Page 1682 - Sports
Neymar recovery on track, will be back for World Cup: doctor
Neymar is working hard to recover from the foot injury that sidelined him in February and will be back in action by this summer's World Cup, the Brazil team doctor who operated on him promised. "Neymar is recovering the best way possible," Rodrigo Lasmar told GloboEsporte. "He is working hard and the expectation is that he will arrive well-prepared so he can take part in excellent World Cup training," Lasmar said. Neymar who is recuperating in a Rio de Janeiro coastal mansion, said last week he would not return to the pitch until at least May 17 -- the date of his final medical exam following his surgery in Belo Horizonte on March 3. That pretty much puts a lid on his season with Paris Saint-Germain -- whose last fixture is scheduled against Caen on May 19 -- but he remains on track to play in the World Cup in Russia from June 14 to July 15. Brazil's players will attend a training camp from May 21 to 27 in Teresopolis, but Lasmar acknowledged that Neymar's time off the pitch means ...
UEFA opens inquiry into Atletico for incidents in Arsenal match
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) said that it has opened an inquiry into Atletico Madrid for coach Diego Simeone's tirade at the referee during the first leg of a Europa League semifinal against Arsenal.
Mind sports league 'Brain Duel' launched
Brain Duel, touted as India's first mind sports league, was today launched here to provide a platform for players from various mind sport disciplines to compete against each other. A carefully selected array of mind sports including chess, rummy, e-gaming, poker and quiz among others have been brought together to attract nationwide talent to take part in the league series scheduled to be held in October. The competition will be played in a tournament as well as league format across all mind sports categories. The mind sport tournaments will have an open entry structure, where amateurs and professionals can both participate. The selection process will be both online and offline formats. Amateurs competing in the open tournament will have an opportunity to get selected in the future for the league teams as well. The league format will be team-based, wherein teams representing different regions will compete at the national level for cumulative prizes in excess of Rs 5 Crores over a 3-day
Badminton Asia C'ships: Saina, Prannoy bow out in semis
Ace Indian shuttlers HS Prannoy and Saina Nehwal crash out of the ongoing Badminton Asia Championships after going down in straight-games in their respective semi-final clashes here on Saturday.Nehwal, who picked a gold medal in the recently-concluded 21st Commonwealth Games, suffered a 25-27, 19-21 defeat at the hands of World No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in a hard-fought last-four match of the women's singles event that lasted 45 minutes.With the result, Nehwal also slumped to her ninth consecutive defeat in a row against Tai Tzu Ying.Prannoy, on the other hand, displayed some patches of brilliance against his Olympic champion Chen Long, but the Chinese shuttler and third seed eventually prevailed the Indian 21-16, 21-18 in a 52-minute match.As a result, India's challenge at the tournament also folded with Prannoy and Nehwal settling for a bronze medal each.Yesterday, Rio Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu suffered a 19-21, 10-21 defeat to seventh-seeded Sung Ji Hyun of ...
IPL: Amazing feeling to win my first game as skipper, says Shreyas
Newly-appointed Delhi Daredevils' skipper Shreyas Iyer was elated to register a win in his first game as the leader as he credited the entire team for a thumping 55-run victory over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match on Friday.
School Sports Promotion Foundation conducts workshop on grassroots sports
The School Sports Promotion Foundation (SSPF) today conducted a national workshop on 'Digitalising School Sports' to help implement its National Talent Search and Nurture (NTSN) programme across the country. The SSPF, in collaboration with the Sports Authority of India, launched the NTSN programme in 2015 to conduct the Schools India Cup in various disciplines in the age group of 10-15 in a three-tier championship (district, state and national) to identify young talent and nurture them to win medals in national and international events. The workshop was aimed at imparting IT training to sports managers from across the country and also launch Season 3 of Schools India Cup in five disciplines -- athletics, football, cricket, volleyball and basketball. The workshop, attended by around 100 state managers, was supported by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry. SSPF Chairman Om Pathak, who is also a member of Prime Minister's Olympic Task Force constituted to recommend the roadmap for ...
