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Kerela face Punjab in T10 League season 2 opener
Defending champions Kerala Kings will take on Punjabi Legends in the opener of the second season of the T10 League that runs from November 23 to December 2.
Chopra wins historic gold; Dharun, Sudha, Neena clinch silvers (Athletics Roundup)
Indian athletes enjoyed a successful day at the 2018 Asian Games with reigning continental champion Neeraj Chopra creating a new national record on his way to the men's javelin gold while Dharun Ayyasamy, Sudha Singh and Neena Varakil clinched silvers in their respective events here on Monday.
Veterans cherish memories of 'skipper' Wadekar
Ranji stalwart Milind Rege today described late Ajit Wadekar as a captain for whom the players wanted to perform. Wadekar, who had led India to their first Test series win in West Indies and England, passed away here on August 15 following prolonged illness. "You wanted to perform for Ajit. The entire Mumbai team wanted to perform for one man (Wadekar)," said Rege who played under Wadekar for Mumbai. Rege, along with Vasu Paranjpe, and former India player Pravin Amre walked down the memory lane at a condolence meeting held here today in memeory of Wadekar. Rege recalled an instance when skipper Wadekar trusted his skills as a novice off-spinner. "My first match Rest of India vs Bombay then and I and Sunil (Gavaskar) had seen the players from the stands. The who's who ----Chandu Borde, Tiger Pautaudi, Hanumant Singh, Abid Ali ---all these big players came for batting. "Ajit gave me the ball and said Milind, don't look at the batsmen, just look at the wicket and bowl. They .
Anand settles for eighth draw in as many games, Sinquefield chess set for close finish
Five-time world champion Viswanthan Anand registered his eighth draw in as many games when he split points with Fabiano Caruana of the United States in penultimate round of the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament here. For Anand's fans, this was a let-down as Caruana only tried to consolidate his position atop the tables. The American is going to challenge Magnus Carlsen of Norway for the World Championship crown and according to Anand himself, there are no clear favourites at this point as Carlsen is losing his dominance preserved for almost seven years. With black pieces, Anand has been almost invincible in the last one week and today was no different even though the chess engines evaluated the position as better for Caruana who played with white. Anand disagreed with pragmatic approach and as the game progressed it was clear that the advantage was more optical than real. The game was drawn in the ensuing endgame, leaving Anand with four points out of a possible eight and Caruana on ...
Indian men's TT team assured of historic medal
The Indian men's table tennis team edged past Japan 3-1 in the quarter-final to assure itself of a historic first medal at the 18th Asian Games here on Monday.
Neeraj wins historic gold at Asian Games, silver for 3 other athletes
Neeraj Chopra today became the first Indian javelin thrower to clinch an Asian Games gold as the country's track and field athletes continued their impressive show by adding three more silver medals here. Neena Varakil, a daily labourer's daughter, won a silver in women's long jump while veteran long distance runner Sudha Singh and Dharun Ayyasamy also finished second in women's 3000m steeplechase and men's 400m hurdles respectively. After the third day of athletics competition, India has won two gold and six silver from the blue-riband discipline. The 20-year-old Chopra, a farmer's son from a village near Panipat in Haryana, shattered his own national record by clearing a distance of 88.06m in his third attempt to seal the gold. This was the second track and field gold in the ongoing Asian Games after Tejinderpal Singh Toor's Games record shattering performance in the men's shot put on the first day of competitions on Saturday. Chopra's gold is India's only second medal in javelin ...
FC Barcelona begin preparations for Huesca clash
FC Barcelona resumed training Monday to prepare for the upcoming La Liga match against Huesca.
288 schools to compete in KBD Juniors
The second season of KBD Juniors kabaddi tournament will be hosted across 12 cities and will see the participation of 288 schools, it was announced here on Monday.
Two new teams to feature in season 2 of T10 League
Two new teams -- The Karachians and Northern Warriors -- will will feature in the second season of the T10 League, world's first 10-over cricket league to be held in the UAE from November 23 to December 2. Defending champions Kerala Kings and runners-up Punjabi Legends have been clubbed in separate pools in the second season of the league. The Karachians and Northern Warriors have been added to the list of the earlier six teams. The T10 League, recognised by the International Cricket Council, will have eight teams -- Kerala Kings, Punjab Legends, Maratha Arabians, Bengal Tigers, The Karachians, Rajputs, Northern Warriors and Pakhtoons. T10 League was launched last year by T10 Sports Management to popularise the game of cricket in its shortest format that concludes within less than 90 minutes in which two teams bat it out in ten overs or just 60 balls thrilling the crowd.
Adityanath announces job and Rs 30 lakh for Sudha Singh
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday congratulated Rae Bareli resident Sudha Singh for winning a silver medal at the 3000 meter steeplechase competition at the ongoing Asian Games-2018 in Indonesia.
Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra bags gold at Asian Games
Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra made the country proud on Monday as he clinched a gold medal in the men's javelin throw event of the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games.The 20-year-old, who finished with a brilliant throw of 88.06m to make it to the top of the podium, also posted a national record as he got past his previous best of 87.43m which he had set during the Diamond League in Doha, earlier this year.The 2018 Commonwealth Games gold-medalist missed the Asian Games record by a meagre margin of 1.09m.Reflecting on his victory, Chopra said he had prepared well for the event and was completely focused to get gold for the country. He also dedicated the medal to the late former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.Speaking to ANI, Chopra said, "The competition was good, I had trained well and was focused on getting a gold medal for the country. I dedicate my medal to Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji who was a great man."While Qizhen Liu of China claimed the second spot with a throw of ...
