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CWG: Shooters Kynan, Manavjit disappoint in men's trap qualifiers
India's Kynan Chenai and Manavjit Sandhu finished a lowly sixth and 21st, respectively after the first day of qualifications in men's trap shooting competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Friday.
15-year-old shooter picks gold in 25m Rapid Fire Pistol
Indian shooters continued to bring laurels even on the ninth day of the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games, with 15-year-old Anish Bhanwala handing the country 16th gold here at the Belmont Shooting Centre on Friday.The young Indian lad broke the Commonwealth Games record with a score of 30 to win the final and became the youngest athlete of the country to bag the gold at the prestigious quadrennial event.Anish finished two points ahead of Australia's Sergei Evglevski, who posted a score of 28 to take the silver medal.While, Sam Gowin of England settled for silver after posting 17 points.Neeraj Kumar, the other Indian in fray, slipped as the finals progressed and finished at the fourth spot with a score of 15.Earlier, he made a second-place finish during stage two of qualification with 579-14x.Earlier in the day, India's Tejaswini Sawant scooped up a gold medal after shooting a CWG record total of 457.9 in the finals of the women's 50m Rifle 3 event for her second medal at the ongoing ...
CWG: Shooter Shreyasi enters women's trap final
Double trap gold medallist Shreyasi Singh qualified for the final of women's trap shooting at the Commonwealth Games here on Friday.
CWG: Dipika-Joshna reach squash women's doubles semis
India's Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa entered the semi-finals of women's doubles squash competitions at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Friday.
Shooter Anish wins CWG gold
Indian shooter Anish Bhanwala fired a new meet record to win gold in Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Friday.
Defending Champs Eastern Sporting Union face Rising Student Club in HERO IWL Final
Revenge would be on the minds of Rising Student Club when they lock horns with defending champions Eastern Sporting Union in the summit clash of the second Hero Indian Women's League at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here tomorrow. Rising Student Club had suffered a 3-0 loss against Eastern Sporting Union in the finals of the inaugural edition last year and they have been handed another opportunity to outwit their rivals and lay claim to the crown. Rising Student Club defeated table toppers KHRYPSA 4-3 on penalties in a dramatic match to move into the finals, while two late goals in extra time proved enough for Eastern Sporting Union to clinch a win against SETHU FC. We have worked hard to get here (into the finals) and the team has grown substantially from last year, said head coach of Rising Student Club Sukla Dutta. ' Eastern Sporting Union are a very strong team and we respect them, however come the finals we will be going all out to win. Perhaps Rising Student Club will be ...
USA Cricket names four-member panel to select independent directors
In another significant milestone for cricket in the United States, a four-member Nominating and Governance Committee (NGC) has been announced to seek recommendations for the three independent directors for the board.International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Executive David Richardson will be part of a four-person committee, which will be responsible for identifying and recommending three independent directors for the USA Cricket.The USA Cricket is the new board set up under the world cricket governing body's supervision to administer cricket in the United States of America following the expulsion of USACA last year.Amy Perko, chief executive officer, Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, former Guyanese U-19 team skipper Keith Aaron and former Hong Kong U-19 captain Rohan Chandran will complete the four-member panel.The committee comprises experts with a diverse range of backgrounds from both within and outside cricket and is universally recognised leaders who collectively .
Surrey sign Dean Elgar as overseas player
South Africa opener Dean Elgar has been roped in by Surrey as an overseas player for the early part of the upcoming County Championship season.The 30-year-old is expected to be available for the club's first match of the County Championship against Hampshire, beginning April 20.Subsequently, Elgar will be unavailable for a Championship match against Worcestershire in May before he is once again expected to feature in Surrey's all other games prior to the end of May.Elgar has been called in Surrey's squad as a replacement for injured Australian fast bowler Mitchell Marsh, who is required to undergo a surgery to treat his ankle.Reflecting on the same, Surrey's director of cricket Alec Stewart expressed confident that Elgar's international quality and skills would surely be a real asset to his club."Given the news that Mitch Marsh will need ankle surgery, to be able to bring someone of Dean's calibre to the club, at such short notice, for the first period of the season is a real bonus.We
CWG: Sharath in TT men's singles semis; Harmeet ousted
India's Achanta Sharath Kamal stormed into the semi-finals of men's singles table tennis competition at the Commonwealth Games, beating England's Liam Pitchford here on Friday.
