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Asiad Badminton: Sindhu, Saina sail into quarters; Satwik-Chirag out
Top Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal advanced to the women's singles quarterfinals after beating their respective opponents in straight games here today. Olympic and World Championship silver medallist Sindhu outwitted local player and world number 22 Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 21-12 21-15 in 35 minutes after Commonwealth Games gold medallist Saina dispatched another crowd-favourite Fitriani, ranked 40th, 21-6 21-14 in another second-round match. Saina will next face either Thailand's fourth seed Ratchanok Intanon or Korea's Sung Ji Hyun, while Sindhu will take on the winner of the match between Sri Lanka's Kavidi Sirimannage and Thailand's Nitchaon Jindapol. Commonwealth Games silver medallists duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, however, couldn't cross the second round after their gallant fight ended with a 17-21 21-19 17-21 loss against Korea's Choi Solgyu and Min Hyuk Kang in men's doubles. In women's singles pre-quarterfinals, Sindhu zoomed to a 8-1 lead ..
After CWG high, teenage prodigy Bhanwala disappoints at Asiad
A gold-medallist at the Commonwealth Games, 15-year-old Indian shooter Anish Bhanwala produced a below-par performance to finish without a medal in the men's 25m rapid fire air pistol event at the Asian Games here today. Bhanwala, who had made history by winning a gold at the CWG in Gold Coast earlier this year, could not repeat yesterday's fine qualification performance on the second day of qualification here today. He eventually failed to qualify for the finals, finishing ninth overall with a score of 576. Another Indian in the fray, Shivam Shukla, suffered a washout and ended 11th with 569. The top six qualified for the finals where China's Zhaonan Yao won the gold with a Games Record score of 34. Silver also went to China with Junmin Lin shooting 33 and bronze went to South Korea's Kim Junhong, who shot 29. Bhanwala, who is from Karnal, was in third spot after the qualification yesterday. The competition has been a mixed bag for India's promising teenagers. Saurabh Chaudhary, 16,
Asiad: Dipika Pallikal settles for bronze in women's squash
India's Dipika Pallikal Karthik today settled for a bronze in squash women's singles after losing to defending champion Nicol David of Malaysia in the semifinals of the 18th Asian Games here. Dipika lost to the Malaysian stalwart and former world number one Malaysian 0-3 (7-11 9-11 6-11) in the semifinals. The Indian had beaten Japanese Kobayashi Misaki 3-0 in the quarterfinals. Both the losing semifinalists win a bronze and there is no bronze-medal play-off. David has won the Asian Games singles titles four times earlier.
Visit by Stephenson, Stanley Cup stirs emotion in Humboldt
A small Saskatchewan city devastated by a fatal bus crash involving its junior hockey team welcomed a trophy today that fans no doubt hoped would one day be hoisted by one of their boys. Washington Capitals forward Chandler Stephenson brought the Stanley Cup to Humboldt to recognize the community's strength and resilience after the April crash that killed 16 people 10 of them players. But a quiet visit to the rural highway crossing where the Broncos' team bus and a transport truck collided may have meant the most. A tweet from Philip Pritchard, official keeper of the trophy, shows the Cup sitting in the middle of a makeshift memorial composed of hockey sticks, crosses, flowers and flags. "While their Stanley Cup dreams went unfulfilled, we thought we'd bring Stanley to them," Pritchard wrote. "That means so much to me," said Kaleb Dahlgren, one of the 13 players who survived. "I know those people that lost their lives there would really appreciate that. I appreciate it too. "It's ...
Asian Games: Saina Nehwal enters quarterfinals
Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal on Saturday qualified for the quarterfinals of women's singles in the ongoing 18th edition of Asian Games when she defeated Indonesia's Fitriani by 21-6, 21-14 in straight sets.The 28-year-old Hyderabad shuttler was dominant right from the beginning of the game, as she displayed a range of her attacking shots to leave Fitriani in a spot of bother. The Indonesian shuttler struggled especially in the first set as she failed to counter the impressive shots of Nehwal.Although Fitriani maintained a lead of 7-4 in the second set, Nehwal soon overtook her to breeze through a comfortable victory in a match that lasted for just half an hour.Elsewhere, Indian athletes began their campaign on a promising note as Muhammed Anas and Arokia Rajiv qualified for the men's 400m semi-finals. High-jumper Chethan Subramanya also qualified for the men's high jump final, as he finished fifth in Group B and cleared the mark of 2.15.In shooting, Commonwealth Games gold ...
