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Australian GP: Hamilton claims pole in qualifying round
Lewis Hamilton secured pole position on Saturday after the qualifying session for the Australian Grand Prix, becoming the first driver to take seven career poles at Albert Park.
Djokovic's slump continues in opening round loss at Miami Open
Serbia's Novak Djokovic failed to get past his opening match for the second straight tournament, falling 6-3, 6-4 to France's Benoit Paire in second-round action at the Miami Open tennis tournament here.
Monica eliminates Caroline from Miami Open
Puerto Rico's Monica Puig pulled off a surprise win 0-6,6-4,6-4 over second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark on the fourth day of the Miami Open.
Barcelona eyeing Brazil U-17 midfielder Paulinho
Spanish football giants FC Barcelona are monitoring Brazil U-17 midfielder Paulinho, according to local media reports.
Peru punishes Croatia in World Cup warm up
A goal by Andre Carrillo in the first half and another by Edinson Flores in the second sealed an impeccable 2-0 victory for Peru in the prelude to the World Cup in Russia.
Corey Anderson replaces Coulter-Nile in RCB
New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson will replace injured Australian fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile in the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad for the upcoming fifth edition of Indian Premier League. This was confirmed by the IPL's technical committee today. Coulter-Nile, who claimed 15 wickets from eights games for Kolkata Knight Riders last season, has been ruled out owing to an injury. In accordance with the Player Regulations, the Royal Challengers Bangalore were allowed to choose a replacement from the Registered and Available Player Pool (RAPP), and the franchise subsequently picked the New Zealander for his base price of Rs 2 crore, a BCCI media release stated. The franchise, too, issued a statement, confirming the news. "Nathan Coulter-Nile is still recovering from a sustained injury and has been prescribed ample rest. He is a player of tremendous talent and owing to his treatment however, he won't be able to play during IPL season 11. His absence will be felt greatly both in
Colombia overcome deficit to beat France
Colombia pulled off an epic comeback against France, scoring thrice to prevail 3-2 in a friendly against a team touted as a favourite to win the 2018 World Cup.
Venus Williams battles into Miami Open third round
American tennis star Venus Williams battled from behind in both sets against Russia's Natalia Vikhlyantseva to book her place in the third round of the Miami Open here on Saturday.The eighth-seed, who made it to the semi-finals of the Indian Wells last week, registered a straight-sets 7-5, 6-4 win over Vikhlyantseva in a second-round clash that lasted two hours and seven minutes.Venus trailed 5-2 in the opening set before she went on to win five straight games, while she was also slumping by 0-3 in the second set before winning six of the last seven games to eventually prevail her Russian opponent.After clinching a win, Venus admitted that her opponent smashed some really unexpected shots, however, she somehow managed to find a way to win this match."She hit every unexpected shot and what can you do except clap on those shots? Thankfully, I was able to find a way to win this match. At the end, you try to win the last point and walk towards the net as the winner of the last point. I ...
Good show in Ranji, Irani has helped me mature as T20 player: Wankhade (IANS Interview)
In-form Vidarbha middle-order batsman Apoorv Vijay Wankhade feels that his good showing in the Ranji Trophy and Irani Cup has helped him mature as a Twenty20 cricketer and that will hold him in good stead when he turns out for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) this season.
Big-time cricket returns to Karachi for 1st time in 9 years
Pakistan's biggest city will witness a high-profile cricket match for the first time in nine years tomorrow when the Pakistan Super League final is staged amid heavy security at a newly renovated National Stadium here. More than 8,000 security personnel have been deployed for the Twenty20 final between Islamabad United and last year's champions Peshawar Zalmi. Karachi, now with a population of 15 million, last saw a major game with international players in February 2009 -- Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan in a Test match. On the same tour, terrorists attacked the Sri Lanka team bus at Lahore. On March 3, 2009, the bus carrying the visiting cricketers, part of a large convoy, was fired upon by 12 gunmen near Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. They were on their way to play the third day of the second test against Pakistan, and six Pakistan policemen and two civilians were killed, and six members of the Sri Lanka team were injured. That resulted in an end to international cricket in the country, and the .
Costa Rica beat Scotland in international friendly
Costa Rica showed its effectiveness with a goal scored by Marco Ureña, and its solidity in the interventions of Keylor Navas, leading it to defeat Scotland 1-0 in an international friendly here.
India U-16 beat Singapore U-17 3-1 in youth invitational meet
The India U-16 team defeated Singapore U-17 3-1 in its second match of the Jockey Club International Youth Invitational Football Tournament here today. It is an U-17 tourney where India is fielding their U-16 team as part of preparation for the AFC U-16 finals slated to be held in September. Goalkeeper Biaka was pressed into action early on as he made a save in the 2nd minute itself, after which it was all India as the boys pressed forward. Givson's free-kick was stopped by the goalie while Sailo missed the target narrowly. Finally, in the 24th minute India took the lead as midfielder Ricky John Shabong passed to Rohit Danu who finished it off in style. Two minutes later Danu doubled the lead, this time from Bekey Oram's ball, giving India a 2-0 lead heading into half time. Givson earned a free-kick early on after the break but his shot was once again kept out. Later on, substitute Harpreet came on and immediately found himself with a couple of chances, but he was unable to convert ...
