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India's junior paddlers bag 2 silver, 3 bronze in Serbia
India's young paddlers extended their purple patch on the international stage, clinching two silver and three bronze medals in the 2018 Serbian Junior and Cadet Open here.
Aditi Ashok lying tied 4th in Spain
Aditi Ashok, who has played very few full-field events on the Ladies European Tour this year, put herself in contention with rounds of 66-68 on the first two days of the Estrella Damm Mediterranean Ladies Open here. Aditi was 8-under 134 on the pa-71 Club de Golf Terramar in Sitges. Aditi was tied fourth after the first day and she stayed there on the second day, too. The Indian was two shots behind the leader, Spaniard Carmen Alonso (67-65), who was 10-under 132. First round leader Celine Hebrin (62-71) and German Caroline Masson (68-65) were tied second at 9-under 133. On the first day, Cline Herbin opened with a blistering opening round of nine-under-par 62. She had two eagles and five birdies on her card. Aditi had a bogey free 66 on first day with one birdie on front nine and five on the back nine. On the second day her only blemish was a bogey on Par-5 first and she had four birdies. Aditi has three career wins on the LET and now divides her time between LET and LPGA.
Karun Nair to lead Board President's XI in West Indies' warm-up game
Batsman Karun Nair was Friday named captain of the Board President's XI for the touring West Indies' warm-up game, starting September 29. The two-day game will be held in Vadodara. The BCCI's senior selection committee picked the 13-man squad for the game. India will play two Tests against West Indies starting October 4. The West Indies will be in India for almost seven weeks, starting September 26. They will compete against India in two Tests, five ODIs and three T20 Internationals. The opening Test will be held at Rajkot from October 4-8, followed by the second Test from October 12-16 at Hyderabad. The five-match ODI series will begin on October 21 at Guwahati, followed by the second ODI on October 24 at Indore and third ODI at Pune on October 27. The final two one-dayers will be held at Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram on October 29 and November 1. The one-dayers will be followed by the three T20 Internationals to be held at Kolkata (November 4), Lucknow (November 6) and Chennai ...
PV Sindhu crashes out of China Open
Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu crashed out of the ongoing China Open after losing to Chen Yufei of China in the quarter-final of the women's singles event here on Friday.The 23-year-old was defeated 11-21, 21-11, 15-21 by her Chinese opponent in a clash that was completely dominated by Yufei.The Indian shuttler struggled right from the opening game and was unexpectedly slow on the day. She failed to put any fight in the game and lost 11-21 to the Chinese player.Making a better start in the second game Sindhu gained the initial lead of four points to make the scoreline read 5-1 in her favour. But with four consecutive points, the Chinese shuttler again shifted the momentum to her side.However, the Asian Games silver medallist made a solid comeback and went to win a 26-shot rally which gave her an edge in the game. Yufei looked clueless as Sindhu clinched a dominating 21-11 win in the second game.In the deciding game, world number two Indian shuttler opened with a lead of two points but .
Hindustan Zinc unveils unique technology-based football programme
Hindustan Zinc on Friday announced its plans for embarking on a massive grassroots programme with Zinc Football that boasts of the country's first ever 'technology-hinged football training' - the unique F-Cube technology.
Shubhankar selects experienced Lahiri as partner for golf World Cup
Shubhankar Sharma and experienced Anirban Lahiri will team up to represent India at the 2018 ISPS HANDA Melbourne World Cup of Golf to be held here in November. Shubhankar, who qualified as one of the top 28 eligible players, chose Lahiri as his partner after he got the right to select his playing partner because of his higher ranking. While Subhankar is ranked 107, Lahiri is placed 110th. It has been a great last few days for Shubhankar, who first qualified for his maiden World Cup and was then recommended for the prestigious Arjuna Award. He is also leading the Asian Tour's Habitat for Humanity standings and if he tops that he will become the youngest Indian to become Asia No.1 and follow in the footsteps of Jyoti Randhawa, Arjun Atwal, Jeev Milkha Singh and Anirban Lahiri, who have won the top Asian honours in the past. It will also be a great chance for both Shubhankar and Lahiri, both of whom are hoping to make the Internationals Team for the 2019 Presidents Cup at the same ...
