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Hindustan FC pip Dynamos 'B' in I-League second division clash
Hindustan FC earned three points as they overcame Delhi Dynamos 'B' 2-1 in an I-League Second Division Group A clash at the Ambedkar Stadium here on Tuesday.
CSL side Luneng deny interest in Arsenal coach Wenger
Chinese Super League (CSL) side Shandong Luneng on Tuesday denied interest in signing Arsene Wenger as their head coach after he leaves the London football club Arsenal at the end of the season.
Roma coach Di Francesco looking to rally against Liverpool
Roma coach Eusebio Di Francesco on Tuesday said his team is looking to rally and win the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals against Liverpool.
PCB requests Australia, NZ to send teams to Pakistan for T20 series
The Pakistan Cricket Board has requested the Australian and New Zealand boards to send their teams to Pakistan to play the T20 matches instead of United Arab Emirates. An official source in the Pakistan board told PTI that during the ICC meet in Kolkata late last month, PCB Chairman, Najam Sethi and COO Subhan Ahmad had held talks with the Australian and New Zealand officials. The two boards have been requested to play the T20 matches of their series in Pakistan to help support the PCB in bringing back international cricket to the country, he said. Pakistan will host Australia for three test matches and a T20 match in UAE in October followed by a series of three tests, five ODIs and three T20 internationals in November against New Zealand. Last year, also the PCB managed to convince the Sri Lankan board to send its team to Lahore to play the final T20 match of a series in UAE, which went off successfully. Before the Sri Lankan's visit in late October, the PCB also hosted the ICC World
IPL: Mumbai opt to field vs RCB
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Tuesday.
Bihar to play national cricket tournaments from Sept : COA, BCCI to SC
Bihar, which has been out of competitive cricket for almost 18 years, would start playing national level championships, including Ranji trophy matches, from September this year, the Supreme Court was informed today. The Committee of Administrators (COA) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) told a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, which was hearing the plea of Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB), filed through its Secretary Aditya Varma. The plea had sought initiation of contempt proceedings against some office-bearers of the BCCI including for not complying with its earlier order allowing Bihar to participate in Ranji Trophy and other national championships. The CAB had sought contempt action against BCCI's acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary, Chief Executive Officer Rahul Johri and its acting president C K Khanna alleging violation of the apex court's January 4 order. The bench, also comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, considered the ...
SC agrees to reconsider 'one state, one vote' binding on BCCI
Supreme Court on Tuesday 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 apex court's three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, 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 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) has also been put on hold until May 11, the date of next hearing.In a landmark judgment on July 18, 2016, the SC had accepted major recommendations of Justice (Retd.) R.M. Lodha-led panel on structural reforms
16 Indian boxers to compete in world youth championship
India would be fielding 16 boxers at the AIBA Youth World Championships in August, where they will get another shot at qualification for the Youth Olympics in October. A total of 10 women and six men have made the cut for the championships in Hungary, the Boxing Federation of India said in a statement. The challenge in the women's department will be spearheaded by world champions Nitu (48 kg) and Sakshi (57 Kg) and national champion Jony (60 kg). Accompanying them will be world bronze-medallist Neha Yadav (+81 kg), Asian gold-medallist Manisha (64 kg) and Lalita (69 kg) along with silver-medallists Anamika (51 kg), Astha Pahwa (75 kg) and Sakshi Gaidhani (81 kg) and bronze medal winner Divya Pawar (54 kg). In the men's competition, Asian silver-medallist Ankit (60 kg) will be bronze-medallists Bhavesh Kattimani (52 kg) along with Akash Kumar (56 kg), Akash (56 kg), Vijay Deep (69 kg) and Ronak (81 kg). "The manner in which these youth boxers have performed over the past one year, I ...
Liverpool's Salah wins Football Writers' Footballer of the Year award
Liverpool and Egypt forward Mohamed Salah won the Football Writers' Association's Footballer of the Year award on Tuesday, becoming the first player from Africa to take the honour.
Roca seeks reaction as Bengaluru take on Aizawl
Needing a win to keep their hopes of making the knockout stages for a fourth straight season alive, Bengaluru FC host Aizawl FC in a crucial AFC Cup game here tomorrow. A shock 2-0 defeat to New Radiant in the Maldives last week meant Bengaluru's chances to make the zonal semifinal of the tournament don't entirely rest in their hands. Coach Albert Roca's Blues will have to win both of their remaining two fixtures in Group E while hoping that the Maldivian side drop points at least once. "We are in a situation where we could finish the group stages with 15 points and still find ourselves out of the Cup. But that's how football is sometimes and we need to accept it and focus on getting our side of the job done and then hope for the best," said the Spaniard. Wins in the next two games for both Bengaluru FC and New Radiant would leave the clubs square on points but a superior head-to-head goal difference gives Oscar Bruzon's side the edge they need to progress in the tournament. Roca, who
World Cup trophy arrives in Russia after tour across 51 countries
The FIFA World Cup Original Trophy on Tuesday landed in Russia, where it is set to embark on the longest host country tour to date.
Ashwin's leadership is helping Mujeeb evolve: KXIP coach Hodge
Leadership plays an important role in a player's development and young Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb ur Rahman's improved performance has a lot to do with playing under the wings of Ravichandran Ashwin, Kings XI Punjab chief coach Brad Hodge insisted today. All of 17, Mujeeb has played in KXIP's all seven games with seven wickets at an economy rate of 6.51. Ashwin in fact wanted the teenager to defend 17 runs against Delhi Daredevils at Kotla and he responded to his captain's call by restricting the opposition to 12 runs. "Mujeeb has shown a great level of composure. At such young age, he has confidence in his abilities. I would also give credit to Ashwin's leadership skills. He has been very encouraging. Good leaders help talented players get to the next level," Hodge told PTI during an interaction. For Hodge, it is important that Mujeeb is nurtured in a proper fashion as he is immensely talented. "Mujeeb is a very simple human being. Therefore, it is important that one makes him aware .
