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KKR choke Rahane, enter Qualifier-II with 25-run win over RR
Skippper Ajinkya Rahane' slow batting cost Rajasthan Royals dearly as two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders comfortably beat them by 25 runs in the Eliminator to set-up the IPL Qualifier-II clash with Sunrisers Hyderabad, here tonight. On a day KKR star spinner Sunil Narine was expensive and returned wicket-less, the likes of Piyush Chawla, Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav stepped up to restrict Rajasthan 144 for four after batsmen put on board 169 for seven. Home skipper Dinesh Karthik and Andre Russell had revived KKR with their magnificent batting as the hosts recovered from a disastrous start. They had their worst start of the season with K Gowtham (2/15) and Jofra Archer (2/33) reducing them to 46 for three inside the Powerplay overs. Karthik continued his sublime form to lead them to safety with a 38-ball 52, containing four fours and two sixes while Russell came up with his destructive 29-ball unbeaten 49, studded with three boundaries and five sixes to propel the side to a
Carille leaves Brazil's Corinthians to coach Saudi club
Brazilian league club Corinthians said coach Fabio Carille was leaving to be the coach of Saudi Arabia's Al-Wehda.
Rooney to meet DC United bosses over potential MLS move
Everton forward Wayne Rooney will break from his family holiday to travel to Washington this week to meet bosses at Major League Soccer side DC United, his spokesman confirmed today. Rooney has reportedly agreed "in principle" to a $17 million (?13 million) deal with the MLS club that would see the 32-year-old leave Everton, his boyhood club, just 12 months after rejoining them from Manchester United. DC United coach Ben Olsen confirmed earlier this month that the club were interested in bringing Rooney to America but said the deal "is not done". Sam Allardyce said before he was sacked as manager by Everton that Rooney had not asked to leave. Allardyce and Rooney had their differences and the player's show of dissent when substituted in April's Merseyside derby resulted in clear-the-air talks between the pair. The former England captain, who has been on holiday in Barbados, is to be accompanied on his trip to Washington by his long-time adviser Paul Stretford. News of the visit first .
Muguruza, Serena begin training for French Open
Spanish tennis pro Garbine Muguruza and United States great Serena Williams began their training on Wednesday leading up to Roland Garros, due to kick off on May 27.
Bess to make England Test debut against Pakistan
Somerset off-spinner Dominic Bess will make his England debut in the first Test against Pakistan tomorrow, captain Joe Root has confirmed. Bess was included after county colleague Jack Leach was forced to withdraw with injury. England have named 12 players and still have to decide between seam-bowling all-rounder Chris Woakes and fast bowler Mark Wood for the last place in their XI for the first of this two-Test series, with Root saying conditions on the morning of the match would influence which way they went. Bess, 20, has added a touch of youthful enthusiasm to an England squad attempting to bounce back after failing to win any of their seven combined Tests in Australia and New Zealand. "He seems really clear about what he wants to do in the game and how to approach this week, and that's all you can ask for from someone making their debut," Root told reporters at Lord's on Wednesday. "I remember mine, you just want tomorrow to come around, to get your cap and get on with it. "He's
Sarfraz wants Pakistan's senior service to lead at Lord's By Julian
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed wants the side's quartet of senior players to help take the pressure off the rest of the team in the first Test against England at Lord's. For at least seven members of the tourists' side, Thursday's opening fixture of a two-Test series will be the first time they have played a a match at the 'home of cricket'. By contrast, Mohammad Amir -- whose career came to a shuddering halt after his involvement in a spot-fixing scandal, wicket-keeper Sarfraz and batsmen Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq have all played at the London headquarters of Marylebone Cricket Club. "Yes, the senior players in the team have to show responsibility," Sarfraz told reporters at Lord's on Wednesday. - 'Lead from the front' - ========================= "We have to lead from the front, we have more responsibility to give a good platform so that the new players take it from there," he added. Pakistan come into this game on the back of a five-wicket win over Test debutants in Ireland, where ..
Prajnesh one win away from joining Yuki in French open main draw
India's Prajnesh Gunneswaran inched closer to his maiden appearance at a Grand Slam by moving to the final round of the French Open qualifiers with a straight set win over 32nd seed Marcelo Arevalo, here today. The Indian Davis Cupper knocked out his 146th-ranked opponent, 6-4 6-1 in the second in just 68 minutes. The Indian left-hander will next take on the winner of the other second round match between 13th seed Elias Ymer and Facundo Bagnis. Yuki Bhambri has earned a direct entry into the main draw, courtesy his place in the top-100.
