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No one will die: Dean Jones on India's consecutive outings in Asia Cup
Noted cricketer-turned-commentator Dean Jones sees no problems in defending champions India playing two matches on consecutive days when they open their Asia Cup campaign against a qualifier on September 18 before playing arch-rivals Pakistan, the following day.
Footballer dies after collision on field
A young football player died after an on-field collision at Nischintapur village in East Burdwan district, police said today. Mali, 18, collapsed on the field yesterday following an aerial challenge to save a goal, his teammates said. He was taken to the nearby Madhupur Primary Health Centre and later shifted to Kalna Sub-divisional Hospital, where he was declared dead, a police officer said. Mali was representing 'Chaitanyapur XI' against Doctor's XI' during the match.
Tyson to visit India, will promote mixed martial arts event
Former heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson will be visiting India to promote an international mixed martial arts league. The controversial American boxer will be in Mumbai on September 29 to promote Kumite 1 League, the first global team mixed martial arts league. The league is supported by the All India Mixed Martial Arts Federation. This marks the first time an MMA competition will be contested by teams representing their countries, with India going against UAE in the first 1 bout. In another first in combat sports, the league will have live scoring. Kumite 1 League founder Mohamedali Budhwani said, "I am thrilled to host world boxing legend, Mike Tyson in India for Kumite 1 League. For the first time in the history of MMA, we are launching a combat sports league in a team format. "We believe there is a lot of potential for mixed martial arts to flourish as a mainstream sport in India. With the support from MMA federations across the globe, we will be going to the grassroots and ..
Kohli loses top spot in ICC Test rankings to out-of-action Smith
Indian captain Virat Kohli today lost his number one position in the ICC Test rankings for batsmen, dropping to second after a forgettable performance in the lost second Test against England. Kohli lost the position to former Australian captain Steve Smith, who is currently serving a one-year ban owing to his role in the ball-tampering scandal against South Africa earlier this year. The India captain played knocks of 23 and 17 even as his side succumbed to 107 and 130 for an innings and 159-run loss at the Lord's. The low scores and one-sided defeat have led to a fall in rankings for most India players with off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin being the notable exception. He has moved up in the list for batsmen from 67th to 57th, with defiant innings of 29 and 33 not out. Ashwin has also leap-frogged South Africa's Vernon Philander to grab the third position among all-rounders. On the other hand, all-rounder Hardik Pandya has moved up 25 places to take the 74th spot among bowlers. England .
Indian recurve archery grappled with flawed selection policy: coach
A former India coach today blamed "flawed" selection policy for the downward spiral of recurve archers, as they prepared to leave for the Asian Games in Indonesia. The recurve men's team had last won a World Cup medal -- a bronze -- in 2016. During the last two years, the Archery Association of India (AAI) tried out more than a dozen archers for the men's team, with 26-year-old Atanu Das being the constant member. The former coach said they need to go back to the earlier procedure when there were several round of trials that stretched for days. "I think the selection procedure is flawed. Now there's only Olympic round in the selection trial -- anyone who shoots well in 12-16 arrows gets picked. So almost in every World Cup we have new members with little or experience that shows at a top event like World Cup," the senior India coach told PTI on condition of anonymity. Recalling the era under former AAI secretary general Paresh Nath Mukherjee, he said: "During the 2010 ...
Rooney stars as DC United script dramatic 3-2 win in MLS
Wayne Rooney was at his prolific best as DC United secured a dramatic last-gasp 3-2 win over 10-man Orlando in the Major League Soccer (MLS) here.
Budding footballer dies while playing
A pall of gloom descended on Kalna as 18-year-old goalkeeper Ripon Mali died after collapsing on the field during a football match at Nischintapur village in East Burdwan district, locals said.
Indian paddlers annex silver, bronze at Nigeria Open
Indian paddler Ronit Bhanja annexed a silver in the Under-21 Men's Singles, while Abhishek Yadav and Sarthak Gandhi bagged a bronze in the Men's Doubles at the 2018 ITTF Challenge, Seamaster Nigeria Open. Ronit had it easy in the first round, downing Tobi Falana 3-0. He had to toil hard in the quarterfinals, though, with Italy's Antonio Amato putting up a good fight. He lost the first set 10-12 but bounced back to clinch the second 11-3. Ronit lost the third set too but then switched gears to bag the last two for a well-deserved 3-2 victory and a place in the last four stage. Riding on the momentum, Ronit towered over Mahmoud Helmy from Egypt for a comprehensive 3-0 win in the semi- finals. However, Shaobo Wang of China, who had a virtually similar run to the finals, proved to be too strong, winning the contest 3-0, according to information received here. In the Men's Doubles open category, Abhishek Yadav and Sarthak Gandhi defeated the Egyptian pair of Mahmoud Helmy and
Indian paddlers annex silver, bronze at Nigeria Open
Indian paddler Ronit Bhanja turned in a gritty performance to annex a silver in the Under-21 men's singles while Abhishek Yadav and Sarthak Gandhi bagged a bronze in the men's doubles at the 2018 ITTF Challenge, Seamaster Nigeria Open.
