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3rd Test: Pujara, Kohli take India's lead to 362 at lunch on day 3
Cheteshwar Pujara (56) and skipper Virat Kohli (54) helped India take their overall lead to 362 at lunch as India were 194/2 in their second innings on the third day of the third Test against England here on Monday.
Indian men's badminton team loses to Indonesia in quarters
India's men's badminton team lost 1-3 to hosts Indonesia in the quarter-finals of the 18th Asian Games here on Monday.
Scoreboard at lunch on the third day of the third cricket Test between India and England ...
Scoreboard at lunch on the third day of the third cricket Test between India and England here. India 1st Innings: 329 England 1st Innings: 161 India 2nd Innings S Dhawan st Bairstow b Rashid 44 KL Rahul b Stokes 36 C Pujara not out 56 V Kohli not out 54 Extras: (b1,lb3) 4 Total: (For 2 wickets in 60 Overs) 194 Fall of wickets: 1-60, 2-111. Bowling: J Anderson 14-5-31-0, S Broad 10-2-43-0 , C Woakes 12-1-31-0, B Stokes 12-3-42-1 , A Rashid 10-0-38-1, J Root 2-0-5-0.
Kohli, Pujara consolidate India's lead to 362 on at lunch on Day 3
Skipper Virat Kohli continued his impressive run while Cheteshwar Pujara finally found some form as India reached 194 for 2 at lunch, consolidating their lead to 362 against England on the third day of the third Test. Kohli (56 batting) and Pujara (54 batting) put on 83 for the unbroken 3rd wicket stand slowly putting the visitors in an unassailable position. Starting from overnight 124-2, India had perfect conditions for batting on a humid and warm day in Nottingham. The two batsmen looked to grind and play for time with no hurry whatsoever. It could be seen in the manner Pujara took his sweet time to get going, even as Kohli set off quickly for the day. They scored 70 runs during the wicketless session. James Anderson (0-31) though bowled a superb spell in the morning and didn't let the batsmen score easily. He bowled seven overs in the first hour of play, including three maidens and gave away only seven runs. Chris Woakes (0-31) and Ben Stokes (1-42) kept things tight at the other .
FC Goa to travel to Spain
FC Goa will be travelling to Murcia, Spain on Wednesday to sharpen their skills ahead of the fifth edition of Hero Indian Super League (ISL). Having retained a number of key players from their last campaign, Sergio Lobera has added plenty of new faces to the squad and will hope his team settles together during their trip to La Manga. The 24-man squad, which will include four players from developmental team, will travel to Murcia to train and play five friendlies at the La Manga Club, which boasts of world-class facilities. "I think that all of the players that went to La Manga last year noticed that it was an ideal place to prepare for a new season," said head coach, Sergio Lobera. "It is a location that has been chosen by world class teams like Manchester United, Chelsea and many national teams as well." The Gaurs have five potential friendlies lined up against the likes of FC Cartagena, UCAM Murcia CF and former La Liga side Real Murcia before returning to Goa on September ...
Four Japanese basketball players expelled from Asian Games
Four players have been expelled from Japan's men's basketball team at the Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia for allegedly hiring sex workers, the Japanese Olympic Committee said on Monday.
India 194/2 at lunch on Day 3, take lead to 362 runs
India were comfortably placed at 194 for two in their second innings at lunch on day three of the third cricket Test against England, here today. Cheteshwar Pujara was batting on 56, while skipper Virat Kohli was unbeaten on 54 as India took an overall lead of 362 runs. Brief Scores: India: 329 & 194 for 2 in 60 overs (Cheteshwar Pujara 56, Virat Kohli 54; Adil Rashid 1/38). England: 161 all out in 38.2 overs (Jos Buttler 39; Hardik Pandya 5/28).
Asian Games: PM says Sheoran shows great potential
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Lakshya Sheoran for winning a silver in a shooting event, saying he is showing great potential in his first Asian Games. The prime minister said the 20-year-old has brought smiles on the faces of every Indian. "I congratulate him on winning the Silver medal in the Men's Trap Shooting event at the @asiangames2018," he tweeted. He said these are his first Asian Games and he is "already showing such great potential. Best wishes to him.
