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Following are the Sixth Day Pune
Following are the Sixth Day Pune race results held here today. 1st Race: The Secret Romeo Plate 1600 Metres : Fleur De Lys (M/s Hemant S. Dharnidharka, Dinesh G. Virwani, Sudhir Ruia & Anjum Kapadia's,) 54.5 P S Chouhan first Golden Hind 56. A Sandesh Second Gold Magic 56. A Imran Khan third Fanfare 54.5 C S Jodha fourth Not Run: nil Favourites : Golden Hind Won By : 1 L, 10 L, Shd, Time: 1 Minute 40:02 Seconds Tote: Rs 34 for win, Rs 11, Rs 10 and Rs 46 for places Forecast: Rs 132 Shp: Rs 36 Quinella: Rs 31 Tanala: 70 per cent: Rs 550 on 31 tickets. 30 per cent: Rs 609 on 12 tickets.
Asiad 2018: Ashwini-Sikki advance; Srikanth, Prannoy exit
Indian women's doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N. Sikki Reddy advanced to the next round, defeating their opponents in the Round-of-32 match while men's singles shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and H.S. Prannoy perished in the quarter-finals of the 18th Asian Games here on Friday
Asiad 2018: Boxer Manoj advances, Gaurav exits
Seasoned boxer Manoj Kumar brought the smiles back to the Indian fans after Gaurav Solanki's disappointing exit, with a dominating 5-0 thrashing of Bhutan's Sangay Wangdi in the men's Welterweight (69kg) category Round-of-32 clash at the Asian Games here Friday.
Asiad Golf: Indian men's team lie second, Aadil Bedi is 3rd
Young Kshitij Naveed Kaul produced a superb 68 as Indian golfers held on to the second position to put themselves into contention for a medal in men's golf at the 18th Asian Games here today. Aadil Bedi, who had a bogey-free round of 69 yesterday, added a two-under 70 today, while Kaul shot a bogey-free 68 and Rayhan Thomas turned in a 69 as India maintained their second position behind Japan in the race for the team medals at the Pondok Indah Golf Club. With top three cards from each day counting towards team positions, India is 12-under after two days and second to Japan at 18-under. South Korea are third at nine-under. Bedi, Thomas and Kaul have had their cards counted both days for India. Bedi, the second ranked amateur on Indian circuit, took his two-day total to 139 and individually he was T-3rd while Thomas (71-69), got to four-under 140 to be T-5th. Kaul (73-68) is three-under 141 and T-8th, while Hari Mohan Singh (77-73) is T-35th. Bedi at third is three shots behind Japan's .
Force India renamed as Racing Point Force India
Indian Formula One team Force India has been renamed as Racing Point Force India after it was taken over by an association led by Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll.Reflecting on the takeover, Stroll said it is an exciting challenge to take the team forward and assured that they would be investing resources to continue competing at the highest level."I've been fortunate to establish and grow a number of successful businesses, but the opportunity to take this team forward to the next level is perhaps the most exciting challenge yet. Together with my fellow shareholders, we will invest in new resources and bring fresh energy to empower the workforce to continue racing at the very highest level," Force India official website quoted Stroll, as saying."We are all passionate about motor racing; we recognise the racers' spirit in Force India, and we are extremely motivated to make this team even more special in the years ahead," he added.Otmar Szafnauer, who has been with the team since ...
Asian Games: Dipa Karmakar finishes fifth in Balance Beam final
Indian gymnastic player Dipa Karmakar on Friday ended her campaign in the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games as she finished fifth in the finals of Women's Balance Beam event.The 25-year-old, who had withdrawn from the Women's Artistic Team event due to a knee injury, secured a total of 12.500 points to knock herself out of the competition.While Chinese Gymnast Yile Chen clinched a gold medal with a score of 14.600 points, Su Jong Kim of North Korea bags silver with a total of 13.400 points.Another Chinese player in the event, Jin Zhang, finished third on the podium after accumulating 13.325 points.In badminton, Indian pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy edged past Mei Kuan Chow and Meng Yean Lee of Malaysia 21-17, 16-21, 21-19 to advance in the quarter-final of the Women's Doubles event.India's total medal tally at the prestigious tournament stands at 24 with six gold, five silver and thirteen bronze.
India beat Pakistan in men's handball in Asian Games
The Indian men's handball team defeated Pakistan 28-27 in a pulsating contest to notch up its second consecutive win in the main round at the Asian Games here today. The Indians led 14-12 at the half time. For India, Greenidge D'Cunha scored nine goals while Adithya Nagaraj was on target six times. The other goal scorers were Navin Punia (four), Karamjeet Singh (four), Harender Singh (three), Avin Khatkar (one) and Deepak Ahlawat (one). Goalkeeper Atul made 11 saves. India had defeated Malaysia 45-19 earlier on August 20. Handball Federation of India Secretary General Anandeshwar Pandey said that the men's team is expected to finish at a higher placing than the last Asian Games in 2014. "The men's team had finished 14th in Incheon in 2014 but this time it will finish at 10th at the lowest. It can finish higher (than 10th) also," Pandey said.
I wanted to prove I am the best, says Iran coach Jain
India's Shailja Jain wanted to prove that she is the best kabaddi coach in the world and she has done that with Iran women's team, albeit at the expense of her own country. Jain, who hails from Nashik, joined the Iranian team 18 months back and since then she has played a crucial role in their success. Iran today ended India's dominance at the Asian Games kabaddi by winning the women's title with a close 27-24 win in the final. "When I visited Iran first time after taking up the job, I said this is my mission, to prove I'm the best coach. And now we have the result," an elated Jain said. "Today our defence after the first five minutes was very tight, which was crucial to our win. And three of our raiders were excellent." Jain said after initially struggling to relay her thought process to the Iranian players, she decided to learn the local language. "Communication was not easy, so I learnt Parsi. Before the match I told the girls 'don't sent me back to India without the gold medal'. ..
Indian compound mixed archery team loses in quarters
The Indian compound mixed archery team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Abhishek Verma lost to Iran in the quarter-finals of the 18th Asian Games here on Friday.
Indian rower Sayali Shelake hospitalised in Palembang
Indian rower Sayali Shelake, who is part of the Asian Games contingent here, has been hospitalised after she complained of pain in the abdomen. "She was complaining of pain since midnight yesterday. After competition today, I had to rush her to the hospital. The doctors say there is some appendicitis issue. She will have to stay back for another two-three days," chief coach Ismail Baig told PTI. The rowing competition ended today with India winning three medals, including a gold in men's quadruple sculls. The entire contingent will be leaving tomorrow but 21-year-old Shelke will be staying back for treatment. "Our two doctors will stay with her. We are not leaving her alone. We hope she is fine soon," said Baig. Shelke had competed in the final of the women's double sculls alongside Pooja. They both had finished sixth. After today's competition, single sculls bronz-medallist Dushyant Thakur had needed medical attention immediately after the 2km race. He threw up and was even ...
Rajput appointed head coach of Zimbabwe cricket team
Former India opener Lalchand Rajput has been appointed as the head coach of Zimbabwe's national team. Zimbabwe Cricket made the announcement on their official Twitter handle. "@ZimCricketv is thrilled to announce Lalchand Rajput has been appointed as the substantive head coach of our mens national team. The former @BCCI international is a respected and successful coach reputed for his passion, hard work and intimate knowledge of the game #AllTheBest," Zimbabwe Cricket tweeted. Rajput was earlier appointed as the interim head coach of Zimbabwe in May for the tri-series involving Pakistan and Zimbabwe and for the ODI rubber against Pakistan. "I am happy and excited over the appointment and look forward to the challenges ahead. I am thankful to Zimbabwe Cricket for recognising my coaching abilities and giving me a three-year term, but renewable yearly," Rajput told PTI from Zimbabwe. Rajput played two Tests and four ODIs for India and was a consistent performer for Mumbai .
Anand draws with Aronian in round five of Sinquefield Cup
Former World Champion Viswanathan Anand played out his fifth draw on the trot in the Sinquefield Cup, signing peace with Levon Aronian of Armenia in the fifth round here. After a rather forgettable show in the preceding Rapid and Blitz event, this is a comeback of sorts for Anand as he remained within striking distance of the five leaders but now needs to drive in top gear in the remaining four rounds to have any chance of a podium finish. The threat of an all-drawn games in a round had been looming for the last few days and it finally happened in the fifth round as none of the participants could make a decisive headway. As a result, the leader-board remained unchanged and crowded as it was after the fifth round with as many as five players sharing the lead on three points apiece. World Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway split the point with Wesley So of United States and the former was the only one who looked close to getting a decent advantage. However, Wesley kept his cool and ...
