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Australia's Smith, Warner set for Global T20 Canada
Disgraced Australia stars Steve Smith and David Warner, both banned from top-flight international cricket for 12 months, were drafted Sunday for the Global T20 Canada event starting June 28. Former Australia captain Smith had already been announced as a marquee player for the inaugural edition of the event. Smith was sacked after the third Test against South Africa in March, later accepting a 12-month ban by Cricket Australia for his role in the ball-tampering scandal that rocked the sport. Warner, who was the vice-captain, was also banned for 12 months and Cameron Bancroft was suspended for nine months. Warner was selected in the third round of the draft by the Winnipeg Hawks, who took West Indies' Dwayne Bravo and South African left-hander David Miller in the first and second rounds. Smith was taken in the second round by the Toronto Nationals, where he'll play alongside West Indian star Darren Sammy and fellow West Indies allrounder Kieron Pollard. The Canadian tournament will also
Ariya survives rollercoaster round to win US Women's Open
Ariya Jutanugarn survived a back-nine meltdown to win the 73rd US Women's Open on Sunday and claim her second career major title in a playoff. Ariya frittered away a seven-shot lead with nine holes remaining before parring the fourth playoff hole to edge South Korea's Kim Hyo-joo and become the first player from Thailand to lift the trophy. "I feel great," Ariya said. "I am really excited. I'm really honoured to join the list of winners before me." The 22-year-old from Bangkok parred all four playoff holes at the Shoal Creek, Alabama course for her second win of the 2018 LPGA Tour season to go with the Kingsmill Championship. "After you have a seven-shot lead and end up with you having to go to a playoff, I had no expectations," she said. "If I have a playoff then I'm going to make sure I do my best every shot because I felt like I didn't commit on the back nine. I felt like I had a last chance to make myself proud." She finished with a one-over par 73 and a 72-hole total of 11-under .
National Sports University Ordinance, 2018 promulgates
National Sports University Ordinance, 2018 (the Ordinance) will be on the lines of the National Sports University Bill, 2017, introduced in Lok Sabha on 10 August 2017. This will be a specialized University, first of its kind, to promote sports education in the areas of sports sciences, sports technology, sports management and sports coaching besides functioning as the national training centre for select sports disciplines by adopting the best international practices.
Pakistan skipper Sarfraz proud of England draw despite Headingley hammering
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed insisted he was proud of his youthful side even after an innings and 55-run defeat at Headingley denied them a Test-series victory in England. That overwhelming loss, completed inside three days on Sunday, meant the two-match campaign ended all square at 1-1 following what Sarfraz said was Pakistan's "perfect" nine-wicket victory in the first Test at Lord's. Defeat left Pakistan still looking for their first Test series success in England since 1996, when fast-bowling greats Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis were in the side. Despite skittling England out for just 184 in their first innings at Lord's, Sarfraz elected to bat after winning the toss in Leeds. While the Headingley pitch provided a typically good surface, overhead conditions quickly became humid and cloudy, creating a swing-friendly environment that made batting difficult. Even so, Pakistan would still have expected to have made more than their 174, which featured a third fifty in as many Tests ...
Spain, Switzerland draw 1-1 in World Cup warm-up
Spain were held to a 1-1 draw by Switzerland in the first of their two warm-up games for the World Cup.
French Open: Williams sisters crash out of women's doubles
The American tennis stars, Serena Williams and Venus Williams were dumped out from the women's doubles event after they lost the deciding set to Slovenia's Andreja Klepac and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Italy in the French Open here on Sunday.The Williams sisters lost 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-0 to Klepac and Martinez respectively.The duo were bagelled 6-0 in the third and deciding set after they came back strongly in the second set.Both Serena and Venus, who have won 14 Grand Slam doubles' titles, last won the French Open together way back in 1999.On Monday, in a star-studded clash, Serena will lock horns with Russia's Maria Sharapova in the fourth round of the women's single event.Serena enjoys an upper hand in the last 18 meetings so far, winning 16 matches while Sharapova has only two wins to her name, the last of her win which came in the finals of Wimbledon way back in 2004.In their last encounter, Serena defeated Sharapova 6-4, 6-1 in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in ...
Neymar leads Brazil to 2-0 friendly win over Croatia
Neymar on Sunday put a smile on the faces of Brazilian fans by leading the Selecao to a 2-0 friendly win over Croatia, in preparation for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Rashid stars again as Afghanistan outclass Bangladesh in T20 series opener
Leg spinner Rashid Khan carried his lethal IPL form into international cricket as Afghanistan outplayed Bangladesh by 45 runs in the opening T20 of the three-match series here tonight. Rashid came to bowl in the 11th over and put his team in a strong position straightaway by removing the experienced Mushfiqur Rahim (20) and Sabbir Rahman (0) off his first two deliveries. Bangladesh could not recover from the blow and ended at 122 all out in response to Afghanistan's 167 for eight. The 19-year-old spin sensation was on target from ball one as he found the stumps of Rahim, who failed to execute a reverse sweep. The next ball was a googly and Rahman had no idea where it was heading, trapping him plumb in front of the stumps. Rashid ended with figures of three for 13 in three overs. Bangladesh felt the pressure in the chase from ball one when the other in-form spinner Mujeeb Zadran had the experienced Tamim Iqbal leg before wicket. Spin all-rounder Mohammad Nabi (2/21) took the
BCCI Acting President in a new avtar in exhibition match
BCCI Acting President C.K. Khanna on Sunday took to the field as a bowler in the exhibition match between Delhi Sports Journalists Association (DSJA) and the organising committee of 45th Goswami Ganesh Dutt memorial tourney.
