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No regrets for Buffon over referee rant
Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon insists he has no regrets about his outburst against the referee who awarded the late penalty that put Real Madrid into the Champions League semi-finals. "I'd say them all again. Maybe with a different type of language, one that was more civilised, let's say. But the content remains and I stand by all of it," Buffon told Italian television programme "Le Iene". Buffon was sent off for dissent in the final minute of the quarter-final, second leg in Madrid after confronting English referee Michael Oliver over his decision to award the hosts a penalty in time added-on. The 40-year-old has come under fire for his post-match rant in which he called Oliver "a murderer" with "a rubbish bin" in place of a heart. "I have to defend my teammates and fans, even in a not very composed fashion. I had to let that out, even if it damaged my reputation. "You find a way to speak, right or wrong, that at times can seem excessive, but this is me, I am Gigi Buffon," he ...
Satwik-Chirag win historic men's badminton doubles silver at CWG
Satwik Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty today claimed India's first ever medal in men's doubles after settling for a silver at the 21st Commonwealth Games' badminton competition here today. Satwik and Chirag lost 13-21 16-21 to Rio Olympics bronze medallist English pair of Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge in a 39-minute men's doubles final at the Carrara Sports Arena. With the silver clinched by Satwik and Chirag, India ended their highly successful badminton campaign with six medals, which include the mixed team event gold. Earlier, Saina Nehwal clinched her second CWG gold medal after defeating P V Sindhu in the women's singles final, while Kidambi Srikanth settled for a silver after losing narrowly to three-time Olympic silver medallist Lee Chong Wei in men's singles final. Yesterday, Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy bagged a bronze medal in the women's doubles event. At 17 and 20 respectively, Satwik and Chirag form a formidable pair. It was the Tata Open India International ...
Will always fight for my dad, says Saina
Saina Nehwal today said she has no regrets about "standing up for her father" in the athletes village accommodation controversy ahead of the Commonwealth Games, at the peak of which she threatened to pull out of the event before claiming both the singles and team gold medals. "I don't mind fighting for my dad anywhere. People have written that I put my dad first but it's not the case otherwise I wouldn't have won medals for my country," an emotional Saina said after beating compatriot and top seed P V Sindhu in the final here. "Why tell me that everything is done when it's not done? Had I known I would have booked a hotel for him. He was given personal coach accreditation and after a long journey, I was handling this situation," she said referring to the instance in which her father was not allowed entry into the games village. Saina said the issue was major distraction for her and she was quite stressed because of it. "For two days, I was worried and didn't even sleep. I can't sit
CWG: Satwik-Chirag bags silver in men's doubles badminton
India's Satwik Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Sunday settled for the silver medal in men's doubles badminton at the 21st Commonwealth Games after going down meekly to England's Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge.
CWG '18: Saina worked very hard, says her mother
Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal's mother, Usha Rani on Sunday expressed happiness at her victory in the women's singles title in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.In Day 11 and the penultimate day of the Games, Nehwal defeated her compatriot P.V. Sindhu by straight games in a high-octane clash to seal a 21-18, 23-21 win in the all-Indian finals to clinch gold in the badminton competition.Rani told ANI, "We are really happy with her victory (Gold medal), she has been working hard for this. She had suffered an injury and she wanted to win. I usually don't watch her crucial matches, I prefer doing puja for her win. Both (Saina & Sindhu) played very well. I am proud of her comeback."Nehwal's grandmother, Phulmati, expressed happiness at her win in the Games and said that God blessed her for her hard work.India is currently ranked third with 26 gold, 19 silver and 20 bronze, with a total of 65 medals in the Games.
