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India lose first Test against England by 31 runs
India lost the first Test against England by 31 runs at the Edgbaston today. Chasing 194 to win, the visitors were all out for 162 on the fourth day of the opening Test. First-innings centurion Virat Kohli again top-scored for India, the skipper making a valiant 51. Batting first, England were all out for 287 in the first innings and then bowled out India for 274 to take a slender lead. In their second essay, England were bundled out for 180, but they came back strongly with their bowlers helping the hosts take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Ben Stokes picked up three wickets, including the big one of Kohli. Brief scores: England: 287 and 180 all out India: 274 and 162 all out in 54.2 overs (Virat Kohli 51; Ben Stokes 4/40).
Kenyan athlete Kabuu provisionally suspended
Another high profile athlete from Kenya, Lucy Wangui Kabuu has been suspended after testing positive for banned narcotics, the Athlete Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Saturday.
Would love to be Australian vice-captain: Hazelwood
Australian pacer Josh Hazelwood reiterated that he would love to take up the responsibility of vice-captaincy of the team.The 27-year-old further asserted that it is an exciting role that brings out the best in players."I would love to do it. It's a great opportunity to get one of the bowlers in there, get our point of view of what's happening out on the field and so on," Australian cricketer's Association quoted Hazelwood, as saying."It would be exciting to get the role. It brings the best out in players, as we saw with Smithy his batting went to another level when he became captain," he added.The comment came after Australian bowler Pat Cummins, reportedly endorsed the fellow fast bowlers' name for the position.Hazelwood, along with fast bowler Mitchell Starc and spinner Nathan Lyon, is in line to be appointed as the deputy of Tim Paine.He, however, underscored that he would have no issues with some other player getting the job as there are many senior players in the group who hold .
Ishant fined for animated celebration of Malan's dismissal
India fast bowler Ishant Sharma was today fined 15 percent of his match fee for his animated celebration after dismissing England batsman Dawid Malan on day three of the first Test here. "Ishant Sharma has been fined 15 per cent of his match and has also received one demerit point after being found guilty of a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel during the third day's play," said the ICC in a statement. The lanky pacer was found to have violated Article 2.1.7 of the code, which relates to "using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batsman upon his/her dismissal during an international match". "The incident happened during the first session's play yesterday when Sharma celebrated Malan's dismissal in close proximity to him, an action which in the view of the match officials had the potential to provoke an aggressive reaction from the departing batsman," the statement ...
Strong Indian challenge ready for Asian Tour stars at TAKE Solutions Masters
In-form Gaganjeet Bhullar will lead a strong Indian challenge at the second edition of the TAKE Solutions Masters at the Karnataka Golf Association next week. Bhullar, who is ranked tenth on the Habitat for Humanity Standings for the Asian Tour, is the highest ranked Indian and has had five Top-10 finishes this year, including three in the last four starts. He will spearhead the home stars which include six-time Asian Tour winner SSP Chawrasia, local Bangalore boy Khalin Joshi and seasoned Chiragh Kumar. The Indians in the field also include Jeev Milkha Singh amongst others. The field for the tournament, including more than 25 Tour winners, will tee up for the second edition of the TAKE Solutions Masters at the Karnataka Golf Association next week. The talented 156-man field, made up of players from 20 different countries, will be vying for an increased prize purse of USD 350,000 at the co-sanctioned Asian Tour and PGTI event which will take place from August 9 to 12. Zimbabwean Scott
Bengaluru FC go down fighting to Atltico Saguntino
Bengaluru FC began their Spain Tour with a 2-1 loss to Atltico Saguntino in their first friendly game at the Masia La Grava facility in Alboraya. In a fiercely contested encounter, it was Saguntino who took an early lead through striker David Fas, who capitalised on goalkeeper Soram Poirei's error and slotted home in the 7th minute. While the Blues created chances through new signing Xisco Hernandez, they lacked the killer finish in the final third going into the break with a one-goal deficit. Bengaluru returned with a renewed vigor in the second half and dominated proceedings in the opening quarter. Back-to-back saves from Poirei gave the Blues confidence who pushed up and got the equaliser. Playmaker Dimas Delgado, who played his first game after being taken off for an injury in the Indian Super League final in March, was on target, finishing off Udanta Singh's pass to make it 1-1 in the 53rd minute. The Blues continued to create a few chances, most notably through Xisco who ...
Osasuna hold Eibar in pre-season friendly
Spanish Second-division side Osasuna forced La Liga's Eibar to settle for a 1-1 draw in a pre-season friendly here.
