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Emeka to organise charity run, football match for Rohingya refugees
Retired Nigerian World Cupper Emeka Ezeugo, who has played for city giants East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting SC, on Tuesday said he wants to extend his support to the Rohingyas who have been living in refugee camps in Bangladesh since last year.
Shadab Khan fined for violation in West Indies T20
Pakistan's teenage leg-spinner Shadab Khan has been fined for violating the players' code of conduct in a Twenty20 against the West Indies, the International Cricket Council said today. The 19-year-old was fined 20 percent of his match fee and handed a one demerit point following a "send off" signal after dismissing West Indian opener Chadwick Walton in the second Twenty20 international in Karachi on Monday. "The Pakistan wrist spinner was found to have violated article 2.1.7 of the code, which relates to 'using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batsman upon his dismissal during an international match'," the ICC said in a statement. The incident happened in the ninth over of the Windies' innings "when Shadab, after dismissing Walton, pointed his finger at the departing batsman and also made an inappropriate comment. "After the match, Shadab admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by David Boon, the ICC ...
Messi back to lead Barcelona against Roma
Lionel Messi will lead the FC Barcelona attack when his side entertains AS Roma in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday night.
Aashish Kapoor named in BCCI's Junior Selection Committee
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced that Aashish Kapoor has replaced Venkatesh Prasad in its three-member All-India Junior Selection Committee.
Saina Nehwal's father granted access to CWG Village
A day after Saina Nehwal complained about her father Harvir Singh's name being missing from the team official category short-listed for accommodation in the 2018 Commonwealth Games Village, the Indian star shuttler could finally breathe a sigh of relief.The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has now granted Saina's father access to the athletes' village at the 2018 CWG in Gold Coast, Australia.Confirming the news, Saina told ANI that she would like to thank the IOA and Sports Minister Rajyawardhan Rathore for helping her out in this accreditation issue. She also issued an apology "for all the trouble" she caused over the matter."I would like to thank IOA secretary Rajiv Mehta and team IOA for all the support and also Rajyawardhan Rathore Sir for helping me out with this accreditation issue. It is sorted and I would like to apologise if I have given any trouble to them," Saina said.Meanwhile, Saina also took to her Twitter account to acknowledge the effort put in by the IOA in resolving .
ICC Chief takes easy way out to address sandpaper-gate (Column: Just Sport)
The dust seems to have settled over the sandpaper-gate or the ball tampering issue that rocked international cricket last week with the culprits breaking down while admitting their guilt.
Aashish Kapoor replaces Venkatesh Prasad in BCCI Jr Selection Panel
Former India player Aashish Kapoor was today named as a replacement of Venkatesh Prasad in the three-member All-India Junior Selection Committee of the BCCI. Kapoor was a part of the original five-member panel selected in 2016 but was later kept out as BCCI pruned it to three as per Lodha panel diktat. "Since selectors can only be replaced in an AGM, BCCI for past one year has been paying Kapoor his monthly salary. When Prasad resigned, it was only natural Gyanendra Pandey and Rakesh Parikh are the other two members of the selection panel. A former off-spinner, Kapoor played four Tests and 17 ODIs for India, including the 1996 ICC World Cup. He has also played 128 first-class games and 93 List A matches. "I wish him all the very best for this endeavour. I am sure he has a lot to offer when it comes to being a part of the junior selection committee with his varied expertise and experience in the game. India have a rich talent pool and it is important to identify the talent at a young ..
Philander stars in S.Africa's 3-1 Test series win vs Australia
South Africa rode on paceman Vernon Philander's sensational spell (6/21) to thrash Australia by 492 runs in the final Test and clinch the four-match series 3-1 at the Wanderers Stadium here on Tuesday.
