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Records tumble as Sajan and Saloni claim top honours at swimming nationals
Advait Page broke an eight-year-old national record by winning the 800m freestyle event on the concluding day of the National Aquatic Championship here on Sunday. Page, holder of the best Indian record in the 800 m Freestyle, and Kushagra Rawat were neck to neck in till the 650 m mark and clearly leading the pack. Page used his trademark acceleration in the last part of the race to win gold with a time of 08:12.51. Rawat of Delhi claimed his third medal of the meet winning silver with a time of 08:16.51 while Aryan Makhija of SFI won bronze with a time of 08:22.30. Olympian Shivani Kataria of Haryana signed off the nationals in style as she showed her experience and timed her final sprint to perfection to beat Karnataka's Khushi Dinesh. Shivani won gold with a time of 04:30.78 while Khushi clocked 04:34.10 and Tamil Nadu's BhavikaDugar paced her race fantastically to win bronze with a time of 04:37.68 beating contenders Astha Chaudhary and Prachi Tokas. Sajan Kumar ensured the local ..
Indian cyclists finish with six golds at Track Asia Cup
Indian cyclists produced an impressive performance finishing on top with six gold, five silver and two bronze medals at the Track Asia Cup that concluded here Sunday. India were followed by Indonesian team with 4 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze while Hong Kong came third by winning 4 gold and 2 bronze. In the men' junior 200 Mts sprint, India's Esow Alben won gold pipping Kazakhstan's Dimitry Rezanov. India's Jemsh Singh won bronze medal. "It was a tough fight with Kazakhstan's rider but I was confident that I can win the gold medal," Esow said after the race. The second gold for the hosts came in the women's junior 200 Mts sprint where Mayuri Lute from Maharashtra clocked 12.263s to grab the pole position. Thailand's Kanyaral Hnokacw won silver by clocking 12.871s. Alyona Abramchok from the Kazakhstan team got bronze. In the women's 'Elite Keirin' final, India's Sonali Chanu missed the bronze medal by a whisker. Hoi Yan Jessica from Hong Kong, Crismonita Dwiputri from Indonesia and ...
Mahmudullah and Kayes lift Bangladesh to 249/7 after poor start
Afghanistan bowlers could not capitalise on a dominant start upfront and allowed Bangladesh to score a competitive 249 for seven with Mahmudullah and Imrul Kayes repairing the innings with fighting half-centuries in an Asia Cup Super Four match, here on Sunday. Mahmudullah (74) and Kayes (72 not out), playing his first ODI in almost a year, shared a 128-run stand for the fifth wicket to lift their side from a precarious 87 for five after electing to bat. The inexperience of Afghan bowlers showed yet again as they allowed the rivals to free themselves from their clutches. Mahmudullah played aggressive after completing his 20th ODI, twice lofting star Afghan spinner Rashid Khan over the ropes. Rashid was well handled by the two batsmen. He could get only one wicket today and gave away 46 runs in his 10 overs. It was key in Bangladesh's revival. Mahmudullah's knock came off 81 balls with three fours and two sixes while left-hander Kayes consumed 89 balls for his calculative unbeaten ...
Asia Cup: Malik shines as Pakistan score 237/7 against India
Pakistan produced an improved batting performance, led by India's nemesis Shoaib Malik, scoring 237 for 7 in a 'Super Four' encounter of the Asia Cup here Sunday. Veteran Malik scored 78 off 90 balls and added an invaluable 107 runs for the fourth wicket with skipper Sarfraz Ahmed (44 off 66 balls) to enable Pakistan post a fighting total. The Pakistan innings could be segregated into three distinct parts. A slow tart where India made inroads followed by solid middle-overs batting before failing to utilise the launch pad fully with Jasprit Bumrah (2/29 in 10 overs) being brilliant at the death. India once again started well with Mahendra Singh Dhoni's penchant for getting DRS reviews right after Yuzvendra Chahal (2/46 in 9 overs) got his first wicket by trapping Imam ul Haq (10) in front of the stumps. Fakhar Zaman (31) was set but lost his footing trying to sweep Kuldeep Yadav (2/41 in 10 overs) to get leg before. The replays showed that the ball hit his gloves first but Pakistan ...
