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Experience will give us an edge in women's hockey World Cup, says skipper Rani
Indian women's hockey captain Rani Rampal feels abundance of experience will give her team an advantage in the Vitality World Cup 2018 to be held between July 21 and August 5 in London. It is a plus point for us that this team barring only three or four players have been playing together for over two years now and have had good international exposure with many of them having more than 100 or 150 plus International caps for India," Rani said before departing for London here today. "Every player in the team has grown from strength to strength and I am confident we will do well at the Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup London 2018. This is the first time in eight years that the Indian women's hockey team will participate at the prestigious World Cup and no other player in the current squad apart from skipper Rani and Deepika have ever played at a World Cup before. The team is extremely excited and we have waited for this moment ever since we won the Asia Cup last year. For almost everyone
Djokovic beats Anderson, wins 4th Wimbledon title
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic on Sunday overpowered South Africa's Kevin Anderson 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) in a lopsided Wimbledon final, taking home the trophy for the fourth time in his career.
Will Smith enthrals audience at FIFA closing ceremony
Hollywood star Will Smith set the stage on fire at the closing ceremony of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.Smith, who performed at the opening ceremony of the football tournament, got audience tapping to the rhythm of 'Live it Up', this year's world cup anthem.Fans welcomed the performance with thunderous applause as Will, alongside American singer Nicky Jam and Kosovar singer Era Istrefi, performed the track.'Live It Up', which was chosen as the official song for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, was released on May 25, 2018.The track is produced by Diplo, The Picard Brothers, and Free School.The World Cup, which kicked off last month, saw 32 nations, divided into eight groups, competing in 64 games over 32 days and fighting it out for the coveted trophy.On a related note, the high-octane finals between France and Croatia is underway at the Luzhniki Stadium.
Djokovic beats Anderson; clinches fourth Wimbledon title
Serbian Tennis ace Novak Djokovic on Sunday defeated South Africa's Kevin Anderson 6-2 6-2 7-6 (7-3) to clinch his fourth Wimbledon title here.This is Djokovic's first Grand Slam victory in more than two years.Anderson saw a nervous start, striking a forehand long at 30/30 and then double faulting at break point to gift Djokovic the first game.Djokovic won 12 of the first 15 points to seize early control of the final.Although Anderson looked more competitive in the game, Djokovic kept the upper hand in longer rallies and kept his opponent on the backfoot with changes in groundstroke pace.With 13 major titles, Djokovic now stands in fourth place in the all-time Grand Slam singles final list, behind Roger Federer (20), Rafael Nadal (17) and Pete Sampras (14).On a related note, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton along with British Prime Minister Theresa May were among the guests at the final match.
Djokovic wins fourth Wimbledon title and 13th major
Novak Djokovic raced to a fourth Wimbledon title and 13th career Grand Slam crown today when he defeated a battling but exhausted Kevin Anderson 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (7/3). World number 21 Djokovic added the 2018 title to his wins in 2011, 2014 and 2015 as he became the lowest-ranked champion since Goran Ivanisevic in 2001. It also took his Slam total to within one of Pete Sampras and just four behind the 17 of Rafael Nadal who he defeated in the semi-finals. Anderson, the eighth seed, was the first South African in the final in 97 years and was bidding to become the first man from his country to be crowned Wimbledon champion. However, he had spent 21 hours on court getting to the final and that marathon effort came back to haunt him at the worst possible time despite a late rally when he had five set points in the third set. Victory was 31-year-old Djokovic's first at the majors since he completed the career Grand Slam at Roland Garros in 2016. It also came just a month after he threatened .
Indian junior men's hockey team lose 1-3 to Great Britain
Indian junior men's hockey team lost 1-3 to Great Britain in its second match of the U-23 five-nation tournament here today. The Indians, who had earlier defeated Ireland 5-0, however, failed to match up to their British opponents. After a barren first quarter, Great Britain took the lead through Tim Nurse in the 19th minute. Great Britain extended its lead in the 34th minute through Duncan Scott before pumping in another in the 50th minute through Cameron Gold. Pardeep Singh scored a consolation goal for India three minutes from the hooter. Indian colts will take on hosts Belgium tomorrow.
Players with 100 plus caps an advantage: Hockey captain Rani
India's women's hockey team skipper Rani Rampal feels they carry good international exposure and players having 100 plus international caps will be an advantage for them in the forthcoming Women's Hockey World Cup.
Croatian President presents Putin with national team jersey
Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic has presented Russian President Vladimir Putin with a Croatian national team jersey in red and white with the number 9 and the name Putin written on it. After that, Kitarovic and Putin began their bilateral talks.
Putin offers to share World Cup organising lessons with 2022 host Qatar
The president of Russia Vladimir Putin on Sunday offered to give 2022 FIFA World Cup host Qatar the opportunity to share Russia's organising lessons learned through hosting the 2018 World Cup.
