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Colombia name interim coach for football friendlies
The Colombian Football Federation (FCF) has announced that national Under-20 coach Arturo Reyes will take charge of the senior men's team for friendlies against Venezuela and Argentina next month.
ATK, Kerala Blasters to face off in ISL season 5 opener
The fifth edition of the Indian Super League (ISL)will commence with two-time champions ATK taking on Kerala Blasters FC at Kolkata's Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium) on September 29. The ISL today announced the fixtures for 2018-19 until the mid-season break, featuring 12 rounds and 59 games. On September 30, the lastseason's runners-up Bengaluru FC will be up against defending champions Chennaiyin FC at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru, a media release said. The organisers said the upcomingseason will have three breaks, two for FIFA windows (8th-16thOctober 2018/ 12th-20thNovember 2018), and one starting from 17th December 2018 for the Indian national team's preparatory camp ahead of the AFC Asian Cup in United Arab Emirates. They also said that thefixtures for 2019 will be announced later. The League has moved away from double headers on weekend this season and kick-off for all matches will be at 7.30 pm.
Kerber tips Serena as favourite to win US Open
German star Angelique Kerber has said that former world No.1 Serena Williams is always a favourite to win the US Open, which is set to start next Monday at Flushing Meadows.
World No. 1 Halep feeling no pressure for US Open
World No.1 Simona Halep from Romania said that she feels no pressure for the US Open, which starts next Monday.
Asiad 2018: India men's and women's recurve archery teams exit
India's recurve archery campaign at the Asian Games came to an end on Saturday as the men's team lost to South Korea 1-5 in the quarter-final moments after the women faced a 2-6 defeat at the hands of Taiwan here.
Indian recurve archers return medal-less from Asiad
The Indian recurve archers' will return empty-handed from the 18th Asian Games with both the men and women sides crashing out in the quarterfinals of the team events, here today. After witnessing a disappointing campaign in the individual recurve events, the onus was on the men's and women's teams to make up for the poor show but it was not to be. The Indian women's team lost 2-6 to formidable Chinese Taipei. The Indians, represented by Ankita Bhakat, Promila Daimary and Deepika Kumari lost 0-2 0-2 2-0 0-2 against the Chinese Taipei trio of Chien-Ying Lei, Chia-Mao Peng and Yating Tan to bow out of the competition. The Indian women had earlier defeated Mongolia 5-3 in the previous round. It was a similar script for the men's recurve team as well as they lost 1-5 against favourites Korea in the quarterfinals. The Indian men's team of Jagdish Choudhary, Atanu Das and Viswash started brightly to hold the Korean trio of Woojin Kim, Wooseok Lee and Jinhyek Oh 1-1 in the first set before ...
India on IAAF's radar for holding Diamond League
India might get to host the Diamond League of athletics as the glitzy showpiece, which features the top stars of the sport, needs to be taken to all major cities of the world, IAAF President Sebastian Coe said today. Here for the ongoing Asian Games, Coe spoke to PTI about the possibility of Diamond League coming to India. "The concentration of Diamond League or world events has historically been in European countries. We want to maintain that strength, but we have to make sure that big cities are hosting our sport, cities like Delhi, Tokyo, Beijing in Asia," Coe said. The Diamond League is a 14-leg series in which top athletes compete for prize money and points. It was established in 2010 to replace the Golden League to take the sport beyond Europe and as IAAF's contract with the event sponsors draws to an end, discussions are being held to take it to new cities. "We have one more year with the Diamond League contract. Those discussions are taking place at the moment but I want to ...
Palestinians slam FIFA for chief's ban over Messi incitement
The Palestinian soccer federation is lashing out at FIFA for banning its chief from games for a year for inciting against superstar Lionel Messi as part of his campaign to stop Argentina's national team from playing in Israel. The Palestine Football Association says Saturday the decision by international soccer's ruling body was "absurd and lacking in evidence." FIFA says Jibril Rajoub "incited hatred and violence" by calling on soccer fans "to target the Argentinian Football Association and burn jerseys and pictures of Lionel Messi." Argentina eventually abandoned the trip to Jerusalem for a game against Israel in June. Argentina Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie said at the time players felt "totally attacked, violated" after images emerged of the team's white and sky-blue striped jerseys stained with red paint resembling blood.
