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We are also hurt the way you guys are: Dhawan
Out-of-form opener Shikhar Dhawan has tried to put up a defence after India lost the ongoing Test series to England, saying the players are also "hurt" like the fans and followers of Indian cricket. India went down by 60 runs in the fourth Test at Southampton to give the hosts an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series, the defeat leaving the country's cricket fraternity disappointed. "People who have been writing negative stuff. We are also hurt the day you guys are. It is important to learn from our mistakes and move forward. We give our best for the nation everytime we walk on the ground and most important thing is as a team we should be in a good mindset before the next game," Dhawan posted on his instagram page. Poor form of Dhawan along with his opening partners K L Rahul and Murali Vijay have been a cause of concern for India during the Test series as they haven't fired at all in the four Tests played so far. Dhawan has scored 158 runs from three matches so far while ...
McCarthy hopes to make it 3rd time lucky with England
Southampton goalkeeper Alex McCarthy is hoping to make it third time lucky and finally make his England debut in the coming week.
Dream is to win gold in 2020 Olympic: Madhumita Kumari
Asian Games silver medallist, archer Mudhumita Kumari Thursday said her dream is to win gold in the 2020 Olympic. Madhumita Kumari, a resident of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand, who won the silver medal in the compound archery in the Asian Games held in Jakarta, said she will concentrate on her practice to achieve her dream to win a gold in the 2020 Olympic. "I have enough time to prepare and win the gold in the 2020 Olympic Games," she told PTI over phone from New Delhi. "My focus now is to practice and achieve perfection in skill and win the gold," Madhumita, who has been awarded Rs 10 lakh by the Jharkhand government following her silver medal winning performance, added. Madhumita, who is doing her graduation in Silli College of Ranchi district, represented India in compound archery event. She was first selected for archery training by the Tata Steel feeder in West Bokaro with nine others and got primary archery training. Later, she was enrolled in Birsa Munda Archery .
Beating India 4-1 would be a strong statement, perfect send off for Cook: Root
Getting ready for an emotional week ahead, England skipper Joe Root says they want to conjure up a perfect send-off for Alastair Cook in the final Test, where a win will also send a strong statement to the world. Root said that Cook had informed him of his retirement decision in Southampton, and that this wouldn't be a distraction ahead of or during the fifth Test. "It will be quite an emotional week for him and for a lot of the guys who have played a lot of cricket with him. He will be a massive loss to our dressing room. But I'm thrilled he's got an opportunity to enjoy this game. "My full focus has been on making sure we win this game. It's been an area we've not got right in the past and to beat the number one side in the world and make it 4-1 would send a really strong statement of where we are at as a team and where we are looking to go as a team. It would sum up a good summer of cricket for us in difficult conditions, Root said on the eve of final Test. The England captain said
Haryana sportspersons won 25 per cent of medals for country in Asiad
Keeping Haryana's flag flying high in the medals tally for the country in the Jakarta Asian Games, sportspersons from Haryana have bagged nearly 25 per cent of the total medals.
Gavaskar reminds Shastri of India's past overseas record
Former captain Sunil Gavaskar has reminded Ravi Shastri that India had won Test series in West Indies and England, a day after the under-fire coach claimed his side has better overseas record than teams of the last 15-20 years. While India lost yet another Test series away from home following the 60-run defeat in the fourth Test against England at Southampton, head coach Shastri insisted the current side is better travellers than the teams of the last 15-20 years. Gavaskar, once a teammate and captain of Shastri, recalled some of the series wins abroad by Indian teams of the past. "All I can say is that no Indian team has won in Sri Lanka for a long time. But we have won in the West Indies, in England, Test matches in Australia and South Africa," Gavsakar told 'India Today' on Thursday. The last time India won a Test series in England was in 2007, under Rahul Dravid's captaincy. The batting great said, "What I can say is that teams in 1980s have won in England and West Indies. Rahul ..
Poovamma returns to rousing reception
Asian Games gold medallist M R Poovamma returned to a rousing welcome at the Mangaluru International Airport here Thursday. Poovamma was received by her parents and relatives, MLA, Vedavyas Kamath, corporator Roopa D Bangera, and Alva's Education Foundation chairman Mohan Alva among others. Poovamma, along with Hima Das, Saritaben Laxmanbhai Gayakwad and Velluva Koroth Vismaya bagged gold medal inthe women's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 18th edition of the Asian Games in Jakarta. Das and Yahiya then teamed up, along with Rajiv Arokiaand Poovamma to win a silver medal in mixed 4 x 400 metres relay. India improved the country's previous record at Asian Games, with a medal tally of 15 gold, 24 silver and 30 bronze. Poovamma told reporters the support of herparents was most important. "I dedicate this medal to myparents and victims of the Kodagu floods," she said.
Isco says Ronaldo's departure has not affected Real Madrid
Real Madrid midfielder Isco Alarcon said on Thursday that they have not been affected by the departure of Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, who joined Juventus during the summer transfer window.
FC Pune Citydraw withFC Goa 3-3 inAWES Cup fixture football
Indian Super League clubFC Pune CityThursday secured a 3-3 draw against FC Goa intheir second game in the AWES Cupat Tilak Maidan here. FC Pune City dominated the proceedingsfrom the start. A free kick from Diego Carloswas headed towards the goal byMatthew Millsbut the ball rebounded. Mills, however, managed to tap the rebound into the net to open the account for Stallions. At the back,FC Pune CitygoalkeeperBilal Khan was in top form makingsome important saves. Carlos got into the thick of things again just before half time as he doubled the visitors' lead. At half time, the score read 2-0 in favour of FC Pune City. Going into the second half,FC Goa made a stirring comeback as Hayden Fernandesopened the scoring. FC Goa maintained the tempo pushing back the visitors with consistent pressure. The result wasan equaliser for FC Goa viaLalampuia followed by a third putting the Goan side in the lead. But FC Pune City found inspiration in Emiliano Alfaro as he scored an injury ...
Pushed by Samrat, Gill holds on to lead in Dakshin Dare rally
Samrat Yadav jumped two places in the Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare to catapult to the third spot even as 5-time INRC champion Gaurav Gill maintained his vice-like grip on the top position after the penultimate leg here on Thursday. After four gruelling days of driving through dirt, gravel and tough terrains, Samrat made his upward move, posting the second best timing of the day (41.14 minutes) in the three Special Stages. With Gill (and co-driver Musa Sherif) and Philippos Mathai (with PVS Moorthy) holding on to the first two places, all eyes were on the brewing battle between Maruti's Sandeep Sharma (with Anmol Rampal) and Mahindra Adventure's Amitrajjit Ghosh (with Ashwin Naik). But it was Samrat who proved to be the star of the day, posting some of the fastest timings. His 00:14:57 in the day's first Special Stage (SS12) was even faster than Gill's timing of 00:15:21, making it three in a row after he had bested Gill in the last two Special Stages of Wednesday too. He was faster than
Amandeep takes 4-shot lead in 13th leg of Hero WPG Tour
Amandeep Drall carded one-under 71 to top the leaderboard after the second round of the 13th leg of Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour on Thursday. The Kapurthala golfer, who has been in sizzling form, made amends for her first round 75 with the first and only sub-par round of the tournament. At 2-over 146, she has built up a handy four-shot lead over Afshan Fatima, her closest rival, who shot a second successive 75. Overnight leader amateur Tanirika Singh had a nightmarish three bogeys in a row right at the end on the last three holes. Her second round of 78 saw her total 7-over 141 and she was Tied-3rd with Gursimar Badwal (75) at 151. Amandeep birdied the second and fifth and turned in two-under with no bogeys. On the back nine, she added a birdie on par-4 11th and was 3-under. She suffered back-to-back bogeys on 14th and 15th, but survived that well enough to hold a 4-shot lead. Afshan was four-over after 10 holes, but made a great recovery with birdies on 13th, 16th and 17th besides a ...
Grant Bradburn to be Pakistan's new fielding coach
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed former New Zealand cricketer Grant Bradburn as the new fielding coach of the national side for a period of three years.Bradburn has come at the place of Steve Rixon whose contract with PCB expired in June 2018.Reflecting on his appointment, Bradburn said it is a great honour to be a part of the Pakistan team and he is looking forward to adding his experience to the squad."It is a great honour to be joining Pakistan Cricket Team and their high-quality coaching staff. I have seen the progress that has been made under Mickey Arthur and the opportunity to work with a leading full member team on the rise in world cricket, is a real privilege," the Express Tribune quoted Bradburn, as saying."I look forward to adding my experience to the players and staff while being an integral part of the exciting and dominant team, Team Pakistan is becoming," he added.Bradburn will join the team in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the upcoming Asia Cup which is
'S. Korea footballers aim to impress new coach'
South Korean defender Lee Yong said on Thursday his teammates are eager to display their talent to the new head coach and that will lead to good performances in the upcoming friendly match against Costa Rica.
Following are the results of Sixth
Following are the results of Sixth day races held here today. 1st race: Psychic Strength Plate - [Div.II] - 1100 M. Princess Pride [Prasad Rao] 56 Darshan first She's Stylish 54.5 S Shareef second Music Divine 58 Chouhan third Sante Fe 52.5 Arshad Alam fourth Not Run: South Bell Rest all Ran Won by: 1-1/2Ls, Shd and 1-1/4Ls Time: One min:07.09 seconds Tote: Rs 103 for win.Rs 29, Rs 17 and Rs 14 for places Favourite : Music Divine Winner trained by : Nityanand Forecast : Rs 798 Quinella : Rs 386 Shp : Rs 43 Thp : Rs 44 Trinalla: 70 pct Rs 1,756 30 pct Rs 753 Exacta : 70 pct Rs 8,622 30 pct Rs 3,695.
Constantine not happy with team's SAFF Championship performance
National football coach Stephen Constantine said that he is not happy with the team's performance in their opening match of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship against Sri Lanka.The Indian team had won the match 2-0, but the coach said that though he is happy with the results, the performance was not up to the expected levels."We need to rectify the mistakes before the next match. We started off with a good win but I'm not happy with the performance. We could have scored quite a few goals more," Constantine maintained."We have to learn how to play more smartly. We can do much better than this. Given the fact that the players are young, you can't expect the consistency every time. Anyway, a win is always the most important aspect of the game and we move on from here," he added.The coach also emphasised on having more players in the pipeline so that the senior players could be pushed to put in more efforts.Agreeing with the coach's views, Ashique Kuruniyan, who was ..
2019 Special Olympics: 60 probables picked for football, futsal sides
A total of 60 probables for the football and futsal sides have been picked from a preparatory camp for the 2019 Special Olympics.
Aman fires superb 62 to grab two-shot lead at Jaipur Open
Patna's Aman Raj fired a sizzling eight-under 62 in the third round to grab a two-shot lead at 17-under-193 in the Jaipur Open golf tournament here Thursday. Bangladesh's Md Zamal Hossain Mollah, the second round leader, slipped to second place at 15-under-195 after his round of four-under-66. Aman (64-67-62), who was overnight tied fourth and two off the lead, zoomed to the top in round three with his flawless effort that matched the tournament's best score achieved in round one by Sri Lankan Anura Rohana. The 23-year-old, who turned professional soon after winning the PGTI Qualifying School in 2016, is now staring at his maiden professional title. Aman, who was India's top amateur in 2015, hit it with precision and rolled in all putts that came his way to pick up five birdies on the front-nine. He also made a brilliant par-save from 10 feet on the ninth. Aman, who has so far posted two runner-up finishes on the PGTI, then slowly worked his way to the top by adding three more birdies
Saurabh tops junior 10m air pistol at Shooting Worlds (Lead, correcting headline)
A couple of weeks after his triumph at the Asian Games, Indias Saurabh Chaudhary hunted down yet another gold medal as he won the men's junior 10m air pistol title, even as teammate Arjun Singh Cheema took a bronze medal at the 52nd ISSF World Championships here on Thursday.
Costa Rica football coach expects tough friendly vs. S. Korea
Costa Rica's football team's interim coach Ronald Gonzalez said on Thursday he expects a tough match with South Korea even though the opponents are playing their first match under a new head coach.
Bhupathi defends Balaji selection ahead of Jeevan, Purav
India's Davis Cup captain Mahesh Bhupathi on Thursday defended the selection of N Sriram Balaji ahead of higher-ranked Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Purav Raja for the tie against Serbia. Balaji was included in the side for the September 14-16 away tie as a replacement for Divij Sharan, who pulled out due to a tear in his serving shoulder. Saketh Myneni replaced Yuki Bhambri after Sumit Nagal refused to play the tie citing the Challenger Tour. Balaji, 28, is now set to play his second tie having made a winning debut against Uzbekistan, last year. AITA usually picks players on rankings but shunned the policy when it was forced to pick a replacement after both Sharan and Yuki Bhambri pulled out due to injuries. "I wanted a balanced team. We have a lefty in Prajnesh already and I wanted someone who can serve big as well," Bhupathi told PTI when asked about the logic behind the selection. Balaji is ranked 110th, while the left-handed Nedunchezhiyan and Raja are inside top-100, at 88 and 89 ...