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World Cup: Colombia, Japan advance from Group H (Roundup)
Colombia qualified for the pre-quarterfinals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, riding on Yerry Mina's second half winner to knock Senegal out in a crunch Group H encounter here on Thursday.
Belgium hold India to 1-1 draw in hockey Champions Trophy
World No 3 Belgium stretched India till the final minutes of the match to split the points with a 1-1 draw at the men's hockey Champions Trophy here on Thursday.
Colombia, Japan progress as yellow cards knock Senegal out
Colombian central defender Yerry Mina scored the only goal in their final Group H fixture against Senegal as the African side became the first team in history to be eliminated by virtue of the fair play rule.Colombia's win ensured they finished their group stage campaign with six points, enough to secure the top berth in Group H, and with Poland already eliminated, Senegal and Japan were the two teams still in contention for the second spot.With Japan also losing by a goal to Poland, the deciding factor was down to the number of yellow cards accumulated by the two teams, as both Senegal and Japan were tied on four points, and were level on goal difference, goals for and goals against.The six bookings to Senegal's name, compared to Japan's four ensured that latter became the only Asian side to qualify into the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup 2018.In Samara, the referee pointed to the spot in the 17th minute after Sadio Mane was brought down inside the box by Davinson Sanchez. ...
Mavericks, Falcons set up semifinal clash in UTT
Defending champions Falcons TTC beat RP-SG Mavericks in the last league match of Ultimate Table Tennis here on Thursday to set up a repeat clash in the semifinals.
India draw with Belgium in hockey Champions Trophy
India squandered a perfect start, by conceding a late goal to draw with 2016 Rio Olympics silver medallists Belgium 1-1 in their penultimate league stage game of the Hockey Champions Trophy here on Thursday.
India concede late goal to draw 1-1 with Belgium in Champions Trophy
Wilting under relentless pressure in the final quarter, India conceded a late goal to settle for a 1-1 draw with Belgium in the Champions Trophy hockey tournament, here today. India scored an early goal through a penalty corner conversion by Harmanpreet Singh (10th minute) and managed to hold to the lead till the 59th minute before Loick Luypaert dashed their hopes by converting their first of the 11 penalty corners. With seven points from four games, India are still in with a chance of progressing to Sunday's final. They take on hosts Netherlands in their last round robin match on Saturday. Top two teams from the round robin stage will progress to the summit clash. The Indians had earlier defeated arch-rivals Pakistan 4-0 and stunned Olympic champions Argentina 2-1 before slumping to a 2-3 defeat at the hands of defending and world champions Australia. Just like Belgium, the Indians too were awful with penalty corner conversions as they made use of just one of the six that came their
India draw 1-1 with Belgium in Champions Trophy
India conceded a late goal to settle for a 1-1 draw with Belgium in their penultimate round robin match of the Champions Trophy hockey tournament, here today. India scored an early goal through a penalty corner conversion by Harmanpreet Singh (10th minute) but wilted under tremendous pressure from the Red Lions to concede a late goal that came from the stick of Loick Luypaert (59th minute). India are still in with a chance of progressing to Sunday's final and will take on hosts Netherlands in their last round robin match on Saturday. The Indians had earlier defeated arch-rivals Pakistan 4-0 and stunned Olympic champions Argentina 2-1 before slumping to a 2-3 defeat against defending and world champions Australia.
Japan in pre-quarters despite losing to Poland
Japan lost 0-1 to Poland in their final Group H contest here on Thursday but still managed to go through to the FIFA World Cup pre-quarterfinals.
Colombia knock Senegal out to qualify for pre-quarters
Colombia qualified for the pre-quarterfinals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup riding on Yerry Mina's second half winner to knock Senegal out in a crunch Group H encounter here on Thursday.
Japan booed off but reach last 16 despite Poland loss
Japan and Poland were booed from the pitch in Volgograd after a farcical end to their final Group H match which saw the Blue Samurai qualify for the last 16 despite a 1-0 defeat. Japan went through by the slimmest of margins -- their fair play record -- after the last 10 minutes were played out like a training match as both sides settled for the result. They will meet either Belgium or England after reaching the knockout stage for the third time in their history. When Jan Bednarek scored his first international goal in the 60th minute for already eliminated Poland, the score between Colombia and Senegal stood at 0-0 meaning Japan were going out. But once news filtered through of Yessy Mina's 74th minute goal for Colombia the match changed for the worse. The strike meant Colombia would win the group and Japan were ahead of Senegal despite identical points, goal difference and goals scored, because they had received fewer yellow cards. A cacophony of boos rang out as hardly any tackles
Mavericks, Falcons set up semifinal clash in UTT
Defending champions Falcons TTC beat RP-SG Mavericks in the last league match to set up a semifinal clash against the same opponent in Ultimate Table Tennis. In the other semifinal, table toppers Dabang Smashers, led by Manika Batra and Gnanasekharan Sathiyan, take on fourth-placed Maharashtra United on Friday. Falcons TTC, who needed just three points to jump ahead of Warriors TTC in the points table, achieved the feat in the third clash of the day itself. India's Sanil Shetty paired up with Bernadette Szocs to overcome Harmeet Desai and Doo Hoi Kem 2-1 (11-7, 11-1, 5-11) in the mixed doubles encounter. Germany's Sabine Winter began the day's proceedings on a winning note for the Mavericks, taming India's national champion Sutirtha Mukherjee 3-0 (11-10, 11-2, 11-5). Spain's Alvaro Robles, however, notched up the two points required for the Falcons to equal the Warriors overall tally and make the rest of the matches only of academic interest. The World No. 56 won 2-1 (11-8, 9-11, ...
