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Marquez wins Dutch GP, extends lead over Rossi
: Spaniard Marc Marquez of Repsol Honda Team edged out compatriots Alex Rins (Suzuki) and Maverick Vinales (Yamaha) to win the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen on Sunday. After eight Grands Prix, Marquez has now won four and has opened up a 41-point lead in the standings over Italian Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) who was fifth yesterday. His Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa struggled to find pace in the early phase and finished 15th, a press note said. Marquez made his move in the closing stages, grabbing the lead and pulling away to win by 2.269 seconds. "In last three laps I pushed with everything," Marquez said after the race. Jorge Lorenzo, a former multiple world champion, finished seventh.
Asian Games: AIFF hopeful of IOA reconsidering decision not to send football teams
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is hopeful that the Narinder Batra-led Indian Olympic Association (IOA) will change its stance and allow the football teams to participate in the upcoming Asian Games in Indonesia.
England against Colombia and history for place in quarter-finals (Preview)
England will try and overcome the weight of history of knockout heartbreaks in recent past when they face Colombia in the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup here on Tuesday while the South American outfit will attempt to secure a place in the quarter-finals for the second time in succession.
Will play 2022 World Cup with white beard: Ramos
After Spain was knocked out of the FIFA World Cup 2018 by Russia, a dejected Spain skipper Sergio Ramos has said he will play the next World Cup in 2022 even at the age of 36 and with a "white beard".
Wagh says 10-wicket haul has given his career much needed fillip
Left-arm medium pacer Shrikant Wagh, who starred in English league cricket by taking all 10 wickets, says his rare feat has provided a much needed fillip to his career. Wagh's stellar performance came for Stokesley Cricket Club in the match against Middlesbrough. A fit-again Wagh returned with figures of 11.4-1-39-10. Asked about his feat, Wagh told PTI, "I did not expect to take a 10-wicket haul. I am going well after the surgery lay off last year. I am very fit and keen as ever. I am expecting more good performances." Wagh underwent a left knee surgery after getting injured during warm-up before a Ranji Trophy game last year, keeping him out of action for eight months. Wagh, who has picked up 33 wickets so far in the league, is optimistic that the feat will help him bounce back stronger. "100 (per cent) as any good performance helps a sportsman. This will help me come back stronger," Wagh said when asked whether his effort would propel his career. Wagh has so far played 63 ...
Indian para athlete Kathuniya sets world record in discus throw
India's para athlete Yogesh Kathuniya smashed the world record in the men's discus F36 while winning gold in the Para-Athletics Grand Prix in Berlin. Kathuniya threw 45.18m, which is more than two metres than the earlier world record of 42.96m set by China's Cuiqing Li last year. He came up with his best throw in his third attempt. Pawel Piotrowski of Poland was second with 35.63m while Aliaksandr Lvou finished third with 19.24m. The Berlin event, which ended yesterday, was the ninth leg of the World Para Athletics Grand Prix series.
Sweden trains for Switzerland ahead of last 16 clash
Sweden's national team held a training session on Monday ahead of their upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup clash against Switzerland in the round of 16 on Tuesday.
Preeti to lead junior hockey team in Six Nations tourney
Striker Preeti Dubey will skipper an 18-member Indian junior women's team for the upcoming Under-23 Six Nations tournament to be held from July 14-21 in Belgium, Hockey India announced on Monday.
