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Egypt rope in Javier Aguirre as new head coach
Former Atletico Madrid manager Javier Aguirre has been appointed as the new head coach of Egypt.The 59-year-old replaced Hector Cuper, who left the position following the team's poor performance in the recently-concluded 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup, goal.com reported.The Egyptian team were knocked out of the World Cup in the group stage as they failed to win any of their matches in the tournament.Newly-appointed coach Aguirre, who was a member of the Mexican squad at the 1986 World Cup, has guided his national team to the last-16 as a coach in 2002 and 2010 FIFA World Cup.He also led the United Arab Emirates (UAE) club Al-Wahda to UAE President's Cup and UAE League Cup before stepping down in May last year.Meanwhile, Aguirre's main challenge will be to guide the Egyptian squad for their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign.
Facing big teams is the way forward: India U-20 coach Pinto
Ahead of India Under-20 football team's clash against Venezuela U-20 in the COTIF Cup in Valencia, head coach Floyd Pinto labelled the match as "pivotal for development of the team".
Facing big team is way to go: India's U-20 football coach
Gearing up to play Venezuela in the COTIF Cup in Valencia, India's U-20 football head coach Floyd Pinto says it will be pivotal for the "development" of the team. Floyd said, "It is a very big challenge for us to face the likes of Venezuela in a competitive environment and it provides us with an opportunity to grow and develop, while experiencing competition of the highest order." "Facing teams like Venezuela is the way ahead for us as it speeds up the player development process." In the COTIF Cup, the Indian U-20s have lost two matches -- against local club side Murcia U-20 and Mauritania U-20. And after facing Venezuela, the Colts will square off against Argentina U-20 on August 5. Against Mauritania U-20, the Indian Colts missed five regular starters as Rahul KP, Sanjeev Stalin and Rahim Ali had to sit out due to injuries and suspensions to the two central defenders Anwar Ali and Jitendra Singh further depleted India. "We played without Jitender & Anwar who were suspended and ..
Asiad bound steeplechase runner Navin Dagar tests positive
The Indian athletics contingent's preparation for the upcoming Asian Games was dealt a severe blow after steeplechase runner Naveen Dagar tested positive for banned substance meldonium during the Inter-State Athletics Meet in Guwahati. Dagar is a bronze-medallist from the 2014 Incheon Asian Games and breached the qualifying mark of 8:41 seconds during the Guwahati meet. It is learnt that Dagar was handed provisional suspension by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on July 23 after he tested positive for the banned substance during an In-Competition (IC) test by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). "AFI has suspended Dagar, who was undergoing high altitude training with other middle and long distance runners in Bhutan. He has tested positive for meldonium. He is now awaiting his B sample report," a source close to the athlete told PTI today. Neither AFI nor NADA issued any official statement. It is a major setback for the AFI as two athletes have so far tested positive for ...
England bowled out for 287 in first innings vs India
England could add just two runs to their overnight total of 285 runs in their first innings before being bundled out on the second morning of the opening Test at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground here on Thursday.
ISL: FC Pune City sign Canadian striker Hume
The Indian Super League (ISL) franchise FC Pune City's Canadian striker Iain Hume has signed with the club for the 2018-19 season.
Railway minister approves new sportspersons promotion policy
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal today approveda new policy for promotion of railway sportspersons, according to which not just those who win medals but even those who are awarded Padma Shri or have produced medal winners will be promoted as officers. In a statement here, the railway ministry said sportspersons, who have made two appearances in Olympics or won medals in Asian Games or Common Wealth Games deserve promotion to the rank of officer. Further, railway sportspersons who are winners of awards like Arjuna or Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna would be entitled for the said promotion, the statement read. "Any coach whose trainees have produced at least three medal winning performances in Olympic Games or World Cups or World Championships or Asian Games or Commonwealth Games, including at least one medal in Olympic Games, would be eligible for the officer rank," it said. This liberalised promotion policy will act as an incentive to the country's elite sportspersons and coaches, the statement .
Scoreboard on the second day of the first cricket Test between India and England here.
Scoreboard on the second day of the first cricket Test between India and England here. England 1st Innings: Alastair Cook b Ashwin 13 Keaton Jennings b Shami 42 Joe Root run out 80 Dawid Malan lbw b Shami 8 Jonny Bairstow b Umesh 70 Ben Stokes c & b Ashwin 21 Jos Buttler lbw b Ashwin 0 Sam Curran c Karthik b Shami 24 Adil Rashid lbw b Ishant 13 Stuart Broad lbw b Ashwin 1 James Anderson not out 2 Extras: (B-9, LB-4) Total 287 all out in 89.4 overs Fall of wickets: 26-1, 98-2, 112-3, 216-4, 223-5, 224-6, 243-7, 278-8, 283-9 Bowler: Umesh Yadav 17-2-56-1, Ishant Sharma 17-1-46-0, Ravichandran Ashwin 26-7-62-4, Mohammed Shami 19.4-2-64-3, Hardik Pandya 10-1-46-0.
