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'Tye'd to T20: Don't have ego issues on getting hit, says Aussie pacer
For someone who has to deal with no less than Chris Gayle in the nets, Australian speedster Andrew Tye says it is best to keep the ego aside while bowling in the T20 format where even the best can be taken to cleaners on a regular basis. "I bowl to Chris (Gayle) in the nets and that is challenging enough," the 31-year-old Kings XI Punjab speedster said in jest during an interaction with PTI. "You can't take things personally in this format. You will get hit for a six but you can't react emotionally. The nature of this format is such (you are always at risk of being hammered). You can limit the damage by executing your plans the best you can," Tye allowed a peek into his mindset before he goes onto bowl. Tye is good with variations in pace and landing yorkers accurately but one is "never out of danger" in the shortest format. "But you got so many dangerous players in other teams. You got Kohli (Virat) and AB (de Villiers), Rohit (Sharma) and Suryakumar (Yadav). "There are always ...
Kenya replaces South Africa in Intercontinental Cup
Kenya have been roped in as a replacement for South Africa in the Intercontinental Cup, which will kick-off at the Mumbai Football Arena on June 1.The development came after the South African Football Federation, in a letter to All India Football Federation (AIFF), expressed their inability to participate in the four-nation tournament.Besides Kenya from the CAF region, the Intercontinental Cup will also have representation in the form of New Zealand from the Oceania region, and Chinese Taipei from the AFC region.The Kenyan squad boasts of a number of players who play across various professional premier leagues in Europe and other parts of the world.The tournament is being organised to strengthen India's preparation for the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019, our second qualification to the Continental Championship in eight years and fourth overall, the last being in Doha 2011.The Indian national football team which has been on an upsurge over the last couple of years are currently ranked 97 (as ..
Zidane hopeful Ronaldo will be fit for Champions League final
Zinedine Zidane is optimistic Cristiano Ronaldo will be fit for the Champions League final against Liverpool despite Real Madrid's star player going off injured against Barcelona. Ronaldo appeared to sustain a knock to his ankle as he bundled home a 14th-minute equaliser for Real at the Camp Nou. The striker played on until half-time but was substituted during the interval. Real went on to secure a 2-2 draw without Ronaldo, as Gareth Bale struck in the 72nd minute after Lionel Messi's superb individual effort put 10-man Barca ahead. Sergi Roberto had been sent off at the end of the first period after Luis Suarez opened the scoring in a pulsating, and highly controversial, Clasico. But Ronaldo's injury will be the key talking point, with the Portugese now facing a fight to recover in time for the Champions League final against Liverpool on May 26. "How long he will need I cannot tell you but for him, it is a small problem," Zidane said afterwards. "We'll see tomorrow after the tests, ..
I have to work on my consistency, says Heena
Boosted by her gold and silver medal-winning performances at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, pistol ace Heena Sidhu is confident of doing well in the upcoming ISSF World Cup in Munich, but said she needs to work on her consistency. The International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup in the German city is scheduled to be held from May 22 to 29. Heena, 28, won a gold in the 25 metre sports pistol while creating a Commonwealth Games record at Gold Coast in April and a silver in the 10 metre air pistol event. "I will be training in Pforzheim from May 8 to 21 and will also play a practice match on May 13, 2018. And then we have the World Cup at the end of this month," Heena said ahead of her departure for Germany. "My main focus is on being consistent. I did well at the Commonwealth Games and also the World Cup in Korea after that. In fact, if you look at the scores, there was an improvement from the Commonwealth Games but I could not get any medal in Korea," Heena said. "I have ...
