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Scoreboard at stumps on day three of India's three-day practice match against Essex here ...
Scoreboard at stumps on day three of India's three-day practice match against Essex here today. India first innings: 395 Essex 1st Innings: N Browne lbw b Yadav 11 V Chopra lbw b Sharma 16 T Westley c Jadeja b Thakur 57 MS Pepper b Sharma 68 R Patel c Karthik b Yadav 19 JS Foster b Yadav 42 P Walter c Rahane b Sharma 75 M Coles c Dhawan b Yadav 0 A Nijjar not out 29 F Khushi not out 14 Extras (B-18, LB-5, NB-5) 28 Total (For 8 wickets in 94 0vers) 359 Fall of wickets: 1-13, 2-45, 3-113, 4-169, 5-186, 6-277, 7-283, 8-336 Bowling: Mohammed Shami 21-4-68-0, U Yadav 18-8-35-4, I Sharma 19-4-59-3, H Pandya 12-2-54-0, S Thakur 13-0-58-1, R Jadeja 2-0-17-0, K Yadav 4-0-24-0, R Ashwin 5-1-21-0. India 2nd Innings: KL Rahul not out 36, S Dhawan b Matthew Quinn 0 C Pujara c V Chopra b P Walter 23 Ajinkya Rahane not out 19 Extras (B 4, LB 6, W 0, NB 1, P 0) Total (For 2 wickets in 21.2 Overs) 89 Bowler: M Coles 5-2-9-0, M Quinn 4-2-5-1, Paul Walter 5-0-38-1, S Snater 6-0-26-0 A Nijjar
Girona FC crush Melbourne City FC 6-0 in LaLiga World
Spanish top division side Girona FC kick-started its campaign with a landslide 6-0 victory over A-League club Melbourne City FC in the second match of the Toyota Yaris LaLiga World tournament here today. The Spanish side made its intentions clear from the word go as it looked to keep possession. The pair of Juan Lopez and Bernardo Zuniga made it tough for Melbourne City FC forwards, cancelling out all threats posed by the A-League side forwards. Christian Portugues found some space in the right to deftly put it into the bottom right corner in 11th minute, helping his club score their first goal of the match. Six minutes later, Portugues' deft touch beat the experienced Eugene Galekovic again as Girona doubled their lead. Girona FC's pressing play put pressure on the Melbourne club as the 24th minute saw striker Antony Lozano tap in a missed cross by goalkeeper to put Girona in a comfortable 3-0 lead. Melbourne City FC had no answers to the constant forays of Girona in the 18 yard ...
India-Essex practice game ends in a draw
India played out a draw against Essex in the three-day warm-up game at the County ground here on Friday.
Botham says criticism around Rashid inclusion 'unnecessary'
Legendary England all-rounder Ian Botham says the criticism around the inclusion of spinner Adil Rashid in the home team's squad for the first Test against India is "unnecessary". Leg-spinner Rashid was selected for the first of five matches against India despite quitting red-ball cricket ahead of the 2018 county season and having not played a first-class game since September. Former England captain Michael Vaughan dubbed it "ridiculous" and "a stab in the back for county cricket" before Rashid hit back. Another former skipper Nasser Hussian felt Rashid's Test recall sets a dangerous precedent for county cricket. But Botham had a different view. "I don't understand what Michael was on about, it was pretty unnecessary," Botham said on Sky Sports. "Adil is fed up with it and has reacted. There has been a lot of stuff out there written and I just don't get it. I wonder if some people just do it for effect. "I like the kid and I think he's come to terms with the way of bowling and sorted
LGBT awareness campaign Rainbow Laces returns to English cricket
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has teamed up with LGBT equality charity Stonewall to bring Rainbow Laces to the T20 Blast and Women's Cricket Super League (WCSL) from July 27 to July 29, it was announced on Friday.
Sri Lanka bans Gunathilaka for 6 international matches
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Friday slapped a six-match suspension with immediate effect on opener Danushka Gunathilaka for breaching the code of conduct and contractual obligation.