England allout for 287
India dismissed England for 287 in their first innings on the second day of the opening cricket Test at Edgbaston here today. England were 285-9 at stumps at day one. Overnight batsman Sam Curran (24) was dismissed this morning by Mohammed Shami. Brief Score: England 1st innings: 287 allout in 89.4 overs (J Root 80; R Ashwin 4/62, M Shami 3/64).
Former Swansea captain Rangel trains with Bengaluru FC
Former Swansea City captain Angel Rangel trained with Indian Super League side Bengaluru FC in Valencia wearing the official kit of the ISL franchise. The Bengaluru team is training at the Masia La Grava facility in Valencia for its away game against Turkmenistan's Altyn Asyr FK in a two-legged Inter-Zone AFC Cup semifinal later this month. "We have elite company in Valencia where former @SwansOfficial skipper and club legend @arangelz is spending a few days training with the Blues, and the boys are making the most of his experience! #BluesInSpain," BFC said in a tweet. The Spaniard played for the Welsh club for a decade and also captained the side. He is not playing for any club since leaving Swansea after the club was relegated to the championship. "Really enjoying the sessions and the fantastic team spirit you have here!" the defender tweeted.
Martial hits back post Mourinho's criticism
Manchester United forward Anthony Martial has hit back at the club manager Jose Mourinho for criticising him after his failure to return for team's pre-season tour in the USA following the birth of his child.Giving a sharp reply, the player said that his family would always be his priority. He, however, confirmed his return to the club."Sorry, but my family will always come before everything... Back tomorrow in Manchester," goal.com quoted Martial, as saying.Expressing disappointment over Martial's failure to return to the team, Mourinho had earlier said that the player should have joined the club after the birth of his baby.Martial, who joined United in 2015, had an impactful debut season in which he notched up 11 goals in 31 Premier League games he played under former manager Louis Van Gaal.He bagged many titles with United including EFL Cup, FA Cup, and Europa League.Meanwhile, it should be noted that Martial's agent had recently claimed that the player is keen to leave the club ...
FC Pune City sign Iain Hume
Pune City FC today signed Canadian striker Iain Hume for the 2018-19 season of the Indian Super League. As a part of the agreement, the club will have an option to retain the prolific forward for one more year at the end of the coming season. Hume, who is the highest goal scorer in the history of ISL, has plied his trade with Kerala Blasters FC and ATK, scoring 28 goals in four seasons. Besides, his 59 appearances till date is the highest number of games played by any player in ISL. In February, Hume suffered a knee injury that ruled him out of action for the rest of season. Thereafter he has undergone a surgery on his right knee and has been doing his rehabilitation in India and the UK. Commenting on the signing, FC Pune City CEO Gaurav Modwel said, "Iain Hume will continue his rehab under the supervision of our medical team and train with the team during preseason. "If everything goes as planned, we estimate him to be back in 12- 14 weeks' time. Iain is a highly motivated athlete ...
UEFA extends ex-Man U star Nasri's ban to 18 months
The UEFA, European football's governing body, has extended the suspension period of former Manchester United mid-fielder Samir Nasri from six to eighteen months, following an appeal against the initial sanction.The 31-year-old was banned for violating UEFA's anti-doping regulations after he received an intravenous drip treatment from a private clinic while he was on holiday in Los Angeles back in December 2016.The drip treatment was, reportedly, contrary to the rules of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).Giving out the details of the suspension, UEFA's official statement said that the suspension started running from July 1, 2017, and the player will be allowed to get back to the team only after November 1, 2018."The player Samir Nasri is suspended for eighteen [18] months. This suspension will start running on 1 July 2017," the statement read."The player Samir Nasri is allowed to return to training, with any football club starting from 1 November 2018," it added.The midfielder had ...
