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Nothing impossible for Germany (Team Profile)
German fans are always the happiest as their national football team has reached at least the semi-finals of every major tournament since Joachim Loew took over as coach in 2006.
Justin Thomas continues to lead World Golf Ranking
American golfer Justin Thomas stayed in the No. 1 spot in the World Golf Ranking released on Monday, ahead of his compatriot Dustin Johnson.
Paes returns, Bhambri misses out for Asian Games
Leander Paes has returned to the Indian tennis squad while Rohan Bopanna has also been named for the upcoming 18th Asian Games.The 12-member squad for the prestigious event was named after All India Tennis Federation (AITA) selectors held a meeting at R.K Khanna Tennis Stadium here in the national capital earlier today.Paes, who is one of the oldest players to have ever won a Grand Slam title and has bagged eight doubles and ten mixed doubles major titles in his 27-year long career so far, was not a part of the Indian squad for the last two editions of the tournament.Meanwhile, India's premier singles player Yuki Bhambri (93) has been exempted by the selection committee as he likely to make the cut in the main draw of the US Open.Ramkumar Ramanathan (121) and Prajnesh Gunneswaran (183) are automatic selections for the men's singles based on their rankings, while singles specialist Sumit Nagpal and doubles specialists Divij Sharan have also got a nod in the men's squad.The selection ...
Kompany in Belgium's World Cup squad despite injury
Vincent Kompany has been included in Belgium's 23-man World Cup squad despite picking up a groin injury during a friendly on Saturday. The veteran center back walked off the field early in the second half of Belgium's 0-0 draw with Portugal without waiting to be substituted. Belgium coach Roberto Martinez said Kompany felt discomfort in his groin after overstretching in a challenge. Martinez also named Los Angeles FC defender Laurent Ciman as a reserve in case Kompany's injury proves too serious for him to play in Russia. Martinez says he will wait until the eve of Belgium's opening World Cup match, against Panama on June 18, before making a final decision on Kompany's fitness.
Pakistan announce squad for Scotland T20s
Pakistan, the world's top-ranked Twenty20 side, announced a 15-member squad Monday for their two matches against Scotland later this month. There was only one change in the squad from the T20 series against the West Indies in April, with Haris Sohail replacing Babar Azam, who fractured his wrist during the first Test against England last week. Pakistan drew the two-Test series 1-1 after winning the first match at Lord's and losing the second in Leeds on Sunday. Their two T20s against Scotland will be played on June 12 and 13. T20 squad: Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Ahmed Shehzad, Haris Sohail, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Hussain Tallat, Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Amir, Hassan Ali, Rahat Ali, Usman Shinwari, Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Banned Warner joins Smith's return in Canada T20 league
Former Australian vice-skipper, who is serving his one-year suspension handed by Cricket Australia for his role in ball-tampering scandal, is all set to start his road to redemption by playing at the Global T20 Canada league later this month.Warner, along with former skipper Steve Smith, was handed a one-year ban from both domestic and international cricket while bowler Cameron Bancroft was given a suspension of nine months for their involvement in ball-tampering scandal that took place during the third Test of the four-match series against South Africa in March this year.However, Warner will now mark a return to the game when he turns out for the Winnipeg Hawks in the inaugural Global T20 tournament in Canada, ESPNcricinfo reported.He will be joined by Smith, who will feature for Toronto Nationals as a marquee player in the tournament, which is slated to run at Maple Leaf Cricket Club located in King City, Ontario, from June 28 to July 15.Besides Warner and Smith, Pakistan ...
Sohail replaces Azam in Pak squad for Scotland T20Is
Pakistan's left-hand batsman Haris Sohail has been called in as a replacement for injured Babar Azam in the 15-member national T20 squad for the upcoming two-match series against Scotland.Azam has an injured left forearm. He was injured by a Ben Stokes' delivery on the second day of the opening Test against England at Lord's. He scored 68.Sohail has been roped in on the recommendation of skipper Sarfraz Ahmed and head coach Mickey Arthur. He has appeared in a total of seven T20Is for the country and scored 74 runs at an average of 18.50.Apart from Sohail, the rest of the squad remains the same.Pakistan will play two T20Is against Scotland at Edinburgh on June 12 and 13.The squad is as follows:.
