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Atletico crush Marseille 3-0, win their third Europa League title
La Liga outfit Atletico Madrid proved their formidable firepower in Europa League, beating Ligue 1 side Marseille 3-0 in the final here on Wednesday.
You need experience: Raina on CSK being tagged aged team
Star cricketer Suresh Raina has quashed talks about Chennai Super Kings (CSK) being an 'aged team' in Indian Premier League, as he on Thursday said experience is also an equally important characteristic and cited team's performance in the league, wherein they qualified for playoffs for the record ninth time on Tuesday."People have been saying that our team is quite aged, but you need experience. All credit goes to Dhoni as you can see he is playing freely. In the IPL, he has shown that he can still play very well despite being 35-36," Raina told ANI.Currently, CSK has players like Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Dwayne Bravo, Shane Watson, Imran Tahir and Harbhajan Singh, who all are over 34 years old. In fact, Tahir is touching 40.In regard to the tournament, wherein the CSK has qualified for the playoffs, Raina said the job is still half done as their main aim is to clinch the IPL trophy again."Nobody remembers the runner-up. Everybody looks up to the winner. If we win this time, then the ...
IPL: Mumbai edge past Punjab to keep play-offs hope alive
Mumbai Indians kept their play-offs hopes alive as the hosts edged past Kings XI Punjab by three runs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match here on Wednesday.
Mumbai Indians defeat KXIP by 3 runs to keep play offs hope alive
Seamer Jasprit Bumrah snapped up three crucial wickets as defending champions Mumbai Indians kept their play-off hopes alive by notching up a thrilling three-run win over Kings XI Punjab in a crucial Indian Premier League (IPL) match here tonight. The defending champions set the visiting team a stiff target of 187 and then restricted Kings XI to 183/5 to register their sixth win in 13th games and boost their tally to 12 with one game in hand. Mumbai have jumped to the fourth spot in the table. Bumrah turned in a match-winning bowling performance with brilliant figures of 3-15 which included the crucial wicket of in-form opener K L Rahul (94 off 60 balls) in the penultimate over, when the game was on a knife-edge with Kings XI needing 20 off nine balls. Rahul was caught at long-off by Ben Cutting. The dismissal of Rahul, who batted brilliantly and struck 10 fours and three sixes, effectively derailed Punjab's chase with the other batsmen at the crease unable to take the visitors home. .
Bumrah, Pollard power MI to three-run win against KXIP
Seamer Jasprit Bumrah snapped up three crucial wickets as defending champions Mumbai Indians kept their play-off hopes alive by notching up a thrilling three-run win over Kings XI Punjab in a crucial Indian Premier League (IPL) match here tonight. Chasing 187 to win, Rahul blasted 10 fours and three sixes in his 60-ball 94-run innings and shared a 111-run second wicket partnership with Aaron Finch (46) to take Punjab to the brink of a successful runchase but Bumrah scalped three wickets in his second spell to derail the chase. Mumbai Indians thus registered their sixth win to joined Kings XI and Rajasthan Royals at 12 points in the table. Kings XI were comfortably placed at 145/1 in 16 overs when Bumrah came back to bowl his second spell and the Mumbaikar removed Finch and Marcus Stoinis (1) before dimissing Rahul in the 19th over. Earlier, Australian seamer Tye returned with figures of 4-0-16-4 and skipper Ravichandran Ashwin (2/18) took two wickets to restrict Mumbai Indians to ...
MI beat KXIP by three runs in IPL
Defending champions Mumbai Indians kept their IPL play-off hopes alive after defeating Kings XI Punjab by three runs in a last-over thriller of the Indian Premier League here today. Jasprit Bumrah (3/15) and Kieron Pollard (50) were the top performers for Mumbai. For Punjab, Andrew Tye (4/16) returned with a four-wicket haul, while KL Rahul scored 94 off 60 balls but Bumrah derailed their chase. Brief Score: Mumbai Indians: 186 for 8 in 20 overs (K Pollard 50; A Tye 4/16) Kings XI Punjab: 183 for five in 20 overs (KL Rahul 94; J Bumrah 3/15).
Djokovic advances at Italian Open
Four-time champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia on Wednesday reached the third round of the Italian Open tennis tournament after defeating Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-4, 6-2.
AFC Cup: Bengaluru FC through with an assist from Aizawl
It took a bit of everything -- a good show in Dhaka, drama in Guwahati and a big push from a resolute Aizawl FC -- as Bengaluru FC finished as champions of the South Zone and booked a place in the knock-out stages of the AFC Cup for a fourth straight season.
IPL: Pollard's timely fifty lifts Mumbai to 186/8 vs Punjab
West Indian power-hitter Keiron Pollard finally found his groove with a fiery 50 to bail Mumbai Indians out of trouble and post a challenging 186/8 against Kings XI Punjab in a crunch Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Wankhede Stadium here on Wednesday.
Pollard's fifty helps Mumbai Indians to reach 186/8
West Indian Kieron Pollard struck a blistering fifty to rescue defending champions Mumbai Indians from a mid-innings slump to a formidable 186 for 8 against Kings XI Punjab in their crucial IPL game here tonight. MI got off to a flying start, reaching 57-1 after five overs but they lost three wickets in quick succession, including two off successive balls, against the pace bowling of Andrew Tye (4-16) before Pollard (50 off 23 balls) and Krunal Pandya (32 off 23 balls) resurrected the stuttering innings. Before this knock, Pollard had only scored a paltry 83 runs in 8 matches and was dropped from the playing XI but his 65-run stand with Krunal in 36 balls, steered Mumbai Indians out of trouble after they had slumped to 71/4. Tye wrecked havoc on Mumbai's top and middle order and his victims included Evin Lewis (9), Ishan Kishan (20) and Suryakumar Yadav (27). After a cautious start, Krunal stuck two consecutive sixes and a four in the 12th over off Marcus Stonis, while Pollard ...
