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AFI chief calls for 'strictest punishment' against coaches involved in sexual harassment
Athletics Federation of India (AFI) president Adille Sumariwalla today called for exemplary punishment against coaches who allegedly sought sexual favours from junior athletes at the regional centers of Sports Authority of India (SAI). SAI sacked one coach from its Tamil Nadu centre after around 15 junior athletes lodged a complaint at the SAI headquarters, alleging sexual harassment. There were similar complaints from Bangalore and Gujarat centers and SAI has ordered the compulsory retirement of one of its accountants, who allegedly sent lewd text messages to a woman coach at the academy. In the harassment case related to Gujarat, SAI has launched an internal probe against the coach. "Nothing is shocking anymore. It is a world wide scenario, people in the US have been jailed and same should happen here," Sumariwalla told PTI on the sidelines of the IAAF run 24:1 here. "I am glad the DG has taken very strong steps and I think we need to go into the details of it and if it is proved to
Following are the results of the 3rd
Following are the results of the 3rd day's races held here today. 1st Race: Mallavalli Plate 1600M: Perfecto (Gaurav Sethi) 62.5 Santosh Kumar first Dont Trust Anyone 58.5 Rajesh Kumar second Chandini 59.5 Madhu Babu third Heres Abbey 55.5 Ajay Kumar fourth All Ran Won by: 1l, 2-1/4l, 3l Time: One Min,47.74 seconds Tote: Rs 45 for win, Rs 18 and Rs 15 for places Fav: Dont Trust Anyone Winner Trained by: Vishal Yadav Forecast: Rs 89 Quinella: Rs 46 Shp: Rs 32 Thp: Rs 48 Trinalla: 70 pct Rs 315 30 pct Rs 335 Exacta: 70 pct Rs 2,150 30 pct Rs 983.
Sachin Siwach in quarters of Kazakh boxing tourney
Former world youth champion Sachin Siwach (49kg) was among the two Indian boxers to enter the quarterfinals, while three others lost their opening-round bouts of the President's Cup Tournament in Astana, Kazakhstan. Sachin, who was voted the best youth boxer of the Asian Confederation last year, edged past local hope O Bayniyazov 3-2 to make the last-eight stage last night. Also advancing to the quarters was Devanshu Jaiswal in the light heavyweight (81kg) category. He defeated Belarus' Pavel Brazovskiy. Bowing out with first-round losses were Thomas Meitei Mayengbam (64kg), Dinesh dagar (69kg), and India Open gold-medallist Sanjeet (91kg). Thomas was beaten 0-5 by Thailand's Masuk Wuttichai, while Dinesh lost by a similar margin to Uzbekistan's Makhmud Gaipov. Sanjeet suffered a stunning knockout at the hands of Olympic silver-medallist Vasily Levit. The punch that knocked out the Indian came in the second round, which was into its final minute.
Women's Asia Cup T20: Bangladesh shock India to earn maiden victory
Bangladesh took full advantage of a complacent India as they recorded a comfortable seven-wicket victory in the Women's Asia Cup T20 competition here today. The win is a historic one as this is the first time that Bangladesh women have defeated India in an international game across any format. After two facile wins over Thailand and Malaysia, India put up a below-par batting performance, scoring 141 for seven in the stipulated 20 overs, which Bangladesh surpassed in 19.4 overs. India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan have all got four points from three games but the 'Women In Blue' are leading the standings with a net run-rate of +3.428. Fargana Haque (52 no off 46 balls) and Rumana Ahmed (42 no off 34 balls) added 93 runs for the unbroken fourth wicket to guide the Bangladeshi women to one of their bigger victories in international cricket. Rumana was the 'Player of the Match' for her all-round effort as she picked up 3 for 21 in 4 overs to engineer a middle-order slump when India batted. "I .
Intercontinental Cup is good platform for us ahead of AFC Asian Cup: India winger
Indian football team's young winger Halicharan Narzary today said the ongoing Intercontinental Cup is a good testing ground for the home team ahead of next year's AFC Asian Cup. "The Intercontinental Cup is a very important tournament for us and before the AFC Asian Cup it will be a good platform to test ourselves against some of the teams of different playing styles of the elite level, that we don't come across often," Narzary said. He said a positive result against New Zealand tomorrow will matter as it will help the home reach the final with the momentum firmly on its side. India are high on confidence after back-to-back victories, against Chinese Taipei and Kenya. "Obviously we will be playing for a win against New Zealand, but it will not be easy. It will be remarkable if we win all of our three matches going ahead into the finals of the Cup and keep the winning momentum alive till the finals," Narzary said on the eve of the game. Post the wins, the team was involved in a ...
