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Mo Farah wins 5th straight Great North Run
Mo Farah delivered a dominant performance to claim a record fifth victory in the Great North Run on Sunday in the latest step in his bid to win a major marathon. The British runner led from the front to cross the line in 59min 26sec, just four seconds short of the personal best he set in winning his second title in 2015. It was also his fifth consecutive win in the race. Farah shrugged off New Zealand's Jake Robertson in the final section of the race in Newcastle as he set himself up in style for his attempt to win his first major marathon crown in Chicago next month. "Training's different now as I'm not in the track season. I've been doing a lot more long runs and in terms of endurance I'm definitely fitter," four-time Olympic champion Farah told the BBC. "Just coming into that headwind it was so tough, I wasn't going smooth, I was going up and down. I honestly thought I could beat my personal best today, but those last two miles really hurt." Favourite Vivian Cheruiyot saw off ...
Osaka shows killer instinct, soft heart in Grand Slam breakthrough
The killer instinct that carried Japan's Naomi Osaka to a first Grand Slam title evaporated as she hugged her idol Serena Williams after beating her in a controversial US Open final. Osaka said it wasn't the ire of the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd -- angered at penalties meted out to Williams -- but just the realization that she'd robbed the US great who inspired her career of a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title. "I know that she really wanted to have the 24th Grand Slam," said Osaka, who choked up again herself trying to explain her feelings. "When I step onto the court, I feel like a different person, right? I'm not a Serena fan. I'm just a tennis player playing another tennis player. "But then when I hugged her at the net I felt like a little kid again." Osaka, 20, looked nothing like a kid as she took the court aiming to become Japan's first Grand Slam winner. Undaunted by the massive pro-Williams crowd -- extra noisy with the Ashe stadium roof closed because of rain -- she ...
India get past Maldives; to meet Pakistan in semi-final of SAFF Cup
The Indian football team defeated the Maldives 2-0 to book a semi-final clash with arch rivals Pakistan in the SAFF Cup here on Sunday.
IOC, ONGC register easy wins in Murugappa Gold Cup hockey
Indian Oil Corporation outclassed Chennai Hockey Association 4-0 Sunday in a Pool 'B' match in the 92nd All-India MCC Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament here. Punjab & Sind Bank defeated Indian Navy 4-2 in another match in the same group, while defending champion got its campaign back on track with a 4-0 thrashing of Mumbai Hockey Association in Pool 'A'. IOC's win today has put Chennai HA's chances of advancing to the knockout stage in jeopardy. Nitin Kumar gave Indian Oil the lead in the 10th minute but the local team kept the rival forwards at bay with some resolute defence to keep 1-0 at half-time. In the second half, IOC scored thrice through former international V R Raghunath (50th minute) through a penalty corner conversion, Roshan Minz (55th) and Gurjinder Singh (62nd) to secure a comfortable win. Punjab & Sind Bank, which led 1-0 at half-time put it across the Navy team 4-2 thanks to a brace from Jaskaran Singh. Gaganpreet Singh and Parvinder Singh ...
India beat Maldives 2-0 in SAFF Cup, to face Pakistan in semifinal
India produced a dominant display to beat Maldives 2-0 and book a semifinal spot in the South Asian Football Federation Cup here on Sunday. Maiden international goals from Nikhil Poojary (36th minute) and Manvir Singh (45th) helped India defeat Maldives and finish on top of Group B with six points. India play Pakistan in the semifinal on Wednesday. Nikhil could have scored the opener in the 11th minute itself but despite getting all the power behind his header off a Anirudh Thapa cross, it sailed over the Maldives crossbar. Nikhil and Lallianzuala Chhangte were constantly swapping positions on the wings and that stretched the rival defence. India eventually surged ahead in the 36th minute. After playing a one-two with Farukh Choudhary, Nikhil pounced on a loose ball and sent it past the rival side goalkeeper Mohamed Faisal. Manvir doubled the lead at the stroke of half time. Thapa, a bit off-balanced with a rival midfielder shadowing him, managed to essay a gem of a pass for Manvir ...
Dovizioso wins San Marino MotoGP, Marquez maintains overall lead
Italian rider Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) on Sunday won the MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix (GP), while Marc Marquez of Spain (Respol Honda) finished second, extending his significant overall lead in the MotoGP championship standings.
Sougou scores four as Mumbai City FC record second win of pre-season tour
Mumbai City FC ran rampant against Lampang FC, thumping them 6-2 for their second consecutive win in their pre-season campaign here on Sunday evening.
