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2019 World Cup: India to face Pakistan on June 16
India will take on Pakistan in the ICC World Cup 2019 on June 16 at Old Trafford, a BCCI official said on Tuesday.
Swimmer Park Tae-hwan returns home for national team trials
Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan returned home from his Australian training camp on Tuesday to compete for a spot on the national team.
Three Indians boxers enter medal rounds at Asian Youth Championship
Indian male boxers endured a mixed day at the Asian Youth Championships, where three advanced to the medal rounds and qualified for the Youth Olympics, while six others lost in the quarterfinal stage here today. Ankit Khatana (60kg), Bhavesh Kattimani Kumar (52kg) and Aman (+91kg) won their respective quarterfinal bouts to enter the semifinals and book a berth in the Youth Olympics, which will take place in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires later this year. While Ankit defeated Korea's Seomho Shin by unanimous decision, Bhavesh got the better of Malaysia's Rasdenal Haikal Muhamad, also a 5-0 verdict. Aman, on the other hand, had to toil hard for his 3-2 triumph over China's Ma Jinyang. However, it was curtains for Barun Singh (49kg), Himmat Singh (91kg), Akash Kumar (64kg), Akash Kumar (56kg), Vijaydeep Duhan (69kg) and Ronak (81kg). Himmat was pummelled by Uzbekistan's Javokhir Thgaymurodov. Going down to Kazakhstan's Tagat Shaiken in a unanimous decision was the Akash competing in .
Verma third in qualification round
Asian Games gold medallist Abhishek Verma finished third in the qualification to move to the round of 32, scoring 710 along with two others in the first stage of the Archery World Cup, here today. On a cold, damp morning through which no single archer stood out, Kim Jongho of Korea took the first seed with 31X, Mike Schloesser of the Netherlands came second with 28X and Abhishek's 18X put him in the third spot ahead of eliminations. All three of them shot 710 out of possible 720 and seedings were decided on the basis of number of X managed by the archers. In the round of 32, the Indian will begin his campaign against Romeo Alejandro Trevinon of Mexico. Rajat Chauhan was the next-best ranked Indian in the qualification as he bagged the 26th spot and got the better of his team mate Sangampreet Singh Bisla (ranked 39) in the second round. Chauhan will face Kristofer Schaff of the USA in round three Chinna Raju Srither, ranked 37, also advanced to round three going past Evren Cagiran of .
India's World Cup opener against South Africa on June 5, 2019
In a bid to maintain the Lodha Committee recommendation, which says a mandatory 15-day gap is required between the Indian Premier League (IPL) final and any international match, India will have to open their 2019 ICC World Cup campaign against South Africa on June 5, 2019.
In a first, India to host Asian Weightlifting C'ships next year
In a historic first for Indian weightlifting, the country will host the prestigious Asian Championship next year, which will also double up as a qualifying event for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, the national federation said today. The Championship was awarded to India at the Executive Board Meeting and Congress of the Asian Weightlifting Federation held on April 22 at Urgench, Uzbekistan. The date and host city of the championship will be announced later. "Asian Weightlifting Federation has confirmed after the conclusion of Executive Board Meeting of Asian Weightlifting Federation that the 2019 Edition of Asian Senior (Men & Women) Weightlifting Championships has been allotted to India," Indian Weightlifting Federation Secretary General Sahdev Yadav said in a release. "It is one of 2020 Olympic Qualification Events where more than 300 weightlifters will showcase their prowess and most of Olympic and Asian Games champions will participate in this prestigious event. It's for the
India to open 2019 World Cup campaign against SA on June 5
India will open their 2019 World Cup campaign against South Africa on June 5 instead of June 2 as the BCCI will have to maintain a mandatory 15-day gap between IPL final and international assignment as per the Lodha Committee recommendations. The 2019 World Cup will be held in the UK from May 30 to July 14. The matter was discussed during the ICC Chief Executives Meeting here today. "The 2019 IPL will be played between March 29 and May 19. But we need to maintain a 15-day gap and World Cup starts on May 30. Therefore as per 15 day gap we could have only played on June 5. Earlier, we were scheduled to start on June 2 but we couldn't have played on that day," a senior BCCI official present here told PTI on conditions of anonymity. "South Africa are our first opponents. The CEC agreed and the matter has been referred to the ICC board," he said. The official had earlier stated that the match will be on June 4 but later corrected himself. Interestingly, ICC in their various marquee events .
Marijne under HI scanner after medal-less CWG campaign
The Indian men's hockey team's medal-less and rudder-less Commonwealth Games performance has brought chief coach Sjoerd Marijne under the scanner with Hockey India scheduling a performance review meeting later this week. It has been learnt that some senior players of the team, led by skipper Manpreet Singh, PR Sreejesh and Rupinder Pal Singh, met top HI officials here today and presented their explanation for the performance. It is for the first time in 12 years (since 2006) that India failed to win a single medal in hockey at the CWG and this hasn't gone down well with the national federation, which said that it won't shy away from taking tough decisions after the review meeting. According to a Hockey India official, not just the players, the coach's performance will also be scrutinised and corrective measures will be taken, if needed, as three important tournaments -- Champions Trophy, Asian Games and the season-ending World Cup -- are lined up this year. "The performance in Gold ...