Six teams travel to Malaysia on road to ICC WC 2023
The next event on the road to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 takes place in Malaysia as six teams compete for two qualification spots from ICC World Cricket League Division 4.The road to India 2023 sees Bermuda, Denmark, Jersey, Malaysia, Uganda and Vanuatu all competing to climb the ladder to ICC World Cricket League Division 3.The event that begins on April 29 will see 18 matches played over an eight-day period in a packed schedule in Kuala Lumpur.Denmark head into the ICC World Cricket League Division 4 with eight players under the age of 25 including Saif Ahmed, Jonas Henriksen and Shangeev Thas. After a long winter indoor training program, the squad has undertaken warm weather training and outdoor practice tours to Pakistan and Spain.Hamid Shah will lead the team as captain for the first time in an ICC event and is looking forward to the challenge."I am looking forward to a very competitive tournament and the challenges we are going to meet as a group. We know what to expect in ..
Real Madrid coach Zidane says Nacho is improving
Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane has said defender Nacho Fernandez's is recovering, ruling out a setback due to his condition.
Saina, Prannoy lose in Asia Championship semifinals
Indian challenge ended at the Asia Badminton Championship after Saina Nehwal and H S Prannoy went down fighting in the women's and men's singles semifinals here today. Saina, who had clinched her second gold medal at the Commonwealth Games earlier this month, played out of her skin but could not get past world number two and defending champion Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei, losing 25-27 19-21 in an edge-of-the seat thriller. World number 10 Prannoy paid the price for being too erratic as he went down 16-21 18-21 to the Olympic champion Chen Long of China in a 52-minute match. For Saina, it was her eighth straight loss to Tai Tzu in 16 meetings and third defeat of the season. She had lost to her nemesis at the Indonesia Open final and All England Championship this year but unlike those defeats, it turned out to be a thrilling contest today as Saina gave ample display of her new-found confidence and fitness. In a fast-paced contest where fortunes fluctuated too often, it was Tai Tzu ...
IPL: Shivam Mavi, Avesh Khan reprimanded for conduct breaches
Kolkata Knight Riders' Shivam Mavi and Delhi Daredevils' Avesh Khan have been reprimanded for "sending off" batsmen with expletives in two separate incidents during Friday's Indian Premier League (IPL) clash between the two sides at the Ferozshah Kotla here.
Erratic Prannoy loses in semis of Asia Championship
Indian shuttler H S Prannoy suffered a straight-game semifinal defeat against Olympic champion Chen Long of China in the Asia Badminton Championship here today. World number 10 Prannoy showed good athleticism but paid the price for being too erratic as he went down 16-21 18-21 to the third seeded Chinese in a 52-minute match. Prannoy started on a positive note as he opened up a 5-2 lead early on but Chen erased the deficit with three quick points. The Indian tried to be patient during the rallies and it worked as Chen hit the net and then went wide. However, Prannoy himself went out twice to allow the Chinese keep breathing down his neck. Prannoy tried to keep Chen guessing by changing the pace and angles of his strokes. But he faltered in finishing the rallies as his smashes often went wide or an attempted net dribble ended up at the net. Another such attempted smash went out as Chen entered the interval with a slender 11-10 lead. The duo continued engaging in some long rallies with .
IPL: Hyderabad eyeing hattrick of wins vs Rajasthan (Preview)
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will aim for a hat-trick of wins when they take on Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League (IPL) tie at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Sunday.
T20 players selected for England, Ireland Tests: Asif
Pakistan tainted fast bowler Mohammad Asif believes the national selection committee has shown their double standards by ignoring top performers at the domestic level and picking up T20 players to play Test matches against Ireland and England.The 35-year-old argued that the most of the cricketers selected in the Pakistan Test squad have no experience of playing in the longest format of the game and that they are just a bunch of T20 players."Several members of the touring side have no experience of Test cricket and yet they have been selected for the all-important tour of UK and Ireland, for reasons best known to the selectors," the Dawn quoted Asif, as saying.Asif and disgraced cricketer Salman Butt, who are featuring for Wapda in domestic cricket, have played a significant role in guiding the team to the back-to-back finals of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy.Pointing out the same, the fast bowler called on the national selectors to keep the recent performances in mind while choosing the ...