Ponting to join Australia coaching staff in England
Australia great Ricky Ponting will join the backroom staff of head coach Justin Langer during the team's tour tour of England. Former Australia captain Ponting, one of the outstanding batsmen of his generation, was already due to be in Britain to commentate on the five-match one-day international series against 2019 World Cup hosts England that starts on June 13 and a subsequent Twenty20 international. But today's announcement by Cricket Australia will see Ponting joining forces with Langer, an old team-mate, again after the pair coached Australia's Twenty20 team against Sri Lanka on home soil in 2017. Ponting also assisted former Australia head coach Darren Lehmann, who quit following the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa in March, for the Twenty20 tri-series against England and New Zealand earlier this year. As a batsman Ponting averaged over 42 in 375 ODIs, with an excellent strike rate above 80. His 41 hundreds in the format included a brilliant 140 not out in a 2003 World ..
Ponting included in Australia's coaching staff for England tour
Former captain Ricky Ponting will join the Australia cricket team coaching staff, headed by Justin Langer, in England where the visitors will play five One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and a single Twenty20 International (T20I) against the hosts over the next few weeks.
Kohli features in world's highest-paid athletes list
Swashbuckling batsman Virat Kohli has become the only Indian to feature in this year's annual list of the world's 100 highest-paid athletes, according to the Forbes.According to the list, the 28-year-old Indian skipper is currently standing at the 83rd spot with a total earnings of 24 million dollars over the last 12 months-- 4 million dollars through salary and winnings and 20 million dollars through brand endorsements.However, the list of world's highest-paid athletes 2018 is an all-male affair and that there is no female athlete featuring on the list.American boxing star Floyd Mayweather tops the list with a earning of 285 million dollars in the same period. His earnings are more than one-fourth of Kohli.It should be noted that Mayweather has occupied the numero-uno spot in the list of the world's highest-paid athlete for the fourth time in seven years.Having secured the top position in the list for the past two years, Real Madrid star striker Cristiano Ronaldo (108 million ...
With Trump inside, NBA stars rule out White House visit
National Basketball Association (NBA) star LeBron James said neither his team nor the opponents would meet with US President Donald Trump after winning the ongoing NBA Finals.
Russia laments winless streak days before World Cup
The recent performances of World Cup hosts Russia have left plenty of questions about their prospects at the tournament that opens next week. On Tuesday, Russia extended their winless streak to seven matches with a 1-1 home draw against Turkey -- meaning they have not chalked up a single victory in eight months. Stanislav Cherchesov's side have five wins, six draws and nine defeats since the former Russian international goalkeeper took over in August 2016. "Everything's bad," declared the Wednesday front page of Sport Express daily, which said the national side's play had dampened the mood of fans in the country. "With such a performance from our national team our chances look pretty low," school teacher Daniil Pospelov, who watched the Turkey match from a Moscow pub, told AFP. "We need to learn how to attack constructively to get a result regardless of whether the opponents' team make mistakes or not." However Vitaly Mutko, who was once the head of Russian football but temporarily ...
Lanzarote, Johnson boost for ATK
Two-time Indian Super League champions ATK, who endured a nightmarish 2017-18 season, today announced the signing of attacking Spanish midfielder Manuel Lanzarote Bruno and English centre back John Johnson. Nigerian forward Kalu Uche has also joined the squad as ATK are continuing to make headway in the off-season transfer window to shore up their defence and attack. ATK, who finished ninth in the 10-team standings last season, have also reinforced their squad with the likes of Balwant Singh (Mumbai City FC), Pranoy Haldar (FC Goa), Shaikh Faiaz (Mohun Bagan), Arnab Mondal and Cavin Lobo (East Bengal). Lanzarote finished last season with 13 goals in his maiden stint in India for FC Goa, while Johnson spent five seasons at Bengaluru before switching to ATK. "We have tried to form an all-round and compact squad. I am happy to welcome several new members to the ATK family and hope that together we can put up some great football this season," principal owner Sanjiv Goenka said in a ...
