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IPL-2018: I perform well under pressure: Rana
In-form Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batsman Nitish Rana, whose 59 helped the team drub Delhi Daredevils by 71 runs, feels he excels under pressure.
Manika Batra arrives in Delhi after winning 4 medals at CWG
Indian athlete Manika Batra on Tuesday arrived in Delhi after winning four medals in table tennis at Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018."I am very happy with my performance and I always wanted to win a gold medal," she said.Batra won four medals - two golds, one silver and one bronze. She won one gold each in the women's singles and team event.In the women's mixed team event, she won both singles matches against world no. 4 Feng Tianwei and Zhou Yihan to clinch gold for India.The 22-year-old bagged her second goal after defeating Singapore's Yu Mengyu in the women's singles final.With this, she also became the first Indian woman to bag two gold medals in table tennis at CWG.She then went on to win silver in the women's doubles alongside Mouma Das.She won a bronze in the mixed doubles with Sathiyan Gnanasekaran. The duo had defeated Sharath Kamal and Mouma Das 11-6 11-2 11-4 in the bronze play-off.India ended their campaign at the Commonwealth Games 2018 with 66 medals (26 Gold, 20 ...
CWG medallists Pallikal and Chinappa arrive home to warm welcome
India's leading squash players, Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal, returned to a warm welcome here late last night after winning silver medals at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. Chinappa and Pallikal had to settle for a silver in the women's doubles competition. Pallikal also won a historic silver in the mixed doubles with Saurav Ghosal. As defending champions, the thought of the past glory did come to the mind, said Chinappa, who had won a gold medal in the Glasgow Games in 2014 alongside Pallikal. Four years since, much has happened in squash. We were there on the podium then and the goal was not to miss that moment again. To that extent it was satisfactory finish, she said. We are encouraged to work harder for next big challenge, the Asian Games in August, she added. Pallikal said the big satisfaction was that they had not come back empty handed. The duo felt refereeing could have been a lot better at the Games. After the final, even the New Zealand players agreed with us ..
De Bruyne eyes golden era for champs City
Kevin De Bruyne says Manchester City are ready to reign supreme in the Premier League for years to come under the astute leadership of Pep Guardiola. City were confirmed as English champions on Sunday with a record-equalling five games to spare after Manchester United crashed to a shock 1-0 defeat against struggling West Bromwich Albion. Belgium midfielder De Bruyne has been one of the standout players in City's record-breaking campaign, but he knows Guardiola was the mastermind behind their triumph. City's top priority in the close-season will be securing the services of former Bayern Munich and Barcelona chief Guardiola, who also led his team to League Cup glory in February, for longer than the one year remaining on his contract. "Everyone knows he's one of the best coaches in the world. To achieve what he has achieved in the game is special and to be part of a group of players led by him can only help us to keep developing," De Bruyne said. "He came in two years ago and changed the
United stars face axe as Mourinho fumes
Jose Mourinho has vowed to drop several of Manchester United's stars as he fumes over their lacklustre loss to West Bromwich Albion. United crashed to a shock 1-0 home defeat against bottom of the table Albion on Sunday as Jay Rodriguez sealed the visitors' first Premier League win in three months. The limp performance gift-wrapped the Premier League title for arch rivals Manchester City and left United boss Mourinho seething. He accused his players of resting on their laurels after beating City two weeks ago. Now Mourinho will take action when he selects his team for Wednesday's Premier League trip to Bournemouth and Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against Tottenham at Wembley. "Rotating is not the right word," Mourinho said. "If I play a player against Bournemouth and the player is phenomenal, he plays the semi-final. "So is not rotating, because rotating looks like a player that plays against Bournemouth is to give a rest to somebody that is going to play against Spurs in the ...
Napoli hopes hanging as Serie A reaches boiling point
Napoli's dwindling Serie A title hopes are hanging on a win over Udinese on Wednesday before this weekend's top-of-the-table clash against Juventus which could seal a seventh-straight title for the champions. The Italian league is approaching its epilogue with two rounds of matches this week but the final word on who will lift the Scudetto could be decided on Sunday evening, at the end of the big match between Juventus and Napoli at the Allianz Stadium. Six points separate the six-time reigning champions from second-placed Napoli with six games to go after AC Milan's Gianluigi Donnarumma's last-gasp save denied Napoli a win at the San Siro on Sunday. But Napoli believe they can throw open the championship again by garnering maximum points against Udinese and Juventus as they target a third title after 1987 and 1990. "There are still 18 points up for grabs," insisted Napoli captain Marek Hamsik. "The gap between us and Juventus is getting big, but we must keep believing until it's no ..
