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Pakistan's Amir strikes on return against Ireland
Mohammad Amir gave Pakistan a boost ahead of their series with England by taking two wickets in quick succession as he returned to the fray against Ireland on Monday despite a troublesome knee injury. The Pakistan spearhead went off just 3.2 overs into his spell during the second innings of Ireland's inaugural Test on Sunday with a recurrence of a "chronic" left knee problem. It was a worrying sign for Pakistan, who next play a warm-up match against Leicestershire (May 19-20) before facing England in a two-Test series, with back-to-back fixtures at Lord's (May 24-28) and Headingley (June 1-5) leaving little time for rest and recovery. Following-on, Ireland started the fourth day on 64 without loss. Amir did not come into the attack until Monday's ninth over, with the hosts 81 for two after Ed Joyce had been run out by Faheem Ashraf and Andrew Balbirnie lbw for his second nought of the match to Mohammad Abbas. Amir was not operating at top speed to begin with on Monday -- often the ...
Amir at the double as Pakistan strengthen grip on Ireland Test
Pakistan paceman Mohammad Amir took two wickets as the tourists continued to dominate in Ireland's inaugural men's Test at Malahide on Monday. Ireland, following on, were 123 for four at lunch on the fourth day -- still 57 runs adrift of Pakistan's total of 310 for nine declared. After collapsing to 130 all out in their first innings, Ireland resumed on a highly creditable 64 without loss. But they lost four wickets in Monday's first session, with left-arm quick Amir -- who had both openers dropped during a brief spell on Sunday before going off with a knee problem -- enjoying a burst of two wickets for no runs in six balls. It was a heartening sign for Pakistan, both in terms of winning this match and ahead of their upcoming two- Test series in England that will feature back-to-back fixtures at Lord's (May 24-28) and Headingley (June 1-5). Amir, however, repeatedly limped around the field on Monday when he was not bowling. Ireland resumed with veteran opener Ed Joyce, arguably their .
422 players to be part of PKL-6 auctions on May 30, 31
A total of 422 players will go under the hammer when the two-day auction for the upcoming sixth season of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) gets underway here on May 30.
Now comes a volleyball league
Adding to the state of sports leagues, the Volleyball Federation of India (VFI) announced today the launch of a league in the second half of 2018 after the conclusion of the Asian Games in August in Jakarta. The Pro Volleyball League aims to take the sport to the next level in the country, its organisers said. The VFI, in association with Baseline Ventures, said in a media release that the commencement of the bid process for the league has started. The bid documents for prospective franchise owners would be available from tomorrow, it said. Announcing the availability of the bid documents, Joy Bhattacharjya, CEO, Pro Volleyball League, said, "In the first season, we are looking at six partners who share our vision of taking the Indian volleyball to the next level as franchise owners." "A bidder will be able to bid for two cities of its choice and the final winning bids for the six teams will be chosen as per the eligibility parameters mentioned in the bid document which .
Kenya's Korio to defend his TCS World 10K title
Kenyas Alex Korio will return to Bengaluru and defend his TCS World 10K title, taking on his compatriot and IAAF World Half Marathon winner Geoffrey Kamworor at this years race on May 27, it was announced on Monday.
Pro Kabaddi League auctions to be held on May 30, 31
: The auctions for season six of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) will be held in Mumbai on May 30 and 31 with a total of 422 players set to go under the hammer. Of the 422 players who will be drafted into the auction pool, 58 are overseas players and 87 are from the Future Kabaddi Heroes Programme (FKH), a nationwide talent scouting programme, a press release here said. The auctions will witness player representation from 14 other countries, including Iran, Bangladesh, Japan, Kenya, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Sri Lanka. Of the 12 franchises, nine have chosen their elite retained players while the remaining three will construct their teams from scratch. The League has introduced the concept of "Final Bid Match", whereby the franchises shall be entitled to match the final bid made by another franchise, for one or at most two players from its season-V squad, in accordance with the guidelines set in the player policy, the release said. Pro Kabbadi League Commissioner Anupam ...
Barcelona's Vermaelen to miss Real Sociedad match with injury
Barcelona defender Thomas Vermaelen has sustained a hamstring injury in his right leg and is to be sidelined in the upcoming La Liga clash against Real Sociedad, the Catalan club confirmed on Monday.
Final standings of English Premier League
Following are the final standings of the 2017-18 English Premier League football championship (tabulated under games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against, points):
More Than Cricket: When Tendulkar helped Indian wheelchair cricket team realise its dream
Life can be harsh and test someone's willpower with all its severity. But if there is perseverance, it can force open the doors also. Ask Somjeet Singh or squadron leader Abhay Partab Singh. They are part of an Indian cricket team -- the Indian wheelchair cricket team, which successfully completed its first international tour of Bangladesh. It was their dream to wear the national jersey but they also needed a dream merchant. Enter Sachin Tendulkar, who knew how it feels to wear that blue jersey. A month back, 36-year-old Pradeep Raj, who is the secretary of the Wheelchair Cricket India (WCI), was trying to raise funds to the tune of Rs 6.5 lakh so that the Indian team could travel to Bangladesh for a bilateral series. It was then the idea of writing to Tendulkar crossed his mind. "Despite my best efforts, I could only get only one sponsor, who gave Rs 2 lakh. I had knocked many doors for our wheelchair team but to no avail. I had Sachin sir's email address as during my days as a ...
Kenya's Kinyamal primed to succeed Rudisha in athletics
Commonwealth Games 800m champion Wycliffe Kinyamal of Kenya wants to run free from pressure of breaking his mentors Olympic Champion David Rudisha's world record.