Higuain reveals why he opted for AC Milan over Chelsea
Argentina footballer Gonzalo Higuain, who recently joined Italian football club AC Milan, has revealed that he would have chosen Premier League club Chelsea over Milan but not everyone in the club was interested enough to rope him.The 30-year-old said that only Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri wanted him to play for the team."In total sincerity, the esteem I have for Sarri is huge but he was the only who wanted me. Here at Milan everyone wanted me, and this is why I made my choice to come here," goal.com quoted Higuain, as saying.Talking about his new team, Higuain said that Milan struck him the most as they have all the qualities that a football player would like to have in his team."I have been playing in Europe for 12 years, Milan was the team that struck me the most, and it's what the player wants to see: History, lots of green, pure football. It gives you goosebumps, it's special stuff," he said.The striker was signed by Milan along with Italian footballer Mattia Caldara in a ...
Goal against Japan was encouraging: India U-16 football coach
India lost 1-2 against Japan in a 5th WAFF U-16 Championship match here in their first-ever meeting between the two countries at this level but head coach Bibiano Fernandes said the "encouraging" performance will go a long way in boosting the confidence of his players. India took the lead in the 26th minute through Vikram Pratap Singh when he converted from the spot but Japan came back in the second half to pump in two goals, one each from Kuraba Kondo (57th) and Shoji Toyama (64th). "The performance would go a long way in instilling the belief not just within the team but among a lot of supporters and well-wishers and among all stakeholders that we can play," Fernandes said. "The goal was a special moment for all of us, scoring against Japan to take the lead is so much satisfying. We were upbeat and confident from the start and understandably there was a lot of excitement on the bench when we took the lead," he added. India have qualified for the AFC U-16 Championship in Malaysia and
Bhullar leads at Fiji International golf
Indias Gaganjeet Bhullar snatched the third round lead with a three-under-par 69 at the Fiji International golf tournament here on Saturday.
In-form Bhullar back in contention, takes sole lead in Fiji
Gaganjeet Bhullar turned in yet another steady round of three-under 69 to overturn a six-shot deficit into a one-shot lead on a blustery day at the Fiji International here today. The 30-year-old Bhullar moved to eight-under 208, one stroke adrift of Terry Pilkadaris (71), Andrew Dodt (72), Jarryd Felton (71) and Jake McLeod (70), who is yet to taste a win as a professional. Overnight leader Ben Campbell had a major meltdown dropping four shots between fourth and eighth followed by a double on 16th and a bogey on 17th. His five-over 77 saw him slip to fifth, but is only two behind the new leader Bhullar and one behind the second placed bunch of four. Ajeetesh Sandhu, the only other Indian to have made the cut, shot 72 with one birdie, one eagle, one bogey and one double bogey. On Sunday, Bhullar despite being only one shot ahead, will start as the big favourite as the collective Asian Tour wins of his four closest pursuers are fewer than his eight on the Asian Tour. But in a close ...
Barcelona rope in midfielder Arturo Vidal
Spanish football club Barcelona have confirmed the signing of Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal in a deal of around 20 million euros.The 31-year-old, who was earlier associated with German football club Bayern Munich, signed a three-year contract with Barcelona and is now all set to join the club following a medical in coming days."FC Barcelona and FC Bayern Munich have reached an agreement for the transfer of player Arturo Vidal. The agreement with Arturo Vidal is for the next three seasons and is pending medical review that the player will pass in the coming days," the official statement from Barcelona confirmed."FC Barcelona will soon inform of the arrival of the player and the agenda of the presentation," the statement added.Ecstatic to join the club, Vidal thanked Bayern Munich for providing him with an opportunity to play for Barcelona."Thanks to Bayern and all the fans. I really enjoyed my time in Munich. I would like to thank the club for giving me another chance to take on a ...
Murray pulls out of Citi Open quarters
Former world number one Andy Murray has withdrawn from the quarter-finals of the ongoing Citi Open, citing exhaustion as the reason behind the decision.While announcing the news, the British tennis maestro said that he is exhausted after playing constantly for past few months, adding that he now needs to look after his body carefully."I won't be able to play my match tonight. I'm exhausted after playing so much over the past four days, having not competed on the hard courts for 18 months. I also need to be careful and to listen to my body as I come back from a long-term injury," the ATP website quoted Murray, as saying.The 31-year-old, who was due to play his quarter-final clash against Australia's Alex de Minnaur, was reportedly angry after being forced to play his pre-quarterfinal clash against Romanian Marius Copil from midnight to 3 in the morning, news.com.au reported."I don't think I should be put in a position like that. (My body) doesn't feel great right now. I've had a few ...
Barcelona sign from Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich have issued a statement confirming the transfer of Chilean international Arturo Vidal to FC Barcelona.