Practise match leaves India with plenty to ponder
India failed to bowl out county side Essex in 94 overs before Shikhar Dhawan and Cheteshwar Pujara suffered another batting failure on the final day of the one-off practice game, leaving the visitors with plenty to ponder ahead of the first Test. Essex, resuming day three at 237 for five, went on to frustrate the Indians for 36 overs before declaring at 359 for eight, 36 short of the visitors' effort in the first innings. The play on the final day was called off one and a half hours before the scheduled 6pm local time due to rain, with India reaching 89 for two in 21.2 overs. The game ended rather abruptly, thanks to the first spell of rain in Chelmsford in two months. The away team would have been heading to Birmingham, the venue of the first Test, in a much better space if two of its key batsmen Shikhar Dhawan and Cheteshwar Pujara had gotten some runs under their belt. However, it was not to be as Dhawan departed without scoring for the second time in the match while Pujara ...
U-19 Test: India thrash Sri Lanka by innings and 147 runs
A brilliant all-round show helped India Under-19 thrash Sri Lanka Under-19 by an innings and 147 runs in the second and final Youth Test to seal the series 2-0 here on Thursday.
Langer entrusted with Australia T20I selection powers
Australia's new head coach Justin Langer have been entrusted with the additional responsibility of being the main Twenty20 International selector as part of changes announced by Cricket Australia on Friday.
Kapil, Pollock, Mahela to tee off at Louis Philippe Celebrity Pro-Am
Cricket legends Kapil Dev, Shaun Pollock and Mahela Jayawardene will be among a galaxy of star names who will tee off at the Louis Philippe Cup Pro-Am golf tournament on August 4 here. The Louis Philippe Cup is in its inaugural edition as a co-sanctioned Asian Development Tour and Professional Golf Tour of India USD 75000 tour event. The main event from July 31 to August 3, will see 132 golfers, including 60 foreign golfers from 20 different countries, teeing off at the Prestige Golfshire. Seasoned Asian Tour Pro Rahil Gangjee will lead the Indian charge while senior Australian golfer and three-time winner on the Asian Tour, Marcus Both, will be among the leading foreign golfers vying for the champions tag. Former India hockey goalkeeper and captain Ashish Ballal will also play in the tournament. A total of 10 celebrities have so far confirmed participation. Apart from them, the tournament will also feature the likes of sports commentator Charu Sharma and former India cricketers Syed .
Bengaluru to meet Barcelona, Villarreal reserve teams in pre-season
Bengaluru FC have a star-studded pre-season in place as they are scheduled to meet the reserve sides of Spanish giants FC Barcelona and Villarreal ahead of next month's two-legged AFC Cup Inter-Zone semi-finals against Turkmenistan's Altyn Asyr FC.
CSKA Moscow midfielder Golovin moves to Monaco
Russian young midfielder Aleksandr Golovin, one of the break out stars of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, on Friday signed a five-year contract with Monaco FC with a reported transfer fee of $34 million from CSKA Moscow.
Six-match ban for Sri Lanka opener Gunathilaka
Sri Lanka's cricket board today slapped a six-match ban on batsman Danushka Gunathilaka for breaching player rules as police investigated the alleged rape of a Norwegian woman in his hotel room. Gunathilaka, 27, was questioned by police on Tuesday after his associate Sandeep Jude Selliah, 26, was accused of raping one of two Norwegian women with them in a room at the team hotel. Police said Gunathilaka was not an accused, but a cricket board hearing found him guilty of breaching team discipline and violating his contract. The incident is said to have happened in the early hours of Sunday just before Sri Lanka completed a Test win over South Africa. SLC rules stipulate that during matches players must be in their hotel rooms by midnight and cannot have guests. "Sri Lanka Cricket decided to suspend Danushka Gunathilaka from six international cricket matches for breaching the 'Player Code of Conduct and Contractual Obligation'," said a board statement. Gunathilaka will now miss five ...
2020 Tokyo Olympics consider daylight saving to beat heat
Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are considering introducing daylight saving time as a countermeasure to the extreme heat that could prevail in the Japanese capital during the games. Japan has been gripped by a deadly heatwave this summer that has resulted in more than 65 deaths nationwide. The temperature on Monday reached 41.1 Celsius (106 Fahrenheit), the highest ever recorded in Japan. Yoshiro Mori, the president of the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee, met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday to discuss the possibility of introducing daylight saving time during the 2020 Games. The International Olympic Committee decided this month the marathon would be staged at 7 a.m. to lessen the effect of extreme heat. Temperatures in central Tokyo often exceed 35 Celsius (95 F) in July and August, made more difficult because of high humidity. Mori said after the meeting the prime minister said putting clocks forward one or two hours during the games "may be one solution." The CEO .