Warne backs Rahane to return to Indian limited-over squads (IANS Interview)
Terming Ajinkya Rahane as a "quality player", spin great Shane Warne reckons that Rajasthan Royals' skipper Rahane will soon return to the Indian limited-over squads.
Yuki drops to 94, Sasi Mukund moves up
Out of action Yuki Bhambri dropped eight places to 94 while Sasi Kumar Mukund, who made his first ever singles quarterfinals at Challenger level, jumped 45 places to career-best 377 in the ATP singles chart, issued today. Yuki has not played since winning the Sanitaizi Challenger title in Taiwan due to a minor foot problem. He resumed training last week and will be back in action at the Busan Open. He will open his campaign against Yoshihito Nishioka in Busan tomorrow. Yuki had returned to top-100 after winning the Taiwan Challenger and has earned a direct entry into the French Open. After Yuki, Ramkumar Ramanathan is the next best Indian in the singles chart at number 124 and is followed by Prajnesh Gunneswaran (175), Sumit Nagal (226, -2) and Arjun Kadhe, who gained 29 places to be at number 371. Mukund, who reached the quarterfinals at Karshi Challenger after qualifying for the main draw, earned 22 ranking points to touch 377. He is followed by Saketh Myneni (441, -2) and N Vijay ..
Mercedes' bosses want to see my contract extension: Hamilton
Four-time world champions Lewis Hamilton has revealed that even the Mercedes' top bosses want to see his contract extension.Though the British driver's current contract set to expire at the end of the 2018 season, Hamilton had said that he is not interest in joining any other team and is committed to extend his stint at Brackley beyond the end of the season.Earlier, Mercedes and Hamilton had entered negotiations over a new contract, which would keep the driver at the team until 2021.And now Hamilton confirmed that he and the Silver Arrows are not far away from finalizing things, while adding that even the top hierarch of the team want him to stay."We are not far from finalising things. It will hopefully happen in the near future. All the bosses are here and there is not a single person in the upper hierarchy of the team who has doubts, as far as I can tell," Sport24 quoted the British driver as saying.Echoing similar views, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff insisted that neither his team wants
Israeli soccer club says it wants to add Trump to its name
Israeli soccer club Beitar Jerusalem says it wants to add "Trump" to the team's name. The club's social media accounts say the team "from now on will be called 'Beitar Trump Jerusalem.'" The proposal by the club's leadership was announced Sunday, one day ahead of a new US Embassy being inaugurated in Jerusalem. US President Donald Trump made a campaign promise to relocate the embassy from Tel Aviv. Palestinians also claim east Jerusalem as their future capital city. The soccer club says "President Trump has shown courage, and true love of the Israeli people and their capital." Beitar is second in the Israeli league with one game left, and has qualified for next season's Europa League.
Jehan begins season with podium at Pau
Young Indian racer Jehan Daruvala began his 2018 campaign in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship with a podium finish in Race 3 of the season opener here. Jehan had created history last year when he became the first Indian to win a race in the FIA F3 European Championship at Nuremburg in Germany. The first round of the 2018 season was held on the famous street circuit of Pau in Southern France. Jehan qualified just 0.29 seconds off the quickest, but the extremely competitive grid meant that Jehan would start seventh. In the next qualifying session, Jehan was supremely quick. He was all set to bag pole position but a slower car in front of him meant Jehan was blocked and he qualified down in seventh and fifth for the remaining races. The highlight of Jehan's weekend was when he made a brilliant start from fifth on a completely wet circuit, in Race 3. The Indian teenager climbed two places before corner 1 and thereafter made no mistakes in the treacherous conditions around the tight
Mancini to sign Italy contract Tuesday - report
Roberto Mancini has agreed a deal with the Italian football federation (FIGC) to take over as national coach and will sign his contract on Tuesday, according to reports in Italy. The 53-year-old former Manchester City manager quit as Zenit Saint Petersburg coach on Sunday, saying he now felt free to open talks with Italy. Sky Sports Italia reported on Monday that Mancini has now agreed a two-year deal and will sign a contract in Rome on Tuesday. Italy have been without a permanent coach since Gian Piero Ventura was sacked after they failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 60 years after losing to Sweden in November. Mancini, former Man City and Inter Milan coach, signed for three years with Zenit last summer and led the club to a fifth-place finish in the Russian league. Italian Federation (FIGC) commissioner Roberto Fabbricini said last week that Mancini had agreed in principle to become the next manager of the four-time world champions, who failed to qualify for ...
We have the confidence to beat KKR: Royals pacer Kulkarni
Rajasthan Royals pacer Dhawal Kulkarni expressed confidence that his team can beat Kolkata Knight Riders riding on the momentum of registering three back-to-back victories in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Heena wins gold, Nivetha settles for bronze in Hannover shooting meet
Ace Indian shooter Heena Sidhu secured the gold medal in the 10 metre air pistol category of the international shooting competition of Hannover, marking a strong build-up to next weeks ISSF World Cup in Munich.
Zverev wins maiden Madrid Open title
Alexander Zverev of Germany has claimed the 2018 Madrid Open title for the first time after beating Austria's Dominic Thiem 6-4, 6-4 in the final.
Peru's Guerrero confident about CAS ruling to play in World Cup
Flamengo striker from Peru Paolo Guerrero has said that he is confident he will receive a positive response from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), on his request that the six-month doping ban imposed on him by the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) be lifted.