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de villiers powers RCB to a convincing six-wicket win over DD
Explosive batsman AB de villiers enthralled the crowd with a whirlwind unbeaten 39-ball 90 to power Royal Challengers Bangalore to a convincing six-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils in their IPL fixture at the M Chinnaswamy stadium here today. It rained fours and sixes as de villiers produced a vintage innings and singled-handedly chased down the 175-run target with two overs to spare to bring RCB's campaign back on track. The former South African skipper smashed 10 fours and five sixes in his unconquered innings. He shared 63 runs with captain Virat Kohli (30), before adding another 56 runs with Corey Anderson (15) to take the game away from Delhi Daredevils, who suffered their fourth loss in five matches. Earlier, young batsmen Rishab Pant and Shreyas Iyer cracked twin half-centuries as Delhi Daredevils recovered from a slow start to post a respectable 174-5 after being asked to take the first strike by RCB. Pant (85) anchored the DD innings as he shared a 75-run stand in 8.1 overs ..
RCB beat DD by six wickets in IPL
Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Delhi Daredevils by six wickets in their IPL match at the M Chinnaswamy stadium here today. AB de villiers blasted 90 off 39 balls as RCB chased down the target of 175 with 12 balls to spare. Virat Kohli (30) was the next best scorer. Earlier, Rishab Pant (85 off 48 balls) and Shreyas Iyer (52 off 31 balls) blasted strokeful half-centuries to power Delhi to a respectable 174-5. For RCB, leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (2/22) claimed two wickets, while Umesh Yadav (1/27), Washington Sundar (1/31) and Corey Anderson (1/10) took one wicket each. Brief Score: Delhi Daredevils: 174-5 in 20 overs (Rishab Pant 85; Yuzvendra Chahal 2/22). Royal Challengers Bangalore: 176-4 in 18 overs (AB de villiers 90, Trent Boult 1/33).
IPL: Karthik questions D/L method, vouches for VJD
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Dinesh Karthik termed the Duckworth-Lewis (D/L) method "strange" and vouched for Indian counterpart of the rule, the "VJD method", after his team lost to Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets in a rain-truncated Indian Premier League (IPL) game here on Saturday.
IPL: We have been batting well as a unit: Agarwal
Kings XI Punjab batsman Mayank Agarwal on Saturday said their batsmen have been doing well in this Indian Premier League so far after their nine-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) via Duckworth-Lewis method here.
Indian Tigers beat Russian team in WSB tie
Indian Tigers defeated Patriot Boxing Team of Russia 3-2 in a Word Series of Boxing (WSB) tie here on Saturday evening.
IPL: Pant, Iyer guide Delhi to 174/5 against Bangalore
Shreyas Iyer (52) and Rishabh Pant (85) helped Delhi Daredevils (DD) post a fighting 174/5 against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the 19th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Saturday.
Scoreboard of the IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils at ...
Scoreboard of the IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils at the M Chinnaswamy stadium here today. Delhi Daredevils: Jason Roy b Chahal 5 Gautam Gambhir c Chahal b Yadav 3 Shreyas Iyer c Mohammed Siraj b Washington Sundar 52 Rishab Pant c de Villiers b Anderson 85 Glenn Maxwell c Mohammed Siraj b Chahal 4 Rahul Tewatia not out 13 Chris Morris not out 0 Extras: (LB-9, W-3) 12 Total: (For 5 wickets, 20 Overs) 174 Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-23, 3-98, 4-105, 5-170 Bowling: Umesh Yadav 4-0-27-1, Chris Woakes 4-0-40-0, Yuzvendra Chahal 3-0-22-2, Mohammed Siraj 4-0-35-0, Washington Sundar 4-0-31-1, Corey Anderson 1-0-10-1.
