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'Welcome back': Ferguson at United for first time since brain op
Alex Ferguson made an emotional return to Manchester United on Saturday for the first time since the club's legendary former manager had emergency brain surgery. Ferguson, who managed United for 27 years, was left fighting for his life after being rushed to hospital in May. But the 76-year-old Scot has made a good recovery and a picture of Ferguson arriving at Old Trafford ahead of United's Premier League clash with Wolves was posted on United's official Twitter account on Saturday. The picture's caption read: "Welcome back to Old Trafford, Sir Alex." Ferguson's return reached a crescendo when he arrived in the main stand six minutes before kick-off. He received a thunderous 60-second standing ovation from both United and Wolves supporters. Smiling broadly, Ferguson waved and applauded back at the fans, before clenching his fists in the salute that often passed as his goal celebration. Ferguson, accompanied by his wife Cathy, took his seat in the United directors' box as the applause .
India win gold and 2 silver on day 2 of Track Asia Cup Cycling
India secured a gold and two silver medals on the second day to inch closer to the championship title at the 5th Track Asia Cup cycling here on Saturday. India are currently on top with four golds, five silvers and a bronze medal in the competition. Junior cyclist E Chaoba Devi of SAI National Cycling Academy (SAINCA) stunned India's favourite Nayana Rajesh P in women elite 3 km individual pursuit finals to clinch the gold medal, while Subarna Barma from Bangladesh won the bronze. "I'm doing training for 7 hours on daily basis and very glad that the hard work paid off. My sole aim to represent and win medals for the country," Chaoba Devi said. In men junior 3 km individual pursuit final, Bilal Ahmed secured silver with a timing of 3:28.903s, while Kazakhstan's Danil Pekhotin won his second gold of this tournament clocking 3:28.273s. SAINCA won the bronze in the event. In the women junior 2 km individual pursuit, India's Swasti Singh won the gold medal with a timing of 2:41.123 and an .
Alex Ferguson returns to Old Trafford post brain surgery
Former Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson, who remained out of public eye due to an emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage, is all set to return to Old Trafford to watch the club playing for the first time since his operation.The 76-year-old has arrived at the ground ahead of the Premier League clash between Manchester United and Wolves, goal.com reported.Reflecting on his comeback, Ferguson said that it is good to be back while also expressing hope to see his team winning the match."It's great to be back and I just hope we get a win today!" Manchester United official Twitter page quoted Ferguson, as saying.The former coach made his last public appearance on April 29 when he presented former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger with a commemorative trophy.The Scottish manager, who took charge of Manchester United in 1986, led the Red Devils to over 30 trophies during his 20-year-old tenure.Ferguson also guided Manchester United to five FA Cup victories. He was also voted "Manager ..
Ahamed leads 1-2 finish for TVS Racing in INMRC
Rising racer K.Y. Ahamed scored a sensational last-lap victory in the premier Super Sport Indian 165cc class to lead a 1-2 finish for TVS Racing in the fourth round of the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship (INMRC) at the Madras Motor Racing Track here on Saturday.
Asia Cup: Confident India look to continue dominance over Pakistan (Preview)
Beaming with confidence after successive lop-sided wins over Pakistan and Bangladesh, a confident India will once again aim to brush aside the Green Brigade when the two sides clash in a Super Four tie of the Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium here on Sunday.
Fascinated by Kohli's success story: Tim Cahill
Australian football legend Tim Cahill, the marquee signing for Jamshedpur FC in the upcoming season of the Indian Super League (ISL), on Saturday praised Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli for his achievements both on and off the pitch and said he is more fascinated by the background story of his success.
Less fancied Cambridge trained by
Less fancied Cambridge trained by P Shroff and confidently ridden by jockey Neeraj Rawal won The Pune City Gold Cup (Grade 3) race the chief event on special race day of Pune meeting Saturday. In a mix day three favourites obliged to the punters in a card of six events on a day.
Hasan, Asghar and Rashid fined for misconduct in Asia Cup match
Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali and Afghanistan's Asghar Afghan and Rashid Khan have been fined 15 per cent of their match fees for breaching International Cricket Council (ICC) Code of Conduct during their Super Four Asia Cup clash at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium on Friday.Hasan and Asghar were found guilty of breaching Article 2.1.1 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to "conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game".Rashid, on the other hand, was found to have violated Article 2.1.7, which deals with "using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batsman upon his/her dismissal during an International Match."The trio has also received one demerit point each for breaching Level 1 of ICC Code of Conduct in separate incidents during the match.The incident involving Hasan took place in the 33rd over of Afghanistan's innings when he threatened to throw the ball towards ...
