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Olympic champ Ding in World Cup final, happy for self-improvement
Olympic and world champion Ding Ning said she felt even happier to see herself making improvement through competitions after an easy semifinal victory at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) women's World Cup here on Sunday.
Hockey India name 48-member probables list for women's national camp
Hockey India Sunday named a 48-member core probables' list for the national camp of the Indian women's team to begin at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru campus tomorrow. The members will report to chief coach Sjoerd Marijne. The list includes recent Arjuna Awardee Savita, Rajani Etimarpu, Swati, Chanchal, Sonal Minj and Jaspreet Kaur as goalkeepers. Defenders Deep Grace Ekka, Sunita Lakra, Sushila Chanu Phukhrambam, Gurjit Kaur, Rashmita Minz, Suman Devi Thoudam, Deepika, Neelu Dadiya, Mahima Choudhary, Kanika Raj, Manmeet Kaur, SP Kruthika and Nisha have been called up for the national camp. Among midfielders, Nikki Pradhan, Monika, Lilima Minz, Namita Toppo, Neha Goyal, Udita, Manpreet Kaur, Jyoti, Maitri Ramwala, Anuja Singh, Anajali HR, Shyama Tidgam, Sonika, Puja Yadav and Karishma Yadav feature in the chart. The core probables list that includes members from the recent 18th Asian Games silver medal-winning team, also features top performers from this year's Hockey India .
India deserve to be in quarterfinals, says Korea coach
Ahead of India's quarterfinal clash against his side in the ongoing AFC U-16 Championship, South Korea head coach Kim Jung Soo credited the Indian side for being "deserving quarterfinalists". In the official press conference, Kim said: "India deserve to be in the quarter-final stages and each team that has qualified for the quarter finals should be considered as favourites." "Each and every team has prepared under the same circumstances, but the Indian team has done well for themselves in the group stages," he certified. Soo heaped praise on the Indian defence line that has not conceded so far in the tournament, saying: "The Indian defence line does its job well and I give them credit for keeping three clean sheets in the three matches of the group stages." The Indian defence has held out the likes of Iran and Indonesia thus far and is looking to prove them once more against Korea Republic, who have scored 12 goals in the competition, including a 7-0 mauling of Afghanistan in the ...
Eyeing World Cup berth, underdogs India face South Korea
The Indian team is bracing up for one of its toughest challenges as it takes on heavyweights South Korea here Monday for a berth in the semifinals of the AFC U-16 Championship and a ticket to the next U-17 World Cup. The Indian colts, coached by Bibiano Fernandes, have qualified for the quarter-final of the ongoing AFC U-16 Championship and now Korea, one of the strongest teams in the competition, stands in between. Sixteen years ago, the Indian U-16 team lost to Korea 1-3 in the same stage. "We know Korea Republic are the favourites and we are the underdogs," head coach Bibiano stated. "They are the overwhelming favourites." "But we have been the underdogs since the group-stages and we are banking on the same against Korea Republic," he added. Bibiano said his boys will look to give Korea a run for their money. "We all know the gravity of the moment and what it will mean for Indian football. But at the same time, we will play without pressure and back ourselves up as underdogs. We ...
Kadhe eyes first national title, starts as favourite at Fenesta Open
Eager to complete some unfinished business, Arjun Kadhe has returned to the Fenesta National tennis championship and will start as firm favourite for the men's singles title when the tournament begins at DLTA here from Monday. The 24-year-old has competed for the national title a number of times and reached the final in 2012 and 2013 but lost to Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Mohit Mayur Prakash, respectively. The Pune player returned to the Pro circuit only last year after completing a degree course from Oklahoma University and has gradually left behind players who competed with him at the 2017 Fenesta Open. Kadhe had lost in the quarterfinals last year when Dalwinder Singh grabbed the men's singles crown. He recently travelled with the Indian Davis Cup as a reserve member of the side which lost 0-4 to Serbia. "I have not won it yet. I want to win it at least once, so I am here," Kadhe told PTI explaining his reason for competing this year. And there is more to it as Kadhe is looking for .