Arpinder becomes first Indian to win medal in IAAF Continental Cup, Neeraj disappoints
Triple jumper Arpinder Singh Sunday created history by becoming the first Indian to win a medal in the IAAF Continental Cup as he clinched a bronze but star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra finished sixth with a below-par show here. Arpinder, who had won a gold in the Asian Games in Jakarta, cleared a modest 16.59m in the first of his three jumps to be in the four-man semifinals. He could only clear a 16.33m jump in his next attempt to miss out on the two-man final jump. Nonetheless, he collected a bronze. The 25-year-old Arpinder was representing the Asia-Pacific team in the meet, held once every four years. He had jumped 16.77m in Jakarta and has a personal best of 17.17m which he recorded in 2014. No Indian has ever won a medal in the Continental Cup which was known as the IAAF World Cup before 2010. Two top athletes from the four regions of Europe, Americas, Africa and Asia-Pacific were taking part in each of the 36 events in men and women sections taken together. Reigning Olympic ...
Juniors Prapti, Deepit lift maiden TT trophies
Deepit Rajesh Patil and Prapti Sen won their maiden junior boys and junior girls titles in the National Ranking (South Zone) Table Tennis Championships at the DRM Municipal Indoor Hall here on Sunday.
Jadeja's 86 brings India back in contention
England extended their overall lead to 60 after Ravindra Jadeja's unbeaten 86 helped India narrow the gap on the third day of the fifth Test here Sunday. At tea, Alastair Cook was batting on 13 not out, while Keaton Jennings was unbeaten on 7 runs, as England reached 20 without loss in their second innings. This was after Jadeja scored 86 not out as India finished their first innings at 292, conceding a 40-run lead. The left-hander faced 156 balls and hit 11 fours as well as a six. Post lunch, India tried to extend their innings as long as possible. Ishant Sharma (4) though fell in the fourth over after the break, caught behind off Moeen Ali (2-50). At the other end, Adil Rashid (1-19) dismissed Mohammed Shami (1) who again tried to hit out instead of putting a price on his wicket. Jasprit Bumrah (0) did just that, and batted out 14 deliveries, which allowed Jadeja to smash the ball around. In doing so, he put on 32 runs for the tenth and final wicket. Jadeja reached his ninth Test ...
Fifth Test: England 20/0 in second innings, lead by 60 runs vs India (Tea report)
England were 20 for no loss in their second innings at Tea on the third day of the fifth and final Test against India at the Oval here on Sunday.
15,000 runners compete at int'l marathon in Lithuanian capital
Over 15,000 runners from more than 45 countries competed at Vilnius Marathon 2018 here on Sunday.
Double delight for Vijayakumar
: Veteran B Vijayakumar from Coimbatore recorded a double, winning both the races Sunday in the Caterham 7 Asia Zonal Championship at the MMRT track at Sriperumbudur near here. The Formula 4 South-East Asia Championship triple header threw up three different winners in Alessandro Ghiretti (France), Alister Yoong (Malaysia) and Muizz Musyaffa (Malaysia). Vijayakumar led a 1-2-3 finish for India in the Caterham races with MR Dastur and Vicky Chandhok completing the podium in that order in the double-header. Much of the excitement in the Caterham races came in the first race. Pole-sitter Vijayakumar lost position to Chandhok who was subsequently docked a 30-second penalty for jump start. Vijayakumar recovered to regain his position at the front and went on to win comfortably. Chandhok came in second but was pushed to third following the penalty while another first-timer Dastur moved up to second. In the second race, Vijayakumar put in another fine performance to win from ..
Vijaya Bank posts easy win over ICF
Vijaya Bank, Bengaluru trounced ICF (Chennai) 91-51 in the inaugural match of the 54th All-India men's basketball tournament for PSG Trophy, which began here Sunday. The winners led 54-23 at half time. B K Anilkumar and M Harish played well for the winners, scoring 13 points each, while C Praveenkumar with 22 points shone for the losing team. In other matches, Indian Railway beat Kochi Customs 64-59 while Income Tax (Chennai) defeated IAF 70-61.
Serena meltdown: The official response
Serena Williams: the US Open meltdown -- what the officials are saying: "What Serena did on the podium Sunday showed a great deal of class and sportsmanship. This was Naomi's moment, and Serena wanted her to be able to enjoy it. That was a class move from a true champion. What Serena has accomplished this year in playing her way back on to the tour is truly amazing. "She is an inspiration to me, personally, and a credit to our sport, win or lose. I know that she was frustrated about the way the match played out, but the way she stepped up after the final and gave full credit to Naomi for a match well-played speaks volumes about who she is." -- Katrina Adams, head of the United States Tennis Association (USTA). "On the fifth point in the second game of the second set between Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams, the chair umpire witnessed coaching taking place from Williams' coach. Even though her coach has admitted to coaching, Williams has made it clear that she did not receive any ...
