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Sagan wins Tour de France 13th stage but Thomas leads
Slovakia's Peter Sagan (Bora Hansgrohe) won Friday's 13th stage of the Tour de France cycling championhip, while Welshman Geraint Thomas (Sky) retained the leader's yellow jersey.
Shubhankar makes halfway cut at British Open
Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma improved his performance with an even-par 71 in the second round to make the halfway cut at the 147th British Open here on Thursday.
Fakhar's unbeaten double ton helps Pakistan thrash Zimbabwe
Opener Fakhar Zaman hit Pakistan's highest ever individual ODI score and also eclipsed the country's previous record for opening stands to overpower Zimbabwe by 244 runs at Queens Sports Club here on Friday.
Racing Nationals: Chennai's Sandeep grabs pole in MRF F1600
Local lad Sandeep Kumar put the hammer down by grabbing pole position in the MRF F1600 class as the third round of the national racing championship commenced at the Madras Motor Racing Track, here on Friday.
Weightlifting: Bulgaria pays fine to lift doping ban
Bulgaria's weightlifting federation said today that it had paid a $250,000 (214,000-euro) fine to lift a doping ban on its team competing internationally. The ban was imposed by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) in mid-2015 after Bulgaria's entire team of eleven athletes tested positive for stanozolol, an anabolic steroid that stimulates increased muscle tissue. Bulgaria's federation said at the time that it was not aware that the long-banned substance was part of a food additive used by its athletes for recovery. It also launched a court battle at the Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in a bid to overturn the ban from the 2016 Rio Olympics and lower the 500,000-dollar fine initially imposed by the IWF. The court ruled in December 2015 to halve the fine. Settling the fine allows Bulgaria to send 21 athletes to the European Youth Weightlifting Championships in Milan, Italy, from July 22-28, the federation said, adding that the fine was paid thanks to ...
IOC 'sends a signal' by nominating young Afghan woman
The International Olympic Committee today named a young Afghan woman, Samira Asghari, among nine candidates for membership of the body in a move to boost women's rights. Thomas Bach, the IOC president, said the nomination of the 24-year-old Asghari, who played basketball for her country and has taken on a series of administrative roles, sent a message. "She's a young woman of Afghanistan who is very active in promoting the right to play sport for women in Afghanistan, you all know it's not an easy task," Bach told a press conference. "With this nomination we wanted to send a signal not only to men and women in Afghanistan but also in all these countries where women are facing serious obstacles to do sport". Five of the nine candidates due to be voted in in October are "Individual Members" proposed by a special committee, three of those are women. The other four represent either National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or international sports federations (IFs) which are entitled to ...
Mansi settles for silver, Swati claims bronze in Asian Wrestling
Indian wrestler Mansi settled for a silver medal after being outplayed in the final by Japan's Akie Hanai and Swati Shinde claimed a bronze at the Junior Asian Wrestling Championship here today. Mansi had won her two bouts in dominant fashion, winning by technical superiority against Nadia Narin (10-0) and Zhanerka Assanova (11-0). However, she could not continue with her good form in the final against the superior Japanese, who claimed gold, winning the final by technical superiority. Swati comfortably won against Thailand's Duangnapa Boonyasu by technical superiority (10-0) to claim the bronze in the 53kg category. She had lost her semifinal 0-6 to China's Yuhong Zhong, a defeat by fall. In her quarterfinal, she beat Uzbekistan's Shakhodat Djullibaeva. However, Anshu lost her bronze medal bout to China's Xinyuan Sun 2-4 in the 62kg category and Tina lost her bronze match in the 65kg category, outplayed 1-8 to Mongolia's Delgermaa Enkhsaikhan. Also missing out on a bronze was Sonika
Fakhar hits record double ton as Pakistan crush Zimbabwe
Fakhar Zaman became the first Pakistan player to hit a double century in one-day internationals as Pakistan crushed Zimbabwe by 244 runs to go 4-0 up in their one-day series today. Zaman smashed 210 not out from 156 deliveries, moving past the previous record for a Pakistan batsman set by Saeed Anwar with his 194 more than 21 years ago. That wasn't the only record to tumble. Pakistan's openers blazed a world record 304-run stand, with Imam-ul-Haq hitting 113, the triple hundred partnership becoming Pakistan's biggest for any wicket in ODIs. It also broke the previous record for an opening stand in all internationals, set by Sanath Jayasuriya and Upal Tharanga for Sri Lanka against England at Headingley in 2006. When the opening partnership was eventually snapped, Asif Ali arrived at the crease and immediately went on the attack, smashing 50 from 22 deliveries to help boost Pakistan to another record: their highest ever total in ODIs. Zimbabwe's response never got going, and they were .
Russia may bid for Olympic Games, Putin says
Russia is likely to submit a bid for hosting an edition of the Summer Olympic Games, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday at his meeting with volunteers of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Fiorentina sign Roma's Gerson on loan for 1 season
ACF Fiorentina on Friday announced it had signed young Brazilian midfielder Gerson Da Silva on loan for one football season from AS Roma.
Putin says Russia could bid to host another Olympics Putin
After hosting the World Cup, President Vladimir Putin says the country could bid for a future Summer Olympics. Asked about hosting a Summer Olympics in Russia for the first time since 1980, Putin says feasibility studies need to be conducted "but obviously we will organise major international competitions here," in comments reported by state news agency RIA Novosti. Russia held the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi but its legacy was tainted by allegations of widespread doping which led to Russian athletes being forced to compete as neutrals at this year's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. The next summer games Russia could host would be in 2032, because Tokyo, Paris and Los Angeles are already confirmed as hosting the 2020, 2024 and 2028 editions respectively.
