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Faltering Jamaicans give Bolt the Commonwealth blues
Even the presence of sprint legend Usain Bolt failed to inspire Jamaica's track athletes at the Commonwealth Games today as they suffered another beating in the women's 200 metres. As Bolt looked on from the VIP seats in his new ambassadorial role, double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson failed even to medal, adding to Jamaica's troubles on the Gold Coast after missing out on both 100m titles. Shaunae Miller-Uibo romped to victory for the Bahamas in the women's 200m in a new Games record of 22.09 to further darken Bolt's mood after Yohan Blake's 100m flop on Monday, when he had to settle for bronze. Miller-Uibo was presented her gold medal by none other than Bolt, the eight-time Olympic champion. "It's a pleasure getting it from a great like him," Miller-Uibo told reporters. "Me and Elaine, we compete a lot and she always brings her A-game. I think we put on a great show." Shericka Jackson did at least take silver for Jamaica behind Miller-Uibo as England's Dina Asher-Smith pipped ...
Blake set to face Bolt's wrath after Commonwealth flop
Sprint legend Usain Bolt today accused fellow Jamaican Yohan Blake of "panicking" in the Commonwealth Games 100 metres final -- and can't wait to tease him about it. The eight-time Olympic champion, who retired from the sport last year after almost a decade of freakish dominance, had warned Blake not to bother returning to the Caribbean if he failed to win the Gold Coast title. And after Blake stumbled out of the blocks on Monday to finish third in a 100m final won by South Africa's Akani Simbine, Bolt confirmed that he would be having words with his former Jamaica team-mate about his choke. "I haven't seen him, I haven't texted him," said Bolt, who is in Australia in an ambassadorial role. "I'm waiting until I go the village and actually see him because I'm definitely going to make fun of him and stuff like that -- that's definitely going to be a good conversation!" "It was a little bit shocking Blake didn't win," added the 100 and 200m world record holder, who arrived on the Gold ...
India shining at 2018 CWG but unlikely to outshine its 2010 Delhi grand show (Analysis)
With 31 medals (14 gold, 7 silver and 10 bronze) after eight days of competition at the 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Gold Coast, India may have strengthened its third position in the medal table at the moment but it is highly unlikely that it will be able to cross its record gold-medal haul of 38 achieved in the 2010 edition here.
IPL: Hyderabad restrict Mumbai to 147/8
A disciplined bowling effort helped Sunrisers Hyderabad restrict Mumbai Indians to 147/8 in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match here on Thursday.
Sandeep, Siddarth put brakes on Mumbai Indians
Sunrisers Hyderabad's bowlers once again put up a stellar show as they restricted a star-studded Mumbai Indians to 147 for 8 in an IPL encounter, here today. The much-vaunted MI batting line-up flattered to deceive as the likes of Evin Lewis (29), Suryakumar Yadav (28) and Kieron Pollard (28) got out after getting set which put brakes on their scoring rate. The lower middle-order caved in badly as Sunrisers looked as potent an attack even without their premier India bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Such was the dominance of the Hyderabad bowlers that the back 10 of the MI innings fetched them only 69 runs with only 36 coming off last five overs. Sandeep Sharma (2/25 in 4 overs) proved to be a like-for like replacement with his incisive swing bowling while Siddarth Kaul (2/29 in 4 overs) was once again impressive. A lot of credit will got to Rashid Khan, who stifled the scoring during the middle overs with brilliant figures of 1 for 13 in 4 overs. Rashid bowled flat and fast with a mix of ...
We know how to handle Gayle's blitzkrieg: Vettori
Royal Challengers Bangalore head coach Daniel Vettori today said his team was pretty well equipped to handle Kings XI Punjab's Chris Gayle's explosive batting because they were aware of his strengths. "We probably won't anticipate playing against Chris tomorrow. But if he does, if any team knows how good he is that is RCB and what he has done for the team for a number of years. We are fully aware of his strengths and how we can handle him," Vettori said of Gayle who played for RCB earlier. Gayle did not play KXIP's last match against Delhi Daredevils. Hopefully, the team can also tackle K L Rahul who is in fantastic form and knows the conditions here pretty well, Vettori said. "KL is obviously in fantastic form in the first game and he knows these conditions. He missed all last year for us, it was sad not to see him perform (play at all) but he has gone away to KXIP and started exceptionally well. Hopefully we can tackle him well," he said. On sixth bowling option, Vettori said the ...
Wrestlers, discuss throwers Seema, Navjeet & shooter Tajaswini swell India's CWG medal tally (Overall Roundup)
Indian wrestlers won four medals, including a gold each from Sushil Kumar and Rahul Aware, while Seema and Navjeet Dhillon clinched the silver and bronze medal respectively in the women's discuss throw and Tejaswini Sawant continued the good performance from shooters with a silver as the country took its medals tally to 31.
Super Cup: FC Goa thrash Jamshedpur FC to book semifinal berth
FC Goa thrashed Jamshedpur FC 5-1 in a match which saw six players being sent off at the Kalinga Stadium here on Thursday to enter the semifinals of the Super Cup.