Ramdev heaps praise on Sushil Kumar's CWG feat
Yoga Guru Ramdev on Tuesday said that India would have bagged one more gold medal in 2016 Olympics if Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar had not been stopped from participating in the international sporting event.The freestyle wrestler was not allowed to participate in the 2016 Rio Olympics after the Delhi High Court dismissed his plea for a trial to decide on a berth in the 74kg category.Ramdev, who met the two-time Olympic medallist here after he bagged a gold medal in 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games (CWG), heaped praise on his victory."We are all proud of Sushil. Both Sumit and he have made India proud at the Commonwealth Games. I urge the youth to take inspiration from them. Had he (Sushil Kumar) not been stopped from participating in Olympics, India would have bagged one more gold medal there," Ramdev said.The wrestler also thanked people and Ramdev, while saying that he won the medal because of their blessings."I hope the best wishes and blessings of all Indians stay with me so ...
IPL 2018: Kolkata Knight Riders defeats Delhi Daredevils by 71 runs
Kolkata Knight Riders defeated the Delhi Daredevils by 71 runs in the Indian Premier League match at Eden Gardens on Monday.Chasing a target of 201 runs, the Delhi Daredevils started on a slippery note as it lost three wickets at the start of the chase.Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Nitish Rana made a half-century followed by a thunderous display of batting by Andre Russell that allowed the team to score 200 runs for nine wickets in 20 overs.Spinner Sunil Narine took 100th IPL wicket as he cleaned up Chris Morris.On the other hand, Rishabh Pant and Glenn Maxwell of the Delhi Daredevils stitched a partnership of 50 runs for the fourth wicket though as soon Pant got bowled out, the team witnessed a fall of wickets in quick succession.The Kolkata Knight Riders have now moved up to the second spot in the points table.
ONGCians shine at the Gold Coast CWG
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Limited sportspersons outshone other participants in their respective categories in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.ONGCians bagged 12 medals including 5 Gold, 3 Silver and 4 Bronze, contributing to the 66 medal tally of Team India.ONGCians Ragala Venkat Rahul won the Gold in Men's 85 Kg Weightlifting, Heena Sidhu won Gold in women's 25m air pistol and Silver in women's 10m air pistol event in the individual capacity, while in the team events, ONGC's Madhurika Patkar, Pooja Sahasrabudhe (Table Tennis - Women's team), A Amal Raj, G Sathiyen, Harmeet Desai (Table Tennis - Men's team), Ashwini Ponnappa, H S Prannoy, Pranaav Jerry Chopra and R Satwik Sai Raj (Badminton - Mixed Team) were part of the champion teams in the respective category.Desai and Sathiyen also bagged Silver (Men's Doubles TT) and Bronze (Mix doubles TT) respectively, while Ashwini Ponnappa and Sai Raj also bagged Bronze (Women's Doubles - ...
FIFA probing racist cries at Russia-France friendly
World soccer governing body FIFA has started investigation into fans' racist cries at the Russia-France friendly match held here on March 27.
IPL-2018: KKR canter to 71-run win over Delhi
Kolkata Knight Riders rode on on Nitish Rana and Andre Russell's heroics to snap a two-game losing streak and register a 71-run victory over Delhi Daredevils in a lopsided Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the Eden Gardens here on Monday.
Clinical KKR crush Daredevils by 71 runs after Russell carnage
Andre Russell's 12-ball 41 headlined Kolkata Knight Riders' clinical performance as they recorded a crushing 71-run victory over Delhi Daredevils to return to winning ways in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here tonight. The result meant Daredevils skipper Gautam Gambhir's 'homecoming' ended on a sour note. Russell's whirlwind 41, 36 of them coming in sixes, ensured KKR overcame a slow start to post a challenging 200 for nine after they were put in by Gambhir. It was a much-anticipated homecoming for Gambhir, who had led KKR to twin titles in 2012 and 2014, before the association ended this year. Spearheaded by Russell in the company of Nitish Rana (59 off 35 balls), KKR put up a batting show that Delhi did not have any chance, suffering their third defeat from four matches. Glenn Maxwell (47 from 22 balls) and Rishabh Pant (43 from 26) kept Delhi in the hunt in a 62-run partnership from 32 balls. But the duo of Sunil Narine (3/18) and Kuldeep Yadav (3/32) triggered a collapse as ...
Haryana to honour 22 CWG medal winners on April 26
With one-third - 22 out of the 66 - Indian medal winners in the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) in the Australian city of Gold Coast being from Haryana, the state government announced on Monday that it will honour all of them on April 26.