'Neymar can become world's best player in 3-4 years'
Paris Saint Germain midfielder Marco Verratti feels his team-mate and Brazil superstar Neymar can become the world's best player in the next three-four years. The ultimate recognition for a footballer, Ballon d'Or has exchanged hands between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi since 2008 but Verratti says Neymar, who is currently recuperating from an injury, can lay his hands on the coveted trophy in the next few years. "It is Cristiano and Messi now but you have to consider that Neymar is five years younger to them and despite that he is already a great player. He (Neymar) has a high chance to win (Ballon d'Or) in the coming years," Verratti told PTI in an interview. "He (Neymar) has all the qualities to become the best player in the world and win that trophy. We hope he does that," he said when asked whether Neymar can take the place of Ronaldo and Messi in the next three-four years. Ronaldo is already 33-years-old while Messi will be 31 next month. Neymar, on the other hand, is 26. .
Ronchi, McClenaghan complete ICC World XI squad
New Zealand pair of Luke Ronchi and Mitchell McClenaghan today completed the ICC World XI line-up for the fund-raising Twenty20 International against the West Indies at Lord's on May 31. Wicketkeeper-batsman Ronchi and fast bowler McClenaghan join a host of stars who have already confirmed their participation in the Lord's match, which is being organised to raise funds for stadia in the Caribbean which were damaged due to hurricanes last year. The team, to be led by England's limited overs captain Eoin Morgan, includes Hardik Pandya and Dinesh Karthik (both India), Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik (both Pakistan), Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal (both Bangladesh), Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka) and Rashid Khan (Afghanistan). It's a great honour to be leading a side which has a selection of players from a number of nations, and I can't wait to get on to the field for what promises to be an engrossing contest," World XI skipper Morgan said. The build-up to the event on May 31 has been very ...
Kenya replace South Africa in Intercontinental Cup
Kenya have been roped in as a replacement for South Africa in the forthcoming Hero Intercontinental Cup after the South African Football Federation expressed its inability to participate in the four-nation tournament. Besides Kenya from the CAF region, the Intercontinental Cup, which will kick off at the Mumbai Football Arena on June 1, will have representation in the form of New Zealand from the Oceania region, and Chinese Taipei from the AFC region. The Kenyan squad boasts a number of players who play across various professional premier leagues in Europe and other parts of the world. The tournament is being organised to strengthen India's preparation for the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019, the county's second qualification to the continental championship in eight years and fourth overall, the last being in Doha 2011. The Indian national team which has been on an upsurge over the last couple of years is currently ranked 97 (as per April 2018 FIFA rankings) and was on an unbeaten run for 12 ..
IPL: Desperate Rajasthan face Punjab in must-win tie (Preview)
Desperate to stay alive in the Indian Premier League (IPL), bottom-placed Rajasthan Royals will be aim to avenge Sunday's six-wicket loss to Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), when the two sides face off at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, here on Tuesday.
Kenya replaces South Africa in Intercontinental Cup
Kenya was on Monday roped in as a replacement for South Africa in the forthcoming Intercontinental Cup after the South African Football Federation expressed its inability to participate in the four-nation tournament.
Ronchi, McClenaghan complete ICC World XI squad against Windies
The New Zealand pair of Luke Ronchi and Mitchell McClenaghan have completed the ICC World XI line-up for the fund-raising Twenty20 International match against the West Indies at the Lord's on May 31.The match is being organised to raise funds for stadia in the Caribbean that were badly damaged following Hurricanes Irma and Maria last year.Wicketkeeper-batsman Ronchi and fast bowler McClenaghan join a host of stars who have already confirmed their participation in the Lord's match, which is being organised to raise funds for stadia in the Caribbean which were damaged due to hurricanes last year.The team, to be led by England's limited overs captain Eoin Morgan, includes Hardik Pandya and Dinesh Karthik (both India), Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik (both Pakistan), Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal (both Bangladesh), Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka) and Rashid Khan (Afghanistan).Eoin Morgan said, "It's a great honour to be leading a side which has a selection of players from a number of nations,
Ronchi, McClenaghan complete ICC World XI to play West Indies
The New Zealand pair of Luke Ronchi and Mitchell McClenaghan complete the ICC World XI line-up for the fund-raising Twenty20 International against the West Indies at Lords on May 31, the ICC said on Monday.