Why not VJD in place of DLS method, Karthik questions after defeat
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Dinesh Karthik wants the current Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) rain-rule method to be replaced by Jaydevan (VJD) method, after losing their curtailed IPL encounter to Kings XI Punjab by 9 wickets, here tonight. Chasing a stiff 192, Kings XI Punjab were 96 for no loss in 8.2 overs, with a required run rate well in excess of eight runs. But when play resumed after a 95 minutes' rain delay, KXIP needed just 29 off 28 balls in the revised DLS target was 125 in 13 overs. The visitors sealed the issue with 11 balls to spare. "Suddenly after rain, they needed run-a-ball. I didn't understand that bit but I am sure Duckworth-Lewis is something people are still trying to figure out what it is," an irritated Karthik said at the post-match news conference. "That was little surprising, because ideally if it would have been a 20-over game, they would have needed eight an over. If we could have got two quick wickets, the run rate would have kept going up." The IPL is ...
Pant, Iyer power DD to 174-5 against RCB
Young batsmen Rishab Pant and Shreyas Iyer cracked twin half-centuries as Delhi Daredevils recovered from a slow start to post a respectable 174-5 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their IPL fixture at the M Chinnaswamy stadium here today. Pant (85) anchored the DD innings as he shared a 75-run stand in 8.1 overs with Iyer (52 off 31 balls) and then added another 65 with Rahul Tewatia (13 not out). His 48-ball innings was laced with six boundaries and seven sixes. For RCB, leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (2/22) claimed two wickets, while Umesh Yadav (1/27), Washington Sundar (1/31) and Corey Anderson (1/10) took one wicket each. After electing to bowl, RCB tightened the screw on Delhi Daredevils right from the start with Umesh Yadav dismissing skipper Gautam Gambhir (3) in the third over. The visitors could manage only 11 in first four overs. First down Iyer (52) then tried to break the shackles by smashing two boundaries off Yadav but Yuzvendra Chahal soon produced a flipper and ...
Nadal races into Monte-Carlo masters final
World Number one Rafael Nadal reached the Monte-Carlo Masters final on Saturday after thrashing Bulgarian fourth-seed, Grigor Dimitrov by 6-4, 6-1.It should be noted that 16-time Grand Slam champion, Nadal is eyeing to win an 11th Monte Carlo title and a record 31st Masters Title.Nadal and Dimitrov have met each other on 12 occasions where the top-ranked Spaniard emerged victorious in 11 of those.Dimitrov's only win against Nadal came in Beijing at the tail-end of the 2016 season, when the Bulgarian put an excellent performance in the quarterfinals to topple the top-ranked star.In the finals, Nadal will face either Japan's Kei Nishikori or third-seed German star, Alexander Zverev Jr, who will lock horns later on Saturday.
Getafe earn 1-0 away win over Eibar in La Liga
Getafe on Saturday defeated Eibar 1-0, moving one step closer to finishing the Spanish football league in Europa League-qualifying position.
Nadal eliminates Dimitrov, to play for 11th Monte Carlo title
World No. 1 Rafael Nadal of Spain beat Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-1 on Saturday, advancing to fight for his 11th title at the Monte-Carlo Masters.
Atletico coach says Costa unlikely to play first leg vs Arsenal
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone on Saturday said injured forward Diego Costa may not appear in the upcoming first leg of the Europa League semi-finals against Arsenal on Thursday at Emirates Stadium in London.
Shiva, Kavinder helps Indian Tigers take 2-0 lead against Patriot Boxing Team
Indian Tigers' Shiva Thapa marked his return to the ring with a phenomenal 2-1 victory over Shamil Askerov of Patriot Boxing Team (PBT) in the second home leg of the World Series of Boxing (WSB) here today. Earlier Kavinder Bisht won his bout as India took 2-0 lead against the Patriots. Both the boxers spent the first round measuring each other but picked up the pace in the second round as Shiva looked to outsmart his opponent with pace and agility. Each time Askerov left his guard down, Shiva countered with a vicious combination of jabs and and uppercuts to stun the Russian. Shiva showed grit and determination to out punch his opponent to leaving him running for cover. In the lung-opener of the night, Kavinder continued his winning run in the WSB as he walloped Rasul Saliev in the 52kg category with a unanimous 3-0 verdict to get the Indian Tigers off to a flying start. Kavinder, a 2017 World Championship quarter finalist, avoided anything flashy as he maintained a water-tight ...
