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Betting racket busted in Vadodara
Police arrested seven people here for allegedly indulging in betting with respect to India's match against Pakistan in the ICC Men's World Cup, scheduled to take place on June 16.DCP Crime Vadodara, Jaideep Singh Jadeja said, "Police raided a rented house on Wednesday night. From there we arrested seven people who were indulging in cricket match betting through their mobile phones. They were betting on India's match against Pakistan in cricket world cup being held in England on June 16.""They were talking to betting racketeers based in Mumbai through their mobile phones. We have also confiscated one BMW car, 17 mobile phones and Rs 33 lakh from them," he added.During the interrogation, police said the accused revealed that they were residents of Mumbai and were living in a rented flat here. The prime accused, who was also a bookie, was identified as Mahel Jain.Police said Mahel, an MBA graduate, worked for different private businesses.
Sridhar not sure if Dhawan could field in slip region immediately after comeback
Catching in the slip region could emerge as a serious challenge for Shikhar Dhawan after recovering from his hand injury, suspects India's fielding coach R Sridhar. Since Dhawan is a natural right-hander, batting should not be a major concern post his recovery from the thumb injury but it remains to be assessed if he could stand in slip region, where the ball travels on high speed. The senior opener was hit by a Pat Cummins delivery during his innings of 109 against Australia, ruling him out for at least next four World Cup games due to the thumb fracture. "Throwing won't be a problem, but definitely there will be impact while fielding and catching, especially (since) he's a slip fielder. If you know, he stands in the slips in the initial phase of the innings, that can be an issue. We'll test him out with lighter balls first and gradually move on to the cricket ball and see how it goes from there, but, yeah, that will be a challenge," Sridhar said. "Once we assess him, probably on ...
New ad from Star ahead of India-Pakistan clash
A new advertisement on India and Pakistan was out days ahead of the marquee World Cup clash between the two sides, with war of words between two factions continuing in full swing.
NZ coach Stead calls it 'frustrating' while Sridhar compares turf to 'skating rink'
New Zealand coach Gary Stead Thursday termed World Cup game wash-out against India as "unfortunate and frustrating" but agreed with ICC's assertion that reserve days will be a "logistical nightmare". New Zealand coach's opinion was virtually seconded by India's fielding coach R Sridhar, who compared the Trent Bridge outfield to a slippery "skating rink" where it remains a risk of players getting injured. "Yeah, it would have been lovely to play India. It's always tough mentally, I think on a day like this, when you come down prepared to play, and it doesn't happen. But it's out of our control. We can't really do much about it, so we've got to move on quickly for South Africa," Stead said after the match was called off without a ball being bowled. However, Stead agreed with ICC CEO Dave Richardson's opinion that reserve days are not an option despite inclement weather and unlikely downpour in the month of June. "Reserve days, I think, is going to be a logistical nightmare. The ICC, I ..
West Indies must be smart to topple England, says Holder
West Indies captain Jason Holder says his resurgent side are using their brains as well as brawn ahead of a World Cup clash with hosts England on Friday. The West Indies have already shown what they are capable of, bowling Pakistan out for just 105 thanks to a barrage of bouncers on the way to a seven-wicket win in their opening game. The two-time World Cup champions lost narrowly to Australia after being well-placed to beat the reigning title-holders, before rain wrecked their match against South Africa, with the sides taking a point each. But they will enter their match against England in Southampton with confidence as the only team at the World Cup not to have lost their previous one-day international series to Eoin Morgan's men, drawing 2-2 in the Caribbean earlier this year. With pace in abundance from the likes of Oshane Thomas, Andre Russell, Sheldon Cottrell, as well as Holder himself, the West Indies have an attack to worry every team. But Holder believes it is their ability .
Dhawan motivated, want to keep him back: Kohli
India skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday said injured opener Shikhar Dhawan is motivated and the team is hopeful he recovers in time to be part of their World Cup 2019 campaign again.
We can handle anything that is thrown at us: England coach Bayliss ahead of WIndies clash
As England gears up to face West Indies in the next ICC Men's Cricket World Cup clash, coach Trevor Bayliss says the team, has some good bowlers is not terrified of the Windies brutal bowling attack."We can handle anything that is thrown at us. I have not seen too many with express pace here just yet but we have a couple of good ones too so I expect it to be tit for tat. We will have to play at our best to come away with a win," Sport24.co.za quoted Bayliss as saying.Previously West Indies' destructive batting used to frighten opponents. However, this time around other teams are more concerned about their pace bowling attack than their ability with the bat.During a practice match against Australia ahead of the World Cup, West Indies' all-rounder Andre Russell bowled a bouncer to Usman Khawaja which struck to his helmet and forced him to retire hurt.Moreover, in the tournament as well they replicated similar performance with the bowl against Australia and sent their four batsmen back ..
