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Rooney joins MLS side D.C. United

England and former Manchester United star Wayne Rooney has signed for D.C. United of Major League Soccer (MLS) from English Premier League (EPL) club Everton.

Aditi makes strong start in Women's PGA Championships

India's Aditi Ashok opened with a steady 2-under 70 that positioned her nicely in tied 15th place at the end of the first round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championships, the third Major of the year for women. Starting on the tenth, she birdied the 11th, 14th and 17th while dropping a shot on 12th and turned in 2-under 34. On the second nine, the front side of the course, she had a bogey on fifth and birdie on seventh and ended the day at 70. Aditi, who missed the cut at the ANA Inspiration and then missed the US Women's Open, will be keen to make up here. Currently lying 76th in world rankings and 57th in CME rankings on the LPGA Tour, Aditi has been having a middling time on the Tour. The three-time winner on the LPGA Tour and 2017 US Women's Open champion Sung Hyun Park surged to the top of the leaderboard with a bogey-free 66 to take the outright lead on day one. She leads by one stroke ahead of 2016 KPMG Women's PGA Champion Brooke Henderson, Brittany Altomare, Jaye Marie Green and ..

India U-16 colts leave for long exposure tour ahead of AFC Championship

The India Under-16 colts will set out for a month long three-nation football excursion this July to China, Thailand and Malaysia.

India U-16s to play 7 Internationals against 4 national teams ahead of AFC Championship

Ramping up its preparations for the 2018 AFC U-16 Championships, the Indian junior team will play seven international matches against four national squads, its sojourn starting with a month-long three-nation tour of China, Thailand and Malaysia. The July leg is marked as the All India Football Federation's (AIFF) final preparation ahead of the AFC Championship scheduled in September in Malaysia. The boys, coached by Bibiano Fernandes have been training in Kolkata for the last five weeks since returning victorious from Serbia in May. The 25-member squad and seven support staff will now leave for Weinan city, China tonight to participate in a four-nation invitational tournament alongside the U16 national teams of DPR Korea, Thailand and host China. India open their campaign against host China on July 3 followed by matches against Thailand on July 5, and DPR Korea on July 7. Bibiano's boys are scheduled to take on Thailand U16 team one more time mid-July in addition to playing practice ..

Khattar rides motorcycle to inspect sports stadium

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar himself rode a motorcycle to inspect development works at the Karan Stadium in the state's Karnal town on Friday.

Stokes named in England squad for India ODIs

Ben Stokes is set to return to action after the all-rounder was named in England's 14-man squad for the three-match One-day International (ODI) series against India, starting July 12.

Sindhu, Srikanth enter semifinals of Malaysia Open

P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth continued their impressive run at the Malaysia Open, progressing to the semifinals of the women's and men's singles competition with a straight-game wins in the USD 700,000 world tour super 750 tournament here today. In a clash between Olympic silver and gold medallists, it was Sindhu who emerged victories with a 22-20 21-19 result in a 52-minute quarterfinal match here. The 22-year-old Sindhu, who won a silver at the Glasgow World Championship, will face world no 1 and top seed Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying tomorrow. Earlier fourth seed Srikanth, who won a silver medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, dumped world no 22 France's Brice Leverdez 21-18 21-14 in a 39-minute clash at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil, a suburb in Kuala Lumpur. The Indian had also beaten the French in three games at All England Championship this year. The 25-year-old will take on former world no 2 and 2015 world championship bronze medallist Kento Momota, who has been in .

