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Sakshi Malik wins silver at Medved International
Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik has bagged a silver medal at the Medved International Wrestling tournament here at Minsk.The 26-year-old lost to Marianna Sastin of Hungary 2-6 in the final of the 62 kg category event to finish second on the podium.In the 57 kg category, India's Pooja Dhanda settled for a bronze after a solid performance in the repechage round against Becka Leathers of USAEarlier, Malik had defeated Elmira Gambarova of Azerbaijan 6-2 in the semi-final to set up a title clash against Sastin.In the recently concluded 18th edition of the Asian Games, Malik had lost her bronze medal bout 2-12 against Rim jong sim of Korea in the women's 62 kg freestyle wrestling category.
SSB felicitates Asian Games athletes
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has felicitated their 30 athletes for their performance in the recently-concluded 18th edition of the Asian Games.The athletes were presented with Director General's Disc, Director General's commendation and a cash reward of Rs 15,000 each for the medal winners and Rs 10,000 each for those who participated in the prestigious tournament.Ten medal winners who were part of the bronze medal winning Indian Sepak Takraw team were also awarded out of turn promotions for their achievements in the event.Director General of SSB congratulated the team members, which included G. Jiteshor Sharma, W. Sanjeck Singh, Th. Seitaram Singh, Lalit Kumar, Y. Akash Singh, S. Malemnganba Singh, Sandeep Kumar, Ng. Jotin Singh, Dheeraj and W.Henary Singh, and hailed the triumph of the players.India had won a total of 69 medals in the Asian Games including fifteen gold, 24 silver and 30 bronze.
Egypt coach says Salah at same level as Ronaldo, Modric
Egypt coach Javier Aguirre said on Monday that Egypt star Mohamed Salah is at the same level as Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric, his fellow nominees for the FIFA's The Best 2018 men's player award.
High expectations made me anxious: Ronaldo after Juventus goals
Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, who finally opened his goal-account with newly-joined club Juventus in a Serie A match against Sassuolo, has admitted that the hype created around his first goal for the club made him anxious.The 33-year-old further expressed happiness over finally being able to score for Juventus and asserted that he is working well with his teammates to adjust according to the conditions."I was a little bit anxious as expectations were high. I really wanted to score, so I'm happy. Of course, there was attention after my arrival in Turin, but life is like that," CNN quoted Ronaldo, as saying."I'm happy. I'm working well and my teammates have helped me to adapt to this championship," he added.In July, Ronaldo had left Spanish club Real Madrid to join Juventus in a deal that cost over 100 million Euros.
Parnell's new county deal could end his South Africa career
South Africa's Wayne Parnell has signed a new three-year contract with Worcestershire that could signal the end of the 29-year-old all-rounder's Proteas career. Parnell has not played for South Africa in nearly a year and was sidelined with injury in December. By agreeing what is known as a 'Kolpak' deal with Midlands side Worcestershire, he has effectively agreed to being classed as a home player and not a member of the county's overseas contingent. That status that would no longer apply if Parnell played for South Africa while still under contract at New Road. Parnell decided to spend the next several years with Worcestershire while helping them win English cricket's Twenty20 Blast at Edgbaston on Saturday. "This is probably the toughest decision I've had to make in my career," Parnell told ESPNCricinfo. "It's a very difficult decision and I am fully aware and understand the pros and cons of it. "I am still young and I have plenty to offer to any environment that I'm in. I've loved .
Bangladesh's Tamim out of Asia Cup after injury heroics
Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal has been ruled out of the rest of the Asia Cup with a broken hand after batting despite his injury in the opening match, an official said Monday. "He got two fractures in his hand. He would not be able to continue here and also for the next three to four weeks," team manager Khaled Mahmud told AFP from Dubai. Tamim was hailed as national hero after he returned to bat with his injured hand for the final wicket during Bangladesh's 137-run win in Saturday's opening match against Sri Lanka. The left-hander received a blow to his wrist in the second over of Bangladesh's innings when he was hit by a short ball from Suranga Lakmal. He left the field for hospital for a scan, and when he returned to the ground with a sling on his injured hand his Asia Cup was thought to be over. But the opener stunned all by striding out to bat after Bangladesh lost their ninth wicket for 229 runs. He fashioned a hole in his glove in order to fit his taped wrist, and used one hand
La Liga opens first Egyptian football academy
La Liga on Monday presented its first football academy in Egypt, which aims to bring new talent to Spanish clubs and guide them on a similar path as Egypt and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah.
Asia Cup -- India-Pakistan will be a 50-50 contest: Ganguly
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday predicted that the high-voltage Asia Cup clash between India and Pakistan would be an even contest.
