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Three in a row for Vettel, Hamilton shares front row
Ferrari's championship leader Sebastian Vettel smiled with relief Saturday after he had claimed pole for Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix ahead of a revived Lewis Hamilton for Mercedes in a crash-strewn qualifying session. The German, who leads the defending four-time champion by nine points after three races this season, clocked a best lap in one minute and 41.498 seconds to sweep to the prime starting spot. It was an emphatic demonstration of his and Ferrari's pace after he had struggled in practice on Friday. It was his third consecutive pole position and the 53rd of his career. "In the end, I knew I had the car I wanted and it did what I wanted... The first lap was good and it was good enough in the end so I am happy," said Vettel. Hamilton was 0.179 seconds adrift after an improved showing that left him ahead of Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas, Daniel Ricciardo and his Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen. "That was close," said Hamilton. "We did the best job we could and I think I
CSK post a competitive 169-5 against Mumbai Indians in IPL
Sent into bat, Chennai Super Kings posted a competitive 169-5 against Mumbai Indians in an IPL fixture at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here today. Suresh Raina (75 off 47 balls) and Ambati Rayudu (46 off 35 balls) did the bulk of scoring for Chennai. Earlier, Mumbai won the toss and elected to field. They brought in JP Duminy and Ben Cutting in place of Kieron Pollard and Mustafizur Rahman. Brief Score: Chennai Super Kings: 169 for 5 in 20 overs (Suresh Raina 75 not out; MJ McClenaghan 2/26).
Gaurav Gill leads after day 1 of South India Rally " "
Defending champion Gaurav Gill asserted his supremacy to take a lead on day one today in the MRF 40th South India Rally, the opening round of the MRF FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship 2018 at the MMRT track at nearby Sriperumbudur. Gill, along with co-driver Musa Sherif survived an early scare with the brakes on his Super XUV 500 before slowly coming into his own and winning the last four stages. The Team Mahindra Adventure pair needed just 44 minutes and 35 seconds to complete the day"s five stages, including one SSS, and stay ahead of the pack. Five drivers are within striking distance of Gill. INRC-2 competitors, Younus Ilyas and Harish Kumar (Team Younus Ilyas) were snapping at his heels all through the day, taking the second position with an impressive timing of 45:39.5. They were just a little over a minute behind Gill. They showed a lot of speed and power in the first two stages to build up an early advantage, slipped a little in the third and the fourth ...
Renault's Hulkenberg handed five-place grid penalty over changing gearbox
German driver Nico Hülkenberg (Renault) was on Saturday handed a five-place grid penalty ahead of the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix after changing the gearbox on his car.
Aditi Ashok makes cut in San Francisco
Aditi Ashok shot 1-under par 71 to get to even par after two rounds at the LPGA Mediheal Championship here, helping her comfortably make the cut at Tied-35th. She however is still nine shots of the leader, Jessica Korda (68-67). Aditi, who has been finding her form back slowly, had four birdies against four bogeys in her 72 and she still left a few shots. Meanwhile, for the second time this season, Jessica is atop the leaderboard on the LPGA Tour. The 25-year-old is in the midst of her career best season, with three top 10s and a victory in her first six starts. She has now put herself in position to pick up her second win of the year. Korda broke out of a five-way tie at the top after day one by posting a second round 5-under par, 67 to take a one-stroke lead into the weekend. Annie Park sits one back at 8-under par and Charley Hull is solo third at 7-under par. The cut line fell at 2-over par, which sent home several notables including Stacy Lewis (+4) who revealed earlier this week
IPL: Struggling Mumbai opt to field vs Chennai
A struggling Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to field against a strong Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Saturday.
Brain Duel Games launched
Brain Duel Games Pvt. Ltd. on Saturday launched a first of its kind mind sports league series.