Ex-Madrid star urges Ronaldo to stay
Former Real Madrid midfielder Luis Figo has urged star striker Cristiano Ronaldo to resist offers from other clubs and continue to remain with the European Champions.Figo's comments comes after the Portuguese star striker recently cast doubt over his stay at Madrid by saying that he would be making a decision on his future in the coming days.A few minutes after guiding Madrid to a third Champions League trophy in three years, Ronaldo had said, "In [the] coming days, there'll be an answer about my future. It has been very nice playing for Real Madrid."Though Ronaldo later clarified his comments have been taken out of context, he has been linked with a move to former club Manchester United and French champions Paris Saint-Germain.When asked about the same, Figi insisted, "I hope that Cristiano stays like all Real Madrid fans.""One day he will stop playing and Real Madrid will continue to be one of the best clubs in the world," goal.com quoted Figo, as saying.Ronaldo is all set to ...
Leander returns, Yuki exempted for Asian Games
The iconic Leander Paes today returned to the Indian team for the Asian Games while the country's top player Yuki Bhambri was exempted as the AITA announced a 12-member squad, including six women players, for the quadrennial extravaganza, beginning August 18 in Indonesia. Since Yuki, ranked 94, is likely to make the cut for the US Open, the AITA selection committee exempted him. The tennis events in Palembang are scheduled for August 19-25 while the US Open starts on August 27. The lack of time could make the travel and recovery extremely difficult. The six-member men's squad has three singles specialists -- Ramkumar Ramanathan, Prajnesh Gunneswaran, Sumit Nagal -- and three doubles specialists Paes, Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan. The women's squad will be led by leading singles player Ankita Raina. Karman Kaur Thandi, Rutuja Bhosale, Pranjala Yadlapalli, Riya Bhatia and Prarthana Thombare are the other players. Zeeshan Ali has been named the coach and captain of the men's squad ...
New Zealand, Chinese Taipei look for first win
Having suffered a loss in their respective opening games, New Zealand and Chinese Taipei will look to open their account when they lock horns in the Intercontinental Cup here tomorrow. A young Chinese Taipei side was drubbbed 5-0 by India, courtesy a hat-trick by skipper Sunil Chhetri. New Zealand suffered a shocking 1-2 defeat at the hands of Kenya, despite having taken the lead. The two teams will have to regroup themselves ahead of tomorrow's encounter at the Mumbai Football Arena. New Zealand will have to improve if they are to beat Chinese Taipei. They failed to convert their chances against Kenya and the passing was erroneous, and the Kiwis will have to pull their socks up. Also the coordination between their forwards will have to be much better for the side to score. All eyes will be again on Sarpreet Singh, who had given the side lead against Kenya, and his role will be crucial. New Zealand coach Fritz Schmid had admitted that his team struggled against the physically stronger
Djokovic in French Open quarters for 9th year in a row
Serbia's Tennis star Novak Djokovic defeated Spain's Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 6-4 and 6-2, thus advancing to the French Open quarterfinals for the ninth year in a row. He's won the title only once.
Cheryshev makes Russia's 23-man World Cup roster
Villarreal winger Denis Cheryshev has made the Russian football team's 23-man roster for the upcoming FIFA World Cup.
Samuel Umtiti agrees to contract extension with Barcelona
Barcelona's French central defender Samuel Umtiti has reached an agreement with the club for a five-year contract extension, the La Liga champions announced.
Lahiri finishes T-37th; Woods 23rd at Memorial Tournament
Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri continued to struggle with his putting and carded his first over-par card of the week, a one-over 73, to sign off tied 37th at the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide on the PGA Tour. Lahiri, who started the final day at seven-under and in tied 21st place, finished at six-under overall. Through the week, Lahiri got his driving and iron play fairly right, but it was on the greens that he faltered yet again despite a new putter. Bryson DeChambeau, who three-putted for bogey on the 18th to finish at one-under 71 and fall into a three-way playoff, won on the second play-off hole against Byeong Hun An (69) and Kyle Stanley (70). The three players finished at 15-under. DeChambeau also moved to fourth on FedEx Cup rankings. Also on the final day, there was Tiger Woods (72), who also could not get his putter going and managed only three birdies, giving away three bogeys on the back-nine. He ended at nine-under 279 for a tied 23rd finish. Lahiri had two ...
