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3rd Test: India bowled out for 329 in first innings vs England
A disciplined innings from Ajinkya Rahane (81) and skipper Virat Kohli (97) helped India score 329/10 on the the second day of the third Test against England here on Sunday.
Asiad 2018: India lose 21-36 to China in women's handball
The Indian women's handball team went down to their Chinese counterparts in a Group A match of the 18th Asian Games here on Sunday.
Rowing: Om Prakash-Sawarn Singh top Heat 2 in doubles sculls
Om Prakash and Sawarn Singh topped Heat 2 in men's doubles sculls while Dattu Baban Bhokanal was second in Heat 1 of singles sculls in the rowing competition of the 18th Asian Games here today. Prakash and Sawarn, who won a singles sculls bronze in Incheon Games four years ago, clocked 7:10.26 to emerge the fastest ahead of the Japanese pairing of Yamao Keita and Kuribara Tomokazu, who recorded 7:12.70. Bhokanal was not at his best in the single sculls and finished second with 8:09.21 behind Japan's Ryuta Arakawa, who recorded 7:56.08. The Indian, who qualified for Rio Olympics, has been consistently clocking around seven minutes in the last one month. In the men's pair heats, Malkeet Singh and Gurinder Singh were third fastest in Heat 1 with 7:37.20, behind the Chinese pair of Li Xiaoxiong and Zhao Jingbin (7:30.14), and Uzbekistan's Alisher Turdiev and Sardor Tulkinkhujaev (7:33.48). Sanjukta Dung and Harpreet Kaur disappointed in women's pair Heat 1, finishing fifth and last with .
Bajrang keeps India in medal hunt in wrestling after Sushil knocked out of Asian Games
A dominating Bajrang Punia was one win away from clinching his maiden Asian Games gold medal but it was all over Sushil Kumar who crashed out of the mega sporting event after losing his first bout here today. Commonwealth Games gold medallist Bajrang, who got a bye in the first round, won all three bouts by technical superiority, asserting his class in the 65kg category. He outclassed Uzbekistan's Sirojiddin (13-3), Tajikistan's Fayziev Abdulqosim (12-2) and Mongolia's N Batmagnai Batchuluu (10-0) to storm into the gold medal bout. Sushil Kumar (74kg) and Sandeep Tomar (57kg) though crashed out even as Mausam Khatri (97kg) and Pawan Kumar's (86kg) fate was still hanging in balance in their respective categories as they wait if they get repechage rounds. Two-time Olympic medallist Sushil, who was exempted from the Asiad trials, lost 3-5 to Bahrain's Adam Batirov in the 74 kg category. He had come into the Games after losing his first bout in four years. The Indian led 2-1 after the ...
Apurvi Chandela aims at 'performing well' in individual shooting event
Indian shooter Apurvi Chandela, who won bronze medal along with Ravi Kumar in the 10m mixed rifle event at the Asian Games 2018, has said that she is now hoping to perform well in the individual shooting event.Speaking to ANI, she said, "I am really happy that Ravi and I were able to get a medal for the country. Hopefully, we both have our individual events tomorrow. We are preparing for that." "We will give our best again," she added.Crediting her partner for winning bronze in the ongoing event, Chandela said that it was a joint effort."He (Ravi) did really well in the qualification round as well. It is a joint effort," she said.Earlier, the Indian duo had scored 429.9 points to give India their first medal of the quadrennial event.Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the bronze medalist pair for clinching nation's first medal in the Asian Games."Our talented shooters give us our first medals at the @asiangames2018.Well done @apurvichandela and Ravi Kumar for bagging the Bronze
Sushil Kumar crashes out of Asian Games
Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar, who was relying on repechage system after suffering a shocking first-round loss, has been eliminated from the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games.The result came after Adam Batirov of Bahrain, the opponent who beat Kumar in the opening round, lost his quarter-final clash in men's 74 kg freestyle category.The repechage system works as a wild card for the participants, who fail to make through the initial rounds of the competition. But now that the Bahrain wrestler lost in the quarters stage, Kumar is left with no further scope to go ahead in the tournament.Earlier, two-time Olympic medallist Kumar slumped to a shocking 3-5 defeat at the hands of Batirov, thus ruling himself out of the race for the gold medal.Meanwhile, Indian wrestlers Mausam Khatri and Pawan Kumar lost their respective quarter-final encounters in the ongoing event. While Khatri lost 0-8 to Uzbekistan's Magomed Ibragimov in men's 97 kg category, Kumar suffered an embarrassing 0-11 ...