Zopp marches past Bagnis into Swiss Open semifinals
Estonia's Jurgen Zopp on Friday defeated Facundo Bagnis of Argentina 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the Swiss Open.
Russia head coach Cherchesov gets two-year contract extension
The Russian Football Union (RFU) announced on Friday that it has signed a new contract with the men's national team head coach Stanislav Cherchesov for two more years.
Guru Purnima: Tendulkar pays tribute to former coach
Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has paid tribute to his former coach on the occasion of Guru Purnima.Taking to his Instagram account, the 'master blaster' shared a picture of him with his friend Atul Ranade and his former coach Ramakant Achrekar.In another picture, Tendulkar can be seen touching his coach's feet. He captioned the post, "Today, #GuruPurnima, is the day we remember those who have taught us to be better versions of ourselves. Achrekar Sir, I couldn't have done all this without you. ?? Don't forget to thank your gurus and take their blessings. #AtulRanade and I just did."Regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time, Tendulkar holds the record of being the highest run scorer of all time in international cricket--having notched up 18,426 ODI runs and 15,921 Test cricket runs.He is the only cricketer to have hit 100 international centuries, and the first to score a double century in ODIs.The Mumbaikar received India's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna in 2014. .
Weightlifter Sanjita Channu vows to prove herself clean
Commonwealth Games (CWG) gold-medallist weightlifter Sanjita Channu has said that she would fight back to prove herself clean in the doping case.The comment came few days after the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) sent a letter to the Government of India according to which the Indian Wrestling Federation (IWF) admitted to committing a mistake in giving proper and right details of two different urine sample of the weightlifter."I will fight to prove myself clean in this doping issue. I have done nothing wrong. After CWG, I had planned a lot of things, especially for the Asian Games. I had planned to perform well in the Asian Games and get gold for the country. However, it won't be possible now," Channu said."The IWF had made mistake in coding. How they can say it lightly?" she added.On May 15, the IWF provisionally suspended Chanu for four years after her 'A' sample was tested positive for a banned anabolic agent.Reflecting on the same, the 24-year-old stated that she is hurt by the .
Wolves and Nigeria 'keeper Ikeme retires after leukaemia battle
Wolverhampton Wanderers and Nigeria goalkeeper Carl Ikeme confirmed his retirement from professional football today following a battle with acute leukaemia. The England-born player, who was capped 10 times and named as an honorary 24th player in the Nigeria squad at the recent World Cup, revealed last month he was in complete remission from the disease. "The support has been incredible," the 32-year-old, who has been with Wolves for his whole career, said in a statement on the club's website. "Every day someone has asked me how I am for a whole year. It's incredible to think people actually care so much that they'll do fundraisers in my name." "I spoke with the doctor and he suggested I should retire, because of the toll the treatment has taken on my body," he added. "He thinks it's what is best for me and I can't really risk trying to come back -- my health is the priority." Wolves executive chairman Jeff Shi said: "Having been at the club since the age of 14, Carl is far more than ..
Veteran Scolari named Palmeiras coach for third time
Brazilian World Cup winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has been named as Palmeiras boss for the third time at the age of 69, the Brazilian giants announced. Scolari, who led Brazil to 2002 World Cup glory in Japan and South Korea, was hired just hours after the Sao Paulo based side fired Roger Machado yesterday, a day after his side lost 1-0 to Fluminense. Former Chelsea manager Scolari "has signed a contract until 2020," Palmeiras said. He previously coached the nine-time Brazilian champions from 1997 to 2000 and 2010 to 2012, leading them to their only ever Copa Libertadores success in 1999. He last worked as a coach in China at Guangzhou Evergrande from 2015-2017, winning the Chinese league three years in a row and leading the side to Asian Champions League victory in 2015. Currently in Portugal, Scolari is due to arrive at his new club "next week", Palmeiras said. Having won the Brazilian title in 2016 and finished runners-up last year, Palmeiras currently sit seventh in the ...