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Asiad 2018: Brar loses in judo pre-quarters
India's Harshdeep Singh Brar lost in the pre-quarterfinals of the men's 81 kilogram category of the judo competition at the 18th Asian Games here on Thursday.
Ireland beat Afghanistan by three wickets to level ODI series
Ireland levelled a three-match ODI series with Afghanistan at 1-1 with victory by three wickets in Belfast last night. The visitors chose to bat first but posted a modest total of 182 for nine as Tim Murtagh collected career-best figures of 4-30. Propelled by a half century from Andrew Balbirnie, Ireland then reached their target of 183 with six overs to spare. The sides will meet again on Friday to decide the series. "We were pretty good in the field today, and if we had the same application as today with the bat in the first game then we would likely be standing here two-nil up," said Ireland captain William Porterfield. "I'm really happy with how we went about it today, especially with the ball, and if we can bring that into Friday and get a few more partnerships then it will make things a little bit easier." Afghanistan came into the match having won the T20 series between the teams 2-0 last week and after easing to a 29-run win in the first ODI on Monday. However, they were ...
US Open: Umpire shouldn't have warned woman for shirt change
The US Tennis Association (USTA) has acknowledged that a chair umpire incorrectly warned French player Alize Cornet for changing her shirt on court at the US Open the latest example in recent days of ways in which men and women are treated differently in tennis. Off court during a 10-minute indoor break because of excessive heat during Tuesday's first-round match, Cornet changed out of her sweat-soaked outfit. She rushed to get dressed before play resumed, she said, and put her top on backward, but didn't realize there was a problem until her boyfriend pointed it out. That's when, standing behind a baseline, Cornet pulled off her shirt and put it back on the right way. Chair umpire Christian Rask then admonished Cornet during her 4-6 6-3 6-2 loss to Sweden's Johanna Larsson. "Of course, I was surprised when I just changed (the) T-shirt really quick, and he gave me the code violation," Cornet said at a news conference yesterday. "I didn't expect it, and I told him it was pretty ...
Wawrinka survives, Murray sent packing from US Open 2nd round
Stan Wawrinka survived searing heat and a spirited Ugo Humbert to reach the third round of the US Open as fellow former champion Andy Murray's return ended in the second round. Wawrinka, unable to defend his 2016 Flushing Meadows title after undergoing two knee surgeries last year, said yesterday that he wasn't surprised at the challenge produced by 139th-ranked Humbert, a left-hander who is playing his first tour-level event this week after a dominant summer on the developmental Challenger circuit. "I knew it would be a difficult match," said Wawrinka, who was pleased to find himself feeling fit after prevailing 7-6 (7/5) 4-6 6-3 7-5 in three hours and 21 minutes. "My level is there. I'm playing really good tennis," he said. "I'm 33 years old, first time after big surgery that I'm pushing myself that much, but I think I did enough hard work to know and have confidence in my fitness. "I think there is a good chance that I'm playing better the next round," added Wawrinka who faces ...
Serena, Venus to clash for 30th time as Cornet shrugs off US Open sexism storm
Serena and Venus Williams set up a 30th career meeting yesterday as the US Open reeled from a sexism row sparked when a player changed her shirt on court. Six-time champion Serena eased into Friday's third round encounter against her sister with a 6-2 6-2 win over German world number 101 Carina Witthoeft on the back of 30 winners and 13 aces. Venus, the 2000 and 2001 champion, made the third round for the 17th time with a 6-4 7-5 victory over Camila Giorgi of Italy. Tomorrow's match will be the earliest the sisters have met at a Slam since the 1998 Australian Open in what was also their first ever clash. It will be their sixth face-off in New York. "Friday will be incredibly hard," said Serena before jokingly hitting back at Venus's claim that when they last met at a Slam in the final of the 2017 Australian Open her sister had an advantage as it was "two against one." That was a reference to Serena being in the early stages of pregnancy with her daughter Olympia. "I guess I had a ...
Nervous Bolt prepares for football debut
Usain Bolt is set to get a first taste of competitive football tomorrow in a much-hyped game, but the sprint superstar admits he is nervous with his fitness levels not up to scratch. The Jamaican is likely to be handed a 10 or 15 minute run-out for Australia's Central Coast Mariners in a friendly against an amateur side as he works towards his dream of earning a playing contract and becoming a professional footballer. Such is the buzz swirling around the match that it will be broadcast live on pay TV and 10,000 fans are expected to cram into the Central Coast Stadium for what is normally a low-key pre-season fixture. The club, which finished bottom of the domestic A-League last season, is planning fireworks and other entertainment to keep fans amused until Bolt makes his entrance. All eyes will be on the eight-time Olympic champion with a local paper planning to distribute 100,000 cardboard cut-out face masks of the 32-year-old for onlookers to wear. "I think that will be a bit weird,
Raja Casablanca enter African Confederation Cup quarters
Morocco's Raja Casablanca hammered Ghana's Aduana Stars 6-0 to seal their place in the last eight of the CAF Confederation Cup football tournament.