Roma routs Spal 3-0 in Serie A
As Roma routed Spal 3-0 on Saturday to move to the provisional third psoition in the Serie A football championship.
Pant, Iyer take DD to 174-5 against RCB
Put into bat, Delhi Daredevils posted 174-5 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in an IPL match at the M Chinnaswamy stadium here today. Rishab Pant (85 off 48 balls) and Shreyas Iyer (52 off 31 balls) blasted strokeful half-centuries to emerge as the top-scorers. For RCB, leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (2/22) claimed two wickets, while Umesh Yadav (1/27), Washington Sundar (1/31) and Corey Anderson (1/10) took one wicket each. Brief Scores: Delhi Daredevils: 174-5 in 20 overs (Rishab Pant 85; Yuzvendra Chahal 2/22).
Junior Fed Cup Athletics: Gurindervir shatters U20 100m national record
Punjab sprinter Gurindervir Singh of Punjab clocked 10.47 seconds in the U-20 100m to set a junior national record at the 16th Federation Cup National Junior Athletics Championships in Coimbatore, here today. Singh shattered the old mark of 10.57 seconds set by Augustine Yeshudas of Kerala in 2013. Gurindervir, the gold medallist at the Youth Asian Championships last year, also improved on his personal best of 10.69 seconds. Gurindervir, who was the reigning 100m champion in the U-18 category, finished ahead of the current U-20 national champion Akash Kumar of Uttar Pradesh, who recorded a time of 10.65 seconds to win silver. The bronze went to Prajwal Mandanna who clocked 10.66 seconds. Reigning Federation Cup winner Nuzrat could only finish 7th with a time of 11.03 seconds. Sapna Kumari of Jharkhand won the U20 women's 100m hurdles with a new meet record of 13.78 seconds. The 19-year-old was well clear of the old mark of 14.04seconds set by Mukti Saha in 2001. Kumari's mark was ...
Rodgers rules out replacing Wenger as Arsenal eye Enrique
Celtic's Brendan Rodgers distanced himself from replacing Arsene Wenger today amid reports that Luis Enrique was being lined up by Arsenal to succeed their veteran manager. Wenger, whose position has long been under intense scrutiny, announced Friday he would be bringing down the curtain on his near 22 years in charge of the north London club at the end of the season. Rodgers has been touted as a potential successor but the former Liverpool boss told BBC Scotland: "There's nothing really in it. I have always said I'm extremely happy here." Rodgers has revived his reputation in nearly two years in Scotland after a troubled end to his three-and-a-half years at Liverpool in 2015, leading Celtic to the brink of back-to-back domestic trebles in Scotland. "I have three years left on my contract. I am loving every minute of being at Celtic from a professional perspective but also my life up here," he said. Arsenal haven't won the Premier League title since 2004 and now face a second ...
Anish Shetty picks up points in Asian Racing meet" "
India's Anish D Shetty, riding for Idemitsu Honda Racing India team by T Pro Ten 10, scored his first point in the Asia Production 250cc class in round two of the Asian Road Racing championship in Adelaide today. " "Shetty, starting 19th on the grid, worked his way and finished for the first time in top 15 riders, a press release here said. " "He clocked his best lap time of 2:11:953 and a top speed of 197 kmph. " "Meanwhile, it was a tough weekend for Rajiv Sethu, who crashed in the third practice and suffered a wrist injury. " "The team"s Japanese rider Taiga Hada competed in the marquee SuperSport 600cc category. Starting from third position, Hada was leading when the race was abandoned due to two red flags with no points awarded to any rider or team. " " The second race of the round will be run tomorrow.
Punjab ride Gayle-Rahul show to beat KKR and top IPL table
Kings XI Punjab openers Chris Gayle and KL Rahul made short work of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as they won by nine wickets via the Duckworth Lewis (D/L) method in a rain-truncated Indian Premier League (IPL) game at the Eden Gardens here on Saturday.