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Mumbai to host cricket tournament for physically challenged
India's top physically challenged cricketers will be seen in action in the 8th All-India LIC 'Divyang' Inter-Zonal Cricket Championship to be held here from March 30 to April 1. To be played over a T20 format, teams from the North, South, West, East and Central Zones will be in the hunt for the prestigious title, announced former India captain and president of the All-India Cricket Association for the Physically Challenged Ajit Wadekar at a press meet today. The zonal leg was played in New Delhi, Thrissur, Kolhapur, Godda (Jharkhand) and Bhilai respectively where Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Mumbai, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh were the winners. The event is being supported by LIC of India, New India Assurance, Indian Oil, GIC, HDFC, State Bank of India, Union Bank of India and Central Bank of India. Wadekar rued that despite making efforts the 30-year- old body was unable to get the support of the government or the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). "We have held ...
Shooter Vivaan shines at Junior World Cup
India's Vivaan Kapoor bagged the bronze in the men's Trap event at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup here on Friday.
Halep survives scare at Miami Open; Pliskova, Kerber advance
Romanian world No. 1 and top seed Simona Halep had to battle for just over two hours but finally pulled out a hard-fought 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory over Frenchwoman Oceane Dodin to advance to the third round of the Miami Open.
Carla Suarez ousted from Miami Open after loss to China's Yafan Wang
Spain's Carla Suarez, ranked 23rd in the WTA, lost to China's Yafan Wang in the second round of the Miami Open tennis tournament 7-5, 6-3 here.
Argentinian Funes Mori to undergo leg surgery
Argentinian striker Rogelio Funes Mori from C.F. Monterrey will undergo an operation on his right leg and will rest for about six weeks, the football team has confirmed in a statement.
On home turf, Indian Tigers eye turnaround in WSB fortunes
India would be aiming to end their losing streak but the task is easier said than done despite the home advantage as they take on defending champions Astana Arlans of Kazakhstan in a World Series of Boxing (WSB) contest in Rohtak tomorrow. The Indian franchise, called the Indian Tigers, lost to Astana Arlans 1-4 in its lung-opener before going down by the same margin to Russia's Patriot Boxing Team. Both the rubbers were away contests and creditable of Kavinder Bisht (52kg) and Sachin Siwach (49kg) to pull off one win each respectively for the team. The Indians would be hoping to make the home advantage count at the National Boxing Academy but pulling off victories would nonetheless be a tall ask against a very strong Kazakh team, whose manager happens to be 2004 Olympic champion and the celebrated Bakhtiyar Artayev. The Indian team comprises the likes of three-time King's Cup gold-medallist K Shyam Kumar (49kg) and India Open gold winner Sanjeet, who lost an evenly-contested debut ...
Hamilton dominates in 2nd free practice ahead of Australian GP
Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton continued the pace he showed in the first practice session in the second session also on Friday, ahead of Formula One's first Grand Prix of the season here.
ISSF Junior WC: Vivaan Kapoor helps India bag two bronze medals
16-year old Vivaan Kapoor shot his first Junior World Cup medal, a Bronze, in the men's trap event, on day three of the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun in Sydney, Australia on Friday.Vivaan shot 30 birds in the six-man final to come away with a podium finish after 40 shots of the 45-shot final. He also added a second Bronze in the day, winning the Team Bronze medal in the event along with compatriots Lakshay Sheoran and Ali Aman Elahi.Italy's junior world championship silver medalist and multiple junior world cup medalist Matteo Marongiu won the individual gold in the event, getting the better of China's Yiliu Ouyang in a shoot-off after both were tied at 39 hits a piece at the end of the final. Yiliu missed the second bird in the shoot-off.Vivaan, Lakshay and Ali compiled a score of 328 collectively to finish behind Silver medalists Australia (331) and Gold medalists China (335) in the Team section.In the individual event, .
