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Archery squad for Asian Games announced
Former Olympians Mangal Singh Champia and Jayanta Talukdar failed to make the cut while archer Vishwas made a comeback as India picked a 16-member squad for the Asian Games on Friday.
Kohli clears YoYo test; Rayudu fails, set to be dropped from England tour
India captain Virat Kohli is all set to take part in the two-match T20 Internationals in Ireland after comfortably clearing the YoYo test but there was bad news for middle-order batsman Ambati Rayudu, who is set to be dropped after failing to attain required parameters here today. Almost all the players including skipper Virat Kohli have comfortably cleared the qualifying mark for the YoYo test. Ambati Rayudu is the only player in the UK-bound squad, who has failed to clear the fitness test. His score is well below the permissible 16.1 set for the India and India A team. Rayudu will be dropped from the squad, a senior BCCI official told PTI on conditions of anonymity. Rayudu had made a comeback in the ODI squad after more than one and half years in wilderness largely on the back of his IPL performance. It is learnt that Rayudu, who had a major role in Chennai Super Kings' victorious IPL campaign, performed well below-par in the range of 14. A lot of people were shocked as to how ...
Germans against political boycott of Russia World Cup, says poll
A total of 69 percent of Germans consider it inappropriate of German politicians to boycott the FIFA World Cup in Russia, a poll conducted by German research institute Infratest dimap for ARD broadcaster has revealed.
Uruguay strike late to beat Egypt as Salah sits out match
Jose Gimenez was the unlikely 89th-minute match winner as Uruguay defeated an Egypt side shorn of star man Mohamed Salah 1-0 in their World Cup opener on Friday. Uruguay's deserved last-gasp victory leaves them and Russia in early control in Group A after the hosts' 5-0 mauling of Saudi Arabia in the tournament opener on Thursday. A poor game looked likely to end in stalemate but with Uruguay cranking up the pressure late on, defender Gimenez rose to power a header into the top corner and break Egypt hearts. Aside from Liverpool ace Salah failing to get off the bench with his shoulder injury, another major talking point was also off the pitch -- large portions of empty seats in one main stand at the Yekaterinburg Arena were an embarrassing sight for FIFA and local organisers. Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani had a couple of half-chances for Uruguay in the first half, the best made by himself when he juggled the ball and lashed it on the volley from outside the box, but it ...
Zimbabwe Cricket assures players of clearing dues by July 25
Forced by the threat of the players' boycotting the upcoming T20 tri-series against Pakistan and Australia, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) on Friday assured its players of clearing all their outstanding salaries by July 25, a month after the players' deadline.
Afghan players need to visualise Test match situations in practice: Rahane
India captain Ajinkya Rahane feels "visualising Test match situations" during practice will go a long way in preparing Afghanistan for the unforgiving five-day format. India beat Afghanistan by an innings and 262 runs inside two days in what turned out to be a complete no contest after the visitors were bowled out for 109 and 103 in both the innings. For Afghanistan, it's just the beginning I think. With their bowling, they can do a bit of damage to any other team. It's still a learning phase for them, Rahane, like an elder statesman had words of encouragement for Ashgar Stanikzai's men. Their batting is still not up to Test standard but India's stand-in skipper expected that things will get better. More and more they play any opponent, they will learn from them. It was just a beginning, for them. You cannot blame them. They tried their best. After first innings, they were trying to stay on wicket, but it's still a beginning. It is about playing those matches, he said. Attitude and ...
Gimenez's late goal helps Uruguay edge past Egypt
Jose Gimenez scored in the 90th minute to hand Uruguay a hard-fought 1-0 win against Egypt in a Group A match of the FIFA World Cup here on Friday.
Afghanistan have a mountain to climb, says Simmons after heavy loss
Afghanistan coach Phil Simmons today said his "team has a mountain to climb" before it emerges as a strong Test playing nation. Simmons made his comments after Afghanistan suffered a crushing loss against India on their Test debut with the one-off game finishing inside two days. "I believe, the team has the potential to emerge as a good Test-playing country but the task at its hands is like climbing a mountain," he told reporters after Afghanistan lost to India by an innings and 262 runs. Before the match, Simmons had called batting as the weakest link in the side and his worst fear came true when the visitors were bowled out twice on day two. Afghanistan were all out for 109 in their first innings before struggling to 103 in second after India had scored 474 in their first essay. Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja were chief wreckers for India, picking up four wickets each in first and second innings respectively. Asked if facing a lower-ranked team on their debut made more ...