India suffer shock defeat to South Korea
In a major upset, seven-time gold medallist India suffered their first ever loss in the Asian Games to South Korea in the men's Kabaddi group A game here today. India lost 23-24 to South Korea, who won the bronze medal in the Incheon Games four years ago, in a match that went down to the wire. This is the first defeat for India in 28 years at the Asian Games. They will lock horns with Thailand in their final Group A game tomorrow. The team had dished out a clinical performance yesterday beating Bangladesh 50-21 and Sri Lanka 44-28. In the women's event, India continued their unbeaten streak cruising past Thailand 33-23 in their second group game. The two-times champions dominated the contest from start to end, recording a comfortable win. The team will take on Sri Lanka tomorrow followed by Indonesia. They had made an impressive start to their campaign crushing Japan 43-12 in the opening game yesterday. They will look to complete a hat-trick of titles in the multi-sport quadrennial ...
India U-16 boys lose to Oman 1-2 in football friendly
After finishing the WAFF U-16 Championship at the second spot above defending AFC U-16 Champions Iraq, Jordan and Yemen, India U-16 boys went down 1-2 against Oman in a friendly football fixture played in Turkey.
India U-16 team go down fighting 1-2 to Oman
Indian U-16 football team went down fighting 1-2 to Oman in a friendly fixture in Turkey today. Oman scored on either side of the half-time, while Vikram reducing the margin by scoring from the penalty spot in the added time of the match. The first half of the match was mostly played at the middle of the pitch before Shabas put in a brilliant cross but Rohit couldn't convert it. Oman took the lead three minutes to the half-time whistle, before doubling the advantage in the 55th minute to put themselves in a comfortable position. Coach Bibiano Fernandes rang in a few changes to find the back of the net but Oman stood tall to thwart their efforts until the final minute of the regulation time. Vikram was brought down in the box in the 89th minute and the skipper slotted in the spot-kick to halve the gap. Although India pushed hard to find the equaliser towards the end, Oman held on their nerves to win the match eventually. India had recently finished at the second spot in the WAFF U-16 ..
India's campaign ends in team events of Asiad badminton
India's hopes of winning a medal in badminton team events at the 18th Asian Games went up in smoke after both the men's and women's sides bowed out of the competition following an identical 1-3 loss in the quarterfinals here today. Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu and H S Prannoy shone bright but India couldn't get enough support from the rest of the shuttlers as they lost to Japan and Indonesia in the women's and men's team events respectively. After the women's team went down 1-3 to top seeds Japan earlier in the day, the men's team put up a spirited effort before losing 1-3 to hosts Indonesia. The onus was on world no 8 Kidambi Srikanth to give India an early lead but he lost 21-23 22-20 10-21 to Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, ranked 12th, to concede a 0-1 lead to Indonesia. Commonwealth Games silver medallist pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty then put up a gallant fight before going down 21-19 19-21 16-21 to world no 1 combination of Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and ...
Spiritual guru Deepak, wrestler's son Lakshay shoot silver at Asian Games
Deepak Kumar and Lakshay Sheoran, shooters with contrasting career paths, today made major breakthroughs by winning a silver in the men's 10m air rifle and men's trap respectively at the Asian Games here. The 33-year-old Deepak did not mind the long wait for a major medal, 14 years after he picked up the sport. Lakshay, on the other hand, picked up the gun only four years ago as a teenager and at 20, is now a silver medallist at Asiad, equalling the feat achieved by former world champion Manavjit Singh Sandhu at the 2006 Doha edition. Veteran Sandhu also happened to be in the trap field today and was very much in the medal hunt until he missed five targets towards the end to finish fourth. With his father Somvir being a former national champion wrestler, it was no surprise that Lakshay rushed to touch Sandhu's feet right after the competition was over. The trap final was won by Chinese Taipei's Kunpi Yang, who shot a sensational 48 to equal the world record. Lakshay shot 43 while ...
Trap shooter Lakshay clinches silver medal
India's shooter Lakshay Sheoran won the silver medal by finishing second, while compatriot Manavjit Singh Sandhu finished fifth in the men's trap final at the 2018 Asian Games here on Monday.
Asian Games: Lakshay wins silver in shooting
Indian shooter Lakshay Lakshay has won a silver medal in men's trap event in the ongoing 18th edition of Asian Games here on Monday.The 19-year-old fired a total of 39 shots to finish second on the podium increasing India's total medal tally to four.While Chinese Taipei player Yang Kunpi clinched the gold medal in the event with a total score of 43, Daemyeong Ahn of Korea settled for bronze with a tally of 30 shots.Other Indian shooter in the event, Manavjit Singh Sindhu finished fourth after shooting a total of 26 rounds in the final.Earlier in the day, Indian shooter Deepak Kumar had bagged a silver medal in the 10m Air Rifle event with a score of 247.7 points.Shooter Ravi Kumar had opened India's medal tally at the Asian Games on Sunday by clinching a bronze medal in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event along with Apurvi Chandela.India's medal tally stands at four with one gold, two silver and one bronze.
