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South Korea captain to miss Germany match with calf injury
South Korea on Sunday confirmed that their captain Ki Sung-yueng will not be able to play in their final group stage match against Germany at the 2018 FIFA World Cup due to injury.
Individual honours for Neha, Anmol, Devanshi as India bag 5 medals in Junior World Cup
Neha, Anmol Jain and Devanshi Dhama won individual honours as India claimed two gold, one silver and two bronze medals on the opening day of competition to lead the table in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany. In total, India won five medals (two team gold, two individual bronze a silver) in the two events -- 50m junior men's pistol and 50m junior women's pistol. In the men's junior individual pistol competition, Anmol finished third with a score of 549 over six series, behind Russia's gold medallist Mikhail Isakov (553) and silver winner Zhehao Wang (550) of China. Arjun Singh Cheema (548) was and Gaurav Rana was fifth with 546. The trio's combined score of 1643 helped them win the team gold medal ahead of Russia and Italy. Abhishek Arya was placed 20th in the competition. In the women's 50m individual pistol competition, India's Neha won silver with 528 and Devanshi Dhama bagged bronze with 527. The gold medal was claimed Yulyana Rohach of Belaurus, who shot 530. Anushka ...
World Cup: Kane shines as England overwhelm Panama
England thrashed Panama 6-1 in a Group G clash of the FIFA World Cup here on Sunday.
Contrasting fortunes for Aditi in opening two rounds of Arkansas golf
India's Aditi Ashok produced contrasting cards in the first and second rounds of the 54-hole Walmart NW Arkansas Golf Championship here. Aditi, whose seven-under 64 in the first round gave her tied second place, slipped dramatically to tied 68th and made the cut on the line as she dropped to five-over 76 in the second round. On the first day, Aditi had seven birdies against no bogeys, while on the second day she had six bogeys and just one birdie. Minjee Lee and Nasa Hataoka each posted 64s on Friday and 65s yesterday to share the 36-hole lead. They lead at 13-under and are two shots clear of Lexi Thompson, who carded a seven-under 64. Lee and Hataoka have each made just one bogey through 36 holes. Ariya Jutanugarn and Celine Boutier are in a tie for fourth spot at 10-under. Lexi Thompson moved from tied 30th to third and Ariya Jutanugarn jumped from tied 15th to tied fourth.
England thrash Panama to move into last 16 with Belgium
England recorded their biggest ever World Cup finals win by thrashing an ill-disciplined Panama 6-1 on Sunday to breeze through to the knockout stage after two games. A hat-trick from captain Harry Kane -- which means he is now the leading scorer in the tournament with five goals -- two from John Stones, his first ever in an England shirt, and a beauty from Jesse Lingard completed the crushing victory. The result also confirmed Belgium's qualification for the knockout stage and means Panama exit the tournament alongside Tunisia. The records tumbled for England on an easy afternoon by the River Volga. - Records tumble - ================== The rout was the first time England have scored more than four goals at a World Cup finals since winning the tournament in 1966. It was the first time in England's history they have managed five goals in a first half and Kane became the first England player to score a World Cup hat-trick since Gary Lineker in 1986. It is also the first time they have .
Chess: Chennai's Praggnanandhaa comes second in Gredine Open
Chennai boy and world's second youngest chess Grand Master (GM) -- R.Praggnanandhaa on Sunday won the final round against Dutch GM Roeland Pruijssers and finished second in the 4th Gredine Open held in Italy.
Golfer Choi wins Korea Open
South Koreas Minchel Choi held off the challenge of compatriot Sanghyun Park by sinking a birdie on the last hole to win the Korea Open Golf Championship by two shots here on Sunday.
Vani Kapoor finishes tied 54th in Pattaya
Indian golfer Vani Kapoor rounded off the week with a modest one-over 73 to finish tied 54th at the Ladies European Thailand Championship here today. Vani, who has also been playing on the LET Access Tour, had four birdies against five bogeys in her card at the Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club. She totalled six-over 294. Thailand's Kanyalak Preedasuttijit won the Ladies European Thailand Championship on her home course. With rounds of 70, 68, 66 and 69, the 20-year-old from Chonburi posted a winning total of 15-under-par, earning 45,000 euros and a place in this year's two European Majors -- the Ricoh Women's British Open and The Evian Championship. She ended a stroke clear of 17-year-old Korean amateur Selin Hyun, who shot a sizzling 65 in the final round, improving by 10 strokes on her opening round of 75. Fellow Thai player Chonlada Chayanun shot 69 and ended four strokes back in third place, but took home the second prize money worth 27,000 euros due to Hyun's amateur ...
Modest finish for Indians at Korea Open; Chikka best at T-28
S Chikkarangappa was the best among Indians on a fairly disappointing day for his fellow countrymen in the Kolon Korea Open Golf Championship as he finished Tied-28th after returning a 1-over 72 card in the final round. Chikka had two birdies on the front nine but dropped a double bogey and a bogey on back nine. Khalin Joshi carded 73 and was T-32nd. Ajeetesh Sandhu (75) was 3-over 287 for the week to finish T-37th while Gaganjeet Bhullar (74) finished at 6-over 290 and T-53rd. Rahil Gangjee 73) was T-57 and Chiragh Kumar (77) was T-71. The 30-year-old Korea's Minchel Choi held off the challenge of compatriot Sanghyun Park by sinking a birdie on the last hole to win the title. Choi's final round two-under-par 69 not only confirmed him as the newest champion of his National Open but also earned him a ticket to The Open in Carnoustie next month. Sanghyun Park (71) finished with two birdies in his last four holes to end at 12-under-par 272 and settled for second place. Koreans dominated .
