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MCA to start coaches' conference, first on Sep 29
A conference of coaches is being organised by the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) as part of a new initiative. The first such two-day event will be held in Mumbai Saturday. The MCA's Cricket Improvement Committee (CIC) and the Coaching Committee will undertake a new initiative of inviting all grass-root level coaches from here for the two-day conference, a media release quoted CIC acting chairman and former India pacer Raju Kulkarni as saying Thursday. The first coaches' conference will be held on September 29 and 30 at the MCA Sharad Pawar Indoor Cricket Academy in suburban Bandra-Kurla Complex from 9 am to 4 pm. "The Coaches' Conference will bring 20 coaches under one roof to discuss and share their experiences. The conference will be held fortnightly and will accommodate 20 coaches per conference." said Kulkarni. He said the aim of the conference is to establish communication between all the coaches of Mumbai and to learn from each other's experiences.
Chawrasia fights back to lie Tied-5th in Taiwan
Seasoned SSP Chawrasia, fighting hard to get out of the miserable run this year, shot a pleasing two-under after a fightback over the last 10 holes in the first round of the Mercuries Taiwan Masters on Thursday. Chawrasia, who has missed 15 cuts in 21 starts this season, was three-over through the first seven holes and was staring at another bleak week, when his putter started working. Starting from the tenth, he bogeyed 11th, 13th and 16th to be 3-over. Then he birdied 18th to turn in two-over and on the second nine he birdied first, third, fourth and sixth to finish at 2-under 70. "It felt really good to come back with a decent card after a long time. I have been having various problems with my game, but hopefully I can build from here," said Chawrasia, whose best this year has been Tied-6th at Take Solutions in Bengaluru. Among other Indians, in-form Gaganjeet Bhullar and Shiv Kapur shot 1-under 71 each to be Tied-13th, while Jeev Milkha Singh shot even par to be T-22nd. Viraj ...
Chess Olympiad: Anand loses, India lose to US
Top seed US on Thursday defeated India 2.5-1.5 in the crucial fourth round of the 43rd World Chess Olympiad in Georgia, with former World Champion V. Anand losing to Fabiano Caruana.
State Snooker: Viren Sharma beats Avenish Shah
Pune's Viren Sharma Thursday cracked two half-century break on way to recording an authoritative 3-1 win against Mumbai's Avenish Shahin the best-of-5-frame Group-A round-robin league match of Maharashtra State Senior Snooker & Billiards Selection (leg-1) Championship. Striking the balls with accuracy and showing consistent potting Sharma looked to be in total control against Shah. He started hesitantly and trailed by 38 points in the first, but then managed to stitch together a timely break of 58, which helped him win the frame. He dropped his concentration and lost the second as Shah managed to level scores at 1-all. Sharma once again found his touch and with a decent run of 38 pocketed the third and then signed off in style by constructing a massive 74 run which completely knocked the fight out his opponent. Sharma eased to a 75-42, 37-62, 62-1 and 76-2 victory and finished second in the group behind Shabaz Khan of Mumbai. He and Khan have qualified for the ...
Mike Tyson to meet Kumite 1 League fighters Friday
Former American boxing heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is scheduled to meet Kumite 1 League fighters Friday evening while on his maiden visit to India. Tyson (52) is arriving in Mumbai early morning Friday. He is scheduled to attend the first fight night of the Kumite 1 League, to be held here at the NSCI in Worli on September 29. According to the organisers, the league is supported by the All India Mixed Martial Arts Federation (AIMMAF) and World Kickboxing Federation. "Tyson is excited (about the league) and he will be arriving here tomorrow morning. He is scheduled to meet the fighters in the evening and talk to media," League founder Mohamedali Budhwani told reporters here. The fighters from team India and team United Arab Emirates (UAE), who are scheduled to take part in the first fight on Saturday, were introduced to the media Thursday. The lone woman fighter in the Indian team, Priyanka Jeet Joshi (27) will take on Fatemah Moselemi of the team UAE. Budhwani had ...
Busquets signs contract extension with Barcelona till 2023
Spain midfielder Sergio Busquets signed a contract extension with Barcelona that links him to the Catalan club until 2023, the La Liga defending champion announced on Thursday.
