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Hamburger SV defender Ambrosius signs new deal
Hamburger SV and defender Stephan Amrosius have agreed on a new contract that will see the 19-year-old remaining with the German football club until June 2021.
Kiev invests over $1mn in CL final
Kiev has spent 870,000 euros (about $1.03 million) on the preparations for UEFA Champions League final, the local media reported on Friday.
Coach Allardyce says Rooney hasn't asked to leave Everton
Everton head coach Sam Allardyce said Friday that forward Wayne Rooney, rumoured to be negotiating a move to Major League Soccer (MLS) outfit D.C. United, has not officially requested to leave the Merseyside club.
Marseille lose upper hand in CL qualifying race in Ligue 1
Florian Thauvin salvaged Marseille one point away against Guingamp, with the match in a 3-3, a result that leaves the latter in the fourth position in the Ligue 1 football championship.
Pataudi Lecture: BCCI secy opposes names proposed by GM Karim
The BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary today expressed strong reservations to the four names proposed by the GM (Cricket Operations) Saba Karim for delivering the annual key note address at the MAK Pataudi Memorial Lecture on June 12 in Bengaluru, prior to the one-off Test against Afghanistan. The lecture, which is held during the annual awards ceremony, features an eminent cricketer of yesteryear addressing a relevant issue of the game. In a chain of e-mails (which is in possession of PTI), GM (Cricket Operations) Saba Karim had proposed the names of ex-India captain Sourav Ganguly, former English captains Nasser Hussain and Kevin Pietersen along with former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara. There were three topics selected by Karim: 1) Peace and sustainability through Cricket - Relevant since Afghanistan is a wonderful story, 2) Behaviour and conduct of international players in the modern age - Players perspective, and 3) Cricket as an Olympic Sport - Way forward. While CoA .
Australian Open: Manu-Sumeeth lose in semis
The Indian challenge ended at the Australian Open badminton tournament as the men's doubles pair of Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy suffered a defeat in the semi-final on Saturday.
IPL: Chennai eyeing to seal play-off berth vs Hyderabad (Preview)
The Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be desperate to return to their winning ways when they face table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) tie at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, here on Sunday.
Oz Open: Manu Attri-Sumeeth Reddy bow out in semis
The Indian duo of Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy suffered a major blow as they crashed out of the ongoing Australian Open after going down in the semi-finals of the men's doubles event here on Saturday.The third-seeded team failed to capitalize on their good momentum in the tournament so far and slumped to 17-21, 15-21 defeat at the hands of the Indonesian team of Berry Angriawan and Hardianto Hardianto in a last-four clash that lasted 39 minutes.With Attri and Reddy's exit, India's campaign in the tournament also folded.Earlier, Attri and Reddy had confirmed their place in the semi-finals of the men's doubles event after registering 17-21, 21-19, 21-18 win over Arjun MR and Ramchandran Shlok in a last-eight clash that lasted 51 minutes.Yesterday, Sameer Verma and B Sai Praneeth also bowed out of the tournament after losing their respective men's singles quarter-final clashes.
Asian Champions Trophy: Indian hockey eves face Japanese test
Defending champions India will take on a tough Japanese side in their opening match at the 5th Women's Asian Champions Trophy here on Sunday.The team, led by experienced defender Sunita Lakra and vice-captain Savita, eye a strong start against World No.12 Japan.It should be noted that Japan had given India a hard fight in the past, often challenging them with a structured defence and making scoring a herculean task.In the 2013 Asian Champions Trophy Final, Japan had beaten India in the final to win the trophy.In the 2016 edition where India eventually won the title for the first time, Japan had held India to a 2-2 draw and had beaten finalists China in the Pool Stage of the tournament which was held in Singapore.Meanwhile, India had lost 0-2 to Japan in last year's Hockey World League Round Three in July but avenged that loss in the Asia Cup where they defeated Japan, who were the defending champions and hosts of the tournament."We have always had tough competition against Japan. They
Talent hunt launched to discover school champions
In a bid to discover fresh talent at the grassroots levels across the country, the School Games Federation of India (SGFI) formally launched the National School Cricket League (NSCL) at the Police Gymkhana here on Friday.The NSCL, which is SGFI's maiden venture into cricket, will feature 16 teams drawn from various cities. It will begin on November 1, with the final slated for November 11.The trials for the league will be held from July onwards in over 20 selected cities.With an eye on setting up a strong selection panel, the NSCL has roped in former India captain and 1983 World Cup winning team member Dilip Vengsarkar as the "Chief Mentor".Vengsarkar, who has vast experience in not only scouting talent at grassroot level but also as chief national selector, will be assisting SGFI and will travel to different cities to select the young champions.Vengsarkar, who has notched over 10,000 runs in international cricket (116 Tests and 129 One-Dayers), also has the distinction of hitting ...