Datta, Balu shine at national racing tourney
Ashwin Datta (MRF F1600) and veteran Arjun Balu (Indian Touring Cars) hogged the limelight as the second round of the Indian National Racing Championship concluded at the Kari Motor Speedway here on Sunday.
Russia aim to top Group A, says head coach
Russia aims to reach the knockout stages of the 2018 FIFA World Cup by finishing at the top of Group A, head coach Stanislav Cherchesov said on Sunday.
Ulaanbaatar Cup: Mandeep Jangra wins gold
Commonwealth Games silver medalist from 2014, Mandeep Jangra has won the boxing gold as the Indian contingent amassed a total of nine medals - one gold, four silver, and four bronze medals - at the Ulaanbaatar Cup in Mongolia.Jangra, who faced Mongolia's Byamba-Otgonbaatar in the final, surprised the opponent with his relentless punches and flamboyant approach winning the only gold with a split victory.The gold-medalist threw each punch with a motive to silence the crowd and succeeded in his approach as the local lad found it tough in the initial round. With some more inputs from his coach for the second round, Otgonbaatar landed a few of his punches on the Indian but Mandeep countered them well.After rising to stardom through his heroics in the World Series of Boxing, Muhammed Etash Khan (56 kg) clobbered local lad Kharkhuu Enkh-Amar but his efforts went in vain as the Mongolian countered tactfully and gave the home crowd more to cheer about.Etash, known for his counter-attacking ...
Ali takes four as England skittle Australia for 205
Moeen Ali took four wickets as England dismissed Australia for just 205 in the fifth one-day international at Old Trafford on Sunday. Off-spinner Ali, a thorn in Australia's side throughout this series, returned ODI-best figures of four for 46 runs in 8.4 overs, with England bidding for their first 5-0 whitewash of their arch-rivals. World champions Australia, who had lost 15 of their previous 17 completed matches at this level, were dismissed with more than 15 overs of their innings remaining. Travis Head (56) was the only batsman to pass fifty, with the recalled D'Arcy Short left stranded on 47 not out. Together with opening partner Aaron Finch he got the innings off to a roaring start, the pair putting on 60 inside seven overs after Australia captain Tim Paine won the toss on a good pitch. But Ali then took two wickets for no runs in three balls to spark an Australia collapse. With his third delivery of the match, Ali got a ball to grip and turn, with Finch (22) under-edging an ..
Team needs to dig deep against Nigeria: Biglia
Argentina midfielder Lucas Biglia on Sunday said that each member of the team needs to dig deep and put in that extra effort for which they are known, if the team is to avoid elimination from the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Jeevan and Austin win Ilkley Challenger title
Indian tennis player Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan finally won his second Challenger-level doubles title of the 2018 season after an easy victory with partner Austin Krajicek in the final of the Ilkley event in the UK. The unseeded Indo-American pair beat the giant-killing German team of Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies 6-3 6-3 in just 57 minutes to clinch the trophy at the Euro 127,000 grass court tournament. They earned 110 ranking points, each splitting the prize money of Euro 7,870. The left-handed Jeevan has been consistently producing good performances this season, making as many as six finals, including the one this week in Ilkley. Talking about his new partnership with Krajicek, Jeevan told PTI, "We have played against each other at the University level (in USA), we know each other well, and our game complement each other. The partnership is going good and we will play the Wimbledon Qualifiers together." He had won his first title of the season early in the year at Dallas with ...
World Cup: Egypt, Saudis play for pride (Preview)
Both Egypt and Saudi Arabia will aim to exit the 2018 FIFA World Cup with a win when they meet in their final Group A match here on Monday.
Vani Kapoor finishes T54 at Thailand C'ships
Indian professional golfer Vani Kapoor finished European Thailand Championship 2018 at tied 54th spot with a score of six over par 294 here at Pheonix Gold Golf and Country Club.The final day started in a disarrayed manner for Vani after putting a bogey on the first hole before making a strong comeback to grab a birdie on the next hole itself. Her final day continued to sway in both ways as she had to swallow four bogies on the 6th, 11th, 15th and the 17th hole before neutralising with another three birdies on the 7th, 10th, and 13th hole.Earlier, Vani had finished the third round at T58 along with a total score of five over 221 (72, 75, 74) over 54 holes.Vani was the lone Indian to have made the cut in the tournament.Preedasuttijit K of Thailand won the Championship with a score of 12 under par 273, after four rounds of golf.
Legends of Barcelona, Mohun Bagan to clash in Kolkata
Dutch legends Patrick Kluivert and Frank de Boer would be among a host of world cuppers expected to be seen in action as former stars of Spanish giant FC Barcelona clash with Mohun Bagan here on September 28, the organisers said on Sunday.
Costa Rica looking to exit World Cup with a win
Costa Rica's national team trained on Sunday for their upcoming duel with Switzerland, and are looking to leave the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia with a victory after failing to qualify for the last 16 round.
E-commerce firms cash in on FIFA frenzy in India
Indians usually 'bleed blue' with cricket fever, but the ongoing FIFA World Cup has the nation donning yellow, green, red and white as Indian supporters cheer for their favourite teams in the team jerseys. Sale of team jerseys, as well as that of footballs and other gear, have seen strong growth on various e-commerce platforms in India over the last two weeks with Argentina, Germany and Brazil emerging as the top favourites. And it is no surprise that customers are keen on getting their hands on jerseys of football stars like Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Lionel Messi (Argentina) and Neymar Jr (Brazil). "We have witnessed a sharp spike in football-related products which includes footballs, jerseys, shorts and tracks. The football world cup is a big revenue driver for the Sports Business with Football contribution to business increasing by 40 per cent over April-June," Myntra VP and Head (Sports, Footwear and Accessories) Puspen Maity told PTI. Maity added that merchandise associated ..