Asiad 2018: Indian women's TT team loses in quarters
The Indian women's table tennis team lost to Hong Kong 1-3 in the quarter-finals at the 18th Asian Games here on Monday.
Asiad 2018: Indian squash teams register wins on Day 10
The Indian men's and women's squash team registered victories on the 10th day of the 18th Asian Games here on Monday.
Sudha clinches silver in 3,000m steeplechase
India's Sudha Singh grabbed her second medal at the Asian Games as she claimed a silver medal in the women's 3,000 metres steeplechase here on Monday.
BCCI declares Bhuvaneshwar Kumar fit, to play for Ind A
The BCCI today declared pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar fit and said he will be a part of India A squad in the ongoing Quadrangular series. "Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been declared fit and will be a part of the India A squad in the ongoing Quadrangular series," the BCCI said in a statement. Kumar had aggravated his lower back injury while playing the third India-England ODI match in the UK. He was subsequently ruled out of the ongoing India-England Test series and had to undergo recovery training at the National Cricket Academy here. Kumar will play against South Africa A on August 29 here as Shreyas Iyer-led India A will battle it out for the third position in the Quadrangular series. India A are already out of the Quadrangular series as they could manage just nine points. They lost to South Africa A today. India A Squad: Shreyas Iyer(captain), Prithvi Shaw, Ravikumar Samarth, Suryakumar Yadav, Hanuma Vihari, Nitish Rana, Sanju Samson, Mayank Markande, Krishnappa Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Deepak ..
Javelin thrower Neeraj wins Asiad gold
Reigning Asian champion Neeraj Chopra created a new national record on his way to the men's javelin gold at the 18th Asian Games here on Monday.
Quandrangular Series: Australia A defeat India B to storm into finals
Usman Khawaja struck an unbeaten century as Australia A beat India B by five wickets under the D/L Method in a rain-affected match to reach the final of the Quadrangular Series here today. Austraila A will meet India B again on Wednesday in the final to be played at Chinnaswamy stadium here, while South Africa A and India A will fight for third position on the same day. India B and Australia A bagged 12 points each while India A and South Africa A claimed nine points from five matches. In a rain-hit match played at Alur, Australia A chased down the truncated target of 247 in 40 overs with the help of a magnificent 101 not out by Khawaja, which came from 93 balls with ten boundaries and a six. He was ably supported by Jack Wildermuth, who played a cameo of unbeaten 62 off 42 balls, which was studded with five boundaries and three sixes. The duo shared 93 runs for the sixth wicket, which saw the team through. Khawaja and Alex Carey gave a perfect start to Australia A as they stitched ..
Odisha CM announces cash reward of Rs 1.5 crore for sprinter Dutee Chand
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced a cash reward of Rs 1.5 crore for sprinter Dutee Chand for her achievement at the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games.Chand had bagged a silver medal in the final of the Women's 100m Athletics event with a clock timing of 11:32 seconds. She had narrowly missed the gold as she finished just behind the gold medalist Edidiong Odiong from Bahrain who clocked at 11:30 seconds.Earlier, the Chief Minister had congratulated the sprinter for making the country proud at the prestigious tournament."Congratulate #DuteeChand on sprinting to glory with a Silver in 100m sprint at #AsianGames2018. You have made the nation proud andIndia's total medal tally at the Asian Games stands at 41 with eight gold, thirteen silver, and twenty bronze.
Neeraj the 'spear'head as India's harvest of athletics medals swells at Asiad
Farmer's son Neeraj Chopra harvested another record-smashing gold in javelin throw as India's track-and-field athletes delivered a clutch of medals, while badminton ace P V Sindhu advanced to a historic final on a brilliant day for India at the 18th Asian Games here. Neeraj's gold and three other athletics silver medals, along with Saina Nehwal's badminton singles bronze, propelled India's overall medal count to 41 (8 gold, 13 silver, and 20 bronze). Considered the biggest star in Indian athletics right now, junior world champion Neeraj delieverd on the massive expectations in style, throwing the spear to a brand new personal best of 88.06m and leaving the field behind by quite a distance. Joining him in the record books was PV Sindhu, who became the first shuttler to make the Asian Games badminton singles final. She defeated Akane Yamaguchi 21-17 15-21 21-10 for her second win over the Japanese at the Asian Games, having beaten her in the team championship as well. Sindhu will now ...
Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on the 10th day of the Asian Games ...
Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on the 10th day of the Asian Games tomorrow. ARCHERY: Compound Women's Team Final: India vs Korea (11:15 AM IST) Compound Men's Team Final: India vs Korea (12:05 PM IST) ATHLETICS: Women's Hepthalon: Swapna Barman, Purnima Hembram (7:30 AM IST onwards) Women's 200m Qualification: Hima Das, Dutee Chand (8:15 AM IST onwards) Women's Javelin Throw: Annu Rani (5:55 PM IST) Men's 800m Final: Jinson Johnson, Manjit Singh (6:10 PM IST) Women's 5000m Final: Suriya Loganathan, Sanjivani Baburao Jadhav (6:20 PM IST) Men's 45x400m Relay Final: India (7:15 PM IST) BADMINTON: Women's Singles Final: PV Sindhu vs Tai Tzuying (Chinese Taipei) (11:40 PM IST) BOXING: Women's Feather (57kg) Quarterfinals: Sonia Lather vs Jo Son Hwa (North Korea) (1:00 PM IST) Women's Light (60kg) Quarterfinals: Pavitra vs Hasanah Huswatun (Indonesia) (1:45 PM IST) BRIDGE: Mixed Pair Qualification (8:00 AM IST onwards) Men's Pair Qualification (8:30 AM IST onwards) Women's