IPL Playoffs: Russell, Karthik help KKR to 169/7 after early collapse
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) rode skipper Dinesh Karthik's well-paced fifty coupled with Andre Russell's unbeaten 25-ball 49 blitz to recover from an early collapse and post 169/7 in 20 overs against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) eliminator at the Eden Gardens here on Wednesday.
Sharma, Lahiri ready for Colonial and Memorial on PGA Tour
Shubhankar Sharma returns to action after a three-week break in his quest for the coveted PGA Tour card following invitations from the Fort Worth Invitational starting tomorrow and the Memorial Tournament next week. Sharma tees off with Corey Conners and Ben Silverman from the tenth tee, while another Indian Anirban Lahiri will start from Michael Thompson and Ryan Blaum from the first. As for Lahiri, the last three holes of the final round at the AT&T Byron Nelson would have added to the confidence as he had an eagle and two birdies in three holes to finish T-26th. Lahiri has great memories of the Colonial Fort Worth Invitational, where he was T-6 in 2016, and and of the Memorial next week, where he was T-2 last year, and that is his best career result on the PGA Tour. Some of the big names in the field this week include the PLAYERS champion Webb Simpson, Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm, Rickie Fowler, Justin Rose, Jimmy Walker and Jason Dufner among others. Sharma hit global spotlight ...
Karthik, Russell blitz sets Rajasthan 170 target
Skipper Dinesh Karthik and Andre Russell revived Kolkata Knight Riders with magnificent batting as the hosts recovered from a disastrous start to post a challenging 169 for seven against Rajasthan Royals in the IPL Eliminator, here today. Sent in, Kolkata had their worst start of the season with K Gowtham (2/15 in three overs) and Jofra Archer (2/33) reducing them to 46/3 inside the powerplay but Karthik continued his sublime form to lead them to safety with a 38-ball 52, containing four fours and two sixes. After Karthik's departure, Russell came up with his destructive 29-ball unbeaten 49, studded with three boundaries and five sixes. The sixes however were a rarity in the first half of Kolkata innings and it was only in the 14th over Shubman Gill hit the first shot over the ropes in his crucial fifth wicket partnership with Karthik. Karthik and Gill added 55 runs in 38 balls as the Under-19 World Cup winning youngster Gill impressed with his stroke-making skills en route his ...
James arrives in Colombia, set to join national squad in Bogota
Bayern Munich star James Rodriguez has arrived in Colombia and is set to join his national-squad teammates shortly for FIFA World Cup preparations.
IPL Scoreboard KKRvsRR
Scoreboard from the IPL Eliminator match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals, here today. Kolkata Knight Riders: S Narine st Klaasen b Gowtham 4 C Lynn c & b Gopal 18 R Uthappa c & b Gowtham 3 N Rana c Unadkat b Archer 3 D Karthik c Rahane b Laughlin 52 S Gill c Klaasen b Archer 28 A Russell not out 49 JPR Searles c Archer b Laughlin 2 P Chawla not out 0 Extras: (B-4, NB-1, WD-5) 10 Total (For seven wickets in 20 overs) 169 Fall of wicket: 1-4, 2-17, 3-24, 4-51, 5-106, 6-135, 7-164. Bowling: K Gowtham 3-0-15-2, J Archer 4-0-33-2, J Unadkat 2-0-33-0, I Sodhi 4-0-15-0, S Gopal 4-0-34-1, B Laughlin 3-0-35-2.
Iniesta signs with Japan's Vissel Kobe after leaving Barcelona
Spanish international midfielder Andres Iniesta has signed a deal with Japanese football club Vissel Kobe, Japan's state news agency NHK reported on Wednesday, confirming growing speculation about the player's move to the J-League after ending his 22-year-long career at FC Barcelona.