IOA arranges accreditation for Saina's father after her pull-out threat
The Indian Olympic Association was today forced to get an official accreditation for Saina Nehwal's father Harvir Singh after the star shuttler in an angry missive had threatened to pull out of the Commonwealth Games. The 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist wrote a letter to a senior IOA office-bearer currently in Gold Coast where she had said that if her father's name is not cleared as "an official", she will not take part in the quadrennial extravaganza. "I msgd u and tried to call u but u didn't pick up the call but there is so much issue going on with my father...if his accreditation is no (sic) cleared as an official I am not going to play the matches," Saina wrote in her letter addressed to the IOA. An official in the IOA confirmed that Saina had indeed written a letter. "It's our duty to help the sportspersons. They should focus on winning medals. Yes, Saina had written to a senior official. But we don't want to make an issue out of it. As it is, we have solved her problem. .
India eyes rich medal haul at Gold Coast CWG (Preview)
With a massive 222-member contingent, India will aim to showcase its status as a rising sports power with an expected rich medal haul when the 21st Commonwealth Games begin here on Wednesday.
Ivory Coast TT Open : India's Selena, Shreya clinch bronze
India's Selena Selvakumar and Shreya Shivakumar produced a rich vein of form as they fetched two bronze medals at the 2018 Ivory Coast Junior and Cadet Open Table Tennis Tournament in Abidjan on Monday.Selena settled for the bronze in the junior girls' singles while Shreya, who teamed up with China's Yininghua Hu, assured herself of a medal in the junior girls' doubles category of the event which is part of the International Table Tennis Federation's (ITTF) World Junior Circuit.Selena, the 18-year-old from Chennai, began the tournament on a high note, remaining unbeaten in the group stages and storming into the main draw.However, her run ended in the semi-final when she went down to eventual title winner Junjin Chen of China 1-4 (11-6, 8-11, 6-11, 8-11, 8-11).In the doubles event, the Indo-China pair of Shreya and Yininghua breezed through the second round, defeating Ivory Coast's Priscilla Loes and Tanoa Nzebo 3-0 (11-5, 11-0, 11-6).They, however, failed to get past a Chinese ...
Kiwis climb up in Test Rankings post England series triumph
New Zealand have overtaken Australia to take third position in the ICC Test Team Rankings after the Christchurch and Johannesburg Test matches, which has resulted in them getting a bigger purse from the International Cricket Council at the extended cut-off date of April 3.New Zealand's 1-0 series win over England and Australia's 3-1 loss to South Africa have resulted in both teams finishing on 102 points in the team rankings. However, New Zealand are ahead by a thin margin, as they are now on 102.263 points and Australia are on 102.2 points.The change in rankings means that New Zealand will now get a prize money of 200,000 USD for finishing third while Australia will have to be content with 100,000 USD.South Africa had already assured themselves of the second place after having taken up a 2-1 lead in the series since only Australia could overtake them in the team list.Australia needed to win 3-0 or better to overtake South Africa while they had to avoid losing 3-1 or worse to ensure ..
Sodhi survives to guide Kiwis to historic win over England
New Zealand secured their first series win over England since 1999 after managing a dramatic draw in the second Test at Hagley Oval here to claim the series 1-0.England needed to claim ten wickets on the final day to win the series and for once it seemed possible when Stuart Broad dismissed Jeet Raval (19) and Kane Williamson for a duck with the first two deliveries of the day.Tom Lathamn, who resumed the day batting on 25 survived long and scored 83 before being dismissed by Jack Leach in 67th over.Colin de Grandhomme then scored 45 runs with 27 overs remaining.However, it was Ish Sodhi, who batted for more than three hours for his unbeaten 56, along with Neil Wagner's 103-ball stay, to draw the match.Earlier, England set a massive 382-tun victory target for the hosts.Joe Root's team now still has to wait to break their 12-match winless streak away from home.England will gain confidence and form ahead of their series against Pakistan next month.
Manchester United freeze ticket prices again
Manchester United on Tuesday said that both season and match ticket prices will be frozen for the seventh season in a row ahead of the upcoming 2018-19 campaign.
CWG 2018: IOA brushes off Saina Nehwal's complaint
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Tuesday set aside ace shuttler Saina Nehwal's complaint claiming that her father Harvir Singh's name has been cut from the team official category short-listed for accommodation in the 2018 Commonwealth Games Village.The Olympic Association informed that Saina' father's name is in the list of the extra-officials accredited but the payment for accreditation does not include a bed at the Commonwealth Games Village."Dear @NSaina , Mr. Harvir Singh is an accredited Extra Official! As stated in the CDM Manual of Gold Coast 2018 CWG and repeatedly conveyed to BAI, the payment for accreditation of Extra Official does not include bed in the Games Village," IOA tweeted from its official Twitter account.Along with the tweet, the IOA also attached a picture of an official document which stated "the ETO service charge for an extra Team Official. does not include a travel grant or bed in the CGV."Earlier, Olympic medallist Nehwal took to Twitter to claim that
Philander's six-fer bowls Proteas to historic Test series win over Aussies
Pacer Vernon Philander scalped a six-wicket haul as South Africa crushed Australia by a staggering 492 runs in the fourth and final Test to clinch the four-match series 3-1 at the Wanderers Stadium here on Tuesday.Chasing a huge target of 612 runs to win, Australia fell like a pack of cards to eventually bundle out cheaply for 119 runs on Day Five of the final Test against South Africa, thus bringing the curtain down on a series that was marred by controversy from start to finish.Except opener Joe Burns (42) and Peter Handscomb (24), none of the Australian batsmen was able to reach a double-figure mark in their side's second innings.Philander was unplayable on the final day as he finished with a brilliant figures of six for 21. He also bagged three wickets in Australia's first innings.While Morne Morkel took two wickets, Keshav Maharaj also chipped in with a wicket to guide his side to huge victory.It is South Africa's fourth biggest win margin by runs in the history of Test ...
Kerala Assembly congratulates state football team
The Kerala Assembly today congratulated the state football team for winning the Santosh Trophy. Speaking on a resolution moved by Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the government is committed to promote sports and it would take all steps to improve infrastructure facilities. The team would be accorded a civic reception here on April 6 which would be observed as victory day, he said. Steps would be taken to ensure the protection of sports grounds in the state, Vijayan said. Sports Minister A V Moideen said the government would take a decision on the cash award to be given to the team at the next cabinet meet. Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala said the victory would herald a new sports era in football in the state. Kerala edged out Bengal via tie-breaker 4-2 after they were locked 2-2 at full time in the final held at Kolkata on Sunday. The state was winning the title for the sixth time but after a gap of 14 years.
Ball-tampering scandal had big effect - Paine after thrashing
The fall-out from Australia's ball-tampering scandal had a major effect on the performance of the team, new captain Tim Paine said after his team were thrashed by 492 runs in the fourth Test at the Wanderers Stadium today. The defeat gave South Africa a 3-1 series victory, their first at home against Australia since 1969/70. Paine admitted that South Africa had outplayed Australia after losing the first Test in Durban. "We can't hide from the fact that purely on skill they outplayed us," he said. But he said he was disappointed at the lack of fight shown as Vernon Philander ripped through his team on the final morning. Philander had career-best figures of six for 21, taking all six of his wickets for three runs in 5.2 overs. He dismissed the Marsh brothers, Shaun and Mitchell, with the first and fourth balls of the morning and Australia never recovered. They crashed from 88 for three to 119 all out in 16.4 overs. It brought to an end a series of high-quality cricket and even greater ..
Post ban, CSK aim to re-establish dominance (Team Profile)
With the core of their original squad intact, two-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be eager to re-establish their dominance after returning to the lucrative Twenty20 tournament following a two-year ban.
Will BMC continue no spl supply of water to Wankhede stadium during IPL? asks HC
The Bombay High Court today asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) if it would continue its decision of not supplying additional water to the Wankhede Stadium during the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament. The court asked the civic body to file an affidavit on this. A division bench of Justices A S Oka and Riyaz Chagla was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by NGO 'Loksatta Movement' in 2016, raising concerns over water usage for ground management during the IPL tournament, when the state was reeling under drought. In April 2016, the high court had directed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to shift all the IPL matches to be held in Maharashtra post April 30, outside the state due to the severe drought condition. During an earlier hearing of the matter, the BMC had told the high court that in the past three years it has not given any special supply of water to the Wankhede Stadium, located in south Mumbai. "Is the civic ...