Tearful Sun 'buzzing' after laying down Olympic marker
Chinese giant Sun Yang came into the Asian Games with the reputation as a one-man wrecking crew and left savouring his redemption -- and in tears at his own achievements. The three-times Olympic champion barely broke sweat in scooping four individual gold medals from 200 metres freestyle up to the 1,500m in Jakarta, screamed on by an army of flag-waving cheergirls who had made the trip from China. Sun sparked controversy at the last Asian Games in 2014 by sneering at the Japanese national anthem after being upset by Kosuke Hagino in the 200m. Four years older and wiser at 26, swimming's enfant terrible showed his softer side, bursting into tears after Friday's 1,500m victory. "I didn't train or swim the distance at big competitions since 2014," sobbed the Chinese superstar. "It means to much to me that all the hard work has paid off. It's a huge boost for me." Sun launched a charm offensive in Indonesia, aware that a hostile crowd will do little for his hopes at the 2020 Tokyo ...
Asiad 2018: Dipika, Joshana settle for bronze in women's singles squash
Indian women racqueteers Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Joshana Chinappa settled for bronze in the squash women's singles after going down in their respective semi-final matches of the 18th Asian Games here on Saturday.
Ronaldo set for Turin debut as Juventus break billion-euro mark on stock exchange
Cristiano Ronaldo plays his first competitive game in Turin on Saturday as it was revealed that his arrival at Juventus has pushed the Serie A champions over the billion-euro mark on the Italian stock exchange. According to Calcio e Finanza, a specialist sport and finance website, at the close of business on Friday, Juventus were valued at 1.035 billion euros ($1.2 billion). It is the first time the club has reached that level since its introduction on the stock exchange in 2001. That compares to Manchester United, the world's richest club, whose overall value is 3.1bn pound ($3.9 billion). Juventus's shares have grown 55.15 percent on the stock exchange since July 1, increasing from 0.660 euro to 1.024 euros. "The rise peaked this summer, starting in June, when the first information about the possible arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo began circulating," noted Calcio e Finanza. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner joined the Serie A champions from Real Madrid on July 10 in a 100-million-euro .
Asiad 2018: Saina, Sindhu in quarters
Ace Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu advanced to the quarter-finals of the women's singles competition in the 2018 Asian Games here on Saturday.
We'll beat doping scourge -- weightlifting chief Ajan
Tamas Ajan has "devoted his life" to clean sport and is a man on a mission -- to rid weightlifting of its doping-scarred history and seal its place back at the heart of the Olympic movement. "Since 1975 I have been fighting to make weightlifting a clean sport," the president of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) told AFP at the Asian Games in Jakarta. "I devoted my life against doping," said the highly respected Hungarian sports administrator, who has been secretary general of his country's National Olympic Committee since 1989. "Naturally, weightlifting is a sensitive sport concerning doping. But every sport, in my opinion, has been dealing with this problem for 50 years." As IWF president he has a monumental task on his hands. A whole raft of Olympic champions were stripped of their medals and records, following re-analysis of samples from the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Games. Nine countries, including Asian powerhouse China, were suspended as a result. Five of the
Unified Korea team win Asian Games bronze
A Unified Korea team featuring athletes from North and South Korea won dragon boat bronze for their first medal at the Asian Games on Saturday. The highly symbolic all-Korean team, competing together after a rapid improvement in cross-border relations, came in behind China and hosts Indonesia in Palembang. The two Koreas have also joined forces in rowing at the regional Olympics as well as women's basketball, in which they lie second in their group after three wins out of four. At last week's opening ceremony, the Korean teams marched together behind the Unified Korea flag, held aloft jointly by South Korean women's basketball player Lim Yung-hui and North Korean footballer Ju Kyong Chol. The two Koreas had paraded together and formed a joint women's ice hockey team at February's Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, setting the scene for an unprecedented warming of ties.