It's men against boys now, says Hussain after India's loss
It is "men against boys" at the moment, says former England captain Nasser Hussain, criticising the lack of fight from India in the second Test while urging the beleaguered visitors to dig deep. India were embarrassed by an innings and 159 runs in four days in a rain-interrupted Test at the Lord's, days after going down by 31 runs in the series opener. "England are arguably the best in the world in these conditions but the real eye has to be on India - they have to be wary of the wheels completely falling off," Hussain told Sky Sports Cricket looking ahead to Saturday's third Test at Trent Bridge. "India are No 1 in the world and it was meant to be a gun, tight series but at the moment it is men against boys. Their curve is going in the wrong direction." India have been bundled out for 162, 107 and 130 in their last three innings. "They were in the game for a long time last Test (at Edgbaston) but the back injury to Kohli is a concern, the fingers of (Ravichandran) Ashwin took a blow,
Dean Jones expects India to bounce back after Lord's defeat
Former Australia batsman Dean Jones backed the Indian cricket team to bounce back after being thrashed by an innings by England in the second Test at Lord's yesterday. "I'm expecting that the Indian team will bounce back. They got one bad day when the ball swung around (at Lord's). Look it is very important to bounce back, that is what sport is all about. "One bad Test match doesn't make a bad cricket team, not at all," Jones remarked at the launch of Star Sports' campaign for the Unimoni Asia Cup here today. At present, India are 0-2 down in the five-match Test rubber after losing the first two contests at Birmingham and Lord's. "It can happen with the conditions over there (at Lords). There are sometimes where you can be over analysed (with the) technique a little bit, mount hills becomes mountain, you think too much about it, that is just the way it went. They have to regroup and come back now," said Jones. Jones felt that the ball swung more in the Lord's Test than .
India can still bounce back: Chahal
Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal opined that the Indian team still has an opportunity to make a comeback in the ongoing five-match Test series against England, which they are trailing 0-2.The 28-year-old, who is currently playing for India A against the touring side of South Africa A, asserted that although batting in English conditions is really tough, anything can happen in a five-match series."The conditions are great for pacers in England, swing is there too. You saw James Anderson reached 550 wickets. Batting is always tough there, but, it's a five-game series. Even if you lose early matches, you have the opportunity to come back in the final three games," ESPNcricinfo.com quoted Chahal, as saying.Reflecting on his chances of being picked up for the last two Tests of the ongoing series against England, the squad for which is yet to be announced, Chahal said that he is not thinking about the selection and is focused more on the matches he is playing at the moment."Not even ...
England's Rashid acheives rare feat
England rode on an all-round effort to cruise to an innings and 159-run win over India in the Lord's Test, but there was one man in leg-spinner Adil Rashid, who achieved a rather dubious record of being part of a winning outfit without any contribution.
Stokes set to miss 3rd Test, might not be there for remainder of series
England all-rounder Ben Stokes is set to miss the third Test against India regardless of the outcome of his trial for affray at Bristol Crown Court. Stokes is also facing a cricket discipline case which has been put on hold pending the end of criminal proceedings, prompting speculations in the local media that he could also miss the rest of the Test series. His trial continues today and is not expected to conclude until Wednesday, 24 hours after England are likely to name their squad for the third Test. The 27-year-old is facing a trial for his involvement in a Bristol nightclub brawl, which took place last year in September. The trial is still on and it is expected that England Cricket Board (ECB) will name its squad for the third Test tomorrow and Stokes might not be named in it. Stokes played a key role in England's 31-run victory in the series opener at Birmingham, taking four wickets in the second innings including that of skipper Virat Kohli. But the home team did not miss the ..
