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James Rodriguez doesn't have 'serious injury', says hopeful Pekerman
Colombia coach Jose Pekerman said star midfielder James Rodriguez does not have a serious injury and hopes he will be fit to face England in the last 16 of the World Cup. The South American side take on England here tomorrow, but the status of James is unclear after he hurt his calf during the 1-0 win over Senegal last week. "We had good news after his medical tests. After his MRI (scan) we knew that he doesn't have a serious injury," Pekerman told reporters today. "We still have one-and-a-half days to see how he feels, and as always we hope that he will be able to play in the following games." The 26-year-old was the leading scorer at the 2014 World Cup, with six goals, but was limited to a substitute appearance in Colombia's opening match in Russia. He then played the full 90 minutes in a 3-0 win over Poland, but hobbled off in the first half of Colombia's final group game. If James is unable to play, Pekerman suggested he would again turn to Sevilla's Luis Muriel. "Muriel is an ...
New-look Federer breezes in Wimbledon furnace, Stephens crashes
Defending champion Roger Federer marked the start of his 20th successive Wimbledon with a new look and a comfortable 6-1 6-3 6-4 win over Serbia's Dusan Lajovic here today. Top seed Federer marched out on Centre Court dressed for the first time in gear designed by Japanese giant Uniqlo in a deal reported to be worth USD 300 million after a two-decade association with Nike. But everything else was familiar for the 36-year-old eight-time champion as the Swiss cruised past world number 57 Lajovic in just 79 minutes. It was the second successive year that Federer had knocked out the Serb at Wimbledon. "I'm very happy, I felt good from the start too which was nice and that was not the case last year against him. I remember I struggled early on a lot," said Federer who hardly broke sweat in Monday's 30-degree hothouse. "It was a really nice feeling. I always got the early break in each set and was able to bring it home." After just 20 minutes to complete the first set, Federer went on to ...
Wimbledon begins without Murray but with Roger Federer, Serena Williams
The world's foremost Grand Slam and the only one to be played on grass courts got under way here on Monday with the news that local favorite Andy Murray had decided to pull out after a lengthy battle to recover his fitness following hip surgery.
Stephens knocked out of Wimbledon 1st round after Vekic's upset win
Croatia's Donna Vekic on Monday pulled off an upset victory over fourth seed Sloane Stephens of the United States 6-1, 6-3 in the first round of Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam event of the season.
Pliskova defeats Dart, qualifies for Wimbledon 2nd round
World No. 8 Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic on Monday defeated Harriet Dart of the United Kingdom 7-6 (7-2), 2-6, 6-1 in the first round of the Wimbledon tennis tournament.
Sweden, Switzerland eye spot in World Cup last 8 (Preview)
The World Cup Round-of-16 match between Switzerland and Sweden on Tuesday will be a duel between Europe's two quiet, under-the-radar achievers.
Cilic kicks off 2018 Wimbledon journey with win over Nishioka
Marin Cilic of Croatia, the 2017 finalist, on Monday defeated Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of the Wimbledon tennis tournament.
With 2019 World Cup in mind, Kohli looks to try different combinations
With less than a year to go for the 2019 ICC World Cup in England and Wales, India skipper Virat Kohli on Monday indicated at trying a few combinations in the playing XI as they gear up for the challenging series against England, starting with the first of the three Twenty20 Internationals here on Tuesday.
Morgan hopes to build on recent success against Australia
England skipper Eoin Morgan is hoping to "wisely" use the confidence and experience they have gained by drubbing Australia as they gear up to clash with India, which is likely to be a more challenging team for the hosts. England humiliated Australia 6-0 in the ODI series ahead of the limited series against India, beginning tomorrow. "Generally it is a different challenge particularly when you play against subcontinent teams. It normally exposes sides like ourselves, South Africa and Australia to spin, reverse swing and other different challenges to that we are normally used to. But we are in the middle of our summer and we have played a lot of cricket. Hopefully we will be able to deal with it, Morgan said on Monday. I don't think it's a case of putting it aside when there are huge positives to take from the Australia series. You can use a lot of that confidence and experience wisely. Having had a few days off and time to reflect on the series it's something we can call upon and might
IPL has helped us break barriers with England players: Kohli
The participation of English players in the IPL has only increased the "warmth" among rival players but on field, India skipper Virat Kohli expects a high intensity battle between both teams during the long tour beginning here tomorrow. While Jos Buttler stood out amongst the England players in the IPL, Kohli said the league helped them break the ice and know their rivals better. It (the IPL) is going to make relations between the two teams even better. I think because England haven't played so much IPL cricket, there was never that familiarity or that sort of warmth between the two teams as much as we have with the other teams," said Kohli on eve of the first T20 of the three-match series. "Purely because we didn't know the guys enough to be able to have conversations with them. I think this season has broken that barrier to a great extent. I heard lot of people are keen to go and play and they should. Why not, it's a great league to play in. As Jos has been saying for months now, ..
Want to win every ball, every session: Kohli
Ahead of the three-match T20I series against England at Old Trafford on Tuesday, Indian skipper Virat Kohli said that the team will be looking to win every ball and every session against the opposition."Take away from this tour will obviously be the way we play our cricket, the mindset and attitude we maintain for the length of the tour that we play. No one can guarantee results but just wanting to win every ball, every session we play. If we can carry that for the length of the tour then I will be very proud as a captain," Kohli said.The 29-year-old made it clear that the team will play the game in a fearless manner.Talking about the team combinations, Kohli said that the batting order is going to be flexible and not 'one-dimensional'."We are certainly going to be lot more flexible. We are not gonna be one dimensional and that's something we have spoken about as a batting unit," he said.Crediting Jos Buttler for his cracking performance against Australia in the recently concluded ...