U16 Tennis: Bondre, Sudipta move into last 8
Gujarat's Mohit Bondre and Maharashtra's Sudipta Senthil Kumar upset seeds to move into the quarterfinals of the boys and girls singles at the 12th Ramesh Desai Memorial Tennis Nationals for Boys and Girls under 16. The tournament is being hosted by the Cricket Club Of India (CCI). Sixteenth seeded Mohit Bondre knocked out top-seeded Krishan Hooda of Chandigarh 6-4, 6-4 to record the biggest upset of the day, while in the girls third round fourteenth- ranked Sudipta Senthil Kumar ousted third seeded Sunskruti Damera of Telangana 6-2, 6-2 to make it to the last eight, a media release said. In other minor upsets, Delhi's Nishant Dabas outplayed MP player and tenth seeded Denim Yadav 6-2, 6-1 while unseeded Vipasha Mehera of Tamil Nadu upset eleventh seeded Richa Chaugule 6-2, 7-6(5).
Sania Mirza among eight dropped from TOP Scheme
Star tennis player Sania Mirza was excluded from the sports ministry's Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) along with five wrestlers and two boxers in the latest list issued by Sports Authority of India (SAI) today. Sania's exclusion was on expected lines as she is expecting her first child with cricketer husband Shoaib Malik. Two track and field athletes -- A Dharun and Mohan Kumar -- were added in the list of 192 sportspersons who will get funding from the government. Praveen Rana, Satyawart Kadian, Sumit, Lalita and Sarita were the five wrestlers dropped from the list while boxers L Devendro Singh and S Sarjubala Devi also got the axe. As many as 41 sportspersons from seven disciplines have been identified to get the funding till the Olympic Games. Out of them, 14 are from shooting, 10 from badminton, six from boxing, four from wrestling and two each from athletics, archery and weightlifting. All the other remaining, except for three, are for Asian Games. Three track and field ...
ICC congratulates de Villiers on splendid career
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has congratulated former South Africa Test captain AB de Villiers for an illustrious 14-year international career that saw him excel across all three formats of the game. The 34-year-old, who came to be known as the most devastating batsmen of his generation and holds several records including the world's fastest ODI half-century, century and 150, announced his sudden retirement from international cricket today. AB is undoubtedly one of cricket's great entertainers and a genuinely special and instinctive talent. Time and time again he has left cricket fans around the world marveling at his feats with the bat and in the field. International cricket will sorely miss him," ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said in a statement. His outstanding international record reflects the kind of dominance he has had over bowlers and I thank him on behalf of the ICC for a fine career and an outstanding contribution to cricket and wish him all the best for ...
Cricket fraternity salutes AB de Villiers on retirement
Former India stars Sachin Tendulkar, V.V.S. Laxman and Virender Sehwag led the salutations after star South African batsman AB de Villiers announced his retirement from international cricket on Wednesday.
Tejaswini wins gold, Chain Singh silver at Munich World Cup
Extending her brilliant run this season, seasoned Tejaswini Sawant nailed a gold in the women's 50m Rifle Prone event on the opening day of ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol stage in Munich. Sawant shot 621.4 to pip younger teammate Anjum Moudgil, who shot 621.2 to win Silver in the event. Sawant had won a gold at the recently-concluded Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia. Chain Singh also won a silver in the men's 50m Rifle Prone event, shooting a score of 627.9 to finish behind USA's Matthew Emmons, who took gold with a score of 628.9. Among other Indian, Shreya Saxena finished ninth in the women's Prone event with a score of 619.1 while in the men's event, Gagan Narang and Sanjeev Rajput shot scores of 621.7 and 621.2 to end in 32nd and 34th positions respectively. The trio of Apurvi Chandela, Mehuli Ghosh and Anjum Moudgil will spearhead India's challenge in the women's 10m air rifle, first of the 10 Olympic event finals.
Golf: First camp of Usha Junior Training Programme ends
The first camp of the Usha Junior Training Programme (JTP) for Golf concluded at Delhi Golf Club here on Wednesday.
Sheoran enjoys first round lead at opening PGTI Feeder Tour event
Twenty-three-year-old Dhruv Sheoran made an impression in his first round as a professional as he shot a three-under-69 to establish a one-shot lead in round one of the PGTI Feeder Tour at the BSF Golf Club in Chhawla here today. Pune-based Sheoran fought back after a poor start having made two double-bogeys on his front-nine. Sheoran, the 2017 PGTI Qualifying School champion, was one-over through the front-nine but then rallied with five birdies and a bogey on the back-nine. Delhi golfers Aditya Raj Kumar Chauhan and Vikram Rana were placed tied second on day one of the season-opener as they fired matching scores of two-under-70. The quintet of Shubham Narain, Rishi Kumar, Wasim Khan, Ilayaraja C and Manoj Kumar shared the fourth place at one-under-71.