Shubhankar gives himself a birthday present by making cut at The Open
Shubhankar Sharma today became the youngest Indian golfer to make the cut in any Major after he capped a wonderful back nine to achieve the feat at the 147th Open Championships here. Shubhankar gave himself the perfect 22nd birthday present with that final birdie on 18th. It was one of the four he had on the tough back nine. I am so, so excited right now. At the 18th I still thought I just needed to make a par because so many players have yet to finish. After the putt dropped I was definitely very happy. I have never played in such wet and cold conditions, changing towels and gloves so often. said Shubhankar, who turns 22 tomorrow. Playing on a wet and cold day, Shubhankar warmed the hearts of the Indian fans at the Carnoustie Golf Links with four birdies against one bogey on the tougher back nine to climb out of a hole at five-over through 27 holes. With rounds of 73-71, he is now two-over 144 and sure to be inside at the cut line. He was lying tied 53rd and is likely to move up a ...
IOA rejects sports ministry's proposal to reconsider team selection for Asian Games
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has rejected the Sports Ministry's recommendation to reconsider the selection of teams and athletes for the upcoming 18th edition of the Asian Games, a top official told ANI.The IOA rejected the proposal saying the sports ministry's concerns have already been considered in selecting the contingent.Earlier, in a letter, the Ministry had pointed out that there are some teams and athletes who have been performing really well from past six months but could not qualify for selection due to lack of exposure or participation in ranking events. It added that these teams and athletes have a strong chance of winning a medal or making a top-four finish.On July 3, the IOA announced a 524-member contingent for the upcoming 18th Asian Games.The contingent features 277 men and 247 women athletes from a total of 36 sports disciplines namely Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Boxing, Bowling, Canoe-Kayak (Sprint), Canoe-Kayak (Slalom), Cycling, Equestrian, .
Sandeep Kumar grabs pole in national racing event
: Local lad Sandeep Kumar grabbed pole position in the MRF F1600 class on the opening day of the third round of the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Racing Championship at nearby Sriperumbudur today. 24-year old Kumar, who missed a ticket to the Mazda Road To Indy shootout despite finishing first runner-up in the MRF F1600 last year, is determined to go one better this time. I pushed really hard today, almost to the very limit, he said after posting a best lap of one minute, 39.999 seconds around the 3.716 Kms track to set himself up for this weekends triple-header. Sharing the front row with Sandeep is another Chennai driver, Nirmal Umashanker (01:40.310) ahead of Goas Keith DSouza (01:40.069). Championship leader 19-year old Ashwin Datta who had won all the three races in the previous round in Coimbatore, will start eighth on the grid after posting a best of 01:40.685. Meanwhile, defending champion in the premier Indian Touring Cars class Arjun Narendran (ARKA ...
Saksansin to defend title at Take Solutions Masters
Thai golfer Poom Saksansin has confirmed that he will return to defend his title at the Take Solutions Masters, to be held between August 9 and 12, the tournament organisers announced on Friday.
On International Chess Day players happy at CCI's order against AICF
The recent order by Competition Commission of India has given Indian chess players an additional reason to celebrate the International Chess Day on Friday.
Mindella defeats Sorribes, advances into Swiss Open semis
Luxembourg's Mandy Minella on Friday won 6-1, 6-2 over Sara Sorribes of Spain in the quarterfinals of the Swiss Open.
Highest seed Azman bows out of World Junior squash
Malaysia's Aifa Azman was the highest seed to bow out even as other fancied players booked their last eight spots in the WSF-World Junior Squash championship here today. Egypt's Farida Mohamed (13/16 seed) ousted 3/4 seed Azman 15-17 11-7 11-7 4-11 11-6 in a keenly contested women's singles match. There was another upset as the talented Sneha Sivakumar of Singapore, continued her good run to get the better of Egypt's Ingy Hammouda, the 9/12 seed. Sneha bounced back after losing the first game to post a 7-11 11-6 13-11 7-11 11-9 win to reach the last eight. Sneha had shocked England Elise Lazarus (5/8-seed) yesterday. The top two seeds -- defending champion Rowan Reda Araby and Hania El Hammamy -- advanced with facile victories. In the men's section, four Egyptians reached the quarterfinals. However, the no.1 seed Marwan Tarek and no.2 Mostafa Asel won in contrasting styles. While Tarek needed four games to beat George Crowne of Canada, Asal cruised past Yannick Wilhelmi of ...
IOA rejects ministry's latest proposal on Asian Games selection
The Indian Olympic Association today rejected the government's proposal to relax Asian Games selection norms for some specific sports, saying the Sports Ministry's concerns have already been addressed while picking the contingent earlier this month. The development comes after the ministry, on July 18, had urged the IOA to relax selection norms in specific cases concerning athletes or sports who/which could not qualify due to lack of exposure or non-participation in ranking events but have a strong chance of either winning a medal or finishing in top four. But the IOA stuck to its earlier criteria of picking athletes -- top six in individual events and top eight in team sports -- after a meeting of its Core Committee and Legal Committee. "In the letter dated 18.07.2018, the Ministry has asked IOA to find out if any of the athletes or team who could not qualify among top 6 in individual athlete and top 8 in the team to examine whether they can come in top 4 in the Asian Games," IOA ...
Real Madrid's newest signing Vinicius keen to prove himself
Brazilian rising star Vinicius Junior said during his presentation on Friday as a new Real Madrid player that he is keen to prove his worth to coach Julen Lopetegui.