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Uncapped Abu Jayed in B'desh Test squad against Windies
Uncapped seamer Abu Jayed has been named in the 15-man Bangladesh squad for the two-match Test series against West Indies, beginning July 4 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.The 25-year-old made his international debut during a T20I against Sri Lanka in February this year and went on to feature in two more matches in the shortest format of the game for Bangladesh. However, he is yet to appear in ODI and Test match for his country.Meanwhile, fast bowlers Rubel Hossain and Shafiul Islam--who both did not feature in the longest format of the game since the side's tour to South Africa in 2017--have been recalled in the squad following their recent impressive performances.While Shafiul ended among the top 10 wicket-takers in the Dhaka Premier League with 24 wickets from 13 innings, Rubel has recently featured for Bangladesh in the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan, ESPNcricinfo reported.After getting a nod in the Test squad after nearly four years for the series against Sri ...
Indian squad departs for Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
The 18-member Indian men's hockey team were on Tuesday left for the Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, which is slated to be held in Breda, the Netherlands from June 23.Led by India's number one goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, the team are upbeat and confident of a podium finish at the farewell edition of the prestigious tournament.Ahead of the team's departure, Sreejesh said, "It is the final edition of Champions Trophy and I am sure every team would want to make it memorable. It will be a challenging tournament with back-to-back matches and winning those three points from each game will be the only thing on our minds when we arrive in Breda."With hosts the Netherlands, Argentina, Pakistan, Belgium and defending champions Australia in the fray, the tournament serves as a litmus test for India ahead of the Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018."Though right now, our immediate goal is to do well in this tournament, there is no doubt the Rabobank Men's Hockey Champions Trophy Breda 2018 ...
Rani, Gurjit lead India to series-levelling win over Spain
Skipper Rani Rampal and defender Gurjit Kaur struck a brace each as Indian women hockey team thrashed Spain 4-1 in the fifth and final match to level the series 2-2. India dominated the match in terms of possession and chances created as Rani (33', 37') provided the side a two-goal cushion at the Consejo Superior de Deportes hockey stadium. The India skipper was backed by two well-converted penalty corners by Gurjit (44', 50') towards the closing stages of the match. Spain's Lola Riera (58') scored the consolation goal for the hosts. In the second minute, Indian forward Vandana Katariya get a sight on the Spanish goal but the 26-year-old's effort was saved by Spain's Goalkeeper Maria Ruiz. India's aggressive start fetched them two penalty corners in the first five minutes, but Ruiz was called into action again, and she was upto the task. India maintained pressure on the hosts in the second quarter and did not give away possession easily. The world no. 10 team showed quality in the ...
For me, Arjun will be like any other player: U-19 bowling coach Sanath
All eyes will be on Arjun Tendulkar when Indian colts start their campaign against Sri Lanka but for Under-19 team's new bowling coach Sanath Kumar, "he will be like any other member of the team". A revered coach in domestic circuit, Kumar will guide the fresh batch of India U-19 bowlers including Tendulkar Jr as Paras Mhambrey is on India A duty in England. Ask him about how he would handle Arjun considering his selection had garnered a lot of attention, Kumar told PTI:"I don't know about that as it's not my area of concern but as a coach, all the boys are equal for me." "For me, Arjun is no different from other kids. My job is to bring the best out of each and every one of them." Kumar has earned a reputation for successfully coaching smaller states (Assam to Ranji Trophy semi-finals, Andhra to Vijay Hazare semi-finals) and will be coaching a national team for the second time. "I worked as a coach with Indian women's team in 2008 during their tour of England. This time I am ...