Kuwait, UAE qualify for World T20 Asia Finals
Kuwait thrashed Saudi Arabia by five wickets on the final day of the ICC World Twenty20 Asia Qualifiers 'A' to take the third qualification spot.On the final day of the ICC World Twenty20 Asia Qualifiers 'A', Kuwait faced Saudi Arabia for the third qualification spot in a match that was reduced to 18 overs each due to overnight rain.Kuwait won an important toss and elected to bat first, and started cautiously with 15 runs in their first five overs for the loss of one wicket.Mohammad Asgarh showed some intent as he smacked two sixes in one over but perished as he tried to clear the ropes once more. Skipper Kashif Sharif scored a valuable 26 off 19 balls as Kuwait posted a total of 104 in their allotted 18 overs. Mohammad Afzal took three wickets for 22 runs in his four overs.Saudi Arabia responded well and seemed in control at 66 for 2 after 11 overs, aided by Imran Arif's 40 runs. At this stage, Saudi needed 39 runs off 42 balls with eight wickets in hand. The tide started to turn ...
All-India YSCA Trophy cricket tourney begins May 1
Defending champions Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and SBM (Bengaluru) will be among the over 50 teams to vie for honours in the 48th edition of the All India YSCA Trophy cricket tournament, beginning here on May 1. Apart from local teams, schools and colleges, some outstation outfits with several Ranji Trophy and IPL players that are likely to be seen in action include Indian Navy, IOC and BPCL (all Mumbai), Vijaya Bank (Bangalore), Kerala State Cricket Academy, organising secretary M S Gurumuthy said. The tournament will be played on a knockout-cum-super league format.Eight teams qualify for the super league and the top two from each group would make it to the semifinals to be held on June 23. The final would be played at the M A Chidambaram stadium here on June 24, he said. He further said he would happy even if he gets some sponsors for the latter part of the tournament, which offers a cash prize of Rs 25,000 to the winners and Rs 15,000 to the runners-up. The ...
ISSF World Cup: Sheeraz Sheikh best-placed Indian in men's skeet
Sheeraz Sheikh shot 49 out of 50 and was the best-placed Indian shooter at 11th position with three more qualification rounds to go in the men's skeet event of the ISSF World Cup here today. The remaining qualification rounds will be followed by the six-man final tomorrow. 81 shooters are in the fray. Two other Indians in the event -- Smit Singh and Angad Bajwa -- shot scores of 48 and 47 to lie 23rd and 34th positions respectively. On the penultimate day of competitions, American shooting legend Kimberly Rhode won the women's skeet gold. It was her 17th World Cup stage career gold and she won it with a world record to boot, shooting 58 out of 60 targets in the final. USA's Rhode is a three-time Olympic champion and a former world champion. India's Saniya Sheikh registered a 22nd-place finish in the event with a score of 111 in qualification out of a possible 125. Ganemat Shekhon shot 102 to finish 52nd while Maheshwari Chauhan ended at 54th spot with a score of 101. China and Russia .
Argentina cancel friendly in Nicaragua over security concerns
The Argentine Football Association has canceled a planned friendly match between Argentina and Nicaragua ahead of the World Cup due to security concerns over ongoing social unrest in the central American country.
Neymar will be ready for World Cup, says Brazil team doctor
Neymar Jr., out with a broken foot since February, will be ready to play at the World Cup in Russia, Brazil's team doctor said.
Levante almost sure to stay up after beating Sevilla
Levante defeated struggling Sevilla 2-1 to practically ensure that they will remain in La Liga for another season.
Hoffenheim beat Hannover in Bundesliga clash
Andrej Kramaric scored a hat trick to lead 1889 Hoffenheim to a 3-1 triumph against visiting Hannover 96 and lift the hosts into fourth place in the Bundesliga.