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Argentina in good 'psychological' shape ahead of Qatar
Argentina are in good "psychological" shape ahead of their must-win clash with Qatar at the Copa America, coach Lionel Scaloni said on Saturday. Following a 2-0 defeat to Colombia and 1-1 draw with Paraguay, Argentina are bottom of Group B with one game left knowing that only a top two finish will guarantee them a place in the quarter-finals. "From a mental and psychological perspective we're in good shape because we have the possibility of progressing and if we win we're in the next round," said Scaloni. As well as the top two in each group, two of the three third-placed finishers will make the knock-out stages. If Paraguay beat Colombia in Salvador, Argentina would not be able to finish in the top two. But Peru's 5-0 defeat to Brazil on Saturday left them third in Group A with four points and a goal difference of minus three. Any Argentina victory would leave them above Peru should they finish third in Group B. Having changed his forward line between the Colombia and Paraguay ...
Goalkeeper gaffe helps Brazil trounce Peru to reach Copa quarter-finals
Peru goalkeeper Pedro Gallese committed a horrendous error as Brazil ensured top spot in their Copa America group on Saturday with a 5-0 victory in Sao Paulo. Goals from Casemiro, Roberto Firmino, Everton, Dani Alves and Willian ensured the Selecao would finish top of Group A and will play their quarter-final in Porto Alegre, potentially against out-of-sorts Argentina, their bitter rivals. "We knew we'd get there sooner or later because we worked very hard," captain Alves told TV Globo. "It's thanks to wins like this that we're connected with the fans. When we're all together, we feel the positive energy," he added, alluding to the jeers that greeted the team in their first two group matches. With Peru already 1-0 down, it was Gallese's dreadful error that led to Firmino's goal and swept the mat from under Peru's feet, with the game turning into a rout. Darwin Machis scored a brace as Venezuela beat Bolivia 3-1 in Belo Horizonte and leapfrogged Peru into second place, securing a ...
Hyderabad: Police bust cricket betting racket, two held
North Zone Task Force police on Saturday busted a cricket betting racket at Narayanaguda and nabbed two persons, police said.The Task Force also conducted a raid in a flat in Duo Drops Apartment at Narayanaguda.Police have seized Rs 1.73 lakh in cash, a TV and four cell phones from the possession of the accused, identified as Manoj Kumar (35) and Thakur Yogesh Singh (21).While Kumar is a cricket betting bookie, Singh is an agent, the police said.The bookie used to organise betting through Singh and received the betting amount from the punters directly and indirectly over cell phones for the ongoing ICC World Cup 2019.Kumar hatched the plan to gain easy money through cricket betting to overcome a financial crisis.
West Indies v New Zealand World Cup scoreboard
Completed scoreboard from the West Indies v New Zealand World Cup match in Manchester: New Zealand M. Guptill lbw b Cottrell 0 C. Munro b Cottrell 0 K. Williamson c Hope b Cottrell 148 R. Taylor c Holder b Gayle 69 T. Latham c and b Cottrell 12 J. Neesham c Cottrell b Brathwaite 28 C. De Grandhomme run out (Cottrell) 16 M. Santner c Cottrell b Brathwaite 10 M. Henry not out 0 Extras (lb4, nb1, w3) 8 Total (eight wickets, 50 overs) 291 Did not bat: Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Guptill), 2-7 (Munro), 3-167 (Taylor), 4-210 (Latham), 5-251 (Williamson), 6-270 (De Grandhomme), 7-291 (Santner), 8-291 (Neesham) Bowling: Cottrell 10-1-56-4 (1w), Roach 10-2-38-0, Holder 7-0-42-0, Thomas 6-0-30-0, Brathwaite 6-0-58-2 (1w), Nurse 9-0-55-0, Gayle 2-0-8-1 (1w) West Indies C. Gayle c Boult b De Grandhomme 87 S. Hope b Boult 1 N. Pooran c Latham b Boult 1 S. Hetmyer b Ferguson 54 J. Holder c Latham b Ferguson 0 C. Brathwaite c Boult b Neesham 101 A. Nurse c ..
Williamson stars as New Zealand survive Brathwaite scare to win Windies thriller
Kane Williamson's latest World Cup batting masterclass proved just enough to trump a stunning century from Carlos Brathwaite as New Zealand beat the West Indies by five runs in a World Cup thriller on Saturday. The West Indies were all but defeated at 164 for seven, chasing 292 to win after Black Caps skipper Williamson led a recovery from 7-2 with a career-best 148 to take New Zealand to 291-8. Brathwaite's remarkable hundred nearly saw the West Indies to an incredible success at Old Trafford. But with six needed from seven balls, Brathwaite launched Jimmy Neesham for what he hoped would be the winning hit, only for Trent Boult to take a superbly judged catch just inside the long-on boundary. Brathwaite sank to his knees in despair after falling for 101 off just 82 balls, including five sixes and nine fours, having dominated a last-wicket stand of 41 in which he scored all the runs. Victory saw New Zealand return to the top of the table and all but secure their place in the ...