Gautam Gambhir will take all key cricketing decisions: DDCA Secy
Cornered during the 17 month regime of Court-appointed administrator Justice Vikramajit Sen, senior opener Gautam Gambhir will be back as "government nominee" in DDCA, informed newly elected secretary Vinod Tihara. The two-time world champion cricketer was appointed government nominee last year but Justice Sen made it clear that he won't be allowed as long as he remains an active cricketer. However, after Rajat Sharma panel swept to victory in the DDCA elections, secretary Tihara made it clear that they have grand plans for Gambhir. "The elected members will look after administrative side but cricketing decisions will be taken by cricketer. Gautam is one of the biggest names in Delhi cricket. It's only natural, he will play a major role. You can put it on record, Gautam will take all policy decisions with regards to cricket," Tihara said during an interaction at the Kotla. "How can we forget that after the KP Bhaskar incident, he was summoned for a disciplinary hearing and made to sit
We are willing to send football team to Asian Games on own cost: AIFF
An utterly helpless All India Football Federation today said it is willing to send the national team to the Asian Games on its own cost while slamming the IOA for not having the "courtesy to officially intimate" them about its decision to not clear the side. As per the Indian Olympic Association's regulations, only those national teams which are ranked between 1-8 at the continental level, are cleared for the Games. "I wrote a letter to the IOA explaining our disappointment and unhappiness of this decision without really consulting with us and trying to understand what is happening in football world. If expenses are an issue we are willing to pay for the team's travel and stay," AIFF general secretary Kushal Das said here. This was a day after the AIFF said the Narinder Batra-led body lacked "vision and competence". Still wanting to cling on to hope, Das called it an "unfortunate" gathering of scribes at the Football House, on the outskirts of the capital. "I would like to state and ..
Uruguay train without Cavani ahead of quarterfinal clash vs France
Uruguay's squad on Monday held a training session without forward Edinson Cavani ahead of the team's upcoming FIFA World Cup quarterfinal clash with France.
IOA chief disapproves of Khelo India selecting hockey players
Indian Olympic Association President Narinder Batra has questioned the Sports Ministry's move to pick hockey players under the Khelo India Talent Development Programme, saying that the IOA will not approve such a selection if the National Sports Federation was not involved. The ministry has selected 50 boys and girls each from the Khelo India School Games held earlier this year. It informed Hockey India and the IOA on June 25 about this selection of players to groom them under its Talent Development Programme. In response to the ministry's move, Batra said, "I would like to understand whether the athletes in the attached list under Khelo India Talent development programme have been selected by the selection committee of the NSF or by the Sports Authority of India approved selectors thru Khelo India. "In case the NSF is not involved then we do not approve of this selection." A few months ago, Batra had asked the office bearers of all the NSFs to desist from associating with the Khelo ..
Australia's Stanlake tears through Pakistan for easy win
Australian fast bowler Billy Stanlake demolished Pakistan's top order with four quick wickets to set up a nine-wicket win today in the second match of the Zimbabwe Twenty20 Tri-Series. Stanlake took 4 for 8 in his opening burst, the most economical spell by an Australian in T20 international cricket, and the second best ever behind James Faulkner's 5 for 27 the last time the two teams met. His efforts held Pakistan to 116 all out, a score Australia chased down with ease, with captain Aaron Finch registering an unbeaten 68 as they cantered home with more than nine overs to spare. Stanlake had opened the first inning with fearsome pace and bounce, and had Mohammad Hafeez fending the ball to Finch at first slip with his third delivery. Finch was back in the action two overs later, running from first slip to gully to take a stunning catch to remove Hussain Talat. A rising leg stump delivery had Fakhar Zaman caught by wicketkeeper Alex Carey, and when Sarfraz Ahmed presented a regulation .
Aditi finishes 63rd in Women's PGA Championship
Indian golfer Aditi Ashok capped a disappointing week with a one-over 73 for a total of nine-over 297 to finish Tied-63rd at the KPMG Women's PGA Championships here. Aditi, who is playing only her second year on the LPGA Tour, had four bogeys, three of them in a row on the back nine from 12th to 14th, and three birdies. The 20-year-old was playing her second Major of the year and had missed the cut at ANA Inspiration. Sung Hyun Park, the sixth ranked player in the world, outlasted a three-person playoff, defeating So Yeon Ryu and Nasa Hataoka on the second extra hole to win her second major title and fourth career victory on the LPGA Tour. Park rolled in birdie putts on both playoff holes, the second one dropping in at the par 4, 16th hole after a 20-minute weather delay. She cried openly on her caddie David Jones' shoulder after missing three cuts in her last four starts. Park recorded the only bogey-free round on Sunday at Kemper Lakes Golf Club, a 3-under par, 69 to force a ...
1st T20I: Kohli's men prepare for challenging English summer (Preview)
Fresh from a relatively easy 2-0 whitewash over minnows Ireland, India's real test on the tour will start on Tuesday when the Virat Kohli-led brigade will be up against a formidable England side in the first of the three-match Twenty20 International series at the Old Trafford here.