Man City beat Brighton, lead EPL table temporarily
Manchester City earned a 2-0 away win over Brighton & Hove Albion to temporarily lead the English Premier League standings.
Sevilla end fantastic week with 3-1 win over Eibar
Sevilla completed its fantastic week with another victory, this time at the always complicated Ipurua Municipal Stadium with a 3-1 win over Eibar, which boosts it up the La Liga table.
Neymar leads PSG to 3-0 win over Nice
Brazilian superstar forward Neymar Jr. was the big star for Paris Saint-Germain, scoring a brace to lead his side to a 3-0 away win over Nice and its eighth victory in as many matches in the Ligue 1 season.
Late goal rescues Barcelona in 1-1 draw vs Bilbao
Barcelona's winless drought continued as the La Liga leader had to settle for a 1-1 home draw against Atheltic Bilbao, and was only rescued by a late goal from Spanish forward Munir El Haddadi.
Juventus rallies for 3-1 win over Napoli
Juventus rallied from an early deficit to secure a 3-1 home win over Napoli at Allianz Stadium and extend its lead at the top of the Serie A table to six points.
Goalkeepers keep Madrid derby scoreless
A series of decisive stops by Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois and by Atletico Madrid's Jan Oblak made this a Madrid derby of goalkeepers and ensured that neither team was rewarded with a score.
Chelsea, Liverpool tie after last-minute goal by Sturridge
Chelsea were close to defeating Liverpool at Stamford Bridge, after Eden Hazard scored a brilliant opening goal in the 25th minute, though Daniel Sturridge equalized the match with a stunning last-minute shot from long distance.
Rohit Sharma has 'a calming influence': Ravi Shastri
Indian cricket team head coach Ravi Shastri has stated that squad's stand-in skipper during the recently-concluded Asia Cup Rohit Sharma had a calming influence on his teammates and it was evident from the way he led the side.The comment came after, under Sharma's captaincy, India clinched their record 7th Asia Cup title after defeating Bangladesh by three wickets in a nail-biting final contest.Further praising Sharma for his captaincy skills, the coach said that the bowling changes he made in the final were really good."Rohit was a calming influence and it showed in his captaincy. To keep his intensity going even after the start they had, showed he was really cool in every aspect of captaincy," ICC website quoted Shastri, as saying."The bowling changes he made were really good, to concede just around 100 runs in the last 30 overs, I thought it was brilliant," he added.Reflecting on the biggest plus point that India had in the tournament, Shastri said that the fielding department of ..
4-5 friendlies against good teams is ideal preparation for Asian Cup: Gurpreet
India's first-choice goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu says a good number of international friendlies against difficult opponents will hold the national team in good stead, going into the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. India are set to play China in October in an international friendly, the first time in 21 years and the first away from home. For some time, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has also been trying to get a match arranged against Saudi Arabia. Both China (76) and Saudi Arabia (71) are ranked higher than India (97) in the FIFA charts, and matches against such teams are exactly what Gurpreet and his teammates were looking forward to. "Facing China is very good news for us. It gives a chance to test ourselves against a good opponent. We have tried to develop into a fighting unit in the last three-four years and we need to use the available windows," Gurpreet told PTI during a chat. Availability of windows could be a factor though, the custodian acknowledged "Maybe four to five ...
Rohit Sharma attains career-best ranking after Asia Cup glory
Indian opener Rohit Sharma, who led the team to glory in recently-concluded Asia Cup, has jumped two places to attain a career-best second position in the International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI player ranking.Producing a rich vein of form, the 31-year-old had scored a total of 317 runs in the prestigious tournament including one centurion knock against arch-rival Pakistan in their Super Four match.This is for the second time that Sharma is at the second spot, having first reached number two in July this year.Another Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan also made huge gains as he leaped four slots to reach the fifth place in the ranking list. The development came after the left-hander topped the tournament with an aggregate of 342 runs.In ICC bowling ranking list, Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav advanced three places to take a career-best third position after finishing as the joint-highest wicket-taker along with Bangladesh's fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman and Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan,
Del Potro savours 'amazing year' after injury hell
Juan Martin del Potro said Sunday he will go into this week's China Open enjoying the "best moments" of a career that came perilously close to being destroyed by injury. The strapping but softly spoken 30-year-old is the favourite in Beijing with reigning champion and world number one Rafael Nadal out injured and Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer also absent. The man fondly known as "Delpo" is ranked fourth in the world behind that trio and while there has never been any doubt about his ability, his career has been blighted by wrist injuries. Del Potro, the 2009 US Open winner, was beaten by Djokovic in the final at Flushing Meadows in early September. But that did nothing to dispel the notion that Del Potro is a man enjoying his tennis again having painstakingly rebuilt his career. "This could be one of the best seasons of my career," Del Potro, a popular figure in the locker room, said ahead of his assault on the China Open. "I won my first Masters 1000, at Indian Wells, I got my ...
