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Halep stays atop of WTA rankings, Muguruza 3rd
Romania's Simona Halep remained in the number one spot in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings released on Monday with 7,970 points, while Spain's Garbiñe Muguruza maintained her third spot.
Nadal reclaims top spot in ATP rankings, Federer slips
Spain's Rafael Nadal returned to the top spot in the men's Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday while Switzerland's Roger Federer came in second.
Injury puts South Korea captain out of clash vs Germany
South Korea captain Ki Sung-Yueng is set to miss his national team's upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup final Group F game against Germany due to a muscle injury, the Korea Football Association said on Monday.
Indian eves face New Zealand in ICC World T20 2018 opener
India will open their campaign against New Zealand at Guyana in the opener of the ICC women's World T20 2018 to be staged in the West Indies from November 9 to 24, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Monday.
FC Pune City retain Adil Khan on two-year deal
Indian Super League (ISL) club FC Pune City have retained the services of their midfield maestro Adil Khan for the next two seasons. One of the top performers of the league last year, Adil's consistent efforts contributed to the team's run to top-four. Speaking on retaining Adil, FC Pune City CEO Gaurav Modwel said, "Adil was one of the standout performers for us last season. His commitment to the team and dedication to his job was commendable. Adil's versatility gave the team a lot of flexibility eventually contributing big time to the team's historic run." In 2017-18 season, Adil scored four goals in 18 appearances including a stunning header against Jamshedpur FC. The 29-year old, when deployed in midfield, showed his value with impressive passes and runs in the opposition's box. "I am excited to continue with FC Pune City as the time here has been one of the most fulfilling in my professional career. What we achieved as a team last season was commendable and with core group of ...
FIFA WC: Uruguay, Russia eye knockout berth
Two-time winners Uruguay and hosts Russia will aim to book their place in the knockout rounds of the ongoing 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup when they lock horns with each other in the third and final match of the tournament here at the Samara Arena on Monday.The two teams will square off for the top spot in Group A, having both clinched two victories in their previous matches.Uruguay will head into the match following a 1-0 win against Egypt and Saudi Arabia in their first two matches.Hosts Russia, on the other hand, kicked off their campaign at the showpiece event with a 3-1 win over Egypt before they followed it up with a crushing 5-0 win over Saudi Arabia.The encounter is crucial for both teams.While Uruguay need to win the match if they want to finish the opening round as group winners, a draw for Russia would be enough to finish the group stage as leaders as they enjoy a superior goal difference.In other matches of the day, sixty seventh-ranked Saudi Arabia will lock horns ..
FIH delegation visits Bhubaneswar in run-up to Hockey World Cup
International Hockey Federation (FIH) events director Gabrielle van Zwieten today embarked on a two-day visit here to ensure that the preparations are up to speed in the lead up to the Hockey Men's World Cup to be held in November. Accompanied by Hockey India officials, Gabrielle had extensive meetings with Vishal K Dev, commissioner-cum-secretary to Department of Youth Services and Sports and representatives from various departments of Odisha government to discuss the overall progress of work. The day long proceedings also included the 5th Executive Committee Meeting for organisation of the World Cup chaired by Aditya Prasad Padhi, chief secretary and chief development commissioner of Odisha government. Gabrielle will visit the remaining facilities tomorrow to check the preparedness to host the International teams. "I am delighted with the progress of work here at the Kalinga Stadium and I am quite confident the venue will be ready well within the stipulated time," she said. "The ...
Paine rates Buttler over Dhoni in white ball cricket
Australia skipper Tim Paine has rated England's Jos Buttler as the "best white-ball wicketkeeper-batsman in the world" and even went on to hail the Englishman as better than India's World Cup winning former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
ICC WC still a reality, says Paine despite England drubbing
Despite slumping to a crushing 0-5 series whitewash against England in the five-match ODI series, Australian skipper Tim Paine believes that it would be too early to write off his side from the upcoming 2019 ICC World Cup.Expressing faith on his side, Paine emphasized that the Australian side-- who are going through a tough phase following a ball-tampering scandal--know what it takes to win big tournaments."We've got a number of players who weren't in this squad who have played in and won World Cups. They know what it takes. Cricket Australia as an organization knows what it takes and whilst I've heard a few times this team looks like it hasn't got a plan or doesn't know where it's going, we've got a clear direction, we know where we're going," cricket.com.au quoted Tim Paine, as saying."We know we're a long way off the mark at the moment but the World Cup is not for 12 months. We know when we get our best team on the park, when we're playing our best cricket we're going to be right ..
Current pace attack is most complete India has ever had: Sachin Tendulkar
The legendary Sachin Tendulkar feels India has headed to the gruelling tour of England with "the most complete fast-bowling attack in many many years", a "luxury" that was not there during his 24 years in international cricket. India are starting their nearly three-month tour of United Kingdom with two T20 Internationals in Ireland from June 27 but all eyes will be on the five-Test series starting August 1 in Birmingham. "This is the most complete fast-bowling attack that India have had in many many years. In my assessment, this attack would go as one of the best," Tendulkar told PTI during an exclusive interaction. The maestro, who played an incredible 200 Tests in his illustrious career, said even though India have had some quality seamers but never had the "luxury" of an attack of such variety. "We have the luxury where we have a swing bowler (Bhuvneshwar Kumar), a tall bowler (Ishant Sharma), a skiddy bowler (Jasprit Bumrah) and a genuine quick bowler (Umesh Yadav). It is a nice ..
India open Women's World T20 campaign against NZ; DRS to debut
India will begin their campaign against New Zealand in the ICC Women's World T20, to be held in the West Indies from November 9 to 24. India, who are yet to win the tournament in five attempts, face Pakistan in their second game on November 11. The tournament opener against New Zealand is scheduled for November 9. India's remaining leagues games will be against a qualifier and Australia on November 15 and 17 respectively. The 10-team tournament, featuring three-time champions Australia and reigning winners England, will be played across three venues in the Caribbean. The finalists of the World T20 Qualifier in the Netherlands from July 7 to 14 will add to the line-up of the November tournament, which is the first standalone ICC women's event in the shortest format. The teams participating in the Qualifying event are Bangladesh, Ireland, the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Thailand, Uganda and the United Arab Emirates. All 23 matches of the World T20 will be broadcast live to .
BFC hire Chencho, become first Indian club to sign SAFF footballer
Bengaluru FC have completed the signing of Bhutanese attacker Chencho Gyeltshen on a one-year deal, the club announced today. The 22-year-old becomes the Blues' fifth foreigner and the first one the club has ever signed from a fellow SAFF nation. "Bengaluru FC is one of the top clubs in India but more importantly, it has been my dream to play for them and I'm happy that the move has happened. It's a team with so many experienced players and the aim is to keep learning from them and improving with every passing day at the club," said Chencho after completing the formalities. Beginning his youth career at Yeedzin FC in 2008, Chencho moved up the ranks quickly to make his first team debut in the Bhutan National League. At 17, he picked up his first national title when Yeedzin were crowned Champions of Bhutan. The following season he moved to fellow Bhutanese side Druk United with whom he scored a brace against Mohun Bagan in the 2014 King's Cup. A spell with Thimphu FC (2015) was ...
Playing in Asian Cup is like playing in World Cup for us: Gurpreet
Goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu feels that the victorious campaign at the Intercontinental Cup has helped the team prepare for the AFC Asian Cup. India thrashed Kenya earlier this month to lift the four-nation Intercontinental Cup played here. The event also involved New Zealand and Chinese Taipei. "The team as a whole performed very well in the Intercontinental Cup. This tournament helped us a great deal in preparing for the Asian Cup in January next year. We did very well here and we are confident, but we cannot afford to be complacent," Gurpreet told PTI. But a sterner test lies ahead for Sunil Chhetri and his boys as they have been clubbed with hosts UAE, Bahrain and Thailand for the AFC Asian Cup in January. "Personally speaking, it (Intercontinental Cup) was a good test for me mentally and physically. It always helps when you get to play good sides in a cup tournament at home," the 26-year-old custodian said. What does taking part in the AFC Asian Cup mean to Gurpreet and the ..
Indian stars eye good outing at Malaysia Open
Rejuvenated after a month-long break, India's top shuttlers, including P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth, will resume their quest for glory when the south-east Asia leg of BWF world tour begins with the USD 700,000 Malaysian Open here tomorrow. Srikanth and Sindhu had skipped the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals in May to regain full fitness ahead of the hectic schedule which includes back-to-back tournaments such as the USD 1,250,000 Indonesia Open, USD 350,000 Thailand Open and USD 355,000 Singapore Open, followed by the prestigious Asian Games. Srikanth and Sindhu have been in good form as they returned with silver medals from the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, but the fortnight-long multisport event also took a toll on their body and they worked hard on their fitness. After bagging four titles last season, fourth seed Srikanth will look to lay claim to his first crown of the season when he begins his campaign against former world number 2 Jan O Jorgensen of Denmark, who is on a comeback ..
Borussia Dortmund mulling "long and sustainable relationship" with India
German giants Borussia Dortmund could enter the Indian market in a big way, and the Bundesliga club's chief marketing officer Carsten Cramer says they are looking at a long and sustainable relationship with their next "obvious destination" in Asia after China and Japan. In the last few years, Dortmund officials have made a lot of trips to Asia, and they are now trying to establish their presence in India, having observed the market here for some time. "India is a market that we have been observing and monitoring in the last few years and the growth of football is very much prevalent. After establishing our Asia presence in 2014 and thereafter China in 2016, India seems the obvious destination," Cramer told PTI. He said the club will not merely borrow from its model in China and Japan as far as India is concerned. "We have made our presence in many Asian markets -- South East Asia, Japan, China, and Mongolia and all these cities are unique in its own way. We are not copy pasting our ...
Oslo hosts anti-doping sports conference
An anti-doping sports conference titled Clean Sport=Fair Outcome?' was held today at Oslo to address the issue of doping menace. The conference is a joint initiative of the World Forum for Ethics in Business (WFEB), Anti-Doping Norway and FairSport to propose a substantial agenda for action, enabling it to have an impact on the ongoing anti-doping reforms and policy framework. Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Founder of The Art of Living and WFEB, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Vice-President Linda Hofstad Helleland, US Anti-Doping Agency's CEO Travis Tygart are among the 22 eminent speakers. The conference will not only address various governance issues in sports but also celebrate role models by announcing the winner of the 2018 Ethics in Sports Award. The Anti-Doping in Sports conference is a continuation of WFEB's conference series on Ethics in Sports'. Earlier editions were held at the FIFA headquarters (2014, 2016) and at the stadium of Germany's ...
World Cup: Argentina faces do or die test against Nigeria (Preview)
Lionel Messi's Argentina, languishing at the bottom of their group, will know that anything less than a win against Nigeria will knock them out of the FIFA World Cup, when the two sides meet in a Group D clash here on Tuesday.
PCB summons Umar Akmal over fixing approach claim
The Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) has summoned Umar Akmal on Wednesday after the batsman claimed in a TV interview that he was approached to fix matches, especially the contest against arch-rivals India in the 2015 ICC World Cup.
Reliving 35 years of India's first cricket World Cup win (Down Memory Lane)
It was exactly 35 years ago on this very day when an underdog Indian team led by Kapil Dev scripted history by stunning a star-studded West Indies in the final to lift the cricket World Cup in 1983 at the iconic Lord's.
Senegal's Mane upset over draw against Japan
Senegal striker Sadio Mane scored the first goal in his team's 2-2 draw with Japan in the second round of Group H at the World Cup but the Liverpool star felt disappointed with the result.