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Meet the Pakistani man who sang Indian national anthem at Asia Cup
A Pakistani cricket fan, Adil Taj, whose video showing him singing Indian national anthem during the Group stage match between India and Pakistan in the ongoing Asia Cup is going viral, has said that the move was a small gesture of peace from his side.Taj further revealed that he had got goosebumps when he listened to the Indian national anthem for the first time in a Bollywood movie.Speaking to ANI, Taj said, "The moment Indian national anthem was played, I got a reminder of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan stating that If India would move one step ahead then we would move two steps further. It was a small gesture from my side towards peace, towards respect.""I got goosebumps when I first heard the anthem in a Bollywood movie," he added.Reflecting on his plans ahead of the Super Four clash between the two countries, Taj said that he is planning to stitch India-Pakistan flag together and wear it during the match."I am very excited ahead of the match. I am planning to stitch ...
Deepak to fight for world championship gold
Junior Asian Champion Deepak Punia on Saturday earned a shot at the world championship title after reaching the final of the 86kg event in the junior world wrestling championship here. In a dominating show, Punia lost only two points en route the final, where he will fight it out with Turkey's Arif Ozen. The two points he lost was in the semifinal against Moldova's Ivan Nedealco where he scored a 6-2 win. In his previous bouts, Punia beat Patrik Szurovszki (7-0) and Jayong Jin (11-0) without losing a single point. Another Indian in fray, Naveen Sihag settled for silver in the 57kg after losing the final 1-12 to Russia's Akhmed Idrisov. Medal hope remains alive for Sachin Rathi and Sanjeet too as they will fight for bronze after losing their semifinal and quarterfinal respectively. Rathi lost his 74kg semifinal to Abubakr Abakarov by technical superiority (0-11 while Sanjeet lost his 92kg quarterfinal 2-7 to Iran's Abbas Ali but made the repechage round. Suraj Rajkumar lost in the ...
Swimming Nationals: Virdhawal, Saloni set national records on Day 4
Virdhawal Khade and Salonia Dalal broke national records in the men's 50m butterfly and women's 100m breaststroke respectively on the penultimate day of the 72nd Senior National Aquatic Championship here Saturday. Virdhawal, who missed the bronze medal in the recently concluded Asian Games by a whisker, created a national record in the men's 50m butterfly, his last individual event of this meet. He finished with a time of 00:24.26s. He broke his own record set in 2009 coincidentally at the same venue. Supriya Mondal, representing Railways, fought with Virdhawal stroke for stroke but had to settle for a silver with a time of 00:24.86s while his teammate Sarma SP Nair finished third. Saloni, representing Karnataka, once again showcased her amazing ability to shoot ahead in the final part of the race. She piped SFI's Kareena Shankta, who was the leader for the most part of the race. Saloni not only won gold but also established a national record, clocking 01:14.87 seconds. In the men's ..
Klizan stuns Wawrinka to reach St. Petersburg final
Slovakia's Martin Klizan on Saturday upset former World No. 3, wild card Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 to earn a place in the St. Petersburg Open final.
Jorge Lorenzo wins pole position for 2018 Aragon MotoGp
Spanish motorcyclist Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati) won the pole position for the 2018 Aragon MotoGp, his fourth this season, being the fastest in Saturday's second qualifying round held at MotorLand Aragon circuit.
Parma tops Cagliari 2-0 in Serie A
Newly-promoted Parma won 2-0 over visiting Cagliari in Saturday's Serie A match held at Stadio Ennio Tardini, collecting its second win this season.
Tigres UANL, Monterrey to face off in key Mexican-league rivalry game
Tigres UANL will square off on Sunday against crosstown arch-rival Monterrey in Matchday 10 of 17 action in the Mexican league's Apertura championship, a contest with clear playoff implications.
Liverpool, Man City cruise as Man Utd held on Ferguson's return
Liverpool and Manchester City's shootout for the Premier League title intensified on Saturday with comfortable wins over Southampton and Cardiff, while Manchester United were held 1-1 by Wolves on the day Alex Ferguson returned to Old Trafford. Jurgen Klopp could afford the luxury of handing Xherdan Shaqiri his first Liverpool start for a 3-0 victory at Anfield and Wesley Hoedt turned the Swiss international's deflected shot in for the opener before Joel Matip and Mohamed Salah's first goal in four games sealed Liverpool's seventh straight win in all competitions. City edged ahead of Chelsea, who travel to West Ham on Sunday, into second, two points behind the leaders, as they bounced back from a shock Champions League defeat to Lyon in midweek by thrashing Cardiff 5-0 in the Welsh capital. United, though, are now eight points off the top as a run of three straight wins to avert an early season crisis came to an end against an impressive Wolves while Ferguson watched on for the first .
