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PM meets CWG medallists
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met and congratulated the medal winners at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
PM congratulates CWG medal winners
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today interacted with medal winners of the recently-held Commonwealth Games and said Yoga can benefit them in improving mental toughness. The prime minister congratulated all the medal winners and complimented those who could not win medals, but had performed creditably. He told the medal winners that their accomplishments in the sporting arena has inspired everyone. Modi told the sports persons that their sporting feats have raised India's stature, according to an official statement. During his interaction at his official residence, the prime minister pointed out that today the life of a sports person can span several decades. He also referred to M C Mary Kom, who is winning gold medals even as she is Member of Parliament. Modi also mentioned Pullela Gopichand, who is mentoring and coaching many different players, after an immensely successful career as a player. The prime minister said besides talent, training, concentration and hard work, mental ...
Bayern Munich leave for Madrid without Robben, Boeteng
Bayern Munich left for Spain on Monday morning ahead of their Champions League semi-final clash against Real Madrid, but injured defender Jerome Boateng and winger Arjen Robben were notable absences aboard the plane, with Austrian David Alaba stepping up to the plate.
ISL: Ferran Corominas extends stay with FC Goa
FC Goa have announced that Indian Super League (ISL) top scorer Ferran 'Coro Corominas has extended his stay with the football club till the next edition of the tournament.
Spanish La Liga standings
Following are the Spanish La Liga football championship standings after Sunday's matches (tabulated under matches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points), reports Xinhua news agency:
Tsitsipas jumps 19 spots to be 44th in tennis singles rankings
Greek rising star Stefanos Tsitsipas jumped 19 places to the 44th spot in the men's Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday after his runner-up finish at the Barcelona Open.
Prajnesh leaps to career-best 176
Making a huge jump, India's Prajnesh Gunneswaran today leapfrogged 84 places to a career-best singles rank of 176, following his maiden title-triumph on the ATP Challenger circuit. The Sunday's win in Anning in China gave the left-hander 125 points, pushing him inside top-200 for the first time in his career. Yuki Bhambri leads India's chart at number 85, a loss of two places, and is followed by Ramkumar Ramanathan (120, -5). The next best Indians are Sumit Nagal (225, -6), Arjun Kadhe (397, +1) and Sasi Kumar Mukund, who jumped 98 places to 418. In the doubles, Rohan Bopanna lost a spot to be 23 while Divij Sharan also lost two places to be placed 43. Also sliding down was Leander Paes, who is now ranked 50 (-2). In the WTA rankings, Ankita Raina, now included in TOPS, further improved her career-best rank as she was now placed 193 (+2) and was followed by Karman Kaur Thandi (267). In the doubles, out of action Sania Mirza was static at number 24 while Prarthana Thombare slid to 164 .
Halep maintains 1st spot in WTA rankings
Romania's Simona Halep continued to lead the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) singles rankings released on Monday despite exiting the Stuttgart Open in the quarter-finals.
IPL: Kohli blames poor fielding for RCB's loss against KKR
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli has blamed his side's poor fielding for yet another defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Coach Simmons stresses on making Afghanistan Test' ready for India challenge
Working on the rigorous requirements of five-day cricket will the biggest challenge for his team over the next six weeks, feels Afghanistan coach Phil Simmons ahead of the country's inaugural Test in Bengaluru from June 14. After joining Afghanistan in January, Simmons has achieved goal number one by guiding the fast-rising side to its second World Cup qualification. Now as the Asghar Stanikzai-led team gets down to prepare at their 'base' in Greater Noida and 'second home ground' at Dehradun for the historic match against India, Simmons has a tough ask of ensuring a competitive performance against the top-ranked Test team. These boys have played four-day cricket with the associate nations and have done well. But Test matches are going to be a different ball game. The boys will realise this very soon and playing India makes it all the more challenging, Simmons told PTI. Afghanistan won the four-day ICC Inter-Continental for the second time in December. So it is not like they have no ..