Can Spurs also expose faltering Man City's frailties?
It may be too late to stop Manchester City's march to the Premier League title, but Tottenham Hotspur can further delay the title party and further embolden challengers next season by inflicting a fourth straight defeat on Pep Guardiola's men on Saturday. City have suffered their worst week since Guardiola took charge with three successive defeats for the first time under the Catalan coach. Liverpool romped into the Champions League semi-finals 5-1 on aggregate win by winning both legs of their quarter-final, whilst City also blew a two-goal lead and the chance to win the title against local rivals Manchester United in losing the Manchester derby 3-2 last weekend. The champions-elect still boast a 13-point lead at the top of the Premier League with six games remaining. And they could even be crowned as early as Sunday with victory at Wembley allied to defeat for United at home to West Brom. City thrashed Spurs 4-1 when the sides met earlier in the season in the midst of a record ...
Shooter Tejaswini Sawant breaks CWG record to clinch gold
Indian shooters are on a roll at the ongoing Commonwealth Games and Tejaswini Sawant and Anjum Moudgil further signalled India's dominance by landing gold and silver respectively in the finals of Women's 50m Rifle 3 here on Friday.Also, Tejaswini broke a Commonwealth Games record with a best score of 457.9. On the other hand, Anjum finished second with a score of 455.7.On the ninth day of the Games, the 37-year-old Tejaswini brought her years of experience into play as she shot 407.3, 417.4, 427.4, 437.4, 447.4 and 457.9 over six series in the finals to clinch her seventh Commonwealth medal.Scotland's Seonaid Mcintosh settled for a bronze medal after posting a score of 444.6.Yesterday, Tejaswini won a silver medal in the women's 50m rifle prone event.This is India's sixth gold medal in shooting. So far, it has won five silver and five bronze with a total of 16 medals in the discipline alone.Meanwhile, in Table Tennis, Pooja Sahasrabudhe and Sutirtha Mukherjee lost 0-3 against Tianwei .
India to appeal against CGF decision to send back two athletes
The Indian contingent at the Commonwealth Games will appeal against the CGF court's decision to oust two of the country's athletes for violating the no needle policy here. "We don't agree with some decisions, and we will discuss with our higher authorities. We will appeal against these decisions," General Team Manager, Namdev Shirgaonker said addressing a press conference that was also attended by the Indian chef-de-mission Vikram Sisodia. Indian race walker K T Irfan and triple jumper V Rakesh Babu were today ordered to return home from the Games and a strong reprimand issued to the Indian officials here after the duo was found guilty of breaching the event's strict no needle policy. "Rakesh Babu and Irfan Kolothum Thodi are with immediate effect not permitted to participate in the Games. The accreditation of Rakesh Babu and Irfan Kolothum Thodi was suspended with effect from 09:00 hours on April 13, 2018. Both athletes were removed from the Games Village," the Commonwealth Games ..
Barca bid to break record and restore morale with Valencia victory
Barcelona will break a 38-year record by avoiding defeat against Valencia tomorrow but the priority is rejuvenation following their Champions League nightmare in Rome. If the Catalans extend their unbeaten run in La Liga to 39 games at the Camp Nou, they will pass the mark set by Real Sociedad in 1980 and take one step closer to a first invincible season. But while they have been faultless in the league, any celebrations are likely to be tainted by Tuesday's collapse as Barca threw away a 4-1 first leg advantage over Roma and crashed out of the Champions League quarter-finals. The defeat has been castigated by the Spanish press and Ernesto Valverde's side, still on track for a domestic double, are suddenly finding themselves with questions to answer. Only Lionel Messi could score a hat-trick one match, then have his form criticised the next, but the Argentinian was out of sorts in Italy and has lacked some of his usual spark in recent weeks. Blame, however, has been directed less at ..
Boxers Amit, Gaurav, Manish enter CWG finals
Indian boxers Amit Panghal, Gaurav Solanki and Manish Kaushik entered the finals of their respective categories at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Friday.