'Tottenham's Son Heung-min willing to compete for S. Korea at Asiad'
South Korean men's under-23 football team coach Kim Hak-bum said on Tuesday that Tottenham Hotspur attacker Son Heung-min is willing to compete at the Asian Games this summer.
S. Korean shooting legend Jin eyes individual gold at Asian Games
Jin Jong-oh, a four-time Olympic gold medallist, is regarded as one of the most decorated athletes in South Korea, but there's one thing that this great sports shooter hasn't achieved -- winning an individual gold medal at the Asian Games.
India's World Cup opener against South Africa on June 4, 2019
In a bid to maintain the Lodha Committee recommendation, which says a mandatory 15-day gap is required between the Indian Premier League (IPL) final and any international match, India will have to open their 2019 ICC World Cup campaign against South Africa on June 4 instead of June 2.
Real women have real bodies: Pooja Bhatt (Movie Snippets)
Actress-filmmaker Pooja Bhatt says real women have real bodies and they must celebrate themselves as they are.
Shahzar Rizvi claims silver, opens India's account at ISSF World Cup
World record holder Shahzar Rizvi today claimed India's first medal at the ongoing ISSF World Cup here, winning the 10m air pistol silver, while the Commonwealth Games' medal-winning duo of Jitu Rai and Om Prakash Mitharwal could not even qualify for the final. Rizvi won the silver in the 10m air pistol event on day three of the year's second World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage). He missed the gold by 0.2 points to Russia's Artem Chernousov. Samuil Donkov of Bulgaria won the bronze. "Happy Bday to legend & inspiration to every sport person @sachin_rt (Sachin Tendulkar) sir. And what a day I myself have won Silver Medal in #ISSFWC changwon (KOR)," Rizvi tweeted. In the 24-shot final, Rizvi was 0.2 adrift of the Russian before the final shot. Both delivered scores of 10.0 to ensure that the order remained intact. Artem finished with a score of 240.0 and Rizvi shot 239.8. Bulgarian Samuil Donkov was eliminated in bronze medal position after the 22nd shot on a score of 217.1. The ...
Iran will be first to arrive in Russia for World Cup
Iran's football squad will become the first participant of the upcoming World Cup to arrive in Russia, Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko said.
Mumbai's Mudit Dani shines in US collegiate TT
Mumbai's Mudit Dani put up a stellar performance to help New York University win the 2018 iSET College National Table Tennis Championships in Texas. Dani, part of a team that also featured US Olympian Yijun Feng and US national team member Adar Alguetti, won two crucial games that carried his team into the final, a media release said today. Dani played his first match against University of Berkley and comfortably beat Jordan Yee to take his team into the last four. In the semifinals, New York took on the University of Mississippi, the 2015 champions who have won 13 of the last 14 editions. Yijun Feng won his opening singles but Adar Alguetti lost to Xiang He. With the score tied 1-1, the Indian paddler overcame tough rival Weiheng Liu in a thriller. It proved to be the turning point as NYU"s doubles" pair clinched the decider, after they lost the women"s singles. The New York varsity then rode on the momentum to beat top-seeded Texas Wesleyan 3-2 in the final to clinch ..
Jr NBA National Finals to begin from April 29
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced the Jr. NBA National Finals, a four-day tournament to determine one boys team and one girls team that will represent India in the first Jr. NBA World Championship later this year in the U.S.Jr. NBA National Finals will be held at The NBA Academy India from April 29 to May 2.The competition will bring together eight boys and eight girls teams composed of the top 10 players from each Jr. NBA City Tournament in Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kerala, Kolkata, Mumbai and Punjab.The winning boys and girls teams will advance to the Jr. NBA World Championship, which is to be run from August 7 to August 12 in Orlando, Fla.The Jr. NBA World Championship, a first-of-its kind global youth basketball tournament for elite 13- and 14-year-old boys and girls teams from around the world, will have boys and girls divisions, each comprised of 16 regional teams (eight U.S. and eight international teams) that will receive all-expenses-paid ...
IPL: Rajasthan rope in Chulani as mental conditioning expert
Rajasthan Royals has roped in Anand Chulani as their peak performance and mental conditioning expert for the current season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), it was announced on Tuesday.
Atletico's injured Torres may miss Europa semis vs Arsenal
Atletico Madrid defender Juan Francisco "Juanfran" Torres has suffered a left thigh injury, the Spanish football club said in a statement, casting doubt on whether he will take the field against Arsenal in the UEFA Europa League semi-finals.
Real Madrid's entire squad flies to Munich ahead of Bayern clash
Real Madrid's entire squad has flown out to Munich for the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final clash against Bayern Munich on Wednesday.
Shooter Rizvi bags 10m Air Pistol silver at Changwon World Cup
World record holder Shahzar Rizvi had to narrowly settle for the silver medal in the men's 10 metre Air Pistol at the year's second ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage here on Tuesday.