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Jinson, women relay team win gold as Indian athletics contingent produces best show after 1978
The Indian athletics contingent ended its Asian Games campaign with a best ever show since 1978 with Jinson Johnson and the women's 4x400 relay team providing a golden touch on the last day of competitions here today. The two gold, a silver from 4x400m men's relay team and a bronze each from discus thrower Seema Punia and 1500m runner P U Chitra today took India's medal tally from athletics to 19 (7 gold, 10 silver, two bronze). The gold count was one less than in 1978 but India had won a total of 18 medals then as against 19 this time. In the inaugural edition in 1951 held in New Delhi, India had won more than 30 medals from athletics, including 10 gold. In 1982, India had won 20 medals in athletics but there were only four gold. India finished third in athletics behind China (12, 12, 9) and Bahrain (12, 6, 7). India won five medals on the final day with Jinson winning the gold in the men's 1500m to make amends for the silver in the 800m before the women's team narrowly missed the ...
Gary Kirsten replaces Daniel Vettori as RCB chief coach
Former India coach Gary Kirsten today replaced Daniel Vettori as the coach of IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) which failed to make it to the playoffs for the last two years. Kirsten, who had led India to World Cup win in 2011, was roped in as mentor and batting coach of RCB for the 11th edition of IPL this year. Vettori, on the other hand, has been associated with the team as a player and coach for the last eight years. "It has been a great eight-year journey with Daniel Vettori and we wish him the very best for all future endeavours. We are very happy to have Gary Kirsten take on the mantle of coach and mentor for RCB," Team Chairman Sanjeev Churiwala said here. Vettori, who was handed a contract by RCB in the fourth season, said: "I am extremely grateful for the eight years I have spent with RCB, as a player and a coach and I wish the franchise all the best moving forward." The club didn't specify why their association ended with Vettori, who served as head coach from ...
Mariano bids farewell to Olympique Lyonnais, says hello to Real Madrid
Spanish-Dominican Forward Mariano Diaz, best known as Mariano, penned a goodbye message to his former football team Olympique Lyonnais and the French side's supporters on Thursday, as he began a five-year contract with Spanish giants Real Madrid.
Jinson, women relay team win gold as Indian athletics contingent produces best show after 1951
The Indian athletics contingent ended its Asian Games campaign with a best ever show since 1951 with Jinson Johnson and the women's 4x400 relay team providing a golden touch on the last day of competitions here today. The two gold, a silver from 4x400m men's relay team and a bronze each from discus thrower Seema Punia and 1500m runner P U Chitra today took India's medal tally from athletics to 19 (7 gold, 10 silver, two bronze). The gold count was the same as in 1978 and 2002 Asian Games but India had won a total of 17 medals in these two earlier editions as against 19 this time. In the inaugural edition in 1951 held in New Delhi, India had won a total of 31 medals from athletics, including 10 gold. In 1982, India had won 20 medals in athletics but there were only four gold, the rest being eight silver and eight bronze. India finished third in athletics behind China (12, 12, 9) and Bahrain (12, 6, 7). India won five medals on the final day with Jinson winning the gold in the men's ...
Uttarakhand HC asks railways to maintain cleanliness of coaches
The Uttarakhand High Court asked today the Railways to maintain cleanliness in the coaches in view of the huge number of people travelling by train daily. Hearing an PIL expressing concern over the condition of train coaches, the division bench of Acting Chief Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Manoj Tiwari said the railway administration is directed to maintain cleanliness inside the coaches. All the coaches should be cleaned from outside before the departure of the trains on day-to-day basis. Shatabdi trains including 'Naini-Doon Jan Shatabdi Express' running in Uttarakhand should also be cleaned enroute, the court said. The Indian Railways is the single largest employer in the world, thus there should be scientific and professional cleaning of the coaches, the petition said. The railway administration is also directed to consider having one 'executive coach' in Naini-Doon Jan Shatabdi Express. It is also directed to consider running 'Naini-Doon Jan Shatabdi Express' on Thursdays and .
Asian Games: India bag gold in women's 4 x 400m relay
Indian team, comprising Hima Das, Machettira Poovamma, Saritaben Laxmanbhai Gayakwad and Velluva Koroth Vismaya, on Thursday bagged a gold medal in Women's 4 x 400m Relay event at the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games.The team claimed a top-podium finish after they completed the race within a clock timing of 3:28.72 in the final round.While Bahrain squad won silver with a clock timing of 3:30.61, Vietnamese athletes settled for bronze as they clocked 3:33:23.In Sepak Takraw, India lost 0-2 to Thailand in women's Quadrant Preliminary Group B match while, India's Zahan Kevic Setalvad and Kaevaan Kevic Setalvad finished on 24th and 36th spot, respectively, in Jumping Individual Equestrian event.India's total medal tally at the prestigious tournament now stands at 58-thirteen gold, 20 silver and 25 bronze.
Vettel hungry for success at Italian Grand Prix
Formula One German driver Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) on Thursday said he was eager to win the Italian Grand Prix, where he earned his first F1 win 10 years ago.
