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Belgium prepares for World Cup semifinal clash vs France
The Belgian national team went through a training session on Monday in preparation for its 2018 FIFA World Cup semifinal clash against one of its biggest rivals: France.
Rahul rises to career-high third spot in T20 rankings, India move up to second place
In-form India batsman Lokesh Rahul has jumped nine places to reach a career-high third spot in the latest ICC T20 rankings while his team has gained a place to be second in the team standings following the series win against England. Rahul's scores of 70, 101 not out, six and 19 have made him India's highest-ranked batsman. Rohit Sharma in 11th rank (up by two places) and captain Virat Kohli in 12th rank (down by four places) are the next highest-ranked India batsmen. Australia opener Aaron Finch became the first player in the history of T20 Internationals to break the 900-point mark as he moved up three places to finish the tri-series in Harare against Pakistan and Zimbabwe as the top-ranked batsman in the shortest format of the game. Finch, who captained Australia to the final, had touched the 900-point mark following his record-breaking knock of 172 (76b, 10x6, 16x4) against Zimbabwe in Harare on 3 July. The 31-year-old from Victoria eventually finished the T20Is (also comprising a
Goalkeeper Poirei returns to BFC for one year
Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Bengaluru FC have completed the signing of former goalkeeper Soram Anganba Poirei for the upcoming season, the club announced today. He was part of the squad for two years from 2013 to 15. "It feels great to be back at the club where I made some amazing memories, winning my first I-League title and the Federation Cup," said Poirei after penning a one-year-deal. He featured four times in the league for BFC who romped to an I-League title triumph in the 2013-14 season. "The atmosphere at this club is amazing and everybody is professional in their approach. We have some top players in the squad and it should be a great learning experience once again. It's going to be a challenging season but I'm looking forward to it," Poirei said. Despite being just 25-years-old, Poirei brings in vast experience having being part of the domestic circuit for nine years. After being part of the Bengaluru side that won the Federation Cup title and finished runners-up in .
Bengaluru FC re-sign former goalkeeper Poirei
Bengaluru FC have completed the signing of former goalkeeper Soram Anganba Poirei who was part of the squad during the 2013-15 seasons, the club announced on Monday.
Lathuammawia Ralte signs for FC Goa
FC Goa have announced the signing of 25-year-old Mizoram goalkeeper Lalthuammawia Ralte from Bengaluru FC ahead of the upcoming edition of Indian Super League. The goalkeeper started his senior career with Shillong Lajong in 2011 and debuted against Churchill Brothers the same year. He contributed to Shillong Lajong's success, taking them to the semi-finals of the Federation Cup in 2011. He joined Bengaluru FC in the summer of 2014 and made his debut a few months later, before helping Bengaluru FC to the I-league title on his debut season. Ralte said, "I am honoured to have signed for FC Goa and I am really looking forward to playing and learning from coach Sergio Lobera. The team performed very well last year in the Indian Super League and Super Cup and I hope I can help the team achieve its target of winning the league.
KL Rahul attains career-best third T20I ranking
Batsman KL Rahul has become the highest-ranked Indian T20I player according to the recently released International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings on Monday.Rahul's scores of 70, 101 not out, six and 19 in last four T20I matches have helped him move up nine places to a career-high third position.The 26-year old is placed behind Australian skipper Aaron Finch and Pakistani batsman Fakhar Zaman who have grabbed first and second spot, respectively.Indian skipper Virat Kohli, on the other hand, slipped down four places to settle with the 12th position.Meanwhile, Australian opener Aaron Finch became the first player in the history of Twenty20 Internationals to break the 900-point mark as he moved up three places to finish as the top-ranked batsman in the shortest format of the game.Finch, who captained Australia to the final of the tri-series in Harare against Pakistan and Zimbabwe, had touched the 900-point mark following his record-breaking knock of 172 against Zimbabwe in Harare on July .
Chennaiyin FC appoint Englishman Paul Groves as assistant coach
Chennaiyin FC on Monday announced the appointment of Englishman Paul Groves as assistant coach ahead of its title defence in the upcoming Indian Super League (ISL) 2018-19 season.
Sei Young Kim wins 7th title in LPGA Classic
South Korean Sei Young Kim achieved her seventh career victory after winning the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic here, finishing 31 under par.
Brazil team in Rio after World Cup exit
Some members of Brazil's national football team arrived here after being eliminated from the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Chennaiyin FC appoint Englishman Paul Groves as assistant coach
Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Chennaiyin FC today appointed Englishman Paul Groves as its assistant coach for the next season of the league. The 52-year-old Groves, who was last working as first-team coach at Birmingham City last season, replaces compatriot Mark Lillis. Groves is reunited with Chennaiyin FC head coach John Gregory and sports scientist Niall Clark, having worked with the two at Crawley Town in England's League One in the 2014-15 season as first-team coach. Groves joins the duo who signed a one-year extension earlier this year after having guided the club to its second ISL title in March. Local favourite and former India international Syed Sabir Pasha also continues as assistant coach. "I am looking forward to working with John and Niall again and excited about working in India for the first time. Chennaiyin FC has a great mix of foreign and Indian players and the squad is shaping up well for the coming season. I am looking forward to helping the club defend the ..
Sreejesh to lead Indian hockey team at Asian Games 2018
Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh will lead the 18-member Indian men's hockey squad while Chinglensana Singh Kangujam will serve as his deputy in the 18th Asian Games, which is slated to begin in Jakarta and Palembang from August 18.Meanwhile, Indian forward Akashdeep Singh has made a return to the squad after being sidelined due to an injury.Meanwhile, experienced drag-flicker Rupinder Pal Singh has also been named in the squad after being rested for the Champions Trophy.Midfielder Chinglensana Singh Kangujam will be joined by the experienced Sardar Singh, Manpreet Singh, Simranjeet Singh and Vivek Sagar Prasad in the midfield.India's forward line will see Akashdeep Singh, experienced SV Sunil, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay and Dilpreet Singh.The team's defence will be handled by Rupinder Pal Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar and Amit Rohidas, Surender Kumar and Birendra Lakra.Reflecting on the team's composition, India coach Harendra Singh said that the team is a good mix of ..
Thai cave rescue: Operations resume, eight boys remain trapped
The rescue operations to extricate the remaining trapped eight boys and the coach of the Wild Boars soccer team from the Tham Luang cave in northern Thailand's Chiang Rai resumed on the second day on Monday."The operation has begun and it is ongoing at the moment," a Thai navy official was quoted by CNN, as saying.The official added that the same set of divers, who rescued the four boys, have gone into the cave.Earlier, heavy rains in Chiang Rai province threatened to further delay the rescue operations.On Sunday, Chiang Rai Governor Narongsak Osotthanakorn had said that rescue operations would resume in the next 10-20 hours.Addressing a press conference after the completion of the first day of the rescue operations, Osotthanakorn had said that the divers would focus on replacing the oxygen tanks so that the rescue operations would resume for the remaining boys and the coach of the soccer team, CNN reported.Describing it as a "very smooth operation", the Chiang Rai Governor had said ..
PR Sreejesh to lead Indian squad at 2018 Asian Games
Goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh will lead the 18-member Indian Men's Hockey Team at the 18th Asian Games, slated to be held in Jakarta and Palembang from August 18, Hockey India announced on Monday.
Maradona praises African immigrants playing in World Cup semifinals
Argentine football legend Diego Armando Maradona has praised the large number of African immigrants playing for the European teams (Belgium, France, England and Croatia) that have entered the 2018 World Cup semifinals .