Perera's five-for bowls out Afghanistan for 249 after Shah's 72
Rahmat Shah top-scored with a composed 72 before pacer Thisara Perera's five-wicket haul helped Sri Lanka bowl out Afghanistan for 249 in their opening match of the Asia Cup here today. Perera returned figures of 5/55 as Sri Lanka picked up seven wickets in the last eight overs of Afghanistan innings on a pitch that looked to be on the slower side. Opting to bat after winning the toss, Afghanistan were off to a cautious start with the openers Mohammad Shahzad (34) and Ihsanullah Janat (45) putting on 57 runs in just under 12 overs. Spinner Akila Dhananjaya made the first breakthrough when he had Shahzad trapped in front of the wicket. It was a loose shot and attempting to reverse sweep a length ball proved to be his undoing. There was another half-century stand, between Ihsanullah and Shah, as the Afghanistan dressing room looked relaxed at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. However, Sri Lanka found another wicket after the two batsmen added exactly 50 runs for the second wicket. Umpire ...
Payas-Vishwa clinch bronze at Croatia Junior and Cadet Open
India's young paddlers Payas Jain and Vishwa Deenadayalan paired up to clinch the bronze medal in the Cadet Boys' team category in the Croatia Junior and Cadet Open here on Sunday. Representing India 1, Payas and Vishwa found themselves in Group 5 along with Croatia 2, Czech Republic-Egypt and Chile-Mexico. They put up a good show and cruised to the top of the standings with identical 3-0 wins against each of them. In the quarterfinals against Hungary 1, the Indian duo didn't have the best of starts with Vishwa losing his singles clash 0-3 to Mate Ocsai. However, Payas Jain restored parity with a 3-0 win over Erik Huzsvar. The Indian pair breezed to a 3-0 win in the doubles' clash too to take a slender lead. But Payas couldn't seal the tie as he lost to Mate Oscai 2-3 in a close-fought encounter. With a spot in the semifinals on the line, Vishwa showed nerves of steel to defeat Eriz Huzsvar 3-2 in a nail-biting finish. In the semifinals, the Indian team was up against the formidable ..
Cruz Azul stays in 1st place in Liga MX despite loss to Necaxa
Necaxa defeated first-place Cruz Azul 2-0 over the weekend in Liga MX Apertura tournament action.
Indian paddlers shine at Croatia Open
Indias young paddlers Payas Jain and Vishwa Deenadayalan paired up to clinch the bronze medal in the cadet boys team category in the Croatia Junior and Cadet Open table tennis tournament here.
Pakistan are favourites in Asia Cup, says Sanjay Manjrekar
Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar believes India are one of the main contenders to lift the ongoing Asia Cup, but tipped Pakistan as the favourites given the neighbour country has been playing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) regularly. Pakistan have begun their Asia Cup campaign routing minnows Hong Kong by eight wickets Sunday and have the added advantage of playing in the UAE, their "home" ground. India, led by skipper Rohit Sharma, would start their campaign Tuesday against Hong Kong, which is a dress rehearsal for their marquee clash with arch-rivals Pakistan the next day. "I think Pakistan start as favourites more than India, because they have been playing in those conditions (in the UAE) for a while now and it's a team which is on the surge. "India, of course, are resting Virat (Kohli), which takes a lot of strength away from the team," Manjrekar, an ESPNcricinfo expert, told PTI here. He was quizzed whether in the absence of Kohli, India were the favourites .
Sukhdeve named captain of Maharashtra team for football meet
Riya Sukhdeve of Nagpur has been named captain of the Maharashtra team that will participate in the 24th Senior National Womens Football Championship to be played at Cuttack, Odisha, from Tuesday. The 20-member Maharashtra team, selected after a two- week-long camp at the Cooperage Stadium here, will be under guidance of head coach Sanaya Anklesaria of Mumbai, a media release issued by the Western India Football Association said Monday. Maharashtra is clubbed in Group-H alongside Tamil Nadu, Mizoram and Chandigarh. In the first match, Maharashtra will take on Chandigarh on Wednesday. The team: Aadhika Bhosle, Mrudul Shinde, Mrunal Khot, Pratiksha Mithari (all Kolhapur); Aishwarya Balapure, Muriel Adam, Sonali Chemate (all Pune); Akanksha Kandalkar, Delfiya Pereira, Jyoti Mehra, Jyotika Singh, Kashmira Pednekar, Kimberly Fernandez, Kunashni Parikh, Pooja Dhamal, Sapna Jaiswar, Suman Salian (all Mumbai); Nirmala Durve, Riya Sukhdeve (captain), Shraddha Yadav (all ...
Floyd Mayweather announces fight with Manny Pacquiao
Heavyweight boxing champion Floyd Mayweather has announced that he would be coming back post retirement to fight Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao.Declaring the same on his official twitter handle, Mayweather stated that "another 9 figure day pay" is on the way."I'm coming back to fight Manny Pacquiao this year. Another 9 figure pay day on the way @mayweatherpromotions," he wrote.In 2015, the American professional boxer had defeated Pacquiao in a much-hyped clash.Mayweather competed from 1996 to 2007 and 2009 to 2015 and made a one-fight comeback in 2017.During his career, he held multiple world titles in five weight classes and has an undefeated record of 50-0, the second highest undefeated streak, after Ricardo Lopez, in the modern era of boxing.
