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Marriage proposal is slam-dunk at Commonwealth Games

An English basketball player stunned his girlfriend by proposing on-court at the Commonwealth Games -- but happily, she accepted. Jamell Anderson lured Georgia Jones, who plays for Englands women's team, to the centre of the court on Australia's Gold Coast with the help of team-mates. He then surprised her by getting down on one knee, producing an engagement ring and popping the question. "I had absolutely no idea," Jones, 28, said. "He told me I was just getting a picture taken." "Im just in shock," a tearful Jones added, struggling to articulate her emotions. "Im pretty speechless myself and I knew it was happening," said husband-to-be Anderson, 27. "Its been on my mind for a while. So now I can just play basketball." Anderson said his team-mates made for perfect foils to help get Jones onto the court, ostensibly for a celebratory picture after the English men reached the quarter-finals in front of the watching womens team. "They initiated the plan really well, so that went ...

I don't set targets, I just work on technique: Manu Bhaker

Uncluttered is what makes one unhindered -- that's the philosophy 16-year-old Manu Bhaker follows when she takes aim for gold at shooting ranges, the latest in her collection being the Commonwealth Games 10m air pistol top prize. The Haryana-girl, who is making waves in Indian shooting, broke the Games record (240.9) at the Belmont Shooting Centre today, way ahead of nearest competition, which happened to be compatriot and eventual silver-medallist Heena Sidhu (234). Her gold medal opened India's 21st CWG account in shooting, a sport which usually fetches a bagful of medals for the country. "It just happened, I only worked on my technique, rest just happened," Bhaker told PTI after adding to her collection of gold medals from the senior and junior World Cups. "Shooting is an uncomplicated sport, take aim and shoot. That's why it's important not to think too much. If you think too much, then it becomes complex," she explained, sounding wise beyond her age. The teenager, who is the ...

IPL 2018: Hyderabad, Rajasthan aim to overcome loss of captains (Preview)

Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad will face-off in the Indian Premier League here on Monday sans their marquee captains Steve Smith and David Warner who are serving a one-year ban for ball tampering.

PCB, BCCI set for face-off over Emerging Nations Cup

Pakistan is likely to adopt a strong stance at the Asian Cricket Council meeting in Kuala Lumpur this week and will insist on hosting the Asian Emerging Nations Cup tournament this year. According to a senior official of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Pakistan will make it clear at the meeting that if India can't come to Pakistan to play in the Emerging Nations Cup than Pakistan will also not be able to send its team for the Asia Cup in September in India. The PCB will try to convince the member boards to move the Asia Cup out of India to a third country like Malaysia or even Sri Lanka so that Pakistan can participate in it, the official said. PCB Chairman, Najam Sethi, and chief operating officer, Subhan Ahmad are due to fly out today for Kuala Lumpur where Sethi will chair the meeting as ACC President. Another official source said that Sethi had decided to adopt a strong stance with India which will be represented at the meeting on Monday and Tuesday. PCB is not happy over India's ...

Boxers Mary, Vikas shine at CWG (Boxing Roundup)

Veteran star M.C. Mary Kom and World Championship bronze medallist Vikas Krishan kept the Indian flying high in their respective categories of the boxing competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Sunday.

CWG: Boxer Lovlina crashes out in quarters

India's Lovlina Borgohain crashed out of the women's 69 kilogram category of the boxing competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Sunday.

Tejinder Singh qualifies for shot put finals at CWG

Indian shot-putter Tejinder Singh qualified for the finals of the Commonwealth Games with a sixth-place finish in the qualifying round here today. Placed in qualifying Group A, the reigning national champion managed a distance of 19.10m in his final attempt of the day after throws of 18.49m and 18.43m. Tejinder came into the Games after claiming a silver at the Asian Indoor Championships in Tehran in February. New Zealand's Tomas Walsh topped the qualifying with a new Games record of 22.45m followed by Nigeria's Chukwuebuka Enekechi (20.66m). The finals of the event are scheduled for tomorrow.

Cyclists Aleena, Deborah exit Keirin repechage qualifiers

Indian cyclists Aleena Reji and Deborah Herold crashed out of women's Keirin first round repechage qualifiers at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Sunday.

CWG: Indian basketball women exit

India's women's basketball team lost their third consecutive group stage match to exit the 21st commonwealth Games here on Sunday.

Bolt to be in stands for Blake in CWG 100m final tomorrow

The second fastest man on the planet will have the fastest one cheering for him in the stands at Commonwealth Games' men's 100m finals, here tomorrow. Yohan Blake, whose speed on the track is second only to Usain Bolt, will have his acclaimed countryman in the stands when he attempts to light up the athletics arena in the 100m final tomorrow. "He should be flying in on the eighth or the ninth, one of them. I'm looking forward to it. This morning he messaged me on Instagram and said 'I believe in you'," Blake said after his semifinal run, which he topped with a timing of 10.06sec. Bolt retired at last year's World Championships in London, leaving a vaccum in the dope-tainted athletics arena that would be hard to fill in near future. The ongoing Commonwealth Games is the first major event to have a 100m final in the post-Bolt era. Former world champion Blake is being seen as one of the stars, who can perhaps be the clean face of international athletics. And he is quite enjoying the ...