Gangjee moves up to T-42 in Japan
Rahil Gangjee shot one-under 69 to move up to tied 42nd place after 54 holes in Japan Golf Tour's Crowns tournament here today. Gangjee, winner of his first Japan Tour event last week, was 1-over 211 for three days. The leader is Shota Akiyoshi (66), who has never won before on Japan tour. Akiyoshi was 11-under 199 and two shots ahead of YE Yang (67), a former PGA Championships winner and the first Asian to win a Major. Yang, who has not won a title since 2010, was 9-under 201. He is now ranked 925th in the world. Australian Brendan Jones was three shots behind the leader with one round to play. Jones carded a round of 69 today to remain within striking distance of his 15th Japan Golf Tour title. Jones is tied third along with four others -- Kunihiro Kamii (65), Prayad Marksaeng (66), Yusaku Miyazoto (66) and Shugo Imahira (71).
Kabaddi: Pune teams make winning start, CR in quarters"
Central Railway entered the quarter-finals of the Aamdar Chashak Kabaddi Tournament organised by Prabhadevi Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal and MLA Sada Sarvankar, by virtue of their second straight win in the preliminary league. They defeated Mahindras 45-28. Income Tax (Pune) making their debut in Mumbai, took time to measure the challenge of Union Bank of India to end comfortable winners at 41-21 after leading 28-12 at the break, a media release issued here said today. Bombay Engineering Group (BEG), the other outfit from Pune quelled the lukewarm challenge of Bank of India 34-17. It was a good day for the army teams as heavyweights Artillery Centre (Nashik) found Mumbai Port Trust to be an easy cannon fodder as the 43-28 score line clearly indicates, the release added. Results: Central Railway beat Mahindras 45-28; Income-Tax (Pune) beat Union Bank of India 41-21; Artillery Centre Nashik beat Mumbai Port Trust 43-24 and BEG (Pune) beat Bank of India 34-17.
Shubhankar, Atwal best Indians at T-25th in China Open
Shubhankar Sharma and Arjun Atwal emerged as the best Indians after carding a matching four-under 68 to be Tied-25th after the third round of the Volvo China Open here today. Meanwhile, Gaganjeet Bhullar, who at one stage rose to Tied-2nd after being four-under through eight holes, courted disaster on the back nine with one triple and one double and fell to even par despite seven birdies. Bhullar is now Tied-49th. Khalin Joshi (73) was Tied-64th while Shiv Kapur (76) was T-68th. Overnight leader Matt Wallace of England battled to a three-under-par 69 to remain atop the leaderboard, sharing the honours with Adrian Otaegui of Spain, who caught up with him with a birdie blitz, following a low-scoring day at the Volvo China Open on Saturday. Sharma, winner of two European Tour titles this season, had five birdies and an eagle on Par-4 tenth hole. But he also gave away three bogeys for a 68. Atwal, more than twice Sharma's age, had a nice hat-trick of birdies on the front nine from seventh
Indian hockey teams progress to finals of Youth Olympic Games Qualifier
The junior Indian men's and women's hockey teams continued their fine form at the Youth Olympic Games Qualifiers as they advanced to the final match in their respective categories, here on Saturday.The junior men's team defeated Bangladesh 9-2 in their semi-final encounter while the junior women's team were also victorious as they beat Malaysia 4-2 in their semi-final match.The men's semi-final saw India dominate the first period as they scored two goals which were both scored by Shivam Anand (5', 8').The second period saw India score yet another goal as Shivam completed his hat-trick of goals, scoring in the 15th minute to give India a 3-0 lead going into the final period.Six goals from the Indian team in the final period were enough for them to see off the challenge from Bangladesh, who only managed to score twice in the match, getting their goals through Sobuj Shohanur (23', 29').India's other goal-scorers in the match included Rahul Kumar Rajbhar (22', 23'), Maninder Singh (22'), .
