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FIFA dispute resolution workshop likely this year
The National Dispute Resolution Chamber of the FIFA is likely to have a workshop later this year to address the contentious contractual disputes, chairman of FIFpro Asia/Oceania division Takuya Yamazaki said Tuesday. The players status committee of the All India Football Federation has recently imposed a transfer ban on East Bengal over irregularities in their attempts to sign defender Sukhdev Singh from I-League champions Minerva Punjab FC. Sukhdev was banned from playing any competitive match and also was to pay a fine of Rs 50,000 each to AIFF and Minerva Punjab. "It's the contractual dispute that's one of the biggest concerns. We are aware of it. We are in talks with FIFA to bring the NDRC project to India," Yamazaki, a Japanese sports lawyer, told reporters to kick off a three-day conference of the Asia/Oceania division of the world players' body here. NDRC is FIFA's body that provides arbitration and dispute resolution on the basis of equal representation of players and clubs ...
Neymar praises PSG coach ahead of Champions League game
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) forward Neymar Jr on Tuesday hailed his coach Thomas Tuchel, just one day ahead of PSG's home game against Red Star Belgrade in the UEFA Champions League group stage.
Himmat hits ton as Delhi beat Andhra by 73 runs to inch towards quarters
Young Himmat Singh smashed his maiden List A ton as Delhi comfortably beat Andhra by 73 runs in a group B encounter of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Tuesday. With this victory, Delhi took a big stride towards quarter-final berth from the group as they now lead the points table with 18 from six games. It was Himmat's unbeaten 75-ball-102, laced with nine fours and four sixes, that made the difference as Delhi scored 314 for 5 after being put into bat. Unmukt Chand (62) and Nitish Rana (52) also helped themselves to half centuries. In reply, Andhra managed 241 all out in 49.5 overs with a collective effort from the bowlers. Left-arm seamer Kulwant Khejroliya (2/29 in 6 overs), Pawan Negi (2/41 in 10 overs) and Nitish Rana (2/9 in 2 overs) did bulk of the damage. Earlier, Delhi started in a whirlwind fashion with Chand and Gambhir adding 75 runs for the opening stand. After his brilliant 151 against Kerala, skipper Gambhir scored 37 while Chand's 62 off 80 balls had nine fours and a ...
Atletico's Savic, Vitolo miss final training ahead of Brugge clash
Atletico Madrid held its final training session on Tuesday ahead of the upcoming UEFA Champions League clash against Belgium's Club Brugge, but without Spanish winger Victor "Vitolo" Machin or Montenegrin defender Stefan Savic, both still recovering from injuries.
China's Wang Qiang advances to round of 16 at China Open
Chinese wildcard Wang Qiang registered a 6-0, 6-0 victory over an injured world No. 12 Jelena Ostapenko to advance to the third round of the ongoing China Open here on Tuesday.
Siddharth in Fenesta Open tennis second round
Siddharth Rawat from Uttar Pradesh needed to dig deep into his reserves before defeating Kaza V Sharma from Andhra Pradesh 6-4, 7-5 in the men's singles first round of the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship here on Tuesday.
Banthia shocks last year runner-up Prabodh at Fenesta Nationals
A confident Siddhant Banthia used his experience of playing at the junior Grand Slams to knock out the fourth seed and last year's runner-up Suraj Prabodh from the men's singles event of the Fenesta National Tennis Championship here on Tuesday. In an impressive show, Banthia played an all-round game to oust Prabodh 6-3 6-1 in his opening round. The 18-year-old moved swiftly on the court, stroked fluently and was always in control of the proceedings. He opened up the court to spray winners easily even as Prabodh looked like a pale shadow of himself. "The junior Grand Slam level is equal to India's men's circuit. As I am making a transition from junior to senior, the experience of playing at junior Majors has helped me a lot," said Banthia, who shot to prominence after winning the Road to Wimbledon and then the UK's Under-14 national championship. "This championship will test me physically. Today the biggest plus was my serve. I did not lose many points on my serve. He has a ...
India beat England by 7 wickets in T20I of bilateral cricket series for Blind
Sunil Ramesh (108) slammed a superb century as India thrashed England by seven wickets in the opening T20I match to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match bilateral cricket series for Blind here on Tuesday. England posted 150 for 7 at the end of the 20 overs after captain Ed Hossel won the toss and opted to bat first. Debutant Nakul struck in the very first ball, removing Matt Dean to give India a great start. But England rode on a good partnership between Luke Sugg and Peter Blueit (40) before Justin played a cameo of 10-ball 22 to propel them to 150. Chasing the total on a good batting track, India got off to a fantastic start with a century partnership between Sunil (108) and Nakul (27). Sunil anchored the chase, bringing up his 50 off 22 balls and then scored an unbeaten match-winning hundred to take India home by scoring 152 for three in 12.3 overs. The second match will be played at the same ground on Wednesday.