CWG '18: Manika Batra, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran clinch mixed doubles bronze
Indians continued to bring glory to the country as Manika Batra and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran clinched bronze in the table tennis mixed doubles match here on Sunday.In the final day of the 21st Commonwealth Games, the duo defeated Sharath Kamal and Mouma Das 11-6 11-2 11-4 in the bronze play-off, thus bringing Manika her fourth medal in the Games.On Saturday, the 22-year-old defeated Singapore's Meingyu Yu 11-7, 11-6, 11-2, 11-7 in the women's singles final to clinch Gold for India.She also went on to win silver alongside Mouma Das in the women's doubles on Friday.Meanwhile, Sharath ended his run at the Games with a 4-1 victory over England's Samuel Walker in the men's singles bronze medal match here on Sunday.India stands third in the point's table with 26 gold, 19 silver and 20 bronze medals at the Games.
CWG '18: Dipika Pallikal, Joshna Chinappa clinch squash silver
India's medal rush at the 21st Commonwealth Games continued as Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Joshna Chinappa settled for silver in the women's doubles squash finals.The defending champions were overthrown by New Zealand's Joelle King and Amanda Landers-Murphy in straight games.Although the Indian pair had lost just three games in their six matches, the duo conceded a 9-11, 8-11 defeat against their New Zealand opponent to win silver.On Saturday, Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal clinched silver in the squash mixed doubles event after suffering an 8-11 10-11 loss at the hands of Australia's Cameron Pilley and Donna Urquhart.India stands third in the point's table with 26 gold, 19 silver and 20 bronze medals on the final day of the Games.
CWG gold is right next to my Olympic bronze: Saina
An exhausted mind, a bruised body and an unsavoury controversy -- Saina Nehwal had to contend with quite a bit ahead of and during the Commonwealth Games. Little wonder then that she placed her singles gold in the event right up there with the trail-blazing Olympic bronze of 2012. "I really term it as next to my Olympic medal and my world No.1 ranking. So I would keep it somewhere there. It's a gift to my father and my mother, my country. It's a very emotional moment for me after the disappointing loss in Rio due to injury," second seed Saina said after a straight-game but draining victory over top seed and compatriot P V Sindhu in the final here. Saina played all the matches in the mixed team championship before competing in the individual event. Asked how her legs were holding up after continuous competition, Saina quipped: "They are dead." Saina had a 3-1 head-to-head lead over Sindhu going into today's match and she ensured that the gap widened with a vintage performance. "It ...
Manika claims mixed doubles bronze, Sharath settles for bronze in singles
Manika Batra's sensational run at the Commonwealth Games fetched her another medal as she teamed up with G Sathiyan to collect the mixed doubles bronze, thereby claiming a medal in every event she competed in here. Batra and Sathiyan defeated the compatriot senior duo of Achanta Sharath Kamal and Mouma Das 11-6 11-2 11-4 to claim the honours in the bronze medal play-off. This was Batra's fourth medal of the Games. She had earlier won a historic women's singles gold and was also a part of the top-finishing women's team. In women's doubles, she won a silver with Mouma Das. Meanwhile, Sharath Kamal clinched his third medal of the Games by winning a bronze in men's singles after beating Samuel Walker of England 4-1 (11-7 11-9 9-11 11-6 12-10). He was part of the gold-winning men's team event and also clinched a silver in men's doubles with Sathiyan. A 10-member Indian table tennis team secured 8 (3 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze) medals in these Games, which turned out to be the best-ever ...
Real Sociedad beat Las Palmas 1-0 in Spanish league
A first-half goal by Mikel Oyarzabal lifted Real Sociedad to a 1-0 victory over Las Palmas in a Spanish-league football match here.
Man City closes in on EPL title with 3-1 win over Spurs
Manchester City put some recent disappointments behind them at Wembley Stadium here, rolling past Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 to edge closer to a third English Premier League title.
