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Consistent Bhullar finishes T-8 for sixth Top-10 in eighth starts
Gaganjeet Bhullar did not quite challenge for the title this weekend, but still ensured a sixth Top-10 finish in last eight starts as he signed off T-8th at the 34th Shinhan Donghae Open here on Sunday. Bhullar, who now has eight Top-10s including one win and two second places this season, shot his second successive three-under 68 and finished at 11-under 273 for the week at Bear's Best Cheongna Golf Club. Rashid Khan (67) finished T-15 for his best result on the Asian Tour this season, though he did have a T-2 in the ADT event at Louis Philippe Cup. Khalin Joshi (73) and Shiv Kapur (76) finished T-56th and T-62nd at the approximately USD 1,000,000 tournament. Bhullar opened with two birdies before he dropped a bogey. He picked a birdie on sixth but gave that back on eighth. Two birdies on 11th and 15th saw him finish at 68. Korea's Sanghyun Park stamped his authority as he shot a magnificent eight-under-par 63 to complete a wire-to-wire victory. It was 35-year-old Park's second Asian
Will try to make full use of Kohli's absence: Babar Azam
Pakistan's Babar Azam has said that the team would look to fully utilize Indian batsman Virat Kohli's absence during the ongoing Asia Cup.The 23-year-old, however, added that the Indian side have got many star players including Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni who could prove to be a threat for Pakistan."Virat Kohli is a match winner and we will try to make full use of his absence," the Express Tribune quoted Azam, as saying."Indian team have many star players and especially Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni can be a threat for Pakistan," he added.Claiming his side to be one of the favourites to lift the Asia Cup trophy, the middle-order batsman added that they are not taking any side lightly in the tournament."Obviously Pakistan are favourites to win the title. We are not taking Hong Kong or any of the other five teams of the tournament lightly. The match against India will be more interesting," he said.The right-hander also credited the Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur for creating a positive ...
Uribe leads America to 2-1 win over Morelia in Liga MX
Mateus Uribe, who was in Colombia's World Cup team in Russia, helped lead America to a 2-1 win over Morelia in the Liga MX Apertura tournament.
Rishabh is fine batsman but needs to do better job with gloves: MSK Prasad
Rishabh Pant's fearless batting has impressed chairman of selectors MSK Prasad, who now wants the youngster to complement it with quality glovework at the highest level. The 20 year became the first Indian wicket-keeper to score a hundred in England during the Oval Test but was shoddy behind the stumps in the three Tests he played. ''I am really happy the way Rishab batted in the last Test in England. In fact we never had any doubts about his batting skills. My only concern is about his wicket-keeping,'' Prasad told PTI during an exclusive interview. However Prasad, a former India stumper himself, wants a training module to be created for Pant, wherein he hones his skills under specialist keeping coach. ''Now that he (Pant) has the experience of three Test matches under his belt, he would have understood the areas that he needs to work on. ''We are also trying to put him under wicket keeping specialist coach for sometime. Along with Rishab we have identified few more upcoming ...
Chair umpire Ramos hands Cilic warning for slamming racket
Chair umpire Carlos Ramos has issued a code violation to Croatia after Marin Cilic slammed his racket to the clay and mangled the frame during a tense Davis Cup match against Sam Querrey of the United States. Since it was the first violation of the match, it was only a warning. No points were deducted and Cilic did not exchange any words with Ramos. Ramos was also the umpire who gave Serena Williams three code violations in her straight-set loss to Naomi Osaka during last weekend's U.S. Open final. The American great argued she wasn't being treated the same as some male players. The normally collected Cilic lost his cool after committing a series of uncharacteristic errors late in the third set against Querrey. After winning the opening set, Cilic wasted a 6-1 lead in the second-set tiebreak. Querrey, who played in place of Steve Johnson, won the third set to take a two sets to one lead. Croatia leads the best-of-five semifinal 2-1. Croatia's Borna Coric is due to face Frances Tiafoe
Mithali hits career-best knock but India lose 3rd ODI to Lanka
Skipper Mithali Raj's career-best knock of 125 not out went in vain as Sri Lanka women shocked India women by three wickets in the inconsequential third and final One-day International, here on Sunday. India had already sealed the series by winning the first two ODIs but in the 3rd match they could not defend the total of 253 for five, built around Raj's unbeaten 125 and opener Smriti Mandhana's 51. They had shared a 102-run stand for the second wicket after young Jemimah Rodrigues (0) made an early exit. Mithali's seventh ODI hundred and first in 14 months, came off 143 balls with 14 fours and a six. Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Attapattu's century though counted as her 115-run knock and a gutsy 101-run stand with fellow opener Hasini Perera (45) set the tone for the chase. There were a few hiccups after the two batswomen returned to the pavillion as Indian bowlers made in roads but tail-ender Kavisha Dilhari held her nerves to push her side to the finish line with one ball to ...
