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Brazil's Ronaldo to be discharged from Spanish hospital on Monday
Brazilian football legend Ronaldo is expected to be discharged from a hospital in the Spanish island of Ibiza on Monday after being diagnosed with severe flu, sources close to the former star said.
England reduce India to 66/6 in 2nd innings (Tea)
England pacer Stuart Broad took all the four wickets in the second session of the fourth day's play to push India on the verge of defeat in the second Test, with the tourists reaching 66/6 at tea here on Sunday.
IOA says Ministry included 4 officials in Asiad contingent without its recommendation
The Indian Olympic Association today said four officials and support staff cleared by the Sports Ministry on its own cost for the Asian Games cannot be part of the contingent as it has not recommended them for the multi-sporting event starting August 18. The IOA today shot off a letter to the Sports Ministry, asking how these four officials and support staff were included in the contingent without being recommended by it. They are not even accredited for the Games, the national Olympic body said. The four are S C Roy (coach) and Ruma Kar (masseur) from archery, Manoj Rana (coach) from gymnastics and A Jayarajan from swimming. Jayarajan's capacity in the gymnastics team was not mentioned in the contingent list approved by the Ministry. "We have not sent the names of these four officials to the ministry and we do not know how come there names cropped up in the contingent list approved by the ministry," IOA Secretary General Rajeev Mehta told PTI. "Since their names do not feature even ..
India staring at innings defeat in second Test
India were staring at an innings defeat in the second Test against England after another batting failure left them struggling at 66 for six as early tea was taken due to rain on day four here. India trail by another 223 runs. Stuart Broad took 4-16 and destroyed the Indian middle order in the second hour after lunch. Cheteshwar Pujara (17) and Ajinkya Rahane (13) had started watchfully after the lunch break and they looked to eat up as many deliveries as possible. Chris Woakes (0-17) had an entertaining contest with Rahane, but the batsman prevailed for a little while. The bowling changes worked though as England's relentless pace attack again benefitted from overcast conditions. Rahane was the first to go, playing at a wide delivery off Broad in the 19th over as Keaton Jennings held a sharp catch at third slip. Skipper Virat Kohli (17), struggling with a stiff back, came out to bat as India reached 50 in the 26th over. He was clearly restricted in his movement and stroke making, and .
Scoreboard at tea on fourth day of the second Test between India and England here.
Scoreboard at tea on fourth day of the second Test between India and England here. India 1st Innings 107 all out England 1st Innnings 396 for 7 India 2nd Innings Murali Vijay c Bairstow b James Anderson 0 Lokesh Rahul lbw b James Anderson 10 Cheteshwar Pujara b Broad 17 Ajinkya Rahane c Jennings b Broad 13 Virat Kohli c Ollie Pope b Broad 17 Dinesh Karthik lbw b Broad 0 Hardik Pandya batting 1 Ravichandran Ashwin batting 0 Extras: (b6,lb 2) 8 Total (for 6 wkts, 32 Overs) 66 Fall of wickets: 0-1, 13-2, 35-3, 50-4, 61-5, 61-6. Bowling: James Anderson 8-5-9-2, Stuart Broad 11-5-16-4, Chris Woakes 7-1-17-0, Sam Curran 6-0-16-0.
If you want Olympic medal, you have to provide facilities accordingly: Vinesh
Vinesh Phogat says India expects Olympic medals from its wrestlers but the grapplers do not have access to world class facilities required to produce such champions, though there has been "slight improvement" in training conditions. The 23-year old Vinesh from Haryana is in good form, having won gold medals at the Commonwealth Games and Grand Prix of Spain ahead of the Asian Games. She was part of the national camp in Lucknow but revealed that she had to skip sessions because it was hot in the training hall and intense practice could have caused an injury. "We have Asian Games now and then World Championship is also approaching but things still stand where it was before. Food quality (at training Centres) has got better but lot of things need to be changed. "If you want an Olympic medal, you have to provide matching facilities too. We train irrespective of the conditions but it affects recovery and becomes a cause of injuries. The wrestling hall (in Lucknow) was so hot even this time,
Schalke confirms Kegrer's transfer to PSG
Schalke confirmed on Sunday that it had reached an agreement on the transfer of its centre-back Thilo Kehrer to Paris Saint-Germain.
Delhi Hoopers win 5th round of 3X3 Basketball League
Delhi Hoopers won the fifth round of 3X3 Basketball League (3BL) with a 21-16 win over Bangalore Machas in the final here on Sunday.
Spain's Lorenzo beats leader Marquez to win Austrian GP
Spanish MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo of Ducati on Sunday won the Austrian Grand Prix beating his compatriot Marc Marquez of Repsol Honda in the last round of the race.
Former Brazil striker Ronaldo hospitalised with pneumonia in Spain: report
Retired Brazilian striker Ronaldo has been hospitalised with pneumonia on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza and is recovering well, a local newspaper reported Sunday. The 41-year-old, widely considered one of the world's best-ever players, was admitted to the intensive care unit of the Can Misses Hospital on the island on Friday afternoon where he was diagnosed with pneumonia, local daily newspaper Diario de Ibiza reported. Several hours later Ronaldo asked to be transferred to a private hospital called Clinica Nuestra Senora del Rosario, the newspaper added. The former Barcelona and Real Madrid player remains in intensive care and but was "evolving favourably", unnamed hospital sources told the newspaper. Contacted by AFP, a hospital spokeswoman said she was unable to give any information for privacy reasons. Ronaldo, who was named FIFA's world player of the year three times prior to his retirement from football in 2011, is a regular visitor to Ibiza, where he owns a house. He ...
