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Junior Squash C'ship: India to face Swiss, Saudi challenge
Indian will take on Saudi Arabia and Switzerland on the opening day of the Men's team event of the World Junior Squash Championship here on Tuesday.A total of 24 countries, which are divided into eight groups, are taking part in the event.Fifth-seeded India are placed in Group E along with Saudi Arabia and Switzerland.The strongest team of the event are Egypt which are positioned on top of the ranking table. They have dominated the individual team events in the earlier editions of the championship and are placed in Group A.While the Canadian team are placed on the second spot, England will go into the competition as number three.Two teams from each group will qualify for the knockout round.On a related note, World Junior Squash Championship started on July 18 and will go on till July 29.
Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers show renewed promise
The Greco-Roman style has always been a drawback for Indian wrestling. While the rise of Indian wrestling in recent years has largely been due to the freestyle categories, Greco-Roman has been the poor cousin, mostly relegated to the background.
CWG performance brilliant launch pad to expand TT in India: ITTF CEO
Indian paddlers' historic performance at the 2018 Commonwealth Games has provided a brilliant platform to further grow the sport in the country, feels International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) CEO Steve Dainton. India delivered its best performance in TT at the CWG, bagging a record haul of eight medals, including an unprecedented gold in the women's team and singles event. The star of the stellar campaign was Manika Batra, who ended with four medals including two gold. "India has the 2nd largest population in the World, and TT is a relatively popular sport here. If the market is to grow in India, then we need more top-class players playing at the highest level," Steve told PTI in an interview. "Winning three gold medals at the CWG is a good start, it has really taken the imagination of the sport to the people and now we have to take the next step." Paired with the the CWG performance, the advent of a professional league, Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT), provides the players with the .
From IPL contract to 'keeping advice: Pant talks of Dhoni hand in success
Touted as a potential successor to Mahendra Singh Dhoni behind the stumps, Rishabh Pant says the former India captain has helped shape quite a few things in his still nascent career, ranging from his IPL contract to hand-head coordination while keeping. "Whenever I needed any support from Mahi bhai, I used to ask him. From my IPL contract to my wicket-keeping, he's advised me on everything," the 20-year-old Pant told 'bcci.tv'. "He's always told me that when it comes to wicket-keeping, your hands and head coordination is important, the body balance can come into play later. That (his advice) has helped me a lot," said the southpaw. Pant says the positivity in the Indian team's dressing room is also quite infectious. The youngster was not picked for the limited-overs leg of the England tour despite a stellar IPL show but earned his maiden call-up in Tests through his gritty performances with the A team. "Every time I come to the Indian dressing room, there is one thing that has always .
Youth Athletics C'ship: Dhanvir Singh wins gold
Indian shot-putter Dhanvir Singh bagged a gold medal in the ongoing 15th National Youth Athletics Championship here on Monday.Dhanvir threw 19.69 metre in the fifth attempt to break the earlier meet record of 19.34 metre set by Navtejdeep Singh in 2011.While Adish Ghildiyal of Uttarakhand won the silver medal with a throw of 18.23 metre, Aniket Kala from the same state took the bronze medal with a best effort of 17.98 metre in the event.In women's 400m hurdle race, Vishnu Priya won the gold medal by finishing with a season-best time of 1:02.5 seconds. She broke the earlier meet record of 1:02.58 seconds set by PO Sanya in Bambolim in 2015.Athlete K. Prajna of Karnataka, who won the silver medal, finished the race in 1:05.08 seconds trailing nearly three seconds behind Priya.The bronze medal was grabbed by Jyoshna Sabar of Odisha who clocked 1:05.82 seconds.In women's 200 metre race, Kerala's Ancy Sojan won the gold with a finish of 24.91 seconds.While the silver medal in the ...
