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Services dominate U-23 wrestling championship in Greco-Roman category
All 10 Greco-Roman wrestlers, who won gold in the Tata Motors Under-23 Junior National Wrestling Championship, made the cut for the under-23 World Championships to be held in Romania, between November 12 and 16.
Sable breaks 37-year-od steeplechase record
Avinash Sable ended the 58th Open National Athletics Championships with a new national record, erasing the 37-year-old mark in the men's 3000m steeplechase here on Friday. Sabale, representing Services, clocked 8:29.80 seconds at the Kalinga Stadium to go past the old mark of 8:30.88 seconds recorded by Gopal Saini in Tokyo in 1981. Sable was far ahead of the rest of the field. The 24-year-old beat out Services teammate Rakesh Kumar Swami, who clocked a time of 8:47.31 seconds. Making it an all Services podium was Durga Bahadur Budha, who recorded a time of 8:48.29 seconds. Another star performer of the competition was Services sprinter Sanjit, who added the 200m title to the 100m gold he had won earlier in the competition. Sanjit clocked a time of 21.30 seconds to finish well clear of Punjab's Gurlal Singh, who clocked a time of 21.66 seconds. K Ashok of Services finished with a bronze medal after clocking an identical time of 21.66 seconds but was lost out on a silver medal by ...
Disappointed that Paes, Bhupathi couldn't play longer: Woodbridge
New Delhi [India], Sep 28 (ANI): 16-time Grand Slam champion Todd Woodbridge on Friday expressed disappointment that Indian Tennis legends Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi could not play longer.In an interview to ANI, the tennis legend, who kick-started the Australian Open Ball kids programme earlier in the day here at RK Khanna Tennis Complex, opined that if Paes and Bhupathi, also known as the "Indian Express" had played together for a longer period of time, they could have won many more accolades for India."One of my disappointments is that they (Paes and Bhupathi) didn't play longer together, because I think they could have won many more majors. They were a great combination and it was unfortunate that they came in our time. I think they would have won an Olympic medal," he noted.The duo, considered to be one of the greatest Indian Tennis double's pair, has won 25 ATP doubles titles together, including three Grand Slams, during their 16-year span.As part of the Australian Open ...
Despite Asian Games feat, Swapna Barman still lacks adequate footwear
Heptathlon Athlete Swapna Barman has revealed that she still does not own a proper pair of shoes to compete in the upcoming competitions, despite bagging a gold medal for the country in the recently-held Asian Games in Jakarta.Speaking to ANI, Barman said, "Shoes have not been made yet. The state and the central government had given the assurance of making shoes. However, I am yet to receive any shoe to be tried. I might go to Germany for the same."Reflecting on her next target, the athlete clearly stated that she is eying the 2020 Tokyo Olympics."My next main target is 2020 Tokyo Olympics. There is one Asian Championship before that, but there is time for that. Let's see what happens," she said.Barman had struck a gold medal in the women's Heptathlon Athletics event at the recently-concluded 18th edition of the Asian Games with an accumulated score of 6026 points.
Indian men crush Paraguay, women outwit Argentina
Viswanathan Anand recovered to post a clinical victory over Neuris Delgado Ramirez of Paraguay as Indian men posted an impressive 3.5-0.5 victory over Paraguay while the women also posted an identical win over Argentina in the fifth round of the 43rd Chess Olympiad now underway here. Anand had lost his previous round game to American Fabiano Caruana and many pundits had predicted he will take break, however the Indian ace decided to do what he knows best and in a mere 15 moves had a winning position on board. Anand was at his best in capitalizing his advantage and cruised home in quick time to record a smooth victory. P Harikrshna was held to a draw in the longest game of the day by Indian men but way before that B Adhiban and Krishnan Sasikiran had ensured that the team was secured of another victory. With this big win, the Indian men are back in the thick of things especially as the top seeded Americans were held to a draw by Israel while the fancied Chinese men suffered a shock ...
Barcelona legends enthrall football-mad Kolkata in exhibition match
Former Argentina striker Javier Saviola sizzled with a crisp goal and his trademark runs as FC Barcelona Legends enthralled the motley crowd at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan by thrashing Mohun Bagan Legends 6-0 in an exhibition game here on Friday.
