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Kings XI Punjab defeats Chennai Super Kings by 4 runs
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) defeated the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by four-run in the Sunday's Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Mohali stadium.CSK skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni exhibited his full form as he played 79 not out by striking a six even at the last ball though failed to steer the team to win the match.For KXIP, Andrew Tye (2/47), Ravichandran Ashwin (1/32) and Mohit Sharma (1/47) were among the wickets takers in the high-scoring contest.Defending a 198-run target, Mohit dismissed Shane Watson (11) early in the second over. Watson started well hitting back-to-back fours off Mohit.Murali Vijay and Ambati Rayudu together scored 22 runs in the next two overs.In the seventh over, R. Ashwin challenged the umpire's decision of a boundary from Sam Billings' bat. Billings was out leg before after review and CSK were reduced to 57/3 in 6.4 overs.Further batsman Chris Gayle smashed his second fastest fifty in the IPL to help KXIP post a healthy 197/7.KXIP slowed down in the last five ...
La Liga: Atletico Madrid secure Champions League berth
Atletico Madrid on Sunday defeated Levante 3-0 in the La Liga football action, securing a UEFA Champions League berth for the sixth time in a row.
Manchester City win EPL title
Manchester City clinched the English Premier League (EPL) football title with five rounds of games left as second-placed Manchester United fell 16 points behind following their 0-1 defeat to West Bromwich Albion here on Sunday.
KXIP escape with four-run win after Dhoni special
A grimacing M S Dhoni pulled off a near impossible win for Chennai Super Kings before Kings XI Punjab scraped through with a dramatic four-run victory in the Indian Premier League here tonight. Dhoni, battling back pain, took the match into the last over with a blistering 79 off 44 balls. However, his valiant effort did not prove to be enough as CSK ended at 193 for five in response to KXIP's 197 for seven at the PCA Stadium. The Super Kings needed as many as 76 off the last 30 balls and Dhoni got his team almost over the line with an innings comprising six fours and five sixes. With 17 needing off the final over, pacer Mohit Sharma did the job for KXIP, who recorded their second win in three games this season. It was the first loss of the season for the Dhoni-led team. Dhoni's exhibition of powerful hitting was witnessed after the Chris Gayle show. The Jamaican showed that he was far from being a spent force as his second fastest fifty in the IPL helped KXIP put up a healthy ...
IPL: Punjab end Chennai's winning run
Kings XI Punjab defeated Chennai Super Kings by four runs here on Sunday to end southern outfit's winning run in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Man City take title as United crash to West Brom
Manchester City were confirmed as Premier League champions without kicking a ball on Sunday as rock bottom West Brom stunned Manchester United with a 1-0 win at Old Trafford. United simply had to avoid defeat to keep the title race mathematically alive, but a late header from Jay Rodriguez gave West Brom a hugely surprising three points and finally gave their fans something to cheer this season. More importantly, though, it means Pep Guardiola's City team cannot now be caught at the top of the table, thus handing the Catalan coach his first Premier League crown in just his second year in English football. Realistically it was always a matter of when and not if City would become English champions for a fifth time following a dominant season from the blue half of Manchester. But, just a week after spoiling City's title party by beating their local rivals 3-2 at the Etihad, the way United abjectly gifted the title to their neighbours will sting. United's comeback at the Etihad from a 2-0
The scoreboard of the Indian Premier League match between Chennai Super Kings and Kings ...
The scoreboard of the Indian Premier League match between Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab here. Kings XI Punjab innings: Lokesh Rahul (wk) c DJ Bravo b Harbhajan 37 Chris Gayle c Tahir b Watson 63 Mayank Agarwal c Ravindra Jadeja b Tahir 30 Yuvraj Singh c Dhoni b Thakur 20 Aaron Finch lbw b Tahir 0 Karun Nair c Ravindra Jadeja b DJ Bravo 29 Ravichandran Ashwin (c) c Dhoni b Thakur 14 Andrew Tye not out 3 Barinder Sran not out 0 Extras: 1 (w 1) Total: 197 (7 wickts, 20 overs) Fall of Wickets: 96-1, 127-2, 149-3, 149-4, 157-5, 190-6, 195-7 Bowlers: Deepak Chahar 3-0-37-0, Harbhajan Singh 4-0-41-1, Shardul Thakur 3-0-33-2, Imran Tahir 4-0-34-2, Shane Watson 2-0-15-1, Dwayne Bravo 4-0-37-1.
