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Ashwin still harbours dream of white-ball return
With less than a year to go for the 2019 ICC World Cup, and the Indian team management currently pinning their hopes on wrist spinners, seasoned off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has expressed his desire to return to white-ball cricket and be a part of the squad for the quadrennial extravaganza in England.
Srikanth enters semifinals of Malaysia Open
Kidambi Srikanth continued his impressive run at the Malaysia Open, progressing to the semifinals of the men's singles competition with a straight-game win over France's Brice Leverdez in the USD 700,000 world tour super 750 tournament here today. Fourth seed Srikanth, who won a silver medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, dumped world no 22 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 sensational form ever since making a comeback after serving a one-year ban by Japan Badminton Association for gambling at an illegal casino in 2015. Momota clinched the Macau Open and Dutch Open last year besides reaching the finals at Canada Open. He won the 2018 Asia Badminton championship and was also unbeaten at the Thomas ...
Croatia's Rakitic says Spain favourite to win 2018 World Cup
Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic said on Friday that the Spanish football team was favourite to win the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Quintero adds finesse to Pekerman's rock-solid Colombia
World Cup quarter-finalists in Brazil four years ago, Colombia have done what was expected of them by progressing to the knockout stage in Russia. In fact, a cursory glance at the final Group H standings might suggest that it has been a stress-free journey so far; Colombia topped the group with six points, two more than second-placed Japan.
Frankfurt midfielder Mascarell moves to Schalke
Schalke have reinforced their midfield with the signing of Omar Mascarell from fellow German football club Eintracht Frankfurt.
Mainz snap up French youngster Mateta
Mainz have completed the signing of young attacking midfielder Jean Philippe Mateta from French outfit Olympique Lyon.
World Cup knockout stage will be tough for Belgium, England: Fellaini
Manchester United and Belgium midfielder Marouane Fellaini said that the 2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage would be as difficult for his side as for England whom they beat 1-0 in the teams' final group-stage match.
To tackle corruption, ICC launches integrity app
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today launched an integrity app, which will help the players deal with corrupt approaches. The ICC Integrity App will give anyone in the game easy access to information they need to tackle issues relating to anti-corruption and anti-doping. The app is designed with the needs of players, officials and team support staff at all levels of the game and across all formats. It ensures participants are equipped with the information required to ensure the game remains clean and their careers do not suffer due to lack of knowledge. The app will provide them with essential information and a secure platform to report any suspicious incidents or behaviour related to corruption or doping. The app was received well by players and officials after a soft launch at this year's ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand and will continue to be developed with more features, content and functionality such as videos and imagery to be added in the coming months and ...
ICC launches integrity app
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced the launch of an integrity app as part of its ongoing commitment to protect the spirit and integrity of the game.
ISL: Jackichand Singh signs for FC Goa
Indian Super League (ISL) outfit FC Goa on Friday announced the signing of winger Jackichand Singh from Kerala Blasters FC.
Narang, Jitu, Mehuli fail to make cut for Asian Games squad
The seasoned Gagan Narang, Jitu Rai and young Mehuli Ghosh failed to make the Indian shooting squad for the upcoming Asian Games, even as a few unheralded faces were picked for the quadrennial extravaganza, starting August 18 in Indonesia. London Olympic silver medallist Vijay Kumar, plagued by injuries and poor form for a long time, makes his way back into the squad for the World Championships. The army man will be taking part in standard pistol and centre fire (non Olympic events), though he had won the top prize of his career in rapid fire. The two member men's air rifle team will comprise Ravi Kumar and Deepak Kumar while the 3-position team is made up of Sanjeev Rajput and Akhil Sheoran even as Narang, who returned to action after an injury lay-off, missed out. The 35-year-old London Olympics bronze medallist Narang had won the silver in air rifle at the 2010 Asian Games. He has won a total of five medals in 2006 and 2010. Ravi Kumar and Apurvi Chandela will shoot in the air ...
Both England, Belgium wanted to win, but not at any cost: Coaches
Both England and Belgium head coaches said after their clash in the third round group match that they wanted to win, but not at any cost.