CWC'19: Williamson guides NZ to beat Windies by 5 runs, Brathwaite's ton in vain
Swashbuckling skipper Kane Williamson's powerful innings of 148 runs guided New Zealand to a five-run win over West Indies in the World Cup match at Old Trafford on Sunday.Chasing a challenging target of 292, West Indies suffered early blows as they lost Shai Hope and Nicholas Pooran in quick succession. Trent Boult bowled Hope (1) and returned to get Pooran (1) caught behind, reducing West Indies to 20/2.Chris Gayle and Shimron Hetmyer rebuild the innings for West Indies, stitching a powerful 122-run stand for the third wicket. Lockie Ferguson got the breakthrough as he dismissed Hetmyer for 54 and on the next delivery of the same over got West Indies skipper Jason Holder caught behind for a duck.In the 24th over, Colin de Grandhomme got rid of Gayle (87) and brought New Zealand back in the game. Boult returned and picked two more wickets - Ashley Nurse (1) and Evin Lewis (0) - in the 27th over, reducing West Indies to 164/7. Matt Henry picked his first wicket of the day in the name .
CWC'19: Twitteraties praise Mohammad Nabi's efforts against India
The World Cup match against India was heartbreaking for Afganistan, especially because Mohammad Nabi took his side so close to what could have been their first win in the tournament. However, Mohammad Shami dismissed Nabi for 52 in the final over dashing Afghanistan's hopes.Twitter heaped praises on Nabi for his efforts to take the game to the last over.Referring to Nabi's innings, Riteish Deshmukh congratulated Afghanistan for playing like true champions."Huge congratulations to #TeamAfghanistan they played like true Champions.... #Nabi," Deshmukh said.One user wrote about the partnership between Nabi and Rashid Khan and how former Pakistan cricketer and now commentator Rameez Raja was forced to change his earlier statement."Well played Nabi, well played Afghanistan. Couldn't be more proud of this team. To play so well against the best team in the world, I'm not complaining," another user said.Cricket World Cup sympathised with Afghanistan and especially Nabi who brought his side so .
CWC'19: Credit goes to bowlers for defending small total, says Kedar Jadhav
India batting all-rounder Kedar Jadhav credited the bowlers for defending a small target of 225 against Afghanistan at Rose Bowl on Saturday.Mohammad Shami's hat-trick, including well-settled Mohammad Nabi (52), in the last over of the match helped India maintain their winning streak as they defeated Afghanistan by 11 runs. Earlier, while defending the total, Jasprit Bumrah got the much-needed breakthrough as he picked two wickets in the 29th over, dismissing Rahmat Shah (36) on the fourth ball, before sending Hashmatullah Shahidi (21) back to the pavilion on the last ball of the over."Our actual plan was to look for around 250, we were targeting 250-260 but we fell short of 20-30 runs. So we knew that we will have to make up those 20-30 runs in fielding. Credit to the bowlers that they defended this small total," Jadhav said in the post-match press conference."We obviously had belief in our depth, especially bowlers. Bumrah is number one bowler so we knew we needed just one wicket to
The hard-fought win over Afghanistan was important for us: Kohli
India captain Virat Kohli Saturday said the hard-fought win over Afghanistan in the Word Cup was much-needed as it helped the two-time champions to show their character and clinch a victory from the jaws of defeat. Mohammed Shami's last-over hattrick Saturday saved India from a mighty scare after they managed to pip Afghanistan by 11 runs to inch closer towards World Cup semi-finals. Shami (9.5-1-40-4), playing his first match, not only successfully defended 16 runs off the last over but also dismissed the dangerous Mohammed Nabi (52 off 55 balls), Aftab Alam (0) and Mujeeb ur Rahman (0) off successive deliveries to complete the rare feat. Afghanistan were bowled out for 213 in pursuit of a manageable 225 run target which at one stage looked gettable after the Indian middle-order flopped in their first World Cup test. "This game was way more important for us, because things didn't go as planned. That's when you need to show character and bounce back," Kohli said at the post-match ...
