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Dhawan leads India's top-order onslaught with classy hundred
The legend of Shikhar Dhawan in ICC tournaments continued to grow as his stylish hundred formed the cornerstone of a fantastic batting display that powered India to a commanding 352 for five against Australia in World Cup. The left-handed opener's 17th ODI hundred (117 off 109 balls) was well complemented by fellow opener Rohit Sharma's 57 off 70 balls with the openers raising a stand of 127. Ever consistent skipper Virat Kohli (82 off 77 balls) played an effective knock and shared a 92-run stand with Dhawan. Kohli's sixes off Mitchell Starc -- over long-on and extra cover -- stood out. The last 10 overs yielded India 116 runs, primarily due to Hardik Pandya's whirlwind knock of 48 from 27 balls and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's 27-run cameo. Floater Pandya played in a manner only he can while Dhoni did his bit in putting the finishing touches, which included a six over square leg off Starc. The Indian openers played out a good opening spell from Starc (1/74) and Pat Cummins (1/55), who ...
CWC'19: Dhawan, Kohli power India to 352/5
Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli played knocks of 117 and 82 respectively, allowing India to post a challenging score of 352 runs for the loss of five wickets in the ongoing match between India and Australia in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup at the Oval on Sunday.After opting to bat first, openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma provided a steady start to the Men in Blue as the duo put up a stand of 127-runs, which saw both Sharma and Dhawan bringing up their respective fifties before the 22nd over.In this match, Sharma became the fastest Indian batsman to score 2000 runs against Australia. Previously the record was held by Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar.Nathan Coulter-Nile finally took his first wicket in this World Cup as he dismissed Sharma (57) in the 23rd over. Coulter-Nile bowled a slower delivery, Sharma tried to upper cut it, but he just managed to lob a simple catch to the wicket-keeper Alex Carrey.After reaching his half-century, Dhawan changed the tempo of his innings and ..
Rohit Sharma becomes fastest Indian to score 2000 runs against Australia in ODIs
Rohit Sharma has become the fastest Indian to go past 2000-run mark against Australia in ODIs after he knocked 57 in the ongoing ICC Men's World Cup match between the two sides at the Oval on Sunday.Sharma took 37 innings to reach 2000-run milestone against Australia. He has gone past the legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar. Sharma was dismissed by Nathan Coulter-Nile.The 32-year-old is now only the fourth batsman in the world who has more than 2,000 runs to their credit against Australia.Vivian Richards, Virat Kohli, and MS Dhoni are the top five players who have scored 2,000 ODI runs against Australia.However, Tendulkar achieved this feat in his 40th innings against Australia whereas Richards, Kohli, and Dhoni logged the milestone in 44, 44, 45 innings respectively.The right-handed batsman is also the only batter in the world who has three double centuries to his name in the ODIs. He also holds the record for the highest individual score in the ODI format (264 against Sri ...
Russia scrape past Poland 3-2 to finish second in Pool A
Russia put up an impressive performance to eke out a 3-2 win over Poland and finish their Pool A engagements in the second spot at the FIH Series Finals hockey tournament here Sunday. Russia, who lost 0-10 to India in their tournament opener, got their act together after the drubbing and routed Uzbekistan 12-1 before recording a fighting win over Poland, who are ranked one place above them at 21st. Pavel Golubev (17th, 59th) scored a brace for Russia, while Semen Matkovskiy (57th) was the other goal getter for the winners. Poland's goals came from the sticks of Mateusz Hulboj (28th) and Pawe Bratkowski (45th). Russia finished second in Pool A with six points from two wins, while Poland are third with just a victory. Both Russia and Poland are virtually through to the cross-overs unless Uzbekistan cause a major upset against India on Monday and that too by a huge margin.
Fans shows support for Dhoni, flaunt 'Balidaan Badge' at Oval
Even as the International Cricket Council (ICC) did not allow Mahendra Singh Dhoni to sport the Army insignia on his wicketkeeping gloves against Australia, a section of Indian fans at The Oval here flaunted the "Balidaan Badge" during the marquee World Cup clash on Sunday.
China grab four gold medals at Hong Kong Open
China claimed four gold medals at 2019 ITTF World Tour Hong Kong Open, here on Sunday.
West Indies need to be aware of job at hand against South Africa: Lloyd
South Africa may be struggling but two-time World Cup winning captain Clive Lloyd feels West Indies cannot afford to take the Proteas lightly here Monday. The South Africans have lost their first three matches in the ongoing World Cup, while the West Indies have won one and lost one. "Windies have to be aware of the job at hand as South Africa is in danger of missing out on the top four if they lose," Lloyd said in a column for the ICC. The former West Indian skipper said the Windies failed to capitalise after having Australia on the mat at 38 for four in their previous game. "I think the West Indies should have sewn the game up, but they did not bowl very well towards the end of Australia's innings after being in the ascendancy earlier on," said Lloyd. "West Indies had Australia in a similar position to when they played Pakistan a few days ago and expected them to capitulate like the Pakistan side did, but the Australians have won five World Cups therefore it's obvious that they have
Jagan,Ahamed win for TVS Racing:Ann Jennifer takes top honours
Seven-time National champion Jagan Kumar (TVS Racing) salvaged an otherwise wretched weekend by winning the Pro-Stock 165cc race, while team-mate K Y Ahamed topped the premium Pro-Stock 301-400cc race as the first round of the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship concluded at Kari Motor Speedway here on Sunday. Jagan, participating in both the Pro-Stock categories, had suffered setbacks on Friday when he finished third in the 165cc class and sixth in the 301-400cc race after leading in both the races. A snapped chain and a collision with another rider cost him definite victories. Today, he suffered engine problems in the second 301-400cc race when looking set for victory to finish fourth. However, he shrugged off these incidents to post a superb win in the second 165cc race that was reduced to three laps from the scheduled 12 due to crashes leading to red-flag. Meanwhile, last years champion in the Girls category, Ann Jennifer led a 1-2 finish for
CWC'19: Key players to watch out in Proteas-Windies clash
South Africa and West Indies will look for a win when they take on each other on June 10 in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, as the two teams are coming off a loss in their previous match.South Africa have lost all their three matches in the World Cup so far whereas Windies have managed to win one and lose one.Windies defeated Pakistan by seven wickets in their first match but they suffered a loss against Australia by 15 runs in their next match.South Africa has been defeated by England, Bangladesh, and India in the tournament so far.The key players to watch out for in Proteas-Windies clash:Chris GayleThe big hitter, aged 39, is playing his last World Cup. Gayle is a promising in-form batsman to give a brilliant start to his team in the top-order. The left-hander has featured in 283 ODIs and has 10,151 runs under his belt at 87.14. Gayle scored 135, 50, 162, 77 against England in the five-match ODI series, excluding the third match, which was abandoned, earlier this year. He scored a .
Ecuador, S Korea book semi-final berth at U-20 WC
All four places in the semi-finals at the ongoing Under-20 football World Cup here have been grabbed after Ecuador and South Korea beat their opponents.
Macau pull out of World Cup qualifier in Sri Lanka citing safety
Macau's football chiefs have said they will not send a team to Sri Lanka for a World Cup qualifying match this week, citing security fears following the deadly Easter suicide attacks. The decision sparked a rebuke from Sri Lanka's football authorities who insisted the country was safe for international matches and that their team had a right to play on home soil. The Chinese enclave had been due to play Sri Lanka on Tuesday in the second leg of a qualifying first-round clash. But in a statement the Macau Football Association (MFA) said it had decided not to send a team "due to the recent terrorist attack in Sri Lanka and for the sake of the team's personal safety". The MFA said it had asked FIFA, the Asian Football Confederation and Sri Lanka's footballing authorities to switch the match to a neutral venue but the request had yet to be granted. "MFA will have to put our players' personal safety as a priority. And, in the view of the fact that we cannot guarantee the safety of the team
To rein in corruption, ECB asks players, teams to avoid cash transactions
Determined to deliver a corruption-free World Cup, the ECB has issued special debit cards to all the players, officials, umpires, match referees and advised them to avoid cash transactions during the tournament. According to a media report, the cards have been issued by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), which has deposited all payments/allowances in the special debit cards instead of paying the players and officials by cash or cheque. "The ECB has deposited all payments to the players, team officials and match officials until 6 June when the group stage matches end. The card is valid until August and can be used for shopping, payments and at restaurants," the report said. Until now, the hosts would pay the team manager directly to distribute daily allowances or other payments to the players and team officials. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has said it had put into place some special measures in the World Cup in cooperation with law enforcing agencies to keep the ...
Rohit scores fastest 2K runs vs Australia
Indian opener Rohit Sharma on Sunday joined the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Viv Richards and Desmond Haynes in an elite list of cricketers as he became the 4th player to aggregate 2000 runs in ODIs against Australia.
Competition for every place in team makes me helpless as coach: Igor Stimac
After the Indian football team finished third in the King's Cup, coach Igor Stimac on Sunday said that the "competition" for every place in the team makes his position very "helpless.""I have competition in my team for every place, and that's what makes me helpless as a coach," All India Football Federation (AIFF) quoted Stimac as saying.India lost their first match against Curacao 3-1 in the King's Cup, but the Blue Tigers were able to bounce back in their match against Thailand as they defeated them 1-0 on Saturday. Anirudh Thapa scored for the Blue Tigers in the match against Thailand."This result against Thailand was a result of excellent defending. That was fantastic. Nothing to say about that. Just congratulations. I was a defender playing at the top level. I can show a few things to the boys, and that's what we have been doing in the last two weeks -- explaining things to the players, and working on the pitch," Stimac said."In the second half, Thailand was very organised. They .
Northern Spartans crowned Red Bull Reign champions
In a tightly contested final, Northern Spartans from Amritsar were crowned champions at the first Red Bull Reign, a unique global 3-on-3 basketball tournament at the Indian Gymkhana, here. Northern Spartans beat Drop Step from Goa 17-11.
India win toss, opt to bat first against England
India will be batting first in their second match of the ongoing World Cup against England after they won the toss at The Oval here on Sunday.India got off to a brilliant start in this edition of the premier tournament as they secured a 6-wicket victory over South Africa on June 5. India's opening batsman Rohit Sharma displayed a scintillating performance against the Proteas as he played an unbeaten knock of 122 runs and helped his side chase a modest target of 228 runs.Virat Kohli-led India entered in the tournament with a favourite tag on their shoulder and justified their tag in the first match. Apart from the skipper, the squad also includes Shikhar Dhawan, 2011 World Cup-winning MS Dhoni, KL Rahul, and Hardik Pandya, who is emerging as the best all-rounder.India's bowling attack will be spearheaded by Jasprit Bumrah and will get support from Bhuvneshwar Kumar. But it was the spin attack that shined during the first match as Yuzvendra Chahal sent four of the Proteas batsmen back ..
Rashid recovering well, says Afghan captain Naib
Afghanistan captain Gulbadin Naib said his star leg-spinner Rashid Khan should be ready to play in the team's next match at the 2019 World Cup. Rashid was not able to bowl in the match against New Zealand after being hit on the head by a short delivery from pacer Lockie Ferguson while batting.
Sachin relives India's battle against Australia in 2011 WC
The India-Australia clash in any ICC tournament has always been a mouth-watering affair and ahead of the Sunday face off between the two teams in the ongoing Cricket World Cup, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar shared his memories from the 2011 edition of the event.
De Villiers left it too late for WC inclusion: Gibson
South Africa coach Ottis Gibson revealed that former captain AB de Villiers had "left it too late" to make himself available for selection for the squad in the 2019 World Cup. "Personally I suspect there are a lot of people wanting AB to be here (more) than AB himself," Gibson said. "If he wanted to be here he would be here."
Injured Neymar likely to return after four weeks
Days after Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) confirmed that Neymar will miss Copa America, his club Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday revealed that the 27-year old striker's injury may take four weeks to recover.Neymar suffered an ankle injury during Brazil's friendly match with Qatar and subsequently left the field."On Saturday June 8, Paris Saint-Germain's first team doctor, Dr Laurent Aumont, and the club's Medical Board member and leading figure in sports medicine Professor Gerard Saillant assessed the injury picked up by Neymar Jr in Brazil's preparation match for the Copa America last Wednesday. The two doctors diagnosed a sprain of the lateral ligament of the right ankle without surgical indication, to be treated with conservative treatment. The Paris Saint-Germain striker is expected to return on the field in four weeks time," the club said in a statement.The game was just in its 21st minute when Neymar was forced to leave the field. But despite Neymar's absence, Brazil ...