Haryana, Punjab boxers rule the SBL Road to the Ring' Semifinals
The 'SBL Road to the Ring' contender's semifinals for the second edition of the Super Boxing League concluded here with 47 pugilists competing in the event. The participants included 41 men and six women across eight states who were seen in action fighting for a spot in the 'SBL Road to the Ring' contenders final slated to be held later this year in the New Delhi. The semifinal saw Punjab boxers stamp their authority walking away with five out the 12 spots on offer. Following Punjab closely were Haryana boxers who booked themselves for the Contenders final in four categories while Delhi and Kerala managed two and one spot respectively. The competition included fights in five weight categories for men & one for women, post weigh-ins at the beginning of the trials. Punjab's Vijay Kumar and Vivek Biju from Kerala came out as the winners in the Featherweight (57 kg) category while Haryana's Sanjeet Budhwar and Akashdeep Singh from Punjab emerged winners in the Welterweight (66 kg) ...
Chetan Chauhan joins chorus for Shastri's removal as head
Former Test cricketer Chetan Chauhan Sunday held Team India head coach Ravi Shastri responsible for the 4-1 debacle India suffered in the Test series in England and said Shastri should be removed before Australia tour in November. "Ravi Shastri should be removed as head coach before the Australia tour. Ravi Shastri is very good cricket commentator and he should be allowed to do so," Chauhan, also Uttar Pradesh Sports Minister, said while agreeing to demands raised by former cricketers for removal of Shastri as coach. Speaking to mediapersons here, Chauhan said, Team India should have performed better. Both the teams were evenly matched. But the Indian team failed to check tail enders of England." The former Test opener also criticized Shastri for calling Virat Kohli-led present Indian team as the 'best travelling team in the world'. "I do not agree. In 1980s, the Indian team was the best travelling team in the world," he said. After a thumping victory over England at ...
We didn't disappoint anyone else but ourselves: Stephen Constantine
Indian football team lacked consistency and disappointed itself by going down in the SAFF Suzuki Cup final against Maldives, said chief coach Stephen Constantine. Seven-times champions India lost 1-2 to Maldives in the final on Saturday. India comprising under-23 players except for one, had been the only unbeaten side in the tournament. They had got the better of Sri Lanka, Maldives and Pakistan enroute the final. "We didn't play the game according to our potential and that's where the lack of experience matters. We weren't able to replicate our performance from the semifinal (against Pakistan) and that's what seems to happen when you play with younger boys," Constantine said at the post-match press conference in Dhaka on Saturday. "They don't have the consistency and the experience to play at the same level every game but they'll learn from this. I think we didn't disappoint anyone else but ourselves. We didn't do enough to win the game but we move on from here," he added. However, ..
Ronaldo will score against Sassuolo: Juventus coach
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has expressed hope that Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo, who is yet to score a goal for his newly-joined club, would definitely net in their Serie A match against Italian football club Sassuolo on Sunday."Cristiano worked well and I think he will score. I expect nothing more and nothing less than what he did in the first three games," Marca.com quoted Allegri, as saying.Reflecting on the nominations for this year's FIFA's 2018 Best Men's Player award, where the forward player is competing against Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah, the coach said that Ronaldo deserves to win after his impressive performance for Real Madrid during last season."Without taking away credit from Modric, I think Cristiano deserves the prize for what he did last year at Real Madrid," he said.Ronaldo had scored a total of fifteen goals in last year's Champions league leading the team to their thirteenth title victory in the tournament.The winner of the FIFA's 2018 Best ...
