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Hockey India names Rajinder Singh as president
Hockey India on Saturday named Rajinder Singh as its president after Mariamma Koshy submitted her resignation from the post.
India hold South Korea in women's hockey tourney
India held hosts South Korea to a 1-1 draw in a round robin match of the 5th Womens Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament at the Sunrise Stadium here on Saturday.
Del Potro doubt for Roland Garros
World number six Juan Martin del Potro could be a doubt for Roland Garros after sustaining a groin strain in Rome. The Argentinian, a former US Open winner and Olympic silver medallist, retired from his third-round match against David Goffin at the Italian Open on Thursday. "After the medical examinations today it has been determined that I suffered a groin strain (grade 1) in Rome," Del Potro tweeted late Friday. "I have started to do rehab and will evaluate the situation in the upcoming days to decide whether I play the French Open." Roland Garros runs from May 27 to June 10.
Badminton federation swats down new scoring plan
Badminton's global governing body swatted down a plan today to adopt a new scoring system that favours faster matches after players and associations expressed angst over the proposed changes. The Badminton World Federation was considering amending the rules to make sets shorter in a shift that supporters argued would attract more fans to the sport, which already has a large following in Asia. But the proposal, which would have seen players compete against each other in the best of five 11-point sets instead of the current set up of three 21-point sets, failed to pass, according to a Facebook post on the organisation's official page. "Badminton will continue to be played under the 3x21 scoring system," the post said, adding that the proposal actually received more votes for the changes -- 129 -- than the 123 that opposed, but it fell short of the required two-thirds majority. The decision followed a wave of opposition from some of the sport's top shuttlers. Earlier in the day, the ...
IPL: Rajasthan opt to bat vs Bangalore
Rajasthan Royals' skipper Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and opted to bat against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in a crucial Indian Premier Legue (IPL) tie at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Saturday.
Rajinder Singh named Hockey India president
Rajinder Singh was today named president of Hockey India (HI), following Mariamma Koshy's resignation from the post. Singh, who is the Senior Vice President of HI will take charge as President from today, according to media release. He was earlier the Treasurer of HI and currently serves as the Treasurer of Hockey Jammu & Kashmir. "We are happy to name Mr Rajinder Singh as the President of Hockey India from 19 May 2018 following the resignation of Ms. Mariamma Koshy. We wish Mr. Rajinder Singh the best in this new role,"Secretary General, Hockey India, Mohd. Mushtaque Ahmad said. Koshy, a former State-level centre forward player, was appointed as the President of HI in November 2016 following Narinder Batra's decision to step down after being elected as the President of International Hockey Federation (FIH). "Ms Mariamma Koshy has contributed to Indian Hockey over the last two decades and we are grateful for her services. She has been a guiding light for the Federation and also a
IPL: Punjab in do-or-die situation against Chennai (Preview)
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) face the herculean task of stopping a star-studded Chennai Super Kings to seal a play-off berth when the two sides face-off in their last Indian Premier League (IPL) league game at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Sunday.
Asian Champions Trophy: Indian hockey eves hold Korea to 1-1 draw
The Indian women's hockey team held hosts Korea to a 1-1 draw in the fourth round-robin match of the 5th Women's Asian Champions Trophy here at the Sunrise Stadium on Saturday .With this draw, the Indian team, led by defender Sunita Lakra, go into the final on Sunday as the table toppers.Earlier in the tournament, India had defeated Japan (4-1), China (3-1) and Malaysia (3-2).Despite Korea's high press right from the start of the match, India managed to win the first penalty corner of the match in the fourth minute. But drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur's flick was padded away by the Korean goalkeeper. Though India made forays into the striking circle, breaking Korea's defence was an uphill task.Korea, meanwhile, were the first to make a breakthrough when they forced an error to win a penalty corner in the opening minute of the second quarter. Seul Ki Cheon was brilliant with her drag-flick as she struck the ball to the right corner of the post almost making it impossible for India goalkeeper .
Simona Halep retains top spot in WTA rankings
Romanian tennis star Simona Halep has retained her numero-uno spot in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Rankings after booking her place in the semi-finals of the Rome Masters.The top-seeded stormed into the last-four after easing past seventh-seed Caroline Garcia of France 6-2, 6-3 in a one-sided quarter-final clash that lasted one hour and 14 minutes.With the win, Halep has now set up a clash against her Russian opponent Maria Sharapova for a place in the summit showdown.Halep maintains a lead of 425 points over second-placed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, according to the official website.Meanwhile, Spain's Garbine Muguruza, Ukraine's Elina Svitolina and Czech Republic's Karolína Pliskova complete the top five list.The current WTA top 10 are as follows:1. Simona Halep2. Caroline Wozniacki3. Garbine Muguruza4. Elina Svitolina5. Karolína Pliskova6. Jelena Ostapenko7. Caroline Garcia8. Petra Kvitova9. Venus Williams10. Sloane Stephens.
IPL: Mumbai face Delhi in must-win game (Preview)
Eyeing a play-off berth, defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) will take on Delhi Daredevils (DD) in a must-win game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Ferozshah Kotla here on Sunday.
