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Bayern's bad week gets worse with 0-2 loss to Hertha
Reigning Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich suffered their first defeat of the season, falling 0-2 to hosts Hertha Berlin, who are now tied on points with the leaders at 13.
Jadeja has proved himself in limited chances of Asia Cup, says Rohit
Back into the ODI scheme of things after more than a year, Ravindra Jadeja made a strong statement in the Asia Cup and India's stand-in captain Rohit Sharma feels the all-rounder has proved himself right rather than anyone else with his impressive display here. Rohit said Jadeja showed his burning desire to make a strong comeback and grabbed the opportunity with both hands after being sidelined from white ball cricket for close to 15 months. "When you are out of the team you have that fire inside, you have that burning desire where you want to make a comeback and prove yourself rather than proving anyone else," Rohit said while praising Jadeja. "I think he has proved himself in this tournament that he is much better than what he was before. His bowling, batting and fielding abilities are very crucial to the team," he added. Jadeja made a spectacular return to the ODI side and immediately made an impact with figures of 4 for 29 from his 10 overs against Bangladesh in a Super 4 match ...
Will be ready for captaincy when opportunity comes: Rohit Sharma
His record as stand-in captain has been quite impressive and Rohit Sharma today made it clear that whenever the opportunity comes along, he would be "ready" for full-time captaincy. Under Rohit, India have won two close multi-nation tournaments -- the T20 tri-nation in Sri Lanka and now the Asia Cup 50-over tournament. A three-time IPL winning captain of Mumbai Indians, Rohit was asked if he is ready for a long-term leadership role in future. "Definitely. We have just won so I will surely be ready (for captaincy). Whenever the opportunity comes, I will be ready," a smiling Rohit told reporters after India' Asia Cup triumph. There are challenges of a stand-in captain, Rohit admitted, adding that the main objective is to allow players to play freely without thinking about their places in the team. "It's a challenge for any team when few of your senior players are rested. Obviously they will make a comeback and few of the guys have to miss out. Every team is doing that and also guys ...
Unsocial network: Guardiola warns City stars of social media dangers
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola claims the rise of social media is a significant threat to the fragile relationship between managers and players. Jose Mourinho's strained relations with Paul Pogba at Manchester United came under the spotlight again this week after posts placed on Instagram by the controversial France star. Across Manchester, Guardiola has his own issues with social media and off-field behaviour after admitting he had to remind Benjamin Mendy of his responsibilities when the City defender arrived late for treatment to an injury on Sunday. Mendy, who has now missed City's last four games, has a bruised metatarsal in his foot, yet the France international posted photographs of himself late on Saturday at Anthony Joshua's title fight at Wembley in London. Guardiola confirmed he had no problem with Mendy travelling to London for the bout despite his injury. But the Spaniard is clearly frustrated by Mendy's absence after he missed nearly all of last season with a ...
Monaco slump again ahead of Champions League date
Monaco slumped to their sixth defeat in all competitions this season when they lost 2-0 at Saint Etienne, a worrying setback just days before they face Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. Monaco, runners-up in Ligue 1 to Paris Saint Germain last season, remain third from bottom of the table with just one victory -- achieved on the opening day of the campaign -- to their name. Friday's loss was Monaco's second defeat of the week after they went down 1-0 to Angers on Tuesday. That embarrassment prompted under-fire coach Leonardo Jardim to make seven changes to his starting line-up but the radical surgery had little effect. Radamel Falcao wasted a handful of chances before Saint Etienne took a grip on the game. Tunisian midfielder Wahbi Khazri opened the scoring four minutes before half-time when he latched on to a cross from Norwegian teammate Ole Selnaes to beat Monaco goalkeeper Diego Benaglio. Khazri added a second in the 54th minute for his 40th career goal in Ligue 1 and his
Motivate yourselves, Mourinho urges under-performing United
Jose Mourinho believes Manchester United have been found wanting for motivation in a difficult start to the season, but is expecting a big response from his side in Saturday's visit to West Ham. United begin the weekend sitting seventh, eight points off the top of the Premier League, after defeats to Brighton and Tottenham and being held to a 1-1 draw at home by Wolves last Saturday after three straight wins. That was followed on Tuesday by elimination from the League Cup on penalties at home by Championship side Derby County after a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford. "I sometimes feel frustrated because with the work we do, I'm always expecting more," said Mourinho on Friday. "It looks that when we feel we are really improving and playing better and having a good run of results there is always a little going down in terms of the focus or the motivation. I feel that." Mourinho has also had the distraction of a clash with midfielder Paul Pogba having stripped the Frenchman of his role as ...