4th Test: Moeen, Sam carry England to 139/6 at tea
Indian pacers continued their domination, taking two more wickets in the second session to reduce England to 139-6 at tea on the opening day of the fourth Test at the Rose Bowl Cricket Ground here on Thursday.
Shorey, Vignesh steal the spotlight in Duleep Trophy match
India Blue (340) held an advantage over India Green (151 for 4) at the end of day two in the final league match of the Duleep Trophy at the NPR College ground here today. Talented Delhi batsman Dhruv Shorey missed out on a ton yet again as he fell to Atith Sheth on 93. However, his knock helped India Blue reach 340 in the first innings. In reply, India Green opener Priyank Panchal and Sudip Chaterjee were dismissed without scoring as the team slumped to 9 for 2 in the seventh over. Prashant Chopra (80) and Baba Indrajith (35) came to the team's rescue as they added 89 runs in a little over 35 overs. Chopra hit 10 boundaries in his knock while Indrajith, who made a century earlier in the tournament, proved the ideal foil to Chopra and helped India Green rebuild. Tamil Nadu medium-pacer K Vignesh underlined his potential, picking up a five-wicket haul, which was instrumental in India Blue being restricted to 340. The Faiz Fazal-led team looked set for a big score at 303 for
Manika, Sharath and Sathiyan enter TT pre-quarters at Asian Games
Indian paddlers Manika Batra and Sharath Kamal progressed to the women's and men's singles pre-quarterfinals in the table tennis competition of the 18th Asian Games here today. Sathiyan Gnanasekaran also made it to the round of 16 but it was curtains for Mouma Das in women's singles. Manika, who won four medals at the Commonwealth Games, thrashed Nanthana Komwong 4-0 (11-3 11-7 11-3 11-6) in a lop-sided match in the round of 32, while the experienced Sharath notched up a 4-0 (11-4 11-8 11-7 11-5) win over Pakistan's 52-year-old Muhammad Asim Qureshi. Later in the day, Sathiyan defeated Indonesia's Ficky Supit Santoso 4-2 (11-3 9-11 14-12 11-1 9-11) in a round of 32 match. Earlier, Mouma lost 0-4 (6-11 5-11 6-11 6-11) to Chinese Taipei's Chen Szuyu in a round of 32 match. India's mixed doubles duo of Sharath and Manika had won a historic bronze yesterday. Sharath had earlier led the men's team to a bronze, ending India's 60-year-wait for a maiden table tennis medal at the Asian Games.
Seema to donate Asiad pocket money for Kerala flood victims, asks others to do same
Asian Games bronze medal winner discus thrower Seema Punia will donate her entire pocket money of USD 700 and an additional one lakh rupees to help the flood affected people of Kerala. The 35-year-old Seema could not defend the gold she had won in the 2014 Asian Games and had to be settled with a bronze with a best throw of 62.26m. Seema also urged other athletes to make donations to help the people of Kerala affected by the devastating flood. "I have decided to donate my pocket money and also one lakh more to Kerala flood victims. They have gone through a lot. I will go and try to serve those people," Seema told reporters after her event. "I also urge all Indian athletes to donate at least half of their allowance to help the victims." The Harayana athlete said she was suffering with a bone spur in her left foot and will undergo surgery after coming back from Kerala. "This problem had surfaced at CWG but it was not bad. But now it will need a surgery. Today also I was in pain but it ..
Asiad 2018: India win women's 4X400m gold
India won gold in the women's 4X400 metre event at the 18th Asian Games here on Thursday.
FC Goa secure win in 1st pre-season football friendly
A repeat of last seasons result saw FC Goa defeat Spanish Tercera division side Deportiva Minera 3-0 at the La Manga Club in Murcia, Spain.
Following is the schedule of the Indian contingent on the 13th day of the Asian Games ...
Following is the schedule of the Indian contingent on the 13th day of the Asian Games here tomorrow. BOXING: (4:45pm onwards IST) Men's light fly (49kg semifinal) Amit Panghal vs Paalam Carlo Paalam Men's middle (75kg semifinals 6:00pm) Vikas Krishan vs Amankul Abilkhan BRIDGE: (8:00am onwards) CANOE/KAYAK SPRINT: (7:30am onwards) Canoe Single (C1) 200m Women Heats Kayak Single (K1) 200m Women Heats Kayak Single (K1) 200m Men Heats Canoe Double (C2) 200m Men Heats CYCLING: (7:42am onwards) Men's Keirin Round 1 HOCKEY: Women's Tournament gold medal match: India vs Japan (6:30pm onwards) JUDO: (7:42m onwards) Men's - 100 kg Elimination Round of 16 Women's +78 kg Quarterfinals SAILING: (10:30am onwards) TABLE TENNIS: (9:30am) Men's Singles Round of 16 - Sharat Kamal vs Chuang Chihyuan VOLLEYBALL: (7:30am onwards) Women's Classification 9-10 - India vs Chinese Taipei.