India U-16 football team to play 4-nation tournament
Less than a month after the Indian U-16 national team played against USA and Norway in the Sportchain International Friendlies, All India Football Federation (AIFF) has arranged another exposure tour for the boys in May.The U-16 colts will now travel to Serbia to play in a four-nation tournament wherein they will be competing against of Jordan, Tajikistan and hosts Serbia.The tour to Serbia comes after the boys had earlier played in Qatar, Hong Kong and in Spain.All the exposure tours have been planned to help the team prepare in the best possible fashion for the forthcoming AFC U-16 Finals Malaysia 2018.This is India's third qualification to the AFC U-16 Finals in the last four editions. India have been clubbed with current runners-up Islamic Republic of Iran, Vietnam and Indonesia in Group C in the Championship.Significantly enough with both Jordan and Tajikistan having also qualified for the AFC U-16 Finals, Head Coach Bibiano Fernandes feels it's a "marvellous opportunity before ..
Salah wins writers' footballer of the year award
Mohamed Salah was today named as the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year for 2017/18 after scoring 43 goals so far in an incredible debut season for Liverpool. The Egypt international narrowly topped the poll of the 400-strong FWA membership ahead of Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, the margin understood to be less than 20 votes. Tottenham striker Harry Kane was third. Between them, Salah, signed by the Reds from Roma last summer, and De Bruyne, who helped City claim the Premier League title with five games remaining, collected more than 90 per cent of the journalists' votes. Salah has scored 43 goals in 48 appearances in all competitions this season and spearheaded Liverpool's push towards a potential place in the Champions League final -- the Reds lead Roma 5-2 ahead of Wednesday's semi-final second leg in Italy. The 25-year-old, who was last month crowned the Premier League's Players' Player of the Year, becomes the first African winner of the FWA ...
We will know our strengths by playing stronger oppositions: Ali
Former India star striker Shabbir Ali feels the national football team could learn to play to its strengths by regularly facing stronger international sides. All India Football Federation is hosting a quadrangular tournament -- Intercontinental Cup -- at the Mumbai Football Arena here in June. Apart from the host nation, South Africa, New Zealand and Chinese Taipei will be in the fray. Asked about the tournament, he said, "I don't know what will be the result, but we have to play with stronger opposition as well as those who are little below us. In our time also, long back, we lost 1-0 to New Zealand. I am not sure in which year and in which tournament, we played with them during 1977-1980." "We have to play. Since we are playing the Asia Cup, it will be very good that we are playing against stronger opposition, we will come to know about our strengths also," he quipped. Ali was in the city for the second awards night of the Mumbai District Football Association (MDFA) held here late ..
India continues to lead ICC Test rankings
India continued to sit atop the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test team rankings following the latest update on Tuesday, with South Africa at No.2 and Australia at the No.3 positions.
Seven young Indian golfers qualify for Asian Games
Seven young golfers, including Diksha Dagar and Aadil Bedi, have qualified to represent India at the 18th Asian Games, scheduled to be held in Indonesia in August. Kshitij Naveed Kaul, Harimohan Singh, Rayhan Thomas also made the cut for the multisport event in the men's team, while Ridhima Dilawari and Sifat Sagoo were selected in the women's team, apart from Diksha. Kshitij scored six-under at the selection trials held at the JP Greens and Classics golf course, while Aadil shot four-under and Harimohan Singh had a score of three-under. A total of six rounds were held and the best five were considered as the qualifying score at the trails, which happened from April 22 to 30 at the National capital region. Among the girls, Ridhima and Sifat shot eight-under and seven-under to finish at the first and second position, while Diksha, who had won a silver medal for India at the Deaflympics last year, scored five-under to book her ticket to the quadrennial event, where the golf event is .
Hockey coaches Marijne, Harendra to swap places
In yet another coaching reshuffle in Indian hockey, the national men's and the women's hockey teams' head coaches Sjoerd Marijne and Harendra Singh have been asked to swap sides, Hockey India (HI) announced on Tuesday.
India U-16 team to compete in four-nation meet in Serbia
The India U-16 football team will compete in a four-nation tournament in Serbia from May 9-13, as part of preparations for the forthcoming AFC U-16 Finals in Malaysia. India will face Jordan, Tajikistan and hosts Serbia in the four-nation tournament during the exposure trip. This comes less than a month after the Indian U-16 national team played the USA and Norway. The Indian boys had earlier played in Qatar, Hong Kong and Spain. The exposure tours are being planned to help the team prepare in the best possible fashion for the AFC U-16 Finals Malaysia 2018. This is India's third qualification to the AFC U-16 Finals in the last four editions. India have been clubbed with current runners-up Iran, Vietnam and Indonesia in Group C in the Championship. With both Jordan and Tajikistan having also qualified for the AFC U-16 Finals, head coach Bibiano Fernandes feels it's a "marvellous opportunity before the real test". "This 4-nation tournament is an extremely helpful project for us before ..
Rangers remove interim head coach after Celtic loss
Glasgow Rangers' interim head coach Graeme Murty has stepped down following the team's 0-5 thrashing at the hands of bitter rivals Celtic FC, the Scottish club confirmed on Tuesday.