Scoreboard on the second day of the third cricket Test between India and England here.
Scoreboard on the second day of the third cricket Test between India and England here. India 1st Innings S Dhawan c Buttler b Woakes 35 KL Rahul lbw Woakes 23 C Pujara c Rashid b Woakes 14 V Kohli c Stokes b Rashid 97 A Rahane c Cook b Broad 81 H Pandya c Buttler b Anderson 18 R Pant b Broad 24 R Ashwin b Broad 14 I Sharma not out 1 M Shami c Broad b Anderson 3 J Bumrah b Anderson 0 Extras (b12, lb6, w1) 19 Total (329 all out in 94.5 Overs) Fall of Wickets: 60-1, 65-2, 82-3, 241-4, 279-5, 307-6, 323-7, 326-8, 329-9, 329-10. Bowling: Anderson 25.5-8-64-3 , Broad 25-8-72-3 , Stokes 15-1-54-0 , Woakes 20-2-75-3, Rashid 9-0-46-1.
England bowl out India for 329
India were bowled out for 329 in their first innings on the second day of the third cricket Test against England, here today. Resuming at 307 for six, the remaining four Indian batsmen could add just 22 runs in 7.5 overs before English bowlers wrapped up the innings. Skipper Virat Kohli top-scored for India with 97, while Ajinkya Rahane made 81. For England James Anderson (3/64), Stuart Broad (3/72) and Chris Woakes (3/75) picked up three wickets apiece.
Anand holds Nakamura in Sinquefield opener
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand got off to a good start holding USA's Hikaru Nakmura to an easy draw in the first round of the Sinquefield Cup, a part of the Grand Chess tour, here. After a rather forgettable outing in the rapid and blitz event where he finished last, Anand did not give any chance to Nakamura out of a Queen's gambit declined. The pieces changed hands at regular intervals as Anand equalised with a typical central breakthrough in the middle game and the players arrived at a drawn queen and pawns endgame in quick time where the peace was a just result. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan got off to a flier cruising past Wesley So of the US. In the other decisive game of the day, Levon Aronian of Armenia came up with a brilliant endgame show to beat Sergey Karjakin of Russia. The other two games in the ten-player round-robin tournament ended in draws as Maxime Vachier-Lagrave split the point with world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway and USA's Fabiano Caruana
Gambo becomes East Bengal's fourth foreign recruit
Nigerian striker Mohammed Gambo was today announced as the fourth foreign recruit of East Bengal in their pursuit of a maiden I-League title in the upcoming season. The 30-year-old has made four appearances for the Nigeria national team including an outing against Brazil in the 2013 Confederations Cup. Syrian attacking midfielder Mahmoud Al Amna was retained ahead of the start of the season before the club signed midfielder Kassim Aidara from I-League champions Minerva Punjab and Costa Rican defender Jonny Acosta. Ahead of the season's first derby against Mohun Bagan in the local league on September 2, the red-and-golds are reported to be in talks with Spanish coach Alejandro Menendez Garcia. The 52-year-old has worked with the Real Madrid youth team and he is working with Spanish team Burgos at present. With talks at an advanced stage, it was learnt that Alejandro might join with two assistants and might be in overall charge of East Bengal's senior and junior teams which means ...
Aussie pacer Johnson retires from all forms of cricket
Australia left-arm pacer Mitchell Johnson on Sunday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
Asiad 2018: India women's basketball team lose to Chinese Taipei
India's women's basketball team suffered a 61-84 defeat at the hands of Chinese Taipei in group A match of the 18th Asian Games here on Sunday.
Manavjit 1st, Lakshay 5th in men's trap's Day 1 qualification
Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Lakshya finished first and fifth respectively in the first day's qualification round of the men's trap shooting event at the 18th Asian Games here on Sunday.
Asiad: Swimmers Nataraj, Prakash qualify for finals
Swimmers Srihari Nataraj and Sajan Prakash made the finals of the 100m mens backstroke and 200m butterfly events respectively at the 18th Asian Games here on Sunday.
Sharan-Thandi win tricky mixed doubles opener at Asian Games
Seventh seeds Karman Kaur Thandi and Divij Sharan of India defeated Filipino pairing of Marian Jane Capadocia and Alberto Jr Lim in a testing mixed doubles opener at the 18th Asian Games here today. Playing together for the first time, Thandi and Sharan eked out a 6-4, 6-4 win in a round of 32 match lasting 81 minutes at the Jakabaring Tennis Center. Like Thandi and Sharan, the other Indians in the five categories too had a first round bye but they will be on court tomorrow. Captain and coach Zeeshan Ali was glad that Thandi and Sharan had a tough opening match. "You don't want a 6-1, 6-1 result in the first match you are playing. It is good that they had a tough match. It will help them in the coming matches," Ali told PTI. The mixed doubles pairings were decided last minute following the sudden withdrawal of Leander Paes. Rohan Bopanna and Ankita Raina are the other Indian pair in the mixed doubles. Sharan also said it was a tricky opener. "Karma had played with the guy on the ...
German FA boss admits Ozil needed more support over 'racist attacks'
The under-fire president of the German Football Association (DFB), admitted on Sunday that he should have given Mesut Ozil more support when the midfielder was the target of "racist attacks". "I should have positioned myself more clearly given the racist attacks from some corners and should have put myself in front of Mesut Ozil," Reinhard Grindel told German daily Bild on Sunday. "Such attacks are unacceptable. I should have found clear words." Arsenal midfielder Ozil, 29, announced his shock retirement from international duty last month in the wake of Germany's World Cup debacle. He complained of facing "racism and disrespect", due to his Turkish roots, and specifically took aim at Grindel in a three-page statement. After Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan, who also has Turkish family, met Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in May, questions were raised about the pair's loyalty to Germany. Gundogan and Ozil, who were both born in Germany, were booed in a pre-World Cup defeat to ...
Sushil bows out of Asian Games after just one bout
Two-time Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar's Asian Games campaign ended in disappointment as he suffered a stunning loss in the first qualification round bout against Bahrain's Adam Batirov in the men's 74 kg category here today. The 35-year-old celebrated Indian wrestler, who won a bronze and a silver respectively in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, lost 3-5 to Batirov in the qualification round. Sushil's chance of playing in the repechage round went up in smoke after Batirov lost his quarterfinals bout. If Batirov had made the final, the Indian would have had a chance to win bronze through repechage. Against Batirov, Sushil led 2-1 after the first period with a take down but the Bahraini made a strong comeback to silence the Indian fans. The Indian stalwart created two opportunities to score in the second period but could not convert while Batirov did not miss his chances. The Bahrain wrestler led 3-2 with a take down and then pushed the Indian out for a win.
Rain delays start of day 2 in 3rd Test
Rain delayed the start of day two of the third cricket Test between India and England at Trent Bridge here today. A steady drizzle left the outfield wet, delaying the proceedings. India were 307 for 6 in their first innings after the opening day. England currently leads the five-Test series 2-0 after winning the first two matches at Birmingham and Lords.
Asian Games 2018: Bajrang Punia storms into semis
Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia booked his place in the semi-finals of the men's 65 kg freestyle event after defeating Fayziev Abdulqosim of Tajikistan in the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games here on Sunday.After having a slow start to the quarter-final match, the 24-year-old thrashed Abdulqosim 12-3 by technical superiority to storm into the next round.Earlier, Punia had defeated Khasanov Sirojjidin of Uzbekistan to reach the quarter final of the ongoing event.Indian wrestler Sandeep Tomar, another Indian in the fray, lost his quarter-final clash to Iran's Reza Atrinagharchi 9-15.Meanwhile, India wrestler Pawan Kumar swept aside Heng Vuthy of Cambodia 8-0 in 86 kg category to book his berth in the quarter-finals of the event.
I analysed my batting a lot after Lords's Test: Rahane
Indian vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane says he analysed his batting a lot after twin failures in the first two Tests against England, the effort resulting in a characteristically gritty 81 at Trent Bridge. Rahane and skipper Virat Kohli's 97 propelled India to 307 for six at stumps on the first day of the third Test. "After the last Test match I sat down in the dressing room and analysed all my good innings, how I played them, what was my mindset, how I approached those innings," Rahane told 'bcci.tv'. Rahane entered the match after failing to succeed in Birmingham and Lord's. "Success and failures are there as a professional cricketer but the intent has to be there. And if the mindset and attitude is right results will automatically follow. "Definitely, I was not getting too bogged down after the first Two Tests. The belief was that if the ball was there hit I will hit. Thinking too much about the end result put pressure. The aim to play one ball at a time and play it on merit." The ...