It's too early to judge Ashwin as captain: Miller
Kings XI Punjab all-rounder David Miller today said it would be too early to talk about Ravichandran Ashwin's captaincy as the side has played just one match so far in the IPL. "He (Ashwin) is very calculated and thinks about the game well. He is a pretty relaxed guy and lets the players do what they want to do, which is the most important thing," Miller told reporters here. "I may not be in a position to say whether Ashwin has made any difference as bowling captain. It is too early and we have played just a game. So far, he has gone about his job pretty well by getting fielders in right places." Asked whether he sees any change in his role in the middle order, Miller said the players have been told to play exciting cricket, but would be flexible as per situation arising in the match. "No. Not at all. We have been told pretty early that we have to play exciting cricket and play freely. If you need ten runs in an over, you need to hit boundaries. It all depends on what situation we are
IPL-2018: Opening match record highest ever viewership
The opening game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 which was broadcast across the Star Network and live streamed on Hotstar has recorded the highest ever viewership in the history of the tournament, it was announced on Thursday.
Gold Coast CWG medal tally after Day 8
Top 10 positions in the medal tally after Day 8 of the 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Thursday. The list is in the order of rank, nation, gold medal, silver medal, bronze medal and total medals.
India's women's hockey team loses to Australia in semis
India's women's hockey team lost 0-1 to defending champions Australia in a semi-final clash of the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Thursday.
CWG: Indians shine in singles, doubles events on Day 8 (TT Roundup)
India's singles and doubles players outscored their respective opponents to advance while the para paddlers and Madhurika Patkar were the only disappointments on the day at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Thursday.
Manika enters semis as Mouma crashes out
Manika Batra cruised to the semifinals of the women's singles even as experienced paddler Mouma Das ended her campaign of the Commonwealth Games here today. Manika, who played a stellar role in India's historic gold in the women's team event, notched up a win against Singapore's Yihan Zhou 4-1. The Delhi paddler hardly broke a sweat in the first three games, winning 11-5 11-6 11-2. However, she was unable to finish the match as she stumbled in the fourth game 6-11 but sealed the match with a 11-9 win in the fifth game. "I have played against Zhou in the women's team final, so I knew she would be prepared. I am playing the best table tennis of my career so far. I was very relaxed this entire match," Manika said later. "I want to win the gold medal in women's singles and women's double events." In the other women's singles, Mouma was ousted by Yu Mengyu of Singapore 13-15 7-11 5-11 11-7 5-11. Madhurika Patkar also crashed out of the event as she lost to England's Kelly Sibley 9-11 8-11 .
CWG: Dipika-Saurav, Vikram-Ramit advance; Joshna-Harinder lose (Squash Roundup)
India's mixed doubles pair of Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal and the men's double combination of Vikram Malhotra and Ramit Tandon entered the semi-finals and quarter-finals of the squash competitions at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Thursday.
Discuss throwers Seema, Navjeet bag silver, bronze; Arpinder, Babu in triple jump final (Athletics Roundup)
Seema Punia and Navjeet Dhillon clinched the silver and bronze medal respectively in the women's discuss throw to open India's its account in the athletics competition of the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Thursday.
IPL 2018: KKR pacer Johnson likely to play against SRH
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) bowling coach Heath Streak on Thursday hinted that Australian veteran pacer Mitchell Johnson might be back for their second home game against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) after being rested in their five-wicket defeat to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL)
Women's League: Eastern Sporting Union enter final
Eastern Sporting Union (ESU) defeated Sethu FC 2-0 in extra time in the semi-finals of the second edition of the Hero Indian Womens League (IWL) here on Thursday to set up a title clash with Rising Students Club.
Streak hints at Johnson return against Sunrisers
Kolkata Knight Riders bowling coach Heath Streak today indicated bringing in changes in their playing eleven in their upcoming IPL match against Sunrisers Hyderabad after they failed to defend 203 against Chennai Super Kings. According to Streak, veteran Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson has recovered from a niggle and may be included in their second match at home on April 14. "Mitchell Johnson missed out and was rested with a slight niggle. Hopefully he will be back for the next game that will add a bit of strength," Streak told reporters on the sidelines of their practice session that was curtailed by evening showers. "It was a tough performance (against CSK), we got to learn from those mistakes. We have to make sure we come back strongly here," he added. KKR's new skipper Dinesh Karthik gave Vinay Kumar the tough task to defend 17 runs against CSK in Chennai and that ended in a disaster. Streak said his team has options available but it remains to be seen whether KKR drops Vinay ..
Medals galore as wrestlers join the party for India at CWG
The wrestling gold rush began as expected and the shooting ranges also threw up medals before a couple of track-and-field podium finishes provided a near perfect end to what was a high-yielding day for India at the 21st Commonwealth Games here. Sushil Kumar pulled off an effortless performance for gold, a tad irritated Seema Punia opened India's track-and-field account with a silver, while former world champion Tejaswini Sawant's rifle shot down a silver too. In all, India claimed two gold, three silver and a bronze today, shoring up the overall medal count to 31. However, the country continued to be third on the table behind Australia and England respectively. India have 14 gold, seven silver and 10 bronze medals thus far. The day started with a silver at the Belmont Shooting Centre in Brisbane where Sawant added a second silver to her CWG collection of medals in the women's 50m rifle prone event. And then began the medal rush at the Carrara Sports and Leisure centre where the ...