Bhaker claims gold with CWG records, silver for Heena

Manu Bhaker was in a league of her own as she shattered two records en route to adding the Commonwealth Games gold medal to the glowing list of achievements in her relatively nascent career, while compatriot Heena Sidhu bagged silver in the 10m air pistol event here today. The 16-year-old Bhaker's calm demeanour belied her age as she shot a CWG finals record 240.9 to finish well ahead of her senior teammate Sidhu, who staged a stirring comeback to aggregate 234 at the Belmont Shooting Centre. In the end, Bhaker finished a whopping 6.9 points ahead of Sidhu. Appearing in his maiden Commonwealth Games like Bhaker, Ravi Kumar (224.1) claimed the bronze medal in men's 10m air rifle event after surviving a shoot-off, while Saniya Sheikh had to be contend with a fourth-place finish in the women's skeet finals with 32. Deepak Kumar finished sixth in the 10m air rifle, while Maheshwari Chauhan could not make the skeet final. A dominant Bhaker led throughout the two stages in her maiden ...

Diehard Arsenal fan names new born after Ozil

: A diehard Arsenal fan from Kerala's football crazy district of Malappuram has named his new born after German player Mesut Ozil. Inzamam Ul-Haq says when his wife Fida Sanam became pregnant, he had decided that if it was a boy, he would name him after Ozil, the german professional footballer who plays for the premier English club, Arsenal. "We had decided if it was a boy, we will name him after some Arsenal player. Ozil was my first priority". His second choice was Elneny, the Egyptian footballer, another Arsenal player. Inzamam, a civil engineer by profession, says he was a big fan of Ozil, "who uses chances and sees spaces that other players do not see," he said in a video shot by Arsenal's media team. The child, born on December 29, 2017 and was named Mehd, which means instructor and Ozil (Genuine) in Turkish, instead of Mesut. Arsenal's media team was in Malappuram recently to shoot a video of baby Ozil and family titled 'A story of a special young fan from Kerala'

Pro Kabaddi League has helped unearth new talent: Goswami

Pro Kabaddi League has not only helped popularise kabaddi across the country but also enabled unearth new talent, who have showcased their skills among the best in the business, said the league's Commissioner Anupam Goswami. "The League has grown from strength to strength with each season. The surge in consumption of VIVO Pro Kabaddi League is a strong indicator of the kind of love our country has for its home-grown sport," he said in an e-mail interaction. He said PKL has managed to strike a chord and play up the latent but extremely strong widespread support for kabaddi. "The growth of the league has been commendable. A lot of that has to do with the high-octane nature of game play inherent in the sport, as well as the way it's been packaged and presented," Goswami added. He said the growing numbers with regard to viewership and popularity of the players was testimony to the fact that kabaddi was enjoying increased patronage. "PKL's season-5 saw an increase in viewership

Canada mourns 15 killed in hockey bus crash

A shocked Canada was in mourning after a bus carrying a junior ice hockey team collided with a semi-trailer truck in Saskatchewan province, killing 15 people. In a country where love of the sport is almost a religion, the crash sparked an outpouring of grief among players and fans, while national political leaders and the head of the National Hockey League expressed their sympathies. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), which said determining the cause of the accident would require some time, did not say how many of the victims were players or coaches of the Humboldt Broncos team, which hails from a town of 6,000 people. Police said that there had been 29 people on board the team bus, including the driver, and 14 were injured, including some in critical condition. "An entire country is in shock and mourning today," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said yesterday. "We are heartbroken knowing many of those we lost had their entire lives in front of them... This is every parent's worst

Women's League: Rising Student Club defeat India Rush SC

Rising Student Club defeated India Rush SC 2-0 in a group stage match of the second edition of the Hero Indian Womens League at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Sunday.

You make us proud Indians: Big B, Anil laud women athletes

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Anil Kapoor are ecstatic over the performance of India's women athletes at the 21st Commonwealth Games in Australia.

Manchester United spoils party for City

Manchester United was trailing by two goals but came back thanks to a one-two punch by Paul Pogba and a score by Chris Smalling to down rival Manchester City for its second loss of the season.

Muguruza in Monterrey Open tennis final

Spanish top-seed Garbiñe Muguruza defeated Romania's Ana Bogdan 6-0, 7-5 to reach the final of the Monterrey Open.

CWG: Gymnast Patra disappoints in men's Rings final

Indian gymnast Rakesh Patra finished a disappointing last in the eight-men Rings final at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Sunday.

CWG: Ravi Kumar shoots bronze in men's 10m air rifle

India's Ravi Kumar bagged the bronze medal in men's 10 metre air rifle shooting competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Sunday.