Ronaldo seeks encore against 'battle-hardened' Morocco
Cristiano Ronaldo will attempt to follow up his World Cup opening game heroics for Portugal against a Morocco side licking their wounds after a crushing last-gasp defeat. A hat-trick from the five-time world player of the year snatched a thrilling 3-3 draw for the European champions against Spain in a heavyweight Group B showdown in Sochi. It was Ronaldo's 51st career hat-trick, and the 51st in the tournament's history, as the Real Madrid star became just the fourth player to score in four World Cups. "I am very happy, it's a nice personal record to have, one more in my career," said Ronaldo. "For me the most important thing is to emphasise what the team did against one of the favourites to win this World Cup." Despite lifting the trophy at Euro 2016, Portugal are not widely viewed as among the favourites in Russia but can take a big step towards the last 16 with victory over Morocco in Moscow on Wednesday. "I think we are stronger than Morocco if we compare the two teams, but I'm not
Luis Suarez seeks World Cup redemption as he reaches 100 caps
For a player who has made so many headlines at the World Cup, it is appropriate that Luiz Suarez will make his 100th appearance for Uruguay at football's biggest tournament. Barring any last minute disasters the Barcelona striker will reach his century of games for the Celeste on Wednesday when they play Saudi Arabia in Rostov-on-Don in Group A's second round of matches. The match should be routine and could secure Uruguay's passage to the knockout stage, but with Suarez football fans know that very few things are mundane. The last two World Cups have seen Suarez exit in ignominy. In 2010, the forward was sent off after making a last minute "save" against Ghana, which helped avoid defeat and saw the South Americans progress to the last four. The incident became so infamous it got its own Wikipedia entry -- Suarez even described it as the best save of the tournament -- but that was nothing to what happened four years later. In 2014, he was banned from all football for four months and ..
Low turnout but warm welcome for victorious England in Volgograd
Memories of fan violence hung over England's first Word Cup match in the Russian city of Volgograd on Monday but these were all but forgotten after Harry Kane's injury-time winning goal against Tunisia. On top of the 2-1 result, fans said they had been given a warm welcome in the southern city despite ice-cold relations between Moscow and London. "I didn't want it to be so easy that we were walking over them," said Jonathan Phillips, from London and in Russia for the first time, after it looked like the match would end in a draw until the last minute. "Everybody in Russia has been really welcoming, everything they say about the country doesn't apply," the 50-year-old nurse told AFP. "People in England said don't go, you won't come back, but it's been great," he added as flag-draped England fans chanted Harry Kane's name outside the 45,000-seater stadium. Uzi Alan, a 28-year-old banker from London, echoed the sentiment. "We started well and then we slowed down a bit, but it was amazing
Martinez worried over opposition targeting of Belgian skipper Hazard
Belgium coach Roberto Martinez said he is concerned aggressive targeting of Eden Hazard by opposition defenders could lead to his side losing their captain and star player at the World Cup. Belgium ran out 3-0 winners over tournament new boys Panama in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi on Monday, with Dries Mertens opening the scoring before Romelu Lukaku netted twice. Chelsea star Hazard set up Lukaku's second goal, as the Red Devils overcame a difficult first half in the Group G encounter. But the game was also marked by some tough challenges, with five Panama players booked by the Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe. "It is a worry that in any of those tackles he could really get hurt," said Martinez. "It doesn't worry me if that is a way of trying to stop him. Everyone is allowed to prepare games in the way that you can. It is very much allowed and that is part of the rules, and you could run a risk of getting a player sent off. "My worry is that maybe in one of those tackles, we ...
Captain fantastic Kane to the rescue as England beat Tunisia at the last
Captain Harry Kane came to the rescue with two goals, the second a dramatic injury-time winner, as England began their World Cup Group G campaign with a stuttering 2-1 win over Tunisia on Monday. Gareth Southgate's men almost paid a heavy price for missing a slew of first-half chances when Tunisia's Ferjani Sassi slotted home a softly-awarded penalty 20 minutes before half-time. And the north Africans were still level as the game went past the 90-minute mark. But Harry Maguire won a header from a corner and Kane was on hand at the far post to nod in the winner before being mobbed by his ecstatic teammates. "I'm so proud of the lads," Kane said. "They kept going, kept going to the last second. "I am absolutely buzzing, everyone on the staff is. It shows good character to get the job done." England had started brightly in a blur of passing and movement and could have been two goals up inside the first four minutes. First Jordan Henderson's lofted first-time pass released Dele Alli and ..
FIFA fan carves miniature World Cup trophy on chalk
The whole world is under the grip of the ongoing FIFA fever with fans cheering for their favourite teams as matches are being played in host country Russia.To celebrate the beginning of the World Cup, a Chandigarh Physical Education teacher, Balraj Singh, carved out a miniature sculpture of the FIFA World Cup trophy here.His love for FIFA inspired him to craft a tiny fifa world cup 2018 trophy along with a small football which took him just three to four hours to complete."I wanted to combine my crafting talent and passion for football to create something new. I am a huge fan of the game and that is why I chose to carve the Fifa world cup trophy," Singh said.In a similar incident, a resident of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, who is a die-hard fan of Argentinean striker Lionel Messi has painted his house in the colour of Argentina's flag.The FIFA World Cup matches are going on in full swing.The 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup kicked off at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium, where
FIFA World Cup: Over 5,000 fans travel through Belarus to Russia
More than 5,000 fans have travelled through Belarus to Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the State Border Service Committee of Belarus said on Monday, reports Xinhua.
