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IOA chief bats for politicians leading National Sports Federations
Despite the growing chorus of replacing politicians with sportspersons to lead the various National Sports Federations (NSF), Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra on Saturday stirred a controversy by saying lawmakers at the helm is "good for Indian sports".
Team TT Worlds: Chinese women claim 4th consecutive title
China's women's team won its fourth consecutive title, beating Japan 3-1 at the World Team Table Tennis Championships here on Saturday.
Crutchlow wins MotoGP pole position for Spanish GP
Britain's Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) on Saturday won pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix, after clocking the fastest time in the second MotoGP qualifying session.
Prithvi shines as Delhi Daredevils score 163/5 vs Sunrisers
Delhi Daredevils could not cash in on the brilliant platform laid by young Prithvi Shaw as Sunrisers Hyderabad restricted them to 163 for 5 in an IPL encounter here today. Shaw smashed 65 off 36 balls but after scoring 95 in the first 10 overs, DD managed only 67 in the back 10 with the pitch getting slower and the odd delivery holding up. Leg-spinner Rashid Khan (2/23 in 4 overs) was the most impressive bowler for Sunrisers as he put the brakes in the second half of the Delhi innings. Shaw once again provided a blazing start, reaching to his second IPL half-century in only 25 balls. His innings had six boundaries and three huge sixes. He teed off with six over long on off Sandeep Sharma and then lofted Shakib Al Hasan inside out for his second maximum. The most fruitful over was the final one in the Powerplay where Shaw literally got stuck into Siddarth Kaul, hitting him for a six and three boundaries. The 18-year-old is one of the cleanest hitters among the 'Gen-Next' players. With .
Unstoppable Saina ready to hunt for more
India's veteran shuttler Saina Nehwal believes she can still reach higher levels and achieve greater things as she feels she has got rid of the physical issues that were bogging her over the past couple of years.
Stoke City relegated from EPL
Stoke City have been relegated from the English Premier League (EPL) after losing to Crystal Palace 1-2 on Saturday.
Yet to find out a death over specialist, says Dhoni
After virtually sealing a play-off berth in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Chennai Super Kings' skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni revealed the reason behind making too many changes in every game.
Kike leads Eibar to thrash Girona 4-1 in La Liga
With two goals from Enrique "Kike" Garcia Martinez, Eibar thrashed Girona 4-1 on Saturday in the 36th round of La Liga.
Narine has done better in bowling than batting this season: Uthappa
Kolkata Knight Riders vice-captain Robin Uthappa has praised the all-round skills of his team-mate Sunil Narine but said that the West Indian has been doing better in the bowling department this IPL season. "Sunil (Narine) is someone who is always enjoyed batting, someone who's always been a batsman who can bowl than a bowler. But what he bowled and what he does with his bowling skill is that his batting got overshadowed," Uthappa told reporters ahead of KKR's match against Mumbai Indians tomorrow. Narine has picked up 10 wickets from nine games and also has contributed with the bat amassing 193 runs with highest score of 50. "So he (Narine) could always bat, open the innings. We saw that he can utilise the powerplay so well with the way he bats. And having someone like me at number three also makes it easier for the team and the management also to make that decision that if a wicket falls quickly, then you have another opening batsmen going in," said Uthappa. "But he's come off so ...
Badminton association hands cash awards to CWG medallists
The Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Saturday handed out cash rewards to the tune of Rs 1.30 crore to the medallists of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) held in Gold Coast, Australia last month.
Batra says India should aim 'double digit' medals in 2020 Oly, backs politicians in NSFs
Indian Olympic Association President Narinder Batra today said that the country should aim to win "double digit" medals at the Tokyo Olympics and around 40 at the 2024 games in Paris. The IOA president feels that a good show will then help them gain public support in its bid to host the 2032 Summer Games. Batra had recently told International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach -- when he visited the country last month -- that India would bid for 2032 Olympics, 2026 Youth Olympics and 2030 Asian Games. "Our target should be to win medals in double digits in 2020 Tokyo Olympics and around 40 medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. This we need as we want to bid for 2032 Olympics. It is difficult to win public support (to bid for Olympics) if we do not do well and win medals in the Olympics itself," Batra said. "We have to plan for 2020 and 2024 Olympics and we have to find the talent in the country. We have to do this together with the national federations as well as government. We have to .
IPL: CSK overhelm RCB to go to top
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) made a heavy weather of a small total before captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni did his famous finishing act to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by six wickets and virtually seal their place in the Indian Premier League (IPL) play-offs here on Saturday, needing just one more win in five matches.
