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Oz Open: Shuttlers Praneeth, Sameer Verma bow out in quarters
Indian tennis ace B. Sai Praneeth suffered a major blow as he crashed out of the ongoing Australian Open after going down in straight games to Lee Cheuk Yiu of Hong Kong in the quarter-finals here on Friday.The 25-year-old failed to capitalize on his good performance in the tournament so far and slumped to a shocking 21-23, 13-21 defeat against seventh-seed Cheuk Yiu in a thrilling clash of the men's singles event that lasted 43 minutes.Earlier, Praneeth eased past Panji Ahmad Maulana of Indonesia 21-12, 21-14 to book his place in the last-eight of the tournament.In another quarter-final clash, fourth-seed Sameer Verma also bowed out of the tournament after suffering a 14-21, 6-21 defeat against China's Lu Guangzu in 34 minutes.Meanwhile, the Indian duo of Manu Attri and B.Sumeeth Reddy confirmed their place in the semi-finals of the men's doubles event after registering win in a three-game thriller against fellow countrymen Arjun M.R. Ramchandran Shlok.Attri and Reddy rebounded ...
My role in Sunrisers Hyderabad is well-defined: Kaul
He has been rewarded for his IPL performance with a national call-up and Siddarth Kaul attributes his success to a well-defined role set by the Sunrisers Hyderabad during the ongoing league. The 27-year-old Kaul has impressed everyone with his performances in this year's Indian Premier League grabbing 13 wickets from 11 matches with an economy rate of 7.50. "I am elated on my selection in the Indian team. The good wishes of my parents and my hardwork of over the years has paid off. My role in Sunrisers set-up has been well defined and that has helped me perform. Hopefully, I can continue my good form in India colours also," Kaul said. Kaul had earlier been picked for senior India team during last year's home ODI series against Sri Lanka but didn't get to play a game.
Happy to stay at Liverpool, says Salah
Egyptian star Mohamed Salah has asserted that his superb first season at Liverpool FC is just the beginning of a long, successful stint at the English Premier League (EPL) outfit.
Sameer Verma, Sa Praneeth
Fourth seed Sameer Verma was shocked by Chinese qualfier Lu Guangzu while second seed B Sai Praneeth was knocked out by Lee Cheuk Yiu as Indian challenge ended at Australian Open badminton championship, here today. Sameer lost 14-21 6-21 to his opponent while Praneeth lost 21-23, 14-21 to his opponent from Hong Kong. In the men's doubles, third seeds Manu Atri and Sumeet B Reddy advanced to the semifinals after winning the all-Indian quarterfinal against M R Arjun and Shlok Ramchandran 17-21 21-19 21-18. They will now lock horns with top seeded Indonesian pair of Berry Angriawan and Hardianto. Indian challenge has already ended in the women's singles with defeats of Vaishnavi Reddy Jakka and Sai Uttejitha Rao Chukka.
MRF to make its FIA World Rally Championship
Team MRF is set to make its debut in the FIA World Rally Championship with Indian driver Gaurav Gill taking part in four rounds this year. Gill, the three-time APRC champion, will kick-off his campaign with Australian co-driver, Glenn Macneall at the Rally Italia Sardegna to be held from June 7 to 10. Team MRF will compete with a Ford Fiesta R5 run and developed by M-Sport, the 2017 FIA World Rally Champions. The team will initially compete in four of the five gravel rallies on the calendar. Rally Italia Sardegna is the seventh round of the championship and a mid-season entry will give the team valuable experience as it prepares for the 2019 season, the release said. About participating on the world stage, Gill, said: It is a huge honour for me to represent Team MRF in the World Rally Championship. I have always wished to participate in WRC and compete against the best in the world." "I am training extremely hard in preparation for a tough challenge ahead and I hope to be on pace ...
Kenya's Saina now targets Manchester 10km road race
Kenyan Paris Marathon champion Betsy Saina will return to action just one month after her victory in the French capital when she competes in the Manchester 10 kilometre road race on May 18.