Del Potro, Anderson enter US Open 3rd round
Third-seeded Argentine Juan Martin del Potro rolled through the first two sets and fought off a late challenge in the third to defeat American Denis Kudla 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (7-4) and advance to the third round of the US Open tennis tournament.
Asian Games:India reach first women hockey finals in 20 years
The Indian women's hockey team entered the finals of the Asian Games for the first time since 1998, after defeating World No. 11 China 1-0 in their last-four match at the Gelora Bung Karno Hockey Field here on Wednesday.The Indian team had the opening chance of the match as Vandana Katariya and Navneet Kaur combined inside the striking circle but failed to score a goal as China defended well. In the 8th minute, Navneet Kaur won India their first Penalty Corner which was taken by Gurjit Kaur but her shot was deflected away by the first Chinese rusher.India looked to have the upper hand in the first quarter and had another chance in the 13th minute as Monika's pass from the right flank was converted into a shot by Navjot Kaur, but the Chinese goalkeeper Jiao Ye managed to clear the ball away as the scores remained 0-0 after the first period.The start of the second quarter saw China produce some slick passing in the Indian striking circle which won them their first PC in the 18th minute .
US Open: Verdasco stuns Murray in second round
Spanish tennis player Fernando Verdasco on Wednesday (local time) ended former World No 1 Andy Murray's resurgent run at the ongoing US Open.Verdasco defeated Murray 7-5, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, marking his first win over him since 2009.Murray, 31, started off his campaign with a convincing 6-7, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 win over James Duckworth of Australia in a one-sided clash.Despite the strong attack, Murray couldn't manage to continue his form and lost in the second round at the Arthur Ashe Stadium here.Murray now holds a 13-2 head to head record against world number thirty-two Verdasco.
Aniston's trainer says 'she's a natural athlete'
Actress Jennifer Aniston is a very good natural athlete, says her trainer Leyon Azubuike.
Bengaluru FC lose to Altyn Asyr in Ashgabat, bow out of AFC Cup
Carles Cuadrat's Bengaluru FC bowed out of Asian football competition after a 0-2 loss (2-5 agg.) to Turkmen club Altyn Asyr FK in the second leg of their AFC Cup Inter-Zone semi-final at the Kopetdag Stadium here on Wednesday.
Bengaluru FC suffer 0-2 loss, out of AFC Cup
Bengaluru FC bowed out of AFC Cup after suffering a 0-2 defeat against Altyn Asyr FK of Turkmenistan in the second leg of their Inter-Zone semifinal at the Kopetdag Stadium here today. The Turkmenistan side advanced to the next stage on 5-2 aggregate over the two legs. Bengaluru FC had lost 2-3 at home in the first leg. Second half goals from Altymyrat Annadurdyyev and Vahyt Orazsakhedov settled the tie in favour of the hosts after the 'Blues' found the going tough in attack. Carles Cuadrat made one change to the Bengaluru FC side that faced the Turkmenistan champions at home as Boithang Haokip dropped to the bench in favour of a returning Harmanjot Khabra. Rino Anto and Rahul Bheke joined Spaniard Juanan Gonzalez at the back as Nishu Kumar was pushed forward to add impetus to the Blues' attack. After a spell of holding fort at the back, Bengaluru pushed high up with Miku and Sunil Chhetri creating back-to-back chances with less than half an hour on the clock. While the duo's efforts .
Lyles, Semenya target Diamond League trophies
US prodigy Noah Lyles heads the field at the first of the two Diamond League finals, in Zurich tomorrow, when he comes head-to-head with Turkey's world and European champion Ramil Guliyev. Lyles remains the undisputed favourite going into the men's 200m final, having already clocked up four wins on the Diamond League circuit this season. But Guliyev, along with Aaron Brown and Jereem Richards, will no doubt be breathing hard down the neck of the American, the defending Diamond Trophy champion. "I acknowledge that Ramil Guliyev is running fast," said the 21-year-old Lyles, who ran a personal best of 19.65sec in Monaco in July. "I knew I had to get to the Diamond League Final. Now I'm here, winning is more important than running fast." The 200m is just one of 16 Diamond League disciplines to be decided at the sell-out Letzigrund Stadion, with the remaining 16 disciplines to be decided in Brussels on Friday. The women's blue riband event sees Britain's newly-crowned European champion ...