Taruwar's hat-trick in vain as Uttarakhand thrash Mizoram
Taruwar Kohli produced a hat-trick in a career-best six-wicket haul but that proved insufficient as Uttarakhand thrashed Mizoram by 152 runs in a Plate group fixture of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, here on Tuesday. Opener Karna Veer Kaushal hammered a 86-ball 118 (14x4, 4x6) to set the tone for Uttarakhand's 321 as their innings folded in the last ball of the innings with Taruwar (6/65) finishing the proceedings with a hat-trick. Saurabh Rawat (61) and Mayank Mishra who scored a quickfire 28-ball 41 not out (3x4, 1x6) also contributed handsomely as Mizoram ran for covers after opting to bowl at the Moti Bagh Stadium here. The huge target was never easy for Mizoram who folded for 169 in 48.4 overs with number seven batsman Sinan Khadir waging a lone battle with his 73 not out. This was Uttarakhand's fifth win in a row as they remained two points behind leaders Bihar (22) in the group standings with two matches left for each of them. One team from the Plate group will make the ...
Halep confirms back injury is herniated disk
Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, world No. 1, said on Tuesday that tests confirmed she has a herniated disk in her back, which earlier this week forced her to pull out of the China Open.
Prithvi should play his natural game, says Rahane
India's middle-order batsman Ajinkya Rahane on Tuesday said Prithvi Shaw, who was included in the team for the upcoming two Test matches against the West Indies should bat like the way he is doing in the domestic and India A circuit.
Four men arrested for taking bets during cricket match
Four suspected bookies were arrested for allegedly taking bets during the Asia Cup Final cricket match between India and Bangladesh in southeast Delhi's Lajpat Nagar area, police said on Tuesday. The accused persons were identified as Sandeep Kumar alias Sonu (33), Harish Kumar (35), Naveen Kumar (31) and Harvinder Singh (34), they said. "On the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, the police received information regarding a cricket betting racket being active in Lajpat Nagar area. At around 1 am when the Asia Cup Final was being played between India and Bangladesh, the police laid a trap and conducted raid at an apartment," Deputy Commissioner of Police (southeast) Chinmoy Biswal said. During the raid, four people were arrested while they were taking bets on mobile phones, he said. "During interrogation, the accused persons disclosed that they all are known to each other and were in business of property construction and dealing. In the last few years, they suffered losses in the
Sharath, Manika and Sathiyan achieve career-best ranking
Top Indian paddlers Manika Batra, Achanta Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan achieved career-best world rankings in the latest chart released by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) on Tuesday. Manika, who became the first Indian woman to win a singles gold at Commonwealth Games, was rewarded for her consistent show as she moved up to World No. 55, climbing one rung up the order. "Great feeling to climb to my best rank of 55! Congratulations to @sharathkamal1 bhaiya and @sathiyantt too for their career best ranks," Manika tweeted. The 23-year-old from Delhi had four medals -- two golds, a silver and a bronze -- at the Commonwealth Games and also secured a historic bronze in mixed doubles event, partnering with Sharath, at the Asian Games. The 36-year-old Sharath, who had clinched a historic team gold at Commonwealth Games and a silver and bronze in men's doubles and singles at the 18th Asian Games, jumped four places to grab the World No. 31 spot. He had achieved a ranking of 32
Organisers "offer support" as Ryder Cup fan blinded by tee shot
Ryder Cup organisers said they will "continue to offer support" to a fan who was blinded in one eye after being hit by a tee shot from American Brooks Koepka last Friday. Corine Remande, 49, had travelled to France from Egypt with her husband to watch the biennial showdown between Europe and the United States, held at Le Golf National club in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines just outside Paris. But the avid golf fan's holiday ended abruptly when Koepka's tee shot on the par-four sixth hole veered left, landed among a crowd of spectators and hit her in the right eye. Now recovering from treatment on a fractured eye socket and a damaged eyeball, Remande was set to consult a lawyer on Tuesday in a bid to obtain damages. A Ryder Cup spokesperson said: "It is distressing to hear that someone might suffer long term consequences from a ball strike. "The spectator hit by a ball at the sixth hole during Friday's play was treated by first responders immediately and taken to hospital. "We have been in .