Indian women's hockey team to get TOPS boost
In an encouraging development for the Indian women's hockey team, all the squad members are set to be included in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) when the review committee will identify a core group for the government-funded programme, next month. All the 18 members of the men's hockey team are already covered under TOPS and according to sources the women's team will soon be rewarded for its impressive silver medal finish at the 18th Asian Games. "The women's team is already getting funds from the ACTC (Annual Calander for Training and Competitions). It's just about Rs 50,000 monthly allowance that comes under TOPS. They will be included soon," the source told PTI. An official from the Sports India, erstwhile Sports Authority of India, informed that Hockey India had repeatedly been requesting women's team's inclusion. "Hockey India has send us the proposal to include the women's team in TOPS. At the moment we are reviewing the proposal and it is likely that they will be ...
Yuvraj Wadhwani clinches Asian Junior Squash title
India's Yuvraj Wadhwani has clinched Asian Junior Squash Championship title after defeating Anas Ali Shah of Pakistan in the final of the boys' U-13 individual event.Wadhwani thrashed his Pakistani counterpart 13-11, 11-5, 6-11, 12-10 in the final to become the second Indian to lift the prestigious trophy.In 2014, it was Indian squash player Veer Chotrani, who had won the title in Iran.In under-15 category, India's Arvav Sareen had to settle for the second podium finish after losing his summit clash 6-11, 9-11, 7-11 to Mohammad Hamza Khan of Pakistan.Overall, Indian squash players managed to win a total of six medals in the tournament including one gold, one silver and four bronze.
Rohit Sharma makes it 1-2 for India in ODI rankings by grabbing second slot
Opener Rohit Sharma, who led his team to Asia Cup title in the absence of top-ranked Virat Kohli, on Sunday climbed two places up to a career-best second position to make it a 1-2 for India in the ICC ODI batting rankings. This is for the second time that Sharma is in second position, having first reached number two in July this year. He aggregated 317 runs in the tournament, which India won by beating Bangladesh in the final by three wickets. Shikhar Dhawan, who was highest run-getter with 342 runs, gained four slots to reach fifth position. The pair was rested in India's last Super Four match which ended in a tie against Afghanistan but still led the run aggregate, thanks largely to a 210-run partnership in the Super Four match against Pakistan in which Sharma slammed an unbeaten 111 and Dhawan scored 114. Another India player to gain in the rankings table is spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who has advanced three places to take a career-best third position after finishing as the ...
Tendulkar hails India's Asia Cup triumph
Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday hailed Indian team's Asia Cup triumph in the UAE, saying it was a complete team effort. "I did not see all the matches. Whenever I see, I feel happy for the way we (Indian team) are performing", Tendulkar told reporters here. "I will give the credit to the whole team. Individuals come and perform well, some players play the series well, some players cannot perform as desired but eventually I'll say that I feel happy after seeing the team effort," Tendulkar said. The cricket legend was speaking after flagging off the IDBI Federal Life Insurance Mumbai Half Marathon from the Jio Gardens in suburban Bandra Kurla Complex. He was asked about the recent triumph by India in the Asia Cup, where regular skipper Virat Kohli was rested. India, led by Rohit Sharma, pipped Bangladesh by three wickets off the last ball in the thrilling final to lift the title. "I would like to congratulate everyone. Eventually what you want is a good team effort and that the .