ISL: Rino Anto returns to Bengaluru FC
Bengaluru FC on Wednesday announced that right-back Rino Anto has returned to the club, signing a two-year-deal that will keep him in the southern outfit until the end of the 2019-2020 season.
Rashid Khan hopes to end drought in Thailand Open
India's Rashid Khan was hoping to end a four-year title drought as he geared up to compete at the USD 300,000 Thailand Open, starting here tomorrow. The lanky golfer enjoyed an amazing season in 2014 when he won two Asian Tour titles in India and Thailand. Khan has been through some lean years since but hoped to turn the corner at the Thai Country Club, a venue where he last played 10 years ago. "I'm playing this golf course after 10 years. The last time I played here was in 2008 (Volvo Masters of Asia) after I won the Faldo Series. I was quite surprised when I reached the golf course because it looked so familiar. Took me two days to find out I played here before," Khan said in a media release. The 27-year-old will look to high-flying countryman Shubhankar Sharma, who qualified for next week's US Open, for inspiration when he goes up against an elite field, which is led by title holder Rattanon Wannasrichan of Thailand. "Shubhankar and I used to play on the PGTI and on the Asian ...
Putin backs Spain at WCup, says Russia to 'fight to finish'
Russian President Vladimir Putin has tipped Argentina, Brazil, Germany and Spain as his top four contenders to win the World Cup, which starts in Russia on June 14. Putin says Spain has "played a beautiful brand of football," in an interview with China Media Group, a transcript of which was published on the Kremlin website. Putin adds "there will certainly be other contenders, but only the best will win." The Russian national team is in dismal form without a win in seven games, which hasn't gone unnoticed in the Kremlin. Putin says "sadly, our team has not enjoyed great results lately. But we, all the fans and football lovers in Russia, have high hopes that our team will make a good showing, play a modern, interesting and beautiful style of football, and fight to the finish.
Saudi crown prince to attend FIFA World Cup opening ceremony
Saudi Arabias Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman will attend the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony, set to take place in Moscow on June 14, Director of the Crown Princes Private Office Bader al-Asaker said on Wednesday.
Rino Anto returns to Bengaluru FC
Bengaluru FC today announced that right-back Rino Anto has returned to the club, signing on a two-year-deal that will keep him in the club until the end of the 2019-2020 season. The 30-year-old, who made the switch to Kerala Blasters in the ISL draft at the start of the 2017-18 season, returns ahead of the Blues' 2018 AFC Cup Inter-zone semi-final against Altyn Asyr FK. "I'm glad to be back at this club where I made so many memories and I cannot wait to get on the pitch in a Bengaluru FC shirt once again. It's never easy to be a part of a club where the level of competition is so high, but I'm ready for the challenge," said Rino, who made 80 appearances in his first four seasons with the Blues. Having won the I-League in his debut season with the club in 2014, Rino was part of the club's squad that won the Federation Cup titles in 2015 and 2017, reclaimed the I-League title in 2016 and also played in the AFC Cup final of 2016, in Doha. "We're very happy to have Rino back, he's been a .
Intercontinental Cup: In-form India look to continue winning momentum against NZ (Preview)
On a high after sealing the final spot, buoyant India, led by their inspirational skipper Sunil Chhetri, will look to extend their winning run when they take on New Zealand in the Intercontinental Cup football meet here on Thursday.
Women's Asia Cup: Bangladesh stun India by 7 wickets
India suffered their first ever defeat at the hands of Bangladesh in any format as the six-time champions were hammered by seven wickets in the Women's Asia Cup cricket tournament at the Kinrara Academy Oval here on Wednesday.
Golfer Rashid aims to overcome mental, technical hurdles
Indian golfer Rashid Khan will hope to overcome few mental and technical issues as he bids to end a four-year title drought when he competes at the $300,000 Thailand Open which starts on Thursday.
3x3 Basketball League to begin from June 9
The first ever FIBA recognised league in the country, 3x3 Basketball League (3BL) will begin from June 9, it was announced on Wednesday.