Struggling KKR meet KXIP in must-win game
Deflated after a crushing defeat against Mumbai Indians in the previous encounter, Kolkata Knight Riders will be aiming to pick up pieces when they face Kings XI Punjab in an IPL encounter, here tomorrow. It is not easy to recover quickly if the margin of defeat is as huge as 102 runs but KKR do not have the luxury of slipping further against a team that has one of the most formidable batting line-ups in this edition of the league. With 10 points from 11 games, tomorrow's game is a must-win encounter for Dinesh Karthik and his men if they want to keep their play-off chances alive. For Kings XI Punjab, the game against Rajasthan Royals turned out to be a proverbial banana peel as they lost by 15 runs chasing a modest target of 159. The defeat led to unverified reports of rift between franchise co-owner Preity Zinta and Director of Cricket Virender Sehwag, something that the franchise denied in an official statement. With 12 points from 10 games, KXIP are in a tricky situation. A win ...
Russia names preliminary squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup
The Russian Football Union (RFU) on Friday published a list of 28 players selected to enter the preliminary roster of the national squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which kicks off next month in 11 cities across Russia.
Cricket Academy of Pathans sets foot in Delhi
The Cricket Academy of Pathans launched its first centre in the national capital, in the presence of Indian all-rounder Yusuf Pathan and Managing Director (CAP) Harmeet Vasdev, here at Vidhya Bharati School in Rohini.The academy will employ state-of-the-art coaching techniques to teach and develop budding cricketers in New Delhi.Cricket Academy of Pathans (CAP), currently present in nine cities- Delhi, Noida, Bengaluru, Rajkot, Surat, Sonipat, Pon Blair, Raipur and Lunawada, aims to provide world-class coaching and training infrastructure to young children.Australian cricket legend and former coach of the Indian cricket team Greg Chappell and renowned coach from Australia Cameron Tradell have designed the curriculum for the coaching program.CAP has pledged to invest Rs 2 crore along with partners for further expansion across India in various cities of Gujarat, Punjab, Maharasthra and Uttar Pradesh.With a group of select, qualified expert coaches, the Pathan brothers-- Irfan and ...
Rajasthan HC quashes Bavani Samota's appointment in BCCI
The Rajasthan High Court on Friday passed an order restraining Bavani Samota, a close aide of Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) president C.P. Joshi, from acting as the point person of RCA with the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI).Justice M.N. Bhandari passed the order on an application moved by RCA secretary R.S. Nandu and Treasurer Pinkesh Jain.The appointment was challenged on the ground that Samota does not hold any office in the RCA or its affiliate districts. He is not even a member of the RCA.During the hearing, the court asked as to why Samota was nominated in the first place, against the provisions of the RCA constitution.The court directed RCA to withdraw the nomination of Samota and all communications with BCCI should be led by the President of RCA, until May 19, when the last IPL game is played in Jaipur.The court also directed RCA to make payment of salaries to employees forthwith as ordered by the court on an earlier date.With regard to the petitioner's ...
Vengsarkar hails Kohli's move to skip Afghan Test & play county cricket
Former India skipper Dilip Vengsakar today supported Virat Kohli's decision to prefer County stint over next month's one-off Test against Afghanistan to prepare for the challenging England tour. The 116-Test veteran was also highly optimistic of India's chances of taming England in their own backyard in the five-Test series with the battery of quality pace bowlers at the visitors' command. Asked about Kohli opting to play county cricket, Vengsarkar said, "It is a good decision because, he (Virat) will get time to get acclimatised to the conditions (in England). The last tour was not a good tour for him, so he is very keen to do well." "In the last four years he has established himself as the number one batsman in the world, so we expect lot of things from him and England tour will be the tour for him and I am sure he will do well," the 1983 World Cup-winning team member said. "If I was selector, I would have asked Pujara to stay back and play county cricket (for Yorkshire), because ..
Golf venue for Tokyo 2020 grants full membership to women after sexism row
The Kasumigaseki Country Club for the first time has granted full membership to three women after changing its discriminatory policy, a spokesperson said on Friday.
Desai Memorial U-12 Sub-Junior Tennis Nationals frm tomorrow
Over 250 participants from across the country will be seen in action at the 12th Ramesh Desai Memorial Sub-Junior Tennis Nationals for Boys and Girls under 12 from tomorrow. The tournament will be hosted by the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) at the GA Ranade Tennis Complex here, a media release said. While the boys under-12 main draw will be of 64, the girls under-12 Main draw will be of 48, said MSLTA secretary Sunder Iyer. Qualifying rounds will be held on May 12 and 13, while main draws will start from May 14. MSLTA President Bharat Oza and Iyer said a total scholarship of Rs three lakh will be awarded to players from the first round, apart from attractive prizes and gifts. The MSLTA will also celebrate its annual scholarship function coinciding with the finals on May 19. The Under-16 Nationals will be held at the Cricket Club of India from May 19, the release added.
