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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.
Women's boxing world championships from Nov 15 in Delhi
The World Women's Boxing Championships, to be hosted by India after more than a decade, will be held from November 15 in the national capital, a top official of the international body said Friday. The teams will have to be here by November 13, with the competition starting a couple of days later. "The AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships will be held in New Delhi in November 13-25," an official of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) told PTI. The marquee tournament was last held in India in 2006 and remains the best for the country in terms of performance. India had topped the medal tally with four gold, three silver and one bronze medal. The celebrated M C Mary Kom, who has been nicknamed 'Magnificent Mary' by the AIBA, will be gunning for a sixth world title at the event which would conclude with the finals on November 24. She won successive gold medals in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2010 editions. "The deadline for registration in the AIBA Database to the AIBA Women's ...
Batsmen have to be better prepared when they go to England next time: Dravid
Rahul Dravid, the last captain to lead India to a series win in England, says the current side faced unusually tough conditions in the recently concluded five-match rubber and the batsmen must prepare better before embarking on the next English tour. "Lets just be honest first. The conditions in England were not easy for batting. I think batsmen of both teams struggled. If you take out Virat Kohli from the equation, it was not an easy series for the batsmen. I have played in England quite a bit, the conditions can be tough but it is rare to find five Test matches which had conditions as tough as the one they found," Dravid said in response to a PTI query here on Friday. "As I said, we need to look ahead. The next time we go there, we have to be better prepared for these kind of conditions and try and replicate conditions as best as we possibly we can. It was tough out there. Lets face it," said the Indian batting great at the launch of Manipal Hospitals' first branch in the national ..
Following are the 18th day
Following are the 18th day Hyderabad Monsoon Race results held here today. The Royal Tern Plate Div.I (About) 1100 M Cat III Yogya (Dr D Ravi Chowdary, M/s Sunil Kumar Sethi, T Rakesh Reddy and Ashok Rupani) 60 R Ajay Kumar First Stormy 59 Kuldeep S Second In Command 54.5 B R Kumar Third Just Like That 58.5 P Ajeeth K Fourth Not Ran: Hurricane Remaining eight ran Won By: 3 l, 1/2 l, 7-1/2 l Time: One minute 09.26 seconds Winner Trained By: CVGK Kishore Favourite: Yogya (Winner) Tote Paid: Rs 9 for win, Rs 6, Rs 6 and Rs 7 for places SHP: Rs 21 Forecast: Rs 29 Quinella: Rs 19 Tanala: Rs 71 paid on 666 tickets. NOTE: Stewards held an enquiry after the first race and disqualified 'Southern Meteor', which placed second. the revised placing as above.
'Tweak' in selection policy kept Asiad gold medallist out of national team for year: Jaspal Rana
India's junior shooting coach Jaspal Rana has claimed that a "tweak" in selection policy kept 16-year-old Asian Games gold-medallist Saurabh Chaudhary out of the national team for one year. Chaudhary, the son of a farmer from Kalina village in Meerut, went on to win the gold medal beating a field of multiple world and Olympic champions in Palembang, Indonesia, in the process becoming India's youngest shooter to win gold at Asian Games. "He was out of the national team for one year because the policy was twisted by certain influential people within and outside the NRAI (National Rifle Association of India)," the Jaspal told PTI in an interview. The four-time Asian Games gold-medallist added, "Saurabh was the number one shooter in senior ahead of Jitu (Rai), who was supported by one NGO. "Saurabh was disqualified from one of the trials due to 'so-called grip problems'. I eventually intervened, told a few coaches and the disqualification was revoked." Saurabh's trial scores were better ..
Man City's record scorer Aguero extends stay
Manchester City's record goalscorer Sergio Aguero extended his stay with the Premier League champions on Friday, signing a one-year contract extension. The 30-year-old Argentina international -- who broke the record last season and whose tally stands at 204 -- put pen to paper on a deal that will see him through to the end of the 2021 season. "I am happy for this additional year," said Aguero in a club statement. "My idea was being here for 10 years. I've been here for seven years, it's going to be 10 when the contract expires. "This was the main reason I signed. I'm very happy because they have treated me very well since the first day I got here." Txiki Begiristain, Manchester City's director of football, said Aguero -- who has been left out at times by manager Pep Guardiola in the last two years for Brazilian Gabriel Jesus -- retained his status as one of the club's most pivotal players. "We are delighted that Sergio is extending his stay at Manchester City," said Begiristain. "He ..
Sevilla gets back on track with 5-1 win in Europa League opener
Sevilla shook off two recent defeats to rout Standard Liege 5-1 in its opening group-stage match of the Europa League football championship.
Rahman, Gulzar create official song for Men's Hockey World Cup
Grammy and Oscar winning composer A.R. Rahman, along with celebrated lyricist-poet Gulzar, has created the official song for Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018.
Srinagar to get international level football stadium by next year
Jammu and Kashmir state's summer capital,Srinagar, is set to get an international football stadium with the construction of the sports ground underway at Bakshi stadium under the aegis of National Projects Construction Corporation (NPCC). The budget of the project is Rs. 50 crore.The construction of the stadium that will be hosting International Football Premier Leagues and tournaments will be completed next year. Assistant Project Manager Arshid Hussian informed that the aim of the project is to provide footballers with international facilities as well as international coaches."The stadium is being constructed according to the FIFA norms. We have kept six amenity blocks which will have food courts and toilets. We are building a new pavilion to increase the space. This will include a commentary box, VVIP box and dressing halls. The ground will get a synthetic turf and there will be four floodlights," he further added.The capacity around the stadium will accommodate more than 18,000 ...
Cornerstone Sport sign wrestler Vinesh
Cornerstone Sport, a sport management and talent representation agency, on Friday announced the signing of Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat.