Tendulkar ends partnership with Kerala Blasters
Legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar has ended his four years long association with Indian Super League (ISL) football club Kerala Blasters.Confirming the same, the master blaster said that heading into the fifth season, the team need to get ready for the upcoming challenges. He further asserted that he would continue to support the men in yellow in the upcoming seasons as well."In its fifth year, it is important that the club puts the building blocks for the next five years and beyond. It is also a time for me to reflect on the role that I should play. After reflecting and much discussion with my team, I have decided to exit my association with Kerala Blasters as a co-promoter," goal.com quoted, Tendulkar, as saying."I strongly believe that Kerala Blasters is in very good shape and on its path to attain many more successes with the backing of its fans offering unconditional support. I am very proud of Kerala Blasters and a piece of my heart will always beat for the club!" he ...
Bannouri, Ortiz win Cursa de la Merce fun run in Barcelona
Moroccan runner Mourad El Bannouri won the men's category at Sunday's 2018 Cursa de la Merce charity 10k fun run in Barcelona, while Miriam Ortiz of Spain won the women's category.
Spain's Marin claims Japan Open badminton title
Spain's Carolina Marin, Olympic champion and three-time badminton world champion, won the Japan Open women's singles title on Sunday with a victory over Japanese player Nozomi Okuhara 21-19, 17-21, 21-11.
Asia Cup: Hong Kong elect to bat against Pakistan
Hong Kong elected to bat after winning the toss in Asia Cup here Sunday. Teams Hong Kong:Nizakat Khan, Anshuman Rath (c), Babar Hayat, KD Shah, C Carter, Ehsan Khan, Aizaz Khan, SS McKechnie, Tanwir Afzal, Ehsan Nawaz, Nadeem Ahmed. Pakistan:Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (c), Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali, Usman Khan.
How India's sports stars overcame tough personal odds to achieve success (IANS Special Series)
Ever since she was a kid, Hima Das woke up every morning before the crack of dawn and would go to the local grazing ground in a remote Assam village. With no proper gear or even a playground, she practiced running at this grazing ground, around 50 metres from her house, before the villagers let their cattle loose post sunrise.
New records set as Kenya's Kipchoge, Cherono win Berlin Marathon races
Kenyan athletes Eliud Kipchoge and Gladys Cherono won their respective Berlin Marathon races on Sunday and set new records.
Athletic Bilbao ties 1-1 against Real Madrid
Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid tied 1-1 here in San Mames stadium, after a header by Isco Alarcon in the second half saved Los Blancos from defeat.
Sachin exists Kerala Blasters
Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has ended his association with Kerala Blasters Football Club (KBFC), the Indian Super League (ISL) outfit said in a statement on Sunday.
Kenyan marathon master Kipchoge smashes world record
Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge set a new marathon world record in Berlin on Sunday, smashing the previous best as he clocked 2hr 1min 39sec. The 33-year-old Olympic champion, aided by a string of pacemakers through to 25km of the 42.195km race, took 1min 18sec off the previous best set four years ago by Dennis Kimetto. It was the largest single improvement on the marathon world record since Derek Clayton improved the mark by 2:23 in 1967. "My only words are 'Thank you!'," said Kipchoge, who sprinted into the lead after 100 metres and never let up. "I was prepared to run my own race early so I wasn't surprised to be alone. I have trained so well for this race and have full trust in the programmes of my coach. I am just so incredibly happy to have finally run the world record as I never stopped having belief in myself." Acclaimed as the greatest marathon runner of the modern era, Kipchoge has dominated marathon racing since making his debut in Hamburg in 2013 after a successful track career that
Man United cools off Watford with 2-1 away win
Manchester United handed Watford its first loss of the new Premier League season, coming away with a 2-1 victory thanks to the outstanding play of Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea.