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India to play 2 Tests, 5 ODIs and 3 T20I against Windies
The first Test will be played from October 4 to October 8 at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, followed by a match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium from October 12 to October 16.Following the Test series, India will head into the ODI series against the Caribbean side, with the opening match slated to be held in Guwahati on October 21. The other four ODIs will take place in Indore (October 24), Pune (October 27), Mumbai (October 29th) and Thiruvananthapuram (November 1).After a two-day break, the Indian side will once again gear up for the T20 series as they will play their first limited-over format game on November 4 at Kolkata. The last two games of the series will be played at Lucknow (November 6) and Chennai (November 11).Currently, India are playing in a five-match Test series against England and are trailing 1-3.
Pakistan drop Mohammad Hafeez from Asia Cup squad
Batting all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has been dropped from the 16-member Pakistan squad for the upcoming Asian Cup tournament, beginning September 15.All-rounder Imad Wasim has also been left out of the squad after he failed to pass a fitness test during a training camp in Lahore, while left-hand batsman Shan Masood has been included in the team along with country's latest batting sensation Fakhar Zamaan and southpaw Imamul Haq.Reflecting on the selections, chief selector Inzamamul Haq said that the players were picked keeping in mind the tough condition in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). He further hoped that the players would put up a good performance in the tournament."These players are selected keeping in mind the tough conditions in the UAE and we believe they will do well. The weather here is extremely warm and therefore, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) allowed us to select 16 players for the tournament," the Express Tribune quoted Inzamam, as saying.Justifying the decision to ...
France's Noah recalls Pouille, Gasquet, Paire for Davis Cup semis vs Spain
Yannick Noah, captain of the French tennis team at the upcoming Davis Cup, on Tuesday called up Lucas Pouille, Richard Gasquet, Benoit Paire and Julien Benneteau to face Spain in the semi-finals.
ONGC to face stiff challenge in MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey
Defending champion Oil and Natural Gas Corporation team will face stiff challenge from IOC,Indian Navy, Railways and Punjab & Sind Bank in the 92nd edition of the MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey tournament, which kicks off at Mayor Radhakrishnan stadium here on September 6. Though members of the Indian squad which played in the recent Asian Games in Jakarta won't be seen in action here, the teams boast of a number of former internationals, the organisers said at a press conference Tuesday. The players (who featured in the Asiad) would be missing the tournament as they would be taking part in a camp in preparation for the hockey World Cup, tournament director C N Shanmugam said. He said ONGC, which boasts of a strong squad, will be the one to watch out for, apart from IOC and Navy. The 10 participating teams have been divided into two pools, with the top two from each advancing to the semifinal. The final will be played on September 16 under lights. The winning team will .
Lalchand Rajput's son to join Mizoram as 'outstation player'
Zimbabwe head-coach Lalchand Rajput's son Akhil is all set to play for debutants Mizoram as an outstation player in the upcoming Ranji Trophy. Mizoram have also roped in Punjab's 29-year-old all-rounder Taruwar Kohli, a member of Virat Kohli-led 2008 U-19 World Cup winning team and Karantaka's 27-year-old leg-spinner Sinan Abdul Khader. Confirming the development, Cricket Association of Mizoram secretary Mamon Majumdar told PTI, "We have roped in three outstation players. There's a lot of excitement in the state to play under the BCCI's aegis." "Former Karnataka coach P V Shashikant will take charge of Mizoram side after Ashok Malhotra withdrew citing personal reasons," Majumdar said. Mizoram are part of the nine new teams for the upcoming season as they will start their campaign from the Plate Group. "We have been knocking the door for 26 years. We have got a platform now. Most of our talents have faded away, but I'm expecting a good show. We have a lot of talents. The
Pakistan leaves Hafeez out of Asia Cup cricket squad
Pakistan left all-rounders Mohammad Hafeez and Imad Wasim out of a 16-man squad for the six-nation Asia Cup, to be played in Dubai and Abu Dhabi from next week, selectors announced Tuesday. But left-handed opener Shan Masood gets his first chance in Pakistan's one-day squad after scoring 1,200-plus runs in the two domestic one-day tournaments, chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq said. The 28-year-old has so far played 12 Tests for Pakistan. Sarfraz Ahmed will lead the side, which opens their Cup campaign against the wildcard entrant on September 16 before taking on arch-rivals India in a highly-anticipated match three days later. Both rounds are in Dubai. Hafeez, 37 was part of Pakistan's 5-0 one-day series win in Zimbabwe in July, but was not played in any of the matches. "We conducted fitness tests and since there is no compromise on fitness we have not included Hafeez and Imad Wasim," Inzamam told media while announcing the squad in Lahore. The Asia Cup begins September 15 and features ..
Getafe's Cristoforo thrilled to return to La Liga
Getafe's Uruguayan midfielder Sebastian Cristoforo said on Tuesday that he is happy to return on loan to the Spanish football league, where he previously played at Sevilla.
Mumbai City FC sign Arnold Issoko from Congo
Mumbai City FC has completed their last international signing for the upcoming Indian Super League season by inducting 26-year-old Arnold Nkufo Issoko from Congo into their squad. The club made the announcement Tuesday. Arnold caught the eye of head coach Jorge Costa when he made his senior debut for Rebordosa AC in Portugal. The midfielder sharpened his skills in various lower divisions in the same country before graduating to the Primiera Liga with GD Chaves. He eventually made 65 appearances for the side and scored eight goals. His exploits at Chaves led him to another top tier team, Vitoria de Setubal, where he made 36 appearances and scored five goals. In May 2016, he also represented his national team against Romania in a friendly, which ended in a 1-1 draw. "I have seen Arnold and like his commitment and spirit. He will be a perfect for us," Costa said. In the run-up to the ISL, Mumbai City FC are training in Thailand.
Punjab Minister condoles demise of shot-putter's father
Punjab Sports Minister Gurmit Singh Sodhi on Tuesday condoled the demise of the father of Asian Games gold medallist shot-putter Tejinder Pal Singh.
Government felicitates Asiad medal winners with cash awards
The government on Tuesday felicitated the medal winners of the 18th Asian Games with cash awards after the country registered its best-ever medal haul in the history of the continental mega sporting event. While individual gold medal winners were given away Rs 40 lakh, the silver and bronze winners took home Rs 20 and Rs 10 lakh each. India registered its best ever medal haul in the history of the Asian Games, fetching 69 medals which included 15 gold, 24 silver and 30 bronze. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore were present on the occasion, along with other Union Ministers Kiren Rijiju and Mahesh Sharma, Sports Srcretary Rahul Bhatnagar, IOA President Narinder Batra and SAI DG Neelam Kapur. Rajnath congratulated all the medal winners and said it''s not far when India will soon emerge as a sporting superpower in the world. "I'm thrilled with our athletes' performance. I'm confident India will soon not only become economic superpower but ...
To prepare for Olympics, I need to switch to Pro boxing: Vikas Krishan
His dream of clinching a second Asiad gold cut short by an injury, Indian boxer Vikas Krishan today hinted that he will switch to professional boxing in order to prepare for an elusive Olympic medal at 2020 Tokyo Games. The Haryana boxer, who had won a bronze at Jakarta after failing to turn up for the semi-final contest due to a cut above his eye suffered during an earlier bout. "Sometimes luck doesn't favour you and you miss out. I wanted a gold but due to the eye injury I couldn't. I really want to win a medal at Olympics now and I don't want to leave it to the draw or the level of competition. So I want to train accordingly," Vikas told PTI, his eyes still swollen. However the three-time Asiad medallist feels that in order to become a medal contender for Tokyo Games, he will need to switch to professional circuit. "That sort of preparation (for Olympics) can only happen in professional boxing and not in amateur. So I want to switch to professional boxing. I don't want to leave ...
India A 63/2 chasing stiff 262 against Australia A
India A will need to score another 199 runs on the final day in their pursuit of a tricky target of 262 against Australia A in the first 'Test' of the two-match series. A stumps on the third day, India A were 63 for 2 with in-form Mayank Agarwal batting on 25 in company of Ankit Bawne (6 batting). Abhimanyu Easwaran (0) and captain Shreyas Iyer (28) left the scene, leaving India A struggling at 33 for 2 in 9.1 overs. Earlier, Travis Head's crucial 87 helped Australia A reach 292 after bveing reduced to 134 for 4 at one point. Batting first, Australia A had scored 243 in the first innings with the help of an unbeaten century by Usman Khawaja, but his performance was overshadowed by pacer Mohammed Siraj's 8 for 59. In reply, India took a slender lead of 31 runs over Australia A before posting 274 all out in first innings, with the help of Bawne's patient 91 runs. Michale Neser (4 for 61) and Jon Holland (3 for 89) were the most successful bowlers for Australia A as they picked up seven .