Back with a bang: Hamilton dominates Melbourne practice
World champion Lewis Hamilton took up where he left off last season with the fastest lap times in opening practice for the Australian Formula One Grand Prix today. Hamilton followed up his opening practice best time of one minute 24.026 seconds with 1:23.931 in the second session to hold a 0.127sec gap over Red Bull's Max Verstappen (1:24.058). Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas (1:24.159) was third in Melbourne in the first exchanges of the new Formula One season. The Ferrari duo of Kimi Raikonnen and Sebastian Vettel were fourth and fifth respectively and between 0.3-0.5secs down on Hamilton's time ahead of Saturday's qualifying. Australia's big hope Daniel Ricciardo in a Red Bull was seventh fastest in 1:24.721. Hamilton's long-run pace looked superior on the ultrasoft tyres, reeling off a steady run of 1:28s, but race pace simulations showed little between the three leading teams. Red Bull managed to lap in the high 1:28s with Ferrari in the low 1:29s. Verstappen and Bottas both ..
Auckland, Mar 23 (AFP) - Scoreboard at stumps on day two of the first Test between New Zealand and England in Auckland today:
- Scoreboard at stumps on day two of the first Test between New Zealand and England in Auckland today: England first innings 58 New Zealand first innings (overnight 175-3) J. Raval c Bairstow b Anderson 3 T. Latham c Woakes b Broad 26 K. Williamson lbw Anderson 102 R. Taylor c Woakes b Anderson 20 H. Nicholls not out 49 B. Watling not out 17 Extras: (lb7, w5) 12 Total: (for 4 wickets; 92.1 overs) 229 Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-92, 3-123, 4-206 Bowling: Anderson 20-7-53-3, Broad 20-5-37-1, Overton 18-7-43-0, Woakes 23-8-55-0 (1w), Ali 11.1-1-34-0 .
Williamson hits tons record in rain-hit England Test
Kane Williamson's New Zealand-record 18th Test century brightened an otherwise wet and gloomy day two as the hosts tightened their grip on the first Test against England on Friday. Williamson's 102 provided a rare moment of cheer on a truncated day when play was restricted to 23.1 overs with only 54 runs scored. The Black Caps skipper fell after guiding his side to a substantial first innings lead as New Zealand reached 229 for four, 171 runs ahead of England with six wickets in hand. The milestone century, reached with a deft single through the gully off James Anderson, took Williamson one clear of the previous record of 17 he shared with Ross Taylor and the late Martin Crowe. He was still on 100 when the rain swept in for the first time but when play resumed an hour later, after a revised tea break, he added only two more before being trapped in front by Anderson. Williamson's overnight partner Henry Nicholls progressed to 49 not out with BJ Watling on 17 when rain again sent the ...
Yuki Bhambri cruises into Miami Open second round
Indian tennis ace Yuki Bhambri continued his rich vein of form as he swept aside Mirza Basic of Bosnia-Herzegovina in straight sets to storm into the second round of the Miami Open here on Friday.The 25-year-old looked dominant throughout the match as he registered a comfortable 7-5, 6-3 win over Basic in a one-sided opening round clash that lasted one hour and 32 minutes.The match saw Bhambri save five of the seven break points against his Bosnian opponent besides managing to win 71 percent of his second serve points.Bhambri will now lock horns with eighth-seed American Jack Sock, who had received a bye in the first round.Earlier, Bhambri made it to the main draw of the men's singles event of the ATP Miami Masters after winning the two qualifying matches without dropping a serve.While the Indian tennis player dispatched Renzo Olivo of Argentina 6-4 6-1 in the opening qualifying round, he eased past Sweden's Elias Ymer 7-5, 6-2 in the second and final qualifying match to make it to ...
Serena fined for missing press conference
Twenty-three time grand slam champion Serena Williams has been fined for not showing up for a press conference post her first round exit from the Miami Open.Serena is facing a 1, 000 USD fine for not following the tournament guidelines, reports the Sport24.The American tennis sensation crashed out of the tournament after suffering a 6-3, 6-2 from newly-minted BNP Paribas Open champion Naomi Osaka.Japanese No.1 Osaka handed the eight-time champion her first-ever loss before the fourth round in Miami.Williams, however, later released a statement through the Women's Tennis Association (WTA)."Every tournament is an opportunity for me to better understand the areas I need to improve to be my best," Williams said in the statement."Naomi played a great match and I learn something each time I play. I look forward to continuing my return by progressing every day.""I'm so grateful for my fans who continue to support me every step of this incredible journey."Miami Open was the former world ...
Ten-time winner Nadal to feature in Monte Carlo Masters
Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal, crowned 10 times in the Monte Carlo Masters, is set to play the ATP 1000 event in April after tournament director Zeljko Franulovic unveiled a list of 45 officially admitted players here.
Guarded optimism: thousands patrol Karachi's cricket homecoming
Thousands of security personnel will be deployed when Karachi hosts the final of the Pakistan Super League on Sunday -- its biggest cricket match in nine years, after a spate of attacks drove away foreign teams. Although some overseas players opted out, authorities have promised head-of-state level security at the National Cricket Stadium when Peshawar Zalmi take on Islamabad United. The Twenty20 match has great significance for Pakistan as it gradually welcomes back international cricket, which ground to a halt after a deadly attack on Sri Lanka's Test team in Lahore in 2009 which killed eight people and injured seven visiting players. As well as the final in Karachi, both eliminators were held in Lahore this week -- a step forward from last year, when only the final was held on Pakistani soil. Karachi will also host three Twenty20 internationals between Pakistan and the West Indies in early April, the first home series involving a Test-level team since 2009. Next year, the Pakistan .
Vivaan Kapoor wins bronze in junior World Cup
Teenager Vivaan Kapoor bagged the trap bronze medal in the ISSF junior World Cup here today, continuing the Indian shooting team's impressive run in the tournament. The podium in the trap event was completed by India's Kapoor who previously finished 18th at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Porpetto, Italy, his only other ISSF start. The 16-year-old shooter secured bronze with 30 hits out of 40 clays, finishing ahead of Kun-Pi Yang of Chinese Taipei (26) in the final. Vivaan (113) combined with Lakshay (112) and Ali Aman Elahi (103) to win the team bronze with a total score of 328 behind Australia (331) and gold medallist China (335). In the individual event, Vivaan shot 113 in qualification to qualify as the fifth finalist after coming second best to the silver winning Chinese 4-3 in a shoot-off to determine minor places. He then shot 26 out of the first 35 birds to edge out Chinese Taipei's Kun-Pi Yang who also had the same number of hits but Vivaan had qualified in a higher position ...
PSG denies Enrique is new head coach
Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) have shrugged off news that former Barcelona head coach Luis Enrique will steer the team from next season, Le Parisien has reported.
Argentina World Cup winner Houseman dies
Rene Houseman, a member of Argentina's 1978 World Cup-winning team, has died at the age of 64, the Argentine Football Association said.
Hewitt slams Davis Cup shake-up as a 'money grab'
Furious Australian Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt has slammed a proposed shake-up of the competition as a "money-grabbing" exercise that will ruin the century-plus event. The two-time Grand Slam champion said International Tennis Federation (ITF) president David Haggerty should resign if the plan fails to receive a two-thirds majority at the organisation's general meeting in August. The ITF last month unveiled plans for a 25-year, US$3 billion partnership with investment group Kosmos, founded by Barcelona football star Gerard Pique, to revamp the current format. It would see the Davis Cup reduced to a season-ending World Cup of Tennis Finals featuring 18 nations. Currently, it is structured around a 16-nation World Group, contested over four weekends during the year. The remaining countries are then divided into three regional zones. "There are a lot of people who are frustrated by it and see this as a money-grab. It is a money deal," Hewitt, his country's most successful Davis Cup .
F1 teams need to work together to avoid split Mercedes
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said Friday that Formula One teams have a responsibility to try to overcome their differences over the future of the sport in the face of a threat by Ferrari to quit because of a number of proposed changes. Bernie Ecclestone, who ran F1 for 40 years before being replaced by new owners Liberty Media last year, has raised the possibility that Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne could walk away from F1 and form a breakaway series over Liberty's future vision for the sport. Ferrari is unhappy with Liberty's proposal to simplify engines and redistribute prize money among F1 teams after the current contract with teams expires at the end of 2020. Ferrari team boss Maurizio Arrivabene would not comment on the specifics of Marchionne's previous comments at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Friday, but said: "My only suggestion, please take him seriously." Wolff is also taking the possibility of Ferrari walking away seriously. He told Britain's Press ...