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India's Amittrajit to compete in FIA European Rally Championship
Multiple National Racing and Rally Champion, Amittrajit Ghosh, will become the first Indian to compete in the prestigious FIA European Rally Championship.Team RRPM announced this on Tuesday, revealing that their star driver will begin his campaign in Round three of the Championship, the EKO Acropolis Rally 2018, to be held around the city of Lamia in Greece from June 1 to 3.The Kolkata lad, who will have long time co-driver Ashwin Naik by his side, has decided to take part in a few carefully chosen rounds of the ERC to gain experience at this level of rallying.Speaking from London, where he is based now, Amittrajit, also a Team Mahindra Adventure driver in the MRF FMSCI INRC 2018, said, "It is a proud moment for us to become the first Indian driver, co-driver and team to be competing in the ERC, second only to the World Rally Championship."He added, "Our aim will be to gather valuable miles and experience through this year, in preparation for an all-out assault in the next. I want to .
Brazil's Temer calls for World Cup title
Brazil's President Michel Temer has told the country's national football team to win the upcoming FIFA World Cup.
BBL: Hobart Hurricanes sign Faulkner for 3 seasons
Australia all-rounder James Faulkner has signed up with the Hobart Hurricanes for the next three seasons of the Big Bash League (BBL), the franchise announced on Tuesday.
Joachim Loew extends contract as Germany coach until 2022
Joachim Loew has extended his contract as Germany head coach until 2022, the German FA (DFB) announced today. In the post since 2006, Loew, 58, who steered Germany to their 2014 World Cup triumph, has signed a two-year extension to take him through to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Reinhard Grindel, the president of the DFB, confirmed the news at the announcement of Germany's World Cup squad for the Russia 2018 finals and also revealed Oliver Bierhoff, the national team's director, has extended until 2024. "We want to thank you for the trust placed in us, which is also an obligation to establish ourselves amongst the best in the world," said Loew directly to Grindel. "I personally enjoy working with so many inspiring people." Loew had a contract until the Euro 2020 finals, but Grindel had previously stated his job is safe regardless of how Germany perform at the 2018 World Cup finals, which kick-off next month.
PKL-6: Puneri Paltan recruits Ashan Kumar as new coach
Pune-based kabbadi outfit Puneri Paltan on Tuesday signed their new coach, Ashan Kumar, for the upcoming sixth season of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL).
Shashank Manohar re-elected ICC Chairman
Shashank Manohar was on Tuesday re-elected unopposed as the International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman for a second consecutive term.
South Korean forward cautious about 2018 World Cup
Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean forward Son Heung-min said on Tuesday he feels cautious rather than confident about the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
IPL: Mumbai face Punjab in must-win game (Preview)
Mumbai Indians will be desperate for a win against Kings XI Punjab to keep their play-off hopes alive when they square-off in a crucial Indian Premier League (IPL) tie at the Wankhede stadium here on Wednesday.
Delhi Daredevils participate in DD-The Crest-Celebrity Golf Tournament
In a great showcase of skills transcending boundaries, The Crest, DLF5 hosted a one of its kind golf extravaganza 'DD - The Crest - Celebrity Golf Tournament' at DLF Golf and Country Club, Gurugram.The golf tournament was played between the Delhi DareDevils team and the residents of DLF5.The entire team of Delhi DareDevils including their coach Ricky Ponting, captain Shreyas Iyer, Gautam Gambhir, Glen Maxwell, Rishabh Pant and other players took to golf at the unique nine hole tournament organised by The Crest, DLF5 and Delhi DareDevils.Delhi Daredevils coach Ricky Ponting was all praises for the world-class amenities of the course. Emerging player Rishabh Pant mesmerized the crowd by taking the first shot with a bat instead of a golf club."It was a pleasure to host Delhi Daredevils team at The DD-Crest Celebrity Golf Tournament. This unique tournament witnessed the climax of enthusiasm as the team swapped their bats for golf sticks at one of the finest courses of the country," said ..