Srikanth's campaign ends after another defeat to Momota
India's Kidambi Srikanth Friday lost to reigning world champion Kento Momota in the quarterfinals, ending his campaign at the USD one million China Open BWF World Tour Super 1000 tournament here. The 24-year-old Indian, who had a 3-7 head-to-head record against Momota, couldn't find a chink in the Japanese's armour, losing 9-21 11-21 to the world No.2 in a lop-sided contest. Srikanth had lost to Momota at the Malaysia Open and Indonesia Open in June and July respectively. The Indian was no match for Momota, who has been in sensational form since making a comeback after serving a one year ban for visiting an illegal casino. Srikanth lagged 1-5 initially. He recovered to 4-5 with three straight points but couldn't put up a fight as Momota surged to a huge 19-6 lead before pocketing the first game. The second game was no different as Momota moved from 4-3 to 13-3 with nine straight points. He continued to dominate the proceedings to seal the contest without much effort.
Chelsea start Europa League campaign with win over PAOK
Chelsea defeated PAOK Salonika 1-0 in their opening match of the Europa League football championship.
Real Betis, Olympiacos play goalless draw in Europa League
Real Betis and Olympiacos played a goalless draw in a match in which the Spanish football club controlled possession and had numerous scoring chances.
Fluminense beat Cuenca in Copa Sudamericana football quarters
Brazil's Fluminense beat Ecuador's Deportivo Cuenca 2-0 in their first-leg match. With this victory, Fluminense moved closer to the quarterfinals of the Copa Sudamericana football league.
Palmeiras register 2-0 win against Colo Colo in Copa Libertadores football league
Goals by Bruno Henrique and Dudu carried Brazil's Palmeiras to a 2-0 victory against Chilean club Colo Colo in Leg 1 of the Copa Libertadores football league quarter-finals.
'Treachery' or 'transparency'? Russian athletes to return as WADA lifts doping ban
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) lifted a ban on Russia's anti-doping agency, paving the way for Russian athletes to return to competition but also sparking claims of "treachery" and "dark shadows" cast over the fight against drugs in sport. "Today, the great majority of WADA's Executive Committee decided to reinstate RUSADA as compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code subject to strict conditions," WADA president Craig Reedie said on Thursday. Reedie said the decision "provides a clear timeline by which WADA must be given access to the former Moscow laboratory data and samples". He said if the commitment was not met, WADA would reinstate the ban on the Russian anti-doping agency. The decision was taken at a meeting of WADA's Executive Committee in Victoria, capital of the Indian Ocean island of Seychelles. The Russian government applauded the decision to lift RUSADA's three-year suspension, saying it was the result of "enormous work" by Russian authorities to improve their ...
Tearful Ronaldo picks himself up for Juve trip to Frosinone
Cristiano Ronaldo picks himself up and gets back to business in Serie A against promoted Frosinone on Sunday after his return to Spain in the Champions League ended in a tearful sending off against Valencia. The former Real Madrid star collapsed dramatically on the pitch after being handed a controversial red card just days after his first goals for Juventus saw the champions keep their 100 percent record to pull three points clear at the top of the Serie A table. Juventus beat Valencia anyway thanks to two Miralem Pjanic penalties. And after securing a winning start to the European campaign which is their focus this season, the Turin giants look to keep their quest for an eighth straight domestic title on track with a trip to Frosinone. Coach Massimiliano Allegri is confident that Ronaldo, 33, will be back to business against a side from outside Rome who are second from bottom of the league with one point. "He was upset and he needs time to calm down. He needs to rise above it and ..
Revived Tiger, No. 1 Rose spice up Ryder Cup showdown in France
A powerful American squad featuring nine major winners tries to end a 25-year drought in Europe at next week's 42nd Ryder Cup against a veteran-laden European team at France's Le Golf National. Tiger Woods, a 14-time major winner back on form after spinal fusion surgery, and five-time major champion Phil Mickelson are joined by 10 of the world's 17 top-ranked players in a juggernaut US lineup for the biennial showdown. World number one Justin Rose of Britain and four-time major winner Rory McIlroy anchor a Europe squad with five rookies and seven players who are 35 or older that will try to win back the trophy. "Europe has as strong a team as we've ever had. So does the American team," Sweden's Henrik Stenson said. "So it's all set for possibly the greatest battle ever." The United States won 17-11 in 2016 at Hazeltine and owns an edge of 26-13 with two halved in the all-time rivalry. But since the event expanded from Britain and Ireland only, the European side leads 10-8 with one ...
Asia Cup: Rashid Khan's late cameo sinks Bangladesh
Birthday boy Rashid Khan's late cameo and some impressive bowling by Afghanistan helped them to register a massive 136-run win over Bangladesh in their Group B clash of the ongoing Asia Cup here at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Thursday.After winning the toss and electing to bat first, Afghanistan started their innings on a stuttering note as Bangladeshi pacer Abu Hider sent back opener Ihsanullah (8) and last match's hero Rahmat Shah (10) in the first six overs.Explosive wicket-keeper Mohammad Shehzad (37) then played cautiously and stitched a crucial 51-run partnership with Hashmatullah Shahidi to stabilise Afghanistan's innings before all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan accounted for the former.Afghanistan captain Asghar Afghan's poor show with the bat continued as he completely misjudged a Shakib delivery, only to see the timber being shattered. He was dismissed cheaply for eight runs.The innings was further dented as Shakib tormented the middle and lower order to leave Afghanistan ...
Asia Cup: Afghanistan thrash Bangladesh by 136 runs
A disciplined all-round effort saw Afghanistan thrashing Bangladesh by 136 runs in their last group match of the Asia Cup here on Thursday.