One match suspension for Ronaldo over his red card in CL
Juventus' Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was handed a one-match ban in the UEFA Champions League following the straight red card he was shown in the first match of the Group Stage, the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body announced on Thursday.
12 wides in an over by its pacer but Indian team enters final of Red Bull Cricket
Pacer Piyush Salvi conceded 12 wides in an over of 16 deliveries but that eventually did not matter in the end as India thrashed Zimbabwe by 136 runs to storm into the summit clash of Red Bull Campus Cricket World Finals here Thursday. India, represented by Marathwada Mitra Mandal College of Commerce from Pune, rode on a fine unbeaten 133 from captain Subham Nagawade to post 244 for two in their allotted 20 overs after electing to bat. Opener Nagawade, who is also the wicketkeeper, smashed four boundaries and as many as 15 sixes during his 67-ball blitzkrieg as he carried his bat through the 20-over innings in his side's final league match at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground. Nagawade stitched 103 runs with his opening partner Murtaza Shabbir (39) while he shared another 129 runs with Rohan Damie (50) for the third wicket. Nagawade on Thursday became the only centurion of the tournament. Chasing a huge target of 245 for an improbable win, Zimbabwe, represented by the National ...
Russia appeals its ban extension by IAAF before CAS
The Russian Athletics Federation (RUSAF) has appealed the decision of the International Association of Athletics Federations to extend its suspension before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the latter announced on Thursday.
Dravid, Padukone come together for Bengaluru Sports Fest 2018
Bengaluru's sporting greats including Rahul Dravid and Prakash Padukone have joined hands to curate a two-day sports extravagana in December to inculcate sports as a culture for every Indian family. "We are delighted to organise the first-ever Bengaluru Sports Fest 2018, which has been envisioned to inculcate sports as a culture for every Indian family," Sports Excellence Trust President Vimal Kumar said here. The festival would be conducted from December 8 to 9, under the aegis of Sports Excellence Trust at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence. The festival would be open for all age groups and witness participation of over 20,000 sports enthusiasts, Kumar said. Nearly 100 sports personalities and city celebrities are expected to join the festival, he said adding a Corporate Sports Challenge is also part of it. As many as 3,200 corporate participants from over 32 Indian corporates would be playing football, ultimate frisbee, cricket, basketball, tennis, table .
VAR to be used in 2019-2020 UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Executive Committee on Thursday agreed to use the video assistant referee system in the 2019/2020 Champions League starting from the qualifying rounds, as well as the 2019 European Super Cup.
Doha unveils cooling system, brand new pink track for Worlds at Khalifa stadium
With exactly a year to go for the Middle East's first ever IAAF World Championships in Doha, the organisers on Thursday unveiled the revolutionary state-of-the-art cooling system at the transformed Khalifa International Stadium along with a brand new pink track. For the first time ever, an outdoor stadium has been equipped with air conditioning system, negating treacherous hot conditions that athletes would have otherwise experienced during the world championship. It was punishing temperature outside, close to 40 degree celcius but the AC nozzles, covering the entire stadium, were throwing cool wind inside, lowering the temperature to 24-26, providing ideal conditions for athletes and fans. The organisers claimed that the air-conditioning system at the Khalifa stadium, which has crowd capacity of 48,000, will only make the weather pleasant and the wind, in no way, adversely affect the competitions. The plan is to block the nozzles when competition is on, to ensure that the wind goes ..
UP govt announces hefty cash awards for Olympic medallists
Uttar Pradesh Sports Minister Chetan Chauhan on Thursday announced his government's decision to give away hefty cash awards to Olympic medallists, that will see the winners getting richer by Rs 6 crore while the silver and bronze medallists will bag a purse of Rs 4 crore and Rs 2 crore, respectively.
I did not do well in England despite giving my all, there is no shame in it: Dhawan
India opener Shikhar Dhawan Thursday said there was "no shame" in his disastrous run of form in the Tests against England as his plans did not work out despite giving his all. Dhawan, whose place in the Test team is under threat for the home series against the West Indies, seemed unfazed about a possible axe. The batsman, who has made a Test comeback in the past on the basis of his stellar showing in white-ball cricket, is back amongst the runs in the ongoing Asia Cup. "I think it always helps when you perform well (irrespective of the form). Agar fayda hona hoga to ho jayega, nahi hona hoga to nai hoga (we will see if my current form helps me in Tests). Whenever I play, red ball or white ball, I utilise whatever knowledge I have of the game," said Dhawan on the eve of the Asia Cup final against Bangladesh here. "If you talk about the England Test, I did not do well but I gave it all. Others played better than me. I accept it. There is no shame in it. Then I came here to play white ...
