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Tamil Thalaivas crush Patna Pirates 42-26
Defending champions Patna Pirates began their title defence on a disappointing note as they crashed to 26-42 defeat against Tamil Thalaivas in the opening match of Pro Kabaddi League. Skipper Ajay Thakur led from the front for Tamil Thalaivas and scored 14 points to lead his team to victory. Patna's defence was the biggest reason for their downfall as they scored just two tackle points. Pardeep Narwal scored 11 raid points but it wasn't enough to save his team from a crushing defeat. The 12th minute from Surjeet Singh as he made a super raid to revive Ajay Thakur, Manjeet Chhillar and Jasvir Singh. Patna Pirates never recovered from that moment as their listless defence couldn't contain Tamil Thalaivas' raiders. Ajay Thakur got the Thalaivas going with a raid point in the third minute and the defence sent Pardeep Narwal to the bench as they led 2-0. Patna Pirates opened their account with Manjeet getting a raid point. Tamil Thalaivas continued to dominate the proceedings as they ...
U-18 Women's SAFF Meet: India beat Bhutan 1-0 to finish third
India women beat Bhutan by a solitary strike from Devneta Roy to finish third in the U-18 SAFF Football Championship on Sunday. Devneta scored the winner in the 73rd minute which proved to be the difference between the two teams in a closely contested encounter. In the 15th minute, Devneta failed to tap home from close range after a cross from the left flank found her in perfect position. Back-to-back chances for Balamurugan failed to see the light the day as the Indian women upped the ante. In the 24th minute, Bala's shot from inside the 18-yard box missed the target and her powerful nod in the 27th minute went over the horizontal. After change of ends, hosts Bhutan started on a positive note and dominated possession as India hit on the counter. In the 73rd minute, Devneta, after sidestepping her marker, lobbed the ball over the opposition custodian to give India its decisive lead.
China beat Thailand at women's volleyball worlds
China hammered Thailand in straight sets here on Sunday at their opening Pool F match for the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
Britain's Mo Farah wins Chicago Marathon men's title
British athletics star Mo Farah won the Chicago Marathon men's title on Sunday in an unofficial time of 2hr 5min 11sec, shattering a European record with a spectacular finishing surge. The world and Olympic 5,000 and 10,000-meter champion became the first British man to capture the event since Paul Evans in 1996. The 35-year-old Somalia-born Briton claimed the biggest victory since he turned his attention to the distance a year ago to defeat Ethiopia's Mosinet Geremew by 13 seconds with Japan's Suguru Osako third in 2:05:50. The former European record of 2:05:48 was set by Norwegian Sondre Nordstad Moen in Fukuoka last December. Farah stayed with the lead pack most of the race, fell back at 30 kilometers but charged directly back among the leaders then outlasted every rival to the finish, dispatching Geremew with a closing kick on rain-soaked streets in cool and breezy conditions. Kenya's Brigid Kosgei won the women's title in 2:18:35.
'No fire': Ailing Del Potro suffers shock Beijing final loss
Juan Martin del Potro said that he was battling illness after he suffered a shock defeat in the China Open final on Sunday, losing 6-4, 6-4 to unseeded Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia. In the women's final, world number two Caroline Wozniacki defeated Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova 6-3, 6-3 for her 30th WTA singles title. Argentine top seed Del Potro was far from his best and has been fighting flu or a cold for several days in the Chinese capital. The world number four said that he did his utmost in difficult circumstances. "I did everything that I can to be better for the final, it wasn't enough time to feel 100 percent," the 30-year-old said. "As you can see, my game today wasn't as good as it was in the last matches in the tournament. I had some problem the last three days and it affected a little bit my game." Del Potro, who reached last month's US Open final and is enjoying one of the best seasons of his injury-interrupted career, is now in a race to be better for this week's ...
Shooter Tushar Mane bags silver to open India's medal account in Youth Olympics
India opened its medal account in the Youth Olympic Games with shooter Tushar Mane bagging a silver in the men's 10m air rifle on the opening day of competitions here on Sunday. Mane, who qualified third for the final, shot 247.5 to win the silver while Grigorii Shamakov took the gold with 249.2. Aleksa Mitrovic of Serbia won the bronze with a score of 227.9. It was close fight among the three podium finishers till the end and Mane edged out Mitrovic for the silver medal by collecting 228.0 as against 227.9 of the Serbian shooter in the penultimate round. But, the final round was not the best one for the Indian as he shot 9.6 and 9.99 while the eventual gold winner had 10.4 and 10.7. In the qualification round held earlier in the day, Mane had shot 623.7 to finish third and qualify for the final. India is being represented by 46 athletes in 13 sports in the prestigious event. This is India's largest ever contingent at the Youth Olympics. India won two medals -- a silver and a bronze ..