IPL: CSK overhelm RCB to go top
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) made a heavy weather of a small total before captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni did his famous finishing act to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by six wickets with two overs to spare and climb to the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) table here on Saturday.
Sodhi urges business houses to promote sports in Punjab
Punjab Sports Minister Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi today urged business houses and various boards to come forward for the development of sports in the state. He also urged them to adopt players and teams to help them fulfil their goals. "Business houses and boards can play an important role in the development of sports and they must come forward. The government will hold consultations with renowned businessmen and boards' chiefs very soon," he said. The minister stated this during a state-level function organised on the 295th birth anniversary of legendary Sikh warrior and Ramgarhia Misl founder Maharaja Jassa Singh Ramgarhia. Sodhi said his department aims to improve Punjab's medal tally in the national games and performance at international sports events such as the Olympic, the Asian Games, and the Commonwealth Games. He said special funds will be created for sports persons. The state government would also provide jobs to them according to their ability and performance, the minister ..
Dhoni lauds spinners, Kohli blames it on dropped catches
Mahendra Singh Dhoni praised his spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Harbhajan Singh for their stellar show while his opposite number Virat Kohli rued the dropped catches during Chennai Super Kings' six-wicket win against Royal Challengers Bangalore in an IPL match here today. "Spinners did not get turn (from the track) and I felt they needed to bowl really well. That's where Bhajju pa (Harbhajan) and Jadeja did well. On surfaces such as these, Jadeja bowls really well. He got Virat and then AB getting out (to Harbhajan) early helped him. We bowled well as a team," Dhoni said after the match. Kohli, on his part, referred to the dropped catches of Dwayne Bravo by Parthiv Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal. Chennai were in trouble at that stage but chances went abegging. "It was a close game. Dropped catches don't help," Kohli said. "It wasn't the ideal day for us: losing so many wickets. But that's how this game goes. We gave a really good effort in the second half. The wicket played slow throughout .
Real Madrid to deny Barcelona guard of honour
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane on Saturday said that the decision not to give FC Barcelona a guard of honour in their upcoming La Liga clash was in response to a similar action from the Catalan club after Real clinched the FIFA Club World Cup.
IPL: Delhi opt to bat vs Hyderabad
Delhi Daredevils skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bat against Sunrisers Hyderabad in an Indian Premier League (IPL) tie at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, here on Saturday.
I take Sindhu just like any other opponent: Saina
Saina Nehwal has never really tried to decode as to why she has enjoyed a higher success rate against arch-rival PV Sindhu, whom she considers as just another opponent. London Olympics bronze medallist Saina has a 3-1 head-to-head record in the international matches against Rio Games silver medallist Sindhu, including the win in the Commonwealth Games final. "It's not about me playing against Sindhu or any other opponent. I just take her (Sindhu) as any other opponent. I have issues with some of the players but I am comfortable playing against some of them. May be my game is more suited while playing against them. But I don't know how it happened but it is happening on the court," Saina said. She was speaking to reporters at the sidelines of a felicitation function of the Commonwealth Games medal winning shuttlers by the Badminton Association of India. "I keep working on my areas of weakness. I want to think that I am better than my opponent but actually that is not. May be Sindhu or .
CSK blow away RCB, inch closer towards IPL Play-Offs
Chennai Super Kings are virtually through to the Indian Premier League play-offs after a comprehensive six-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore, courtesy a superb bowling effort from the spin duo of Ravindra Jadeja and Harbhajan Singh. Jadeja (3/18 in 4 overs) and Harbahajan (2/22 in 4 overs) wreaked havoc as RCB could only manage 127 for 9, largely due to efforts from Parthiv Patel (53 off 41 balls) and Tim Southee (36 off 26 balls). On a tricky pitch, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (31 no off 23 balls) picked up Yuzvendra Chahal for some special treatment with three huge sixes as CSK knocked off the required runs in only 18 overs to move to 14 points from 10 games. Another win in the next four matches will guarantee CSK a spot as 16 points has always been a cut-off for play-off qualification. RCB's sloppy fielding also contributed to their downfall. At 80 for 4 in the 13th over, CSK were in a spot of bother but Parthiv as usual was shoddy behind the stumps, dropping Dwayne Bravo ...
IPL: CSK beat RCB to go on top
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) climbed to the top of the points table with a comfortable six-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match here on Saturday.