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Lopez stars in Vasco victory
Argentine forward Maxi Lopez scored a goal and set up two others as Vasco da Gama beat Chapecoense 3-1 in the Brazilian Serie A football championship.
Real Madrid crush Girona in La Liga tie
Real Madrid, led by Gareth Bale, defeated Girona 4-1 on the latter's home turf, mounting a comeback after seeing the hosts get on the board first.
Google remembers Don Bradman on 110th birth anniversary
Google on Monday dedicated a doodle to Australian cricketer Don Bradman on the occasion of his 110th birth anniversary.Often referred to as "The Don", the cricketer has a number of accolades to his kitty, with a Test batting average of 99.94, considered as the greatest achievement by any sportsman in a major sport.During his 20-year stint, Bradman consistently scored at a level that earned him fame as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is known for leading an Australian team known as "The Invincibles" on a record-breaking unbeaten tour of England.Post his retirement, Bradman retained a pre-eminent position in the game by acting as an administrator, selector, and writer for three decades.The Australian cricketer continues to hold a number of records, including those of highest career batting average, highest series batting average, highest ratio of centuries and double centuries per innings played, among others. He is also known for being the first batsman in ...
BCCI condoles Gopal Bose's demise
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) condoled the demise of former Bengal opener and captain Gopal Bose who passed away in Birmingham on Sunday.Reportedly, Bose was in London on a visit when a long-standing kidney ailment resurfaced.The 71-year-old represented Bengal for a decade and amassed 3757 runs in 78 first-class games with eight centuries and 17 fifties. He also took 72 wickets with his off-spin.Known for playing long knocks, he was named in the squad for India's unofficial tour to Sri Lanka, wherein he shared a 194-run opening stand with Sunil Gavaskar in a first-class game in which he scored 104.Bose was also included in India's squad for the tour of England in 1974 and played in one ODI - his only appearance for India. He scored 13 runs in the match and took the wicket of David Lloyd at The Oval.The veteran cricketer later served as a Bengal selector and coached their junior team. He was also the manager of the Virat Kohli-led India U19 side that won the World ...
After Asian Games feat, Hima Das eyeing Olympics
Indian sprinter Hima Das, who bagged a silver medal in the women's 400 m final at the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games, said she was hopeful of giving her best performance for India in the 2020 Olympics to be held in Tokyo.Speaking to ANI, Das said, "I am satisfied with my performance. I don't think about medals. I just think of bettering my own time. I am happy I was able to better my mark. I am also thinking about Olympics like other athletes, will try to perform best for India."The Indian sprinter clocked 50.79 seconds to win the silver, behind Bahrain's Salwa Naser who won the gold with a timing of 50.09 seconds. Elina Mikhina of Kazakhstan settled for the third spot as she clocked 52.63 seconds.The 18-year-old, who had qualified for the final with a record time of 51.00 seconds on Saturday, bettered it again on Sunday.India's total medal tally at the prestigious tournament now stands at 36 with seven gold, ten silver, and nineteen bronze.
Several killed in mass shooting at US video game tournament: Officials
Several people have been killed in a mass shooting at a video game tournament in the northern Florida city of Jacksonville, local police said today, adding that one suspect was dead. "Multiple fatalities at the scene, many transported," the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office tweeted, adding that it was unclear whether there was a second possible gunman. "Stay far away from the area. The area is not safe at this time. STAY AWAY." The Miami Herald newspaper said the shooting happened at a video game tournament and counted four dead and 11 wounded. In subsequent tweets, police said they were still searching The Landing entertainment and shopping complex, where the Madden 19 tournament was being held at the GLHF Game Bar. Madden is the official video game of the National Football League. Police urged people hiding in locked areas of the complex to stay in place and call 911. CompLexity Gaming, one of the gaming teams, said its player Drini Gjoka was grazed on his hand. "I will never take ...
Delhi Hoopers win inaugural 3BL
Delhi Hoopers emerged champions of the inaugural 3x3 Basketball League (3BL) here on Sunday. Delhi won the Round 6. They have won four rounds in a row.
Asiad 2018: India women's TT team in quarters
The Indian women paddlers got their campaign underway at the 2018 Asian Games on a positive note as they reached the quarter-finals here on Sunday.
Lashmanan disquaified after finishing third in 10,000m
Long distance runner Govindan Lakshmanan was today disqualified under dramatic circumstances after initially being shown to have secured a bronze medal by finishing third in men's 10,000m race at the ongoing Asian Games here. Lakshmanan crossed the finishing line at third but was later disqualified under IAAF Rule 163.3b (lane infringement). He was initially shown to have clocked 29:44.91s. But video footage showed that his left leg landed outside and on the left side of the innermost lane in a bend of the track. India did lodge a protest later against the decision to disqualify Lakshmanan but the jury of appeals rejected it. "We lodged a protest, seeking to overturn the decision to disqualify Lakshmanan but the jury of appeals has rejected it," one of the officials of the Indian team told PTI. Lakshmanan had won a gold in this event in the 2017 Asian Championships in Bhubaneswar in a depleted field. He has a personal best of 29:13.50s and was not among the firm favourites for a ...