Honda's riders notch up podium positions in 'IDEMITSU Honda
Anish Shetty, Senthilkumar, Meka and Abhishek V stole the show in round four of 'IDEMITSU Honda India Talent Cup' at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida on Sunday. The specially chosen 13-18 year old budding riders of 'IDEMITSU Honda Talent Hunt'made their mark and notched up all 3 podium positions in the CBR 150R Novice class. The roller coaster ride continued in the CBR 250R class with best performances coming from Honda's international riders Anish Shetty, Senthil Kumar with Meka and Abhishek V rounding off the podium. In the CBR 150R Novice Category,thetrio of Mikail,Habib and Charan stole podium positions in race 2 today. Taking the aggressive strive for victory from the Race 1 results, Kartik won the final race with the best lap time of 2:45.197. Climbing up the ladder from 3rd position in Race 1 to scoring 2ndpodium in the second race was 14 year-old, Mikail. The surprising bit was when Charan Thangavel managed to bag the third podium. Sadly, for ...
Basilashvili upsets Del Potro to win China Open title
Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili on Sunday pulled off a big surprise as he defeated the tournament's top-seed, Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro 6-4, 6-4 to earn the China Open title, his second career crown following his 2018 German Open triumph.
Sultan of Johor Cup: Indian junior men's hockey team thrash New Zealand 7-1
The Indian junior mens hockey team registered their second successive victory at the ongoing 8th Sultan of Johor Cup 2018 as they thrashed New Zealand 7-1 here on Sunday.
Moin Khan backs Pakistan for World Cup glory
Former Pakistan cricketer Moin Khan has backed the team for clinching the International Cricket Council (ICC) cricket World Cup title in 2019."I think Pakistan really has a good chance to clinch the title as conditions will be helpful for them in England," the Express Tribune quoted Khan, as saying.Reflecting on Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed, the former wicket-keeper said that he is a good leader and his performance would be crucial in the upcoming 2019 World Cup."Sarfraz is a wonderful player and a good leader. He [Sarfraz] has to perform well in the upcoming World Cup. His performance in the tournament will be crucial for the team," Khan said.2019 cricket World Cup is slated to be held from May 30 to July 14 next year in England.
India beat Sri Lanka to lift U-19 Asia Cup trophy
India defeated Sri Lanka by 144 runs in the final of the U-19 Asia Cup to clinch the trophy here at the Shere Bangla National Stadium on Sunday.Chasing a mammoth target of 305 runs, Sri Lankan batting line-up failed to put up a strong fight as they lost all their wickets at the score of 160 runs.It was left-arm spinner Harsh Tyagi who spearheaded Indian bowling attack by scalping six Sri Lankan wickets to make the final contest a one-sided clash.While spinner Siddharth Desai picked up two wickets by giving out 37 runs, left-arm pacer Mohit Jangra took one wicket in his spell of 8.4 overs.For Sri Lanka, opener Nishan Madushka Fernando scored highest 49 runs for his team followed by left-hand batsman Navod Paranavithana (48).Earlier, batting first, Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, along with Anuj Rawat, gave a smashing start to their team by contributing a respective total of 85 and 57 runs.Thereafter, middle-order batsman Simran Singh (65) and Ayush Bodani (52) took the Indian innings .
Dubai, Oct 7 (AFP) Scorecard on the opening day of the first Test between Pakistan and Australia at Dubai Stadium on Sunday:
Scorecard on the opening day of the first Test between Pakistan and Australia at Dubai Stadium on Sunday: Pakistan 1st Innings Imam-ul-Haq c Paine b Lyon 76 Mohammad Hafeez lbw b Siddle 126 Azhar Ali c Starc b Holland 18 Haris Sohail not out 15 Mohammad Abbas not out 1 Extras (b1, lb16, nb2) 19 Total: (for three wkts; 90 overs) 255 Fall of wickets: 1-205, 2-222, 3-244. Bowling: Starc 21-6-66-0 (2nb), Siddle 15-7-23-1, Lyon 33-10-63-1, Holland 18-1-72-1, Labuschagne 2-0-9-0, M.
Para Asian Games: India bags 5 medals on opening day
India opened its Para Asian Games campaign in style by bagging two silver and three bronze medals on the opening day here Sunday. The men's badminton team opened the country's medal account after narrowly losing to Malaysia 1- 2 in the semifinals to settle for a bronze. The tie began on a promising note when Suhas Yathiraj won the first individual match beating Omar Bakri 21-8, 21-7. But Indian doubles pair of Raj Kumar and Tarun lost to Cheah Honn and Saaba Hainul 9-21, 8-21. In the crucial final singles, Chirag Baratha went down to Mohammad Ahmad 14-32, 15-21 to lose the tie 1-2. In the 49 kg men's powerlifting event, Farman Basha claimed the silver and Paramjeet Kumar won the bronze. The gold went to Pia Laophalkdee of Laos for his effort of 133 kg. Farman lifted 128 kg while Paramjeet had 127 kg. The medals continued to come India's way as swimmers Devanshi Satijawon picked up a silver in women's 100 metre butterfly in S-10 category and Suyash Jadhav clinched the bronze in the ...