Depleted Goa take on confident East Bengal
FC Goa will have to manage with their depleted resources when they take on a resurgent East Bengal in a Super Cup semi-final, here tomorrow. With three of their players suspended after a half0-time brawl during their quarter-final against Jamshedpur FC, Goa will have their task cut out against the red and gold brigade tomorrow. With Bruno Pinheiro and Sergio Juste both suspended, Ali Mohammed and Chinglensana Singh is expected to replace the duo. Seriton Fernandes and Narayan Das will start in their full back positions. With India international Pranoy Halder picking up a second yellow in consecutive games, he along with Hugo Boumous will also miss the semi-finals. In his absence, Pratesh Shirodkar will take the field along side Edu Bedia. The Gaurs have a few problems in front with Brandon Fernandes and Hugo Boumous missing this game. Manvir Singh and Anthony D'souza will most likely replace the suspended players with Mandar Rao Desai playing on wide left. Ferran Corominas is expected
We read the pitch wrong: Kohli admits after defeat
Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli admitted to having misread the Chinnaswamy track that turned out to be a batsman's paradise rather than being a slow turner during their IPL match against Rajasthan Royals. Rajasthan Royals defeated RCB in a high-scoring encounter where the winners scored 217 for four and then restricted the home team to 198 for six. "Our thinking today was that the pitch is going to behave slower, but we were surprised because the ball came on to the bat nicely in first innings. We did not think that it was going to be a 200-plus run wicket, but it happened. That's T20 for you," Kohli said after the match. Kohli also defended England all-rounder Chris Woakes, who was hit for 47 runs in four overs. "It is not necessary that everytime Chris Woakes walks out to bowl, he is going to get you wickets just because he has been picked up at the auctions for a hefty amount. "Today was his off day and so it was for other bowlers (Umesh Yadav went for 59 in4 ...
Gayle back to his brutal best as KXIP score 197/7
Chris Gayle showed that he was not yet a spent force as he smashed his second fastest fifty in the IPL to help Kings XI Punjab post a healthy 197 for seven against Chennai Super Kings here tonight. The 38-year-old Jamaican, who twice went unsold at the auction and was later picked up by the Punjab franchise for a base price of Rs 2 crore, played a trademark innings toying with the opposition attack. Playing his first game of the season, he hammered 66 off 33 balls and raced to his half-century off 22 balls. His fastest fifty had come off 17 balls, against Pune in 2013. His knock was studded with four sixes and seven boundaries. The West Indian weaved a 96-run opening partnership alongside the in-form K L Rahul (37 off 22), setting up the platform for a big score. Mayank Agarwal (30 off 19) and Karun Nair (29 off 17) too chipped in with useful contributions. For CSK , Shardul Thakur and Imran Tahir picked up two scalps each while Harbhajan Singh, Shane Watson and Dwayne Bravo got a ...
IPL: Punjab post 197/7 against Chennai
Kings XI Punjab failed to make the most of the flying start given by openers Chris Gayle and Lokesh Rahul and settled for 197/7 against Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match here on Sunday.
Other teams prefer to avoid Uruguay: Forlan
Former Uruguay football star Diego Forlan has said that the country's football team is ready to make a deep run at the FIFA World Cup in Russia this summer.
Modi hails India's performance at Gold Coast CWG
Congratulating India's contingent at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the competitors will motivate more youngsters to pursue sports.
IPL: Focusing on Gambhir alone will only get us into trouble: Katich
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will not be focusing on Gautam Gambhir alone when their most successful former captain leads Delhi Daredevils (DD) at the Eden Gardens in a big-ticket Indian Premier League (IPL) game here on Monday, assistant coach Simon Katich said.