Top cricketers to feature in T10 League's second edition
Eight teams have formed some of the best combinations from a pool of 64 top cricketers in the Players Draft for the second edition of the T10 League, it was announced on Friday.
Maharashtra Snooker: Mumbai's Pherwani beats Pune's Arora
Mumbai's Sparsh Pherwani came up with a calculated performance and managed to scrape past Pune's Shivam Arora in an engrossing pre-quarter-final match of the Maharashtra State Senior Snooker & Billiards Selection (leg-1) Championship 2018 Friday. In a match of fluctuating fortunes, both Pherwani and Arora fought tooth and nail. The Pune player grabbed the initiative by winning the first and third frames to take a 2-1 lead. But Pherwani, with some calculative play, managed to pocket the next two frames in succession to jump into the lead (3-2). Arora fought back and took the sixth to level scores and take the match to the wire. In the decider, Pherwani was a bit more consistent with his pots and went on to claim the seventh frame to clinch a satisfying64-75, 67-43, 39-63, 60-56, 68-22, 42-52, 60-46 win to move into the quarter-finals. In contrast, Punes Vignesh Sanghvi had an easy outing as he outshone Shabaz Khan of Mumbai by recording a convincing 4-1 win in another
Saina crashes out of Korea Open badminton
Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal bowed out of the Korea Open, losing to third seed Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in the quarter-finals here on Friday.
Following are the Twelfth day
Following are the Twelfth day race Day Pune race results held here today. 1st Race: The Air Strike Plate 2000 Metres Pathan (Mr S. Waheed's,) 54.5 P S Chouhan first Cavarozzi 57.5 S Zervan Second Lucky Luciano 55 P Trevor third Aloha 60 C S Jodha fourth Not Run: nil Favourites: Lucky Luciano Won By : 2 1/4 L, 3/4 L, 2 1/4 L, Time: 2 Minute 10:60 Seconds Tote: Rs 34 for win, Rs 18, and Rs 24 for places Forecast: Rs 184 Shp: Rs 36 Quinella: Rs 148 Tanala: 70 per cent: Rs 387 on 27 tickets. 30 per cent: Rs 149 on 30 tickets.
Gambhir hits superb 151 as Delhi crush Kerala by 165 runs
Veteran Gautam Gambhir continued his dream run in the Vijay Hazare Trophy with a career-best 151 off 104 balls as Delhi made short work of Kerala, winning the Group B encounter by a whopping 165-run margin here Friday. In the twilight of his career and two weeks shy of his 37th birthday, Gambhir smashed his 21st List A hundred that had 18 fours and four huge sixes. Gambhir has now scored 298 run in four games with a century and a half century. With Unmukt Chand (69 off 88 balls) and Dhruv Shorey (99 no off 69 balls) also making handsome contributions, Delhi scored a mammoth 392/3 and then restricted Kerala to 227 for 8 in 50 overs. Left-arm spinner Pawan Negi (3/41) was the most successful bowler for Delhi while Navdeep Saini and Nitish Rana also picked up a couple of wickets. However the day belonged to Gambhir, who took the depleted Kerala attack to cleaners. Without their premier fast bowler Basil Thampi and seasoned all-rounder Jalaj Saxena (both on national duty), the attack ...
Pankaj confirms medal on Asian Snooker Tour
Nineteen-time world champion Pankaj Advani continued his fine form in the first leg of the Asian 10-red Snooker by storming into the semifinals here on Friday. Advani registered a comprehensive victory over seasoned multiple world champion Darren Morgan. After dropping the first frame to his Welsh opponent, Advani picked up the pace and took control of the high quality quarterfinal clash involving two heavyweights of cue sports. In the best-of-nine tie, Advani won five frames on the trot to confirm another medal for India and set up a mouth-watering clash with in form Brendan O'Donoghue of Ireland. As the lone Indian left in the fray, after Manan Chandra, Varun Madan and Kamal Chawla failed to qualify to the last-16 knockout stages, Advani made the most of his experience to advance in the tournament defeating Haris Tahir of Pakistan 5-2 before facing Morgan. Results: Quarterfinal: Pankaj Advani defeated Darren Morgan (Wales) 5-1: 12-92(58), 47-27, 50-13, 58-18, 62-36, ...