Sachin Baisoya fires flawless 67 on day one at Kensville Open
Delhi golfer Sachin Baisoya carded an error-free five-under-67 to enjoy a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Kensville Open here on Tuesday. Teenager Arjun Prasad, another Delhi-based golfer, occupied second place after a round of four-under-68 at the Rs. 40 lakh event. The 22-year-old Baisoya, currently placed 52nd in the PGTI Order of Merit, was extremely accurate off the tee on Tuesday as he regularly found the centre of the fairway to set up a number of birdie opportunities. He made three 10-feet conversions and salvaged birdies from the edge of the green on two occasions, one a two-putt on the 14th and the other a chip-putt on the closing ninth. "I felt the rhythm was good coming into this event as I had posted my first top-10 of the year, a tied seventh finish, at the last PGTI event in Noida last month. I've been driving and hitting better since that event," he said. Nineteen-year-old Prasad, who has had a runner-up finish and a third place finish in the current ...
England's Sam Curran wins young cricketer award
England all-rounder Sam Curran won the Cricket Writers' Club young cricketer of the year award on Tuesday while his Surrey teammate Rory Burns was named County Championship player of the year. Curran, 20, made his Test debut against Pakistan in June and ended up as England's man-of-the-series in a 4-1 success over India. He is averaging an impressive 36.50 with the bat and 23.23 with the ball after five Tests, with a highest score of 78 and best bowling figures of four for 74 with his left-arm swing. Surrey captain Burns led from the front with a tally of 1,359 runs at an average of 64.71, including four hundreds, as the County Championship title returned to the Oval for the first time since 2002. The 28-year-old finally forced his way into the England squad, where he will now have a chance to fill a vacancy at the top of the order following Alastair Cook's retirement from international cricket. Natalie Sciver, captain of the Surrey Stars side that won the Kia Super League title, won .
Naomi Osaka reaches China Open pre-quarters
Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka stormed into the pre-quarterfinals of the ongoing China Open after getting past Danielle Rose Collins of America in straight sets in their round-of-32 clash here on Tuesday.The 20-year-old did not break much sweat as she registered a dominating 6-1, 6-0 victory over Collins in a one-sided second-round match that lasted 53 minutes.The recently-crowned US Open champion put in a stellar performance as she won 70 per cent of the points against her opponent's serve, earning six break points in the match.Earlier, Osaka had defeated Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan to advance into the second round of the tournament.Osaka will now take on 10th seeded German player Julia Gorges for a place in the quarter-final of the China Open on October 3.
Spurs get to training with eyes on Champions League tie against Barcelona
North London side Tottenham Hotspur began preparations for an upcoming clash against Spanish giants Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League with a training session on Tuesday under the watchful eye of head coach Mauricio Pochettino.
Windies Tests an opportunity for young players: Rahane
Indian vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has said that the upcoming two-match Test series against West Indies is an opportunity for the young players to prove their credibility and express themselves freely on the field.Speaking at a press conference, the 30-year-old further stated that newcomers in the team should not feel pressurised and should primarily focus on giving their best as they do in the domestic matches."The series is an opportunity for each and every individual particularly for the guys who are coming in like Prithvi (Shaw), Mayank (Agarwal) and (Mohammed) Siraj as they have all done well in domestic matches for India A," Rahane said."There is no pressure at all. It is all about going there and expressing yourself. Give your best and have fun," he added.Reflecting on the team's strategy ahead of the Test series, Rahane asserted that they would focus on their strengths without taking their opponents lightly."We will not take the Indies side lightly. We would like to focus on ..
NADA brings tennis players, National championship under its ambit
Widening its net, the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has, for the first time ever, collected samples from close to 20 tennis players competing at the National Tennis Championships at DLTA Complex here. Players such as top seed Arjun Kadhe, Siddhant Banthia, Ishaque Eqbal and former Under-14 champion Ajay Malik were among those who were randomly picked to give blood and urine samples on Monday. A few players were asked to provide samples before their matches began while others provided samples after the matches. "We had created a new system early this year where risk assessment, across the sports, was done. On the scientific basis of that, we worked out the test distribution plan. We identified which are the tournaments where we have to conduct test and this event came in that list, so we sent officials," NADA chief Navin Agarwal told PTI. Not only at the national championships, the NADA has tested top Indian players in and out of competitions in international circuits this year ...