KSS shooting c'ship: Mehuli Ghosh clinches two gold
Promising shooter Mehuli Ghosh of West Bengal clinched two two gold medals in both the women senior and junior category of the 10m air rifle event in the 18th KSS Memorial Shooting Championship on Monday.In the senior category, Mehuli, who had topped the qualifications chart on Sunday with a score of 632.7, continued to revel in her red-hot form as she shot 250.5 and towered over Karnataka's Megana (249.9) to take the first spot on the podium.Gun for Glory (GFG) shooter from Madhya Pradesh, Shreya Agarwal, scored 228.3 to climb up on the third spot on the podium.In the junior category, Mehuli (252.1) used her experience to edge out C Kavi Rakshna (250.8) of Tamil Nadu to annex her second gold while ISSF Junior World Cup gold medalist Elavenil Valarivan settled for bronze with a score of 229.1.The senior team category saw another GFG shooter Manini Kaushik combine with Simrat Chahal and Barkha to bring home another team gold for Rajasthan.In second place, Gujarat's Elavenil Valarivan, .
West Indies and Sri Lanka 2nd Test final scoreboard
Scoreboard at the conclusion of the second Test between the West Indies and Sri Lanka at the Darren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia: Sri Lanka 1st Innings - 253 West Indies 1st Innings - 300 Sri Lanka 2nd Innings - overnight 334-8 K. Perera c wkpr Dowrich b Gabriel 20 M. Udawatte c Bishoo b Roach 19 K. Rajitha lbw Gabriel 0 D. de Silva c Smith b Gabriel 3 K. Mendis b Gabriel 87 D. Chandimal c wkpr Dowrich b Roach 39 R. Silva c wkpr Dowrich b Gabriel 48 N. Dickwella c Powell b Gabriel 62 A. Dananjaya b Gabriel 23 S. Lakmal lbw Gabriel 7 L. Kumara not out 0 Extras (b-12, lb-8, nb-11, w-3) 34 Total (91.4 overs, all out) 342 Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Perera), 2-34 (Rajitha), 3-44 (de Silva), 4-48 (Udawatte), 5-165 (Chandimal), 6-199 (Mendis), 7-298 (Silva), 8-307 (Dickwella), 9-334 (Lakmal), 10-342 (Dananjaya) Bowling: K. Roach 21-3-78-2 (2nb), S. Gabriel 20.4-6-62-8 (4nb), J. Holder 15-5-38-0 (2nb, 3w), M. Cummins 13-1-44-0 (3nb), D. Bishoo 11-0-58-0, R. Chase 10-1-38-0, K. ...
Chandimal sweats as Sri Lanka and West Indies draw 2nd Test
Kraigg Brathwaite's defiance and more inclement weather ensured a draw on the final day of the second Test between the West Indies and Sri Lanka at the Darren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia. On a day when their captain, Dinesh Chandimal, who has been charged by umpires Aleem Dar and Ian Gould with ball tampering on the second day of the match, is likely to know his fate, the tourists stayed focused on events on the field in reducing the home side to 64 for four in early afternoon after setting the West Indies an unlikely victory target of 296. However Brathwaite's obdurate, unbeaten 59, with support from Shai Hope and captain Jason Holder ensured that the showers which came in the final session, coupled with deteriorating light, eliminated the Sri Lankans' chances of levelling the series. Shannon Gabriel took the last two wickets of the Sri Lankan second innings within minutes of the start of play to finish with the outstanding innings analysis of eight for 62 and match figures of 13 for ..
FIFA World Cup: Kane's late header helps England win against Tunisia
England battled to victory over Tunisia with a fantastic 2-1 in a Group G fixture of the FIFA World Cup in Volgograd, Russia.The spotlight is all on the English captain Harry Kane who scored twice including a late winner to help England earn its glorious triumph against the North African country.England made a deserved breakthrough in the 11th minute through Kane.Tunisia who had been outplayed for the first half-hour pulled level in the 35th minute as their midfielder Ferjani Sassi scored a goal after Kyle Walker elbowed Fakhreddine Ben Youssef in the box.However, Kane, England's youngest World Cup captain ever at 24, scored his second goal of the day in stoppage time (in the 91st minute) through a corner, lifting England to a 2-1 win.England, who had the edge right from the beginning of the match, have the three crucial points to keep them close to Belgium.England will cross swords with Panama in their next Group G game on Sunday.