Kothari storms into final of international billiards meet
Reigning world billiards champion Sourav Kothari stormed into the final of the Pacific International Billiards with a thrilling win over Dhvaj Haria here Thursday. In Friday's final, Kothari will take on multiple-time world champion Peter Gilchrist of Singapore, who produced another classy display to outwit an in-form Dhruv Sitwala of India, 1250-823. "It's a great feeling to play finals of billiards after winning the snooker event a couple of days back," said Kothari, who had become the first Indian to win a Triple Crown event by bagging the Pacific International Snooker Championship - The Reventon Classic earlier this week. After disposing off Robbie Chilcott of Australia rather comfortably 750-222 with big breaks of 243 and 193 in the long up format of 750 points, Kothari faced a tough challenge from seasoned Englishman Rob Hall in the quarter finals. To counter a massive break of 290 by Hall, Kothari had to bring in the required consistency with breaks of 197, 77, 77, 125, 98 and .
Bhutia meets sports minister, talks football
Indian football great Bhaichung Bhutia Thursday met sports minister Kiren Rijiju and discussed the sport. "An honour to meet and discuss football with the new Sports Minister," Bhaichung wrote on his twitter handle after the meeting. The Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools also tweeted about the meeting. "Our co-founder @bhaichung15 met our Hon'ble Sports Minister, Shri @KirenRijiju to discuss development of Football in our beautiful nation! Exciting times up ahead for all Football fans!" The 42-year-old 'Sikkimese Sniper' was Indian football's torchbearer before his successor Sunil Chhetri took over. Besides individual records, Bhutia has led India to many memorable triumphs, including in the Nehru Cup.
CWC'19: India-New Zealand match abandoned due to rain
India and New Zealand were awarded one point each as their match in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup was abandoned due to rain on Thursday at Trent Bridge.This is the fourth match which has been called off due to rain in the tournament.India has so far won both its matches in the World Cup - against South Africa and Australia. New Zealand, too, has won all its matches in the tournament - against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan.India lost the warm-up match against New Zealand prior to the World Cup by six wickets. The Kiwis are on top of the points table with seven points, while India moved to the third position with five points after defeating defending champions Australia.India will next face Pakistan on June 16 while New Zealand will play against South Africa on June 19.
Chess tourney: Armenian Ter beats Belarus leader Alexandrov
Grand Master Samwel Ter Sahakyan, from Armenia, overcame the challenge of tournament leader, Grand Master Aleksandrov Aleksej from Belarus, in the 12th Mumbai Mayor's Chess tournament here Thursday. In the top-board game between GM Aleksej (2588) and GM Ter (2611), the latter emerged on tops after his opponent made a dubious pawn sacrifice on the 19th move. From then on Ter's excellent technique was on full display. He spun a terrific web around Alexandrov's King and won in grand style. On board 2, GM Petrosyan Manuel (2573), from Armenia, drew with GM Fier Alexandr (2543) of Brazil. Manuel could obtain not more than a miniscule edge that soon fizzled out as pieces kept disappearing from the board at regular intervals and truce was signed after 34 moves.
East Bengal rope in Ferre as assistant coach
City football giants East Bengal on Thursday appointed Spaniard Josep Ferre as the assistant coach to Alejandro Menendez ahead of the 2019-20 season.
India, New Zealand share spoils after another washout
The India-New Zealand match was abandoned here on Thursday without a bowl being bowled - the fourth such instance in this World Cup - with both teams sharing a point each.
India, NZ share points after another washout
The frustrating English weather finally caught up with the Indian team as their third World Cup game against New Zealand was called off without a ball being bowled here Thursday. New Zealand have seven points from four games while India now have five from three with the next game against Pakistan in Manchester on Sunday. Incidentally, the weather Gods are threatening to play spoilsport over there too. The toss was delayed due to inclement weather and in the end it never took place. An inspection was to happen at 3 pm IST, the scheduled start time, but was put off after it started raining again. The outfield was pretty wet after heavy showers in the past two days. The umpires had one last inspection at 7:30pm IST before taking the decision to abandon the match. This was the fourth such game in the ongoing tournament that has not yielded any result, something that will certainly increase ICC's worry. While both the teams share a point each, the practical difficulties of not having a ...
India vs NZ World Cup game called off due to rain
The World Cup game between India and New Zealand was Thursday abandoned due to rain without a ball being bowled here. The toss was delayed due to inclement weather and in the end it never happened. Both sides collected one points each from the abandoned match. India now have five points from three matches while New Zealand have seven from four games.
Ferre appointed East Bengal assistant coach
Spaniard Josep Ferre, who last managed Bayamon FC in Liga Puerto Rico, will be the assistant to coach Alejandro Menendez, East Bengal announced Thursday. Also known as Coco, the 35-year-old was given a two-year contract. An UEFA 'A' license holder, Ferre has a degree in sports science and is also an expert video analyst. The I-League runners-up had earlier extended the contract of their Spaniard head coach, Menendez, for two years. In a team building mode, the red-and-gold brigade also have already signed Pintu Mahata from rivals Mohun Bagan besides also roping in NEROCA's Naorem Singh and Bengaluru FC's Boithang Haokip. With Jobby Justin switching to the Indian Super League franchise ATK, East Bengal have also renewed the contract with Spanish midfielder, Jaime Santos Colado.
Squash meet: Chotrani, Sunita cause upsets to enter round two
Veer Chotrani and Sunita Patel, both from Maharashtra, created a ripple by toppling seeded players en-route to the men's and women's second round, respectively, in the MSRA 76th Senior National Squash Championship here Thursday. Chotrani shocked state rival Aishwary Singh, seeded 9/16, 9-11, 11-5, 10-12, 11-3, 11-3 in a men's first round clash. Sunita upset seeded Radhika Rathore of Madhya Pradesh, seeded 5/8, 11-5, 12-10, 9-11, 11-4 to enter the womens second round. In another close match in the mens section, 3/4 seed Abhishek Agarwal of Maharashtra, prevailed over Ravi Dixit of Services 12-10, 11-7, 4-11, 11-9. Delhi's Sanya Vats, seeded 5/8, struggled her way past host state opponent Aishwarya Khubchandani 11-4, 11-1, 4-11, 11-9. Results: Men (1st round): Gaurav Nandrajog(Del) [5/8] bt Yash Bhargava (Del) [9/16] 11-7, 5-11, 11-8, 11-1; Veer Chotrani (Mah) bt Aishwary Singh (Mah) [9/16] 9-11, 11-5, 10 -12, 11-3, 11-3; Sandeep Jangra (Ser) [9/16] bt Vijay Kumar (Ser)
Jofra will handle playing against his country of birth: Morgan on eve of WI clash
England captain Eoin Morgan insists his Barbados-born pace sensation Jofra Archer will not be overawed in their World Cup match against West Indies, a team he could have played for. Tournament favourites England take on dark horses West Indies in a what promises to be an enticing contest at the Rose Bowl here Friday. Playing against the nation of his birth, all eyes will be on his 24-year-old fast bowler Archer, who has made an explosive start to his international career. "Jofra has been very consistent over a long period of time, since he came to Sussex. It is great he is in an England shirt. It does feel different the first time you play against a side you could have played for. I am sure he will handle it," Morgan said at the pre-match press conference Thursday. Morgan himself played 23 ODI matches for Ireland before switching allegiances. "I did not find it difficult (against Ireland for the first time). It was a different challenge, rather than a difficult one," the present ...
Lahiri seeks to turn fortunes around in year's third Major, the US Open
Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri, who is going through a rough patch this season, will hope for a turnaround when he tees off at the US Open, his first Major since the PGA Championships in 2018. The 31-year-old, who now considers the PGA Tour as his golfing home as he has been playing there for last five years, has not had particularly good results at the Majors since his Tied-5th place finish at the 2015 PGA Championships. Yet, Lahiri, who had a superb 36-hole performance at the qualifiers in Ohio, within hours of finishing the Memorial last week, feels his game is trending in the right direction. "I am due for a good result and I feel my game going in the right direction. I had a lot of birdies at the Memorial, but I also gave away a lot of shots, he said. "I have been working on some areas and I feel that is beginning to show." Lahiri missed the cut in both the Majors the Open at Carnoustie and the PGA Championships last year. Lahiri is only the third Indian to play at all four Majors
Acclimatisation to conditions led to our good show in World Archery C'ships: Atanu
It was not by fluke but by meticulous planning and clinical execution that the men's recurve archery team overcame all odds to make the World Championship final for only the second time since 2005. Despite being woefully short on exposure, including missing out the season-opening World Cup Stage I in Medellin in April, the Indian men's recurve team, who last won a silver in a World Cup in 2014, also grabbed the Olympic quota places. So, how did they overcame all these issues and hit the bull's eye? "We came to the Netherlands 11 days before. We practised at Breda and it helped us acclimatise to the conditions. We are thankful to the Archery Association of India (for organising this)," Atanu Das, one of the three members, told PTI from Den Bosch. As it turned out, India ousted favourites and home team Netherlands who got second place in the ranking round behind the mighty Koreans. The AAI organised the 11-day camp for the recurve archers at Breda, just 38 kilometres from the venue to ..