Monica Puig loses to Qiang Wang in Wuhan Open quarter-final
Olympic champion Monica Puig of Puerto Rico lost to China's Qiang Wang 6-3, 6-1 in the Wuhan Open quarter-finals on Thursday.
Following are the 10th day
Following are the 10th day races held here today. 1st race : Fleet Indian Plate (Div-II) 1200M: High Response (H Thambuswamy) 60 Arshad Alam first Amazing Beauty 54 N Jodha second Jamais Vu 58 Darshan third Big Time Bay 54.5 Sai Kiran fourth All Ran Won by : 3/4l, Lnk and Shd Time: One min:12.82 seconds Tote: Rs 19 for win.Rs 12,Rs 58 and Rs 24 for places Favourite : High Response Winner trained by : Monnappa Forecast : Rs 440 Quinella : Rs 445 Shp: Rs 227 Thp: Rs 59 Trinalla: 70 pct Rs 5,075 30 pct Rs 2,796 Exacta: 70 pct Rs 13,985 30 pct Rs 4,495.
India favourites vs Bangladesh in Asia Cup final (Preview)
Defending champions India are the favourites to lift the Asia Cup trophy for the record seventh time when they face a confident Bangladesh in the final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium here on Friday.
Pro Kabaddi: Rishank Devadiga named captain of UP Yoddhas
Pro Kabaddi League team UP Yoddha Thursday named raider Rishank Devadiga as its captain for the sixth edition of the event starting November 2. The launch ceremony was attended by UP sports minister Chetan Chauhan and players from the squad among others. "Given Uttar Pradesh's rich history in the sport of Kabaddi it was befitting for UP to have a team in the league and I am glad that the GMR Group recognised this opportunity," said Chauhan. The team is being coached by former national player Jasvir Singh. Jasvir is a former Asian Games Gold medallist and was a part of the national squad that won the World Cup in 2016. Devadiga leads the 19-member squad of the UP Yoddha team, which consists of seven raiders , eight Defenders and four all-rounders.
India coach Vimal Kumar lauds Saina for remaining focussed on game
Former national badminton coach Vimal Kumar Thursday lauded Saina Nehwal for not letting her relationship with fellow shuttler Parupalli Kashyap affect her game, amid reports that the two are tying the knot in December. "I knew about their (Saina and Kashyap) relationship. One good thing about it is, Saina managed it very well. She did not get distracted with it. Her priority was sport and she gave hundred per cent to it," he told PTI at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence here. Saina shifted from Hyderabad to Bengaluru to train under Vimal Kumar in 2014 before her return to Hyderabad to once again train under Pullela Gopichand last year. Kumar has been instrumental in helping Saina achieve World No. 1 ranking in April 2015 and win a silver at the World Championship. "Normally, such attractions and relationships among teens are a great distraction, but Saina drew inspiration from it and reached many milestones in her career," he added. Recently, Saina had included ...
Vijay Shankar's ton helps TN crush Assam
Tamil Nadu skipper Vijay Shankar made an impressive return from injury by smashing a blistering 99-ball 129 inclusive of seven sixes to power the team to a comprehensive 130-run win over Assam in the Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite Group 'C' league here Thursday. Electing to bat after Shankar won the toss, the home team got off to a brisk start as N Jagadeesan (37) and Abhinav Mukund (71) put on 50 in 11 overs. The former fell lbw to leg-spinner Amit Sinha which saw Mukund and Indrajith add 43 runs. Southpaw Mukund fell for a well-compiled 71, again to Sinha. This brought Indrajith (92) and Shankar together and they dominated the rival attack after a cautious start. The captain, who missed two matches due to a thumb injury, made the most of a life he got when on 16. He was in a belligerent mood and reached his century from 83 balls. Shankar looked to go for the big shots once he got his eye in and smashed five sixes in the space of two overs. He added 202 in 149 balls with ...