WADA Report: NADA records 71 positive tests but less samples collected
Athletics continued to be India's achilles' heel in its anti-doping campaign, accounting for 21 of the 71 positive tests recorded by the National Anti-Doping Agency in the last one year, according to the latest WADA report. According to the report, NADA tested 3174 urine and blood samples during the last year which showed 71 Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF), which indicates the number of positive tests. There were 9 Atypical Findings (ATF), samples that were found suspicious and possibly required further investigations, as per the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). While the number of dope cheats has reduced from 110 in 2015 to 71 in 2017, it needs to be factored in that NADA tested a bigger pool of 4734 players back then. A break up of the NADA testing reveals that in athletics, 815 Tests were conducted in 2017 with 502 being In-Competition (IC) and 229 being OOF (Out Of Competition). Of these 84 were blood samples. The second highest number of dope offenders came from Power Lifting, ..
US star swimmer Lochte suspended for 14 months
US star swimmer Ryan Lochte has been banned for 14 months for receiving intravenous infusion, the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has announced.
Thailand's soccer boys prepare to ordain as Buddhist novices
The young soccer teammates and their coach who were trapped in a Thai cave have attended a Buddhist ceremony as they prepare to be ordained to become Buddhist novices and monks. Eleven of the boys and the coach prayed to ancient relics and offered drinks and desserts placed in gilded bowls to spirits in a ceremony Tuesday at a temple in northern Thailand. Parchon Pratsakul, governor of Chiang Rai province, says the boys will ordain to become Buddhist novices Wednesday, while the 25-year-old coach will ordain as a monk. The 12th team member who was trapped in the cave won't take part because he isn't Buddhist. Buddhist males in predominantly Buddhist Thailand are traditionally expected to ordain and enter the monkhood, often as novices, at some point in their lives.
Rescued Thai boys to be ordained in Buddhist ceremony
Most members of the Thai youth football team rescued from a flooded cave will have their heads shaved and don robes to be ordained as novices in a Buddhist ceremony on Tuesday.
Akshay Wadkar in for dope-tainted Abhishek Gupta after BCCI faux pas
The BCCI has named Akshay Wadkar as the replacement for wicket-keeper batsman Abhishek Gupta in the India Red squad for Duleep Trophy after realising their blunder of picking a player banned for a doping violation till September 14. The selectors had picked Gupta in the Indian Red squad for Duleep Trophy, scheduled to take place from August 17 to September 8. According to a revised statement by the BCCI, selectors were not even aware of Gupta's suspension. "It was brought to notice by the BCCI Anti-Doping team that Mr. Abhishek Gupta who was initially added in the India Red squad is serving an 8-month ban for a doping violation. The Senior Selection Committee has reached a consensus that Mr. Akshay Wadkar will be included in the India Red team as Mr. Gupta's replacement," said the BCCI. Wadkar is a wicket-keeper batsman from Vidarbha, the reigning Ranji Trophy champions. He has played six first-class games besides nine List A appearances. In June, Gupta was handed a retrospective ...
9 Australians awarded bravery medals for Thai cave rescue
Nine Australians involved in rescuing 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave in Thailand have been awarded bravery medals for putting their lives in danger during the treacherous ordeal. Governor-General Peter Cosgrove said in a statement on Tuesday that anesthetist Richard Harris and his dive buddy Craig Challen have been awarded the Star of Courage, the second highest civilian bravery decoration in the Australian honors system after the Cross of Valor. Six police and a navy diver received the lesser Bravery Medal. Their citations say Harris and Challen displayed conspicuous bravery in the operation that resulted in all 13 members of a soccer team being rescued between July 8 and 10.
Bordeaux block Malcom move to Roma after late Barcelona
Bordeaux have blocked the transfer of Brazilian winger Malcom to Roma after a last-minute bid for the player from Barcelona, said a source from the French club on Monday. "There has been an approach from Barca," the source confirmed, after Bordeaux had reached an agreement earlier in the day to sell Malcom to Italian giants Roma. The 21-year-old had been expected to arrive in Rome on Monday night for a medical on Tuesday before joining his future teammates on their pre-season tour of the United States the following day, but had his flight cancelled by the Ligue 1 outfit at the last moment. Barcelona made contact with Bordeaux following the failure to sign Brazil international Willian from Chelsea and, according to Italian media reports, made a bid larger than the reported fee of 38 million euros ($44.4 million) struck with Roma. Malcom had been a reported target for several European clubs including Premier League sides Arsenal and Tottenham, but English clubs may have been put off ...