Historic performances, big lows mark India's Asiad show (Analysis)
A record medals tally along with matching the largest ever gold medal haul, success in little known sports and disappointments in wrestling, boxing and kabaddi were the hallmarks of India's performance at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta.
I could have logged more points: Asiad gold medallist Barman
Swapna Barman may have become the first Indian heptathlete to win a gold at the Asian Games but she rues that she could not achieve her best in some of the events, which made the contest a tight one in the end. "I could not do my best in high jump, 200m, 100m hurdles. High jump is the event I used to do the best. But it did not happen in Jakarta. Fortunately, I did well in javelin and that in a way compensated," the 21-year-old Barman said in an interaction. Shot put and long jump are the other two events in heptathlon. Barman collected 6026 points, her career best, to win the gold. Her earlier best total from the seven events was 5942. The national record of 6211 still stands in the name of J J Sobha since 2004. "6000 points is big but I could have done better. But I am happy to have won the gold in Asian Games in spite of so many injuries I have been carrying in the last one year and also during this Asian Games," she added. Barman competed in the two-day event with a taped right ...
COA clears BCCI acting president's Asia Cup trip, officials surprised
In a shift from their much-publicised stance, the Committee of Administrators (COA) has sanctioned a 10-day trip of acting president CK Khanna to watch the upcoming Asia Cup in UAE, starting September 15. While there had been a convention of senior BCCI office-bearers travelling for tournaments at board's expense, the COA, in one of its directives, had made it clear that unless the acting president, acting secretary, treasurer or CEO are doing board's work, no tours will be sanctioned. Accordingly, acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary and CEO Rahul Johri's UK trip was cut short by the COA even though they had gone for ICC meeting in Dublin in May. The officials wanted to watch a couple of India matches but were ticked off by the COA in no uncertain terms that if there is no work, there is no need to hang around. In fact, the COA has time and again raised questions about Amitabh's foreign trips and per diem (daily allowance) of USD 750 (Rs 53,000 per day approx). However, with Khanna's ..
Asiad gold-winning shot-putter Toor's father to be cremated Thursday
Asian Games gold-medallist Tejinderpal Singh Toor's father, who died of cancer before he could meet the triumphant shot-putter, will be cremated on Thursday. Karam Singh, 54, breathed his last on Monday at a military hospital in Panchkula. He was suffering from cancer for the past few years and Toor had spoken about his struggle to manage his career in view of his father's ailment after winning the Asiad gold in Jakarta. It was a tragic turn of events for Toor, who returned to India the same day his father passed away. After winning the gold medal at Asian games, the native of Khosa Pando village in Punjab's Moga district, had dedicated the medal to the ailing Karam Singh. Punjab sports minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi offered his condolences to the athlete, who broke the Games record for his gold. In his message to Toor, Sodhi said the "undying efforts of his father and the family contributed hugely to the golden achievement by Tejinderpal Singh". The 23-year-old Toor had clinched ...
Pakistan drop Hafeez, Shah from Asia Cup squad
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) selectors on Tuesday dropped seasoned campaigners Mohammed Hafeez and Yasir Shah from the Sarfraz Ahmed-led 16 member squad for the Asia Cup, to be played in the United Arab Emirates from September 15.
Ex-boxing champ Mike Tyson to visit Mumbai
Former controversial American heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson is to make his firstever visit to India. Tyson is slated to attend the first fight night of the Kumite 1 League, to be held here on September 29, it was announced Tuesday. The League organisers said this will be the first time theonce fearsome heavyweight champion will be visiting the country as the mixed team martial arts league's mentor. The leagueis supported by the All India Mixed Martial Arts Federation (AIMMAF) and World Kickboxing Federation. "Tyson is the mentor of the league. We wanted a legend, MMA being a new sport, there is no legend till now. In combat sport, after Muhammad Ali, Tyson is the legend and so we have got him," League founder Mohamedali Budhwani told reporters here. The inaugural season of the league will see eight teams representing different countries in action. Each team will comprise nine fighters, of which two will be women, the organisers said. Details of the entire league .
Woakes, Pope added to England squad for final Test
England selectors on Tuesday recalled Chris Woakes and Ollie Pope for the fifth and final Test against India, with former skipper Alastair Cook set to play his final match at The Oval here from Friday.
Germany look to rebuild after disastrous World Cup
Two months after Germany's early group exit from the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, team head coach Joachim Loew is facing the toughest test of his coaching career. His side lines up against world champions France in the newly-formed Nations League in Munich this Thursday evening.