India U-18 girls beat Bhutan to finish third in SAFF C'ship
The Indian U-18 womens football team finished third in the SAFF Under-18 Championship after defeating hosts Bhutan 1-0 in the third place match at the Changlimithang Stadium here on Sunday.
Wozniacki wins 30th title with China Open victory
Caroline Wozniacki said she was fulfilling her childhood dreams after she won a 30th WTA singles title with victory over Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova in the China Open final on Sunday. The Danish world number two was impressive all week in Beijing, never dropping a set and rarely looking troubled, sealing her spot in the WTA Finals Singapore in the process. The 28-year-old Wozniacki, who won her maiden Grand Slam at the Australian Open at the start of this year, was imperious against the unseeded Sevastova, winning 6-3, 6-3. It is her second China Open crown -- she also won it in 2010 -- and 30th overall. "I'm just happy to have reached 30 today, I'm going to enjoy that," said Wozniacki, a former number one. "As a little kid I had a dream of becoming a professional tennis player, becoming number one in the world. "Then after number one in the world, I wanted to win a Slam, then I wanted to lift trophies. "Having done everything, all of that, it's pretty amazing. "I think I had a ...
Lacazette, Ramsey star as rampant Arsenal make it nine in a row
Arsenal swaggered to a ninth successive win as Alexandre Lacazette's double and a goal of the season contender from Aaron Ramsey inspired a 5-1 rout of Fulham on Sunday. Unai Emery's side turned on the style on the banks of the River Thames, recording their biggest win of the season as the resurgent Gunners moved into the Premier League's top four. Lacazette was at the centre of Arsenal's powerful show at Craven Cottage, with his superb second-half strike restoring their lead after Andre Schurrle had cancelled out his opener. Ramsey's audacious back-heeled goal put Arsenal in complete control to cap a stunning move that recalled the club's finest days under Emery's predecessor Arsene Wenger. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted twice in the closing stages as Arsenal won six consecutive league matches within a single campaign for the first time since 2016. They have also recorded three consecutive away league victories for the first time in two years. Emery was expected to need a long ...
Kei Nishikori loses out on Japan Open title
World number twelve Kei Nishikori missed out on Japan Open title after losing to Daniil Medvedev of Russia in the final of the men's singles event here on Sunday.Medvedev clinched an easy 6-2, 6-4 victory against Nishikori in a clash that lasted 62 minutes.Banking on the eleven unforced errors by the Japanese player, Medvedev won the opening set in just 25 minutes.Giving a tight fight, initially, in the second set, Nishikori could not tackle well, the strong servicing of the world number 12 Russian and lost the match by slumping to a straight-set defeat.In men's doubles event, the German-Japanese duo of Jan-Lennard Struff and Ben McLachlan thrashed Michael Venus (New Zealand) and Raven Klaasen (South Africa) 6-4, 7-5 to lift the title.
India crush Sri Lanka by 144 runs to lift 6th U19 Asia Cup title
India rode on an all-round show to crush Sri Lanka by 144 runs to bag the Under-19 Asia Cup 2018 title at the Shere Bangla National stadium here on Sunday.
Stay away from drugs, Milkha Singh advises youths
Legendary sprinter Milkha Singh Sunday advised the youth of Jammu and Kashmir to keep away from drugs and concentrate on sports to win laurels for themselves and the nation. "My message to the youth is to keep away from drugs, which only brings one close to the death," Singh, also known as the flying Sikh, told reporters after flagging off Tawi Marathon which was held to spread awareness against drug use at Gulshan Ground here. Hundreds of school students and youths took part in the six-km marathon, organised by NGO Sudesh Ram Krishan Charitable Trust with the theme 'run for drugs-free India'. The Padma Shri awardee asked the youth to concentrate on sports and work hard to achieve glory for themselves and the nation. "If you concentrate on sports, you will stay away from drugs. This menace has ruined families and even brought a bad name to the country at the international level after sports persons were tested positive in the past," he said. Earlier, he addressed the participants and .
Delhi boys Badoni and Tyagi star in India's U-19 Asia Cup triumph
India's U-19 team Sunday followed the footsteps of their seniors to win the U-19 Asia Cup title with a crushing 144-run win against Sri Lanka in the final with Delhi boys Ayush Badoni and Harsh Tyagi playing prominent roles. Just a week back, the senior team beat Bangladesh in a closely fought final in Dubai to emerge as continental champions. Runaway favourites, India outplayed Sri Lanka in all departments by first scoring an imposing 303 for six at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium after skipper Prabh Simran Singh won the toss and elected to bat. All the Indian batsmen contributed with openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (85 off 113 balls) and Anuj Rawat (57 off 79 balls) creating solid foundation with 121-run stand. However the highlight of the Indian innings was Badoni's blistering unbeaten knock of 52 off 28 balls which included five sixes and two fours. Along with skipper Prabh Simran (65 no off 37 balls), Badoni added 110 runs in 9.1 overs to literally bat Sri Lanka out of the match. The island ..