CWC'19: India win a thriller, beat Afghanistan by 11 runs
Mohammed Shami's hat-trick in the last over of the match helped India maintain their winning streak in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup as they defeated Afghanistan by 11 runs at the Rose Bowl Cricket Ground here on Saturday.Chasing a modest target of 225 runs, Afghanistan had a poor start as opener Hazratullah Zazai (10) got out in the seventh over bowled by Mohammed Shami.Gulbadin Naib was then accompanied by Rahmat Shah on the field and both stitched a 44-run partnership. Both played steadily and avoided risky shots. However, in the 17th over, Naib (27) gave away an easy catch to Vijay Shankar off Hardik Pandya's delivery.After Naib's dismissal, Hashmatullah Shahidi came out to bat. Both added another 42 runs on the board before Jasprit Bumrah sent both the set batsmen, Rahmat Shah (36) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (21), back to the pavilion in the 29th over.Two quick wickets gave India a sense of relief as it brought them back in the game while putting Afghanistan under immense
India wins thriller against Afghanistan, congratulations pour in for Men in Blue
India registered a thrilling 11-run win against Afghanistan in the ongoing ICC Men's World Cup on Saturday at the Rose Bowl Cricket Stadium in Southampton.Mohammad Shami bowled a brilliant final over, as he took a hattrick to seal the victory for India. As soon as the Men in Blue registered a win, congratulatory messages started to pour in on Twitter."We won but an outstanding effort from Afghanistan. They can be very proud. Bumrah and Shami saved it for India in the end. Congratulations to @MdShami11 on the Hat-trick. #INDvAFG," former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag tweeted."What an outstanding game by Afghanistan! That was a tough one. @MohammadNabi007 your spirit & consistency was commendable. India pulled it back really well, well-done boys! #IndiavsAfghanistan," Indian cricketer Suresh Raina tweeted."Well done Afghanistan, Congratulations India. #AFGvIND #CWC19," Bollywood actor Boman Irani tweeted."OMG !! What a way to win !! Yaaay @MdShami11 with his hattrick seals it ..
Shami registers last-over hattrick as India beat Afghanistan in last-over thriller
Mohammed Shami's last-over hattrick saved India from a mighty scare after they managed to pip Afghanistan by 11 runs to inch closer towards World Cup semi-finals, as brilliant death bowling compensated for an inexplicable batting display here Saturday. Shami (9.5-1-40-4), playing his first match, not only successfully defended 16 runs off the last over but also dismissed the dangerous Mohammed Nabi (52 off 55 balls), Aftab Alam (0) and Mujeeb ur Rahman (0) off successive deliveries to complete the rare feat. Afghanistan were bowled out for 213 in pursuit of a manageable 225 run target which at one stage looked gettable after the Indian middle-order flopped in their first World Cup test. It was superb death bowling by Jasprit Bumrah (2/39 off 10 overs) and Shami that changed the complexion of the game. As much as Shami deserves the credit, Bumrah deserves equal plaudits for giving five runs in the penultimate over. The pitch being a tricky one, a target of 225 against a quality bowling
CWC'19: Morale of Pak still high, says Sarfaraz Ahmed
Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed on Saturday admitted there was psychological pressure on him after losing to India in the World Cup match.He, however, stressed that the morale of the team is still high as they aim to bounce back in the tournament.Sarfaraz said the players were given two days' rest following 89-run defeat on June 16. Pakistan have lost four of their five matches so far in the 50-over tournament.Pakistan's next encounter is scheduled against South Africa on June 23."Everything is fine after the India match. It was tough for us but after the match, we gave our players two days' rest. Then before three days, we were practicing hard. Psychologically, there is a pressure on you as a Pakistan captain if you lose against India in a World Cup match," Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) quoted Sarfaraz, as saying in a statement.Sarfaraz further said that it was not the first time that Pakistan lost to India. The head-to-head World Cup record between India and Pakistan now sits at ...
CWC'19: Bumrah lifts India with inspiring spell, Twitterati in awe
Jasprit Bumrah bagged two wickets in a maiden over in the ongoing World Cup match against Afghanistan at Rose Bowl in Southampton. As inspiring spell by the fast bowler brought India back in the match, former cricketers and IPL franchises lauded him on Twitter.In the 29th over, Bumrah dismissed Rahmat Shah (36) on the fourth ball, before sending Hashmatullah Shahidi (21) back to the pavilion on the last ball of the over.In a Tweet, former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh said, "And the world no 1 bowler comes in and shows his class @Jaspritbumrah93 #GameChanger."IPL franchise Mumbai Indians, for which Bumrah plays, tweeted: "0, 0, 0 W, 0, W Afghanistan just got BOOMED,"Cricket World Cup lauded Bumrah as the fast bowler brought India back in the game."When Jasprit Bumrah gets you back in the game ... once again!" Cricket World Cup wrote.Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan said, "2 breakthroughs in his spell where partnership was at the peak. That is why #Bumrah is the MOST important for .