Amicus Curiae sticks to 'contentious' Lodha Reforms
Supreme Court-appointed Amicus Curiae, Gopal Subramanium, on Wednesday kept most of the recommendations made by Justice RM Lodha Committee in the draft constitution of the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI)He, however, agreed to increase the composition of the selection committees (senior men, junior and women) from three to five members on the BCCI's recommendation.Subramanium also suggested a change in Test Players Only clause to minimum 20 first-class matches.The Amicus Curiae told the Apex Court that the Committee of Administrators (CoA) are to be empowered to relieve the present selection committees of their burden immediately."Until the elections to BCCI takes place, the Committee of Administrators may be empowered to have a consultation with the Cricket Advisory Committee, comprising of reputed former international cricketers, and constitute a Committee of Selectors in line with the above criteria. This is imminently necessary to relieve the burden on the existing ..
Hart, Wilshere left out of England's World Cup squad
England coach Gareth Southgate on Wednesday unveiled the final list of 23 players for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, with the presence of Trent Alexander-Arnold and playmaker Ruben Loftus-Cheek and the absence of Joe Hart and Jack Wilshere.
MI post a competitive 186-8 against KXIP in IPL
Put into bat, defending champions Mumbai Indians posted a competitive 186 for 8 against Kings XI Punjab in a crucial IPL fixture at the Wankhede Stadium, here today. Kieron Pollard top-scored with a 23-ball 50, while Krunal Pandhya contributed with a 23-ball 32. Andrew Tye emerged as the wrecker-in-chief as he returned with figures of 4-0-16-4, while skipper R Ashwin (2/18) scalped two wickets for Kings XI Punjab. Brief Score: Mumbai Indians: 186 for 8 in 20 overs (K Pollard 50; A Tye 4/16).
Hasenhuettl steps down as Leipzig coach
RB Leipzig and head coach Ralph Hasenhuettl have agreed to part ways with immediate effect, the Bundesliga club announced in an official statement on Wednesday.
Germany coach springs surprise ahead of World Cup
Germany head coach Joachim Loew's secret weapon for the 2018 FIFA World Cup has just had his vacation "ruined". Nominating Nils Petersen was a surprise for fans and pundits.
Hantz steps down as Metz coach
Relegated Ligue 1 side FC Metz announced on Wednesday an early departure of head coach Frederic Hantz at the end of the season following mutual agreement between the club and the coach.
Eight players take joint lead in Kolkata Chess
Eight players shot into the lead at the end of round three in the LIC Kolkata Open Chess Tournament here today. Bengal youngsters Srijit Paul and Koustav Chatterjee impressed by holding their Grandmaster opponents to draws, while Indian prodigy Nihal Sarin was held to a draw by Bangladeshi sensation Mohammed Fahad Rahman. One of the sharpest games of the tournament was played out on the second board between K Rathnakaran and Aravindh Chithambaram, two players known for their creativity. In a wild battle from a Ruy Lopez opening, Rathnakaran played energetically to sacrifice an exchange on the 18th move and looked to be holding an advantage as Aravind's kingside looked exposed and vulnerable. However, the game ended in a draw in 62 moves after lots of twists and turns. Teenaged Anand Nadar held Grandmaster Sandipan Chanda to a relatively sedate draw from 46 moves, while Veteran D V Prasad continued his good run in the tournament by holding Grandmaster Sundararajan Kidambi to an ...
Hull FC bid emotional farewell after historic Kenyan tour
English Football League Championship side Hull City FC bade an emotional farewell to Kenya after the last contingent departed on Wednesday following their historic maiden tour to the country.
Shanghai SIPG fails to reach ACL quarters
Shanghai SIPG beat Kashima Antlers 2-1 at home thanks to Hulk's brace in the second leg, but failed to reach the quarter-finals of the AFC Champion League (ACL) with the total score 3-4 on aggregate (first leg 1-3).
Bengaluru FC qualify for AFC Cup knockouts
Benguluru FC produced a professional performance to blank Abahani Dhaka 4-0 before outside help from Aizawal FC ensured their qualification for the Inter-Zonal semifinals of the AFC Cup. Daniel Segovia (13th min), Nishu Kumar (16th, 58th) and Sunil Chhetri (60th) struck for Bengaluru, who topped Group E with a resounding win and advanced in the competition. Bengaluru needed a win to qualify and were also relying on Aizawl FC to beat Maldives' New Radiant. Moments after Bengaluru's win, Aizawl came to their rescue by defeating New Radiant 2-1. Bengaluru finished the group on 15 points, New Radiant 12 and four points apiece for Abahani and Aizawl. The Blues were always in control of the game and led 2-0 at half time courtesy goals from Segovia and Kumar. Bengaluru had 55 percent ball possession with 11 of their 16 shots on target. Abahani only entered the striking area five times and had just one shot on target. The outcome was on expected lines but with qualification on the line, ...