Indian judokas win 3 medals on 1st day of Asian Cadet Judo Championships
Rohini S Mohite and Tababi Devi Thanjam won gold medals while Harish settled for a bronze on the opening day of the Asian Cadet Judo Championships, being held in Lebanon. Competing in the Cadets championship, Rohini from Maharashtra won gold medal in the 40kg category while Tababi Devi Thanjam of Manipur emerged champion in the 44kg category. Tababi Devi had also won gold medal Asian Cadet Judo Championships last year in 2017 in Kyrgyzstan. Harish, who hails from Haryana, won bronze in the 50kg category. India has sent a 40-member team for the 12th Asian Cadet Judo Championships and 19th Asian Junior Judo Championships.
Pant now needs to be consistent, will soon play for India: Ganguly
Heaping praise on youngster Rishabh Pant who smacked an unbeaten 128 off 63 balls, the highest score by an Indian in T20s, for Delhi Daredevils against Sunrisers Hyderabad, former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday said he now needs to be consistent to make the India cut.
SC adjourns BCCI hearing on Lodha reforms until July 4
The three-judge bench of Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, on Friday adjourned the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) hearing on the implementation of Justice (Retd.) R.M Lodha-led panel reforms until July 4.Earlier, the apex court had agreed to reconsider 'one state, one vote' mandate that quashed the voting rights of regional affiliates of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).The Supreme Court had made the decision keeping in view the fact that cricket associates and former great players of many states have played historic roles which cannot be left out.The reconsideration means that if the 2016 judgment is reversed, the states with multiple cricket associations such as Gujarat and Maharashtra can vote on a rotational basis.The top court had also made it clear that until it finalises the BCCI constitution, no state association can hold elections.As a result, the election for the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) were also put on ..
Australian Open: Manu-Sumeeth reach semis; Praneeth, Sameer ousted
India's men's doubles duo of Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy advanced to the semi-finals of the Australian Open badminton tournament while it was curtains for Sameer Verma and B. Sai Praneeth after losing their respective men's singles quarter-final matches here on Friday.
ISL: Dynamos part ways with assistant coach Shakti Chauhan
A week after parting ways with head coach Miguel Angel Portugal, Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Delhi Dynamos on Friday announced the end of its four-year association with assistant coach Shakti Chauhan.
NBA Academy India to host Basketball Without Borders Asia 2018
The NBA Academy in Delhi will host Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Asia 2018, it was announced today. The event will be held from May 30-June 2 at The NBA Academy India, marking the second time that the NBA and FIBA's global basketball development and community outreach program will be held in the country. The event will bring together the top male and female players aged 17 and under from throughout the Asia-Pacific region to learn directly from NBA and FIBA players, legends and coaches and to compete against the best young players from the region. The NBA and the BFI also announced that from May 27-29, the academy in Delhi will host a basketball development camp for top female prospects from throughout India as part of The NBA Academies Women's Program. The academy will identify 20-25 female prospects aged under 17 years to attend the camp. 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist and Women's Basketball Hall of Fame member Jennifer Azzi, two-time WNBA Champion Ruth Riley and former college coach
Yuvraj gifts Kings XI Punjab jersey to cancer-afflicted boy
Kings XI Punjab player Yuvraj Singh met a 11-year-old boy suffering from cancer and gifted him a bag, cap and a team jersey signed by players, a team spokesperson said today. Singh had yesterday met Rocky Dubey at the Holkar stadium here during the team's practice session. A family member of the 11-year-old said that Rocky was suffering from blood cancer since he was a one-year-old. He informed that Rocky was admitted to a hospital today for a bone marrow transplant. A spokesperson for the IPL team said that Rocky was a budding cricketer and was a fan of the stylish southpaw. He said that Singh wished the youngster a speedy recovery and good health. Singh himself is a cancer survivor. The Kings XI Punjab team is in the city to play match 44 of this season's IPL against Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday.