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Usain Bolt begins training with Australian football club
Former Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt on Tuesday started his first practice with professional Australian football club Central Coast Mariners.
Portugal's Sporting CP signs striker Diaby to 5-year contract from Brugge
Portuguese club Sporting CP confirmed on Tuesday the signing of striker Abdoulay Diaby from Belgium's Club Brugge on a five-year deal with a 60 million euro ($69 million) buyout clause.
Asiad 2018: At 16, Saurabh is a phenomenon, feels Joydeep Karmakar
Moments after Saurabh Chaudhary bagged gold in the Men's 10 metre Air Pistol final at the Asian Games, former Olympian Joydeep Karmakar hailed the teenager's composure and added that he is hopeful of a rich haul from the Indians at the ISSF World Shooting Championships starting later this month.
Tvesa, Amandeep to battle it out in 12th leg of Hero WPG Tour
In-form Amandeep Drall, who is on a roll with three wins in the last four events, will battle it out with Tvesa Malik in the 12th leg of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour, starting here tomorrow. In the event beginning at the Hyderabad Golf Club, Amandeep will be hoping to win yet again and narrow the gap with the likes of leader Tvesa and the absent Neha Tripathi on the Hero Order of Merit. Amandeep, who won the eighth, 10th and 11th legs of the Tour, is currently third on the Order of Merit behind Tvesa and Neha. Amandeep, however, is the only player to have three wins this season, while Gursimar Badwal has two. Gursimar is not in the field this week. Tvesa, on the other hand, will be looking to thwart Amandeep's winning run and extend her lead at the top of the Merit list. Amandeep and Tvesa will be the big favourites in a field that does not have Neha Tripathi, Gursimar Badwal or Gaurika Bishnoi. Vani Kapoor and Sharmila Nicollet are also absent, playing in overseas events. This will
Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar signed up as ASICS brand ambassador
India's leading seamers Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were today signed up as brand ambassadors of footwear brand ASICS. Bumrah said, "Being an ASICS athlete gives me the pleasure of working with a brand that I have been a fan of since my early years. I want to make the most of our association where we inspire and motivate people to 'move' and be a part of the larger movement started by ASICS." Bhuvaneshwar said, "As an athlete and a fast bowler, shoes are very important part of our lives. ASICS is one brand that I completely trust and believe in, given the best in class technology that it offers.
Asiad 2018: India men's kabaddi team registers win over Thailand
After suffering a shock defeat to South Korea in the last match, the Indian kabaddi team bounced back in style as they defeated Thailand 49-30 in their fourth match of the Asian Games here on Tuesday.
Indian women suffer second defeat in volleyball, lose to Vietnam
The Indian women's volleyball team slumped to its second consecutive defeat at the Asian Games, losing 0-3 to Vietnam in a Pool B preliminary match here today. The Indians gave a good fight to their opponents in the first two sets before losing the encounter 18-25 22-25 13-25 that lasted an over and six minutes. India had earlier lost by the same 0-3 margin against Korea in their opening fixture on August 19. The Indians are lying at the bottom of six-team Pool B and will next play Kazakhstan on Thursday. The two defeats have made life difficult for the Indian women and they would look to return to winning ways for harbouring hopes of progressing to the knockout stages of the competition.
Farmer's son Chaudhary, 'jobless' Rajput bring shooting glory for India
Saurabh Chaudhary, all of 16, today became the youngest Indian shooter to win an Asian Games gold medal as he trumped a field comprising multiple world and Olympic champions in the 10m air pistol finals here. The seasoned Sanjeev Rajput then made the country proud, winning the silver in the 50m rifle 3 positions. Another Indian making his international debut, 29-year-old Abhishek Verma, shot 219.3 to secure bronze in 10m air pistol event. Chaudhary aggregated 240.7 to finish top of the podium and become the fifth Indian shooter to win an Asiad gold. A little later, 37-year-old Rajput looked set for the gold before having a modest standing series in the 50 3 positions rifles final. It was the first individual medal for the former Navy man at the Asian Games, having won team medals in the previous three editions. Rajput had a huge 3.0 lead after the kneeling and prone series. He had an average end to the finals but bounced back just in the nick of time to clinch silver. It was still a ..
Indian women's handball team suffers fourth loss on trot
The Indian women's handball team suffered its fourth successive defeat to end its Asian Games campaign at the bottom of the group, here today. India lost 19-49 against North Korea in their final Group A match to bow out of the competition without locking any points. The Indian team trailed 10-23 in the first session and the gap widened in the second period as North Korea secured 26 points as against 9 for India. For India, Maninder Kaur, Sushma and Rimpi scored four points each while Nidhi Sharma got three. For North Korea, Choe Pong Im scored 11 points while Kim Chol Sun had 10 in her name. In the earlier three group matches, India had lost 19-36 to Kazakhstan, 18-45 to South Korea and 21-36 to China.
Asian Games: India win first historic bronze in Sepak takraw
India on Tuesday won its maiden medal in Sepak takraw as they settled for the bronze after going down against Thailand 0-2 in the semi-finals of the men's team Regu Event at the ongoing 18th edition of Asian Games.The Indian side had started their campaign on a winning note by registering a 2-1 victory over Iran.The team, subsequently, lost their second match to Indonesia 0-2.Since Iran lost two back to back matches in the competition, India got a direct entry into the semi-final of the competition, ensuring a bronze medal for the nation.The women's Regu team, on the other hand, could only manage to win their opening match 3-0 against Korea before slumping to a 1-2 defeat at the hands of Laos.The team lost their quarter-final clash 0-3 against Thailand which, ultimately, eliminated them from the medal race.India's total medal tally at the ongoing 18th edition of the prestigious event now stands at nine with three gold, three silver and three bronze.
De-recognised federation, lack of funding hurt Indian archers' Asiad preparation:Coach
The absence of a recognised national federation has dried up funding for Indian archers, who did not get enough time to acclimatise to the conditions here ahead of the Asian Games, recurve coach Sawaiyan Manjhi lamented today. Manjhi said the Indian archers should have trained here for a month to get acclimatised to the conditions and also played some test events. But since the Archery Association of India (AAI) is de-recognised, there were no funds for foreign training and competitions for the archers before the Games. "The government does not provide funds to a de-recognised body. Funding is the main issue. We should have come here last year at the same time and train here for at least a month then we would have been in a better frame of mind," Manjhi told PTI. "Or we should have played some test events ahead of the Games." The Indian compound archers trained in Sonept while the recurve archers trained in Jamshedpur and Pune. High-altitude Pune has pleasant weather while Jakarta is .
Family celebrates Saurabh Chaudhary's gold at Asian Games
The family of shooter Saurabh Chaudhary on Tuesday expressed happiness after their son bagged a gold medal in men's 10m air pistol event at the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games.The 16-year-old, who topped the score chart by posting 240.7 points, also managed to set an Asian Games record of scoring the highest number of points in the event.Speaking to ANI, the family expressed that they are proud of Saurabh's achievement while recalling how he was adamant to pursue his career in shooting despite his families' concerns regarding his studies."I am very happy for my son. I remember how his father was concerned about his studies but he was adamant that he would pursue his career in shooting. He impressed everyone with his hard work and that got reflected in the form of results," Chaudhary's mother Brijesh said.Chaudhary's brother Nitin, on the other hand, revealed that the shooter just wanted to perform well and was not at all under pressure before leaving for Asian Games."He was ...
Shooter Rajput bags silver at Asiad 2018
Indian shooter Sanjeev Rajput clinched a silver medal in the men's 50 metre Rifle 3 Positions event at the 18th Asian Games here on Tuesday.
Asian Games: PM congratulates Indian shooters
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Indian shooters Saurabh Chaudhary, Abhishek Verma and Sanjeev Rajput for winning medals in the Asian Games in Jakarta. While Chaudhary won a gold in men's 10m air pistol, Verma won a bronze. Rajput won a silver in men's 50m 'rifle 3 position' event. "16-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary illustrates the potential and prowess our youth is blessed with," the prime minister tweeted. He also congratulated Verma for winning his first medal at the Asian Games. "Kudos to @SanjeevRajput1 for the silver medal ... You would be happy to know that Sanjeev has been making India proud since the 2006 Asian Games. His consistency and commitment are admirable," Modi said.