Vettel cuts Hamilton's championship lead with Spa victory
Sebastian Vettel trimmed Lewis Hamilton's championship lead to 17 points today as he steered his Ferrari to a convincing victory in a crash-hit Belgian Grand Prix. Hamilton, who started from a Belgian record fifth pole position, came home a well-beaten second for Mercedes, having been unable to threaten his German rival, who notched his third win at the majestic Ardennes circuit and Ferrari's first since 2009. It was Vettel's fifth win this season, equalling Hamilton's tally, and the 52nd of his career, surpassing the 51 of four-time world champion Alain Prost, and achieved with reasonable ease as he came home 11.061 seconds ahead of the Briton. "More wins than Alain? Whoah," said Vettel. "I was lucky with the traffic today and I could see that Lewis eased off for the final 15 laps. I had a great start and as soon as I was ahead I relaxed. It was a very smooth race." Vettel cut seven points from Hamilton's lead going into next weekend's Italian Grand Prix. "Congrats to Seb - I did ...
North Korea to host Asian youth weightlifting championships
The 2019 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships will be held in the North Korean capital Pyongyang, a signal that the secretive country may be coming in from the sporting cold. At the Asian Games weightlifting in Jakarta, which North Korea have dominated winning seven golds, the Asian Weightlifting Federation and North Korea's Sports Minister Kim Il Guk signed an agreement Sunday for North Korea to hold the championships from October 27 next year. North Korean sports administrators have been hoping the country would be able to host international events after combining with South Korea in several sports at this year's Winter Olympics and Asian Games, and also marching under one flag at the Games' opening ceremonies. South Korea's weightlifting officials last sent weightlifters to the North in September 2013 for the Asian Cup and Interclub Junior and Senior Weightlifting Championship. North Korea sports minister Kim said everybody was welcome to come to Pyongyang for the ...
Anand draws again, Caruana maintains lead
Former World Champion Viswanathan Anand played out yet another draw with Alexander Grischuk of Russia to remain in joint sixth spot as the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament draws to a close here. For the records, the seventh draw in as many games did not help Anand's cause much even though the Indian ace remains within striking distance of the leader American Fabiano Caruana, who held Norwegian World Champion Magnus Carlsen to a draw after being down and out for some part of the game. For Anand, it was an Italian opening that Grischuk probably expected and equalised without much ado. The huge labyrinth of theory in the Ruy Lopez leading to nothing these days has been drawing top players to the Italian opening and Anand has been experimenting with it quite often these days. As it turned out, Grischuk did not have a hole in his preparation and Anand yet again dwelled towards a draw in the ensuing queens and pawns endgame. The Indian is now under pressure to win at least one game of the ..
Hima, Dutee, Anas clinch a silver each; heartbreak for Lakshmanan
Hima Das shattered the 400m national record for a second time in two days for a silver while Dutee Chand grabbed the second place in 100m dash on another good day for India's track and field athletes in the Asian Games here today. Muhammed Anas clinched a silver in men's 400m as well as Indian track and field athletes followed up the gold won by shot putter Tejinderpal Singh Toor yesterday. The silver medal each from Hima and Anas was on expected lines as the gold winners in their respective events were outright pre-race favourites. But, Dutee, who had won a 'gender case' against the world governing of athletics, was beaten for the gold by two-hundreth of a second as she came up with the best achievement of her career. Her silver was India's first medal in 20 years in this event after Rachita Mistry won a bronze in 1998 Asiad. Long distance runner Govindan Lakshmanan crossed the finishing line at third in men's 10,000m race but was later disqualified under IAAF 163.3b (lane ...
Indian mixed and men's bridge teams get bronze medals at Asiad
India's mixed team and men's bridge teams got a bronze medal each after losing their semi-final matches at the 18th Asian Games here on Sunday.
Athletes Anas, Hima, Dutee take Asiad silvers (Athletics Roundup)
Indian sprinters Muhammed Anas, Hima Das and Dutee Chand claimed silver medals in their respective events at the 18th Asian Games here on Sunday.