Butler was a class apart on difficult pitch: Fleming
Losing team Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming has praised Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler for his match-winning unbeaten knock, saying the English batsman was a class apart during their IPL game here. Butler's superb 60-ball 95 not out guided Rajasthan Royals to a thrilling 4-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in their IPL match last night. "We had a lot of plan for him (Buttler), left arm spin was one of them we were looking at but they did not work. Butler was a class apart on a difficult track. He batted through the innings. Had we got him earlier the result could have been different," Fleming said after his side lost by four wickets. Fleming said the team plan was to get Buttler and Ben Stokes out early but only one part was successful. "We got (Ben) Stokes early but could not get Buttler who settled down nicely, got the momentum in the first six overs. It was a great game of cricket which went to the wire. We could have done better but we were simply not good ...
4-nation football tourney: India U-16 hold Serbia to goalless draw
The Indian U-16 national football team held hosts Serbia to a stalemate draw in the second game of the Four-Nation Tournament here last evening.The Indian colts had started the match on a positive note and as early as in the third minute, the Indian threat seemed apparent when Rohit Danu pressurized the opposition custodian to committing a mistake which eventually saw Gibson's shot going wide of the goal.Coming on the back of a 2-1 win over Jordan, the Indian U-16 team piled pressure on the Serbian defence line and in the 20th minute, Vikram's shot was saved by the opposition custodian.The match consisted of two halves of forty minutes each and Vikram was once again held into the fray when is shot from close range went inches wide of the goal in the 52nd minute.Meanwhile, the Indian defence line and superb goalkeeping by the Indian custodian, who was called into the action often, kept the scoreline tied at 0-0.In the dying embers of the match, India survived a scare when the Indian ...
Mid-round tumble on Day 2 sees Lahiri fighting to make cut
Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri slumped to a mid-round tumble that saw him fall from a comfortable 3-under and Tied 27th in the first round to a precarious even par after the second round at the PLAYERS Championships here. Lahiri (69-75) was lying at T-80 with more than half the field yet to complete. The current projected cut line was 1-under, but could well fall to even par, in which case Lahiri would make it to the weekend for the first time in three starts at the PLAYERS. Meanwhile, former world amateur number one Patrick Cantlay, one of the six co-leaders after first day, now shared the lead with 2011 Masters champion Charl Schwartzel at 10-under. Schwartzel shot 33-33 in the two halves following his first 68 and Cantlay, opening the day with three birdies, shot 68. Chesson Hadley, who went to 12-under through 16 before doubling 17th and bogeying 18th, finished at 9-under, while 2016 winner Jason Day (69-67) was Tied-4th with veteran Steve Stricker (67-69) and young Xander ...
Klopp keeps focus on Brighton amid Real Madrid talk
Jurgen Klopp's big challenge this weekend is to keep his Liverpool players focused on Brighton when the temptation is to look towards Real Madrid. Liverpool's first Champions League final since 2007 offers a spectacular end to a thrilling campaign, yet there is still work to do to qualify for next season's competition. Fourth-placed Liverpool need to avoid defeat against Brighton at Anfield on Sunday in their final Premier League match to ensure they hold off Chelsea in the battle for a top-four finish. While Klopp's side have produced some exceptional performances to reach their showdown with Real in Kiev, particularly in their quarter-final victory over Manchester City and the home leg of their semi-final against Roma, their domestic form has dipped over the past month. They have collected just six points from their past five league matches, failing to beat either of the bottom two, and their top-four place suddenly started to look wobbly after last Sunday's 1-0 defeat at ...
Brazilian star Neymar apprehensive ahead of return
Brazil's star striker Neymar admits "fear" ahead of his return for the World Cup after a lengthy layoff following surgery for a broken bone in his foot. In an interview published Friday on former Brazil legend Zico's YouTube channel, Neymar said he is in a race against time to get mentally ready for the tournament in Russia. "Everything's going well, thank God, but there's always this fear when you come back and I need to get rid of that fear as soon as possible to arrive at the World Cup," the 26-year-old, who has been out since the end of February, said. The interview with Zico, a great from Brazil's 1980s team, took place last week, just before Neymar returned to France, where he is expected to restart training shortly with Paris Saint-Germain. He still hopes to be completely rehabilitated by the June 14 start of the World Cup. Brazil's opening game is against Switzerland on June 17. "The idea is that he can return to working on the field from next week provided that he responds ...
Conte's future in doubt as Chelsea face top-four woe
With Chelsea's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League hanging by a slender thread, the future of their manager Antonio Conte is the main topic of conversation around Stamford Bridge. Conte has been the subject of constant speculation that his second season with Chelsea could well be his last. The Italian has feuded with Chelsea's hierarchy over their failure to back his transfer plans last year and has done little to quell the impression he would be willing to leave. The equation is quite simple ahead of Sunday's final day of the Premier League season; victory for Chelsea at Newcastle and defeat for fourth-placed Liverpool at home to Brighton would secure a Champions League berth for the west Londoners. A Liverpool draw however would consign fifth-placed Chelsea to the dubious consolation prize of Europa League football. Conte appears to have all but accepted that is the most likely scenario, but the Blues boss insists the club is still in a better position than when he arrived .
Nadal's magical clay court streak ended by Thiem in Madrid
Rafael Nadal suffered his first clay-court defeat in almost a year when the world number one was shocked 7-5, 6-3 by Austria's Dominic Thiem in the Madrid Masters quarter-finals. Defending champion Nadal, who came into the tournament having won both Monte Carlo and Barcelona for an 11th time, also saw his record 50-set winning streak on clay ended by the fifth-seeded Thiem. Thiem, the runner-up to the great Spaniard in the 2017 Madrid final, had been the last player to defeat Nadal on clay at the 2017 Italian Open in Rome -- 357 days ago. The shock result also means that Roger Federer will reclaim the world number one ranking on Monday. "A player like Dominic has a lot of potential. Whenever he plays really well, it's very difficult to stop him," admitted Nadal. "He played well and I didn't play well. We're not playing a game where the differences are big or massive. The differences are very small." Five-time Madrid winner Nadal, who will be bidding for an 11th French Open title in ...
IPL: RR beat CSK, stay alive in tournament
Rajasthan Royals (RR) defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by four wickets at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur after the home team reached the target of 176 on the fifth ball of the last over.Jos Buttler's 95 (not out) off 60 balls helped the RR to register its consecutive second win in the last three game of the Indian Premier League.With this win, the Ajinkya Rahane-led side has managed to stay alive in the tournament, as they now have 10 points from 11 matches.Earlier, Suresh Raina (52 off 35 balls) and later skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's unbeaten 33 took the team to a respectable total 176/4.Opting to bat first, the yellow brigade's openers gave a good start to the team. Shane Watson and Ambati Rayudu scored 19 runs in just two overs. However, the two could not build their partnership as Rayudu was dismissed by Jofra Archer.Watson was then joined by Raina, who took the team past the 50-run mark in the sixth over.The two shared a rock-solid 81-run partnership before Archer ...
IPL: Buttler leads Rajasthan to exciting victory
Rajasthan Royals rode a heroic batting effort by Jos Buttler to edge out Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by four wickets in a nail-biting Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Friday.
Buttler keeps Royals hopes alive after thrilling win over CSK
Jos Buttler anchored a tricky chase to perfection as Rajasthan Royals beat Chennai Super Kings by four wickets in a thrilling encounter to keep their play-off hopes alive in the Indian Premier League, here tonight. Chasing a target of 177, Buttler struck his fourth successive half-century, a 60 ball 95 studded with 11 fours and two sixes as Rajasthan reached the target in 19.5 overs. They now have 10 points from 11 games. CSK on the otherhand, couldn't clinch their play-off berth and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's frustration at his bowlers faltering at the death was once again evident. Needing 12 off the last over, Buttler smacked Dwayne Bravo's fourth delivery over mid-wicket for a six and then scampered home for a double to finish the match. Having scored 50 off 26 balls, Buttler did struggle in the middle overs but kept going and took the game deep before finishing off in style. The two sixes hit by Krishnappa Gowtham off David Willey in the penultimate over also helped in larger ...