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Croatia goalkeeper Subasic retires from national team
Croatia goalkeeper Danijel Subasic announced on Wednesday his retirement from the national team.
Santiago to host 2019 Copa Libertadores final
Chilean capital Santiago has been chosen as the host city for next year's Copa Libertadores final, South American football's governing body CONMEBOL has said.
Croatia World Cup keeper Subasic retires
Croatia goalkeeper Danijel Subasic announced his international retirement today one month after starring in the World Cup final. The time has come after 10 years on the national team to say goodbye my favourite jersey," Subasic wrote in a letter published by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS), a day after striker Mario Mandzukic retired. "I made my decision long before the World Cup because my dream was to end my career with the national team at a World Cup," Subasic added. "The one in Russia was the most emotional moment of my career... thank you all," added the Monaco goalkeeper. The native of Zadar made his debut for the "Vatreni" (Fiery Ones) in 2009. At the World Cup in Russia he was the hero in the last 16 against Denmark, making three penalty saves in a nail-biting shootout. In the quarter-finals, he stopped two goalbound shots to help eliminate hosts Russia, before seeing off England and then falling to France in the final. His international retirement comes after Croatia
Chaitanya ousts top seed Shahani
Unseeded Chaitanya Shah of Mumbai shocked India no.1 Tushar Shahani in four games to enter the under 19 boys' final of the 3rd Indian Classic Squash tournament today. Shah, who trains in the US, brushed aside Shahani 11-6, 4-11, 14-12, 11-6 in the semi final to earn a meeting in the summit clash against unseeded Yash Fadte of Goa. Sixteen-year-old Fadte also created a flutter by outlasting second seed Rahul Baitha in five games in the other semi final at the Bombay Gymkhana. Fadte got past Baitha 8-11, 13-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-7. In the girls U-19 semis, unseeded Sanya Vats beat higher ranked Navmi Sharma with relative ease 11-6, 11-6, 11-6 while top seed Amita Gondi beat unseeded Jannia Singh 11-9, 11-8, 5-11, 8-11, 12-10 in a closely contested match.
In UK, Indian cricket team hoists tricolour on Independence Day
Skipper Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri led the way as the Indian cricket team hoisted the tricolour on the occasion of the country's 72nd Independence Day in the British capital. The players gathered outside their hotel to hoist the flag before leaving for Nottingham later in the day. "On behalf of the Indian cricket team all the way from UK, here's wishing everyone a happy Independence Day. Jai Hind," Kohli said on the occasion. Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah all shared pictures of themselves celebrating the Independence Day in the city. "It's a great feeling to be an Indian. May the tricolour always fly high. Happy Independence Day Jai hind," wrote Kuldeep on Twitter. Bumrah said, "Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. Wishing you all a very #HappyIndependenceDay." The BCCI also uploaded a video of the team's celebrations. The team is preparing to play the third Test at Trent Bridge, which starts from August 18. India are currently 2-0 down in the ...
Nihal Sarin becomes Grandmaster, 53rd from India
International Master Nihal Sarin today became the 53rd Grandmaster of India despite losing his final round game to Richard Rapport of Hungary in the ninth and final round of Abu Dhabi Masters here. The 14-year-old Nihal tallied 5.5 points out of a possible nine and the final GM norm came the Kerala boy's way with one round to spare. Daniil Dubov of Russia won one of the strongest Asian open thanks to a better tiebreak with a splendid score of 7.5 points out of a possible nine. Anton Korobov of Ukraine and A R Salem Saleh of Uae matched Dubov on points but the Russian was ahead as the tie was resolved. Aravindh Chithambaram lost to Salem Saleh in a keenly contested Sicilian game in the final round while Dubov accounted for Ivan CHeparinov of Georgia. The overnight sole leader Korobov was happy to get a draw as black against Gabriel Sargissian of Armenia. Although Arviandh lost, the 88-member Indian contingent had a lot to cheer as four Grandmaster norms and three International Master ..
