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FIFA bans Brazilian football chief for life
World football's governing body FIFA said on Friday that the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) head Marco Polo Del Nero has been banned for life from the sport.
ACG-NBA Jump National Finals on May 3 & 4
National Finals of the ACG-NBA Jump, India's national basketball talent search programme, will take place at the NBA Academy from May 3 to 4, the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced on Friday.
Saina, Prannoy in semis; Sindhu, Srikanth exit Asia Championships
Gold Coast Commonwealth Games gold medallist Saina Nehwal and H.S Prannoy entered the semi-finals while Kidambi Srikanth and Rio Olympics silver medallist P.V Sindhu crashed out of the Badminton Asia Championships here on Friday.
Indian cricket squad named for women's Asia Cup T20
The Indian squad for the upcoming Women's Asia Cup T20, to be held in Malaysia, was announced on Friday.
IPL: Iyer, Shaw power Delhi to massive total
Shreyas Iyer enjoyed a positive start to his stint as captain, leading from the front to help Delhi Daredevils post the season's highest total of 219/4 against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Ferozshah Kotla here on Friday.
Mehuli wants to be No.1 in rankings, to try new categories
Teen shooting sensation Mehuli Ghosh, who recently won a silver at the Commonwealth Games, said she wants to be the best in the 10m air rifle women's category, adding her wish to try her luck in 50m rifle 3 positions and prone event in the coming year.
Iyer shines in first match as captain with unbeaten 93
Fast-tracked into captaincy, young Shreyas Iyer led from the front with a scintillating 40-ball 93 as Delhi Daredevils posted a massive 219 for four against Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL match, here today. Handed the reins of the team in a crunch time, 23-year-old Iyer, who replaced Gautam Gambhir as captain, sent the ball soaring over the ropes 10 times and hit the fence thrice in his whrilwind innings after Prithvi Shaw (62) became the youngest batsman to score a fifty in IPL. They added 68 runs for the second wicket after Shaw shared a 59-run partnership for the first wicket with Kiwi batsman Colin Munro (33). Placed at the bottom of the table, Delhi responded to the grim situation in the best possible manner as the hosts batsmen fired in unison to post their best total of the season. Iyer, dropped twice during his knock, creamed off four sixes and a four in the last over bowled by Shivam Mavi to finish the innings in style, amassing 29 runs from the last over. Glenn Maxwell too .
Cricket: Aashish named chairman of Junior Selection Committee
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced the appointment of Aashish Kapoor as chairman of its All-India Junior Selection Committee.
DD post 219-4 against KKR in IPL
Put into bat, Delhi Daredevils posted a challenging 219 for four against Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL fixture at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium here today. Shreyas Iyer (93) was the top-scorer for bottom-placed Delhi, while Prithvi Shaw (62) also contributed with a fifty. Andrew Russell (1/28), Shivam Mavi (1/58) and Piyush Chawla (1/33) scalped one wicket each. Brief score: Delhi Daredevils: 219 for 4 in 20 overs (P Shaw 62, S Iyer 93; A Russell 1/28).
Scoreboard of the IPL match between Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders at the ...
Scoreboard of the IPL match between Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium here today. Delhi Daredevils: PP Shaw b Chawla 62 C Munro b Shivam Mavi 33 SS Iyer not out 93 RR Pant c Karthik b Russell 0 GJ Maxwell run out (Karthik/Shivam Mavi) 27 V Shankar not out 0 Extras (LB-1, NB-1, W-2) 4 Total: (For 4 wickets, 20 Overs) 219 Fall of wickets: 1-59, 2-127, 3-129, 4-202 Bowling: PP Chawla 4-0-33-1, Kuldeep Yadav 2-0-22-0, Shivam Mavi 4-0-58-1, SP Narine 3-0-35-0, MG Johnson 4-0-42-0, AD Russell 3-0-28-1.
Iniesta confirms 2017-18 season his last at Barcelona
FC Barcelona captain and veteran midfielder Andres Iniesta announced on Friday that the ongoing 2017-18 football season will be his last at the Catalan club, where he has spent his entire career.
Compound mixed pair in bronze play-off, recurve team flops
India's compound mixed pair of Abhishek Verma and Jyothi Surekha Vennam will face Turkey in the bronze medal play-off match at the 'Stage One' of the Archery World Cup here today. The Indian duo led 117-116 against the Danish pair of Tanja Jensen and Martin Damsbo, who finally prevailed 155-154. The recurve archers once again disappointed as their mixed pair of Atanu Das and Ankita Bhagat lost to USA in the quarters and are set to return empty handed. The only hope from the season opener meet would be from the compound section. India are currently in the hunt for three bronze medals -- all from the compound sections. The compound teams in both the men's and women's sections had advanced into their respective bronze play-offs yesterday. All medal rounds in the compound team is slated for tomorrow.