Rain washes out 2nd T20 between India women and Sri Lanka women
The second T20 International between India women and Sri Lanka women was washed out Friday due to heavy showers. Electing to bowl here after the start of the match was delayed by half an hour due to rain, India made vital blows before the heavens opened up again, forcing the teams off the field and eventually leading to the wash out. India reduced Sri Lanka to 49 for three in the 7.5 overs of play that was possible. India had won the first T20 by 13 runs on Wednesday. The third T20 of the five-match series will be played here Saturday.
Reliance Jio, Star India tie up to stream cricket matches on JioTV
Reliance Jio on Friday announced a five-year partnership with Star India to stream cricket matches featuring India.
Manipur hosts state-level Funaba tournament
In an attempt to promote and preserve the Manipuri traditional martial arts form 'Funaba', the state has organised its first state-level Funaba championship 2018 under the initiative of the World Funaba Federation (WFF).Manipur is known for its various traditional martial arts forms like Thang Tha, the art of the sword and spear and Thangkairol, the art of sword fighting.WFF president Ranveer Singh Laishram said, "The Martial Arts which originated from Manipur have spread across 45 countries in the world. The uniqueness of this art is that it is played in a very smooth manner with proper techniques and well-maintained discipline."Thousands of young martial arts enthusiasts gathered at Khumam Lampak Indoor Sports stadium to witness the state-level championship while around 167 participants from across the state took part.The players appreciated the initiative and hoped that it would help build their future in the sport. "This is a great opportunity for players like us. In this martial .
Asia Cup: India win toss, opt to bowl first
India have won the toss and opted to bowl first against Bangladesh in their Super Four stage match of the ongoing Asia Cup here at Dubai International Stadium on Friday.After the toss, India skipper Rohit Sharma said," Played a few games here and it gets better to bat under lights and we like to chase. That's been the team's strength. The pitches are similar to India."Talking about the team combinations, Sharma confirmed that Ravindra Jadeja has replaced Hardik Pandya in the team after latter sustained a back injury during their group stage match against Pakistan on Wednesday.Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza, on the other hand, stated that they were anyway looking to bat first and asserted that it is an important match for the team."Would have liked to bat anyway. Sometimes it's good after a bad game you don't have to think much. Today is an important match, first game of the Super Fours," Mortaza said.Bangladesh have called in Mushfiqur Rahim and Mustafizur Rahman at the place of .
Nitish Rana smashes 91, Delhi beat Hyderabad by 6 wkts
Left-handed batsman Nitish Rana smashed an unbeaten 91 off 87 balls as Delhi notched up their second successive win in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, beating Hyderabad by six wickets here Friday. Hyderabad were dismissed for 205 in 47.4 overs with left-arm spinner Manan Sharma taking four for 42. Due to a brief spell of showers, Delhi had a revised target of 176 in 39 overs but they surpassed it in only 30.4 overs. Rana, who was unwell during the Saurashtra game, came back with a bang, hitting 12 boundaries and two huge sixes in the group B match. Skipper Gautam Gambhir was once again solid at the top of the order, scoring 41 off 47 balls with six boundaries. However, it was Rana, who stole the show with his shots square of the wicket. A pulled six off Chama Milind behind square was a treat to watch. He was equally dominant against the spinners, cutting anything wide with ferocity. Mohammed Siraj's pace was also used to guide it behind the square. The match ended when Himmat Singh hit ...
TTFI vice-president Karunakaran passes away
P. Karunakaran, vice-president of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) and Secretary of the Pondicherry Table Tennis Association, passed away on Friday at a Chennai hospital, where he was admitted for a kidney ailment, three days ago.
Shuttlers Srikanth, Sindhu crash out of China Open
India's singles shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and P.V. Sindhu lost their respective matches to crash out of the $1 million China Open World Tour Super 1000 tournament here on Friday.