Indian women claim 2nd successive win at Asia Cup cricket
Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur delivered a solid all-round performance as the Indian women's cricket team defeated Thailand by 66 runs in the Asia Cup T20 tournament, here today. Put in to bat, India posted 132/4 in the designated 20 overs before restricting Thailand to 66/8 in theirs to record a second successive big win and stay at the top of the points table in the six-nation tournament. The Indian team, which had hammered hosts Malaysia by 142 runs in its opening match, put up another dominating show. The entire top order batting contributed well with Mona Meshram's 45-ball 32 being the top score. However, the impact innings of the match was played by the in-form Harmanpreet Kaur, a 17-ball unbeaten 27 which steered India to, what became, a winning total. Kaur's knock was laced with three hits to the fence. Smriti Mandhana too continued her fine form for a 22-ball 29, which included one four and a couple of sixes. Kaur than did the job with the ball as well, grabbing three wickets with .
French Open: Nadal faces Marterer for quarter-final spot
World number one Rafael Nadal will aim to book his place in the quarter-finals of the ongoing French Open when he crosses swords with Maximilian Marterer of Germany in their last-16 clash here on Monday.Earlier, Nadal continued his rich vein of form as he stormed into the pre-quarterfinals without dropping a set, clinching a 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 win over 27th seed Richard Gasquet of France in a one-sided third round of the men's singles event.The Spaniard will now meet Marterer for the first time, with Nadal also having a great record of making it to the quarter-finals in 11 of 13 appearances at Roland Garros.Meanwhile, fifth-seed Juan Martín del Potro of Argentina will take on America's John Isner for a place in last-eight.In women's singles event, three-time champion Serena Williams will lock horns with her long-time rival Maria Sharapova of Russia in the highly-anticipated last-16 match.The 23-time Grand Slam champion will meet two-time French Open winner Sharapova for the 22nd time, with
Sri Lanka's Silva joins West Indies tour after funeral
Sri Lanka allrounder Dhananjaya de Silva rejoined the national team touring the West Indies after attending his father's funeral, officials said Monday. Ranjan de Silva, a local politician, was gunned down in a Colombo suburb 10 days ago on the eve of the team's departure. "National player Dhananjaya De Silva left the country on June 3 evening to join the team in West Indies," Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement. The three-Test tour starts on Wednesday at the Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad. Sri Lanka are also missing opener Dimuth Karunaratne who fractured a finger while batting in the nets earlier last month.
Brazil fans relieved after Neymar's return before World Cup
Neymar needed only 23 minutes to reassure Brazilians that his recovery is right on track for the World Cup. Three months after undergoing surgery on his right foot, Neymar returned to action for Brazil and inspired a 2-0 win over Croatia in an international friendly that showed fans, teammates and coach Tite that he's in good shape for Russia. "Any team would be relieved having such a player back," defender Thiago Silva said after Sunday's win at Anfield. "We are a great team, but Ney has that light. When the game gets tough, he steps up to the challenge." The first half was dominated by heavy marking. But after Neymar replaced Fernandinho, the five-time-World Cup champions were much more fluent and effective playing with the formation - Neymar joining Willian and Gabriel Jesus up front - that is likely to start at the World Cup. Brazil fans, who appeared to be in the majority of the 35,000 fans at Anfield, were quiet in the first half but got noisier with Neymar's appearance in the ..
Costa Rica beats Northern Ireland 3-0 in pre-World Cup friendly
Costa Rica's national team has bid farewell to their fans with a 3-0 win over Northern Ireland in a friendly match here at the National Stadium as 35,000 fans gave a standing ovation to goalkeeper Keylor Navas.
England's Root warns rout of Pakistan can't 'paper over cracks'
Joe Root has insisted a dominant win against Pakistan must not be allowed to "paper over the cracks" when it comes to England's form in Test cricket. The England captain saw his side end a two-match series all square at 1-1 after a thumping innings and 55-run victory completed inside three days at his Headingley home ground on Sunday. But this success, which meant England avoided a third successive series loss after reverses in Australia and New Zealand, only came about after Pakistan outplayed their hosts in all aspects of the game to win the first Test at Lord's by nine wickets. England don't have another Test match until they welcome India for the first of a five-match series at Edgbaston in August, with their attention now on white-ball cricket as they begin the run-in to next year's World Cup on home soil. But Test skipper Root was keen that lessons be learnt from a lamentable loss at Lord's. "It's very important we don't paper over the cracks and think this is going to be us ...