Saurashtra, Kerala win rain-hit matches in Group B
Saurashtra defeated Hyderabad by seven wickets via VJD method in a rain-hit Group B match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Sunday. Pacer Jaydev Unadkat picked up four wickets helping Saurashtra limit to 196 for nine in 45 overs. Bavanaka Sandeep top-scored for Hyderabad with 76 and Kolla Sumanth contributed with 47. Set a revised target of 110 runs in 20 overs due to rain, Saurashtra had little difficulty in getting home. They completed the task in 18.5 overs with opener Robin Uthappa scoring 35. Arpit Vasavada and Prerak Mankad remained unbeaten on 23 and 27 respectively in the game played at Palam Ground. In another rain-hit Group B match, Kerala beat Chattisgarh by six wickets via VJD method at the Ferozshah Kotla. All-rounder Jalaj Saxena picked up four wickets with his off-spin as Kerala skittled out Chattisgarh for 138 in 39.5 overs. Set a revised target of 133 from 45 overs, Kerala eased to victory in 40 overs with the loss of four wickets. Saxena also starred with the bat, ..
PCB declines giving NOC for T10 league
Newly-appointed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani has made it clear that they would not give No Objection Certificate (NOC) to Pakistani players to participate in this year's T10 League until being fully satisfied with the credibility of the event.Mani further stated that he has asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) to give it in writing that they are totally satisfied with the league and that it would not land Pakistani players in any sort of dispute."I am holding back my position [on providing an NOC to the Pakistani players to participate in the T10] until I am fully satisfied with specifics on whose money is fuelling this league," ESPNcricinfo.com quoted Mani, as saying."In fact, I have asked the ICC for reassurance because they have sanctioned it and I need it in writing that they are totally satisfied that this league has no such element that can bring Pakistan players into dispute. Unfortunately, [our players] get trapped [into sinister machinations ...
Lopetegui happy with 3 points against Espanyol
Real Madrid may have produced arguably their least convincing performance of the campaign, but it was still enough for them to defeat Espanyol.
Sinaloa loses first match under Maradona in Mexican Second Division
The Oaxaca Alebrijes edged the Sinaloa Dorados 1-0 in Mexican Second-Division football action, handing the squad its first loss under Argentine legend Diego Armando Maradona.
Badminton: Ginting stuns Momota to take China Open title
Japan's Kento Momota suffered a shock loss in China on Sunday as he was bested by Indonesia's Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in just two sets. The third seed, who took the Japan Open title on home ground last week, was beaten by world number 13 Ginting 23-21, 21-19. In a closely fought final, Momota had been leading in early moments but Ginting persisted to bring the score to 21-all. The first game ended in an epic rally that saw Momota diving to save a shot right at the net -- but Ginting placed his return at the back of the court. The 22-year-old went on to comfortably take the second game, collapsing in joy when a miss by Momota sealed his win. Ginting last beat Momota at the Asian Games in Jakarta last month. His spirited takedown of reigning Olympic champion Chen Long also gave the Games some of its most riveting badminton. Indonesia's newest poster boy has already gained a reputation as a giant slayer -- en route to the final, he beat top seed Viktor Axelsen, number six Chen Long and .
Italy's Donadoni in talks to coach Japan - report
Former Italy coach Roberto Donadoni is in talks to take over the Japan national football team, according to reports in Italy on Sunday. The 55-year-old former Napoli and Bologna boss has flown to Japan for talks, according to Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport. The ex-Italian international midfielder -- who spent the bulk of his playing career with AC Milan with whom he won six Serie A and three Champions League titles -- coached Italy for two years to Euro 2008. Donadoni has been without a club since leaving Bologna last May, after three years with the Serie A side. Hajim Moriyasu took over as Japan coach last July after Akira Nishino, who led Japan to the last 16 at the World Cup, stepped down from the role. Donadoni would be the second Italian to coach the Asian giants after Alberto Zaccheroni led Japan to the Asian Cup in 2011.
Asia Cup: India asked to bowl first against Pakistan
Pakistan have won the toss and asked India to bowl first in their second Super Four clash of the ongoing 2018 Asia Cup here at Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.Following the toss, India's stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma said, "If we continue to bowl the way we are bowling, the last two games, we restricted the teams to decent totals and I'll be happy if we do that again. No pressure, I don't think about too many things when I bat. It's important to get the team off to good starts. That's all I concentrate on and while doing that, the runs come. Today will be no different.""We have to come out here, bowl well and chase whatever target they give us. Quite happy with the wrist spinners. They are still learning, they went wicketless in the last two games, but they know exactly what they are doing," he added.Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed, on the other hand, stated that track looks good for batting and, therefore, they are hopeful of putting up a good score on the board."It looks good ..
