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Pogba says he is 'judged differently' in snipe at critics
Paul Pogba says he is "judged differently" from other Premier League midfielders after a frustrating season that has seen him dropped by Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho on several occasions. The Frenchman was widely criticised for a lacklustre display in this month's 1-0 home loss to West Bromwich Albion that handed the title to Manchester City -- the latest in a long line of disappointing efforts from the former Juventus star since his move to United two years ago. There was even talk that Mourinho had told United to put Pogba up for sale, just days after City manager Pep Guardiola said he had been offered the chance to sign the midfielder by his agent in January. But the 25-year-old has produced some improved displays in recent weeks, including a man-of-the-match performance in the comeback win at Manchester City and is looking for more of the same when Arsenal visit on Sunday. "It's quite funny because we don't judge me on the midfield part," Pogba, who joined the club for .
IPL: Pacer Junior Dala to replace injured Morris for Delhi Daredevils
South Africa pacer Junior Dala will replace injured Chris Morris for Delhi Daredevils for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign, it was announced on Friday.
Iniesta to leave Barcelona at the end of the season
Andres Iniesta has confirmed he will leave Barcelona at the end of the season after 22 years associated with the club. In a press conference attended by members of the first team and the club's board on Friday, Iniesta said he wanted to finish at Barca "feeling useful, feeling important and still winning titles". Iniesta is expected to continue his career in China but says his next move is yet to be finalised. The 33-year-old reiterated, however, he would never play against Barcelona. After joining Barca's academy, La Masia, aged 12, Iniesta blossomed into one of the Catalans' greatest ever players, winning four Champions League and eight La Liga titles, and lifting the World Cup with Spain. Struggling to hold back the tears, Iniesta said: "I understand that in the near future, I will not be able to give the best of myself in all senses, both physically and mentally. If I had imagined finishing my career here, it would have been like this, feeling useful, feeling important and still ..
Aashish Kapoor appointed BCCI junior selection committee chairman
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the appointment of Aashish Kapoor as chairman of the All-India Junior Selection Committee.Aashish, who replaced Venkatesh Prasad as the head of the committee earlier this month, will lead the three-member panel.It should be noted that Prasad stepped down from the position in March and was subsequently named Kings XI Punjab's bowling coach for the ongoing 11th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season.Apart from Aashish, the other two members of the selection panel include Gyanendra Pandey and Rakesh Parikh.Aashish has appeared in four Tests and 17 ODIs for India, including the 1996 ICC World Cup. He has also played 128 first-class games and 93 List A matches.
Asian Youth Boxing: Nitu, Manisha, Lalita strike gold
Indian youth boxers have ensured a medal rush on the final day of the ASBC Asian Youth Men's and Women Boxing Championship 2018 by clinching three gold in Bangkok on Friday.Nitu Ghanghas, who is already a world youth gold-medallist, defeated Thailand's Nillada Meekoon by a unanimous decision to seal gold in 48kg women's category.While Manisha handed India their second gold by thrashing Idimokh Kholova of Tajakhstan by split decision in the 64kg category, Lalita bagged the third gold of the day in the 69kg event.Lalita defeated Beisebayeva Maiya from Kazakhstan in a unanimous decision to pick the medal.Meanwhile, Ankit Khatana (60 kg) and Anamika (51kg) had settled for silver medals after putting up a valiant fight in the finals of the tournament.Ankit slumped to defeat against Thailand's Atichai Phoemsap in the men's 60kg category, while Anamika unfortunately faltered in the finals to lose to Zhansaya Abdraimova of Kazakhstan.India also picked up two bronze medals on the final day via
S. Korean organisers of swimming to push for North participation
The South Korean organising committee of next year's world Swimming Championships said on Friday it'll push for North Korea's participation in the biennial event.
Junior Dala replaces injured Chris Morris in DD squad
There seems to be no end to Delhi Daredevils' miseries after star all-rounder Chris Morris pulled out of the remainder of the Indian Premier League owing to a back injury. South Africa's right-arm fast medium Junior Dala has been called in as replacement for Morris, who played four games aggregating 46 runs and three wickets to show for his efforts. Dala came into prominence during the recent series against India, where he played all three T20 Internationals taking seven wickets. He was one of the finds for South Africa in the T20 series which they lost 1-2. Dala will be wearing jersey No 3 for Daredevils.