Leeds, Jun 3 (AFP) Completed scoreboard on the third day of the second cricket Test between England and Pakistan at Headingley here today.
Completed scoreboard on the third day of the second cricket Test between England and Pakistan at Headingley here today. Pakistan 1st Innings: 174 England 1st Innings (overnight: 302-7): A Cook c Sarfraz Ahmed b Hasan Ali 46 K Jennings c Sarfraz Ahmed b Faheem Ashraf 29 J Root c Sarfraz Ahmed b Mohammad Amir 45 D Bess c Asad Shafiq b Shadab Khan 49 D Malan c Haris Sohail b Mohammad Amir 28 J Bairstow c Sarfraz Ahmed b Faheem Ashraf 21 J Buttler not out 80 C Woakes c Sarfraz Ahmed b Mohammad Abbas 17 S Curran c Asad Shafiq b Mohammad Abbas 20 S Broad c Mohammad Abbas b Faheem Ashraf 2 J Anderson c Haris Sohail b Hasan Ali 5 Extras: (B-8, LB-13) 21 Total: (all out in 106.2 overs) 363 Fall of wickets: 1-53, 2-104, 3-138, 4-200, 5-212, 6-260, 7-285, 8-319, 9-344, 10-363 Bowling: Amir 23-5-72-2; Abbas 26-8-78-2; Hasan 20.2-4-82-2; Ashraf 20-4-60-3; Shadab 17-2-50-1 Pakistan 2nd Innings: Azhar Ali b Anderson 11 Imam-ul-Haq lbw b Bess 34 Haris Sohail c Bess b Anderson 8 Asad Shafiq c ...
Neymar back with a bang as Brazil star sinks Croatia
Brazil star Neymar made a stunning return from injury with a superb goal in their 2-0 friendly victory over Croatia today. Just 98 days after suffering an injury he feared would keep him out of the upcoming World Cup in Russia, Neymar was back with a bang at Anfield. The Paris Saint-Germain forward appeared as a half-time replacement for Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho as the Selecao stepped up their World Cup preparations. And Neymar needed just 23 minutes to prove how important he is to Brazil's hopes of a sixth world title. Receiving a pass from Philippe Coutinho, Neymar cut into the area, beating Sime Vrsaljko and Duje Caleta-Car with impressive close control and dribbling, before burying a shot into the roof of the goal, via the crossbar, from the edge of the six-yard area. Neymar ran behind the goal, in front of Anfield's legendary Kop End, and punched the air in obvious delight as he was mobbed by team-mates. The sublime strike leaves Neymar on 54 goals for his national .
England hammer Pakistan to win second Test and square series
England thrashed Pakistan by an innings and 55 runs to win the second cricket Test at Headingley here today. Victory, completed inside three days, saw England level the two-match series at 1-1 after Pakistan won the first Test at Lord's by nine wickets. It was also England's first victory in a Test match since they beat the West Indies at Lord's in September, with the side having endured a winless run of six defeats in eight Tests coming into this fixture. By sharing the spoils in this short campaign, England avoided a third successive series defeat after reverses in Australia and New Zealand. Jos Buttler's blistering 80 not out today saw England to a total of 363 and commanding first-innings lead of 189. Pakistan then collapsed to 134, losing their last seven wickets for just 50 runs. Stuart Broad took three for 28 and off-spinner Dominic Bess grabbed his first wickets at Test level in a return of three for 33. The match ended when England captain Joe Root, on his Yorkshire home ...
Afghanistan recover to score 167/8 as Dehradun makes international debut
Afghanistan overcame a mini collapse to post a competitive 167 for eight against Bangladesh in the opening T20 International of the three-match series. Wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Shahzad (40 off 37) entertained the Dehradun crowd which turned up in huge numbers to watch the first ever international game in the state. The enthusiasm amongst the fans was palpable with many walking as much as three kilometers to enter the 25,000 capacity stadium which was surrounded by a heavy security cover. There were some teething troubles at the venue which otherwise looked spick and span. The wicket played slow as expected but Shahzad picked his spots well to bludgeon five boundaries. He shared a 62-run stand for the opening wicket with Usman Ghani (26 off 24), who too hit some lusty blows. The fall of the openers triggered a middle order collapse with Afghanistan feeling the heat at 91 for four from a promising 62 for one in the ninth over. It was off-spinner Mahmudullah who removed ...