England beat Holland in international friendly
England spoiled Ronald Koeman's debut as the Dutch national coach, beating the hosts 1-0 here in a contest that offered plenty of pace but was lacking in polish.
Punishments are Marijne's way to improve discipline ahead of CWG
Sjoerd Marijne is handing out punishments to erring players training for the Commonwealth Games, the Indian men's hockey team chief coach trying out the unique experiment to inculcate in his wards discipline, which he says is key to achieving success. The Dutchman, who replaced the legendary Roelant Oltmans at the helm, is taking his players to task whenever they are found to be lacking in discipline. The punishments range from doing push-ups to crawling from one side of the goal to the other and, according to the coach, the players have readily accepted his method. "I am really happy with our preparation. 2018 is a big year for us and the Commonwealth Games is the first big major tournament and we want to do well in it," Marijne told PTI in an exclusive interview. "But to do well in big tournaments and against top sides like Australia, we need to be disciplined. We have been working hard on discipline area and the boys have also realised discipline can make the difference. "The ...
Rahul sir said it's all about mental preparation now: Shubman Gill
His U-19 World Cup heroics still fresh in memory, top-order batsman Shubman Gill is now looking to walk Rahul Dravid's talk and be mentally strong as he gets ready to play against the "big boys" in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Indian women hope for change in fortune against England
Easily beaten in the tournament opener by Australia, India will hope for a reversal in fortune when they take on England in the women's T20 triangular series here tomorrow. The hosts will need to improve in all three departments if they are to avoid a repeat of the six-wicket defeat to the Aussies at the Brabourne Stadium. India's middle and lower middle order have not been among the runs and that is an area of concern for the team management. The likes of Veda Krishnamurthy, Harmapreet Kaur, Mithali Raj -- who have so much potential and experience -- would certainly be eyeing a better show on a track where the ball is expected to come on to the bat nicely. If Mithali and Harmanpreet fire in unison they can demoralise even the strong English attack. Even Mumbai girl Jemmimah Rodrigues needs to pull her socks up and play to her potential. Only the form of vice-captain Smriti Mandhana would have satisfied coach Tushar Arothe, but the left-handed batswoman too needs to learn from her ...
WC Qualifier: Rohan Mustafa, Sean Williams fined for indiscipline
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) skipper Rohan Mustafa and Zimbabwe batsman Sean Williams have been fined 15 percent of their match fees for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during their Thursday's Super Six match in the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 at the Harare Sports Club.Rohan was found to have breached Article 2.1.7 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to "using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batsman upon his/her dismissal during an International Match", while Williams was found guilty of violating Article 2.1.4, which deals with "using language or a gesture that is obscene, offensive or insulting during an International Match".In addition to this, one demerit point each has been added to the disciplinary records of the two players.The incident happened on the final ball of the 37th over when the two players exchanged inappropriate language after ...
Manu, Rana lead India's charge with gold and silver
Pistol sensation Manu Bhaker continued her terrific run of form, again claiming the individual as well as team gold medal, while Gaurav Rana bagged a silver, as Indian shooters set the stage ablaze in the ISSF Junior World Cup here today. Coming off a double gold in her maiden senior World Cup in Mexico recently, the 16-year-old Manu clinched the individual gold medal after prevailing over Thailand's Kanyakorn Hirunphoem in a thrilling final of the women's 10m air pistol event. India tasted success in the 10m air pistol men's event too with Gaurav Rana winning a silver medal while Anmol Jain grabbed the bronze. Manu shot 235.9 to finish top of the podium, while Hirunphoem had to be contend with silver after scoring 234.9. Chinese Kaiman Lu (214.2) completed the 10m air pistol podium by winning the bronze. In the men's event, Rana finished with a score of 233.9 while Anmol totalled 215.1 behind the Chinese gold medallist Zhehao Wang's tally of a junior world record 242.5. Another ...
Bowling action of Scotland's Tom Sole is legal: ICC
The event panel of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup Qualifier 2018 has concluded that Tom Sole's bowling action is legal and the off-spinner can continue bowling in international cricket.The 21-year-old Scotland bowler was reported by the match officials following his side's broadcast match against the West Indies at the Harare Sports Club on Wednesday.As per Article 3.6.2 of the ICC Illegal Bowling Regulations, video footage of Sole's bowling spells were provided to the Event Panel of Helen Bayne and Mark King, who are both members of the ICC Panel of Human Movement Specialists, for analysis and assessment.The Event Panel concluded on Friday that Sole employs a legal bowling action, and, as such, he can continue bowling in international cricket.
CWG 2018: Olympian Sindhu to be flag-bearer of India
Rio-Olympic silver-medalist PV Sindhu will be the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.The CWG opening ceremony will be held on April 4.World No. 3 Sindhu is one of the favorites to win the badminton women's singles title in Gold Coast after reaching the semi-finals of the All England championships last week.Sindhu had earlier won a bronze medal bronze in the 2014 edition of the multi-sport event.The Pullela Gopichand protegee had also bagged a silver medal at last year's Badminton World Championships.India will see participation of 222 athletes from 15 different sports including Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Boxing, Cycling, Gymnastics, Hockey, Lawn bowls, Shooting, Squash, Table Tennis, Weightlifting, Wrestling and Para Sports in the quadrennial sport.