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Englishmen excited about Rashid's selection and Kohli's runs (Column: Just Sport)
This is the silver jubilee year of the ball of the century and that one delivery by Shane Warne to dismiss Englands Mike Gatting gave leg-spin bowling a leg-up. Now another delivery by another leg-spinner Adil Rashid to take the off-stump of Virat Kohli has created an uproar in English cricket.
Injured Bopanna may be forced to miss Rogers Cup too ahead of Asian Games
Doubles specialist Rohan Bopanna, who is out of action since Wimbledon, says he may have to pull out of Rogers Cup to let his shoulder heal ahead of the Asian Games. If Bopanna misses the ATP 1000 series event, it would mean that he will head to the Asian Games without any competitive match since Wimbledon Championships. Bopanna and his French partner Edouard Roger-Vasselin's conceded their men's doubles second round after the Indian suffered an injury, early this month. The injury has already forced him to miss at least three ATP World Tour events including the Bastad event, where he had planned to play alongside Divij Sharan, who will be his men's doubles partner at the Asian Games. "I suffered a minor injury which is healing well. Doctors advised me to take three weeks off. Yesterday, was my first (practice) day. Today, I hit the ball in the afternoon, and on Tuesday I am supposed to serve and see how it is," Bopanna told PTI at the sidelines of a promotional event. "If I am ...
Nacional close in on top spot in Colombian league
Atletico Nacional defeated Independiente Santa Fe 2-0 to close in on the top spot in the Colombian football league standings here.
Mourinho frustrated with under-strength United squad
Jose Mourinho has hit out at Manchester United's transfer window inactivity after watching his under-strength squad crash to a 4-1 defeat against Liverpool in the latest stop of their pre-season US tour. Mourinho said he expected to bring in only one new player before the new Premier League season kicks off despite submitting a list of five transfer targets to club bosses earlier this year. United's failure to bolster their resources and the absence of several key first team players following the World Cup has forced Mourinho to field several untested youngsters during the US tour. On Saturday, United were torn apart by Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool at Ann Arbor, Michigan, in the Red Devils' penultimate game before facing Real Madrid in Miami on Tuesday. They face a further friendly against Bayern Munich in Munich on August 5. Mourinho, who has become increasingly downbeat during the tour, cut a frustrated figure as he spoke about the club's relative inactivity in the transfer market. "I ..
Egypt beat England to win World Jr squash team title
A formidable Egypt defeated England 2-0 to win the boy's title at the WSF-World junior squash team championship, here today. Marwan Tarek, who lost the individual championship final on last Monday, defeated Nick Wall in straight games. The first game saw Tarek poised to win easily before Wall fought back to 10-all. The Egyptian, however, snatched it on extra points and rode the momentum to seal the tie. In the second match, Omar El Torkey overcame stiff challenge from Sam Todd in the first game before running away with the next two to clinch the top prize. Top seed Egypt, which was featuring in an eighth successive final, lifted the title for a fifth time. England, the third seeds, was denied a repeat of 2002 when it won in Chennai. Marwan said he was happy that he could contribute to Egypt's triumph. "After losing the singles final I was keen do well here," he said. Coach Ahmed Mohamed Motany said the team was eager to win the title after losing the final to Pakistan two years ...
Kapur finishes 2nd, Harding takes title at Royal Cup golf
Defending champion Shiv Kapur of India battled to a final round 71 to share the second place with Australia's Jake McLeod (67), American Kurt Kitayama (67) and Chapchai Nirat of Thailand at the Royal Cup golf tournament here on Sunday.
Bajrang, Pinki win gold at Yasar Dogu; Sakshi disappoints
Bajrang Punia won his second consecutive international gold while Sandeep Tomar had to be content with a silver medal at the Yasar Dogu International as Indian wrestlers returned with 10 medals, including seven by women, from the ranking event in Istanbul, Turkey. In the women's competition, Pinki was the lone gold medallist in the 55kg category with her 6-3 win over Ukraine's Olga Shnaider in the final but Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik endured a disappointing result as she failed to reach the medal round in the 62kg category. Overall Indian women grapplers outperformed the men's by winning seven medals. CWG champion Bajrang, who won a gold at the Tbilisi Grand Prix in Gerogia early this month, did not have to break a sweat as his gold medal opponent Andriy Kvyatkovskyy from Ukraine withdrew from the 70kg final due to an injury. In the 61kg final, Sandeep, who was the last Indian to grab a place in Indian men's Asian Games squad, lost 2-8 to Iran's Mohammadbagher ...