India at Asiad: 'Magic' Johnson, women's relay team burn track; hockey flops
There was no stopping the gold rush from track-and-field as India exceeded all expectations for its best Asian Games performance in close to seven decades but heartbreak in hockey took some sheen off the country's sprint past the previous edition's medal haul today. The seasoned Jinson Johnson and the women's 4x400m relay team were the joint stars with their golden show on the final day of the track-and-field competition in which India signed off seven gold, 10 silver and two bronze medals, the country's best haul since 1951. India surpassed its previous edition's overall tally of 57 by making it 59 with two more days of competition left. The country also took its gold tally to 13, two more than 2014. Johnson, who surprisingly lost the gold to compatriot Manjit Singh in the 800m, more than made up for that blip with a brilliant rally today. Johnson clocked 3:44.72sec to claim the top honours ahead of Iran's Amir Moradi, who turned in a timing of 3:45.62sec, his season's best ...
Curran, Moeen start rescue act as England reach 139/6 at tea on Day
Indian bowlers maintained their stranglehold despite an unbroken 53-run stand for the seventh wicket between all-rounders Moeen Ali and Sam Curran as England reached 139 for six at tea on the opening day of the fourth Test. Moeen (30 batting) and Curran (27 batting) carried a rescue act after Mohammed Shami's (2/38) double blow left England tottering at 86 for 6 at one stage. The second session proved to be slightly better for the hosts as it yielded 82 runs for the loss of two wickets. Post lunch, Jos Buttler (24) was out caught at slip by skipper Virat Kohli off Shami's bowling. Ben Stokes (23) continued to defend stoically, lasting 79 deliveries. Shami bowled brilliantly, continuing from where he left off in the morning session. And it brought him reward when he trapped Stokes lbw coming round the wicket. It was a sharp inswinger that was hitting the leg-middle. Curran and Ali then came together, and held fort until the tea break. They showed a lot of patience, in particular Curran
Scoreboard at tea on the opening day of the fourth cricket Test between India and ...
Scoreboard at tea on the opening day of the fourth cricket Test between India and England here today. England First Innings A Cook c Kohli b Hardik Pandya 17 K Jennings lbw b Bumrah 0 J Root lbw b Ishant 4 J Bairstow c Pant b Bumrah 6 B Stokes lbw b Shami 23 J Buttler c Kohli b Shami 21 MM Ali not out 30 SM Curran not out 27 Extras: (B-6, LB-3, NB-2 11 Total: (For six wickets in 51 overs) 139 Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-15, 3-28, 4-36, 5-69, 6-86. Bowling: JJ Bumrah 15-3-35-2, I Sharma 11-6-11-1, HH Pandya 6-0-37-1, Mohammed Shami 13-1-38-2, R Ashwin 6-2-9-0.
Jinson, women's 4x400m relay team win gold on final day in athletics' best show after 1951
The Indian 4x400m women's relay team today clinched its fifth consecutive Asian Games gold medal to maintain a remarkable domination in this event while Jinson Johnson won the men's 1500m final race as the country produced its best ever show in athletics since the inaugural 1951 edition. After six days of competition, India grabbed 7 gold, 10 silver and two bronze. The gold count was same as in 1978 and 2002 Asian Games but India had won a total of 17 medals in these two earlier editions as against 19 this time. In the inaugural edition in 1951 held in New Delhi, India had won a total of 31 medals from athletics, including 10 gold. In 1982, India had won 20 medals in athletics but there were only four gold, the rest being eight silver and eight bronze. India finished third in athletics behind China (12, 12, 9) and Bahrain (12, 6, 7). India won five medals on the final day with Jinson winning the gold in the men's 1500m to make amends for the silver in the 800m before the women's team .
Bangladesh axe Sabbir, Anamul from Asia Cup squad
Bangladesh have dropped batsmen Sabbir Rahman and Anamul Haque from their 15-man squad for the Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates next month, a cricket official said today. Middle-order Sabbir and opener Anamul paid the price for poor performances during Bangladesh's win over the West Indies in a three-match one-day international series last month. Sabbir, who concluded a six-month ban from domestic cricket in June for assaulting a fan, accumulated just 27 runs in the series while Anamul made 33. "Sabbir's form is really bad, so it was difficult to keep him in the squad. His selection had nothing to do with his disciplinary problems," Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)'s chief selector Minhajul Abedin said. "We dropped Anamul as he could not fulfil our expectations in West Indies," he added. All-rounder Ariful Haque and wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Mithun were picked instead for the squad. Ariful has played six Twenty20 internationals but is yet to make his debut in other formats. ...
Former official Okeyo handed life ban over Nike corruption: IAAF
Top athletics official David Okeyo of Kenya was handed a life ban from the sport's world ruling body on Monday for corrupt practices, the IAAF announced. Okeyo, a former Secretary-General and Vice President of Athletics Kenya (AK) as well as a member of the IAAF Council, was found guilty of diverting funds from a contract between AK and sports giant Nike to his "own personal benefit". Okeyo had been provisionally suspended by the IAAF in November 2015, along with two other Kenyan officials, former AK president Isaiah Kiplagat, who died in August 2016, and AK treasurer Joseph Kinyua. Okeyo has also been accused of extorting money from athletes in relation to anti-doping procedures. A decision on those charges has yet to be made by the IAAF's ethics commission.