Asian medallist Ankit enters quarters of world youth boxing
Asian silver-medallist Ankit Khatana advanced to the quarterfinals but three other Indian boxers lost their preliminary round bouts to bow out of the world youth championships here. Ankit (60kg) defeated Canada's Wilcox Spencer to advance to the last-eight stage. He will square off against Denmark's Nikolai Terteryan tomorrow. However, it was curtains for Akash (56kg), Akash (64kg) and Vijaydeep (69kg). In the bantamweight 56kg, Akash was beaten by Filipino Criztian Laurente 0-4. The other Akash fought hard but could not edge past Ukraine's Maksym Molodan, losing 2-3 in his lightweight bout. Vijaydeep was defeated by Hungary's Tibor Barbosu, the final score-line reading 5-0.
Asiad Badminton: Saina sails to quarters, Satwik-Chirag out
Top Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal dispatched crowd-favourite Fitriani of Indonesia in straight games to cruise into the women's singles quarterfinals at the 18th Asian Games, here today. Like the first round, it was an easy win for the Indian, who outclassed the world number 40 Indonesian 21-6 21-14 in a second round match which was little over half an hour. Commonwealth Games silver medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, however, couldn't cross the second round after their gallant fight ended with a 17-21 21-19 17-21 against Korea's Choi Solgyu and Min Hyuk Kang in men's doubles. In the women's singles, whatever resistance Saina faced was in the second game as Fitriani, backed by the fans, created a 8-5 lead but Saina never allowed her rival to shift the momentum. Saina hit very deep with acute angles which Fitriani struggled to contend with. Fitriani hit a smash over the lines, attacking the backhand side of Saina at 19-14 to give the Indian her first match ...
Asiad 2018: India women's recurve team crash out
The Indian women's recurve archery team was knocked out of the 18th Asian Games after losing 2-6 to Taiwan in the quarter-finals here on Saturday.
Asiad 2018: Saina enters women's badminton quarters
Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal advanced to the quarter-finals of the women's singles competition in the 2018 Asian Games here on Saturday.
Bayern beat Hoffenheim 3-1 in Bundesliga opener
Two second half goals helped titleholders Bayern Munich to move 3-1 past Hoffenheim at the curtain raiser of the Bundesliga season 2018-19.
Panama name squad for Venezuela friendly
Panama's interim coach Gary Stempel has included seven players who participated in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in his 18-man squad for a friendly against Venezuela next month.
Indo-Pak athletes make peace at Asian Games
The diplomatic hostilities make India-Pakistan peace seem like a pipe dream but it does turn into a reality at sporting events like the ongoing Asian Games where athletes from the two countries mingle freely and even cheer for each other. The Pakistani tennis contingent was there to back Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharma during the men's doubles semifinals at the Jakabaring Tennis Center. The top-seeded Indian pair went on to win the gold medal yesterday. Pakistani players were seen making a beeline for a picture with Bopanna, who reached a Grand Slam final with Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi back in 2010. The Bopanna-Qureshi pair used to called the 'Peace Express' for never missing a chance to stress on the need for peace between the two nations. "I have played some of the best tennis of my life in India, made great friends there, especially Delhi. I remain in constant touch with them. Whenever I played in Delhi, it was like home away from home," Pakistan tennis veteran Aqil Khan, who won a host .