Asian Games squash: Dipika Pallikal, Joshna Chinappa settle for bronze
Indian squash player Dipika Pallikal took home the bronze medal after she lost to Malaysia's Nicol David by 0-3 in women's singles squash semifinal at the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games here on Saturday.Also, Joshna Chinappa missed out an opportunity of eyeing a gold medal as she lost her semifinal match in the women's singles squash semifinal against Malaysia's Sivasangari Subramaniam by 1-5 to settle for bronze.Earlier in the day, ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu beat Gregoria Mariska of Indonesia by 21-12, 21-15 to enter the quarterfinals of women's singles. However, the duo of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy were knocked out after they lost to world No.3 Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan.In boxing, India's Pavitra also qualified in the women's light (60kg) quarter-finals after seeing off Pakistan's Rukhsana Perveen.In weightlifting, India's Vikas Thakur missed out a good chance of winning a medal and finished 8th in the men's 94kg weightlifting event.In archery, India's recurve
Dipika, Joshna lose in semis, win bronze in women's singles squash of Asiad
Indian squash players Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Joshna Chinappa had to be content with bronze medals in women's singles after losing to their respective opponents in the semifinals of the 18th Asian Games here today. While Dipika lost to defending champion Nicol David of Malaysia in the first semifinal, Joshna was shown the door by Malaysian Sivasangari Subramaniam of Malaysia. In the first semifinal, Dipika, who won a bronze in 2014 Asian Games, lost to the Malaysian stalwart and former world number one David 0-3 (7-11 9-11 6-11). David has won the Asian Games singles titles four times earlier. The Indian had beaten Japanese Kobayashi Misaki 3-0 in the quarterfinals. Later in the day, Joshna failed to match up to the level of her 19-year-old opponent, losing 1-3 (10-12 6-11 11-9 7-11). Both the losing semifinalists win a bronze and there is no bronze-medal play-off. Saurav Ghosal is the lone Indian squash player remaining in the fray and will take on Hong Kong China's Au Chun Ming .
Asiad Sepaktakraw: India lose 0-2 to South Korea
The Indian men's sepaktakraw regu team lost to South Korea in a group match of the 18th Asian Games here today. India lost 0-2 (6-21 7-21) to South Korea in their opening men's regu preliminary Group B match. The Indian team plays against Malaysia tomorrow before taking on Nepal and China later in the tournament. Earlier this week, India had won a historic Asian Games bronze medal in men's regu team competition. Sepaktakraw is a volleyball-style sport in which players use their feet, head, knees and chest to hit the ball across the net. They are not allowed to use their hands.
ATK to host Kerala Blasters in ISL opener on September 29
The fifth season of the Indian Super League (ISL) football tournament will begin on September 29 in Kolkata with a clash between two-time champions ATK and two-time runners-up Kerala Blasters FC, it was announced on Saturday.
Asiad Boxing: Pavitra through to quarters
Indian boxer Pavitra (60kg) advanced to the quarterfinals of the Asian Games after out-classing Pakistan's Rukhsana Perveen in a bout that did not go beyond the opening round, here today. Pavitra, who is a former National Games gold-medallist, was at her ferocious best in the contest, resulting in two knockdowns for Rukhsana in the first round. After that, the referee didn't take long to stop the contest in the Indian's favour. The score-sheet at that point was unanimously 10-8 in Pavitra's favour. The 31-year-old is making her debut at the Games, having replaced former world and Asian champion L Sarita Devi in the lightweight category. Pavitra has been an Asian Championships bronze-medallist, albeit in the 57kg category. She had claimed a gold medal in the Asian Games test event held earlier this year in the country.
Passi's twin strike hands India 3-1 win over Australian club
Sumeet Passi struck twice and Sajid Dhot produced a superb first-half header as India scripted a 3-1 win over APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC U-20 side in a friendly fixture played in Sydney today. After APIA Tigers boys scored the opening goal of the match in the 27th minute, Dhot (35th) brought India back into the game after scoring the equaliser 8 minutes later. After the changeover, Sumeet Passi (47', 57') found the net twice within 10 minutes to steal a victory in the first friendly fixture played Down Under during the ongoing exposure trip. Coach Stephen Constantine featured an all U-23 side except Sumeet Passi who was donning the captain's armband for the country for the first time. The match was evenly poised between the two sides until the hosts earned a free-kick at the top of the box and they did no mistake to make the most of it to go 1-0 up in the 22nd minute. Five minutes later, Passi found the back of the net but he was ruled offside by the official. But, India didn't need to