Roma pip Cagliari to go third in Serie A
Young forward Cengiz Under's early goal gave AS Roma a 1-0 win over Cagliari in a Serie A match here as the capital outfit moved closer to qualify for the 2018-19 football season's Champions League.
Iyer may replace Kohli for Afghan Test, Prithvi, Mavi for India A tour
Virat Kohli's maiden county sojourn might pave the way for Shreyas Iyer entry into the Indian squad for the one-off Test against Afghanistan starting June 14, when the national selection committee meets to pick a host of squads here tomorrow. Kohli, who will be playing for Surrey for the entire month of June, will also miss the two T20 Internationals against Ireland in Dublin at the end of that month. While Ajinkya Rahane is set to lead the Indian team for the Test match, Rohit Sharma is likely to be in-charge during the Ireland leg with Kohli taking over at the start of July, a BCCI official told PTI. It is understood that barring Kohli, almost all the Test team regulars will be in action against Afghanistan. Cheteshwar Pujara and Ishant Sharma are expected to come back from England after Yorkshire's away game against Surrey at the Oval from May 11-14. Yorkshire's next match is on June 20 against Hampshire. "There was a bit of wrong communication in some sections of media. Pujara was
IPL: Satisfied with my knock, says Lokesh Rahul
Opener Lokesh Rahul, who helped Kings XI Punjab outplay Rajasthan, said he is satisfied with his unbeaten 84-run knock at the Holkar Cricket Stadium here.
Bob Every steps down from Cricket Australia board
Dr Bob Every AO has resigned from his position in the Cricket Australia (CA), after serving the board for almost three years.Confirming the news, CA chairman David Peever paid tribute to Every for his valuable contribution to the board."Bob served on the MOU sub-committee for the most recent negotiations with the Australian Cricketers' Association, CA's Audit and Risk Committee and was an active contributor to Board discussions. On behalf of Cricket Australia and Australian cricket, I thank him for his service and wish him well for the future," cricket.com.au quoted Peever, as saying.Every's three-year stint with the CA board was due to finish in October this year, but he has decided to stepped down from his position five months before his contract ends.Dr Every's resignation comes in the same week in which Justin Langer has replaced Darren Lehmann, who announced his resignation as head coach of Australia in the aftermath of the massive ball-tampering scandal that sent shock waves ...
Nadal continues to lead ATP rankings ahead of Federer, Dimitrov 4th
Spain's Rafael Nadal remained in the number one spot in the men's Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday with 8,770 points while Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov jumped to the fourth spot.
Halep leads WTA rankings ahead of Wozniacki
Romania's Simona Halep maintained the top spot in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings released on Monday, ahead of Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark.
Australia announces preliminary 32-man squad for FIFA World Cup
Australia's national football team head coach on Monday announced his preliminary squad of players for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Steve Smith can still lead Australia: Mark Taylor
Former skipper and serving Cricket Australia director Mark Taylor believes that tainted batsman Steve Smith could make a return as the captain of the national side after his one-year suspension.The 28-year-old recently returned home following his trip to the United States and said that he is all set to devote his time to business after accepting his 12-month suspension for his role in the massive ball-tampering scandal that sent shock waves through cricketing world.Though Smith is absolutely free to make a return to the national team for next year's World Cup and Ashes series in England, he can only fill back the leadership role in March 2020.Insisting that Smith was found guilty of negligence and that he was not a "cheat," Taylor said that he wanted to see the latter leading the national side yet again."I still think Steve Smith can captain Australia. Steve Smith to me, and everyone wants to label people, is not a cheat. Steve Smith was guilty of negligence in my opinion," ...
Shooter Heena confident ahead of ISSF World Cup
After bagging a gold and silver in the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, pistol shooter Heena Sidhu is confident of doing well at the ISSF Shooting World Cup in Munich from May 22 to 29.