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Aadil Anand wins 2 gold at Tunisian Junior & Cadet TT meet
Paddler Aadil Anand delivered two gold medals as India bagged six medals in the Tunisia Junior and Cadet Open which concluded here.
Windies aim to settle scores with Afghanistan in final
The ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier will have new winners tomorrow when number one seeds the West Indies and second-seeded Afghanistan face each other in the final at the Harare Sports Club. This is the Windies' maiden appearance in the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier after they failed to qualify directly for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 by finishing outside the top eight on the ICC ODI Team Rankings at the September 30, 2017 cut-off. Afghanistan played in the qualifiers in 2009 in South Africa and finished fifth, but did not compete in the 2014 qualifier after having progressed to the 2015 World Cup by virtue of finishing second to Ireland in the ICC World Cricket League Championship. Tomorrow's winners will join Sri Lanka (1979), Zimbabwe (1982, 1986 and 1990), United Arab Emirates (1994), Bangladesh (1997), Netherlands (2001), Scotland (2005 and 2014) and Ireland (2009) to lift the silverware of one of the most competitive and keenly-contested tournaments on the cricket ...
Festival of Sails: Kumar, Shekhar continue to top in 470 class
Praveen Kumar and Sudhanshu Shekhar of INWTC, Mumbai, maintained their winning form and once again won all the four races in the 470 class on the second day of the Festival of Sails regatta today. The annual weekend sailing regatta is being conducted by the Indian Naval Watermanship Training Centre (INWTC) along with the Royal Bombay Yacht (RBYC), and promoted by the Sailing Association of Maharashtra (SAM). The Mumbai pair of Kumar and Shekhar hardly encountered any opposition as they sailed away to victory in every race conducted off the Mumbai Harbour. They are currently in first position with a total of 8 points and are followed by teammates Virendra Singh and Navnit Vishwakarma in second position with 12 points. The sailors from INWTC, Mumbai, also dominated in the Enterprise class, as Shekhar S Yadav and Rahul Yadav combined well to win the fifth, sixth and seventh races but did not finish in the eighth race. They enjoy a commanding lead with 9 points at the end of
Shooter Manu wins gold at Junior World Cup
Teenager Manu Bhaker nailed her second World Cup gold medal inside a month, winning the womens 10m Air Pistol title at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World here on Saturday.
Atwal misses cut, Chopra makes it
Arjun Atwal missed the cut with a round of 73 at the inaugural Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship here. Daniel Chopra, who has not played on the PGA Tour since missing the cut at the 2017 US Open, made the cut with a solid four-under 68 in the second round after his first round 70. At 6-under 138, Chopra, a two-time winner on PGA Tour, is Tied-22nd. Brice Garnett followed his opening 63 with a 68 to get to 13-under 131 and take sole lead. He led by one shot over Steve Wheatcroft (66-66) and Keith Mitchell (66-66). Seungsu Han (67) and Xinjun Zhang (68) were 10 under and Tied-4th. Another shot behind was Hunter Mahan (65) in a group of six players at nine-under.
Cricket Aus calls for zero-tolerance approach to anti-social behaviour
Following a statement from Cricket South Africa (CSA) condemning the behaviour of a few fans at Newlands, Cape Town, now Cricket Australia (CA) has called for a zero-tolerance approach to anti-social behaviour.On Friday, a fan was removed from the ground after verbally antagonising Australian opener David Warner on the staircase towards the dressing rooms while other spectators were also removed after wearing t-shirts that insulted Warner's wife, Candice Warner, Sport24 reported.Australian coach Darren Lehmann had addressed the media after the day's play and revealed that his players had been the victims of personal abuse throughout the series and that the behaviour of the spectators in Cape Town had been "disgraceful"."We are extremely disappointed that a small number of fans have directed such offensive and inappropriate behaviour towards our players and members of their families. Our Chairman David Peever, who is in Cape Town, has taken the matter up directly with relevant CSA ...