Honda's Senthil Kumar, TVS Racing's Ahamed notch up victories
Honda Ten10 Racing rider Senthil Kumar registered a victory in the first race of the Pro Stock 165 cc category in the fourth round MRF-MMSC FMSCI National Motorcycle Racing Championship at nearby Sriperumbudurur Saturday. The marquee Super Sport 165cc race was a nail biting one as K Y Ahamed scored a last lap victory to lead a 1-2 finish for TVS Racing. Team Honda's Mathana Kumar bagging finished third, taking the number of podiums for the Tiruchirappali rider to four, including one win so far this season. Sarath Kumar too climbed ranks by starting from last in the combined grid of Super Sport 165cc and Pro Stock 165cc to finish fourth. Honda rider Rajiv Sethu finished fifth after a minor crash. Honda's Asia Road Racing Championship rider Anish Shetty climbed from eighth position at the start to finish fourth in 2:00.274. Another Honda rider, Mithun Kumar crashed out in the second lap of the race. On a day which witnessed crashes in virtually every race, Prabhu ...
Liked Tendulkar and now I am Kohli fan: Cahill
It is Virat Kohli's journey to the top of his sport that fascinated Australian soccer legend Tim Cahill, who is now a self-confessed fan of the Indian cricket captain. "I love cricket. My all-time favourite is Sachin Tendulkar, without a shadow of a doubt. But now, it is obviously Virat Kohli because I love his background story of how he has achieved what he is today," the Aussie record goalscorer, who has been roped in by Jamshedpur FC in the upcoming Indian Super League said Saturday. Lavishing more praise on Kohli, he said: "He works hard, he is humble, he sacrificed a lot and is very committed. But I also like the way he tends to give back so much to the Indian people off the park, both emotionally and charitably. So I follow him on the social networks. He is a good example." Down under, Cahill is a good friend of former Aussie quick Bret Lee. "He is a close friend," he said adding he spoke to several friends before coming to India. "I had a lot of idea about the condition of ...
Roelant Oltmans steps down as Pakistan hockey coach
Roelant Oltmans, who formerly served as the coach of the Indian men's hockey team, has resigned from the post of Pakistan hockey head coach.The move came after Pakistan's not-so-impressive performance in the prestigious tournaments like 2018 Commonwealth Games and Hockey Champions Trophy.Oltmans, in a letter to the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), stated that the current circumstances are not so suitable to bring out the best out of the players and that it is not really possible for the PHF to create the required environment for the team to perform well."I'm responsible for the performance and results of the team. I feel that the circumstances at present do not create an environment where we can get the best out of the team," Geo TV quoted Oltman's letter to PHF, as saying."I don't think the PHF has the possibility to change the circumstances to a level that is required from my point of view," he added.Under Oltmans, who was appointed as the head coach in January 2018, the Pakistan ..
Osaka reaches Pan Pacific Open final at Giorgi's expense
Japan's tennis star Naomi Osaka, No. 3 seed, reached the Toray Pan Pacific Open final for the second time in her career after defeating Italy's Camila Giorgi 6-2, 6-3 on Saturday.
Bhullar slips to T-39 in Japan, as Ikeda takes lead
It was one of the rare off-days for Gaganjeet Bhullar as he crashed to four-over 75 and dropped to T-39 after the third round of the Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup on Saturday. Bhullar, who was T-9 after 36 holes, had three bogeys, a double and just one birdie on a day when things just did not go his way. Meanwhile, Ajeetesh Sandhu (74) and Rahil Gangjee (73) also had a disappointing day as they lied T-46 and T-51st respectively. Japanese star Yuta Ikeda put himself in contention for a 20th career victory after shooting a third round five-under-par 66 on Saturday. Ikeda, the world number 98th, has won every year since 2009 and is now in position to secure his first title in 2018 after totalling 12-under-par 201 at the Musashi Country Club, Sasai Course. He will have to fend off the challenge from Korean rising star Yikeun Chang, who eagled the 17th hole from 12 feet to trail by a single shot at the approximately USD 1.35 million event sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour ...
Foreign wrestling coaches set to join India camp before U-23 World Championship
For the first time, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has managed to procure services of a coach from Asian powerhouse Iran with Hossein Karimi set to join as one of the three foreign coaches along with Andrew Cook of USA and Georgia's Temo Kazarashvili on a one-year contract. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Wednesday approved the appointment of Hossein to coach men's freestyle grapplers. Cook will guide the women's wrestlers while controversial Kazarashvili will coach the men's Greco Roman wrestlers. The WFI was keen to rope in Russia's Farniev Irbek Valentinovich as women's coach but by the time bureaucratic hurdles were cleared, he got another assignment. The first assignment for the three foreign coaches would be the Under-23 World Championship, scheduled to be held in Bucharest from November 12-18. "It is first time that we have coaches from Iran and USA. Iran was never interested in providing coaches to India but of late, the relations between the two federations ...