National School Cricket League trials in 20 cities from July
The School Games Federation of India (SGFI) will conduct three-day trial cricket camps in 20 cities across the country from July for the National School Cricket League (NSCL), it was announced on Friday.
Varane, Nacho miss Real Madrid training
Defenders Raphael Varane and Nacho Fernandez did not take part in Real Madrid's group training, four days ahead of the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich.
India announces 15-member squad for Women's Asia Cup T20
The All-India Women's Selection Committee has picked a 15-member India Women's squad led by Harmanpreet Kaur for the upcoming Women's Asia Cup T20 to be held in Malaysia.The tournament featuring India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand, and host Malaysia will be held from June 1 to 11.Each team will play against the other and the top two teams on the points table will qualify for the final, BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary.India Women's squad is as below:1. Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain)2. Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain)3. Mithali Raj4. Jemimah Rodrigues5. Deepti Sharma6. Anuja Patil7. Veda Krishnamurthy8. Taniya Bhatia (wicket-keeper)9. Jhulan Goswami10. Pooja Vastrakar11. Shikha Pandey12. Poonam Yadav13. Rajeshwari Gayakwad14. Ekta Bisht15. Mona Meshram.
Mehuli eyeing to be world no 1
Teenage shooting sensation Mehuli Ghosh, who is back home after winning a silver in the 10m air rifle event at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, said she's working hard to become the world number one. The world number six Indian may be just 17-year-old but said she has never felt under pressure. I don't see any pressure on me going by age. My world rank is 6 now, to make it 1 I have to work harder, Mehuli who is the only one from Bengal to have won an individual medal at the Games, said after her arrival. Mehuli returned home for the first time after winning the silver as an overjoyed family, friends and coach-cum-mentor Joydeep Karmakar gave her a warm reception. The India team won't be sent to USA for the World Cup from May 7-15 and Mehuli said they would focus on the Munich World Cup from May 22-29. The World Championship and Asian Games are also in the offing so we are focused and want to work hard, she said. Post-CWG, Mehuli had a disappointing outing at the ...
Indian Tigers qualify for WSB playoffs despite loss to China Dragons
Indian Tigers lost their final group C tie 2-3 to China Dragons but advanced to the World Series of Boxing's playoffs in their debut season after finishing seventh in the overall standings. Asian youth silver-medallist Ankush Dahiya (60kg) and Salman Shaikh (52kg) were the ones to record victories for India as the franchise, which is owned by the Boxing Federation of India, made the playoffs. The team is likely to face second-placed France Fighting Roosters in the quarterfinals, the schedule for which is not yet out. The Indians, who enjoyed their best result of the season last week by beating Russia and China on home turf, gave a decent account of themselves even today. Salman, a bronze-medallist at the India Open, rallied to beat He Jun Jun 2-1 in a draining contest. The Indian lost the opening round but came back strongly to clinch a split verdict in his favour. Ankush, a gold-medallist at the Ulaanbaatar Cup in Mongolia last year, als endured a tough contest before picking up a ...
WADA REPORT: India are joint 6th in list of doping violations
India maintained their dubious record of being among top 10 nations with regards to doping violations being joint sixth as World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) published its report as per samples collected in 2016. But in the latest report published yesterday, India have 69 Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRV), the same as that of Russia, a country which has been under intense international scrutiny for years now. However India can take solace from the fact that they have significantly improved their position to sixth after being joint third for three years in a row. For three years in a row from 2013-15, India were ranked third in doping violations. The last report of 2015 had 117 sportspersons from the country being punished after testing positive for banned substances. Italy topped the rankings of drug cases in 2016, accounting for 147 ADRVs, followed by France (86), United States (76), Australia (75), Belgium (73). Brazil anf Iarn are at joint eighth with 55 ADRVs while South Africa is .
Coach Emery announces departure from Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint-Germain head coach Unai Emery said on Friday he would not be extending his contract, which expires in June, with the French football champions.
Real Madrid coach says it is too early to talk of his era
Real Madrid chief coach Zinedine Zidane said on Friday that although he was the only coach to win two consecutive Champions League with the capital football powerhouse, it was too early to talk of a Zidane era at the club.