Consistent Williamson rescues New Zealand again with career-best 148
Skipper Kane Williamson rescued New Zealand with a career-best 148, his second consecutive century, steering his side to a competitive 291 for eight against West Indies after first-over setbacks in a World Cup match, here Saturday. Williamson, who anchored his side's chase with an unbeaten 106 against South Africa in their previous match, yet again excelled under pressure as New Zealand were off to a disastrous start. Negating a sluggish track and some testing initial fast bowling spells from the Caribbeans, Williamson batted with aplomb and in the process raised his 13th ODI hundred which came off 154 balls with the help of 14 fours and a six. Asked to bat, New Zealand were in for a shock when left-arm pacer Sheldon Cottrell (4/56) sent back both the openers -- Martin Guptill (0) and Colin Munro (0) in the first over of the match. Cottrell's swinging yorkers consumed both the batsmen, who were out for golden ducks. The joy for the Caribbeans did not last long as Williamson and Ross .
South Africa still keeping their semi-finals hope alive
Despite sitting on the eighth position on the points table in the World Cup, South Africa batsman Aiden Markram is still not losing hope of his team qualifying in the semi-finals, saying that they never felt to be down and out."We definitely never feel down and out. We've sort of tried to put a lot of the focus back completely on us going forward. It is obviously really important that we win the remaining three of our games, and if there's an outside chance of qualifying, that would be incredible," Sport24.co.za quoted Markram, as saying.Apart from South Africa winning all the three matches, there are many more pieces which need to fall on the right places if the Proteas want to qualify for the semi-finals.However, Markram said that they are focusing on winning their own games and from there on, and they will take it as it will come."A lot of focus is on us at the moment, us as a squad and trying to win the next three games and from there we'll take it as it comes," he said.South ...
Indian women team finishes 3rd in Asian Rugby XVs Championship
The Indian women's rugby team claimed a historic first-ever international Rugby 15s victory with a 21-19 win over Singapore to finish third in the Asia Women's - Division 1 Rugby XVs Championship here Saturday. The tournament was one of the qualifying rounds for the 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup to be held in New Zealand. The Asian tournament was being held at Southern Plains Sports Field, here from June 19 to 22. In Saturday's enthralling match against Singapore, India's scrum-half Sumitra Nayak kicked a penalty to claim the narrow victory in the dying minutes. Sweety Kumari continued her fine form in the tournament, scoring two first-half tries to set India on way to victory. India captain Vahbiz Bharucha then opted for a penalty which was successfully converted by Nayak before Annabel Woo Xui Ni scored her second try of the match to give Singapore the lead for the first time. Singapore hit back with two tries of their own, but a third from India left the scores at 15-12. However ...
SAI lauds Indian women's hockey team on securing place in FIH Olympic Qualifiers
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Saturday congratulated Indian women's hockey team on securing the berth in the FIH Olympic Qualifiers.India earlier in the day defeated Chile 4-2 in the semi-finals of the FIH Women's Series Finals at the Hiroshima Hockey Stadium.In a tweet, SAI heaped praises on Indian women's hockey team as they move one step closer to the Tokyo Olympics 2020."Many congratulations to the women's #hockey team as they move one step closer to the #Tokyo2020 #Olympics. India has reached the #OlympicQualifiers later this year by making it to the final.#FIHSeriesFinals @KirenRijiju @TheHockeyIndia #TeamIndia #KheloIndia," SAI tweeted.Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik also took to Twitter to wish the Indian women's hockey team."Congratulate @TheHockeyIndia Women's Team on securing the #Olympic qualifiers berth by becoming first finalists of #FIHSeriesFinals 2019 in Hiroshima, Japan. Best wishes for the finals and beyond," Patnaik said.India will next face the ..
Afghanistan fan proves cricket will always be a gentleman sport
As cricketers from India and Afghanistan are busy battling it out on the field in their ongoing match of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, one Afghanistan fan proved that cricket will always be a gentleman sport.The official handle of Cricket World Cup posted a photo on Twitter in which an Afghanistan fan can be seen holding a banner. I am Afghan by nature, Indian by friendship was written on the banner."#SpiritOfCricket," Cricket World Cup wrote as a caption.The Board of Control of Cricket in India and Afghanistan Cricket Board share good cricketing relations.The Afghanistan cricket team has Dehradun as their home ground and they often play home series against various cricketing teams in India.Afghanistan recently got an Indian brand "Amul" as their official sponsor for the Cricket World Cup.In the match between India and Afghanistan, the former won the toss and elected to bat first. However, Afghanistan showed a spirited bowling performance as they restricted India to just 224 runs ..
Doctor suffers heart attack while playing badminton, dies
A 48-year-old doctor died after suffering heart attack while playing in a badminton tournament here Saturday. Dr Rajesh Bhat, obstetrician and gynaecologist, collapsed while playing in the Mangalore Premier League, tournament officials said. Other doctors, who were also participating in the tournament, gave first aid and rushed him to a hospital, but his life could not be saved, they said. Following his death, the tournament, organised locally for people of different professions, was cancelled.