Advani retains Asian Billiards title
Pankaj Advani today defended his Asian Billiards Championships title in style by demolishing his practice partner B Bhaskar 6-1 in the summit clash here. With this win, Advani remains the reigning Indian, Asian and world champion in billiards for 2017-18. India's Amee Kamani won the Asian Women's Snooker title by blanking her Thai opponent Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan 3-0. This is Advani's 11th gold medal at the Asian level of cue sports. His continental billiards title tally has gone up to seven, in addition to the back-to-back Asian Games gold medals in 2006 and 2010, one 6-red snooker title and a snooker team gold. After losing the first frame, thanks to a well-crafted 100 by Bhaskar, the rest of the match saw Advani punish his opponent for every mistake made with a frame-winning break. Advani left the spectators mesmerised with top quality billiards as he scored a deadly barrage of breaks in the final consisting of 102, 83, 94, 96 and 99. Advani scored heavily in the fourth and fifth
Shubhankar loses, Reed eliminates Spieth
Shubhankar Sharma came up with a late rally but it was not enough to fetch him his first WGC-Dell Match Play win as he went down to another first-timer South African Dylan Frittelli in the third league match here. The third loss meant Sharma finished at the bottom of the four-man pool, but would have been richer with the experience in his first taste of Match Play since his win way back in All India Amateurs in 2013. The 21-year-old Sharma, who is due to play at Houston next week and then carries on at the Masters on an invite, acquitted himself well by taking Sergio Garcia to the 18th and losing to Frittelli on the 18th. Against Xander Schauffele, Sharma lost 3&1 at the WGC event. Asia's big star was Kiradech Aphibarnrat, who won all his three matches. He scored a great win over World No. 3 Jon Rahm 4&3 and with a 3-0 record, he marched into the knock-out phase, where he meets Charles Howell III. The day's big match-up was between Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth, where the ...
Kuldeep will be under more pressure this time at KKR: Chawla
Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav will be under more pressure to perform this Indian Premier League (IPL) season for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) after his recent exploits at the international level, feels senior pro and state-mate Piyush Chawla.
Aditi Ashok makes cut at Kia Classic
Indian golfer Aditi Ashok carded an even par 72 to make the cut at Kia Classic here. Aditi, who had a first round 2-under 70, is now 2-under 142 for a Tied-43rd at the halfway stage. One birdie on the front nine neutralised by a bogey on the back nine meant a 72. A day earlier, she had four birdies, but uncharacteristically dropped bogeys on two par-5s for a 70. Aditi, who found 12 of the 14 fairways on the first day, dropped to just seven in 14 on second day, but she did find 14 out of 18 and 12 of out 18 greens on the two days. Her problem was the greens, where she did not hole many putts, missing numerous birdie chances. Meanwhile, Cristie Kerr, winner in Kia Classic in 2015, is five shots ahead of the field through the second round. The 40-year-old American set the 36-hole tournament scoring record (131, -13) with rounds of 67 and 64. Kerr's second round 64 (-8) was her lowest round this season and her lowest ever in this event. She is looking for her first win of the 2018 season .
Constantine announces 24-member squad for Kyrgyz Republic
National coach Stephen Constantine today announced 24-strong India squad for the forthcoming AFC Asian Cup Qualifier match against the Kyrgyz Republic in Bishkek on March 27. India are presently on top of Group A with 13 points having already qualified for the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019. This is India's second qualification in 8 years, the Team having qualified last time in 2011. The 24-member squad list is as follows: Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amrinder Singh, Vishal Kaith. Defenders: Subhasish Bose, Nishu Kumar, Anas Edathodika, Sandesh Jhingan, Salam Ranjan Singh, Lalruatthara, Jerry Lalrinzuala, Narayan Das. Midfielders: Kumam Udanta Singh, Dhanapal Ganesh, Md. Rafique, Anirudh Thapa, Rowllin Borges, Halicharan Narzary, Bikash Jairu. Forwards: Balwant Singh, Jeje Lalpekhlua, Seiminlen Doungel, Alen Deory, Manvir Singh, Hitesh Sharma.