Hot fuss: two years out, fears linger over Tokyo's toasty Olympics
With two years to go before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, organisers finally appear to have things under control -- although serious concerns remain over Japan's deadly summer heat. As Tokyo staged countdown events in roasting temperatures across the Japanese capital Tuesday, officials insist they are firmly on track for the Games, which will open on July 24, 2020, following a calamitous start to their preparations. But despite fears over the searing heat and the political and financial rows that have plagued the build-up to the city's first Olympics in over half a century, Japan's athletes can't wait to compete at a home Games. "There is an awful lot of work to do in the next two years obviously but I'm already getting goosebumps," Rio Olympic swimming bronze medallist Daiya Seto told AFP. "I'm incredibly lucky to be able to race at an Olympics in Japan -- I'm determined to seize the opportunity." World champion climber Akiyo Noguchi vowed that nothing but the Olympic title will do for ...
Football redraw for Asian Games to take place on Wednesday
A redraw for the men's football tournament at Asian Games in Indonesia will take place on Wednesday, after organisers left out two countries in the first draw earlier in July.
City's Sane determined after Germany World Cup snub
Leroy Sane has thanked Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola for helping him overcome his World Cup heartbreak. The City forward, who was a key member of Guardiola's Premier League title-winning side last season, was left stunned by Germany coach Joachim Low's decision to omit him from the squad for the tournament in Russia. It was a move which backfired for Low after his side failed to exit the group stages, leaving many to question the wisdom of leaving out a player who scored 10 goals and provided 15 assists in a campaign which ended with him being named as the Football Association young player of the year. Yet with the Euro 2020 qualifiers on the horizon, Sane, who refused to comment on the Mezut Ozil racism scandal which has engulfed German football, believes he will have a chance to resurrect his international career under Guardiola's guidance. "Yes, Pep had a chat with me after it happened," said Sane, when asked about his shock omission from Germany's squad. "We talked about ..
Maradona calls for restructuring Argentine Football Association
The Argentine Football Association (AFA) must be restructured for the national team to once against thrive, according to Argentina football great Diego Maradona.
BCCI announces squad for Duleep Trophy 2018-19
The All-India Senior Selection Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) met in Kolkata on Monday to pick the squad for the Duleep Trophy 2018-19.It was brought to notice by the BCCI Anti-Doping Team that Punjab wicket-keeper Abhishek Gupta, who was initially added in the India Red squad, is serving an eight-month ban for a doping violation, which is set to end on September 14.The committee reached a consensus that Vidarbha batsman Akshay Wadkar would be included in the India Red team as Gupta's replacement.The revised squad is as follows:India Blue: Faiz Fazal (Captain), Abhishek Raman, Anmolpreet Singh, Ganesh Satish, N. Gangta, Dhruv Shorey, K.S. Bharat (WK), Akshay Wakhare, Saurav Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Basil Thampi, B Ayappa, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni.India Red: Abhinav Mukund (Captain), R.R. Sanjay, Ashutosh Singh, Baba Aparajith, Writtick Chatterjee, B. Sandeep, Akshay Wadkar (WK), S Nadeem, Mihir Hirwani, Parvez Rasool, R Gurbani, A Mithun, Ishan ...
Chelsea's new coach Sarri debuts with 1-0 win in friendly match
Chelsea's new head coach Maurizio Sarri debuted with a 1-0 win on Monday in a friendly match against Australia's Perth Glory, thanks to an early goal from Spanish forward Pedro Rodriguez.
Brazilian winger Malcom to join Roma from Bordeaux
Brazilian winger Malcom is set to join Serie A side Roma from Ligue 1 outfit Bordeaux as both football clubs reached an agreement on Monday.
Akshay replaces Abhishek in India Red squad for Duleep Trophy
The BCCI on Monday made a late replacement in the India Red squad for the upcoming Duleep Trophy domestic competition by including Akshay Wadkar in place of banned Abhishek Gupta.