Lahiri makes a strong start in first round at Quicken Loans PGA event

Anirban Lahiri opened with a solid 3-under 67 settling for a tied 10th place after the first round at the Quicken Loans National Championship, here today. Lahiri, who logged his first top-10 finish of 2018 last week at the Travelers Championships, had a fine run of four birdies from second to fifth. But that apart, he parred all the other holes, barring the 18th in which he bogeyed after missing a par putt from just seven feet. On the 17th hole, he missed a birdie putt from just over seven feet. Andrew Landry grabbed the lead with a 7-under 63 on the rain-softened course and later in the afternoon J.J. Spaun shot the same, while playing in the group behind Tiger Woods. Woods did rally from a double bogey with five straight birdie chances from 8 feet or closer, but made only two of them as he carded 70 and was seven shots behind the leaders. Lahiri opened with a par and then ran four birdies in a row from second. He parred the next 12 holes before the lone bogey of the day on ...

Malaysia Open: Srikanth eases into semis

Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth stormed into the semi-finals of the Malaysia Open badminton championships after registering a straight-games victory over France's Brice Leverdez in the last-eight clash here on Friday.Giving no chance to his opponent, the 25-year-old swept aside Leverdez 18-21, 14-21 in a one-sided clash that lasted 39 minutes.The first set started on a steady note, with the Frenchman maintaining a lead of two points.However, Srikanth soon bounced back and managed to equalize the score before slowly starting to build the lead over his opponent.Srikanth was leading 19-17 and the Indian fans were wondering if the shuttler could get past Levedez without stumbling at the final stages of the opening set.And the former world number one did not disappoint his fans and grabbed the game.In the second game, both players were looking to create initial momentum and take the advantage of the same. After a score of five each, the Indian shuttler quickly gained two points, ...

Ball-tampering row: Darren Sammy defends Smith

Former West Indies captain Darren Sammy has said that the media coverage against the Australia skipper and his Toronto Nationals teammate Steve Smith, in the wake of ball-tampering scandal is over the top and something which is not called for.Sammy's comment came after he read a news report, with a photograph of Smith drinking a beer in a New York pub, headlined "Disgraced Smith a sad sight in New York"."It's truly up to you guys (the media). I saw an article, recently, about something in New York. That's not called for. You've made your point. I think, as sportsmen, we want to do the right things, set the example for the next generation. We will make mistakes, but it doesn't mean you've got to keep kicking a man when he's down. That's not the humane way to do things, and I think there's a right to punish but there's also a right to forgive and move on," ESPNcricinfo quoted Sammy, as saying.The 34-year-old further said that they have already paid a price as they have missed IPL and ...

Fit-again Ben Stokes back in England squad for India ODIs

All-rounder Ben Stokes has been named in the 14-member England squad for the three-match ODI series against India, starting July 18. Stokes, who tore his left hamstring during the Pakistan Test series, did not take part in England's 6-0 whitewash of Australia. He was also not picked for the three-match T20 International against India in order to give him full time to recuperate. Stokes is expected to return to competitive cricket with T20 match for Durham against Yorkshire on July 5. However if he is fully fit, he could be back in action for the final T20 International against India. "If he can prove his fitness on his return to competitive cricket, Stokes is also in contention to return to the T20 squad for the third T20 against India in Bristol on Sunday, July 8," the ECB said in a statement. The ECB also made it clear that if all-rounder Chris Woakes regains full fitness, he will be considered as the 15th member of the squad. "If he (Woakes) proves his fitness, he could be added to

Spanish football fan allowed to bring drum to Spain-Russia match

Veteran football fan Manuel Caceres Artesero, better known as Manolo "el del Bombo", which translates as Manolo The Bass Drummer, has been allowed to bring his bass drum, which he has been playing at Spain's matches for four decades, to Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium for the FIFA World Cup Round-of-16 encounter between his country and Russia.

Fit-again Ben Stokes returns in England squad for India ODIs

All-rounder Ben Stokes has been named in the 14-member England squad for the three-match ODI series against India, starting July 18. Stokes, who tore his left hamstring during the Pakistan Test series, did not take part in England's 6-0 whitewash of Australia. He was also not picked for the three-match T20 International against India in order to give him full time to recuperate. England team comprises of all the current form players like Jos Buttler, Jason Roy and Jony Bairstow. The first ODI on July 12 will be played at Trent Bridge (Nottingham) followed by the second at the Lord's (Jun 14) and final match at the Headingley (Leeds) on June 17. Squad: Eoin Morgan (C), Moeen Ali, Jonathan Bairstow, Jake Ball, Jos Buttler, Tom Curran, Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Mark Wood.