Comeback man Kedar Jadhav again down with hamstring problem
Injuries continue to haunt all-rounder Kedar Jadhav as he is again down with a hamstring strain suffered while batting during India's successful chase in the final of the Asia Cup against Bangladesh here. Jadhav, who returned to the Indian team after being out of action for almost three months nursing a hamstring injury, experienced the problem once again in the final of the Asia Cup as he tried to steal a quick single after hitting the ball to mid-off. He was looked into by the physio Patrick Farhart and decided to continue batting before he went off soon after. But with the team needing his services while chasing a 223-run target, a limping Jadhav returned to the crease and ran the most defining single of his short international career as India beat Bangladesh by three wickets to win their seventh Asia Cup title in a pulsating last-ball finish late Friday night. "Kedar suffered a right hamstring strain which is the other leg from his previous problem. Scans will be done and update ..
May backs joint UK-Ireland World Cup bid in 2030
British Prime Minister Theresa May signalled her "full support" for a potential joint bid by the United Kingdom and Ireland to host the 2030 football World Cup. May's comments serve up a formidable challenge to a Latin American plan that Argentina agreed with Paraguay and Uruguay in April. England's fans have been riding a wave of patriotic jubilation since their young team beat the odds to reach the semi-finals of the June-July tournament played in Russia. But the biggest event in the world's most popular sport is being expanded from 32 to 48 teams starting with the next edition in Qatar in 2022. The change means that even countries with ample infrastructure may struggle to cope with the weight of pulling off the massively followed competition on their own. The 2026 tournament was awarded to a "United" bid the United States presented with Mexico and Canada. The rights for the 2030 World Cup are still up for grabs -- and the five Football Associations within the United Kingdom and ...
All current top fighters are from slums: Mike Tyson
Former American boxing heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, who is on his maiden visit to India, has said that poor people are the ones who become "most successful fighters.""I think the poorer you are, the better boxer you are. People in slums are the guys that will become the most successful fighters. All fighters who come from slums are successful. All current top fighters are from slums," Tyson said while addressing a press conference on Friday.Tyson's statement comes after inaugurating the Kumite 1 League at the National Sports Club of India in Worli. The first global team Mixed Martial Arts league will start today with India and United Arab Emirates (UAE) match."I grew up in a slum. I had the ambition to get out of the slums and that's why I am here," Tyson added.
India beat Bangladesh to clinch Asia Cup title
India on Saturday defeated Bangladesh by three wickets in a nail-biting last ball encounter to bag the Asia Cup title at the Dubai International Stadium.After being asked to bat first by India, Bangladesh could only manage to post 222 at the scoreboard thanks to opener Liton Das' thunderous 121 runs from just 117 balls. However, no other player in the Bangladesh side could manage to play long inning - Mehidy Hasan Miraz (32) and Soumya Sarkar (33) - as most of them fall flat in front of the power-packed Indian bowling lineup.Spinner Kuldeep Yadav led the Indian bowling lineup with three wickets for just 45 runs. He was provided strong support by Kedar Jadhav (2/41), Yuzvendra Chahal (1/31) and Jasprit Bumrah (1/39).Bangladesh started off strongly in the game as openers Liton Das and Mehidy Hasan Miraz posted a 100-plus partnership. However, soon after the first wicket at the score of 120, the Bangladesh side couldn't hold on to the situation and got all out at the score of 222.With ...
We played good cricket throughout the tournament: Rohit Sharma
After a hard-fought win over Bangladesh in a nail-biting Asia Cup final, stand-in India skipper Rohit Sharma praised his players for handling pressure well beside playing quality cricket throughout the tournament.
Asia Cup Final: India pips Bangladesh in last ball thriller
In a match going down the wire, Ravindra Jadeja and Bhuvaneshwar Kumar's sensible knock helped India pip Bangladesh by three wickets in a thrilling Asia Cup final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium here on Saturday.
In Seventh Heaven: India pip Bangladesh in thriller to retain Asia Cup
A severely hamstrung Kedar Jadhav ran the most defining single of his short international career as India beat Bangladesh by three wickets to win their seventh Asia Cup title in a pulsating last-ball finish. Chasing a modest target of 222, India made a rough weather of the chase at 160 for five with Jadhav (23 no) initially retiring after pulling his right hamstring only to comeback when it mattered the most. He came in the 48th over with India still needing 11 runs. With six runs needed off the last over, Jadhav and Kuldeep Yadav kept their cool against Mahmudullah Riyadh taking three singles and double off the first five balls. The part-time off-spinner drifted the final delivery onto Jadhav's legs as it brushed his pads for a leg bye to ensure India maintained its supremacy among continental neighbours. The win also establishes Rohit Sharma's leadership skills having won the Nidahas T20 tri-nation earlier and now the Asia Cup while providing a healing touch after the Test series ...
India beat Bangladesh to win Asia Cup
India beat Bangladesh by three wickets to win the Asia Cup here Friday. Batting first Bangladesh were all out for 222 with Liton Das scoring 121 runs. In reply India chased the target in 50 overs with skipper Rohit Sharma contributing 48. Brief Scores: Bangladesh 222 in 48.3 overs (Liton Das 121, Soumya Sarkar 33, Kuldeep Yadav 3/45) India 223 in 50 overs (Rohit Sharma 48).
Poorer you are, better boxer you are: Mike Tyson
Calling himself a slum-dog, former American boxing heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, who is currently on his maiden visit to India, believes successful boxers, who were once poor, have been mostly raised in slums.
Chess Olympiad: Fifth seeded Indian teams win fifth round
The fifth seeded Indian teams under open and women's category won their matches comfortably against Paraguay and Argentina, respectively, in the 43rd World Chess Olympiad in Georgia.
Former Barca stars win hearts
Chants of 'Barca, Barca' were heard loud and clear from the stands of Saltlake Stadium on the eve of Indian Super League kick-off as former Barcelona players stole the show in an exhibition game here Friday. The scoreline may have read a lopsided 6-0 in favour of Barcelona in a 'Clash of the Legends' against Mohun Bagan veterans but it was the spirit of the beautiful game that won the hearts of about 25,000 football fans. The scoreline would have made a team dejected on any given day but such was the occasion that the players were seen hugging each other and exchanging pleasantaries after the match. There were also Bollywood and local Bengali numbers that enthralled the crowd at the break who were seen dancing and waving at the former players, paying little heed to the flashing scoreline. On the field, it was former Argentina forward Javier Saviola who drew the first blood on the same field where his 2006 World Cup teammate and city heartthrob Lionel Messi dazzled in a friendly ...
Otamendi returns but Argentina leave out Messi again
Manchester City center-back Nicolas Otamendi was recalled to the Argentina squad on Friday but as expected, Lionel Messi was left out of the group due to play arch-rivals Brazil in Saudi Arabia. After Argentina's disappointing last-16 elimination by eventual winners France from the World Cup in Russia, Messi was granted time off from national team duties for the rest of the year. He missed friendlies in the United States against Guatemala (3-0) and Colombia (0-0) earlier this month and will watch from afar as interim-coach Lionel Scaloni's team tackle Iraq on October 11, also in Saudi Arabia, and Brazil five days later in another pair of friendlies. "I've spoken with Messi and we agree that it's not the right time for his return," said Scaloni. Alongside Messi, three other attacking stalwarts have been left out: Manchester City's Sergio Aguero, Angel Di Maria of Paris Saint-Germain, and AC Milan's Gonzalo Higuain. Inter Milan duo Mauro Icardi and Lautaro Martinez are in, alongside ...
Hamilton on top in Sochi as Vettel admits Ferrari 'struggling'
In-form championship leader Lewis Hamilton bounced back to top the times ahead of Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas in Friday's second practice for this weekend's Russian Grand Prix. The four-time world champion clocked a best lap time of one minute and 33.385 seconds to outpace the Finn by two-tenths of a second at the Sochi Autodrom where title rival Sebastian Vettel was fifth quickest. Vettel, desperate to trim Hamilton's 40-point lead in the championship, was 0.543 seconds adrift of the Englishman who continued to demonstrate his current rich vein of form after four wins in the last five races, including triumphs in Italy and Singapore. "Sochi has been one of the weaker circuits for me in the past, particularly last year," said Hamilton, who finished fourth in 2017. "So I've done a lot of work to understand the balance and see where I can improve to try and rectify this -- and today has been good in that sense. "From every race we're learning more and more and particularly the ...
Bihar down Arunachal Pradesh in Vijay Hazare Trophy
Back from a cricket exile of 18 years, Bihar continued their surge with a five-wicket victory over Arunachal Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy plate group match here Friday. Keshav Kumar returned with brilliant figures of 5/23 and was brilliantly backed by Ashutosh Aman (3/15) as Arunchal Pradesh folded for 145 in 45.3 overs after Bihar opted to field. It was the fourth straight win a row for Bihar. Opener Babul Kumar (57 from 36 balls; 11x4, 1x6) gave Bihar a flying start before Rohit Raj (14 not out) and Aman (18 not out) steered them home with 144 balls to spare. Bihar now have 18 points from five matches with four wins, while one match was abandoned. At the Moti Bagh Stadium in Vadodara, Abhishek Nayar and Paras Dogra combined well to enable Puducherry register a thrilling two-wicket win over Nagaland. Put in, Nagaland folded for 202 in 45.3 overs with Nayar returning with 4/40. Skipper Rongsen Jonathan (89) and KB Pawan (46) did the bulk of the scoring for Nagaland in a 101-run .