Asiad Bridge: India wins two bronze medals
India settled for two bronze medals from the debut sport of bridge in the Asian Games after the men and mixed teams lost their semifinal matches here today. The men's team lost to Singapore while the mixed team suffered defeat at the hands of Thailand. There is no bronze medal play-off in bridge sport at the Games. After the qualification rounds, the men's bridge team was placed fourth while the mixed team took the top spot. The super mixed team, however, had failed to qualify for the semifinals. The six-member men's team comprised Jaggy Shivdasani, Rajeshwar Tewari, Ajay Khare, Raju Tolani, Debabrata Majumder and Sumit Mukherjee. The mixed team is made up of Kiran Nadar, Hema Deora, Himani Khandelwal, Bachiraju Satyanarayana, Gopinath Manna and Rajeev Khandelwal. The men's team has an average age of 52 while the mixed team has 57. The sport of bridge has been introduced for the first time in the Asian Games.
India Red gains three points from drawn match against India
India Blue held on to secure a draw against India Red on a dramatic final day in the second round of the Duleep Trophy cricket tournament at the NPR College ground here today. In a twist to proceedings on the final day, India Red which had built a 179-run lead, collapsed to 255 all out from 198 for 3 as spinners Saurabh Kumar and Akshay Wakhare took four wickets each. The two struck quick blows after the exit of Siddhesh Lad (68) and Akshay Wadkar (47) to leave India Red at 209 for 9, ahead by 232 runs with more than 70 overs to play. Karnataka medium-pacer Abhimanyu Mithun (47 not out) launched a counterattack to extend the total to 255 before last man Ishan Porel was bowled by Jaydev Unadkat. Requiring 279 for win in the 70-plus over, India Blue caved in after a bright start given by captain Faiz Fazal (45, 2x4, 1x6) and Dhru Shorey (39, 7X4) as Shahbaz Nadeem took five wickets conceding 53 runs. Fazal was caught by Abhinav Mukund off Nadeem to leave India Blue at 76 ..
Results of the Indian contingent on Day 8 of the 18th Asian Games.
Results of the Indian contingent on Day 8 of the 18th Asian Games. Athletics Men 400m: Mohammed Anas (Silver) 10,000m: Govindan Lakshmanan disqualified Women Dutee Chand (Silver Medal) 400m: Hima Das (Silver) Badminton Women Singles Quarterfinals Saina Nehwal bt Ratchanok Intanon 21-18 21-16 PV Sindhu bt Nitchaon Jindapol 21-11 16-21 21-14 Boxing Women 51kg pre-quarterfinals: Sarjubala Devi beat Madina Ghaforova 5-0 Men 69kg pre-quarterfinals: Manoj Kumar lost to Abdurakhman Abdurakhamanov 60kg pre-quarterfinals: Shiva Thapa lost to Jun Shan Canoeing TBR500m Event Men: Failed to Qualify for finals Women: Failed to Qualify for finals Golf India finish seventh: Rayhan Thomas (73), Aadil Bedi (73), Kshitij Naveed Kaul (72), Hari Mohan Singh (82) Hockey Men: India beat South Korea 5-2 to enter semifinals Shooting Skeet Men: Sheeraz Sheikh and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa finish 13th and 14th respectively Women: Ganemat Shekhon and Rashmi Rathore finish 10th and 12th respectively Archery Men: ...
Asiad 2018: India men's hockey team beat South Korea
Reigning champions India men's hockey team defeated South Korea 5-3 to sit at the top spot of pool A of the 18th Asian Games here on Sunday.
Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on the ninth day of the Asian Games ...
Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on the ninth day of the Asian Games tomorrow. ATHLETICS: Women's Long Jump (Final): Neena Varakil, James Nayana (5:10 PM IST) Men's Javelin Throw (Final): Neerak Chopra, Shivpal Singh (5:15 PM IST) Women's 400m Hurdles (Final): Jauna Murmu, Anu Raghavan (5:15 PM IST) Men's 400m Hurdles (Final): Dharun Ayyasamy, Santosh Kumar Tamilarasan (5:30 PM IST) Men's High Jump (Final): Chethan Balasubramanya (5:30 PM IST) Women's 3000m Steeplechase (Final): Sudha Singh, Chinta (5:45 PM IST) Men's 3000m Steeplechase (Final): Shankar Lal Swami (6:00 PM IST) Men's 800m Qualification: Jinson Johnson, Manjit Singh (6:35 PM IST) BADMINTON: (10:30 AM onwards) Women's Singles Semifinals: Saina Nehwal vs Tzuying Tai (Chinese Taipei) Women's Singles Semifinals: PV Sindhu vs Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) BOXING: Men's Light Fly (49kg) Round of 16: Amit vs Kharkhuu Enkhmandakh (Mongolia) (5:15 PM IST) Men's Bantam (56kg) Round of 16: Mohammed Hussam Uddin vs ...