Indian women hockey team hold Korea to a 1-1- draw
Young forward Lalremsiami's equaliser earned defending champions India 1-1 draw against Korea in the last round robin match at the fifth Asian Champions Trophy women's hockey tournament here today. With this draw, the Indian team led by defender Sunita Lakra go into the final tomorrow as the table toppers. They remain unbeaten in the tournament, having won against Japan (4-1), China (3-1) and Malaysia (3-2). Despite Korea's attacking game from the start of the match, India managed to win the first penalty corner of the match in the fourth minute. But drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur's flick was padded away by the Korean goalkeeper. Though India made forays into the striking circle, breaking Korea's defence was an uphill task. World No 9, Korea, meanwhile, were the first to make a breakthrough when they forced an error to win a short corner in the opening minute of the second quarter. Seul Ki Cheon was brilliant with her drag-flick as she struck the ball to the right corner of the post almost .
Rome Masters: Nadal, Djokovic to renew rivalry in semis
World number two Rafael Nadal will aim to book his spot in the finals of the Rome Masters when he squares off with his long-time rival and Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic in the last-four clash here on Saturday.The Spanish tennis maestro had earlier stormed into the semi-finals after rebounding strongly from a set down and clinch a convincing 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Fabio Fognini of Italy in a thrilling last-eight match that lasted two hours and 14 minutes.Eleventh seed Djokovic, on the other hand, also rallied from a set down to register a 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 win over Japan's Kei Nishikori to cement a spot in the last-four.It should be noted that Nadal and Djokovic have faced each 50 times--which is the maximum number of times any two players have faced each other in the Open Era.The duo's most recent meeting came in last May, when 31-year-old Nadal went on to win the semi-finals of the Madrid Open.While Djokovic leads their Head-to-Head rivalry 26-24, Nadal holds a 15-7 advantage on
De Gea to start for Man U in FA Cup final
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed that goalkeeper David de Gea will start for the club in FA Cup final match against Chelsea to be held at the Wembley Stadium on Saturday.United's regular 'cup goalkeeper' Sergio Romero has featured in all the FA Cup games before he was forced to miss the semi-finals due to a back injury.Romero sustained the injury on the international duty during Argentina's shocking 6-1 defeat to Spain on March 27. He later made a return during United's 1-0 win over Watford on the final day of the Premier League season.And Mourinho insisted that as Romero has just come back from a serious injury, the Old Trafford club have decided to go with De Gea at Wembley on Saturday."He (Romero) was injured for a long, long time.He was injured for around two and something months.He didn't play some matches that normally would be his matches, his semi-final against Tottenham, a couple more matches before the final," Sport24 quoted Mourinho, as saying."He ...
Fleming defends Bravo, blames batsmen for loss against Daredevils
Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming has defended Dwayne Bravo and blamed the batsmen for their unexpected 34-run loss against Delhi Daredevils in the IPL here. All-rounder Bravo bled 26 runs in the 20th over which enabled the hosts to post 162 for five on a slow wicket. DD then returned to restrict CSK to 128 for six. Most teams have problems in the death overs. Bravo helped us in the last game by restricting the opposition to 180 when it was set to reach 200. It is just nature of the game. He has had good days in the tournament and today was not so good. Overall, the bowling effort was pretty good, said Fleming after the loss at Kotla last night. I think we lost the game with the bat. We were not able to generate partnerships of substance. It brought the slowness of wicket into play. It was hard to generate any momentum though we did have the intent. I thought the wicket would speed up like it tends to do here but they mixed things up nicely, the former New Zealand captain ...
Djokovic to meet Nadal in Italian Open semis
Serbian great Novak Djokovic got off to a rocky start against Kei Nishikori before battling back to win 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 and set up an Italian Open semi-final showdown against seven-time champion Rafael Nadal of Spain.
Cilic reaches Italian Open semis
Fifth-ranked Croatian Marin Cilic rolled past Spain's Pablo Carreño Busta 6-3, 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the Italian Open tennis tournament and book his first-ever berth in the final four of a clay-court ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event.
Iranian striker says his team will not be pushovers at 2018 World Cup
Iran's international striker Karim Ansarifard said that his national team will not be easy opponents at the upcoming FIFA World Cup, the Tehran Times has reported.
Lambert leaves relegated Stoke City
Paul Lambert has left Stoke City after the club were relegated from the Premier League, the club said in a statement.
BCCI unhappy over KP's selection for Pataudi memorial lecture
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary has expressed his disappointment after former England batsman Kevin Pietersen was roped in to deliver annual MAK Pataudi Memorial Lecture during its awards function, which is to be held in Bengaluru on June 12.Pietersen's selection came after Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara was unavailable due to his commentary commitments. Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly and former England captain Nasser Hussain were the other two candidates in the shortlisted panel.In his mail to the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) and BCCI officials, Chaudhary lashed out for keeping the three office-bearers--including acting president CK Khanna and acting treasurer Aniruddh Chaudhary--in dark by picking a former overseas cricketer to deliver the speech.The BCCI acting secretary further revealed that he had earlier suggested the names of Erapalli Prasanna, Abbas Ali Baig, Nari Contractor - all of whom ...
Monchengladbach sign England U-21 midfielder Bennetts
Borussia Monchengladbach have signed midfielder Keanan Bennetts from English Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur, both sides have confirmed.