Archery coach Teja, athletic's Pannu recommended for Dronacharya Award
National archery compound coach Jiwanjot Singh Teja is set to become one of the youngest Dronacharya awardees after the 34-year old's name was recommended for the honour along with Asian Games gold medallist Arpinder Singh's coach S S Pannu. The selection committee picked Teja, head coach of the national compound archery team since 2013, along with Pannu, who trained triple jumper Arpinder Singh, the gold medal winner at the recent Jakarta Games. Also recommended for the Dronacharya award are CA Kuttappa (boxing), Vijay Sharma (weightlifting) and A Srinivasa Rao (table tennis), according to the sources in the Sports Ministry. Teja was instrumental in reviving two-time Asian Games medallist Trisha Deb's career. In 2010, a Korean coach had said Trisha was not fit to become an archer but under Teja she went on to win two bronze medals at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games. Under Teja, India's women compound team achieved the world number one rank. "My son was born in 2010 and I have missed ...
Catch Sehwag, Afridi live on UC Browser!
UC Browser, a mobile browser from UCWeb, Alibaba Digital Media and Entertainment Group, will host live streamed chats with legendary cricketers Virender Sehwag and Shahid Afridi during the highly-anticipated Asia Cup 2018 cricket encounter between arch rivals India and Pakistan on September 19 at 9The two former great cricketers will indulge in conversations and discuss about the never-ending excitement everybody holds for the Indo-Pak cricket clash.The arch rivalry between the two nations has always resulted in India-Pakistan cricket matches being the greatest sporting rivalries in the world. Virender Sehwag and Shahid Afridi, known as on-field enemies and off-field friends, will discuss and debate a host of topics in relevance with the game and share their personal match experiences with cricket fans on UC.Cricket lovers can expect the two cricketers, known for their swashbuckling and aggressive performances during their playing days, to bring the same aggressive intent and passion .
Test debut means a lot to me: Aaron Finch
Australian batsman Aaron Finch, who will be making his International Test debut during his side's two-match Test series against Pakistan in UAE, has said that he grew up dreaming about playing Test cricket for his nation and now that he is so close to that, it means a lot to him."It would mean a lot (to make his debut). You grow up in the backyard dreaming of playing Test cricket and getting a Baggy Green. It's closer now than it ever has been before," Cricket.com.au quoted Finch, as saying.The 31-year-old, who holds an impressive average of 38.19 in one-day matches and 45.6 in the T20 internationals, further revealed that his success in the limited-over format is because of his aggressive approach.He, however, added that it would be all about playing his natural game against Pakistan in the Tests."Being aggressive has made me reasonably successful in international cricket in the two shorter formats," Finch explains."Pakistan are a side that tend to bowl a lot more spin with the new ..
Asia Cup opening match will help assess UAE conditions: Rohit Sharma
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma said their opening match against Hong Kong in the Asia Cup would be a perfect chance for the team to assess the conditions, including wickets and ground dimensions, before taking on arch-rival Pakistan in their second clash of the tournament.Shedding light on the team combinations, the 31-year-old said that a lot of positions are up for grab and they need to work out the best possible squad mix."We've not played here. The last time a lot of the boys played here was during the IPL [Indian Premier League] in 2014. It's been a long time since we played at this (Dubai International Cricket Stadium) particular venue. Tomorrow is a good chance to assess the pitch, the grounds, the dimensions - it's important you understand all of that and take it into your game," Sharma said during a press conference."There are a lot of spots up for grab including number 3, 4, and 6. All these guys are eyeing for that. But we need to see what could be the best possible ...
Following are the Tenth Day
Following are the Tenth Day Pune race results held here today. 1st Race: The Yogender Singh Trophy (Div-2) 1400 Metres Arashi (Mr & Mrs Vijay B. Shirke, Mr K. N. Dhunjibhoy rep. Five Stars Shipping Co Pvt Ltd & Mr Berjis Minoo Desai's,) 59 S Zervan first Bronx 60.5 P S Chouhan Second Timeless Deeds 60 T S Jodha third Pretty Angel 53 Bhawani Singh fourth Not Run: nil Favourites : Bronx Won By: 2 L, NK, 2 3/4 L Time: 1 Minute 26:40 Seconds Tote: Rs 43 for win, Rs 13, Rs 12 and Rs 18 for places Forecast: Rs 74 Shp: Rs 41 Quinella: Rs 30 Tanala: 70 per cent: Rs 170 on 108 tickets. 30 per cent: Rs 110 on 72 tickets.