Shastri-Kohli duo might face BCCI questions for debacle in England
The BCCI is likely to pose a few questions to chief coach Ravi Shastri and captain Virat Kohli depending on how the third Test against England pans out after being left disappointed by the team's meek surrender in the first two games. The team for the fourth and fifth Test would be picked after the third game, starting in Nottingham on Saturday, the result of which would decide the Board's course of action after a disastrous performance left Virat Kohli and Co. 0-2 down. "The Indian team can't complain that they were not given enough time to prepare. When we lost the South Africa series, the players spoke about tight scheduling and lack of practice games. It was after speaking to them that we decided that white ball matches will be held before the Tests," a senior BCCI official told PTI on conditions of anonymity. The question doing the rounds in the BCCI corridors is why the Shastri-Kohli duo has been given a carte blanche in team management. "We arranged white ball matches first. It
Liverpool lay down the gauntlet to Man City on opening weekend
Liverpool lived up to their billing as the biggest threat to Manchester City retaining the Premier League title as both sides shone on the opening weekend of the season. So often outgunned by the oil wealth of Abu Dhabi backed City or commercial giants Manchester United in recent years, Liverpool were the biggest spenders from the world's richest league this summer with a reported 170 million pounds ($217 million) splurge in the transfer market. The first return on that investment came in Sunday's 4-0 thrashing of a limited West Ham that even Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admitted "are not the Uniteds or Citys." City showed just what a task overturning a 25-point deficit last season will be for Liverpool in outclassing Arsenal in a 2-0 win at the Emirates despite a far more disrupted preparation for the campaign due to the World Cup commitments of most of their squad. On the contrary, Liverpool have benefited from Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane's early exits in Russia with Egypt and ...
Sri Lankan great Sangakkara says has no 'ambitions' to be next Imran Khan
Sri Lanka's batting legend Kumar Sangakkara Monday said he had no intention of making a foray into politics after local media reported he was eyeing next year's presidential elections. Sangakkara's comments came amid a media frenzy comparing him to Imran Khan, the cricketing great who is set to be sworn in as Pakistan's prime minister on Saturday. "I would like to put to rest speculation and rumour once and for all, confirming that I do not harbour any ambitions for political office," Sangakkara, 40, said in a statement. "I never have, and, with enormous certainty, I can say I never will." Sri Lanka's ruling coalition as well as the main opposition are yet to name their candidates for next year's presidential election. Several cricket legends in the country have successfully switched to politics. Sri Lanka's World Cup winning skipper Arjuna Ranatunga is a minister in the current government, while former skipper Sanath Jayasuriya served as a deputy minister after he retired from the ...
Rajnath wishes wrestling team ahead of Asian games
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday felicitated the Indian wrestling team and extended his good wishes to them ahead of the upcoming 18th edition of the Asian Games.The minister briefed the players about the increasing importance of sports at global levels and expressed confidence that they would make India proud, irrespective of the results."When Indian players win medals in international events, all the countrymen get filled with happiness and pride. Earlier, an economically strong country used to have a good reputation at the global level but today, performance in sports field has become another parameter for the same," Rajnath said."I wish you all the very best. I am confident that wherever you stay, whatever sport you play, you will make every Indian proud," he added.Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the Chef de Mission of the Indian contingent for the Asian Games, was also present at the ceremony along with head coach of freestyle wrestling, Jagminder Singh.Speaking on the ...
Akila Dananjaya achieves career-best 21st ODI ranking
Sri Lanka spinner Akila Dananjaya has jumped twenty places to reach the career-best 21st ranking in the one-day internationals.The improvement in the ranking came after his brilliant bowling performance against South Africa in the recently concluded five-match ODI series.The 24-year-old picked up a six-wicket haul for 29 runs in the final match of the series while his total wicket-count in the series reached to an impressive figure of 14.Dananjaya's team-mate Thisara Perera (up four places to 68th) is another one to move up the rankings for bowlers while captain Angelo Mathews and wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella have made noteworthy gains among batsmen.Mathews, the leading scorer in the series with 235 runs and a highest of 97 not out in the last match, has gained two slots to reach 25th position while Dickwella has moved up four places to grab 35th position.For South Africa, player of the series Jean-Paul Duminy's 227 runs at a strike-rate of 135.9 have seen him gain 11 slots
AIFF hints at India playing more friendlies with West Asian countries
All India Football Federation (AIFF) senior vice president Subrata Dutta, who was elected vice president of the South West Asian Football Federation (SWAFF) recently, on Monday said the Indian football team will play friendlies with West Asian teams on a regular basis from now on.