Sindhu, Srikanth eye Thailand Open title
Top shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth would look to continue their impressive run in their quest for first title of the season when they lead India's challenge at the USD 350,000 BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament starting here tomorrow. Olympic silver medallist Sindhu and former world no 1 Srikanth were in rampaging form last season, clinching multiple crowns but this season so far a title has eluded both despite dishing out consistent performances in major tournaments. While Sindhu finished runners-up at India Open and Commonwealth Games, Srikanth too clinched a silver at Gold Coast and helped India achieve the coveted mixed team gold with the help of a victory over Malaysian legend Lee Chong Wei in the final. The duo looked in good touch at Malaysia and Indonesia -- the first two events of the south-east Asia leg of BWF world tour. While Sindhu reached the semifinals and quarterfinals of women's singles in the last two weeks, Srikanth's progress was halted by Kento Momota .
Finch likely to take over as Australia's ODI captain
Australia coach Justin Langer has hinted that the current T20I skipper Aaron Finch is likely to be appointed as the captain of the one-day international (ODI) team as well.After slumping to a six-wicket defeat at the hands of Pakistan in the finals of the T20I tri-series in Zimbabwe, the Australian coach admitted that they need to ponder upon many areas, including the team leadership."After this tour, we'll have a really, really close look at everything we're doing at the moment including our leadership, which is such an incredibly high priority in Australian cricket," ESPNcricinfo quoted Langer, as saying."Finchy has definitely put his best foot forward in this series. So we'll look at that. We'll look at all our staff. We'll look at everything to make sure we keep flying forward, as is the expectation of the Australian cricket team," he added.Finch displayed an impressive form in the recently-concluded T20I tri-series, emerging as the leading run-scorer after smashing 306 runs at ...
Wimbledon: Federer eyes quarter-final spot
Swiss tennis star Roger Federer will look to cement his spot in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon when he crosses swords with France's Adrian Mannarino in the fourth round of the men's singles event here on Monday.Earlier, the 32-year old had defeated German Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 in a thrilling third-round clash that lasted one and a half hour.The 20-time Grand Slam champion holds a 100% winning record against the Frenchman, but the latter had given tough competition to Federer in all the five matches they have played so far.Federer has not lost a single set in the championship so far and is yet to face a break point in the tournament.In other clashes of the day, Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic will face world number 40 Karen Khachanov of Russia in his fourth-round clash.In women's single event, American tennis star Serena Williams will collide with Russian tennis player Evgeniya Rodina for a place in the last-eight of the tournament.
Martinez deserves credit for Belgium's World Cup success: Chadli
Belgium winger Nacer Chadli has said Spanish coach Roberto Martinez deserved credit for the team's success at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Rupinder, Akash make comebacks; Sardar retains place in Asian Games squad
Ace dragflicker Rupinder Pal Singh and striker Akashdeep Singh today returned to India's 18-member men's hockey squad for next month's Asian Games in Indonesia, where the country would be defending its gold medal. The team for the 18th Asian Games, to be held in Jakarta and Palembang from August 18 to September 2, was announced by Hockey India today and featured just two changes from the Champions Trophy squad that won a second consecutive silver medal in Breda, Netherlands recently. While Rupinder, who was rested from the Champions Trophy squad, returned to the side in place of Jarmanpreet Singh, Akashdeep replaced an injured Ramandeep Singh. The rest of the squad, to be led by veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, is the same that took part in the final edition of the Champions Trophy. Chinglensana Singh has been retained as the vice captain and he will be joined by the experienced Sardar Singh, Manpreet Singh, Simranjeet Singh and Vivek Sagar Prasad in the mid-field. India's forward-line
NBA player Clifford Rozier dies of cardiac arrest
American professional basketball player Clifford Rozier died after suffering a heart attack here on Friday. He was 45.Confirming the news, Rozier's brother Kobie Rozier took to his Facebook account and said that his brother was struggling for life after suffering a heart attack and surrendered following a tough fight.The former National Basketball Association (NBA) player was honoured with Florida's Mr. Basketball award after he was chosen as the best high school basketball player in the U.S State of Florida.He was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the 1994 NBA draft. He played four seasons with the Warriors with an average of 6.8 points per game.Rozier played 173 NBA games in his overall career.