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Rana strikes twice but Mandeep's cameo takes RCB to 176-7
Part-time spinner Nitish Rana struck twice in a sensational one-over spell before Mandeep Singh smashed a whirlwind 18-ball 37 to take Royal Challengers Bangalore to a challenging 176-7 against Kolkata Knights Riders in their opening match of IPL 11 at the Edens Gardens here today. Opener Brendon McCullum set it up for RCB with a sensational 27-ball 43 (6x4, 2x6) while AB de Villiers made the Eden Gardens crowd cheer for them with his scintillating 23-ball 44, which was studded with five mouth-watering sixes and one boundary. Indian captain Virat Kohli (31 off 33) played the second fiddle and after RCB's star batsmen left the crease, it was a blazing cameo by Mandeep Singh which ensured RCB post a challenging total on board. With de Villiers blazing all guns at one point their run graph was looking past 200 but part-time off-spinner Rana produced twin dismissals in two balls -- De Villiers and Kohli -- to reduce RCB for 127/4 in 14.2 overs. De Villiers top edged, while Rana yorked ...
IPL: De Villiers, McCullum, Mandeep take RCB to 176/7
A.B. De Villiers and Brendon McCullum scored 43 and 44 respectively while Mandeep Singh smashed a 18-ball 37 to help Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) post 176/7 in 20 overs against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash here on Sunday.
CWG: India bag 6 medals; Gold each from women's TT team, shooter Bhaker & lifter Punam (Overall Roundup)
The Indian women's table tennis team clinched a maiden gold, while Punam Yadav and Vikas Thakur continued winning in the weightlifting events and shooters Manu Bhaker, Heena Sidhu and Ravi Kumar bagged medals as the country took its medal tally to 12 on the fourth day of the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Sunday.
IPL-2018: SRK's presence enthuses packed Eden crowd
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan upped the ante with his presence in Kolkata Knight Riders' Indian Premier League (IPL) opening game against Royal Challengers Bangalore here at the jam-packed Eden Gardens on Sunday.
India's results on Day 4 at CWG
Indian contingent's results on Day 4 of the 21st Commonwealth Games here. (In Alphabetical Order) ATHLETICS Shot Put: Tejinder Singh 19.10m. Qualified for finals Men's 400m: Muhammed Anas Yahya (45.96s). Qualified for semi-finals Men's 20 km walk: Manish Singh 4th; KT Irfan 13th place. Women's 20km walk: Khusbir Kaur 4th BADMINTON Mixed Team Event (Semi-finals): India beat Singapore 3-1. To meet Malaysia in final BASKETBALL Men: Scotland beat India 96-81 Women: New Zealand beat India 90-55 BOXING Women (48 kg quarter-final): MC Mary Kom beat Megan Gordon 5-0. (Assured bronze) Men (75 kg Pre-quarter-final): Vikas Krishan beat Campbell Somerville (Australia) 5-0 GYMNASTICS Women's Vault: Pranati Nayak (8th) Men's Ring: Rakesh Patra (8th) HOCKEY Women: India beat England 2-1 Men: India beat Wales 4-3 SHOOTING Women's 10m air pistol event: Manu Bhaker (Gold), Heena Sidhu (Silver) Men's 10m Air Rifle: Ravi Kumar (Bronze), Deepak Kumar (6th) Women's Skeet Event: Saniya Sheikh (4th), ...
Bolt-inspired Blake puts one hand on Commonwealth title
Jamaicas Yohan Blake had the words of Usain Bolt ringing in his ears as he dominated the sprints on day one of the Commonwealth Games athletics today. Despite world athletics chief Sebastian Coe slamming the "obsession" with Bolt, Blake said he was inspired by the now-retired Jamaican showman as he qualified fastest for the 100 metres final. "Usain told me, Yohan, youve got to win or else you cant go back home," said Blake, adding that Bolt also posted a touching message on Instagram saying: "I believe in you." Blake eased to 10.06sec in his semi-final to top the timesheets ahead of Englands Adam Gemili, the 2014 silver-medallist, while English sprinter Asha Philip was fastest into the womens final. Coe earlier insisted that athletics had plenty of talent to remain in a healthy state after Bolt, the eight-time Olympic champion, 100m and 200m world record-holder and 2014 Commonwealth relay gold-medallist. "Are we going to replace Usain Bolt? Probably not, because you dont replace ...