PR Sreejesh, Rani to lead Indian hockey teams until year end
Hockey India on Friday announced P.R. Sreejesh and Rani as captains of senior men's and women's national teams, respectively, until the end of 2018.Sreejesh returns to the leadership role after coming back from a knee injury that he sustained at the 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.Meawhile, Rani continues in her position for all the tournaments in 2018 including Hockey Women's World Cup London 2018 starting in July and 18th Asian Games in Jakarta.Sreejesh was given the captaincy in 2016 for the FIH Champions Trophy where India, under his leadership, won a historic silver medal. He was entrusted the leadership mantle for the Rio Olympics.During the 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, the experienced goalkeeper tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.However, the injury didn't dampen his spirits as he shouldered the responsibility of mentoring junior men's team as goalkeepers Vikas Dahiya and Krishan Pathak put up excellent performances at the Uttar Pradesh Hockey Junior World Cup ...
Saina sails to semis; Sindhu, Srikanth sink at Asia Badminton C'ship
Two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist Saina Nehwal continued her impressive run, progressing into the women's singles semi-finals with a straight-game win over unseeded Korean Lee Jang Mi at the Asia Badminton Championship here today. Former world No 1 Saina showed her class as she dumped Lee Jang 21-15 21-13 in a 43-minute clash. She will face either world no 1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei or Chinese eighth seed He Bingjiao. However, Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu and top seed Kidambi Srikanth bowed out of the tournament after suffering straight game losses. While Sindhu, who had won a silver at the recent Commonwealth Games, lost 19-21 10-21 to seventh seeded Korean Sung Ji Hyun, Srikanth once again went down 12-21 15-21 to legendary Malaysian Lee Chong Wei, who showed he is not on the wane despite his spate of recent losses. Brimming with confidence after winning the gold medal at the Gold Coast, in-form Saina showed great temperment as she bounced back from 3-8 and 9-13
Gold rush for India at Asian Youth Boxing but no Youth Olympic berths
World champion Nitu Ghanghas led the charge as Indian women boxers dominated the Asian Youth Championships, claiming three gold medals here today. The lanky Nitu (48kg) out-punched local favourite Nillada Meekoon in front of a partisan crowd to claim the first gold for India, following which Manisha (64kg) and Lalita (69kg) also finished on top in the tournament. Settling for silver medals were lone male finalist Ankit Khatana (60kg) and Anamika (51kg), Sakshi (81kg) and Neha Yadav (+81kg). Overall, the Indians signed off with three gold, four silver and four bronze medals in the event, which was also a qualifying tournament for the Youth Olympics later this year. Nitu's dominating win was laced with her trademark straight punches, accurate and powerful, against an opponent whose nationality itself had made her a slight favourite going into the bout. Manisha's was a split 3-2 win over Idimokh Kholova of Tajikistan. The Indian's hooks carried more power compared to Kholova, who was ...
India have sufficient practise time for Tests in England: Zak
Former pace spearhead Zaheer Khan feels the month-long preparatory time for the Indian players ahead of the tough five-Test series against hosts England this summer will be sufficient to get used to the weather conditions there. India are to visit England, after hopping over from Ireland where they will play two T20 Internationals, in June, to play three T20s and as many ODIs between July 3 and 17. The tourists then have the remainder of July to practise and get more acclimatised to the weather and wickets before the start of the opening Test at Edgbaston on August 1. "There will be more than enough time to get used to the conditions. It certainly will give you enough time to get yourself acclimatised. Most players are playing in more than one format and the key players will get used to wickets and conditions," said the 39-year-old Zak. "One thing with England is the weather is not consistent. In overcast conditions the ball is going to swing. At the end of day you need .