Gabriel replaces Dala in Trinbago Knight Riders for CPL

West Indian quick Shannon Gabriel has been named as a replacement for Junior Dala in the Trinbago Knight Riders squad for the 2018 edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) starting August 8.

All Russian hands on deck as team prepares for crucial Spain match

Every member of the Russian national team was working hard as the hosts trained for their first round-of-16 match in the 2018 World Cup, a crucial tie with Spain.

ISL 2018-19: FC Goa rope in Jackichand Singh

Indian football player Jackichand Singh has roped in FC Goa for the 2018-19 season of Indian Super League (ISL).Expressing delight over the same, Jaickichand said that it is a proud moment for him and that this is something he had always dreamt of."Signing for FC Goa is a very proud moment for me and it was something I really wanted. The attractive brand of football the team plays under Sergio Lobera is one of the main reasons why I wanted to join this team and I'm very happy that I'm here now," he said."I can't wait to get out on to the pitch and showcase what I have to offer to the amazing fans of the club. It's a well-known fact that the fans always back the team and I'm really looking forward to playing in front of them at the Fatorda stadium," he added.The former Kerala Blasters FC player has also represented Maharashtra duo FC Pune City and Mumbai City FC in ISL in the past.The 26-year-old was picked up by FC Pune City in the first ever football player auction in the second ...

Argentina trains on penalties ahead of France World Cup clash

Argentina's World Cup squad focused on practicing penalties when it took to its training ground in a final workout ahead of a knockout clash with France in the round of 16 at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Gehlot elected IKF chief for next four years

Janardan Singh Gehlot was elected the president of the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) for the next four years, it was announced after the Annual General Congress (AGC) of the federation, conducted here on Friday.

Shiva, Sarjubala make Asiad squad after winning trials

Shiva Thapa (60kg) claimed a place in the Indian boxing team for the Asian Games after winning the trials, where Sarjubala Devi clinched the 51kg spot in the women's squad -- a category that had been thrown open after M C Mary Kom pulled out of the equation due to a shoulder problem. Most of the team was finalised without trials, based on performances in the international tournaments and the national camp, but the men's 60kg and 64kg and the women's 51kg division were decided following trials here today. Shiva, a former world bronze-medallist and a three-time Asian medallist, defeated Commonwealth Games silver-medallist Manish Kaushik. Sarjubala, on the other hand, got the better of former CWG bronze-winner Pinki Jangra. In the men's 64kg category, national champion Dheeraj Rangi defeated Rohit Tokas. "All the results were one-sided. The winners claimed unanimous victories and there was no doubt in anybody's mind who had clinched the bouts," said a coach who was present at the ...

Amandeep wins first title of season in Hero WPGT

Amandeep Drall today overturned a two-shot deficit into a four-shot win after turning in a four-under 68 in the final round to clinch her first title of the season in the eighth leg of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour here. Amandeep, who was second on the Hero Order of Merit, totaled 5-under 211, while overnight leader, Gaurika Bishnoi (74) and Trisha Sunil (73) were Tied-second at one-under 215. This was also the first time this season the top three finishers had all aggregated under-par totals. The 25-year-old Panchkula golfer, who has been second in season-ending Order of Merit the last three seasons, had not won in four previous starts this year, as compared to eight titles in three previous seasons. Her best finish this year was T-2 in the sixth leg. Starting the final round two shots behind overnight leader Gaurika today, Amandeep was on fire with birdies on first two holes followed by yet another on fourth. Further birdies on eighth and 10th brought her to 5-under by which time ..