Veterans recall Wadekar as great cricketer
From Madhav Apte to Vinod Kambli, a host of cricketers today paid rich tributes to former India skipper Ajit Wadekar and recalled his contribution. Wadekar, 77, died at a hospital in South Mumbai on August 15. He had led India to their first Test series win in both West Indies and England in 1971. A condolence meeting was organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at Wankhede Stadium in south Mumbai this evening in memory of the ex-skipper. "We became very close friends and I was fortunate to see many of his great knocks, couple of them, particularly the one in Rajkot, when Bombay was down in the dumbs when Ajit made a brilliant hundred that saved us," remembered Apte. Former India stumper Farokh Engineer, who had played with Wadekar, also paid a glowing tribute. "I have played cricket with Jeetya (Wadekar). (It used to be) Poddar (College versus) Ruia (College), and Ruia always got better of Poddar due to one man, that was Ajit Wadekar. He was a ...
Swapna, Arpinder strike gold, Dutee clinches second Asian Games medal
Swapna Barman became the first Indian heptathlete to win an Asian Games gold while Arpinder Singh ended a 48-year long wait for triple jump victory after Dutee Chand blazed the track for her second silver on an action-packed day of athletics here today. Barman, who has six toes in both her feet, battled sever tooth ache during her event and competed with a tape on her right cheek. Still, she produced her career-best performance by logging 6026 aggregate points from the seven events. Before Barman, only Bengal's Soma Biswas and Karnataka's J J Shobha and Pramila Aiyappa had returned with a medal from the Asian Games. Biswas and Shobha had finished two-three at both Busan Asian Games (2002) and the Doha Games (2006), while Pramila had won a bronze at the 2010 Guangzhou edition. "I have got this gold on the National Sports day, so it's really special. I use normal shoes, worn by people who have normal five toes. It really pains during training. It is very uncomfortable, whether I wear ...
Engineer feels Kohli has potential to be greatest Indian
Virat Kohli has buried the ghosts of his dismal 2014 England tour by scoring heavily this time around and former stumper Farokh Engineer believes that the India skipper has the potential to be the greatest batsman produced by the country. "I see him (Kohli) going all the way. I see him (as) one of the greatest batsmen India has produced. In every generation, there is someone. There was a (Sachin) Tendulkar or a (Sunil) Gavaskar. And this is Kohli's era. And he (Kohli) has all the penitential to be the greatest. He has got the potential to be greater than Sachin and Sunil," Engineer told reporters here today. "But lets not call him now, let him get to that milestone, break those records and then we will call him that," added the former flamboyant stumper-batsman. Kohli has already scored two hundreds in the first three Tests against England and his 103 at Nottingham helped the team win the third Test and reduce the series deficit to 1-2 in the five-match rubber. "Look at
Engineer, Kirmani say Pant has bright future
Former India wicket-keepers Farokh Engineer and Syed Kirmani today heaped praise on young stumper Rishabh Pant, saying the young Delhi stumper has a bright future. Pant made his Test debut in the third match of the five-game series in England replacing out-of-form first choice Dinesh Karthik and had a good game behind the stumps. "He (Pant) showed immense promise and his reflexes arevery, very good, especially the catch he took behind the ballmoving. That itself tells you how much the ball moves in England, both in the air and off the pitch," said Engineer. Engineer, a regular in the India squad of the 1960s led by the late Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi as a flamboyant keeper-batsman, felt Pant's work behind the stumps reminded him of his own younger days. "(MS) Dhoni reminded me of my younger days. Rishabh Pant also reminded me of my younger days too. Pant has a very very bright future," the 80-year-old Engineer told reporters here. "He (Pant) is a very talented player and I ..
Asiad 2018: Indian hockey eves blank China; to fight for gold
Ending a two-decade wait, a resilient Indian women's hockey team stormed into the final of the 18th Asian Games after edging past World No.11 China 1-0 in the semi-final at the Gelora Bung Karno field here on Wednesday.
Swapna, Arpinder create Asiad history (Athletics Roundup)
Swapna Barman created history by winning the women's heptathlon title while Arpinder Singh ended India's 48-year wait for men's triple jump gold as Indian athletes enjoyed another successful day at the 18th Asian Games here on Wednesday.