Wasim wants Pakistan to 'make fresh start' against India
Former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram has called on the Men in Green to make a fresh start against India in their second Super Four clash of the ongoing Asia Cup.The legendary pacer asked the Pakistan team, who had slumped to a crushing eight-wicket defeat at the hands of India in their Group A match of the tournament, to first aim at playing all the fifty overs."Pakistan has to make a fresh start. We should try to play all the fifty overs," Geo Tv quoted Akram, as saying.Reflecting on right-hand batsman Shoaib Malik's match-winning knock against Afghanistan in their first Super Four clash of the tournament, Akram said that he is a "real match winner for Pakistan."Talking about the team combination ahead of the India-Pakistan clash, the former pacer said that since left-arm bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi played well in the match against Afghanistan, he should be chosen over Mohammed Amir in the squad.India and Pakistan are slated to face each other in the Super Four stage of the ongoing ...
Funding for 2022 Asiad, CWG to continue despite focus on 2020 Olympics: Rathore
Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Sunday promised continued support to medal prospects for the 2022 Asian and Commonwealth Games even though the focus has now shifted to 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. "I know in the next two years players will focus on 2020 Olympics but there are a lot of them who are not an immediate medal prospects in the coming Olympics. They are potential medal prospects for the next Asian Games and Commonwealth Games," Rathore said. "Earlier the funding for these players used to be stopped but we are changing it. It is a big challenge for me that the funding for the medal prospects for the next Asian Games, Commonwealth Games continues. I am trying my best, talking to corporates who are passionate about sports to raise funds," he said. Rathore, speaking at a felicitation ceremony for the Asian Games medallists by the Indian Olympic Association, also assured the players that there will be no bureaucracy from the ministry's side and no call for help will go ...
Club will not play La Liga game in US, says Real Madrid president
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said on Sunday that the club will not play a competitive regular-season La Liga match in the United States.
Odisha promotes sports tourism with men's hockey world cup
The Odisha government is leaving no stone unturned to project the state as a sports destination ahead of men's hockey World Cup to be held here in November and December.
Pliskova ends Osaka's winning streak, claims Pan Pacific Open title
Former World No. 1 Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic won an upset victory over Naomi Osaka of Japan 6-4, 6-4 to win the Pan Pacific Open title in Tokyo, putting an end to Osaka's 10-match winning streak.
Indian men, women seeded fifth in Chess Olympiad
Presence of Viswanathan Anand, three players over 2700 rated and two Grandmasters as support staff has heightened expectations from the Indian contingent competing in the 43rd Chess Olympiad here. The Indian men team will start as the fifth seed in the event which commenced here on Sunday . Registration of 185 countries in the open and 155 in the women's section confirm that there is no other sporting event bigger than this than the FIFA world Cup. The FIDE, world chess federation, boasts off 188 countries as their affiliates. The expectations from the Indian men are the highest even though according to Anand they have already set very high standards to improve. The Indian men without Anand and P Harikrishna, the second highest ranked Indian ever, had finished third in the Olympiad at Norway in 2014 and in 2016 they had just fallen short of the podium by finishing fourth. "There is little place for improvement," said Anand in a recently held press conference wherein all the players ...
Match against China kind of game we need: Constantine
India football team head coach Stephen Constantine is upbeat about his side's international friendly against China next month, saying a match against a strong side would help them prepare well for next year's Asian Cup. India are scheduled to clash with China in an international friendly on October 13 at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium at Suzhou City, Jiangsu province. "China are a strong team and the match will be a tough test for us. But we need to play these sort of games right now. Getting to play under pressure is important and an away fixture in China is exactly the kind of game we need," Constantine said "Hopefully, everyone stays free from injury as it's going to be an important game for the build-up to the AFC Asian Cup in January," he added. This is the first time ever that an Indian senior national team will be travelling to China. The two nations have till now faced 17 times, all on Indian soil -- the last being 21 years ago for the Nehru Cup in Kochi in ...
Cheque without check: IOA bloopers mar Asian Games felicitation ceremony
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) was left red-faced during Sunday's felicitation ceremony to award cash prize to Asian Games medallists as the parent body got multiple names wrong on the cheques and even missed out on one. Around 15 medallists including compound archers Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Abhishek Verma were given just bouquets as their names were misprinted on cheques. The IOA awarded Rs 3 lakh, Rs 2 lakh and Rs 1 lakh respectively to the gold, silver and bronze medal winners in the team events. The individual medallists received Rs 5 lakh, Rs 3 lakh and Rs 2 lakh respectively. "I would like to apologise in advance for our mistake. The names of around 14-15 players have been printed incorrectly so we will give them a bouquet. But don't worry, you will get your cash prizes. I didn't want to give cheques with misspelt names," President, IOA, Narinder Batra, said. In another embarrassing moment, the organisers forgot to mention the name of bronze medal winning wrestler Divya
Valladolid rallies for 3-3 draw against Celta Vigo in La Liga
Valladolid rallied from a two-goal deficit to secure a 3-3 away draw against Celta Vigo in La Liga action.