Lahiri and Woods make cut; Koepka in joint lead
Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri made the cut on the line after producing a second successive 71 in the second round of the Northern Trust Championships, the first event on the FedExCup play-offs. Lahiri picked up three birdies against as many bogeys -- including one at the 18th hole -- to lie at Tied 67th, slipping seven places from the first round. Tiger Woods (71) also shot a second successive even par round to stay around for weekend action. Riding high on two major trophies this season, Brooks Koepka played a stunning back nine to shoot six-under 65 and got to 10-under to join Jamie Lovemark (66) who is winless in 135 starts on PGA Tour. Lovemark had five birdies in a six-hole stretch around the turn. Koepka, who has three Majors and just one regular PGA Tour win, has prepared for the FedExCup Playoffs like majors by renting a house and bringing his own chef, trainer and regular crew. Lahiri had a fine start with three birdies in four holes between fourth and seventh, but could not ..
Sabalenka continues breakout season with another WTA final
Rising star Aryna Sabalenka moved another step closer to her first title after easing past fifth seeded Julia Goerges 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) in the semi-finals of the Connecticut Open. The 20-year-old Belarusian has rocketed up the WTA Tour rankings this year, moving from being just inside the top 75 in the world at the end of 2017 to a career high 25 this week. "I played a lot of three sets this year," said Sabalenka, who has reached her third final of 2018. "I'm more fresh, ready for the final." Sabalenka has now beaten Goerges both times they have played. She won 73 percent of her first serve points and broke Goerges three times in Friday's one hour, 45 minute match. "She's a great player," Sabalenka said. "It's really tough to play against her because she's a big server. Sometimes it's impossible to take her serve. I mean no chance. "This is just about the mental game. You have to be focused 100 percent on every point." Sabalenka booked her spot in Saturday's final where she will face ...
Anas, Arokiarajiv move to 400m sems, Chetan qualifies for high jump final
Asian champion Muhammed Anas and Arokia Rajiv qualified for the men's 400m semifinals on the opening day of the Asian Games athletics competition here. Anas, who holds the national record in the event, topped his heat after clocking 45.63sec, while Rajiv took 46.82sec to qualify from Heat 4. Anas, who has a personal best of 45.24, easily finished ahead of Qatar's Mohamed Abbas (45.81) and Sri Lanka's Kalinga Kumarage (45.99). Rajiv came finished second behind Qatar's Abdalelah Hassan (46.28). The semifinals will be held in the evening. In high jump, Chetan Balasubramanya made the final by clearing 2.15m but none of the 13 qualifiers could touch the automatic qualfication mark, which was set at 2.20m. Chetan began with 2.05m before clearing 2.15m to manage a place in the final line-up.
Asian Games marathon winner accused of pushing rival
Japan's Hiroto Inoue was accused of pushing his rival in a controversial sprint finish to the Asian Games marathon today, as the runner-up from Bahrain lodged a complaint with race officials. Inoue and Bahrain's Elhassan Elabbassi entered the stadium in Jakarta neck and neck, before the Japanese athlete opened up a small lead. In the final 100 metres, Elabbassi attempted to overtake Inoue on the inside but fell back after apparent contact. "The number one (leader) pushed me," said Elabbassi. "I would have won." Elabbassi's coach Gregory Kilonzo said the team manager had filed a complaint over the incident. Bahrain team officials confirmed they were meeting with the technical delegate after the race. "He was almost overtaking the number one, then the guy pushed him," said Kilonzo. "He was pushed and almost went down." "The Japan guy, when he saw he was almost overtaken, he decided to push." Both athletes finished with a time of 2 hours, 17 minutes and 22 seconds, but pre-race favourite
Japan top Spain 3-1 in women's U-20 World Cup
A disciplined Japanese squad prevailed 3-1 over Spain in the final of the women's Under-20 World Cup.
Leganes play 2-2 draw with Real Sociedad
Leganes fell behind 2-0 inside the first 20 minutes against Real Sociedad before coming back to claim a point, thanks to a pair of second-half goals by Nabil El Zhar.
Asiad 2018: India in recurve women's team quarter-finals
The Indian archery team has advanced to the recurve women's team quarter-finals at the 2018 Asian Games here on Saturday.
Asiad 2018: Japan's Hiroto Inoue wins men's marathon
Japan's Hiroto Inoue won the men's marathon at the 2018 Asian Games here on Saturday.