Bring on Brazil: World Cup fever grips disbelieving Russia
Russian fans danced in the streets of Kaliningrad on the Baltic and kissed strangers in Vladivostok in the Far East after their team defied all expectations to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. In the Black Sea resort of Sochi, thousands of fans with Russian flags draped around their shoulders watched a giant screen transfixed and cars in central Moscow honked from dusk till dawn. A mixture of disbelief and jubilation is gripping the host nation after their team pulled off one of the biggest World Cup upsets in recent memory, sending 2010 champions Spain packing after a penalty shootout decided their last-16 tie. "It's great. Unbelievable. We are champions," 27-year old Muscovite Anna Glazkova said after Sunday's match. We believe we will now be in the final with Brazil." The penalty shootout turned goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev into a national hero after a backs-to-the-wall performance in which they had just over a quarter of possession. "What is there to hide, we were hoping for ...
From bars to temples, Japan fans flock for World Cup win
When Japan's Blue Samurai take on Belgium today for a spot in the World Cup quarter finals, fans nationwide will pack spots from bars to temples to cheer them on. They are the undisputed underdogs against star-studded Belgium, but Japan weren't even expected to qualify from their group after a chaotic and disappointing run up to the tournament. The team's surprise turnaround has delighted fans at home, with people determined to stay up and cheer despite a time difference that means Monday's game starts at 3:00am Tuesday morning local time. At a sports gear shop in Tokyo, several fans were out stocking up on kit before the game. "I think there is a chance to win," said Yuta Makino, predicting Japan would sneak by Belgium 2-1 with goals by Shinji Kagawa and Yuya Osako. "Since Belgium have a lot of famous players, I want (Japan) to concentrate on defence and look for a window of opportunity," said Makino, a 19-year-old university student, at an outlet of Soccer Shop KAMO in Tokyo's ...
Australia's Stanlake tears through Pakistan top order
Australian fast bowler Billy Stanlake demolished Pakistan's top order with four quick wickets today as they were held to 116 all out in the second match of the Zimbabwe Twenty20 Tri-Series. Stanlake took 4 for 8 in his opening burst, the most economical spell by an Australian in T20 international cricket, and the second best ever behind James Faulkner's 5 for 27 the last time the two teams met. Opening the bowling from the City End and extracting fearsome pace and bounce from the surface, Stanlake had Mohammad Hafeez fending the ball to Australia captain Aaron Finch at first slip with his third delivery. Finch was back in the action two overs later, running from first slip to gully to take a stunning catch to remove Hussain Talat. A rising leg stump delivery had Fakhar Zaman caught by wicketkeeper Alex Carey, and when Sarfraz Ahmed presented a regulation chance to Finch at slip, Stanlake had his fourth and Pakistan were 24 for 4. Shoaib Malik, who became the first male cricketer to ...
Players question men's doubles combinations for Asian Games
The AITA selection committee has erred by not picking two specialists doubles teams for the Asian Games, feel a number of players, who questioned veteran Leander Paes' pairing with Sumit Nagal. The players though backed AITA's decision to team Rohan Bopanna with Divij Sharan, as was requested by the top two players in the country. Players inside top-100 -- Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Purav Raja -- and N Sriram Balaji and Vishnu Vardhan, who have earned their maiden Grand Slam debut, have all voiced concern at the Paes-Nagal pairing. "Definitely Bopanna and Divij are playing well and ranked 1 and 2. It makes sense to pair them. I don't understand where did Sumit come into doubles. Nothing against him as a player. Since we want our best pairs to get medals for our county, we need to send the best doubles pairs," said Balaji from London. The Chennai-player said going by the rankings of Paes and Nagal, they are unlikely to be seeded. "It's not that we don't have higher-ranked doubles ...
Dravid, Ponting, Taylor inducted into ICC Hall of Fame
Former captains Rahul Dravid of India, Ricky Ponting of Australia and retired England woman wicketkeeper-batter Claire Taylor were inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame during a glittering ceremony in Dublin.