The way Dinesh Karthik has come back is unbelievable: More
Former India stumper Kiran More feels that the manner in which Dinesh Karthik, who hit a last- ball six to help India clinch a tri-series title in Sri Lanka last month, has made a comeback is simply "unbelievable". Karthik became the toast of the nation after he led India to that famous triumph in the T20 tri-series with his six in the final against Bangladesh, bringing back memories of Javed Miandad who did a similar feat for Pakistan against India in Sharjah in the 1980s. The 32-year-old right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman is now leading Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL). "I like the way he (Dinesh Karthik) has made a comeback. I was a bit unhappy, in between when he had left wicket-keeping and was playing as a batsman. "So I asked him a couple of times, whats happening. But when (Mahendra Singh) Dhoni retired (from Test cricket), he came back as a keeper," 55-year-old More told reporters here last night. More made his remarks on Karthik after his .
At 15, Anish Bhanwala wins gold and creates history
Indian shooter Anish Bhanwala, aged 15, today created history by becoming the country's youngest ever gold medal winner in the Commonwealth Games. Anish achieved the feat when he stormed his way into the gold medal with a Games record in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol event at the Belmont Shooting Centre. The Haryana boy shot down the CWG record in the final with a score of 30 including four series of 5 each. The youngest in the field, he showed nerves of steel and led the more experienced shooters through the event to emerge deserving champion. Australia's Sergei Evglevski claimed the silver with 28, while the bronze medal went to Sam Gowin (17) of England. India's other entrant in the event, Neeraj Kumar (13) was the second shooter to be eliminated in the finals after a shoot-off. By winning the gold, Anish bettered team-mate Manu Bhaker, who had become the youngest Indian Commonwealth Games gold medallist earlier this week when she emerged champion in the 10m air rifle finals. In .
CWG: Shuttler Srikanth storms into singles semis
World No.1 Kidambi Srikanth stormed into the badminton men's singles semi-finals of the 21st Commonwealth Games, thrashing Singapore's Zin Rei Ryan in straight games here on Friday.
Winless Mumbai, Delhi clash in key game
Winless title-holders Mumbai Indians and an equally sluggish Delhi Daredevils will be eager to notch up their first points when they clash in the Indian Premier League at the Wankhede Stadium here tomorrow. While Mumbai went down to Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad by identical one-wicket margins in edge-of-the-seat thrillers, Gautam Gambhir-led Delhi succumbed to Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals in their first two games. Mumbai's batting line-up which boasts of attacking players like skipper Rohit Sharma, West Indians Elvin Lewis, Kieron Pollard and Suryakumar Yadav has failed to fire in unison in the first two games. The hosts would especially hope for an end to the dismal run of skipper Rohit, who fell cheaply in both the games after a largely forgettable tour of South Africa and some modest run in the tri-series in Sri Lanka prior to the commencement of the T20 League. Rohit's form is crucial for Mumbai and with Lewis too not coming good, the opening partnership has
Aussie boxer fights once, loses, but still wins bronze
Australian flyweight Taylah Robertson won boxing bronze today at the Commonwealth Games -- despite losing her one and only bout. In a bizarre turn of events, the 19-year-old home hope was given a bye in the seven-woman draw, propelling her straight into the semi-finals. That meant a certain bronze, even though she was beaten on a split-points decision by former skull-fracture victim Lisa Whiteside of England. With the bout over three rounds, each three minutes long, Robertson's Games lasted just nine minutes. Whiteside, 32, who suffered the serious fracture in a freak fall in 2015, goes into Saturday's final and will face Carly McNaul of Northern Ireland. A disconsolate Robertson said she took no satisfaction from winning bronze and felt she did enough to beat Whiteside, who was the aggressor throughout. "She came forward strong, I didn't think she landed the cleaner shots," said Robertson. Asked by AFP if it felt an unsatisfying bronze, she replied: "Yeah, it does. I came here for ..
Boxers Amit, Gaurav enter CWG finals
Indian boxers Amit Panghal and Gaurav Solanki entered the finals of their respective categories at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Friday.