Colombian president celebrates securing last 16 spot at World Cup
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos passionately celebrated his country's 1-0 victory over Senegal, which ensured Colombia' safe passage into the knockout stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Malaysia Open: Sindhu, Srikanth eye semi-final berths
Rio Olympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu will aim to book her place in the semi-finals of the Malaysia Open badminton championships when she locks horns with Spain's Carolina Marin in their last-eight clash of the women's singles event here on Friday.Earlier, world number three Sindhu continued her rich vein of form as she eased past Malaysian Ying Ying Lee 21-8, 21-14 in a clash that lasted a little over half an hour to set up a quarter-final clash with the Olympic champion.The last time they faced each other was in the finals of the Dubai World Superseries, where Sindhu thrashed the world number six in straight sets.As far as the head-to-head record is concerned, Carolina has a better winning record as she leads the Olympic silver-medalist 5-3 in the last eight encounters.Meanwhile, ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth will face France's Brice Leverdez in the men's singles event for a place in the semi-finals.The world number four Indian had earlier defeated Tzu Wei Wang of Chinese ...
Thousands of Peruvians cheer as football team returns home
Thousands of Peruvians welcomed their country's national team with cheers after it returned from the 2018 World Cup in Russia, in which it took part for the first time in 36 years, and called on coach Ricardo Gareca to stay with the team until Qatar 2022.
Morocco formally complains of World Cup refereeing 'injustice'
The Moroccan Royal Football Federation (FRMF) has formally complained to world football's governing body FIFA over "serious referee errors" during the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Rani to lead Team India at Women's Hockey World Cup
Experienced forward Rani will lead the 18-member Indian Hockey Team at the upcoming Hockey Womens World Cup, slated to begin on July 21 in London, Hockey India (HI) announced on Friday.
Dominant India eye T20I series win over Ireland
After comfortably clinching a win in the opening match, India will look to continue their dominant run and seal the two-match T20I series against Ireland when the two sides play the second match here at the Malahide Cricket Club Ground on Friday.India will be heading into the match on the back of 76-run victory in the opening T20I in Dublin. A terrific opening partnership between Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan and some smart bowling by the spinners saw India take a 1-0 lead in the series.The openers shared a 160-run partnership and smashed 13 fours and 10 sixes between them.Despite losing a cluster of wickets towards the end, India accumulated 208 runs for five in their stipulated 20 overs, setting Ireland a tough target of 209 runs to win.In reply, Ireland kept on losing wickets at regular intervals, as India restricted them to 132 for 9 in 20 overs.On a related note, after the Ireland series, the Kohli-led side will head to England for three-match T20I series, three-match ODI ...
Jackichand Singh signs for FC Goa
FC Goa have announced the signing of Manipur winger, Jackichand Singh from Kerala Blasters FC for the forthcoming season of the Indian Super League (ISL). The Indian was picked by FC Pune City in the first ever football player auction in the second season of the league and went on to score one goal for the club before moving to Mumbai City FC the following season. At Mumbai, Jackichand was an integral part of the attacking contingent and contributed to the success of the team on the pitch. The Manipuri then moved to Kerala Blasters FC and had his best personal season. The winger went on to score two goals, including one against the Gaurs and assisted three more for the club. 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, said Jackichand, who represented FC Pune City and Mumbai City FC
Dutee scorches track, betters own national record
Top Indian sprinter Dutee Chand today smashed her own national record in women's 100m dash on the fourth and final day of the 58th National Inter State Senior Athletics Championships here to establish herself as a gold medal contender in the upcoming Asian Games. The 22-year-old Dutee, representing Odisha, clocked 11.29 seconds to shave off one-hundredth of a second from her earlier national record of 11.30 as she scorched the track in the semifinals of the event under good conditions in the morning session at the Indira Gandhi Athletics Stadium here. She has already breached the Asian Games qualifying time of 11.67 when she clocked 11.42 in one the heats yesterday. She has also qualified for the Asian Games in 200m though 100m dash is her main event. The final race of the women's 100m will be held later in the evening. Today's timing has put Dutee on top of the season's list among the Asians and she would go as one of the gold medal contenders in the Asian Games. The gold medal ...