Bhullar cards 72, but stays in Top-10 in Japan
Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar returned a card of one-over 72 on a tough scoring day but kept himself in the Top-10 at the midway stage of the Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup on Friday. Bhullar is now three-under 139 and Tied-9th after 36 holes. Bhullar lies five shots behind the new leader, Japan's Hiroshi Iwata (69) on a day when persistent rain made things difficult for the players. The rainy conditions made it tricky for players but Iwata stood firm as he added 69 to his first round 65 and is now eight-under 134 at the 150 million yen (approx USD 1.35 million) event sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour Organisation. Ajeetesh Sandhu shot 72 and with his first-round 69 he is now one-under 141 and Tied-23rd, while Rahil Gangjee (75) slipped to T-40 at one-over 143. They were the only Indians to make the cut as the cut fell at two-over 144. The Indians missing the cut were Shiv Kapur (72-74), Chiragh Kumar (73-73), Viraj Madappa (72-75), Rashid Khan (75-74) and Arjun Atwal, who
China Open: India's campaign over after Sindhu, Srikanth lose in quarters
Top shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth lost their quarterfinal matches on Friday, drawing the curtains on India's campaign at the USD one million China Open BWF World Tour Super 1000 tournament here. After Srikanth was ousted 9-21 11-21 by reigning world champion Kento Momota of Japan, third seed Sindhu went down fighting 11-21 21-11 15-21 to World No. 6 Chen Yufei of China in a hard-fought contest, which lasted 52 minutes. Sindhu had beaten the 20-year-old Chen four times in their last six meetings but on Friday she couldn't curb her errors or find a way to break her opponent's superior game plan. In the opening game, Chen opened up a 6-3 lead. The Chinese produced some stunning strokes to grab a 11-5 lead with a powerful return which the Indian had no answers. After the break, Sindhu took two points but there was a weak return at the net and another stroke went out. Sindhu's errors, coupled with Chen's superb placements, saw the Chinese move to 15-7. Chen dictated the pace ...
Aguero inks contract renewal with Man City until 2021
Manchester City's Argentina striker Sergio Aguero has extended his contract by a year until 2021, the English football club announced Friday.
Focus on 50-over game, not T20: Coach Andrew Moles to Afghan U-19 team
Afghanistan Under-19 head coach Andrew Moles has advised his wards to concentrate on 50-over cricket instead of Twenty20 as the team prepares for the upcoming Asia Cup in Bangladesh. The Afghan Under-19 side is currently training in Noida ahead of the U-19 Asia to be held next month in Bangladesh. Besides Afghanistan, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, the UAE, Hong Kong and hosts Bangladesh will compete in the tournament. Moles said he wants Afghan youngsters to focus on playing the longer format for the country at the moment and not get lured by cash-rich T20 tournaments like the Indian Premier League (IPL) or the Big Bash League of Australia. There is an apparent popularity of the 20-over format among the youngsters in Afghanistan, especially after the phenomenal success of Rashid Khan, who has represented the country in all three formats of the game. Rashid's spin bowling and aggressive batting in the Twent20 games have earned him praise from India's cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar,
India put Bangladesh in to bat in Asia Cup Super 4 tie
India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and put Bangladesh in to bat in the first match of the Asia Cup Super Four stage at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium here on Friday.
Afghanistan elect to bat against Pakistan in Super 4 match
Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat first against Pakistan in a Super Four match of the Asia Cup here on Friday. Teams: Afghanistan: Asghar Afghan (Captain), Mohammad Shahzad, Ihsanullah Janat, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Aftab Alam, Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Pakistan: Sarfraz Ahmed (Captain), Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Usman Khan, Shaheen Afridi.
Asia Cup U-19: Sabir Khan to replace injured Yatin Mangwani
Sabir Khan will be replacing injured player Yatin Mangwani in India under-19 squad for the upcoming Asia Cup, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed on Friday."The All-India Junior Selection Committee has named Sabir Khan as Yatin Mangwani's replacement in India's U19 squad for the upcoming ACC U19 Asia Cup to be held in Dhaka from 29th September to 7th October 2018," the board said in a statement.Mangwani suffered a stress fracture in the recently concluded U19 Quadrangular Series held in Lucknow and has been ruled out of the tournament.The tournament will be held in Dhaka from September 29 to October 7 this year.India U19 Squad for Asia Cup: Pavan Shah (Captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat (wicket-keeper), Yash Rathod, Ayush Badoni, Nehal Wadhera, Prab Simran Singh (wicket-keeper), Siddharth Desai, Harsh Tyagi, Ajay Dev Goud, Mohit Jangra, Sameer Choudhary, Rajesh Mohanty, Sabir Khan.