UP CM announces cash rewards for shooters Saurabh Chaudhary, Ravi Kumar
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today congratulated shooters Saurabh Chaudhary and Ravi Kumar for winning the gold and bronze medals in the 10m Air Pistol event at the ongoing Asian Games. The chief minister announced cash rewards of Rs 50 lakh for Chaudhary, who produced an Asian Games record score of 240.7, and Rs 20 lakh for Kumar. The government will also give them gazetted jobs, Adityanath was quoted as saying in a statement. Chaudhary, on attaining the requisite age, will be made a gazetted officer, it said. Uttar Pradesh Sports Minister Chetan Chauhan also congratulated the two shooters and said their performance would encourage others to work hard and achieve high goals. Chaudhary, 16, is the fifth Indian shooter to clinch a gold medal in the Asian Games history, beating a field of multiple world and Olympic champions in the 10m air pistol finals. He is son of a farmer from Kalina Village in Meerut. Kumar also belongs to the district.
India clinche bronze in sepak takraw
India today clinched a maiden Asian Games medal in Sepaktakraw despite its men's regu team losing to defending champion Thailand here. The Indian men's regu team lost to Thailand 0-2 but picked up a bronze as both the losing semifinalists are also awarded a medal. India had defeated Iran 21-16, 19-21, 21- 17 in the first match to make a winning start to their campaign. India, however, lost to Indonesia 0-3 in the second Preliminary Group B match of the day but still advanced to the last-four stage and be guaranteed of at least a bronze.
Final round of 3x3 Pro Basketball League in Mumbai in Aug-end
Thefinale of the inaugural season of 3x3 Pro Basketball League (3BL), the first-ever FIBA recognised league in India, will be held here on August 25and 26. The final round of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA))-recognised three a side event will be held at Phoenix Marketcity in suburban Kurla. The sixth and final round of 3BL will see teams Delhi Hoopers, Ahmedabad Wingers and Bangalore Machas fight to establish dominance in the first season, a media release said today. The home team, Mumbai Hustlers, posted strong show in the fifth round, with a tremendous performance from Bikramjit Gill in the quarter-final match. In the fifth round, with Bikramjits gameplay and skills, Mumbai Hustlers played incredibly well, but Delhi Hoopers remained leaders in the score charts, followed by Ahmedabad Wingers and Bangalore Machas. Surprise performances were seen from Aizawl Legends and Jaipur Regals as they put on strong fronts against the big teams and this round could ..
Asiad 2018: India pocket first-ever medal in sepaktakraw
India got its first-ever medal in sepaktakraw as it settled for a bronze medal after losing to Thailand in the semi-finals of the men's team regu event here on Tuesday.
FC Pune City signs England's Matthew Mills
Indian Super League (ISL) club FC Pune City has signed English centre back Matthew Mills to strengthen their defence for the 2018-19 season. The club announced today his inclusion in the team through a media release. FC Pune City CEOGaurav Modwelsaid,"Matthew comes with a lot of experience, having played so many seasons in England. That's a big boost for our existing team, especially for young players in the team." Mills started his career with Swindon Town before joining Southampton in 2003. He then went on to play for Coventry City and Bournemouth. In 2006, he signed a contract with Manchester City and made his debut against Chelsea in March 2006. In 2008, Mills joined Doncaster Rover, making 41 appearances in his first full season of 2008-09 and later moved to Reading Football Club, leading the team in the 2011 Championship play-off. Mills then went to Leicester City followed by a move to Bolton Wanderers, making 87 appearances before moving to Nottingham Forest. He ..
India eye another big win in men's hockey, play Hong Kong tomorrow
Their campaign off to a rousing start with a record win, defending champions India will be eyeing another massive victory when they take on lowly Hong Kong China in their second pool match of the Asian Games here tomorrow. India hammered hosts Indonesia 17-0 in their opening Pool A match yesterday, thereby registering their highest victory margin in the history of the Asian Games. India's previous highest margin of win was a 12-0 rout of Iran in 1974 and Bangladesh in 1982. The level of competition in Asian Games is by no means comparable to the world standard but a 17-0 walloping of any country can definitely be seen as a moral booster for India. Ranked fifth in the world, the highest among the Asian countries, India are tipped the firm favourites to win their second consecutive Asian Games title. A title here is of huge importance for India coach Harendra Singh and he has already stated that anything less than a gold is not acceptable. The Asian Games gold will earn India a direct ..