India lose to Korea in last tie, still enter quarters of Asian Juniors
Barring Lakshya Sen, none of the Indians could stand in front of the clinical Koreans as they went down 1-4 in their last Group C match but still managed to qualify for the quarterfinals of Asian Junior Badminton Championships at Jakarta today. Having finished second behind Korea in the group, the Indians entered the quarterfinals where they will take on mighty Japan tomorrow. Earlier in the day, the Indian junior shuttlers went through the motions against Sri Lanka and cleaned them up 5-0, stamping their subcontinental authority. India had defeated Kazakhstan by the same margin in the opener yesterday. India were expected to put up a semblance of fight against the third-seeded Koreans, but the resistance came only in the form of Lakshya, who revived India's hope with straight games 21-14 21-13 win over Kim Hyeong Jung in the men singles of the mixed team events. Lakshya's start was nice and he built on excellently with his strategy to keep his rival to the back court. His strategy ...
Macron congratulates Putin for hosting 'perfect' World Cup
French President Emmanuel Macron congratulated Russia's President Putin for his "perfect" organisation of the World Cup as the two leaders prepared to watch the final today. Macron and his wife Brigitte met the Russian leader at the Kremlin today afternoon before the match between France and Croatia at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium. Macron told Putin he wanted "to congratulate you as the organising country for how well this event has passed off. It has not only been watched around the world, but the whole world has come here" to watch it. "To do it in safe conditions and with everything going perfectly was a challenge, so well done for that." Putin congratulated France for having reached the final. "I am sure we will see an interesting, intense, close match which millions of spectators across the world will enjoy," he said. Putin met earlier with Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic. She congratulated him on his hosting of the competition, saying it was an "example of how such an .
Marquez bags 5th victory of MotoGP season at German GP
Spanish MotoGP rider Marc Marquez (Honda) achieved his fifth victory of the season on Sunday by winning the German Grand Prix, the ninth consecutive win of his career.
Wrestler Vinesh clinches gold at Spanish Grand Prix
India's Vinesh Phogat clinched the gold medal at the Spanish Grand Prix wrestling tournament, thrashing Natasha Fox of Canada 10-0 in the final of the women's 50 kilogram freestyle category here on Sunday.
Vinesh sets mat on fire, grabs gold at Grand Prix of Spain
Sending out a warning to her rivals ahead of the Asian Games, Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat grabbed a gold at the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid, conceding just one point in five bouts en route the dominating title victory. The 23-year-old Vinesh outclassed Canada's Natasha Fox 10-0 in the final to claim her second consecutive gold. She had won a gold at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in the 50kg category. Vinesh began her campaign in a dominating fashion by beating Mariana Diaz on technical superiority and then thumped Erin Golston 12-1. Next up for her was Valeria Chepsarakova, whom she beat 5-0. The semifinal against Jessi Macdonald also turned out to be a lop-sided affair with Vinesh winning 10-0 on technical superiority. The script remained unchanged in the final as Natasha proved no match to Vinesh, who again won 10-0. It was the last tournament for Vinesh before the Asian Games, beginning August 18 in Jakarta and Palembang. "My confidence got boosted after winning gold at CWG.
Indian junior women's hockey team beat Great Britain 1-0
Indian junior women's hockey team pipped Great Britain 1-0 in its second match to continue its unbeaten run at the U-23 six-nation tournament here today. In its first match, India had beaten Ireland 4-1. The Indians displayed strong defence to keep Great Britain at bay. India attacked with vision to create chances through penalty corners and from one of those Sangita Kumari scored to hand her side the winner. Though the Indians earned few more penalty corners towards the end of the game, they could not convert but did enough to hold on to the slender lead. Indian women next play hosts Belgium tomorrow.
Manu, Anmol claim mixed air pistol team gold
Teen sensations Manu Bhaker and Anmol Jain claimed the gold medal in mixed 10m air pistol team competition, ending on rousing note India's successful campaign in the 28th Meeting of Shooting Hopes international competition in Plzen, Czech Republic today. Having topped qualification with a score of 763, the duo of Bhaker and Jain shot 476.9 to finish ahead of another Indian pair of Devanshi Rana and Saurabh Chaudhary by 1.2 point. In the mixed 10m air rifle team competition, the Indian teams -- Shreya Agrawal and Hriday Hazarika (496.5) and Elavenil Valarivan and Divyansh Singh Panwar (433.9) -- won the silver and bronze medals respectively. Sofia Benetti and Marco Suppini of Italy (497.0) bagged the gold in the event. The Indians finished the tournament with 11 gold, seven silver and six bronze medals. Bhaker had won four gold in the prestigious annual tournament, including one in the individual 10m air pistol event. In the 50m men's junior pistol event, Arjun Singh Cheema (563), ...
Man United to rest World Cup footballers at start of season
Unhappy with the early start of the club football season's English Premier League, Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho said that he won't include footballers returning from World Cup duty in the team's August 10 opener.
Two 'drug peddlers' caught by youth club members in Punjab
Members of a youth club in a village in Ferozepur district of Punjab today caught two people they said were drug peddlers. Manjinder Singh Bhullar, in-charge of a team formed by the Shaheed Udham Singh Youth Club to track down and catch drug peddlers, said they received information that a few youths were injecting drugs under a railway overbridge near the village. "The members of our club caught the two youths," he said. "One small electronic weighing machine and some cash was recovered from them," he added. The youths were later handed over to police.
Argentina settles football coach Sampaoli's exit terms
The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has settled the terms of exit of their head coach Jorge Sampaoli following the national team's disappointing performance at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Everyone fell in love with Russia during World Cup, says FIFA chief
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Sunday that he fell in love with Russia during the 2018 FIFA World Cup.