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IPL: Chennai outclass Hyderabad by eight wickets
Chennai Super Kings are virtually through to the play-offs as they hammered Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets in an Indian Premier League (IPL) tie at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Sunday.
Aditya wins title
India's Aditya Jagtap beat Alister Walker of Botswana 11-8, 11-5, 11-6 in the final to win the City View Open, a PSA World Tour event in Long Island, USA. The Indian, a qualifier, upset the fifth-seeded Walker in the summit clash on Saturday, with an impressive display to win his maiden PSA title, a Squash Rackets Federatio of India press release here said. Jagtap has beaten seeded players on his way to the title roundwith fighting displays before finishing it off in style.
IPL a good arena to test a player's temperament (Column: Just Sport)
The strength of a team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) depends on the quality of Indian players as only four overseas players are there in the eleven. That gives the Indian youngsters plenty of opportunities to impress the national selectors.
Hockey: Navneet's hat-trick floors Japan in Asian Champions Trophy
Young forward Navneet Kaur fired a hat-trick as India began their title defence at the Women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament in an emphatic fashion, registering a 4-1 crushing win over Japan here on Sunday.
Ireland collapse to 5-3 against Pakistan
Ireland collapsed to five for three at lunch on the third day of their inaugural men's Test at Malahide on Sunday in reply to Pakistan's first innings 310 for nine declared. Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed's well-timed declaration left Ireland with a tricky 30 minutes to bat before lunch and that was long enough for the hosts to suffer a top-order slump. Veteran batsman Ed Joyce was lbw to Mohammad Abbas for four before fellow opener Andrew Balbirnie, who might have been run out for a duck, was lbw to the paceman for nought. Then, with what became the last ball before lunch, Ireland captain William Porterfield fell for one when left-arm quick Mohammad Amir uprooted his off-stump. Abbas had lunch figures of two for four in three overs and Amir one for one in 3.1 overs. Earlier, Pakistan went past 300 after resuming on their overnight 268 for six in a match where Friday's scheduled opening day was washed out completely. Test debutant Faheem Ashraf top scored with 83 and together with ...
Uganda beat Cameroon in 2019 U20 Afcon qualifier
Uganda beat Cameroon 1-0 in the first leg of the second round in the 2019 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier here.
IPL: Punjab aim to return to winning ways against Bangalore (Preview)
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) will aim to push towards the play-offs with a win over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter here on Monday.
Zenit coach Mancini quits amid Italy head coach rumours
Italian coach Roberto Mancini on Sunday reached an agreement to leave Zenit Saint Petersburg and make himself available for a potential move to become head coach of the Italian national football team.
Atletico's Gimenez leaves training due to discomfort
Atletico Madrid defender Jose Maria Gimenez withdrew from Sunday's training session due to discomfort, just days ahead of the Europa League final.
Hockey: India beat Japan in Women's Asian C'ship Trophy
Indian women's hockey forward Navneet Kaur's hat-trick of goals helped defending champions India got off to a flying start as they beat Japan 4-1 in their opening match at the 5th Women's Asian Champions Trophy at the Sunrise Stadium on Sunday.Besides Navneet (7', 25' and 55'), centre forward Anupa Barla (53') was the other goal-scorer for India.India was in the dominating position right from the start as they displayed well-strategised attack to break the strong Japanese defence. An early chance came by when forward Vandana Katariya and Lilima Minz worked in tandem to create space in the striking circle. Navneet Kaur was quick to pick up an assist from Vandana to send the ball past Korean goalkeeper fetching India 1-0.Good defence led by Indian skipper Sunita Lakra ensured Japan didn't find too many chances in the circle. It didn't take long time for Navneet to score her second goal after she was assisted by Vandana in the 25th minute.Aki Yamada (58') was the only goal scorer for ...
Gago returns from injury as Boca Juniors end campaign
Fernando Gago returned from injury as Boca Juniors finished their triumphant Superliga Argentina campaign with a 3-3 draw against Huracan.
PAOK win Greek Cup title
PAOK Thessaloniki beat AEK Athens 2-0 in the final of the Greek Cup football tournament at the Athens Olympic sports centre here.
Hoffenheim, Dortmund qualify for UEFA Champions League
Hoffenheim moved 3-1 past Borussia Dortmund to ensure a berth in the 2018-19 UEFA Champions League following the last round of the 55th Bundesliga football season.
Strasbourg stun Lyon; PSG suffer rare home defeat in Ligue 1
Lyon failed to secure a top-three finish in the Ligue 1 football championship as they conceded two late goals in a 2-3 loss to Strasbourg, while champions Paris Saint-Germain had to swallow their first home defeat in 42 league matches, falling 0-2 to Rennes in the penultimate round.
Zverev-Thiem to pursue Masters 1000 title
German Alexander Zverev won the right to play for the first time the final of the Mutua Madrid Open against Austrian Dominic Thiem by beating Canadian Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 6-1 in the solo in 57 minutes.
Sports tourism industry in India sees 10-12% growth: Experts
Sports tourism is witnessing 10-12 per cent growth as Indians are showing more enthusiasm for visiting a country to attend sports event, according to industry experts. "Globally sports tourism is a multi-billion dollar industry. According to estimates, global sports tourism was worth USD 7 billion in 2017. While it is a mature industry overseas, in India it is in infancy (stage)," Cox and Kings Head, relationships, Karan Anand told PTI here. The first love for Indians is cricket and they travel to watch the game, whether in India or overseas, he added. "There has also been a shift in the interest for other sporting events like the Soccer World Cup or the Olympics. We see 10-12 per cent growth in arrivals to these destinations, when a major sporting event takes place," he said. Indians travel to Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and England to watch cricket matches, however, over the last 10 years there is a growing interest to watch the Olympics, the Soccer World Cup and Grand Prix ...
IPL: Chennai opt to bowl against Hyderabad
Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to field against table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) tie at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Sunday.
Don't feel sorry for me, says Dani Alves
Brazil full-back Dani Alves has asked football fans not to pity him after he was ruled out of the World Cup in Russia because of injury.
Real Madrid rout Celta 6-0
Gareth Bale scored twice in Real Madrid's 6-0 rout of Celta and could therefore qualify to start in the Champions League final in Kiev.
Girona sees out season at home with 1-0 loss
A goal by Luciano Vietto in the 61st minute decided the clash between Valencia and home team Girona at Montilivi Municipal Stadium, which marked the end of First Division soccer here for this historic season, the local club's first among the elite of Spanish soccer.