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Kazakh Olympian figure skater Denis Ten stabbed to death
Kazakhstan's Olympic medal-winning figure skater Denis Ten was on Thursday stabbed to death at the age of 25.
Divya wins silver, bronze for Karuna and Reena at Junior Asian Wrestling
Gold Coast CWG bronze medallist Divya Kakran had to settle for a silver medal after being too defensive in the final against nemesis Meerim Zhumanazarova while Karuna and Reena returned with bronze medals at the Junior Asian Wrestling Championship here today. All five Indian girls in action reached the final round but Sangeet Phogat (59kg) and Shivani Pawar (50kg) lost their bronze-medal bouts. Sangeeta suffered a minor right knee injury during the morning session and it did affect her performance in the bronze-medal bout. Divya was outplayed by the defending champion, losing her final in the 68kg category on technical superiority (0-11). The Indian girl, who had lost to the same Kyrgyzstan rival at this year's senior Asian Championship, remained defensive, conceding point after point. She hardly attacked Meerim. Divya had won her semifinal 6-0, a victory by fall, against China's Man Zhang and won the quarterfinal without stepping onto the mat as Mongolia's Purevtsetseg Ganbaatar did .
World junior squash: Easy for top-seeds, Indian challenge ends
Top seed and defending champion Marwan Tarek of Egypt eased into the fourth round of the under-19 category with a straight-forward win over Malaysia's Muhammaed Amir Amirul Azhar in the WSF-World Junior Squash Championship here today. Tarek gave little leeway to his rival and finished off rallies without much fuss to run away a 11-8, 11-8, 11-8 winner in just 34 minutes. Later, Tarek's compatriot Mostafa Asal, seeded two, made short work of India's Veer Chotrani 11-9, 11-8, 11-6 in 31 minutes. For the Indians seeking to make an impact, things did not start well as Rahul Baitha looked too tired for a fight against Egyptian Mostafa Montaser and went down 4-11, 4-11, 9-11. The other home player, Yash Fadte, went down fighting to England's James Wyatt (seeded 9/12) 8-11, 6-11, 11-5, 9-11 in 53 minutes. In the women's event, Aishwarya Khubchandani came up against the second-seed Hania El Hammamy of Egypt in the second round and lost 6-11, 5-11, 9-11 while another Egyptian Ingy Hammouda ...
Indian U-17 women's national team face defeat against Russia
The Indian U-17 women's national team lost 1-3 to Russia in the BRICS U-17 tournament in Johannesburg today. Coming on the back of a 0-5 loss against the hosts South Africa, the Indian eves took an early lead through Soumya Guguloth in the 6th minute but Russia came back strong and ran out eventual winners, scoring three goals in the remaining time. Soumya had put India ahead when she slotted home from a cross, but the opponents equalised three minutes later. Samiksha's effort in the 17th minute earned a decent save from the opposition goalkeeper but Russia doubled their lead in the 28th minute as the scoreline read 1-2. The opponents led at half-time. Changing over, the Indian eves showed vigour in attacking but the momentum was cut short once again when Russia found the net in the 62nd minute to double their lead as the scoreline read 1-3. In the 77th minute, Samiksha rattled the woodwork after her fierce free-kick left the opposition custodian bewildered. The Indian eves pressed to
Roma keeper Alisson on verge of joining Liverpool
AS Roma sporting director Monchi on Thursday confirmed that their Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker is on the verge of joining Liverpool FC, adding that the transfer fee offer from the English football giants "was way above the market average".
Indian shuttlers bow out of Singapore Open on forgettable day
The Indian badminton team, including its best bet Sourabh Verma, bowed out of the Singapore Open after a dismal outing here today. Verma lost to Vietnam's Tien Minh Nguyen 21-18 15-21 11-21 in 56 minutes in a men's singles match. Rituparna Das was show the exit door by Yulia Yosephin Susanto of Indonesia 21-15 13-21 16-21 in a women's singles second round match. The mixed doubles pair of India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponappa lost 21-14 16-21 21-14 to Honng Kong's seventh seeded Lee Chun Hei Reginald and Chau Hoi Wah. Ruthvika Shivani succumbed 8-21 15-21 to Japanese fifth seed Sayaka Takahashi in another women's singles second round match. Subhankar Dey, too, lost in straight games to Chinese Taipei's top seed Tien Chen Chou 13-21 14-21. The men's doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, seeded second, lost to China's Ou Xuanyi and Xiangyu Ren 17-21 18-21.