Champia, Talukdar miss out,;Vishwas makes comeback in Asiad archery squad
Olympians Mangal Singh Champia and Jayanta Talukdar today failed to make the cut even as Army archer Vishwas today made a comeback in the 16-member Indian archery squad for the Asian Games. The same squad will compete in the stage four of the World Cup to be held in Berlin from July 16-22 ahead of the Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang from August 18 to September 2. Vishwas, who hails from Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, was part of India's Asian Games bronze medal winning team in Doha 2006 and last represented the country at the stage two World Cup in Antalya in June last year. India returned empty-handed in the recurve section of the Incheon Asian Games in 2014 and all eyes would be on Olympian Atanu Das, who topped the two-day selection trial held at the Army Sports Institute in Pune today. Rio Olympian Das is the only non-Army archer in the four-member squad as ASI dominated the men's recurve selection trial with youngsters Sukchain Singh and Jagdish Choudhary finishing ahead of ...
India thrash Afghans by innings and 262 runs in Historic Test
After posting a mammoth first-innings total, India dismissed Afghanistan twice in two sessions to secure a huge win by an innings and 262 runs on the second day of the historical one-off Test match here at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday.In reply to India's first-innings total of 474 runs, Afghanistan batsmen failed to counter world class Indian bowling attack and fell like a pack of cards to eventually bundle out for 109 runs in the first innings.Mohammad Nabi was the top scorer for the visiting side with 24.For India, spinner Ravichandran Ashwin scalped four wickets for just 27 runs, while Ravindra Jadeja and Ishant Sharma also bagged two wickets each.Umesh Yadav also chipped in with a wicket.After being enforced follow-on in the second-innings, Afghanistan were once again skittled out and this time for 103 runs in 38.4 overs in the third session.Jadeja was the most economical bowler for India in the second innings with his brilliant figures of four for 17 followed by Umesh Yadav's .
Trump thanks 'great team' after winning WC bid
After winning the bid to host the 2026 World Cup along with Canada and Mexico, United States President Donald Trump on Friday said 'he worked hard on this, along with a great team of talented people.'Taking to Twitter, Trump also thanked Patriots owner Robert Kraft for his "excellent advice" on the bid that will bring 2026's World Cup to North America."Thank you for all of the compliments on getting the World Cup to come to the U.S.A., Mexico and Canada. I worked hard on this, along with a Great Team of talented people. We never fail, and it will be a great World Cup! A special thanks to Bob Kraft for excellent advice," Trump tweeted.On Wednesday, FIFA had announced that its voters chose the United States, Canada, and Mexico for its first 48-team World Cup tournament in 2026.It will be after 32 years that the United States will host the World Cup.
Our batting was brilliant: Rahane
A delighted stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane praised his batsmen after India's emphatic innings and 262 run victory over Afghanistan in the one-off Test at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Friday.
France test for Australia in Group C (Preview)
France, boasting of one of the most talented squads in the FIFA World Cup, will be overwhelming favourites as they open their Group C campaign with a clash with Australia at the Kazan Arena here on Saturday.
Muralitharan rejects SLC's offer to join as consultant
Sri Lankan spin great Muttiah Muralitharan has rejected an offer by the country's sports minister Faizer Musthapaha to join the national cricket board as a consultant.
We wanted to be ruthless in our approach, says Rahane
India's stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane today said his side were determined to be "ruthless" in their approach after the hosts demolished Afghanistan by an innings and 262 runs inside two days in its debut Test match here. The Afghans' dream of scripting a fairytale turned into a virtual nightmare as they were found to be painfully short of experience for the longest format and were bowled out for 109 and 103 in pursuit of India's first innings total of 474 all out today. "This feels really special. It is always an honour to lead your country and we wanted to be ruthless," said Rahane, who captained India in regular skipper Virat Kohli's absence. Rahane was full of praise for his batting unit, especially openers Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay, both of whom scored centuries in India's total. "Guys like Shikhar (Dhawan) and (Murali Vijay) got those hundreds, (KL) Rahul chipped in and (Hardik) Pandya was magnificent at the end. It was important for all of us to stick to our basics, ...