Asiad Swimming: Sandeep finishes 7th, Page fails to qualify
Indian swimmer Sandeep Sejwal finished seventh in the men's 50m breaststroke, while Advait Page failed to qualify for the 1500m freestyle final at the 18th Asian Games here today. Sandeep, who won a bronze medal in this event at the Incheon Games four years ago, clocked 27.98s, 0.91 seconds behind winner Yasuhiro Koseki of Japan. In the men's 1500m event, Page, who holds the national record in the category, finished fastest in his heat clocking a time of 15:29:96. However, the 16-year-old's performance was not good enough to assure him a spot in the final.
Asiad Boxing: Manoj wins, CWG gold-medallist Solanki ousted
Veteran Manoj Kumar (69kg) eased into the pre-quarters but Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Gaurav Solanki (52kg) went out with a stunning opening-round loss, giving a mixed start to India's boxing campaign at the Asian Games here today. Manoj prevailed 5-0 over Bhutan's Sangay Wangdi to make the last-16 stage and set up a clash with Kyrgyzstan's Abdurakhman Abdurakhmanov, who got an opening-round bye. The 31-year-old two-time Commonwealth Games medallist was hardly tested in today's fight. The former Asian Championships bronze-medallist was up against an opponent, whose lack of experience showed quite early in the bout. Manoj had little trouble penetrating Wangdi's defences and kept him on the backfoot almost the entire bout. However, Solanki was beaten in a unanimous verdict by Japan's Ryomei Tanaka, the Indian 21-year-old's defence all over the place against the southpaw. The Armyman looked particularly drained after the second round and just could not find a way to prevent his ...
Partizan, Besiktas settle for 1-1 draw in Europa League play-off
Ricardo Jorge Pires Gomes and Tolgay Arslan scored for Partizan and Besiktas respectively as the teams played out a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League play-off.
Asiad 2018: Boxer Gaurav Solanki crashes out
India's boxing campaign started on an unfortunate note after Gaurav Solanki was outpunched by Japan's Tanaka Ryomei 5-0 in the men's Flyweight (52kg) Round of 32 clash at the Asian Games here on Friday.
Himachal hikes award money for medal winners in int'l sporting events
The Himachal Pradesh government has increased the award money for medal winners from the state in the Olympics, Commonwealth and the Asian games, Sports Minister Govind Singh said in the Assembly today. He was replying to a question by BJP MLA Narendra Bragta during Question Hour on the second day of the ongoing Monsoon session. Singh said sportspersons hailing from the state who won gold at the Olympics would now get Rs 2 crore, up from Rs 1 crore. Similarly, silver and bronze medal winners in the Olympics would now get Rs 1 crore and Rs 50 lakh respectively, he added. The minister added that the award money for gold, silver and bronze medal winners in Commonwealth and Asian games were increased to Rs 20 lakh, Rs 10 lakh and Rs 6 lakh respectively. Asked about the progress of the construction work of a synthetic track in Saraswati Nagar, Singh said the same would be completed within two years.
India's defeat reflects Kabaddi's globalisation: Coach Reddy
Twin defeats at the hands of Iran in the 18th Asian Games will rankle India for a long time but it also reflects that Kabaddi has truly become a global sport, says women's team coach L Srinivas Reddy. Traditional powerhouse India returned without a gold in kabaddi for the first time in the history of the Games after Iran shocked their women's team 24-27 in the final today to join their male counterparts in walking away with the top honours. The Indian men's team had lost 18-27 to Iran in the semifinals yesterday. Reddy said India cannot take its medal for granted now as the rivals are watching the game keenly. "Yes, the defeat hurts because we had come with an aim to create a hat-trick. The game has been globalized. Other teams will also fancy their chances now. It is becoming an Olympic sport," he said. "Chinese Taipei started playing the game only in 2014 now they are podium finishers, that means the game is growing at a great speed. It's a win for Kabaddi." The coach said the game .
Olympiacos beat Burnley 3-1 in Europa League play-off
Olympiacos beat Burnley 3-1 at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium here to move closer to the UEFA Europa League group stage.
Asensio hopes to get more playing time this season at Real Madrid
The departure of Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus has left Real Madrid looking to sign a new forward before the transfer window closes at the end of August. But one footballer hoping to benefit from the Portuguese superstar's move is the club's 22-year-old Marco Asensio.