Lorenzo earns 1st victory with Ducati at Italian MotoGP
Spain's Jorge Lorenzo won the Italian MotoGP on Sunday, earning his first victory since joining Ducati last year.
Smolov and Dzyuba to spearhead Russia's attack at World Cup
Injury-hit Russia named their World Cup 23 today with their hopes of performing respectably as hosts riding on attacking duo Fyodor Smolov and Artem Dzyuba. Coach Stanislav Cherchesov has lost Spartak full-back Georgi Dzhikiya, CSKA defender Viktor Vasin and Zenit St Petersburg striker Alexander Kokorin to knee ligament injuries, while Spartak Moscow goalkeeper Alexander Selikhov has ruptured his Achilles tendon. Krasnodar forward Smolov, the Russian league's top scorer in 2016-17, who finished second in the league scorers' chart this year, will spearhead Russia's attack alongside with Dzyuba, who was loaned from Zenit St Petersburg to Arsenal Tula at the start of January. One player who seems to have recovered from injuries at the right time is midfielder Denis Cheryshev, who plays for Villarreal in the Spanish Liga. He came as a substitute as Russia lost, 1-0, to Austria in a friendly last Wednesday, and has been included in the 23. Cherchesov cut Rubin Kazan goalkeeper Soslan ...
Stokes out of Scotland ODI and 'first part' of Australia series
England all-rounder Ben Stokes had been ruled out the one-day international against Scotland next weekend and the "first part" of the five-match series against Australia with a torn hamstring, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced today. Stokes suffered a left hamstring tear in the build-up to the ongoing second Test against Pakistan at Headingley and was replaced in England's side for that match by debutant paceman Sam Curran. "England all-rounder Ben Stokes will miss the ODI against Scotland in Edinburgh and will be unavailable for the first part of the five-match Royal London ODI series against Australia as he recovers from a left hamstring tear," said an ECB statement. It added the 26-year-old will be "assessed later this week", saying Stokes will "continue his rehabilitation programme and will return to his county side Durham on Monday". Middlesex batsman Dawid Malan has been drafted into the squad for the Scotland game in Edinburgh on June 10. Meanwhile Kent batsman Sam .
Brazil's Neymar returns from injury against Croatia
Neymar made his eagerly anticipated return from injury as a half-time substitute for Brazil in their World Cup warm-up against Croatia today. Neymar had been sidelined for over three months after fracturing his foot while playing for Paris Saint-Germain against Marseille in Ligue 1 on February 25. But the 26-year-old striker has made a strong recovery and handed Brazil a pre-World Cup boost, 11 days before the start of the tournament, when he came off the bench to replace Fernandinho for the second half at Anfield. Neymar sprained his ankle and fractured his fifth metatarsal, requiring an operation which had left him facing a battle to be fit in time for Brazil's opening World Cup match with Switzerland in Rostov-on-Don on June 17. Neymar, the world's most expensive player following his blockbuster move from Barcelona last year, had spoken last month of his concerns about winning that race and described his rehabilitation as the biggest challenge of his career. He also sat out ...
Chhetri eyes landmark as India face Kenya (Preview)
The Indian players will aim to gift their skipper Sunil Chhetri a memorable 100th international match when they face Kenya in an Intercontinental Cup tie here on Monday.
Comeback king Zverev reaches first Grand Slam quarter-final
German second seed Alexander Zverev claimed his third successive comeback win at the French Open to reach his first Grand Slam quarter-final on Sunday, edging Russian Karen Khachanov in five sets. The 21-year-old played some stunning tennis in the closing stages of a dramatic 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 fourth-round victory and will next face Dominic Thiem who reached a third successive quarter-final in Paris by seeing off Japan's Kei Nishikori 6-2, 6-0, 5-7, 6-4. World number 38 Khachanov has now lost at the last-16 stage at Roland Garros twice in a row, while Zverev ended his wait for a maiden major last-eight appearance at the 12th attempt. "Well, I'm young, so I might as well stay on court, get some practice and entertain you guys," smiled Zverev, who is bidding to become the first German man to win the French Open since 1937. "Me and my brother (Mischa) are guys that spend three, four hours a day in the gym, lifting heavy weights, on the treadmill. It paid off today." A tight ..
No hidden agenda behind Twitter video: Sunil Chhetri
Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri, who is currently making headlines for his Twitter video seeking support for his team in the ongoing Intercontinental Cup 2018, confirmed that there is no hidden agenda or propaganda behind his post."Whatever I said in the video I put on Twitter was straight from my heart. I hope people will not take it in a wrong sense. There is no hidden agenda or propaganda in it; those are just my feelings," he said at an interaction held here on the eve of his 100th international match.Chhetri on Saturday evening in an emotional appeal on Twitter urged people to watch football and support the Indian team in the ongoing Intercontinental Cup 2018."Today I am not making a video for you guys. I am going to speak and appeal to all of you who did not come. To everyone who is not a football fan, please come and watch us for two reasons. No. 1, it's the best game in the world and No. 2, we play for our country. We will make sure that once you come to watch us, ..