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Shooter Anish wins gold at Junior World Cup
India's Anish Bhanwala won the Mens 25m Rapid Fire Pistol title at the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup here on Monday.
Santosh Tropjy: Punjab pip Karnataka, revive semi-final hopes
Punjab bounced back from behind to pip Karnataka 2-1 reviving their semi-final hopes while Goa hammered Odisha 6-1 in the National Football Championship for the 72nd Santosh Trophy, here today. Having lost to Mizoram 1-2 in the last match, Punjab trailed 0-1 early in the seventh minute with Rajesh S' spot kick as they regrouped to score back-to-back goals via Jitender Singh (18th) and Baltej Singh (26th) for a thrilling win at the Rabindra Sarovar Stadium. The win opened up group B as Karnataka and Punjab, who are one six points each, have chances to make semi-finals. Goa's big win took them to three points Adv they also have slim chances for the semi-final. They have to win their final match against Punjab on March 28 and hope Mizoram beat Karnataka on the same day to qualify for the semis. Leaders Mizoram have virtually sealed a last-four spot with nine points from three matches. Victorino Fernandes struck a hattrick (15th, 45+3rd, 54th), while Mackroy (58th), Shubert Pereira (71st)
IPL: Daredevils announce start of online ticket sales
Delhi Daredevils on Monday announced the commencement of online ticket sales, ranging from Rs 750 to Rs 17,500 from their ticketing partner Paytm, for the upcoming 11th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
CSK launches mobile app
Indian Premier League (IPL) team Chennai Super Kings launched its mobile app today, ahead of the tournament's 2018 season. The app, a one-stop destination for everything to do with the franchise, was inaugurated by star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja in the presence of the CSK CEO K S Viswanathan. The app, developed by Tekplay Systems, has a wide range of features news, views, match analysis, fan zone, competitions and games, CSK TV, purchase of match tickets and official merchandise. "To give back to the fans CSK has been exploring ways and means of bringing fans closer to the team, be it via the official merchandise or tickets or being able to follow their Lions,' Viswanathan was quoted as saying by chennaisuperkings.com. "For this we tied up with our official technology partner Tekplay Systems, who developed the predictive analytical engine for the IPL auctions, which helped us pick a balanced squad," he added. Through the app, CSK is bringing fans and the team ...
Varun Aaron to play for Leicestershire in English County
Out-of-favour India fast bowler Varun Aaron is the latest among the bandwagon of India players to sign up for an English county side as he will turn up for Leicestershire during the upcoming season. Aaron has played for India in 9 Tests and equal number of ODIs and was a part of the Indian side during the 2014 series in England. His bouncer struck Stuart Broad on the nose during one of the Test matches. He has earlier played county cricket for Durham. Leicestershire head coach Paul Nixon said: Varun is a high-quality performer and his skills will be ideally suited to early season conditions in England. We are delighted to secure his signature for both Specsavers County Championship games and fixtures in the Royal London One-Day Cup. We are getting a genuinely quick bowler in Varun, who has played a number of games for India and also enjoyed a fine domestic career. Varun is very keen to do well for us and get back in the India team again and we're really looking forward to him linking .
McClenaghan is great asset for team: Rohit
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma feels that Mitchell McLenaghan will be an "asset" for the franchise in the upcoming 11th edition of Indian Premier League. He (McClenaghan) is a great asset and he has been a performer for us. Due to some mishap during the IPL auction, we were not able to get him. But now we have got him and we are very excited to have him back. He has been a great performer for us," Rohit told mediapersons at a promotional event. "We have had success whenever he has performed for us and it will be good to have him back. We know his capability with the ball and I hope he repeats the same performances what he has done for us in the past, he added. While MI didn't bid for Harbhajan Singh at the auctions, Rohit said that the veteran off-spinner will be missed. We will miss Harbhajan. His experience has been immense and he has been a great asset for our team. We will definitely miss him, Rohit said. The skipper said that he is very excited about the new season. We are ..
Shooting coach Pandit's name for CWG approved by ministry
The Sports Ministry has approved shooting coach Ronak Pandit's name in the Indian Olympic Association's list of non-athletes as part of the contingent for the upcoming Commonwealth Games. The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) and ace pistol shooter Heena Sidhu had slammed the sports ministry amid reports it had called for dropping of 21 names, including that of her husband and coach Pandit, from the IOA's list of non-athletes as part of the contingent for the Gold Coast Games. The Commonwealth Games starts on April 5. Pandit, a former India shooter, will be travelling to the Games on 'cost to government's (government taking care of his expenses like other technical specialists) as coach-cum-manager of the shooting team, according to the IOA list. Throwing his weight behind Pandit and Heena, NRAI chief Raninder Singh had earlier, in an apparent dig at the ministry, said "we have to fight more here than there". Among those dropped from the IOA's earlier list include PV Sindhu's
We are seeking revenge against India: Kyrgyz coach Krestinin
Kyrgyzstan football coach Alexander Krestinin on Monday said that his team is seeking revenge against group leaders India in Tuesday's AFC Asian Cup Group A qualifier.