Arsenal announces Nwakali's transfer to FC Porto
Arsenal announced on Thursday the transfer of Kelechi Nwakali to Portugal's FC Porto on loan for the upcoming football season.
Ronaldo surprises visitors at China's Forbidden City
New Juventus signing Cristiano Ronaldo surprised visitors at the Forbidden City here on Thursday.
Sao Paulo edges Flamengo 1-0, closes gap at top of Brazilian league
Sao Paulo went on the road to defeat Flamengo 1-0, narrowing the latter's lead in the 2018 Brazilian league's standings to just a single point.
Pogba answered critics with World Cup show: Ibrahimovic
Star Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic feels former Manchester United teammate Paul Pogba has answered his skeptics with his impressive performance at the just-concluded World Cup, helping France lift the trophy for the second time.
England Lions hammer India A by 254 runs in one-off unofficial Test
India A batsmen's vulnerability against the red ball in foreign conditions was exposed as England Lions handed the visitors a 254-run defeat in the one-off Unofficial Test on day four here today. India A, who were reeling at 11 for three at stumps on day three while chasing an improbable 421-run target, did not put up much of a fight even in the second innings, folding up for 167 in 44 overs. They had struggled to 197 all out in 66.5 overs in the first essay after Lions made 423. The sole silver lining for India A was that Ajinkya Rahane and rookie Risabh Pant got to spend some valuable time in the middle ahead of the five-Test series against England, beginning in Birmingham on August 1. Pant, who has earned his maiden Test call-up, struck a second successive half-century century to give the Indian team management a selection headache ahead of the first match. India have picked two specialist wicket-keepers in the 18-man squad, including Pant and Dinesh Karthik, who is more likely to
Indian Men's Hockey Team begin with win vs New Zealand
The Indian Men's Hockey Team has started the journey of three-match Test Series against New Zealand with a sensational 4-2 win here at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru Campus on Thursday.Rupinder Pal Singh (2', 34'), Mandeep Singh (15') and Harmanpreet Singh (38') scored in India's win, while Stephen Jenness (26', 55') scored a brace for the visitors.The home team began well as the forwards won India their first Penalty Corner of the match in the opening minute. Rupinder Pal Singh, making a comeback into the squad after the Gold Coast 2018 XXI Commonwealth Games, was splendid as he fired the ball low to beat New Zealand Goalkeeper Richard Joyce in the 2nd minute. Though the visitors had an opportunity to equalise in the 7th minute, Indian Goalkeeper Krishan Pathak was attentive at the goalpost to keep them from equalising.In the 15th minute, India doubled their lead to 2-0 when Manpreet Singh's cross was brilliantly picked up by forward Mandeep Singh who swiftly deflected it ..
Indian outplay New Zealand 4-2 in hockey series opener
The Indian men's hockey team pulled off a sensational 4-2 win over New Zealand in the first Test of the three-match series at the Sports Authority of India's Bengaluru Campus here today. Rupinder Pal Singh (2', 34'), Mandeep Singh (15') and Harmanpreet Singh (38') scored for India while Stephen Jenness (26', 55') scored a brace for the visitors. The forwards won India their first Penalty Corner of the match in the opening minute. Rupinder Pal, making a comeback into the squad after the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, was splendid as he fired the ball low to beat New Zealand Goalkeeper Richard Joyce in the second minute. Though the visitors had an opportunity to equalise in the seventh minute, Indian goalkeeper Krishan Pathak was attentive at the goalpost. In the 15th minute, India doubled their lead when Manpreet Singh's cross was brilliantly picked up by forward Mandeep Singh, who swiftly deflected it into goal. The second quarter saw New Zealand shake off the starting jitters and ...
Lewis Hamilton signs new two-year contract with Mercedes
Four-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has signed another two-year contract with Mercedes.According to ESPN, Hamilton will stay in the Formula One team till the end of year 2020.ESPN quoted Lewis Hamilton as saying, "This contract extension has basically been a formality since Toto and I sat down during the winter, so it's good to put pen to paper, announce it and then get on with business as usual," adding, "I have been part of the Mercedes racing family for 20 years and I have never been happier inside a team than I am right now."Earlier Hamilton's contract was set to expire at the end of the 2018 season.However he had said that he is not interested in joining any other team and is committed to extend his stint at Brackley beyond the end of the season.Toto Wolff, Mercedes team principal revealed that the deal was signed earlier this week.Wolff said, ""We have been aligned with Lewis ever since we first sat down to discuss the details of this contract after last season, but there ...
