr. Mahendra Singhi, Group CEO, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd. said, "Badminton being the second most played sport in India after cricket, is very popular. We are thrilled to announce our team Delhi Dashers and the choicest players for this season of Premier Badminton League 2018. Led by Indian icon H.S. Prannoy and Indonesian champion Tommy Sugiarto, we are confident that the team will perform exceptionally well and emerge victorious this season. We have the right mix of power and punch when it comes to our ...
Bihar storm into quarterfinals
Capping a successful return from an 18-year exile, Bihar stormed into the Vijay Hazare Trophy quarterfinals with a nine-wicket thrashing of Mizoram here Monday. Bihar concluded the league stage with an unassailable 30 points and grabbed the solitary qualifying berth from the spot from the plate group. Bihar captain Keshav Kumar (4/21) triggered the collapse before left-arm spinner Ashutosh Aman stole the limelight with scintillating figures of 4-2-2-3, as Mizoram folded for 83 in 27.2 overs after electing to bat at the Motibaug Stadium. Bihar cruised home in 15.4 overs with opener Vikash Ranjan remaining unbeaten on 59 on the way to registering their seventh win from eight matches with one being a washout. Bihar who last played Ranji Trophy plate group in the 2003-04 season returned to the domestic fold after a Supreme Court order in January this year. At Nadiad, Uttarakhand registered a commanding 108-run win over Arunachal Pradesh but it was insufficient as they finished two points .
Hazare Trophy: Anmol, Kaul help Punjab rout Karnataka
Powered by a splendid century by opener Anmolpreet Singh following a fifer by Siddharth Kaul, Punjab trounced Karnataka by six wickets in the Vijay Hazare Trophy here Monday. After bundling out Karnataka for a stiff 296, courtesy a five-wicket haul by pacer Siddharth Kaul, it was Anmolpreet who stole the show with a pulverising knock of 138 in the elite group A tie at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Kaul wreaked havoc to return with fine figures of 5-41 and his scalps included Karun Nair, Kaunain Abbas, Shreyas Gopal, Aniruddha and T Pradeep. The speedster was complimented well by Barinder Singh Sran (3-48), while veteran Yuvraj Singh and young leggie Mayank Markande picked up a wicket each. For Karnataka, wicket-keeper-batsman B R Sharath top scored with 70, while skipper Manish Pandey (67), R Samarth (54) and Shreyas Gopal (37) also made noteworthy contributions. But for Punjab, the chase was a walk in the park, with 20-year-old Anmolpreet scoring a blazing 138 off just 106
Nadal still untroubled atop ATP rankings
Spain's Rafael Nadal maintained his comfortable lead in the latest ATP tennis rankings released on Monday ahead of second-placed Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in third place. Only one change affected the top 10 with Kevin Anderson of South Africa moving from ninth to eighth place while the biggest winner of the week was Georgia's giant-killer Nikoloz Basilashvili. The unseeded Georgian rose 11 places to 23rd in the rankings after beating world number four Juan Martin Del Potro in a shock China Open win. Latest ATP rankings: 1. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 8260 pts 2. Roger Federer (SUI) 6900 3. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6445 4. Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 6130 5. Alexander Zverev (GER) 4755 6. Marin Cilic (CRO) 4535 7. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 3825 8. Kevin Anderson (RSA) 3640 (+1) 9. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 3620 (-1) 10. John Isner (USA) 3380 11. David Goffin (BEL) 2865 12. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 2730 13. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 2315 14. Kyle Edmund (GBR) 1990 (+2) 15. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 1987 16. Diego
Benzema, Bale, Aguero, Cavani, Alisson first nominees for Balon d'Or
Real Madrid pair, French striker Karim Benzema and Welsh winger Gareth Bale, Manchester City's Argentine goalscorer Sergio Aguero, Uruguay's forward Edinson Cavani and Brazil's Liverpool shotstopper Alisson Becker were the first five names of 30 candidates nominated by "France Football" magazine on Monday for the prestigious Ballon d'Or awards.
Bale, De Bruyne in first Ballon d'Or nominees
Real Madrid and Wales forward Gareth Bale and Manchester City's Belgium midfielder Kevin De Bruyne were among the first 10 nominees for the Ballon d'Or award announced on Monday. Bale, who scored two goals in Real's triumph in the final of the Champions League against Liverpool, joins his club teammate Karim Benzema among the first wave of 30 nominees for the year's best player. De Bruyne was nominated for helping his club win the Premier League and his country reach the World Cup semi-finals. The winner of the prestigious award organised by France Football magazine will be announced on December 3. Having lost out in the FIFA best player of the year award to Luka Modric, Cristiano Ronaldo takes his place among the 30 nominees for the Ballon d'Or that were being unveiled in stages throughout Monday. The Juventus forward, currently facing allegations of rape dating back to 2009 that he strenuously denies, has already won the Ballon d'Or five times and is the current holder of the ...
Japan's Osaka claims fourth place in women's rankings
Japan's US Open champion Naomi Osaka rose to fourth place in the latest WTA rankings released Monday on the strength of her outstanding form in recent weeks. Romania's Simona Halep tops the table ahead of second-placed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark with Germany's Angelique Kerber holding onto third place. Osaka, aged 20, who reached the semi-finals of the China Open last week, moves up from sixth to fourth place on 4,770 points and is closing in on Kerber, who has 5,400 points. The rising Japanese star become only the second Asian woman to win a Grand Slam singles title with last month's stunning win over Serena Williams in the US Open final. Latest WTA rankings: 1. Simona Halep (ROU) 7421 pts 2. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 6490 3. Angelique Kerber (GER) 5400 4. Naomi Osaka (JPN) 4770 (+2) 5. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 4350 6. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 4345 (+1) 7. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 4255 (-3) 8. Sloane Stephens (USA) 4022 (+1) 9. Julia Goerges (GER) 3785 (+1) 10. Kiki Bertens (NED) 3740 ...