We will bounce back like we did in 2015 and 2016: Chahal
Royal Challengers Bangalore might be in a spot of bother after four losses from six games but leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is hopeful his team will bounce back just like it did in the past editions of the Indian Premier League (IPL). With four losses and two wins, RCB are currently placed at the sixth place. The Virat Kohli-led side had been in similar positions in the 2015 and 2016 editions but they bounced back to make it to the play-offs. "We are not shattered by losing to Chennai Super Kings in the last match where they needed to score 100-odd runs in last seven overs, and they chased it, but it is okay. We have played just six games and still eight games are left," Chahal said. "If you see 2015 and 2016 IPL seasons, we bounced back from bottom. We expect to repeat it, this season too," he told reporters on the eve of Kolkata Knight Riders-Royal Challengers Bangalore match here.
Heptulla urges Manipur's CWG gold medallists to train youths
Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla today urged three women athletes of the state, who won gold at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Australia, to train youths here and pave way for more laurels into the country. President Ram Nath Kovind, during his visit to Imphal last year, had rightly said that the state is the sports capital of the country, Heptulla asserted after felicitating the athletes at Raj Bhavan here. "It is unfortunate that people do not realise the potential of the people here unless they win gold and silver for the country," she said. India finished third at the Commonwealth Games 2018 with 26 gold medals. Of that, boxer Mary Kom and weightlifters Mirabai Chanu and Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu bagged three. Affectionately addressing the three gold medallists as "my girls", the governor said a healthy diet regime is necessary for sportspersons to stay fit and develop stamina. Not just weightlifters and boxers, youths interested in other sports ...
T20 right vehicle for globalising international cricket (Column: Just Sport)
Afghanistan will be playing their first cricket Test in Bengaluru in a little over a month's time and it is already planning a global Twenty20 league.
Junior hockey teams progress to finals of Youth Olympics Qualifier
The junior Indian men's and women's hockey teams continued their fine run at the Youth Olympic Games Qualifiers as they advanced to the finals of their respective categories here today. The junior men's team defeated Bangladesh 9-2 in their semifinal encounter while their women counterparts beat Malaysia 4-2 in their last-four stage match. The men's semifinal saw India dominate the first two periods as Shivam Anand scored a hat-trick (5th, 8th and 15th minutes) to give India a 3-0 lead going into the final period. Six goals from the Indian team in the final period, including another one from Shivam (24th), were enough for them to see off the challenge from Bangladesh, who managed to score twice in the match through Sobuj Shohanur (23rd and 29th). India's other goal-scorers in the match were Rahul Kumar Rajbhar (22nd and 23rd), Maninder Singh (22nd), skipper Vivek Sagar Prasad (24th) and Mohammad Alishan (26th). The men's side will face the winner of the second semifinal between ...
Leverkusen sign teenage striker Paulinho from Vasco da Gama
Bayer Leverkusen have signed 17-year-old striker Paulinho from Brazil's top-flight football outfit Vasco Da Gama on a five-year deal until June 2023.
Guardiola praises Iniesta's role with Barcelona
Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has praised his compatriot and former player Andres Iniesta, saying that Iniesta's role has been crucial to Barcelona's success over the past years.
Andre Iniesta to leave Barca at season's end
Barcelona midfielder Andre Iniesta has announced that he would bid adieu to the club at the end of this season, thus ending his 22-year long association with the Camp Nou.Confirming the news, the Spaniard said that he always wanted to end his career at Barcelona 'feeling useful, important and still winning titles'."It's been a very tough but thoughtful decision. After 22 years here I know what it means to be a Barcelona player, the best team in the world for me. If I had imagined finishing my career here, it would have needed to have been this way: feeling useful, important and as a starter," the Marca quoted Iniesta, as saying.Having joined Barca's academy, La Masia, aged 12, Iniesta went on to win four Champions League titles and eight La Liga titles.Iniesta, however, could add one more La Liga title with Barcelona before they kick off their match against Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday at the Estadio Riazor."I want to thank the club and La Masia for all they have given me because I ..
RCB, KKR face off with both teams bidding resurrection (Preview)
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will look to get their campaign back on track when they face off here on Sunday as the Indian Premier League (IPL) reaches the midway mark.
PSG an elite team thanks to Emery, says club president
The president of Paris Saint-Germain has said departing coach Unai Emery has secured PSG's status as an elite football club.