Seeded Joshi, Diwakar move up
Boys under 17 section's top seeds, Neel Joshi of Maharashtra and Diwakar Singh Uttar Pradesh, advanced to the second round of the third Indian Classic Junior Open Squash Tournament here today. Top seed Joshi outclassed unseeded Laxman Pokale 11-0, 11-3, 11-1 while number two seed Diwakar Singh was equally ruthless in getting past Sadashiv Shingwan 11-3, 11-0, 11-6 at the Bombay Gymkhana. In another match, unseeded Siddhant Sinha surprised Adityavyardhan Shekhawat, seeded in the 17/32 bracket, 10-12, 11-2, 11-6, 11-8. Maharashtra's Veer Chothrani and Advit Adik, seeded third and fourth respectively, also sailed into round two. While Veer defeated Harshvardhan Kar 11-2, 11-4, 11-6, Advait stormed past the inexperienced Ronit Sidhu 11-2, 11-3, 11-2. In the girls U-15 category,unseeded Tanya Bafna beat higher ranked opponent Shivani Chaudhary 3-1. Results: Girls U-15 (1st round): Maansha Bohra [9/16] bt Ira Kulkarni 11-1 11-5 11-0; Sarah Vethekar [3/4] bt Tamanna Agarwal ..
Legendary Balbir Sr remembers independent India's first Oly hockey gold win 70 years ago
Seventy years after Independent India won its first Olympic gold in hockey in London defeating Britain, living legend Balbir Singh Sr. today went down the memory lanes and said he was overwhelmed by a sense of patriotism after the triumph. "The event happened 70 years ago, but it feels like only yesterday. I still remember the feeling when the Indian flag was hoisted at the 1948 Olympics when we beat Britain 4-0," Balbir Sr. said. "As our national anthem was being played and the tri-colour was going up, I felt that I too was flying with the flag. The sense of patriotism that I felt is beyond any other feeling in the world," the 94-year-old triple Olympic gold medallist reminisced. Balbir Sr, who started as a goalkeeper before moving up as a full-back and eventually a centre-forward, said that the win was also special as it was over India's once colonial masters, who had ruled until a year back then. The victorious team had received a grand welcome from the Indian fans upon ...
South Africa A 294/7 against India A on rain-marred Day 3
India A Pacer Ankit Rajpoot grabbed two wickets to reduce South Africa A to 294 for 7 at stumps on a rain-marred day 3 as the second unofficial Test headed towards a draw here today. South Africa A are now trailing India A by 51 runs as only 32.4 overs were bowled today with rains with rains playing spoilsport in the morning and post-tea sessions. Play was possible in the middle session where India A dominated the proceedings as they bagged four wickets, out of which Rajpoot claimed two. South Africa A resumed the third and penultimate day at 219/3, 126 runs behind India A's total of 345, with Rassie van der Dussen and Rudi Second on 18 and 35 respectively. First Rajpoot removed Dussen for 22 and then claimed the wicket of Second for 47, leaving the visitors at 236 for 5. Rajpoot had Dussen caught by Srikar Bharat and induced Second to offer a catch to Prithvi Shaw. The other two wickets were claimed by Jayant Yadav and Mohammad Siraj, dismissing Dwaine Pretorious (10) and Dane Piedt .
Golfer Madappa clinches maiden title on Asian Tour
Young Indian golfer Viaj Madappa carded a four-under 67 in the fourth and final round to claim a two-shot victory and his first title on the Asian Tour at the Take Solutions Masters here on Sunday.
Anand tied fourth after first day of rapid chess
Five times world champion Viswanathan Anand had a mixed opening day with a win, a loss and a draw in the St. Louis rapid and blitz chess event that got underway here. Starting off with a brilliant victory over Hikaru Nakamura of United States, Anand missed the thread against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France in the second round and then settled for a draw with Sergey Karjakin of Russia to end the day on three points out of a possible six. With two points for a victory in the rapid section being the award here, Fabiano Caruana of United States became a runaway leader on six points winning all his three games. On the receiving end were Alexander Grischuk of Russia, Levon Aronian of Armenia and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan, who all found the going tough against the American who will play the next world championship match against Magnus Carlsen later this year. With Caruana in front on six points, Karjakin and Vachier-Lagrave follow him on four points apiece. Anand shares the fourth
Batshuayi thrilled to join La Liga club Valencia
Belgium forward Michy Batshuayi said during his presentation as a new Valencia player on Sunday that he is very happy to join the Spanish club.
Shuttler Jayaram loses in Vietnam Open final
Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram lost to Indonesian Shesar Hiren Rhustavito in straight games in the final of the Vietnam Open here on Sunday.
Anderson becomes 1st bowler to take 100 wickets at Lord's
England fast bowler James Anderson on Sunday became the first bowler to take 100 Test wickets here at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground.The 36-year-old achieved the feat on day four of the second Test in the ongoing five-match Test series against India, and it was India's opening batsman Murali Vijay who became his 100th Test wicket.Vijay knicked a quick delivery off Anderson and wicket-keeper Johnny Barstow made no mistake behind the stumps. The bowler celebrated his 100th wicket in a thrilling fashion along with his fellow teammates, who applauded the bowler for the achievement.Anderson is only the second bowler, after legendary Sri Lankan spinner, Muttiah Muralitharan, to have claimed 100 Test wickets at a single venue, who has achieved the same feat on three different cricket grounds in Sri Lanka.Anderson is in a raging form in the ongoing Test against India and has already scalped seven Indian wickets in the match so far, including a five-wicket haul in the first ...
Paul Chuckle's tribute to Barry
Comedian Paul Chuckle paid tribute to his late brother and television entertainer Barry Chuckle while watching their favourite football team's match.
India trail by 272 at lunch against England
India were 17/2 in their second innings at lunch, trailing by 272 runs on the fourth day of the second Test match against England here on Sunday.