Kohli is not invincible, slip catching let us down: Anderson
England pacer James Anderson says Virat Kohli is not "invincible" and poor slip fielding from his team mates has allowed the Indian skipper to get off the hook in the first innings of the opening cricket Test here. It was an engrossing duel between Test cricket's second most successful pacer, Anderson and Kohli on the second day when the Indian skipper was dropped twice off the bowler on 21 and 51 by Dawid Malan. Kohli went on to score 149 and was batting on 43 not out in India's second innings score of 110 for 5 with the visitors still needing 84 more to win first Test. Anderson rued his side's poor catching and said England need to take their chances against a batsman of Kohli's calibre. "I've been encouraged the way I've bowled at him (Kohli) in this game so far, found the edge a few times in the first innings. On another day I could have got him for 20, and then we're not talking about how brilliant he is," Anderson said last night. "You can't drop Virat Kohli on 21, because he's .
Tired Murray pulls out of Washington Open QF
Former world No. 1 tennis champion Andy Murray of Britain has announced his withdrawal from the Washington Open quarterfinal against Alex de Minaur of Australia, citing fatigue.
Ishant credits Sussex stint for success in England
Back in the reckoning after registering his eighth five-wicket haul, Indian pacer Ishant Sharma says his impressive county stint with Sussex gave him the much-needed confidence and experience ahead of the current tour of England. Ishant played four matches for Sussex in the County Championship Division Two earlier this year, scalping an impressive 15 wickets and even scoring a half-century. Ishant (5/51) registered his second five-wicket haul on English soil yesterday to help India bowl out the hosts for 180 in the second innings, leaving the visitors to chase a 194-run target to win. "Playing county cricket has helped me a lot. I was disappointed a bit (on missing out IPL) but I figured whatever happens it's for your good. It was a good experience and I enjoyed it a lot. I played for Sussex and bowling with Duke's ball was good," Ishant told reporters at the post day's press conference last night. "The good thing was I had overs behind me. I played four matches for Sussex, and a few .
MMA: Conor McGregor set to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov
The biggest name in the world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Conor Mc Gregor, is set to lock horns with his Russian counterpart Khabib Nurmagomedov in the upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) match.The Lightweight division match is set to take place on October 6.The President of UFC, Dana White took to Instagram and uploaded a poster for the upcoming match.In the picture, the two fighters are seen facing each other. This much anticipated fight will take place in Las Vegas.White captioned his post, "@thenotoriousmma @khabib_nurmagomedov"Nurmagomedov is the current lightweight division champion, while McGregor is a two-division (lightweight and featherweight) MMA champion.This is Conor McGregor's first big fight post his boxing match with five-division boxing champion Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas back in August 26, 2017.The fight comes at a time when in July a case was filed against McGregor, after he unleashed his fury by throwing a dolly into a UFC (Ultimate Fighting ...
Lahiri battles to even-par second round, lies T-16 at WGC
India's Anirban Lahiri battled to an even-par 70 to slip to tied 16th spot after the second day of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament here. Following on his first round score of five-under 65, Lahiri is now five-under for 36 holes but slipped from overnight tied seventh to tied 16th. Overall, Lahiri had three birdies and three bogeys for a par round at the Firestone Country Club yesterday. Meanwhile, young Shubhankar Sharma had a miserable second day at the event with a disappointing nine-over 79 that took him to 11-over 151. He was last at the 71st spot and had no birdies against nine bogeys on the second day. Race to Dubai champion, Tommy Fleetwood had seven birdies in his 63 as he took a share of the lead alongside Ian Poulter (62-67) and Justin Thomas (65-64) at the halfway stage. Tiger Woods moved up from tied 14th to tied 10th as he added a two-under 68 to his first round 66. After putting beautifully in first day when he also hit some great approaches, things were
Zverev beats Nishikori to reach semis, Murray withdraws
Defending champion Alexander Zverev outlasted Japan's Kei Nishikori 3-6 6-1 6-4 to reach the ATP Washington Open semi-finals while three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray withdrew citing fatigue. Germany's third-ranked Zverev, seeking his fifth final of the season and third title of the year after Munich and Madrid, yesterday dispatched seventh-seed Nishikori, the 2015 champion, as he did in last year's Washington semi-finals. "I felt like I had the more powerful shot," Zverev said. "That worked out well in most of the rallies for me. It was a good high-level match." Zverev booked a semi-final against 10th-seeded Greek 19-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas, who eliminated Belgian third seed David Goffin 6-3 6-4 in just 74 minutes. "I'm super happy I got this win in two sets and saved some energy," Tsitsipas said. "I was serving very well. Confidence plays a very important role in my game so getting early breaks was super important." Australian Alex De Minaur, another 19-year-old, reached .