England keen to keep Gareth Southgate beyond Euro 2020
England's Football Association wants Gareth Southgate to stay on as manager beyond Euro 2020 but knows it cannot compete on wages if a Premier League club makes an approach. Southgate took England to the World Cup semi-finals in Russia, boosting his stock within the game and ending a run of miserable failures at major tournaments for the national side. "Gareth has been excellent -- we'd like him to stay beyond 2020," FA chief executive Martin Glenn told reporters at Wembley. "I think we'd both like that but if we talked about it at any length it would then be a contract conversation and he's on holiday now, so we'll talk when he comes back. "Benchmarks are always the question and we can never compete with the Premier League in terms of pay -- everyone knows that. "Gareth is on a journey. He loved the World Cup and he's built his own belief that we can go further and that motivates him and (assistant manager) Steve Holland. One of the most powerful things he said after our defeat to ...
Peru football federation determined to keep Gareca as coach
The sporting director of the Federación Peruana de Futbol (FPF) has said that he is ready to do "the impossible" to persuade Ricardo Gareca to remain coach of the national football team.
County stint and simplifying my action helped me: Ashwin
Star of the first Test's first day, India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin says a stint in county cricket and tweaking his bowling action paid dividends. Ashwin (4/60) registered his best figures in Test cricket across South Africa, England and Australia as India reduced England to 285 for nine on day one yesterday. "When I came here for county stint last year, first thing I realised is the speed with which the bowlers bowl here," Ashwin, who had played for county side Worcestershire, told BCCI.tv. "The conditions here are extremely slow even on the first day. You can have bit of bounce but if the pace is not right then the batsman get a lot of time to play the same ball in the front and back foot, that is something I realised very quickly when I came here." The 31-year-old Indian, who has taken 316 wickets from 58 Tests so far, had decided to work on his bowling action. "Even in the last 12-18 months I spend a lot of time playing club cricket. I was working on simplifying my actions a
Doors closed on Lewandowski transfer, says Rummenigge
FC Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has ruled out any possibility of star striker Robert Lewandowski being sold this summer.
UEFA increases Nasri's doping ban to 18 months
Former France midfielder Samir Nasri's doping ban has been increased from six to 18 months following an appeal from UEFA's ethics and disciplinary inspector. The player was suspended for six months in February following an investigation into intravenous drip treatment he received in 2016. A Los Angeles clinic, Drip Doctors, posted a photo of Nasri on its Facebook and Twitter accounts in December 2016, saying it provided the midfielder with a drip "to help keep him hydrated and in top health during his busy soccer season." The clinic described it as an infusion to boost the immune system. UEFA said on Wednesday the 18-month ban for Nasri, who is currently without a club, would be backdated to start from July 2017. At the time of his treatment, he was on loan at Spanish team Sevilla from Manchester City. The 31-year-old Nasri, who also had a spell with Arsenal, recently had his contract terminated at Antalyaspor of Turkey.
Juan Martin del Potro returns from break to win
Juan Martin del Potro opened his summer hard-court season with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over American Marcos Giron on Wednesday night in the Mifel Open. Playing for the first time since losing to Rafael Nadal in the Wimbledon quarterfinals, the top-seeded del Potro set up a quarterfinal match against Egor Gerasimov. Del Potro won hard-court titles this year at Indian Wells and Acapulco. The fourth-ranked Argentine star has 22 career victories, the biggest on a hard court in the 2009 U.S. Open. Gerasimov, from Belarus, outlasted fifth-seeded defending champion Sam Querrey of the United States 7-5, 5-7, 7-6 (6). Querrey swept the Los Cabos and Acapulco events last year. Fourth-seeded Adrian Mannarino of France topped Sweden's Elias Ymer 6-0, 6-2. The Frenchman will play Cameron Norrie, the British left-hander coming off a semifinal appearance in Atlanta. Norrie beat eighth-seded Feliciano Lopez of Spain 6-3, 6-3. Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka also knocked off a seeded player, topping ...
Badminton World C'ship: Sindhu eyes quarter-final berth
Rio Olympics silver-medallist PV Sindhu will look to cement her spot in the quarter-finals of the ongoing Badminton World Championship when she takes on ninth-seeded Sung Ji-Hyun of South Korea in the last-16 clash here on Thursday.Earlier, the 23-year-old had swept aside Indonesian player Fitriani Fitriani 21-14, 21-9 in her second-round clash that lasted 35 minutes.As far as the head-to-head record is concerned, Sindhu has an edge over her Indonesian counterpart. Both players have faced each other in 12 matches and Sindhu has emerged victorious in seven of them.The last time they played against each other was in the quarter-final of the 2018 Badminton Asia Championship, where Sindhu was thrashed 21-19, 21-10 by Sung Ji-Hyun.In other clashes of the day, while ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth will take on Malaysia's Liew Daren in his pre-quarterfinal clash, B Sai Praneeth will face Hans-Kristian Vittinghus of Denmark.World number 10 Saina Nehwal will also look to book her berth ..