Vekic stuns US Open champ Stephens at Wimbledon
Sloane Stephens became Wimbledon's first big-name casualty this year as the world number four crashed to a shock 6-1, 6-3 defeat against Croatia's Donna Vekic on Monday. Stephens was expected to mount a strong challenge at the All England Club after winning her maiden Grand Slam crown at the 2017 US Open and finishing as French Open runner-up last month. But the 25-year-old American, who has been in fine form since returning from foot surgery last year, had only gone past the Wimbledon third round once in six previous visits. She was beaten in the first round last year and maintained her poor record on grass with another limp display against world number 55 Vekic on Court One. Vekic, who sealed the upset on her fourth match point, faces Slovakia's Viktoria Kuzmova or Sweden's Rebecca Peterson in the second round.
Dipsan Tirkey to lead Indian hockey colts at 6-Nation tourney
Dipsan Tirkey will lead the 18-member junior men's hockey team while Hardik Singh will serve as his deputy in the upcoming Six-Nation Tournament, which is slated to begin from July 14 in Anterp, Belgium.The Indian team is scheduled to play a total of five round-robin matches against Ireland, Great Britain, Belgium, Malaysia and Netherlands.The top two teams at the end of the round-robin matches will face each other in the final on July 21 whereas the remaining teams will play classification matches.Hockey India high-performance director, David John, said that the tournament will be a good test for the youngsters as they will be playing against best teams around the world."The U-23 Six Nations Tournament in Belgium will prove to be a good test for our younger players of the Core Group. We will be playing against some of the best youth teams from around the world, which will help in giving our players the exposure they require. This tour will also help in developing our team that will ..
Dipsan, Shilanand in Indian squad for 6-nation U-23 Belgium hockey meet
Hockey India on Monday named the mens team for the Under-23 Six Nations Tournament to be held between July 14 to 21 in in Antwerp, Belgium.
Lahiri finishes tied-13th in US
Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri played an impressive stretch at the start of the back nine as he finished Tied 13th, a second successive Top-15 finish for him, at the Quicken Loans National. For Lahiri, who has been struggling with his scoring this year, the final round of 67 coming on the heels of a 65 in third round ensured a decent finish at T-13. This is his best apart from the three Top-10s he has had in the ongoing wrap-around season. Meanwhile, Francesco Molinari won his maiden PGA Tour title and that came by a massive margin of eight shots. Behind him there was Tiger Woods (66) in fourth place. Lahiri trudged along with nine straight pars but did not become frustrated. He was rewarded with a birdie on 10th, but quickly gave that away with a bogey on 11th when he hit into the water off the tee. On the 13th, he sank an 18-footer for a birdie and followed that up with an eagle 2 on the Par-4 14th, when he drove the green and landed inside 10 feet and holed the eagle putt. He then ...
We have connected with our fans again: England coach
England football coach Gareth Southgate believes his players have given supporters reason to dream again as they prepare to face Colombia on Tuesday for a place in the World Cup quarterfinals with hopes of progressing even further in the tournament.
De Gea reputation at all-time low as Spain exit FIFA World Cup
Spain were knocked out of the World Cup after losing 3-4 on penalties to Russia on Sunday after their round of 16 game ended 1-1 after 120 minutes. Although few members of the Spain's football squad travel home with their reputation enhanced following their disappointing World Cup campaign, there is one player whose image has taken a bigger beating than anyone: goalkeeper David de Gea.
Indian hockey colts beat Bangladesh 6-3 in 3rd practice match
Indian junior men's hockey team came up with a collective effort to beat Bangladesh 6-3 in the third practice match at the Sports Authority of India centre here today. The home team built on an early lead with Raj Kumar Pal's third minute field strike. Though Bangladesh were quick to respond with an equaliser via Rashel Mahamud through a set piece in the 11th minute, India worked on a good defensive structure to keep the visitors at bay till the later stages of the game. Later on Shilanand Lakra (19th) , Mohammad Umar (22nd), Mandeep Mor (33rd), Hardik Singh (46th) and Abhishek (48th) scored for India to help the hosts take a commanding 6-1 lead. Though the visitors scored two goals in a span of five minutes in the fourth and final quarter of the match through Mohammad Ashraful Islam (49th) and Mohammad Mahabub Hossain (53rd), but that was not enough to salvage a draw against the Indians.
AIFF should have been discussed before barring Indian teams from Asian Games
All India Football Federation (AIFF) General Secretary Kushal Das has said that Indian Olympic Association (IOA) should have discussed with the federation before taking the decision of not sending the senior football teams for the 2018 Asian Games."IOA should have at least discussed with us before making such decision to know our plans and strategies. This would have been a good experience for the Under-23 team. It's sad that such decision has been taken," Das said.He further said that they did not get any official communication from the IOA and that only verbal communication happened between them regarding the same.The General Secretary further expressed his disappointment at the decision and asked for a reason behind the same.Das further added that if the move is a result of senior teams' performances in the last four years then it is "absurd" as the teams have been playing really well from last few years."If the decision is based on performance four years back then it's absurd. ...
Coach Dalic says Croatia worthy quarter-finalists after crossing Danish obstacle
Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic says his faith in his footballers has gone up as they overcame Denmark 3-2 (1-1) via penalty shootout to enter the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals after a gap of 20 years.