Mina winner sends Colombia through as ill-disciplined Senegal go out
A powerful header from Barcelona's Yerry Mina fired Colombia into the last 16 of the World Cup with a 1-0 win over Group H rivals Senegal, who crashed out due to a poorer disciplinary record than Japan. Colombia and Japan will play either England or Belgium, who were playing later Thursday. The South Americans, looking to reach the latter stages after reaching the quarter-finals in Brazil, risked going out of the tournament at the first hurdle. But after seeing the video assistant referee come to their rescue in a disappointing first half, Colombia were handed a last-16 lifeline 13 minutes from the end when Mina rose to meet a corner from the right and direct a header into the roof of Khadim Ndiaye's net. Poland's 1-0 consolation win over Japan meant the Asians finished level with Senegal, who were agonisingly eliminated because they were issued six yellow cards in the competition, two more than Japan. In Samara, Colombia coach Jose Pekerman kept faith with the attacking front line ...
World Cup: Colombia knock Senegal out to qualify for pre-quarters
Colombia qualified for the pre-quarterfinals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup riding on Yerry Mina's second half winner to knock Senegal out in a crunch Group H encounter here on Thursday.
Japan enter pre-quarters despite losing to Poland
Japan lost 0-1 to Poland in their final Group H contest here on Thursday but still managed to go through to the FIFA World Cup pre-quarterfinals.
Argentina wary but confident ahead of France
Argentina midfielder Giovani Lo Celso said there are "flaws" to exploit against France when the countries meet in the last 16 of the World Cup on Saturday. Two-time champions Argentina scraped through to the knockout phase as runners-up in Group D following a tense 2-1 win over Nigeria in their final match. Lo Celso is more familiar than most with Argentina's upcoming opponents as three of his Paris Saint-Germain team-mates -- Kylian Mbappe, Presnel Kimpembe and Alphonse Areola -- are in the France squad. "We're facing a great opponent, a great team that was unbeaten in the group phase. But we know we're a big team too and we have our weapons. I think it's going to be a great game," Lo Celso said on Thursday. "The France team, with space and the people they have, can put you in danger. In general it's a very good team and very united. "But while they have many strengths they also have flaws and we have to take advantage of them." Defender Federico Fazio said Tuesday's victory over ...
Ex-Spain captain says game against Russia will be a challenge
Former Spain captain Iker Casillas on Thursday warned that La Roja's upcoming knockout match against this year's FIFA World Cup host Russia would present a real challenge.
Iran striker Azmoun, 23, announces international retirement
Iranian striker Sardar Azmoun has announced his retirement from international football at the age of just 23 citing his mother's health as the main reason.
Argentina reaching World Cup knockouts a confidence booster: Fazio
Argentina's defender Federico Fazio said on Thursday that securing a place in the 2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage had given the team a boost.
Unheralded Shivpal, Sudha, Dutee and Nirmala book Asian Games berths
Unheralded Shivpal Singh of Uttar Pradesh sprang a surprise with a big throw in the men's javelin while veteran 3000m steeplechaser Sudha Singh ran her best race in two years as both booked Asian Games berths with gold medal winning efforts on the third day of the 58th National Inter State Senior Athletics Championships, here today. Shivpal cleared 82.28m in his final throw - his personal best - to clinch the gold and better the Asian Games qualification mark of 81m to the surprise of those present at the Indira Gandhi Athletics Stadium. It was a jump of 2.5m from his previous earlier best of 79.77m which he did in 2016. The 23-year-old from Varanasi is expected to be named in the Indian team for the Asian Games on June 30 along with star athlete Neeraj Chopra who has been exempted from taking part in this meet which serves as the final selection trial to pick the Indian track and field team. Shivpal said he was hurt at being left out of the javelin team that went to Finland last ...
Sindhu, Srikanth in quarters; Saina exits Malaysia Open
India's P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the quarter-finals but Saina Nehwal fell in the second round of the Malaysia Open badminton championships here on Thursday.