Squash legend calls time on Commonwealths as reign ends
Squash legend Nicol David said the Commonwealth Games in Australia will probably be her last after the Malaysian was beaten in the semi-finals today to dash her dreams of a third straight gold. The 34-year-old, who spent a record 108 consecutive months (2006-2015) on top of the official womens world rankings, was well beaten 3-1 by New Zealands Joelle King, the second seed. The best that David, the third seed, can now hope for is bronze. "I think it will probably be my last Commonwealth Games," said David, as she approaches the end of her glorious career. "The new generation is always going to change. You also rediscover things and start trying to push to improve. The exciting part is what we can get from the next face of squash." David added: "I gave it my all and thats all you can do. Joelle has been really consistent, it was going to be tough to beat her. "I gave it my best but sometimes your best is not enough." David, the eight-time world champion, will face Tesni Evans of Wales .
Nadal beats Zverev to set up Davis Cup decider with Germany
Rafael Nadal kept Spains Davis Cup hopes alive by beating Alexander Zverez today in the fourth rubber of their quarter-final against Germany. Nadals 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 win in Valencia draew the tie level at 2-2, with Spanish world number 33 David Ferrer up against Germanys Philipp Kohlschreiber in the fifth and decisive rubber. Two breaks in each set were enough for Nadal to seal an impressively comfortable victory over Zverev in what was only the 31-year-olds second outing since returning from a hip injury. Nadal said after the match he is still regaining sharpness. "The first set was fantastic," Nadal said. "There were times when I lost a bit of control because the match was tough, I had not competed for a long time and to maintain the level of the first set was complicated for me. "But in general it was a very important match and I am very happy." Nadal was forced to retire at the Australian Open in January but, back on his favoured clay, the 16-time Grand Slam champion showed little ...
PM congratulates women's TT team for CWG gold
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated the Indian women Table Tennis team on winning the Gold Medal at the Commonwealth Games. "A well deserved and historic Gold for the Indian women's Table Tennis team! Congratulations to the team. Delighted at this accomplishment", the Prime Minister said in a tweet. Earlier in the day, paddler Manika Batra inspired India to a historic gold medal with her stunning singles victories, fashioning an unthinkable 3-1 win over formidable Singapore in the final of the women's team event at the Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast, Australia. World No. 58 Batra first scored the biggest win of her career by humbling world number four and multiple Olympic medallist Feng Tianwei 3-2 and then brushed aside 100th-ranked Yihan Zhou 3-0 to engineer a sensational win over the mighty Singapore table tennis side. It was mother of all upsets as prior to this final, the Singapore women's team had never lost in the Commonwealth Games since the sport was inducted ..
The government is trying to politicise sports, alleges Congress' Tewari
Congress leader Manish Tewari today accused the Union sports ministry of trying to "politicise" sports by seeking information on medal record of Indian athletes in the past four years for a comparison with the UPA government, a charge rejected by the Ministry. Tewari, who held the portfolio of Information and Broadcasting during UPA-II, tweeted a screen shot of the letter, written purportedly by a sports ministry official to National Sports Federations, asking information on performance in the past four years for comparison. The text of the letter posted by Tewari on twitter read: "MoS's (I/c) office sought the following information urgently: "The no. of medal won by India in the international events during the last four years -if a comparison is made with medal won by India during UPA government. This may kindly be treated as urgent." Tewari used the purported letter to hit out at the sports ministry and tweeted:"Isn't this blatant politicisation of sports? Read mail below: @Ra_THORe
McCullum completes 9000 runs in twenty20
Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum today became only the second cricketer to complete 9,000 runs in Twenty20 cricket during the IPL match between Royals Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders here today. McCullum needed eight runs for achieving his landmark on the day. In fact, it was McCullum's unforgettable 73-ball-158 during the first-ever IPL game between KKR and RCB that set the tone for the cash-rich league. The former New Zealand skipper achieved the milestone in the fourth ball of RCB's innings when he hit a six off KKR's R Vinay Kumar over fine leg. The 36-year-old scored 43 off 27 balls before being dismissed by Sunil Narine in the ninth over. One of the most explosive batsman in world cricket, West Indies' Chris Gayle is the only other cricketer to score more than 9000 runs in twenty20. He has so far amassed 11,068 runs in 323 matches.
Rajinikanth backs opposition to IPL in Chennai
Amid opposition to IPL matches here in view of raging protests over Cauvery issue, Tamil film star Rajinikanth today said it would be good if organisers stopped the games as such a gala event would be embarrassing when the entire Tamil Nadu was agitating. Alternatively, he suggested Chennai Super Kings (CSK) team players could play in the city wearing black bands as a mark of expressing the anguish of people who have been staging protests demanding setting up of Cauvery Management Board. "Playing IPL matches here when whole of Tamil Nadu is agitating for Cauvery (management board) will be an embarrassment," he told reporters here referring to the opposition from different quarters to the event. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), IPL authorities and the owners of Chennai Super Kings should extend their cooperation by allowing the players to wear the black bands, he said. Rajinikanth also appealed to the IPL fans to wear black colour dress to extend their ...