England 20 for no loss in 2nd innings at tea on day 3
England were 20 for no loss in their second innings on the third day of the fifth and final cricket Test against India at the Oval on Sunday. England bowled out India for 292 in their first innings to take a 40-run lead and now lead by 60 runs. Alastair Cook, playing his last Test innings was batting on 13 and giving him company was Keaton Jennings (7). Ravindra Jadeja top-scored for India with an unbeaten 86-run knock, while debutant Hanuma Vihari contributed 56 before being caught behind off Moeen Ali. Each of the six England bowlers dismissed at least one batsman. Brief Scores: England 1st innings: 332 and 20 for no loss in 9 overs. India 1st innings: 292 all out in 95 overs (Hanuma Vihari 56, Ravindra Jadeja 86 not out; James Anderson 2/30, Moeen Ali 2/50, Ben Stokes 2/56).
Verma, Rankireddy-Shetty win Hyderabad Open badminton titles
India's Sameer Verma and the pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lived up to the top billing by clinching the men's singles and doubles titles respectively at the Hyderabad Open badminton tournament here on Sunday. Top seed Verma defeated Malaysia's Soong Joo Ven 21-15 21-18 in the men's singles summit clash of the USD 75,000 BWF Tour Super 100 tournament. Rankireddy and Shetty also came out victorious, beating third seeded Indonesian pair of Akbar Bintang Cahyono and Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani 21-16 21-14 to lift the men's doubles crown. However, a hat-trick of titles eluded India as another top seeded local pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy came out second best in the mixed doubles final. Chopra and Reddy toiled for 55 minutes before losing 15-21 21-19 25-23 against sixth seeds Akbar Bintang Cahyono and Winny Oktavina Kandow of Malaysia.
Sougou scores 4 as Mumbai City FC record 2nd win of pre-season
MumbaiCity FC dismantled Lampang FC 6-2 to claim their second consecutive win in their pre-season campaign at Chiang Maiin Thailand Sunday. The floodgates were opened up in the 14th minute by former Olympique de Marseilles player Modou Sougou with a neat close range finish. Mumbai stayed on the offensive all through, looking for goals. Senegal's Sougou made another move, storming into the box only to be fouled and awarded a penalty. Brazilian Rafael Bastos stepped up and slotted the ball home easily to double their lead in the first half itself. Mumbai City FC continued to run riot in the second half too, with Sougou finding space inside the box again to score another goal in the 53rd minute to give the team a strong three-goal cushion. Toying with the defence, and showing breathtaking form, Sougou added one more goal, rounding the Lampang goalkeeper and scoring into an empty net, to complete a treble. Lampang FC, currently plying their trade in the Thai League 2, ...
Triple jumper Arpinder becomes first Indian to win medal in IAAF Continental Cup
Triple jumper Arpinder Singh created history by becoming the first Indian to win a medal in the IAAF Continental Cup as he clinched a bronze with a modest effort of 16.59m here on Sunday. Arpinder, who had won a gold in the Asian Games in Jakarta, cleared 16.59m in the first of his three jumps to be in the four-man semifinals. He could only clear a 16.33m jump in his next attempt to miss out on the two-man final jump. Nonetheless, he collected a bronze. The 25-year-old Arpinder was representing the Asia-Pacific team in the meet, held once every four years. He had jumped 16.77m in Jakarta and has a personal best of 17.17m which he recorded in 2014. No Indian has ever won a medal in the Continental Cup which was known as the IAAF World Cup before 2010. Reigning Olympic and world champion Christian Taylor of the United States easily took the gold with a jump of 17.59m, which is one metre more than the best effort of Arpinder. The 28-year-old Taylor beat World University Games silver ...
Scoreboard at the close of India's first innings on the third day of the fifth Test ...
Scoreboard at the close of India's first innings on the third day of the fifth Test against England at the Oval on Sunday: England 1st Innings: 332 India 1st Innings (overnight: 174-6) KL Rahul b Curran 37 Shikhar Dhawan lbw b Broad 3 Cheteshwar Pujara c Bairstow b Anderson 37 Virat Kohli c Root b Stokes 49 Ajinkya Rahane c Cook b Anderson 0 Hanuma Vihari c Bairstow b Ali 56 Rishabh Pant c Cook b Stokes 5 Ravindra Jadeja not out 86 Ishant Sharma c Bairstow b Ali 4 Mohammad Shami c Broad b Rashid 1 Jasprit Bumrah run out 0 Extras: (b-4, lb-10) 14 Total: 292 in 95 overs Fall of wickets: 1-6, 2-70, 3-101, 4-103, 5-154, 6-160, 7-237, 8-249, 9-260 Bowling: James Anderson 21-7-54-2, Stuart Broad 20-6-50-1, Ben Stokes 16-2-56-2, Sam Curran 11-1-49-1, Moeen Ali 17-3-50-2, Adil Rashid 10-2-19-1.