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Indian Women's Football League to now kick-off on March 26
All India Football Federation (AIFF) in association with the Meghalaya Football Association has decided to reschedule the tournament dates for the upcoming final round of the Indian Women's League 2017-18.The tournament, previously scheduled to start on March 25, will now begin on Monday, March 26 with defending champions Eastern Sporting Union taking on Indira Gandhi Academy for Sports and Education.The final, which was slated for April 15, has been brought forward to Saturday, April 14.The change has been made keeping in mind the festivities surrounding Good Friday and Easter.With a high Christian population, the state of Meghalaya will be in a festive mode during the period.
Radha Yadav to replace injured Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Left-arm spinner Radha Yadav will replace injured Rajeshwari Gayakwad in the Indian women's squad for the ongoing T20 Triangular series against England and Australia. Gayakwad, also a left-arm spinner, had sustained a webbing injury to her right hand during a fielding session after India's opening game against Australia Women on March 22. India had lost the match by six wickets. "The All-India Women's Selection Committee has named Radha Yadav as the replacement for injured Rajeshwari Gayakwad in India's squad for the ongoing Paytm Women's T20 Triangular Series in Mumbai," BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary said in a release. Interestingly Gayakwad was roped in as a replacement for Ekta Bisht, who was ruled out after she injured her left index finger while attempting a return catch in the third ODI against Australia in Baroda last Sunday. India Women's T20I squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Mithali Raj, Veda Krishnamurthy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Anuja .
Radha Yadav replaces injured Gayakwad in India Women's squad
Left-arm spinner Radha Yadav has been called in the 15-man Indian squad as a replacement for injured Rajeshwari Gayakwad for the ongoing T20 triangular series, featuring Australia and England.Confirming the news, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said, "The All-India Women's Selection Committee has named Radha Yadav as the replacement for injured Rajeshwari Gayakwad in India's squad for the ongoing Women's T20 Triangular Series."Gayakwad sustained a webbing injury to her right hand during a fielding session after India's opening game against Australia Women, which the home side went on to lose by six wickets at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday.Meanwhile, 17-year-old Radha made her international debut in the shortest format of the game during the opening T20I of the five-match series in South Africa last month. She went wicket-less for two games on the trot before being dropped for the rest of the matches.The Indian women cricket team will now lock horns with .
Indian Tigers face Astana Arlans in WSB tie
Indian Tigers will take on reigning champions Astana Arlans of Kazakhastan in a World Series of Boxing (WSB) clash at the National Boxing Academy here on Saturday evening.
Advani enter finals of Asian Billiards C'ship
Multiple-time World and Asian champion Pankaj Advani stayed on course to defend his title as he sailed into the finals of the 17th Asian Billiards Championship here today. Advani produced superlative performances in the quarterfinals and semifinal stages as he outclassed local favourite Aung Htay 5-1 and then defeated compatriot Dhvaj Haria 5-1 to reach the final. The last eight match consisted of the one-hundred breaks, a 91 and an 86 as Advani entered the semifinal to confirm India a medal. Htay scored a century in the solitary frame he won. In the evening session, it was a repeat of this year's Indian National Billiards final with Advani taking on Gujarat's Dhvaj, who overcame Singapore's Peter Gilchrist with a 5-0 triumph. The domestic final was a 5-0 win for Pankaj and the semifinal of this Asian event was almost the same barring the one frame that Dhvaj managed to gain. In the one-sided tie, Dhvaj had breaks of 50 and 80, while Pankaj had runs of 59, 66, 99 and 100 to close out .
Williamson ton takes N.Zealand's lead to 171 over England
New Zealand strengthened their position in the little play that was possible on the second day of the first cricket Test here, reaching 229/4 in their first innings in reply to Englands 58 on Friday.
Radha to replace injured Rajeshwari for women's T20I tri-series
Teenaged left-arm spinner Radha Yadav was on Friday included in the Indian women's squad as a replacement for the injured Rajeshwari Gayakwad for the upcoming tri-series at home involving England and Australia.
Dhoni-Srini pair reunite at Chepauk as CSK starts training
The once formidable on and off-the field cricketer-administrator pair of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and N Srinivasan were seen having an interaction at the Chepauk during the second day of Chennai Super Kings' training session. Till four years back, Dhoni as the national captain across formats and Srinivasan as the powerful board president ruled Indian cricket. Watching Dhoni and Srinivasan interact was like a throwback to the earlier days as CSK are making a comeback after two-year suspension from the Indian Premier League. With most of the players touching base, it was a full-fledged training session under the watchful eyes of assistant coach Mike Hussey and bowling coach Lakshmipathy Balaji. Skipper Dhoni, who had a hit yesterday, was joined by Raina, Vijay, Jadeja and Ambati Rayudu among others. Vijay, who expressed happiness to be back with CSK at an event yesterday, spent time against the mix of local bowlers and the franchise's recruits. Former India player Lakshmipathy Balaji, the ..
Mare sees off Lorenzo challenge to win Desert Storm title
Aaron Mare of Angata Racing won the Desert Storm title in his maiden appearance despite a sizzling Santolino Lorenzo of TVS Racing topping four out of the five legs in the Moto category of the 16th edition here. What cost Lorenzo was the opening leg that took place in the night as the Spaniard is not used to riding after the daylight back in Europe. I wish had an extra stage. The night stage cost me about 20 mins but overall it was a good experience in India, said Lorenzo, who finished five minutes behind Mare with a time of eight hours, six minutes and 39 seconds. Mare clocked 8:01:20 overall to secure the title though he was a full two minutes slower than Lorenzo in the fifth and final leg comprising a single stage of 24kms set in Sam Sand Dunes of the Thar Desert. The win was for the taking for Mare after three-time champion C S Santosh of Hero MotoSports Team Rally had crashed out of the competition during leg three while leading the rally. Going into the final day, the ...
Table tennis player Soumyajit Ghosh suspended after rape charges
A day after being accused of allegedly raping an 18-year-old in Kolkata, India's youngest national table tennis champion and Olympian Soumyajit Ghosh has been provisionally suspended by the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) on Friday."The Executive Board (EB) of the Table Tennis Federation of India has placed Soumyajit Ghosh under provisional suspension, pending final outcome of the police investigation and court verdict, if any, on the alleged rape charges against him by a teenager," the TTFI said.The TTFI further confirmed that the paddler will not be able to participate in any tournament--national or international--during the suspension.The decision means Ghosh's hopes of being part of the Indian squad for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games has also ended. The table tennis squad for the prestigious Games is slated to depart on April 30.Yesterday, the FIR was lodged against the Arjuna awardee player at the Barasat Women Police Station after the teenage girl filed a ...
Kenyan athletes eye record at World Half Marathon
Kenyan athletes have not ruled out going for the world record when they line up in Saturday's World Half Marathon championships in Valencia, Spain.
We need to start preparing early for England tour: Dhawan
Star opener Shikhar Dhawan today made it clear that if Indian team intends to do well in upcoming England tour, the preparations for that would need to start early. Indian team's preparations before the South African tour was panned by one and all as they didn't play any practice games but Dhawan is confident that they can do well in England if they can prepare on the kind of tracks that will be on offer during the five-Test series starting August. "England is going to be a very difficult series but we will have to play on those sort of pitches from early on and see how it goes there. If we have the right preparation and are able to give our best shot, there is no reason why we can't win Test series in England," Dhawan told reporters on the sidelines of a promotional event. While he had an ordinary Test series in South Africa before being dropped after identical scores of 16 and 16 in the first Test, he came back well with two half-centuries and a hundred in India's emphatic 5-1 ODI ..
Unified Football cup camp starts Saturday
Six intellectually challenged athletes from Special Olympics Bharat will team up with five football athletes in the first Unified football training camp to be held from March 24-28 at the Scottish High International School in Gurugram.
AIFF reschedules Indian Women's League tourney
The All India Football Federation on Friday postponed the final round of the Indian Womens League (IWL) 2017-18 by a day. It will now start on Monday.
Indonesia confident of group survival at Thomas, Uber Cups
The Indonesian badminton association is optimistic that the country's shuttlers will pass group qualification in Thomas Cup and Uber Cup this year.
'A top team in a top league' - Bolt explains his football wish
Athletics legend Usain Bolt insists he is serious about realising his dream of becoming a top-class footballer after training with Borussia Dortmund. "I really want to try and make it professionally, to play at a high level," the sprint superstar told reporters on Friday at the German league club. "My goal is to make a top team and play in one of the top leagues in the world." Nearly 200 journalists and around 1,500 fans saw the eight-time Olympic gold medallist put through his paces with the first-team squad at Dortmund's training ground. Having already trained with the team behind closed doors on Thursday, Friday's open session could be seen as a publicity stunt as both Bolt and Dortmund are sponsored by Puma. The Bundesliga club live-streamed the training session and in China alone 1.2 million viewers tuned in. The 31-year-old Bolt insists he is deadly serious about starting a new career - at an age when most footballers are hanging up their boots. - 'Unfit' - =========== Bolt, who
Hero Indian Women's League to now start on March 26
All India Football Federation (AIFF) in association with the Meghalaya Football Association has decided to reschedule the dates for the upcoming final round of the Hero Indian Women's League. The tournament previously scheduled to start on March 25 will now begin the next day with defending champions Eastern Sporting Union taking on Indira Gandhi Academy for Sports and Education. The final slated for April 15 has been brought forward to April 14. The change has been made keeping in mind the festivities surrounding Good Friday and Easter. With a high Christian population, the state of Meghalaya will be in a festive mode during the period. The AIFF respects the sentiments of the people and thus have kept those days and the Sundays free of any matches so that the people can attend their Mass. This has also been done to ensure that the local crowd can freely ensure their maximum support at the stadium.
Morkel's 300th wicket jolts Australia
South African fast bowler Morne Morkel took his 300th Test wicket to break a promising Australian partnership on the second day of the third Test at Newlands today. Australia were 150 for five at tea in reply to South Africa's first innings total of 311. Morkel, who will retire from international cricket after the series, took three of the first four Australian wickets to fall and became the fifth South African to join the 300 club. Morkel dismissed Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith in his first spell, then came back to break a 78-run stand between Cameron Bancroft and Shaun Marsh when Marsh flashed at a wide ball and was caught behind. Bancroft made 77 off 103 balls with 14 fours but was leg before wicket to Vernon Philander in the last over before tea to leave Australia in a precarious position. Morkel, 33, was playing in his 85th Test. He became the 32nd bowler in the world to achieve the feat. Earlier, Kagiso Rabada was hit for five boundaries in a row by David Warner but won a duel ..
Beckham to visit Indonesia on Sunday
Former England star David Beckham is scheduled to attend a charity event here on Sunday to raise funds to help finance Indonesian football training schools for children.
Half of PSL 4 matches to be held in Pakistan
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi has revealed that the country's cricket board has received a green signal to hold half of the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches in Karachi and Lahore next year.Sethi, however, said that the stadiums must be prepared beforehand and that nationwide security has to be of top class before the proposal could take place.He further added that the board would make sure that stadiums would be ready in Peshawar and Islamabad.Speaking during a visit to Karachi's National Stadium, where the final of the ongoing third edition of the PSL will be held this Sunday, Sethi also reflected on the idea of holding double-weekend matches in the 2019 edition of the league.Explaining the same, Sethi said that the PSL matches would be held in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday and Friday while the teams would play on Saturday and Sunday in Pakistan.Meanwhile, the PCB chairman also informed that it is not possible for his country to ...