PM congratulates winners in Commonwealth Games
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Indian women's table tennis team, weightlifters and shooters on winning medals in the 21st Commonwealth Games.
Rahul blitzkrieg blows away Delhi Daredevils
Opener KL Rahul blasted his way to a fastest ever half-century in Indian Premier League as a new look Kings XI Punjab started their campaign on a resounding note defeating Delhi Daredevils by six wickets, here today. Ravichandran Ashwin marshalled his resources admirably restricting Daredevils to a mediocre 166 for 7 on a placid track. The KXIP captain himself bowled a few leg breaks during his disciplined effort of 1 for 23 in 4 overs. The surprise package was Afghanistan off-spinner Mujeeb-r Rahman, who finished with 2 for 28 in 4 overs. Courtesy Rahul, who smashed six boundaries and four sixes in his 16-ball-51, the match as a contest was over within the Powerplay as KXIP raced away to 73 for 2 in six overs. Karun Nair, who has had a mixed season, then helped himself to a 33-ball-50 as the home team reached the target in 18.5 overs. Only Yuvraj Singh's 12 off 22 balls stuck out like a sore thumb as he once again looked a pale shadow of his old self. The star of the match certainly .
East Bengal seal semi-final berth in Hero Super Cup
An injury time goal by Laldanmawia Ralte helped East Bengal to notch up a thrilling 1-0 win over Aizawl FC and seal the first semifinal spot of the Hero Super Cup here today. A former Aizawl midfielder, Ralte scored the solitary goal of the match from the spot late into injury time to break the deadlock after both the teams fought tooth and nail during the regulation time. The first half began on a slow note but East Bengal FC soon caught up and started attacking in quick succession through Syrian Mahmoud Al Amna and Nigerian Dudu Omegbemi. But the Mizoram outfit showcased their class by denying East Bengal. Aizawl FC did put up an attack with a few shots on the goal as well but couldn't find success in their attempts. It was the Bengal outfit however who came really close to scoring on a couple of occasions but some brave goal keeping from Aizawl FC goalkeeper Lalawmpuia ensured that the first 45 minutes of the game ended evenly balanced without any goals being scored. The second ...
India's campaign in basketball ends on a dismal note at CWG
India's disappointing campaign in the basketball event ended following the men's team's third successive loss in the preliminary round Pool B as it went down 81-96 against Scotland in the 21st Commonwealth Games, here today. India lagged 26-33 after the first quarter before putting up a fight in the second which Scotland wrested 16-15. But Scotland created a huge gap after the third quarter, pocketing it 29-11. Pushed to the wall, India managed to grab the fourth and final quarter 29-18 but it was not enough in the end. India had lost 87-96 to Cameroon on the opening day, before being thrashed by England 54-100 in their last two Pool B matches. While men failed to match their opponents, Indian women's team too were no better as they lost 55-90 to New Zealand in the preliminary round, their third consecutive loss, to finish last in Pool A. The women's team had suffered a 57-66 defeat against Jamaica in their opening match, before losing 72-85 to Malaysia in their second match at the ...
Sajan fails to qualify for men's 100 butterfly final
India's Sajan Prakash failed to qualify for the finals of men's 100m butterfly after finishing fifth in the semifinals of swimming competition at the 21st Commonwealth games here today. Prakash clocked 54.12 seconds in semifinal 2, while England's James Guy (52.34), South Africa's Chad Le Clos (52.56) and Canada's Josiah Binnema (53.41) took the first three spots respectively. Prakash had earlier managed 54.11 seconds in the heats to finish behind Australia's Grant Irvine, who produced a timing of 53.89 at the Optus Aquatic Centre here.
Pranati fails to qualify in Women's Vault Final
Indian gymnast Pranati Nayak failed to qualify for the women's vault finals after finishing last in the event at the 21st Commonwealth games here today. Among eight gymnasts, Pranati finished at the bottom after totalling 11.983 following a penalty of -0.100 during her effort at the Coomera Indoor Sports Centre. Rakesh Patra also finished eighth in men's ring final after scoring 12.933 (5.900 difficulty + 7.033 execution).
IPL-2018: KKR elect to field vs RCB
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Dinesh Karthik won the toss and elected to field against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) opener at the Eden Gardens here on Sunday.
Super Cup: East Bengal beat Aizawl 1-0 to seal semis berth
A last-gasp Laldanmawia Ralte goal helped East Bengal edge past Aziawl FC 1-0 to secure a semi-final berth in the Super Cup at the Kalinga Stadium here on Sunday.