Did not tell my parents that I was taking part in World Championship: Hima
India's young sprinter Hima Das revealed Friday that she "did not tell" her parents that she was taking part in the IAAF U-20 World Championship in Finland, an event that saw her script history. In July, 18-year-old Hima scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to win a gold at the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships as she clinched top spot in the women's 400m final race on the third day of competitions. "I did not tell my parents that I was playing such a big tournament. I told them that it was a small game. My parents saw it on television. After I reached the room and called my father, he said 'I was going to sleep'," recalled Hima. "I said, I became world champion and you are sleeping, to which my dad said, let's see in the morning. Apart from winning the gold medal at the in Finland, Hima claimed three medals, including a gold, at the Asian Games. She acknowledged that the road ahead will be difficult. "It will be a challenge, and I will have to train well. It .
Chess Olympiad: Indian open team defeat Paraguay
The fifth seeded Indian chess team in the open section on Friday coasted to a comfortable victory against 51st seeded Paraguay in the Chess Olympiad in Georgia.
Vijay Hazare Trophy: Mumbai defeat Punjab by 43 runs
Mumbai continued its winning streak in the Vijay Hazare Trophy after they defeated Punjab by 43 runs in an Elite Group A match here on Friday. Asked to bat, opener Jay Bista top-scored for the domestic giants with a patient 68 off 75 balls. Courtesy his knock, Mumbai managed to put 245 on the board in 49 overs. Akhil Herwadkar (32), one down Siddesh Lad (35) and experienced Surya Kumar Yadav (31) got desired starts but were unable to convert them to big scores as Punjab bowlers struck at regular intervals. They crippled the lower-middle order, but a quick fire 30 from 14 balls by pacer Shardul Thakur ensured that Mumbai went past the 240-run mark. For Punjab, Manpreet Singh Grewal (2-28), Mayank Markande (2-25) and Mandeep Singh (2-40) were among the wickets. Mumbai bowlers, who came out all guns blazing, bundled out Punjab for 202, with pacers Dhawal Kulkarni (3-18) and Thakur (3-53) doing the bulk of the damage. For Punjab, batters Shubman Gill (40), Anmolpreet Singh ..
Barça's coach praises team's performance, attitude
FC Barcelona head coach Ernesto Valverde paid tribute to his team's mindset on Friday, despite gaining only one point in the last two matches in La Liga.
All derby matches against Real Madrid are tense: Diego Simeone
Atletico Madrid's Argentine coach Diego Simeone said on Friday that the derby matches against Real Madrid are always hard.
Asia Cup: Liton Das ton guide Bangladesh to 222 vs India
Opener Liton Das' brilliant century helped Bangladesh post 222/10 against India in the Asia Cup final match here on Friday.
India bowl out Bangladesh for 222 despite Liton ton
India's unorthodox spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Kedar Jadhav wreaked havoc after opener Liton Das's fine hundred as Bangladesh were bowled out for a modest 222 in the final of the Asia Cup here Friday. An injury-ravaged Bangladesh made a flying start, courtesy Liton's maiden ODI hundred (121 off 117 balls), as he added 120 runs with fellow opener Mehidy Hasan Miraz (32). Just when it looked like Bangladesh would make a match of it, things went downhill as India's tiny neighbours suffered an all-too-familiar batting collapse, losing 10 wickets for 102 runs. The innings lasted 48.3 overs. Chinaman Kuldeep's 3 for 45 was well complemented by Kedar's 2/41 in nine overs of unconventional off-breaks, as Bangladesh frittered away the initiative with poor shot selection. Mahendra Singh Dhoni's smart work behind the stumps also played its part as much as Ravindra Jadeja's electric fielding inside the 30-yard circle. Promoting lower-order batsman Miraz as opener was a masterstroke by skipper ..
Mary Kom to lead Indian contingent at AIBA Elite Women World Championship
Five-time world champion and Olympic bronze medallist Mary Kom will lead the Indian charge at the AIBA World Elite Women's Boxing Championships, to be held in the national capital from November 15 to 24.