Manohar elected unopposed, to serve 2nd term as ICC chairman
Former BCCI president Shashank Manohar will expectedly serve a second term as the independent chairman of the International Cricket Council after he was elected unopposed by the governing body's Board. Manohar, who became the first independent ICC Chairman in 2016, will continue for a second two-year term following his unopposed election. According to the election process, ICC Directors were each allowed to nominate one candidate, who had to be either a present or a past ICC Director. Nominees with the support of two or more Directors would have been eligible to contest an election. However, given that Manohar was the sole nominee for the position, the independent Audit Committee Chairman, Edward Quinlan, who has been overseeing the election process, declared the process complete, and Manohar the successful candidate. That Manohar will get a second term was clear during last month's quarterly meet of ICC in Kolkata as there wasn't any opposition to his candidature. During the last two
IPL: We have a problem with our batting, says Punjab skipper Ashwin
After suffering a 10-wicket defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kings XI Punjab skipper Ravichandran Ashwin reckons that the team has a problem in the batting department.
Mancini named new Italy head coach
The Italian football federation FIGC on Tuesday unveiled Roberto Mancini as the men's team's head coach who will be tasked with revamping the national squad after the World Cup qualification disaster.
World Cup 2018 could be last chance for generation of LatAm football greats
The eight Latin American squads who qualified for the 2018 World Cup will put some of football's biggest stars on the field when the tournament gets underway next month in Russia.
ICC working group to meet BCCI officials in Delhi
The ICC working group will be meeting the senior BCCI officials here on Thursday to discuss some of the prevailing issues in world cricket including the future of Tests. The working group in ICC formulates policies and then takes feedback of its stakeholders (member nations, sponsors). BCCI acting president CK Khanna, acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary, treasurer Aniruddh Chaudhry and CEO Rahul Johri are expected to be briefed about the ICC working group's progress in the meeting. It is learnt that the discussions will be broadly based on challenges facing the game, especially how to keep Test cricket alive, the ways of crowd engagement and the rapidly growing popularity of T20s. After taking the feedback from all the stakeholders, the working group then prepares a comprehensive report "Test cricket is the ultimate format and I am sure all the stakeholders will be working a way out to sustain the level of interest. I believe that all three formats can co-exist. I expect that ...
Amittrajit to compete in FIA European Rally Championship
Multiple National racing and rally champion Amittrajit Ghosh will become the first Indian to compete in the prestigious FIA European Rally Championship, it was announced on Tuesday.
Mexico coach to select World Cup squad from among 28 players
Atlas midfielder Rafael Marquez and 16 players from European and US clubs form the core of the 28-man preliminary roster announced by Mexican national coach Juan Carlos Osorio ahead of the 2018 World Cup.
Youngsters not attracted to cricket, that's why 100-ball idea: ECB Chairman
England Cricket Board (ECB) Chairman Colin Graves feels young people "are just not attracted to cricket" and that is the reason the board's new 100-ball-a side tournament has been conceptualised.
CSA congratulates Shaun George on being promoted to ICC Emerging Panel
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has congratulated former cricketer Shaun George on being promoted to the ICC Test-ODI Emerging Panel of umpires.Describing George's promotion as another feather in the cap for their collective fraternity of umpires, CSA Acting Chief Executive Thabang Moroe said that former has been an inspiration and role model for many."Shaun has been given the responsibility of several high profile matches in recent times including last year's ICC Women's World Cup Final and this year's ICC under-19 World Cup Final and, with Marais Erasmus having been named ICC Umpire of the Year for the second year in a row it shows what high regard there is for our match officials," Moroe said."Marais has been a wonderful inspiration and role model to all our umpires. Umpires are central to the game of cricket and we are fortunate to have an extremely competent group of match officials," Moroe added.George had appeared in a total of 17 first-class matches for Eastern Province and ...
Veteran Cahill leads Australia's provisional World Cup squad
Veteran footballer Tim Cahill will lead Australia's 26-man provisional squad for the World Cup, Football Federation Australia announced on Tuesday.
IOA signs Li-Ning as its apparel partner till Tokyo Olympic Games
The IOA today announced sports apparel brand Li-Ning as Indian team's official sports apparel partner till Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. As part of the partnership, Li-Ning will provide Indian athletes and officials with sports competition and training apparel, leisure wear and footwear for the Asian Games 2018, 2018 Summer Olympic Youth Games and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. On the new partnership, IOA president Narinder Batra said: We are pleased to announce Li-Ning as the official sports apparel partner of the Indian contingent until 2020 Olympic Games. This partnership represents the rising stature of Indian sports and at this crucial juncture to find a like-minded partner like Li-Ning gives us and our athletes a great boost. IOA secretary general Rajeev Mehta said, We are extremely proud to partner with Li-Ning again and offer Indian athletes the best of sports apparel. Our partnership began with Rio 2016 Olympic Games and this time we are delighted to have them on board for long-term ..