Defending champs Pallikal-Chinappa settle for women's doubles silver
India ended their Commonwealth Games campaign in squash with two silver medals after Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa went down fighting in the women's doubles final here today. Pallikal and Chinappa, who had won a historic gold in Glasgow Games four years ago, fell short against the New Zealand combine of Joelle King and Amanda-Landers Murphy losing 9-11, 8-11 in the title clash. The Indians were visibly upset with some of the calls taken by the referees. Pallikal had also questioned the quality of refereeing in the mixed doubles final yesterday when she and Saurav Ghosal lost to Australia's Donna Urquhart and Cameron Pilley to settle for silver. Going by the number of medals, it was India's best ever performance at the Games ever since the sport was introduced way back in 1998. The gold won by Pallikal and Chinappa in 2014 was India's first ever squash medal at the Games. India did not win a medal across four editions from 1998 to 2010.
Kidambi Srikanth settles for silver at CWG '18
Star Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth ended his run at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Sunday with a silver medal in the badminton men's singles final.The 25-year old from Guntur, who recently rose to the numero-uno spot at the BWF World Rankings, conceded defeat against Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei.While Srikanth comfortably 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.Earlier in the day, Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal clinched gold after a 21-18, 23-21 victory in the all-Indian women's singles final against PV Sindhu.With Srikanth's feat, India continues to stand third in the points table with 65, including 26 gold, 19 silver and 20 bronze medals.
CWG: Dipika-Joshna wins silver in women's doubles squash
Defending champions Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa settled for the silver in women's doubles squash at the 21st Commonwealth Games, after losing to New Zealand's Joelle King and Amanda Landers-Murphy here on Sunday.
CWG: Srikanth settles for men's singles silver
Indian star Kidambi Srikanth had to remain satisfied with the silver medal after losing to an inspired Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in the men's singles badminton final at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Sunday.
CWG: Sharath Kamal bags TT men's singles bronze
India's Achanta Sharath Kamal on Sunday bagged the bronze medal in men's singles table tennis competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games, beating England's Samuel Walker.
Srikanth settles for silver, Lee takes 3rd CWG gold
Newly-crowned World No.1 Kidambi Srikanth let slip the early advantage to settle for a silver medal in the 21st Commonwealth Games, going down to Malaysian legend Lee Chong Wei in the men's singles summit clash here today. Srikanth had beaten Lee in the mixed team championships final earlier in the Games but the former world number one rallied for a 19-21 21-14 21-14 triumph today for his third individual CWG gold. He has two more mixed team gold medals to his credit. A decade older than the Indian, Lee kept his best for the last, showing off the legendary reflexes that have earned him cult status in international badminton. But it was not all smooth sailing for him today as Srikanth started off confidently. It took Srikanth just eight minutes to go from being 0-4 down to be 10-7 ahead. The Indian was the better of the two in executing drop shots and even managed to match Lee's ability to mix power with precision. Srikanth led 11-9 at the break. Srikanth remained a step ahead until
CWG: Manika-Sathiyan beat Sharath-Mouma to bag mixed team bronze
Continuing her glorious run at the 21st Commonwealth Games, Manika Batra on Sunday grabbed her fourth medal after winning the bronze in the mixed doubles table tennis competition in company of Sathiyan Gnanasekaran.
Barcelona set 39-game unbeaten record
Barcelona has set a new La Liga record by remaining unbeaten for a 39th league round, following its 2-1 win over Valencia.
CWG '18: Game, set, match for Saina Nehwal
Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal defeated her opponent PV Sindhu by straight games to clinch the women's singles title in the badminton competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Sunday.In a high-octane clash between the two Indian medalists, Saina took charge of the game in the last lap, sealing a 21-18, 23-21 victory in the all-Indian finals on the last day of the Games.In the first game, Saina maintained a steady lead at 18-14. However, Sindhu bounced back with three back-to-back points to take her score to 18. Saina then comfortably stole the game 21-18.The second game saw a neck-to-neck competition between the two opponents, with thrilling rallies, taking the game to 20 all. However, Saina's smash sealed her two-set victory and the title.With Saina clinching Gold, 22-year-old Sindhu bagged Silver; thus, taking India's total in the Games to 62, including 26 gold, 17 silver and 19 bronze medals.