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Atletico's Oblak frustrates Real Madrid in 1-1 draw
Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak frustrated Real Madrid and his teammate Antoine Griezmann scored the tying tally in an enjoyable 1-1 derby in the 31st round of Spanish First Division football action.
Ferrer leads Spain to Davis Cup semis
David Ferrer has defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber, 7-6 (7-1), 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 7-5 in an epic match, to help Spain to the Davis Cup semifinals with a 3-2 victory over Germany.
Reed edges Fowler, Spieth to capture Masters thriller
Fending off epic challenges from three top rivals in a dramatic Masters final round, Patrick Reed captured his first major title Sunday, grinding out a one-shot victory at Augusta National. The 27-year-old US Ryder Cup firebrand showed the same grit he displays in match-play battles, dispatching Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler and Rory McIlroy in an emotional battle that had spectators roaring. "Today was probably the hardest mentally a round of golf can possibly be," Reed said. "I knew it was going to be a dogfight." Reed, whose breakthrough came in his 17th major start, fired a 1-under par 71 to finish 72 holes on 15-under 273, one stroke ahead of Fowler with Spieth third on 275 and Spains Jon Rahm fourth on 276. "Having to shoot under par in the final round to win my first major, it was awesome," Reed said. "It was really satisfying." In addition to the iconic winners green jacket, Reed pocketed $1.98 million from an $11 million purse. Reigning British Open champion Spieth, the 2015 ..
Vettel earns record 4th Bahrain Grand Prix win
German Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel has won the Bahrain Grand Prix, the second race of the 2018 Formula 1 season, for a record of fourth time, two weeks after clinching the Australian GP, strengthening his grip on the top spot in the driver standings.
Goolaerts dies after crash at Paris-Roubaix cycling race
Belgian cyclist Michael Goolaerts, 23, has died a few hours after crashing and suffering a heart attack while competing in the classic Paris-Roubaixrace, his team - Verandas Willems-Crelan - announced.
Guatemala defeats El Salvador, remains in Davis Cup Group II
A withdrawal due to injury and an exciting doubles victory over El Salvador handed a series win to Guatemala, ensuring that they remain in the Americas Davis Cup Group II next year.
Rodrigo's header gives 1-0 win to Valencia
A header by Valencia's Rodrigo Moreno in the 7th minute helped the home team beat Espanyol 1-0 here.
Spain's Muguruza wins 2018 Monterrey Open
Spain's Garbine Muguruza rose from a set down to beat Hungarian Timea Babos 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 and emerge champion of the 2018 Monterrey Open here.
Solanki, Kaushik in boxing quarters of CWG
The debutant duo of Gaurav Solanki (52kg) and Manish Kaushik (60kg) advanced to the quarterfinals, continuing Indian boxers' fine preliminary run at the Commonwealth Games here today. While Solanki eased past Ghana's Akimos Annang Ampiah 5-0, Kaushik staved off some early resistance from Trinidad and Tobago's Michael Alexander to win 4-0. Solanki was the first to take the ring and was quite a dominant force against a rather timid opponent. However, the Indian was modest in victory and lauded his opponent. He will next face Papua new Guinea's Charles Keama in the last-eight stage on April 11. "He was a bit of a challenge as he was very fast," Solanki said after his bout. Also advancing to the quarters was Kaushik, who was a shade rusty to start with but got into his groove quickly enough for a comfortable win in the end. Kaushik has a tough one lined up in the quarterfinals as he will be squaring off against England's European Championships bronze-medallist Calum French. Indian boxers .
IPL-2018: Narine's innings was turning point: Mandeep
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batsman Mandeep Singh has said that Sunil Narine's 19-ball 50 took the game away from them and handed Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) a winning start to the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Eden Gardens here.
Mehuli wins silver in 10 air rifle, bronze for Chandela
Young Mehuli Ghosh settled for the silver medal after forcing a shoot-off in the women's 10m air rifle event with a perfect final shot of 10.9 while Apurvi Chandela secured bronze in the Commonwealth Games here today. The 17-year Ghosh shot an excellent 10.9 to take the finals into a shoot-ff with Singapore's Martina Lindsay Veloso, the eventual gold medallist with a games record score of 247.2. Ghosh also aggregated a record 247.2 but a 9.9 in the shoot-off put paid to her hopes of claiming the top prize, as Veloso shot 10.3. Defending champions Chandela totalled 225.3 to finish third on the podium. Chandela had earlier smashed her own Commonwealth Games qualifying record from four years back by scoring 423.2. Chandela's sequence of scores over four series in the qualifying read a very impressive 105.7 105.2 106.1 106.2. While Ghosh was fifth in the qualifying with 413.7 following scores of 104.3 103.7 102.2 and 103.5 over four series. However, Ghosh, a bronze medallist in her maiden
CWG: Shooter Smit qualifies for men's skeet final
India's Smit Singh qualified for the final of shooting men's skeet competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Monday.
Boxers Kaushik, Solanki enter CWG quarters
India's Manish Kaushik and Gaurav Solanki entered the quarter-finals of their respective weight categories in the men's boxing competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Monday.
CWG: Indian men's TT team reach final
The Indian men's Table Tennis team assured of at least a silver medal after beating Singapore to qualify for the final of the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Monday.
Record-breaking Jitu bags gold, Mitharval wins bronze
Jitu Rai broke the games record to claim the gold medal by some distance in men's 10m air pistol, underlining why he is rated as one of India's premier shooters, while Om Prakash Mitharval bagged bronze in the Commonwealth Games here today. World Championship silver medallist Rai shot 235.1 to comfortably finish top of the podium. Mitharval, who had established a new qualification games record with 584, eventually finished with the bronze medal after aggregating 214.3 in the eight-man finals at the Belmont Shooting Centre. Australia's Kerry Bell secured the silver medal with 233.5, having managed to topple Mitharval from the second position. In the finals, Jitu started on a strong note and led with 100.4 at the end of stage 1, while Mitharval was third with 98.1. In stage 2 elimination, Rai started with 10.3 and 10.3 to lead the pecking order, even as his compatriot moved up and displaced Bell at second place with two 10.1s. Championship Rai continued to surge ahead with a 10.2 but an
CWG: India's Shankar enters men's high jump final
India's Tejaswin Shankar entered the final of the men's high jump event at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Monday.
Tejaswin Shankar enters high jump final at CWG
National record holder Tejaswin Shankar today advanced to the finals of the Commonwealth Games high jump competition after finishing ninth in the qualifying round here today. Shankar finished a joint fifth in group A and ninth overall. The Indian cleared 2.21m in final analysis after starting out at 2.10m. None of the competitors in fray could touch the official mark set at 2.27m with 2.21m being the best effort by the top 12, who made the cut for the finals scheduled on April 14. The 21-year-old Shankar is a Youth Commonwealth Games gold-medallist. He had qualified for the Games by claiming a national record of 2.28m during the Federation Cup last month. Among others who advanced were Australian cricketer Mitchell Starc's younger brother Brandon Starc, a crowd favourite at today's event. The stadium, filled with a decent number of fans despite the bright sun, got behind the former Youth Olympics silver-medallist quite loudly during the event. In the women's 400m heats, India's ...
Boxer Solanki enters CWG quarters
Indian boxer Gaurav Solanki entered the quarter-finals of the men's flyweight (52 kilogram) category at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Monday.
CWG '18: Shooters bag gold, bronze for India
Indian shooters continued to bring glory to the country as Jitu Rai and Om Prakash Mitharwal won gold and bronze medals respectively here on Monday.In the men's 10m air pistol event at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018, Rai shot a total of 235.1 points, thus, registering a new Games record.Meanwhile, Mitharwal, in his debut at the event, bagged the third spot after shooting a total of 214.3 points, thus, taking India's medal count to 15 in the 21st edition of the Games.Earlier on Sunday, 16-year-old Manu Bhaker and seasoned campaigner Heena Sidhu clinched gold and silver in the women's 10m Air Pistol final, while Ravi Kumar bagged a bronze medal in the Men's 10m Air Rifle final on Day four of the quadrennial event.On a related note, India has won five medals so far in shooting alone.
CWG '18: Pardeep's silver takes India's medal count to 13
Indian weightlifters continued their medal rush at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018 as Pardeep Singh won a silver medal in the sport on Monday.The 22-year old lifted a combined total of 352 kg. In the snatch, he lifted 152 kg and subsequently 200 kg in clean and jerk, thus, registering a new personal best, four kilos higher than his previous record of 196 kg.With this, Pardeep comfortably cemented his place in the second spot, with Samoa's Sanele Mao taking gold after a total lift of 360kg.Last year, Pardeep had claimed a surprise gold medal in his first senior competition in the 105kg category.Pardeep's feat now takes India's medal count to 13 at the Games, and 9th in weightlifting alone.