Millie and Khushi share lead in 11th leg of Hero WPG Tour
Millie Saroha got off to a fine start with 1-over 73 that gave her a share of the lead with Khushi Khanijau in the first round of the 11th leg of Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour. Millie has been struggling this season with just one Top-10 finish. Playing at the Boulder Hills Golf & Country Club, Millie had two birdies against three bogeys, while Khushi, whose best this season has been a seventh place in the eighth leg at Clover Greens, had four birdies and an eagle, but also gave away two bogeys and two double bogeys in her round. Khushi had an excellent stretch from the sixth to eighth with a birdie on sixth, an eagle on seventh and a birdie again on eighth. However, she dropped double bogeys on tenth and 12th and further bogeys on 15th and 16th. Apart from the three-hole stretch with birdie-eagle-birdie in the front nine, Khushi also carded birdies on 13th and 17th. Afshan Fatima (74), who was fourth in the fifth leg in her best outing this season, had one birdie, one bogey and one ..
Shah, Sitwala enter knock-out stage
Playing steadily, Aditya Mehta of Indian Oil got past Maharashtra's Vishal Madan 300-203 in a low-scoring Group-B league match of Rs 3.8 lakhs prize-money CCI Billiards Classic 2018 today. The tall Mumbai-based Aditya, who had been playing in the pro snooker circuit in UK till last year, now has two wins under his belt. He thus stayed on course to advancing to the knockout phase (round of 16) of the competition with a game in hand against Nikhil Ghadge. Former World Champion Rupesh Shah, of ONGC, stamped his class to finish with an all-win record as he put it across Maharashtra's Rohan Jambusaria 278-236 in a closely-fought Group-C match. Jambusaria finished in second place behind Rupesh and both have sealed their place in the next round. Former two-time Asian Champion Dhruv Sitwala, of ONGC, continued with his impressive winning streak and defeated Arun Agrawal of Maharashtra to also register his third win in Group-H and confirm his place in the round of 16. Haria of ...
'Gold': The glitter is missing (IANS Review, Rating: **1/2)
Film: "Gold"; Director: Reema Kagti; Cast: Akshay Kumar, Farhan Akhtar, Abdul Quadir Amin, Mouni Roy, Vinit Kumar Singh, Amit Sadh; Rating: **1/2
No foreign coach but squash federation plays down player concerns
The Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) today hit out at Dipika Pallikal, one of the country's top players, for voicing concerns over the lack of a qualified foreign coach. From Pallikal to Sourav Ghoshal, the country's top players have lamented the absence of a foreign coach since the acrimonious exit of Achraf El Karargui days before the Commonwealth Games in March. Now, they are heading to heading to the Asian Games in Indonesia, without a foreign coach by their side. "It is unfortunate that at a time when the focus had to be on the Asian Games with just days remaining, an effort is being made to disrupt the mindset of all concerned with the preparations for the Games," the SRFI said here. Dipika had claimed that the exit of Egyptian coach Karargui was a blow to the players and that she did not consider national coach Cyrus Poncha and Bhuvaneshwari Kumari as coaches. A federation spokesman, referring to the departure of Karargui, said he had left due to personal reasons and ..
Fancied Astral Flare trained by
Fancied Astral Flare trained by Vishal Gaikwad and ridden by jockey A Sandesh won The Mayor Baburao Sanas Memorial Independece Million race, the chief event on fifth day of Pune meeting held here today. Trainer Karthik Ganapathy saddled a good double, while jockey A Imran Khan and A Sandesh scored a good double each on a day.
Anand struggling in last place
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand again had an average day scoring 3.5 points out of a possible nine and was pushed to the last spot in the St Louis Rapid and Blitz competition here. Anand began the day with two losses on the trot and then stabilised a little by settling for a few draws and a win. However, a last round loss to Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan did not help, leaving the Indian ace with a lot of ground to cover in this leg of the Grand chess tour. Hikaru Nakamura of the United States and Mamedyarov stayed in front on 17 points apiece after the first day of blitz and Fabiano Caruana of the USA remained in third on 15.5 points. Closing in the gap was Maxime Vashir-Lagrave of France who came up with a spectacular performance to notch five wins and four draws in the blitz first day. Vachier-Lagrave stands fourth on 15 points, a point clear of Levon Aronian of Armenia, who in turn is 1.5 points clear of sixth placed Sergey Karjakin of Russia. Leinier Dominguez of
Kenya's Kamworor eyes defence of New York Marathon
The prospect of running a personal best time is what drives Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor as he puts his title on the line at the New York Marathon on November 4.