Fit-again Lyngdoh shaping up well
Indian midfielder Eugeneson Lyngdoh will be returning to action after his knee injury in December last year and the ATK player Saturday said he's gaining confidence day by day. ATK were struck by misfortune in their very third game last season in December, when Lyngdoh ruptured the Lateral Collateral Ligament on his left knee for which he underwent a surgery in January this year. "It was a long term injury and was sidelined for a season. I could not do what i wanted. But I'm now trying my best and hope to achieve what I could not do last season," Lyngdoh, one of the best Indian midfielders, said. "Things are looking positive. I'm looking to replicate what we did in pre-season and hope to get better and better," he said at the sidelines of ISL Media Day here. Lyngdoh was on crutches for close to two months and after that he could bend his knee, started walking and did physiotherapy. "I was back home (Shillong) in complete rest. The moment the brace came off, I was in Kolkata and then ..
Want to be more than marquee player: Cahill
Australian football legend Tim Cahill, who is one of the high profile recruits for the next edition of Indian Super League, said he would look to be more than just a marquee signing for Jamshedpur FC. The 38-year-old Australian record goalscorer has announced his international retirement after playing in Russia World Cup this year but is not ready to hang up his boots completely just yet. "With three Asian Cup and four World Cup appearances, I would like to contribute on the park as much as off it," Cahill, who scored 50 goals for Australia in a career spanning 14 years, told reporters Saturday, on the sidelines of ISL Media Day. Having debuted last season as part of ISL's expansion to 10 teams, Jamshedpur finished a creditable fifth in their maiden campaign. "I take great pride in playing and training. I would look to add more value than just be a marquee signing." Asked whether his age will come in his way with the long ISL season stretching from September 29 to March next year, ...
Elite fields for Airtel Delhi Half Marathon announced
With one month to go for the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon, race promoters Procam International have announced an elite fields, including Kenyan long-distance runner Eric Kiptanui, for the 14th edition of the IAAF Gold Label Road Race. The event is to be held on October 21. The Kenyan has already notched up two impressive half marathon victories in 2018, winning the high-quality Lisbon and Berlin races earlier in the year; coming home in the German capital in a world-leading 58:42 to move up to number four on the world all-time list. Kiptanui will be accompanied on his first trip to India by his training partner Daniel Kipchumba, who paced Kiptanui to 15km in Berlin. A few weeks later, Kipchumba stood on top of the podium himself after a win at the Verbania half marathon in Italy in 59:06. Two-time Tata Consultancy Services World 10K winner Alex Korio whose best of 58:51 was set in the 2017 Copenhagen Half Marathon has been a regular participant in Procam International events in recent
SAI to conduct selection trial for Artistic Gymnastic World C'ship
Top Indian gymnasts, including Dipa Karmakar and Rakesh Patra, will feature in the selection trials here on September 29 and 30 for next month's Artistic Gymnastic World Championship in Doha. "A selection trial has been scheduled on September 29 and 30 to select the team for the World Championship," India's long time gymnastics coach GS Bawa told PTI. Indian gymnasts were left in the lurch after reports emerged that the sports ministry refused to clear the team for the World Championship in Bulgaria since the Gymnastic Federation of India (GFI) is de-recognised and stands suspended as per the National Sports Code. "A maximum of six members -- three boys and three girls -- will be selected for the World Championship," Bawa said. The selection trials will decide who makes the cut for the prestigious tournament. Interestingly, the last date of sending entries 'by names' to the tournament organisers is September 25. The 48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, which will be held in ..
Vaishali will be India's first blind chess player at World Chess Olympiad
Blind chess player Vaishali Narendra Salavkar will become the first Indian female to be part of the International Braille Chess Association (IBCA) team at the world chess Olympiad, starting September 23 at Batumi in Georgia, a top IBCA official said.
Could have won by fancier scoreline against Vietnam: Bibiano
After defeating Vietnam to kick off their AFC U-16 Championship campaign on a positive note, India's head coach Bibiano Fernandes said that there is "still work to be done" and that they could have won by a bigger margin. "We have toiled hard to get the result against Vietnam. It has been a long journey to build this team. Still there a few tweaks to be done and we should not be overconfident of ourselves in the attempt," Bibiano said. "We dominated the entire match and could have won by a fancier scoreline but we missed our chances in front of the net. That is something we will focus upon and try to increase our conversion rate." "The credit goes to the players for attacking incessantly and finding the win," he added. The Indian U-16s had as many as four clear scoring chances. In the 83rd minute, skipper Vikram Singh's run awarded India a penalty which was converted to hand them three points. "We came here to get a win and we got the win. That is what matters. I am happy with the ...