KKR beat Daredevils by 71 runs in IPL
Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Delhi Daredevils by 71 runs in the Indian Premier League here tonight. Sent into bat, KKR score 200/9 in the stipulated 20 overs, and then bowled out DD for 129 in 14.2 overs. Brief scores: Kolkata Knight Riders: 200/9 in 20 overs (Nitish Rana 59, Andre Russell 41; Rahul Tewatia 3/18) Delhi Daredevils: 129 all out in 14.2 overs (Glenn Maxwell 47, Rishabh Pant 43; Sunil Narine 3/18, Kuldeep Yadav 3/32).
IPL: KKR ride Rana, Russell heroics to post 200/9 vs Delhi
Nitish Rana cracked a fine half century while Andre Russell blasted a 12-ball 44 to propel Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to 200/9 in 20 overs against Delhi Daredevils in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the Eden Gardens here on Monday.
Messi may be rested against Celta Vigo - Valverde
Lionel Messi could be among a number of key players rested from Barcelona's game against Celta Vigo tomorrow, according to coach Ernesto Valverde. Barca broke the record for the longest unbeaten streak in La Liga on Saturday when they beat Valencia to make it 39 league games without defeat. But, with an 11 point lead at the top of the table and the Copa del Rey final against Sevilla to come on Saturday, Valverde is ready to rotate for the trip to Galicia to face ninth-placed Celta. "Resting Messi is a possibility like any other, but I think he is playing well, the other day he played a good game," Valverde said on Monday. "We will make changes to the team in Vigo, I think it's an important week and that the team needs the rest." Messi has only recently recovered from a knock to his knee while Sergio Busquets has been playing through the pain of a broken toe. Ivan Rakitic suffered a broken finger last week and may also miss out.
Australia ball-tampering was shocking, says South Africa's Markram
Aiden Markram says South Africa were stunned when they discovered Australia had tampered with the ball during their recent Test series. Australia skipper Steve Smith, vice-captain David Warner and opener Cameron Bancroft were all banned for the roles they played in the scandal during the third Test in Cape Town. South Africa batsman Markram, speaking after being unveiled as English county Durham's new signing, said: "We were very shocked. "The heat of the series was obviously happening, it was the third Test match and it was a crunch game, and the next thing, the story broke out. "We woke up the next morning and the guys couldn't believe what happened. It hit home overnight." Despite the controversy and fall-out from the incident, Markram, who hit two centuries in the Australia series, believes the sport's integrity remains largely intact. Asked if the spirit of cricket still exists, the 23-year-old said: "I do think it exists, yes. "On the field, there are a lot of pressures to deal .
Rana, Russell power KKR to 200/9
Kolkata Knight Riders stepped on the gas with an Andre Russell carnage in the middle as they overcame a slow start to post a challenging 200 for nine against Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier league (IPL) here today. Nitish Rana anchored the innings with a breezy 59, but it was Russell's show in the middle overs, which lifted the hosts to 200 after being put in by Gautam Gambhir at the Eden Gardens. Russell occupied the crease briefly, for 12 balls, but hit all over the park en route to a brutal 41 -- 36 off them coming in sixes. That the Jamaican did not have a single four in his whirlwind innings, summed up his dominance, before being deceived by Trent Boult's inswinging yorker that unsettled his leg-stump. The only blip in Russell's innings was when he was dropped on 7 by Jason Roy off the bowling of Mohammed Shami, but from thereon there was no stopping the Jamaican. Russell missed out on a fifty, but Rana brought up his in 30 balls in a highly impressive knock, which ...
Three arrested from Shahdara for IPL match betting
Three people were arrested on charges of betting on the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Dare Devils from the Shahdara area here, police said today. Information about online betting taking place at the Subhash Park area was received on Saturday. DCP, Shahdara, Nupur Prasad said, a police team, under the supervision of SHO, Shahdara, Youdhbir Singh raided the park and nabbed three persons. They were involved in online betting on the IPL cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Dare Devils, the officer said. She said a case was registered at Shahdara police station and the trio were arrested. "During interrogation, it was revealed that Shekhar Gandhi was the master mind of the betting racket. He said the place belonged to his relative and was being used for betting on the IPL match with the help of a betting application," the officer said. Eleven mobile phones, one LED television with a set top box, one laptop were seized, she added.
Dortmund's Batshuayi may miss rest of season due to ankle injury
Borussia Dortmund forward Michy Batshuayi may be sidelined for the rest of the Bundesliga season due to an ankle injury, both the German club and the player announced on Monday.