Hero Motosports Team Rally bags podium at India Baja
After an impressive first leg, the Hero MotoSports Team Rally rider C S Santosh grabbed the second position at the India Baja 2018 the only 'Dakar Challenge' rally in the country. The final leg of the rally resumed action in the Golden City of Jaisalmer where CS Santosh arrived at the finish ramp at Majid ki Basti, maintaining the team's 100 percent finish record at the India Baja. After completing the 274-km run across Jaisalmer, it was time to mark yet another milestone finish for the factory rally team. The closing stage of the rally went rather smooth compared to the fast-paced first day as the competitors had to tackle a hard pack terrain due to heavy rain the previous night. A total of about 208 kms were run today, divided into three special stages in the desert of Sam. The team is now gearing up for the upcoming INCA Rally in Peru where C S Santosh will lead the charge and will carry forward the team's 'Road to Dakar 2019' campaign. Santosh said, "I am glad to cross the finish
Bhutan: No medals yet in the Asian Games, but still happy
The Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan has never won a medal of any kind at the Asian Games, much less the Olympics. The country's fame, instead, comes from its billing as one of the happiest places on earth. In fact, the government promotes a concept it terms "Gross National Happiness" as a way to measure success. "People at home are not unhappy we have not won," Younten Tshedup, a reporter for the national newspaper Kuensel, told the Associated Press at the Asian Games. "Everyone is happy, even with no medals. But medals this time would be icing on the cake." By comparison, Bhutan's giant neighbour China has won more than 3,000 medals about 1,500 gold in Asian Games competitions. "We are hoping to change it this time," Younten added. Bhutan, with a population of only 750,000, has 24 athletes entered in sports including archery, taekwondo, boxing and believe it or not golf. Karma Karma, who competed two years ago at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, could break through in archery, which ..
Does early defeat spell beginning of the end for Mourinho?
Jose Mourinho warned of the troubles that could lie ahead for his Manchester United side, but the Portuguese must still accept much of the responsibility from a 3-2 defeat at Brighton that has the Red Devils' season off to a bad start. The concern for United is now whether Mourinho is capable of stemming the tide to turn things around in a way he wasn't in his third season at Real Madrid or in his second spell at Chelsea. On those occasions his fall even came from a position of strength he isn't afforded now having won the league in the previous season. This time round after a trophyless campaign, Mourinho clashed with the club's board over their failure to signficantly strengthen his squad, particularly at centre-back. Mourinho's point was illustrated in a disastrous defensive display at the Amex in which United conceded three times in the first-half with centre-backs Victor Lindelof and Eric Bailly at fault. However, the club's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward could point to the .
Abhishek Nayar moves to Pondicherry
Veteran all-rounder Abhishek Nayar, who played 99 first class games for Mumbai, will turn up for Ranji Trophy debutants Pondicherry this season. Nayar has moved to Pondicherry after getting an NOC from Mumbai. "I was in talks with them (Pondicherry). On Saturday I took my NOC from the Mumbai Cricket Association and this morning submitted it to the BCCI. So basically today I kind of hit the nail in the coffin," Nayar told PTI confirming that he will play for Pondicherry. Nayar, 34, scored 5,627 runs in the 99 first class games with 259 being his highest score. He had hit 13 hundreds and 31 fifties and snapped 164 wickets with best figures of 7/131. Nayar had earlier refused an offer to coach Pondicherry. "No, it wasn't a hard decision," he said when asked how tough was it to shift from Mumbai. "I just thought about it and wanted to be certain about what I am doing and how I can contribute to Pondicherry, so I took some time before taking a decision." Nayar said he opted for Pondicherry
Guru Dakshina: When Hardik did a Kohli to surprise his coach
There are tattoos, diamond ear studs, the swagger, absolute disdain for critics that make Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya strikingly similar personalities and add to this a loving bond with their respective childhood coaches. It was Teachers' Day some years back when Rajkumar Sharma found his doorbell ringing and it was a smiling Vikas Kohli standing at his door. He requested coach Sharma to come down with him and on the road was a gleaming red Honda City, the keys of which was handed over to the coach. Vikas then handed over the phone to Sharma and it was his younger brother and Sharma's favourite student on the line. "Happy Teachers' Day sir" Kohli wished and Sharma, a father figure to the Indian captain was overwhelmed. Cut to 2016, it was 21-year-old Hardik had just come back from his maiden tour of Australia, having played three T20 Internationals. He went to his academy and just took his coach Jitendra Singh, affectionately called Jeetu Bhai to a car showroom to gift him a brand ..