ISSF Junior WC: Manu Bhaker bags gold in 10m Air Pistol
Indian shooter Manu Bhaker bagged her second World Cup gold medal inside a month, winning the junior women's 10m air pistol gold at the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun in Sydney, Australia.The 16-year-old did a double on the day, winning the Team Gold in the event as well with compatriots Devanshi Rana, who missed out on an individual medal after being placed fourth in the final, and Mahima Turhi Agrawal to end an amazing month for herself and extend a golden six month or so period of excellent performances.Earlier, Bhaker created waves across the shooting world by winning the Senior World Cup gold at the same 10m Air Pistol Olympic event, in her senior team debut. She then traversed across the globe via India to faraway shoot this Gold in the Junior World Cup.This comes after the Asian Championships silver last year in Japan to secure a Youth Olympics quota for her country and nine Golds at the Shooting Nationals, all in ...
Virat Kohli might skip Afghan Test for county stint
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday granted India skipper Virat Kohli permission to play county cricket this summer, ahead of India's five-Test tour of England in August.However, this also means that Kohli might miss India's one-off Test against Afghanistan.Scheduled between June 14 and 18 in Bengaluru, the Afghanistan cricket team will play their first Test match ever against India at the Chinnaswamy Stadium."Preparation time is something, which is very crucial for any side. So yeah, if I have the opportunity to go there [England] a few days before the start that will be great. I have actually been thinking about it, trying to work out how I can make it happen. Most definitely, if I have the time I'll go and play there," espncricinfo.com quoted Virat Kohli as saying after India had beaten England in the Chennai Test in 2016.It is not yet known which county Kohli might play for before he joins the India squad for the limited-overs leg of the England tour in ...
Santosh Trophy: Mizoram inch closer towards semi-final
Mizoram virtually sealed a semi-final berth with a 2-1 win against Punjab while Karnataka too remained in the hunt beating Odisha by an identical scoreline in the National Football Championship for the 72nd Santosh Trophy here today. The North-Eastern outfit now have three wins from as many matches to be on nine points to lead group B, followed by Karnataka, who have six points from two matches. Mizoram had a rousing start to the contest at the Howrah Stadium with Lal Remruata scoring two back to back goals in space of two minutes In the seventh minute, Remruata drew first blood off a rebound and struck his second in a couple of minutes. Jitender Rawat pulled one back for Punjab in the 56th minute. Odisha gave Karnataka a stiff challenge at the Rabindra Sarovar Stadium. Karnataka drew the first blood through Leon Augustine in the 26th minute but Odisha restored parity in the first-half injury time with Arjun Naik's 45+2nd minute strike. The second-half saw both teams fighting for a ...
All our Test specialists will be in England in June: Vinod Rai
The Committee of Administrators (CoA) chief Vinod Rai today said Test specialists like Murali Vijay, vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane will all land in England in June as a part of Rahul Dravid-coached India A side that will be playing a number of first-class games against county as well as England Lions (A) side. The five-Test series against England will start in August and skipper Virat Kohli considers it as his biggest Test. Kohli will be playing for Surrey in the month of June after the IPL. Cheteshwar Pujara and Ishant Sharma will be playing for Yorkshire and Sussex from the start of the County season. The former CAG however maintained that BCCI is not at all taking Afghanistan lightly and a very competitive side like the one that won the Nidahas T20 Tri-Series will be fielded against the talented Afghanistan side during the historic one-off Test in Bengaluru, starting June 14. "We are looking at the bigger picture and we have had discussions with our core think tank -- skipper Virat, .
ITTF World Junior Circuit: Aadil Anand sizzles with golden double
Promising Mumbai paddler Aadil Anand produced a sterling display to clinch a golden double and lead India's medal charge at the 2018 Tunisia Junior and Cadet Open in the harbour city of Rades, Tunisia on Friday.Overall, the young lads bagged a rich haul of two gold, two silver and two bronze medals for the country in the ITTF Junior World Junior Circuit tournament.Aadil, who turns 13 next month, upstaged Algeria's Abdelwahab Bellahsene 3-1 (11-6, 9-11, 11-5, 11-6) to claim the honours in the Mini-Cadet singles event and then teamed up with Payas Jain for the Cadet Boys Doubles gold.The Indian duo cruised past the local pair of Aziz Jerbi-Amine Mohamed Oueslati in straight games 11-9, 11-7, 11-8 to seal the victory.Aadil was over the moon on his maiden success for the country and thanked the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) and former national champion and acclaimed coach Kamlesh Mehta for his guidance."I am so happy that after three years of hard work, I am being rewarded for ..