Winning Olympic medal my ultimate goal: Babita Phogat
Indian wrestler Babita Phogat, who made the country proud by bagging a silver medal in the recently-concluded 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, on Monday said that winning an Olympic medal still remains her ultimate goal.Despite making a good start in the initial rounds of the summit showdown of the women's 53kg category at CWG 2018, Phogat failed to capitalise on it and slumped to a 2-5 defeat at the hands of Canada's Diana Weicker to settle for a silver medal.It was Phogat's third Commonwealth Games medal after winning silver and gold in Delhi (51kg) and Glasgow (55kg), respectively.However, the 28-year-old from Bhiwani district of Haryana is yet striving to add an Olympic medal to her tally.Reflecting on the same, Phogat told ANI that she would continue to work towards achieving the Olympic medal till the time she bags it."We started doing wrestling for Olympics. Winning an Olympic medal still remains my ultimate goal. It is yet to be achieved. Till the time we .
Tennis needs money, innovation but home and away format is DNA of Davis Cup: Bhupathi
A three billion dollar deal is too big to ignore as authorities target revamp of the Davis Cup but doing away with the home and away format is not "ideal" since it is the DNA of the competition, says India's captain Mahesh Bhupathi. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) will put to test a proposal to create a season-ending World Cup of Tennis, featuring 18 nations. The matches will be played over a week at a single venue in the traditional week of Davis Cup final in November, abolishing the home and away format for ties in the elite World Group. The idea, approved by the ITF Board of Directors, will be put to vote in August in Orlando and needs two-thirds majority to become a reality. The revamp idea has come after the ITF struck a deal with investment group Kosmos, founded and run by Spanish international and FC Barcelona footballer Gerard Pique. It is expected to pump in USD three billion into the tournament in a 25-year period. It's being speculated that sponsors and corporate .
We're WADA-compliant now, claims AIBA
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) today claimed that it has become WADA-compliant since adopting a revamped anti-doping programme, which was cited as an area of concern by the IOC when it threatened to expel the sport from the 2020 Olympics. "Following the review of the International Boxing Association's Corrective Action Report (CAR), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) concluded that all non-conformities based on the CAR have been addressed appropriately by AIBA," the AIBA said in a statement. AIBA has been ordered to revamp its doping programme, its judging and refereeing system and the governance structure by the International Olympic Committee to save boxing from expulsion from the 2020 Games. After outsourcing the management of its anti-doping programme, the AIBA is likely to join the Independent Testing Authority by June this year. "Being in compliance with the World Anti-Doping marks a big achievement for AIBA and shows its commitment to move our organisation ...
Messi hat-trick helps Barca seal Spanish League title
Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as FC Barcelona won 4-2 away to Deportivo la Coruna to be confirmed as Spanish La Liga Champions for the 25th time in their football history and the third time in five years.
Cricket Australia optimistic of India playing D/N Test
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has hoped that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will agree to play a day-night Test in Adelaide when the Virat Kohli-led side tours Down Under later this year.
Pliskova wins Stuttgart Open, earns 10th career title
The Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova clinched the Stuttgart Open title after defeating the US wildcard Coco Vandeweghe 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 here.
Brazil's Sport bolsters roster with addition of Michel Bastos
Sport de Recife has said it signed Brazilian midfielder Michel Bastos, who has played for Dutch, French and Italian football clubs, on a contract that runs until December.
IPL: RCB desperate to get back to winning ways against Mumbai (Preview)
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will look to get back to winning ways when they take on Mumbai Indians (MI) who have gathered pace after their win in the last game, when the two sides cross swords in an Indian Premier League (IPL) game here on Tuesday.
Celtic romp to SPL victory with 5-0 win over Old Firm rival Rangers
Celtic clinched the Scottish Premier League title in emphatic style by demolishing its bitter cross-city rival Glasgow Rangers 5-0 at Celtic Park here.
Australia eye day-night Test against India at Adelaide
Cricket Australia (CA) has confirmed that their opening match of the Test series against India will be held at the Adelaide Oval, however, they are still trying to convince the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to play it under lights.The statement comes after CA released its entire 2018-19 international fixture, comprising of 22 matches across the formats, without confirming whether it would continue its recent tradition of hosting a pink-ball match at Adelaide Oval.It should be noted that Adelaide Oval had hosted day-night Tests against New Zealand, South Africa and England in recent years.Reflecting on the same, chief executive James Sutherland said, "It is our preference that we play India in a day-night Test match in Adelaide, but we are still working through this detail and hope to have an answer on this in the coming weeks."Australia are slated to play three-match T20I series against India from November 21 to November 25 followed by their Test series for the ...