India overwhelm Test debutants Afghanistan
India took full advantage of Afghanistan's inexperience in red ball cricket, dismissing them twice on the second day to romp home by an innings and 262 runs in the one-off Test at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Friday.
Scoreboard at the end of the one-off Test between India and Afghanistan at the M ...
Scoreboard at the end of the one-off Test between India and Afghanistan at the M Chinnaswamy stadium here today. India first innings 474 Afghanistan first innings 109 Afghanistan second innings Mohammad Shahzad c Karthik b Umesh 13 Javed Ahmadi c Dhawan b Umesh 3 Rahmat Shah c A Rahane b Ishant 4 Mohammad Nabilbw b Umesh 0 Hashmatullah Shahidi not out 36 Asghar Stanikzai c Dhawan b R Jadeja 25 Afsar Zazai b Ravindra Jadeja 1 Rashid Khan b Ravindra Jadeja 12 Yamin Ahmadzai b Ishant 1 Mujeeb Ur Rahman c Umesh b RJadeja 3 Wafadar b Ashwin 0 Extras: (b 4, lb 1) 5 Total: (All out in 38.4 Ov) 103 Fall of Wickets: 19-1, 22-2, 22-3, 24-4, 61-5, 62-6, 82-7, 85-8, 98-9, 103-10. Bowling: U Yadav 7-1-26-3, I Sharma 7-2-17-2, H Pandya 4-2-6-0, R Ashwin 11.4-3-32-1, R Jadeja 9-3-17-4 .
Kabaddi Masters like a semifinal to Asian Games: India coach Reddy
Newly-appointed kabaddi coach Srinivas Reddy feels the upcoming World Kabaddi Masters in Dubai is like a "semifinal" to the much-anticipated Asian Games where India are the defending champions. The six-nation kabaddi tournament in Dubai from June 22-30 will see Asian giants India, Iran, Pakistan and Korea vie for top honours against newcomers like Argentina and Kenya. "It's like a semi-final tournament before the Asian Games against all the coveted teams in the Asian Games including Pakistan, Iran and Republic of Korea. It is a good opportunity for players to prepare themselves," the 40-year-old who was named coach earlier this month, told PTI. A former Indian player, Reddy has won a gold at the 2005 Asian Championship in Iran and represented the country at several international tournaments. Having switched to coaching in 2013, Reddy has worked as an assistant coach with the Telugu Titans and Haryan Steelers in the Pro Kabaddi League. Reddy was then appointed as the head coach of ...
'Kia League a good preparation for Smriti Mandhana ahead of WC'
As Indian opener Smriti Mandhana is all set to appear in Kia Super League - the women's cricket super league in England, Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) member Diana Edulji has wished her a successful stint.The 21-year-old will become the first Indian player to appear in Kia Super League when she features for Western Storm in the upcoming edition of the tournament.And Edulji remained hopeful that the upcoming league would be a good preparation for Mandhana ahead of the T20I World Cup."Here is wishing Smriti a successful stint in the Kia League. I hope it enables her to become a stronger player and she utilises this experience for India in the forthcoming T20I World Cup," Mandhana told ANI.The 21-year-old India opener has scored over 826 runs with the highest score of 76 in the 40 T20Is that she has played so far.Last month, she captained the Indian Premier League (IPL) Trailblazers in the recent Women's T20 Challenge, which took place ahead of the IPL ...
Reality Bites: India crush Afghanistan inside two days
Afghanistan's dreams of scripting a fairytale turned into a virtual nightmare as a ruthlessly professional India demolished them by an innings and 262 runs inside two days to win the historic one-off Test match here. Afghanistan came across painfully short of experience for the longest format and were bowled out for 109 and 103 in pursuit of India's first innings total of 474 all out today. This was the first time that India won a Test match in two days while it has now happened for the 21st time in the 141-year-history of the traditional format. India, however, did become the first team to claim 20 wickets in a day. Afghans, who have some impressive accomplishments in the shortest format lasted a total of 66.3 overs (27.5 overs and 38.4 overs), posing serious questions over their readiness to cope up with demands of five-day cricket. The gulf in class was a reality but the Test match exposed their inability to understand the needs of the longest format. Their performance lends ...