Kohli set to play for Surrey, miss Afghanistan Test
India captain Virat Kohli is all set to play County cricket in his bid to prepare for the upcoming Test series against England in August-September. While it is yet to be ascertained which county Kohli will represent, it could be London-based Surrey in all likelihood. It is learnt that the Indian captain's sole focus is on the five Test series against England and he is ready to miss the one off Test against Afghanistan starting June 14 as he will be busy with his county stint. "Virat Kohli will be playing for the top English County side Surrey in the month of June. The BCCI has allowed him to fully focus on the England Test series along with Cheteshwar Pujara (Yorkshire), Ravichandran Ashwin (Warwickshire) and Ishant Sharma (Sussex). Virat will miss the Test match against Afghanistan in Bangalore from June 14-18," COA chief Vinod Rai told PTI during an interaction. "The decision has been taken in consultation with the players as we felt after the South Africa series, our Test team ...
Elgar falls but South Africa stretch lead
First innings century-maker Dean Elgar fell cheaply but Aiden Markram and Hashim Amla built South Africa's lead on the third morning of the third Test at Newlands today. At lunch, South Africa were 65 for one in their second innings, an overall lead of 121. At the start of the day, Australia added ten runs before losing their last wicket as they were all out for 255, giving South Africa a first innings lead of 56. When South Africa batted, Elgar, who made 141 not out in the first innings, was caught at second slip by Steve Smith off Pat Cummins for 14. Markram, out for nought in the first innings, was dropped before he had scored off the fourth ball of the second innings when he edged Mitchell Starc low to the left of Usman Khawaja at gully. By lunch, Markram was on 36 not out, with Amla on 17. Australia's last batsman, Josh Hazlewood, hit two fours off Kagiso Rabada before he was caught by Amla at first slip off Rabada off the 17th ball of the day. In contrast to the first two days,
Harsha Gandham gets role in FIH
Hockey India on Saturday congratulated Harsha Vardhan Gandham for being appointed as potential for International Umpire Manager by International Hockey Federation (FIH), the world governing body for hockey.The FIH announced its decision on Friday after his name was recommended by Hockey India and supported by Asian Hockey Federation.Harsha, a former hockey player, began his umpiring career in 2005 which has seen him officiate at major domestic tournaments for more than a decade.Expressing his delight at the news, Gandham said, "It is an opportunity for me to mould these umpires and I would like to see as many umpires from India receive FIH appointment in the future. I would like to thank Hockey India and its Umpiring, Technical and Competitions Committee for providing us with the right facilities and encouraging us to do better each day."Congratulating Gandham on his new journey, Hockey India's Secretary General, Md. Mushtaque Ahmad said, "I would like to wish Harsha Vardhan Gandham ..
Youth National Boxing C'ship: Pugilists from Delhi, TN dominate on Day 1
As the second Youth National Boxing Championships kicked off here at the National Boxing Academy, Delhi boys stole the show on the opening day with as many as three boxers registering comprehensive victories on Saturday.In the last encounter of the day, light-welter weight Ankur Chahal outclassed the lanky boxer from Tamil Nadu R. Dhanush to advance into the next round of the tournament with a comprehensive 5-0 score.In another contest, Delhi youngster Ritik also made his way into the next round after getting the better of Telangana's Rayees.Ritik got off to a slow start but caught up with his opponent's speed eventually and peppered him with his vicious blows to emerge victorious by unanimous decision.However, it was curtains for another Delhi boxer Shubham (56 kg) who couldn't cope with the pace of Uttarakhand's Pawan Gurung and bowed out.In the women's department, Aditi (45-48 kg) also went down to Andhra Pradesh's G. Ramya in a lop-sided affair as she lost 0-5 to her ...