Champions League glory not pivotal to being judged a success: De Bruyne
Manchester City don't need to win the Champions League to be judged a success, claims Belgian star Kevin de Bruyne in an interview with the BBC. European club football's most prestigious trophy has proved elusive to City despite the hundreds of millions invested in players since Abu Dhabi United Group bought the club in 2008 with a semi-final appearance in the 2015/16 season under Manuel Pellegrini their best showing. However, De Bruyne -- whose Champions League hopes were dashed by Premier League rivals Liverpool last season -- tells the BBC winning the league crown last season probably ranks as a greater achievement than if one were to win the Champions League. "I don't agree that we have to win the Champions League to be a success," said De Bruyne, who has been with City since 2015. "It is a big title to win but in the Champions League you don't need to have the consistency that you need in the league. "We were great for the whole year, maybe a bit less against Liverpool, and so we
Chelsea loans defender Kenneth Omeruo to Leganes
Chelsea defender Kenneth Omeruo has signed a season-long loan deal with Leganes, the Premier League side announced on Wednesday.
Roma sign Sevilla midfielder Nzonzi
AS Roma have strengthened their midfield ahead of the 2018-19 football season with the signing of France midfielder Steven Nzonzi from Sevilla, who will receive an initial transfer fee of 26.65 million euros ($30 million).
Indian flag hoisted at Jakarta, Palembang Games Village on Independence Day
The Indian flag was hoisted by members of the Indian contingent at the Athletes Village of the Asian Games in both Jakarta and Palembang, marking the country's 72nd Independence Day. In Palembang, deputy Chef de Mission Balbir Singh Kushwaha hoisted the tricolour at a simple ceremony which was attended by around 25 athletes, mostly shooters and rowers. Yassir Arafat, the Asian Games International Relationship & Protocoller (IR & P) Coordinator in Palembang, was invited as the chief guest of the ceremony. In Jakarta too, the Indian flag was hoisted at a simple ceremony at the Games Village with athletes and officials attending it. The men's and women's handball teams are already there in the Village in Jakarta since their competitions have started before the opening ceremony on August 18. The men's and women's hockey teams landed today while the boxers are expected to reach Jakarta tomorrow. "Happy Independence Day !!! ...sending you all Independence Day wishes from Jakarta," ..
Following are the Fifth day Pune
Following are the Fifth day Pune race results held here today. 1st Race: The True Elegance Plate (Div-II) 1200 M: Xoxo (Mr Champaklal Zaveri's) 57.5 N S Parmar first Wabi Sabi 57.5 D S Daman Second Divine Spark 55.5 C S Jodha third Diwali Lights 51.5 G Amit fourth Not Run: nil Favourites: Xoxo Won By: 2 1/2 L, 1 1/2 L, Nk Time: One Minute 11.38 Seconds Tote: Rs 31 for win, Rs 15, Rs 15 and Rs 13 for places Forecast: Rs 145 Shp: Rs 44 Quinella: Rs 84 Tanala: 70 per cent: Rs 228 on 80 tickets. 30 per cent: Rs 81 on 96 tickets.
Bayern's Mueller in danger of being omitted from Germany squad
Bayern Munich star forward Thomas Mueller could be a surprise omission when Germany's head coach Joachim Loew announces his squad for the upcoming internationals.
Bengaluru end Spanish tour with defeat to Barcelona B
Bengaluru FC ended their 2018 tour of Spain with a 3-0 loss to FC Barcelona B at the Mini Estadi here. It was the proverbial game of two halves as the Blues opted to be cautious in the opening exchanges. With Barcelona B seamless in attack, Bengaluru were compact in shape and tight in defence to thwart any possible danger. Working hard off the ball, the Blues finally managed to create successive chances around the 20th minute. Miku who created space in the box after being fed by Sunil Chhetri managed a good attempt on target but was denied by Ezkieta. Moments later, it was the skipper who went close firing his left volley just wide of the vertical. The second half was a different story, with the hosts upping their game. Quick passes in the final third caught the Blues' defence off guard as Barcelona B went 2-0 up in seven minutes around the hour-mark. Monchu broke the deadlock in the 55th minute with a cracker from distance before Carles Perez doubled the advantage with a finish from .