Khattar congratulates state players for winning medals at CWG
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Sports Minister Anil Vij today congratulated athletes from the state for winning medals in different events at the Commonwealth Games. In a message issued here, the chief minister said, "We are proud of your splendid performance in all events. Our players have made the state and the country proud . Their performance will inspire many youngsters to pursue sports as a lucrative career. My best wishes to all the participants for a bright future. Congratulations." In a separate message, Vij said, "Congratulations to all Haryana players for winning 22 medals, including nine gold, six silver and seven bronze in CWG 2018 Great achievement. 38 players participated from Haryana in the CWG." Every gold medallist will get Rs 1.5 crore; silver medallist will get Rs 75 lakh and bronze medal winners will get Rs 50 lakh as cash award. Besides, every gold medal winner will be entitled to Class A; silver medal winner to class B and bronze medal winner to
It was easier to bowl during our younger days: Muralitharan
He has bamboozled many a batsmen during his heyday but international cricket's most highest wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan reckons that it was easier to bowl during his younger days when T20 cricket was not in vogue "It was easier to bowl during our times. Now the game has evolved and it is not easy to bowl. We did not play too much T20s and in Tests, they didn't hit as many sixes like they do today," he said during a promotional event. The 45-year old, who has 800 Test wickets from 133 matches, also said winning the World Cup 1996 was the best moment in his career. "I would cherish my 1996 World Cup win as that was most important thing for Sri Lankan cricket. For Sunrisers, it was when we won the IPL trophy in 2016," SRH bowling coach said about their team lead the table with three wins from as many matches in the ongoing IPL. The promotion event organised by Rupa was a session where the likes of Sunrisers skipper Kane Williamson fondly recollected his teenage days when he ...
KKR not thinking much about 'Gambhir factor'
The focus may be on Gautam Gambhir in the upcoming clash between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils at the Eden Gardens but the hosts' batting coach Simon Katich today insisted his team is not paying attention to off the field chatter. Having ended a seven-year fruitful association with Gambhir, KKR find Gambhir captaining Delhi Daredevils in tomorrow's mouth-watering IPL fixture. "If you start playing the man rather than the ball, you know you are in trouble in this game. Things can change very quickly in this format. We need to be sure that mind stays positive," Katich said referring to Gambhir's presence in the opposition camp. "Yes there will be emotions involved from I guess Gautam's point of view because he had a fantastic time here as captain and was very successful. Gambhir is KKR's leading run scorer with 3345 runs from 122 matches between 2011-2017. "Gautam knows our team inside out. Conversely, so do we. It promises to be a fantastic game. You can look at the game ..
IPL: Rajasthan beat Bangalore by 19 runs
Rajasthan Royals (RR) defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 19 runs here on Sunday to register their second win in three matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket tournament.
Rathore promises to build on CWG gains
Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore today lauded the Indian athletes' performance at the Commonwealth Games and promised to build on the success in Gold Coast keeping the 2024 and 2028 Olympics in mind. India finished third in the medals tally, courtesy 66 medals including 26 gold, 20 silver and as many bronze. "The intensity and passion shown by the athletes has made the entire nation proud," said Rathore in a video message. "While we won a lot of medals in disciplines which have been our traditional stronghold, it was even more heartening to find our athletes doing well in sports, where we have not won too many medals," the 2004 Olympics silver medallist said. Rathore also congratulated the medallists, who emerged from government's pet project Khelo India School Games (KISG). Teenagers Manu Bhaker and Anish Bhanwala, who won shooting gold medals in the Gold Coast Games, competed in the KISG. "We are planning to put a professional system in place. There is a lot of potential in our .
Rajasthan beat Bangalore by 19 runs in 'Battle Royale'
Sanju Samson's breathtaking strokeplay formed the cornerstone of Rajasthan Royals' 19-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in a high-scoring IPL encounter here today. Riding on Samson's 45-ball-92, Rajasthan Royals posted a competitive 217 for 4 on a batting belter and then managed to restrict the home team to 198 for 6, earning their second victory in three games. RCB, on the otherhand, slumped to their second defeat in three games despite skipper Virat Kohli (57 off 30 balls)'s first half-century of this edition. It was 'local boy ' Shreyas Gopal who removed a rampaging Kohli in the 11th over to turn the match decisively in his team's favour. Kohli's pull shot was taken at deep mid-wicket by Darcy Short, who timed his jump to perfection. Leg-spinner Gopal, who plays Ranji Trophy for Karnataka, then silenced his 'home crowd' knocking out AB de Villiers, whose poorly executed pull-shot was snapped by Jaydev Unadkat at deep square leg. Washington Sundar (35 off 19 balls) and ...