ICC congratulates Windies, Afghanistan for WC qualification
The International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive, David Richardson, has congratulated Afghanistan and the West Indies for making it through to the World Cup 2019.He also thanked Zimbabwe Cricket, their volunteers and the ICC staff for putting together a successful tournament, which concluded in Harare on Sunday.Afghanistan and the Windies qualified for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, to be played from May 30 to 14 July in England and Wales, after finishing as the top two sides in the 10-team qualifying tournament.In the 34th and final match of the tournament on Sunday, Afghanistan beat the West Indies by seven wickets with a competent display in the field and with the bat to lift the prestigious silverware."On behalf of the ICC, I want to congratulate Afghanistan for their efforts in recovering from a slow start to take this prestigious title and, both them and the West Indies for qualifying for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. We look forward to welcoming them along with the ...
Chinese paddlers win German Open titles
Chinese table tennis players won the men's singles and doubles titles at the German Open, the third event of the ITTF World Tour here.
Don't prefer to be called coach, says RCB's Nehra
Newly appointed Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) bowling coach Ashish Nehra doesnt prefer to be addressed as a coach, as the former India paceman feels his job is more of a man-management thing.
Former Brazil striker Fred suffers knee injury
Former Brazil striker Fred could be sidelined for the rest of 2018 after suffering a knee injury while playing for his club Cruzeiro on Sunday.
Fernandinho set for Brazil return against Germany
Brazil coach Tite is expected to hand a starting berth to Manchester City's Fernandinho in Tuesday's friendly against reigning world champions Germany at the expense of Douglas Costa.
Spain, Argentina in fascinating World Cup warm-up game
Spain play Argentina in Madrid on Tuesday night in what promises to be one of the most interesting of the World Cup preparation matches this week.
County stint depends on feasibility factor: Ashwin
India's premier Test spinner Ravichandran Ashwin today said that playing county cricket ahead of the five-Test series against England will depend a lot on feasibility factor. County cricket plan is definitely there, but feasibility needs to be worked upon, informed Ashwin on the sidelines of a promotional event for Oppo that he took part in along with India teammates Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya. Last season Ashwin, who is no longer a regular in white ball cricket for the country, had utilised the free time to play in the English county season in a few matches for Worcestershire. India skipper Virat Kohli has already been given permission by the BCCI to skip the one-off Test against debutants Afganistan to play county cricket for Surrey as a much-needed preparation for the five-match rubber against the hosts later. Ashwin said he was looking ahead to captaining Kings XI Punjab in the upcoming IPL commencing on April 7 and described playing in the T20 league as somewhat akin to being
Colombia wary of Australia, says defender Arias
Full-back Santiago Arias urged his Colombia teammates not to get carried away with Friday's surprise victory over France as they prepare for their next match against Australia.
Thauvin to miss France's football friendly against Russia
France winger Florian Thauvin will miss Tuesday's international football friendly against World Cup hosts Russia due to a hamstring injury, the French Football Federation (FFF) announced on Monday.
We will play for a win regardless of importance, says Constantine
A day prior to Indias last group league match against Kyrgyzstan here, coach Stephen Constantine said despite already ensuring qualification, the team will push for a win in their AFC Asian Cup qualification Group A game.
Asian Cup Qualifiers: India will play for win against Krgyz, says coach
A day prior to India's last group league match against Kyrgyz Republic in the Asian Cup Qualifiers in Bishkek, Indian football team national coach Stephen Constantine has said that "regardless of our qualification, we will push for win.""We haven't come here to lose," he stressed. "Our objective was to qualify to the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 and we have achieved our aim. From now on, it's part of our preparation for the Asian Cup to be held next year," he added on the eve of the match.India are currently at pole position in Group A with 13 points from five matches so far. The last time the two teams met in Bengaluru, Sunil Chhetri's sublime strike made the difference between the two teams.Constantine also dismissed speculations that the cold weather in Bishkek may play a crucial role."The weather is not playing any crucial part," he clarified.Meanwhile, goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu stated that there "isn't any added pressure.""Kyrgyz Republic are a very strong side. They recently ...
:Mint, mud and teeth
Teeth, zipper, mint and add sandpaper to it now, the desperation to extract reverse swing in unfavourable conditions has driven international teams to find bizarre ways to tamper the ball. Cameron Bancroft hiding a yellow strip of sandpaper in his pants easily fits into one of the many bizarre ball-tampering tactics but perhaps more sillier in execution when hawks like 'Oscar-The Cameraman' are in operation. The phenomenon of ball-tampering has been around for decades in the gentleman's game and the infamous incident in the third Test between Australia and South Africa has only put spotlight back into the 'illegal yet almost unavoidable' tactic. In the mid-70's, one of the earliest allegations of ball tampering was levelled against England seamer John Lever, whom the Indian captain Bishan Singh Bedi had accused of using vaseline to aid pronounced swing during MCC's tour of India in 1976. Bedi was then targetted by the British media for trying to malign an England player. The rule ...