Srikanth crashes out of Badminton Asia C'ships
Top-seed Kidambi Srikanth suffered a major blow as he bowed out of the ongoing Badminton Asia Championships after once again slumping to defeat at the hands of Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei in the quarter-finals here on Friday.The Indian shuttler, who bagged a silver medal in the recently-concluded 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games, suffered a 12-21, 15-21 defeat against her Malaysian opponent Wei in their last-eight clash of the men's singles event that lasted a minute more than half an hour.Earlier this month, Srikanth conceded defeat against Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei in the finals of the men's singles event at the Commonwealth Games.While Srikanth comfortably had sealed the first game 21-19, the Malaysian shuttler bounced back in the next two games, registering a 21-19, 14-21, 14-21 victory over his Indian opponent to clinch gold.In another quarter-final clash of the men's singles event, ace Indian shuttler H.S Prannoy will lock horns with second-seed Son Wan Ho of Korea for a place
Gold rush for India at Asian Youth Boxing
World champion Nitu Ghanghas opened the floodgates as Indian women boxers dominated the Asian Youth Championships, claiming three gold medals here today. The lanky Nitu (48kg) out-punched local favourite Nillada Meekoon in front of a partisan crowd to claim the first gold for India, following which Manisha (64kg) and Lalita (69kg) also finished on top in the tournament, also a qualifier for the October Youth Olympics in Argentina. Settling for silver medals were lone male finalist Ankit Khatana (60kg) and Anamika (51kg) and Sakshi (81kg). Nitu's dominating win was laced with her trademark straight punches, accurate and powerful, against an opponent whose nationality itself had made her a slight favourite going into the bout. Manisha's was a split 3-2 win over Idimokh Kholova of Tajikistan. The Indian's hooks carried more power compared to Kholova, who was certainly the sharper of the two with rhythmic foot movement. Lalita then got the better of Kazakh Beisebayeva Maiya in a fine ...
Lucky to have local talent, says Hyderabad skipper Williamson
After defending a meagre score of 132 against Kings XI Punjab, Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Kane Williamson praised his bowlers, saying the team is lucky to have local talent.
Sreejesh, Rani to lead teams until end of year
Hockey India today announced P R Sreejesh and Rani as captains of the senior men's and women's team, respectively, until end of the year. Sreejesh returns to the leadership role after coming back from an injury break while Rani continues in her position for all the tournaments in 2018 including Hockey Women's World Cup London 2018 slated in July and 18th Asian Games in Jakarta. Sreejesh was given the captaincy in 2016 for the FIH Champions Trophy where India, under his leadership, won a historic silver medal. He was entrusted the leadership mantle for the Rio Olympics. He also shouldered the responsibility of mentoring the junior men's team as goalkeepers Vikas Dahiya and Krishan Pathak put up excellent performances at the Junior World Cup in 2016 when hosts India won the title. During the 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, the experienced goalkeeper tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Sreejesh returned to action at the four-nation invitational hockey tournament in New ...
S. Africa discontented with IAAF regulation on female testosterone
South Africa has showed dissatisfaction over the world athletics governing body IAAF's new regulations which require athletes with high testosterone to take medication.
Kipchoge unsure if he will be at 2019 World Championships
London Marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge has refused to confirm if he will compete at the World Athletics Championships in Doha next year.
Bayern lose defender Boateng for remainder of season
Bayern Munich's central defender Jerome Boateng will be out for the rest of the club football season due to thigh injury, the German record champions have said.
Jr Women National Hockey C'ship:MP beat Chandigarh 2-1
Madhya Pradesh registered their second victory in the 8th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship 2018 (A Division) as they edged past Chandigarh 2-1 in their Pool A clash here on Friday.Goals for Madhya Pradesh were scored by skipper Upasana Singh (39') and Sarita Devi Brahmachari Mayum (45') while skipper Amritpal Kaur (25') scored the only goal for Chandigarh.In the other Pool A match, Delhi beat The Mumbai Hockey Association Ltd. 2-0 where the goals for the victors were scored by Harsha (48') and Tanya Kashap (68').In Pool B, Haryana continued their fine form as they defeated Karnataka 11-0. Goals for Haryana were scored by Amrinder Kaur (2', 18', 46', 61'), Amandeep Kaur (16', 33', 48'), Neelam (7', 67') and Anu (60', 70').In the other Pool B encounter, Chhattisgarh defeated Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu 2-1 as Anjali Mahto (20') and Sarika Dhiwar (45') scored for the victors while P Sathya Priya (30') scored for Tamil Nadu.In Pool C, Jharkhand defeated Bhopal 16-0 as Pinki ..
IPL: Mumbai face Chennai in must-win encounter (Preview)
In a bid to keep their play-off hopes alive, Mumbai Indians will be eyeing victory in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match against a confident Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Saturday.