Kenya welcomes new rules to curb athletes trafficking to rich nations
Kenya's struggle to stop young athletes switching nationality to represent oil rich Arab countries has been given a boost after the world athletics governing body, IAAF's Council agreed to have a minimum three-year waiting period before an athlete may transfer to represent another team.
Venezuela, Colombia in football final at Central American Games
Venezuela and Colombia have qualified for the football final at the 23rd Central American and Caribbean Games after beating Honduras and Haiti respectively in the semi-finals.
Rabada, Shamsi set up South Africa's big win in first one-day
Bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Tabraiz Shamsi starred in South Africa's convincing five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the first one-day international in Dambulla on Sunday. Rabada and Shamsi claimed four wickets each to help bowl out Sri Lanka for 193, a total the visitors passed in just 31 overs to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. South Africa's chase depended on an 86-run third-wicket stand between Quinton de Kock and skipper Faf du Plessis, who both hit 47. Off spinner Akila Dananjaya struck at crucial moments to get three wickets but Jean-Paul Duminy ensured a swift chase with his 32-ball unbeaten 53. But it was a superb opening pace spell from Rabada and Shamsi's career-best figures of 4-33 with his left-arm wrist spin that led South Africa to their first victory on tour after being swept aside in a two-Test series. Sri Lanka's innings lasted just 34.3 overs but batsman Kusal Perera hit a gritty 81 to lift the hosts from a precarious 36-5 following their decision to bat ...
Barcelona edge out Tottenham on penalties
FC Barcelona defeated Tottenham Hotspur on penalties after a 2-2 stalemate during regulation time in an International Champions Cup pre-season friendly match here.
Duisburg hold Bilbao in friendly tie
Spanish football club Athletic Bilbao were held to a 1-1 draw by German side MSV Duisburg in their second 45-minute game at the 'Cup of Traditions,' a friendly pre-season event in which representatives of the main four European leagues take part.
Kapur finishes second at Royal Cup, Bhullar 10th
Defending champion Shiv Kapur of India made a mistake on either side of the turn at the ninth and 10th holes to finish tied second at the Royal Cup golf tournament here today. Kapur battled to an one-over 71 and ended at eight-under with three others as South African Justin Harding (68) carried on his excellent form to complete back-to-back wins on the Asian Tour. Harding finished way ahead at 14-under for a six-shot win over Kapur, Jake McLeod (67). Chapchai Nirat 68) and Kurt Kitayama (67), all of whom finished at eight-under. Gaganjeet Bhullar (70) finished tied 10th for another good result. It was his third top 10 finish in last four starts while his other start fetched him tied 11th in Sarawak. S Chikkarangappa (67) and Viraj Madappa (68) were tied 14th. Himmat Rai (70) was tied 36th, Khalin Joshi (71) was tied 42nd, Rashid Khan (71) was tied 56th and Honey Baisoya (77) was tied 59th. Kapur started the day with eight straight pars and during the stretch he also missed a couple of
Indian pace attack has enough firepower to make up for Bhuvi's absence: Darren Gough
Former England pacer Darren Gough feels India have enough firepower in their pace attack to cover for the absence of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah in the first Test beginning here on Wednesday. Gough spoke about the different options available in front of skipper Virat Kohli in both pace and spin departments, and remarked that India's well-rounded attack is suitable for any pitch that is laid out in this ensuing series, despite missing Bhuvneshwar for three Tests and Bumrah for the series opener. "Bhuvneshwar is a big loss and he wasn't at his best during the ODI series because he was carrying an injury. But India aren't a side anymore that is dependent on one bowler. Earlier, they were dependent on Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath or Zaheer Khan, that is no longer the case. India are suited for all sorts of wickets, and they look prepared and geared up for this Test series," Gough told PTI. "Today, you have to be on top of your game to beat India, whether you are playing at home ..
Tuchel treads carefully over Neymar play-acting
Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel pledged to keep his conversations with Neymar behind closed doors on Sunday as he weighs up how best to deal with the combustible star. Neymar, the world's most expensive player, was widely lampooned for his play-acting at the World Cup, but Tuchel refused to reveal if he would raise it with the Brazilian. "I'm young -- well, not so young -- but I know when I speak about Neymar there's a lot of potential to every word that I say," said the 44-year-old German. "So the best thing when I speak to him about something that we do this in closed rooms." Tuchel's arrival at PSG follows reports of discord between Neymar and fellow forwards Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani, as well as ex-coach Unai Emery. Tuchel said he needed a close relationship with Neymar, whose difficult World Cup ended when Brazil were stunned by Belgium in the quarter-finals. "I'm very sure that I have a connection with him and I'm very sure that I need to have a connection with ...
Say I'm your No.1: goalkeeper Buffon faces fight at PSG
Italy legend Gianluigi Buffon has a fight on his hands for the Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper's shirt as coach Thomas Tuchel revealed he had not yet decided who was his number one. Buffon has made his first move abroad at the age of 40 but faces stiff competition at the French club, which shares his ambition of a first Champions League title. Tuchel has an embarrassment of goalkeeping riches including Alphonse Areola, a member of France's World Cup-winning squad, German international Kevin Trapp, Sebastien Cibois and Remy Descamps. "He's (Buffon) not afraid to fight for his place, Kevin and Alphonse are not afraid to fight for their place," Tuchel said in Singapore, ahead of Monday's friendly with Atletico Madrid. "This is the kind of competition that I would love to have in every other position." The German added: "This is a situation we need to handle relaxed but clearly. When everybody is there and everybody has shown up and everybody is healthy at the top level, then it's time to .
Sindhu, Srikanth lead Indian challenge at World Championship
Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu will look to break the jinx of losing major finals and better the colour of her medal when she spearheads the Indian challenge at the prestigious World Championship, starting here tomorrow. With two bronze medals in 2013 and 2014 and a silver last year, Sindhu has an impressive record at the World Championship. Her epic final against Japan's Nozomi Okuhara at Glasgow last year went down as one of the greatest matches of all time, clocking 110 minutes. The Indian will hope her love affair continues at Nanjing. The 23-year-old from Hyderabad has been very consistent with six final appearance last year, out of which she won India Open, Korea Open and Syed Modi International but she lost the finals at Worlds, Dubai Super Series and Hong Kong. This season too Sindhu entered summit clashes at India Open, Commonwealth Games and the Thailand Open but a title has eluded her and she would like to improve her win-loss statistic in major finals. The Indian is ..
I'm still work in progress, says Sourabh
Newly-crowned Russian Open champion Indian shuttler Sourabh Verma says he is still a work in progress and needs to improve his strength to compete consistently on the international circuit. "I'm progressing but still have to improve certain areas in my game," Sourabh told PTI after winning the men's singles title at the Russian Open. "Next for me is Asian games and I'm already working on my strength, which will help me to continue playing in the circuit and do well." The 25-year-old Indian, a former national champion, today overcame world no 119 Japanese Koki Watanabe 19-21 21-12 21-17 in the finals at Vladivostock, Russia to win the men's singles title at the USD 75,000 BWF Super Tour 100 tournament. "Today's match was quite tough and I am happy that I could win. This is my first win of the season and it will boost my confidence," said Sourabh, who had won the All India senior ranking tournament in Bangalore last month to make the cut for the Asian Games squad. "Today the shuttle was
Wayne Rooney scores first MLS goal, DC United beats Rapids
Wayne Rooney scored his first MLS goal to help D.C. United beat the Colorado Rapids 2-1 on Saturday night. United (4-9-5), who won for just the second time since May 19, took a 2-1 lead on an own goal in the 90th minute when Ulises Segura's cross deflected off Colorado's Niki Jackson into the net. Rooney, the 32-year-old English star who ranks second with 208 career Premier League goals, opened the scoring in the 33rd minute. Rooney ran onto a pass from Luciano Acosta and slipped it between the legs of Tim Howard into the net. Colorado's Kellyn Acosta, who was acquired in trade with FC Dallas on Monday, chipped a first-timer over goalkeeper David Ousted and inside the near post to make it 1-1 in the 82nd. The Rapids (4-12-5) are winless in their last five games.
Chelsea edge past Inter Milan on penalties
Chelsea beat Inter Milan 5-4 on penalties as goalkeeper Willy Caballero saved from Milan Skriniar in the shootout following a 1-1 draw in their opening game of the International Champions Cup. Spain international Pedro struck after just eight minutes in Nice, slotting in a rebound after Inter keeper Samir Handanovic saved from a lively Alvaro Morata. It was a second goal in as many games for Pedro, who celebrated his 31st birthday on Saturday, after he netted the winner in Monday's 1-0 victory over Perth Glory in Australia. Inter levelled early in the second half through Roberto Gagliardini, whose drilled shot proved too much for Argentina's Caballero after fellow half-time substitute Tiemoue Bakayoko gave the ball away. New Chelsea signing Jorginho nearly won it with a curling effort that forced Handanovic into a fine sprawling stop, while Tammy Abraham couldn't hit the target as he tried to steer home an Emerson cross. Twenty-year-old Argentine Lautaro Martinez, who joined Inter ...