Sen, George and Rajawat enter pre-quarters of Asian Juniors
The sixth-seeded Lakshya Sen, 16th seed Kiran George and unseeded Priyanshu Rajawat sailed into the pre-quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia Junior Championships on the second day of the individual events in Jakarta. Lakshya, who first beat Korean Hyeong Jung Kim 21-13 21-11 last night, accounted for Japanese Riku Hatano 21-6 18-21 21-15 while Kiran was made to work hard by Korean Ji Choi before winning 21-16 21-23 21-12. Priyanshu Rajawat, too, faced some anxious moments before overcoming Japanese Ryota Ichii 21-18 13-21 23-21 in men singles to keep the Indian flag flying at the Jakarta arena. Among women, the only seeded Indian Akarshi Kashyap lost her opening singles, after the first-round bye, to Thai opponent, Benyappa Aimsaard 21-18 21-18. Dipti Kutty followed suit when she lost to Yu Ying Hsieh of Taipei 20-22 19-20. However, Kavipriya Selvam, who moved into the pre-quarters with a win over Ciou-Tong Tung of Taipei in the morning, failed to progress when lost to fourth-seed ...
India U-19 eye victory against Sri Lanka
India U-19 gave themselves time to force a result after leaving Sri Lanka 168 runs behind their mammoth first-innings total of 589 on the third and penultimate day of the first Youth Test here. The Sri Lankans were left with seven wickets to save the game hours after Ayush Badoni, batting at number seven, slammed an unbeaten 185 to help India U-19 to a position of strength. After bowling out Sri Lanka U-19 for 244, India rode centuries from Badoni and opener Atharwa Taide (113) to score close to 600 runs and grab a first-innings lead of 345. In their second essay, the hosts dished out a much better performance, with centurion Nishan Madushka (104) leading the way with his fluent knock. Before that, Badoni, beginning the day on 107, continued from where he had left last evening and scored at will. Badoni struck 19 boundaries and four sixes during his 205-ball run knock at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground. Sachin Tendulkar's son Arjun, who grabbed the limelight after a tidy spell on
'We have to collect their bones': Klopp fears post-World Cup injury
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp fears the gruelling demands of international football are putting players at such risk that "we have to collect their bones" during the coming season. Klopp is preparing for the start of the new Premier League campaign without a number of Liverpool stars who are on holiday following international duty at the World Cup. But there is little time for players who featured in Russia to rest and then get back to peak fitness because the Premier League kicks off on August 10. Adding to the problem is the presence of UEFA's new Nations League, which replaces the usual rounds of international friendlies and begins on September 6. Klopp feels Liverpool, and every other club with a host of internationals, are in danger of paying a heavy price for the demands placed on their stars, with injuries certain to be caused by the lack of quality recovery time. "I don't want to get too football political but if they don't stop with these games -- they are now making it the ...
Lord's to host England's Test clash with Ireland
England's historic first Test match against Ireland will be played at Lord's next July. Ireland made their Test debut against Pakistan at Malahide in May and in 2019 they will head to London for a four-day match against England at the home of cricket from July 24-27. It will be the first ever meeting between the two local rivals in the game's longest format. The clash is the precursor to next year's Ashes series between England and Australia, which begins at Edgbaston on August 1. Lord's hosts the second Ashes Test followed by Headingley, Old Trafford and the Oval. ECB chief executive Tom Harrison said: "We fully supported the ICC's decision to award full membership to Cricket Ireland and we expect next summer's inaugural Test match at Lord's against our neighbours to be an historic celebration for all Irish cricket fans. "It will also provide excellent Ashes preparation for England against an Irish team whose impressive performance against Pakistan earlier this year showed they can ..
Hamilton renews contract with Mercedes through to 2020
British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes signed a two-year contract extension with Mercedes, the racing team announced Thursday.
2019 Ashes series from Aug 1 to Sep 16
The next Ashes Test cricket series between Australia and England will be held from August 1 to September 16, 2019 in the UK, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Thursday.