DDCA Mess: Played for India U-19 a week back, pacer finds himself excluded from Delhi colts team
The selection controversies which has plagued Delhi's junior cricket system for years, reared its ugly head once again after a current India U-19 player was excluded from the state U-19 team scheduled to play Vinoo Mankad Trophy. The player in question is a right-arm medium pacer Aayush Singh, who recently was a part of India 'B' U-19 team that took part in a Quadrangular series in Lucknow. The tournament had two India U-19 teams -- A and B along with junior teams from Nepal and Afghanistan. According BCCI's GM (Cricket Operations) Saba Karim, the India U-19 'B' team comprised players who are currently aged between 16 and 17 and will be eligible for the 2020 ICC U-19 World Cup. However on Friday, when Delhi's junior selection committee picked the squad for Vinoo Mankad Trophy ((National U-19 One-Day tournament), Aayush's name was not in the 15-member team led by Mayank Rawat. Even more inexplicable was his omission from the 13 member standby list -- highest in recent years as it's ...
Pakistan to review position on global cricket leagues
New Pakistan cricket chief Ehsan Mani said on Saturday his board would review their stance on global leagues and seek assurances from the game's governing body. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) earlier this year restricted its players' participation to one league other than their own Pakistan Super League to reduce their workload. The mushrooming of the leagues has also endangered the future of the traditional five-day game with some players giving up red-ball cricket to enure maximum earnings through Twenty20 and T10 (ten overs a side game) leagues. Despite criticism, PCB released 10 of its highest-paid contracted players to participate in the T10 league, held in Sharjah last year, including the current captain Sarfraz Ahmed, Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Amir. The league was a big hit and will be extended to eight teams from six and will be held from November 23 to December 2 this year. But Mani, speaking at the Asia Cup, said his board will seek assurances from the International Cricket ...
Sports Flashes bags rights for live audio broadcast of EPL
Indian fans can now keep themselves updated of the latest from English Premier League (EPL) football season by using the services of Sports Flashes, which has launched their live updates service on Amazon's Alexa.
Track Asia Cup 2018: India heads towards champion title on Day 2
The second day of the Track Asia Cup 2018 witnessed exuberant performances at the Velodrome, with the finals of eight events taking place on Saturday.
Uganda beats South Africa 44-43 to win World University Netball C'ship
Uganda were crowned the 2018 FISU World University netball champions after beating South Africa 44-43 in the final.
Yuva Khel Samiti crowned champions of Dabang Delhi Inter-Zonal c'ship
Yuva Khel Samiti from Gurugram zone emerged champions of Red Bull Tashan Dabang Delhi Inter-Zonal Championship here on Saturday.
Structural development, promoting local talent necessary in Indian football: Cahill
Australian football legend Tim Cahill, who is also Jamshedpur FC's marquee signing for the upcoming Indian Super League (ISL) season on Saturday claimed Indian football to be in a "good place" but stressed on the importance to further develop the structure and bring up local talent.
Rotations for Barca ahead of busy week in La Liga
FC Barcelona look to maintain their 100 per cent record at the start of the season when they play Girona in a Catalan derby in the Camp Nou Stadium on Sunday evening.
China fend off Latvia in FIBA Women's World Cup opener
The Chinese women's basketball team started their FIBA World Cup campaign with a 64-61 victory over Latvia in the tournament's opener here on Saturday.
Asia Cup: Hasan, Rashid, Afghan penalised for misconduct
Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali, and Afghanistans duo of skipper Asghar Afghan and leg-spinner Rashid Khan have all been fined 15 percent of their match fees for breaching Level 1 of the ICC code of conduct in separate incidents during their Super-Four match in the Asia Cup in Abu Dhabi.
Alaves thrash shorthanded Vallecano 5-1
Alaves on Saturday routed a 10-man Rayo Vallecano 5-1 in La Liga action to extend its winning streak to three matches.
China's Wang demolishes Putintseva at Guangzhou Open
Wang Qiang blitzed fifth seed Yulia Putintseva 6-1, 6-2 on Saturday at the Guangzhou Open final Saturday, the second time in as many years a Chinese player has triumphed in the WTA tournament. Third seed Wang was in charge throughout the hour and 11 minutes of play, earning rapturous applause from the home crowd. It was the 26-year-old's second career title after beating compatriot Zheng Sansai at the Jiangxi Open in July. Wang will now become the highest-ranked Chinese women's player -- leapfrogging Zhang Shuai, who won the tournament last year. Putintseva had powered through the week up to her convincing 6-1, 6-4 victory over American Bernarda Pera in the semi-final, but stumbled against Wang with nearly two dozen unforced errors, including four double faults. "I played four good matches, and today wasn't as good," Putintseva said. "It was different conditions and a different player. I'm just happy that I played a few matches, won some matches here." Australians Monique Adamczak and