Saudi World Cup team's plane suffers engine fire
The plane carrying Saudi Arabia's World Cup team suffered a fire in one of its engines as the players flew to Rostov-on-Don for their next match, the Saudi football federation said today. The aircraft landed safely after what one of the Saudi players called a "simple malfunction". "It was a small fire in one of the engines, the right engine, but the plane landed safely," association president Ahmad Al Harbi told Saudi sports TV channel KSA. One of the Saudi players, Hatan Bahbir, said in a video on the federation's Twitter account: "We arrived safely and we are all fine... it was a simple malfunction'." In the video, someone off-camera asks him if he was scared. He replies: "No, no. Well, of course we were scared a bit, but thank God." The Saudi Arabian Football Federation said in a statement it "would like to reassure everyone that all the Saudi national team players are safe, after a technical failure in one of the airplane engines that has just landed in Rostov-on-Don airport, and .
FIFA World Cup: Kane double guides England past Tunisia
Captain Harry Kane scored a brace as England overcame Tunisia with a 2-1 victory in their FIFA World Cup Group G campaign opener at the Volgograd Arena here on Monday.
Captain fantastic Kane to the rescue as England beat Tunisia
Captain Harry Kane came to the rescue with two goals, the second a dramatic injury-time winner, as England began their World Cup Group G campaign with a stuttering 2-1 win over Tunisia. Gareth Southgate's men almost paid a heavy price for missing a slew of first-half chances when Tunisia's Ferjani Sassi slotted home a softly-awarded penalty 20 minutes before half-time. And the north Africans were still level as the game went past the 90-minute mark. But Harry Maguire won a header from a corner and Kane was on hand at the far post to nod in the winner before being mobbed by his ecstatic teammates. England had started brightly in a blur of passing and movement and could have been two goals up inside the first four minutes. First Jordan Henderson's lofted first-time pass released Dele Alli and when the ball eventually broke to Jesse Lingard he saw his shot from six yards saved by the outstretched left boot of Mouez Hassen in the Tunisia goal. Kane had been kept quiet in the opening ...
UTT: Manika, Sathiyan sizzle as Dabang rise to top with a win
Manika Batra today continued to hog the limelight in the Ulitmate Table Tennis League by scalping another higher-ranked player at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex here. Riding on the winning start provided by the Commonwealth Games double gold medallist, Dabang Smashers T.T.C put it across defending champions Falcons TTC 17-4. They won six of the seven matches in the tie to emerge leaders of the Pune leg with 31 points in their kitty, a media release said today. India's top-ranked male player and Dabang captain Gnanasekaran Sathiyan came up with another sterling display by turning in two winning performances. He first teamed up with Japanese Sakura Mori to win their mixed doubles 3-0 against Sanil Shetty and Bernadette Szocs before extending his unbeaten run in singles since last season by upstaging Spain's Alvaro Robles 3-0 (11-10, 11-6, 11-6). Once Manika squeezed past World No. 30 Matilda Ekholm 2-1 (8-11, 11-10, 11-10) in a pulsating duel, the Smashers were all ..
FIFA WC 2018: Lukaku, Mertens help Belgium beat Panama 3-0
Striker Romelu Lukaku's double blow and winger Dries Mertens' stunning volley helped Belgium start off their journey at the ongoing 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup on a winning note with a 3-0 triumph over debutants Panama at the Fisht Stadium in Sochi on Monday.Belgium impressed in an unbeaten qualifying campaign, becoming the first European nation to book their place at 2018 FIFA World Cup.Though Roberto Martinez's side struggled to break Panama down in a flat first half, Mertens broke the deadlock in the 47th minute of the game, taking his side to a 1-0 lead.Soon, Lukaku scored twice in the 69th and 75th minute.Panama almost mustered a rapid leveller, but Thibaut Courtois made a smart stop to keep out a low strike from Michael Murillo, before Lukaku struck twice in six minutes to settle the contest.For his first goal, Lukaku nodded in a sensational pass by Kevin De Bruyne.The Manchester United striker then scored a cute chip, making it almost impossible for Panama to return in ..