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Vidarbha a day away from Irani Cup title
Vidarbha reduced Rest of India to 236 for six wickets in their first innings after declaring their first innings at a mammoth total of 800 for seven on the fourth day of the Irani Cup here on Saturday.
Santos Laguna top host Puebla 1-0 in Mexican football
Argentine striker Julio Cesar Furch scored in the 79th minute to give first-placed Santos Laguna a 1-0 victory over Puebla at the Mexican football league's Clausura championship.
Zidane has full squad available ahead of Girona game
Spanish football giants Real Madrid's full squad took part in the final training session on Saturday ahead of their La Liga home game against Girona.
Zidane says unhappy with Real's opponent in Champions League quarters
Real Madrid's French coach Zinedine Zidane on Saturday said he would rather not face his former football team after having drawn Serie A side Juventus for the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.
Former England cricket star Pietersen appears to retire
Kevin Pietersen dropped a strong hint that he has retired after the polarising former England star decided not to join Quetta Gladiators in Lahore for their Pakistan Super League play-off. Pietersen helped Quetta qualify from the group stages in the Twenty20 tournament, but with the event now moving from the UAE to Pakistan, he appears to have opted to bring down the curtain on his controversial playing career. The 37-year-old batsman hinted at his long-expected retirement with a Tweet which simply read "Boots Up! Thank you" before expanding on his situation on Saturday. "Someone just tweeted to tell me that I scored 30000+ runs including 152 fifty's & 68 hundreds in my pro career," he wrote on Instagram. "4 Ashes wins. Home & away! T20 WC win. Beaten India in India. Home & away 100's in all major Test nations apart from Bangladesh. "All dedicated to my family who have just been the most unreal supporters through thick & thin! I'm super proud of everything! "Thank you .
'Coriolis' wins 'The Leading Owner Cup'
: 'Coriolis' won 'The Leading Owner Cup', the main event of the races here today. The winner, ridden by A Ayaz Khan and trained by R Foley, is owned by Dr M A M Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Jockey V R Jagadeesh rode three winners. Three favourites obliged in a card of seven events.
Karthik aware of Bangladesh's prowess in T20Is
On the eve of the Nidahas Trophy T20 tri-series final against Bangladesh here, veteran India wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik on Saturday refused to take the opponents lightly despite the men-in-blue starting as clear favourites.
Confident Indian boxing contingent leaves for CWG
A well-prepared Indian boxing team will depart for the Commonwealth Games tomorrow with an aim to do a lot better than the four silver medals and a bronze it managed in Glasgow four years ago. Ajay Singh, president at the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), exuded confidence at the athletes' send-off ceremony, considering their recent form. The 12-member team, comprising eight men and four women, will undergo a week-long acclimatisation camp at the Australian Institute of Sports in Canberra before the Gold Coast Games from April 4-15. "I can say this is one of the best prepared teams we have sent to the Commonwealth Games. In the last one year, they have taken part in as many as 30 events. We have not cut any corners for their preparation and I am sure they will make India proud," said Ajay Singh. The experienced Vikas Krishan (75kg), who will be making his CWG debut, will lead the men's challenge. The others selected in the team are Manoj Kumar (69kg), Amit Phangal (46-49kg), Hussam ..
Aditi makes cut, lies T-39 at Founders Cup
Aditi Ashok carded even par 72 to slip from overnight T-17 to T-39 after the second round of the LPGA Founders Cup here. At two-under 142 with rounds of 70-72, she is now seven shots behind the leader, Cydney Clanton (68-67). Aditi opened with a bogey but quickly made up with three birdies in next six holes. She was two-under through 11, before a bogey on 12th and then a closing one on 18th saw her fall back to even par. Meanwhile, Cydney Clanton holed out for eagle on the 13th hole and then made birdie on 18th to close in sole possession of the 36-hole lead at nine-under 135. It's the first time she has ever held the 36-hole lead at an LPGA event. Behind Clanton, there's a logjam highlighted by Ariya Juanugarn, who turned in a second straight 68 to share second at 8-under 136. Marina Alex, who shared the low round of the day at 66, is also at eight-under along with Karine Icher and Mariajo Uribe.
Lahiri squeezes inside cut line as Woods slips to 17th, Stenson leads
Anirban Lahiri fired back-to-back birdies on the fourth and fifth holes on his second nine to squeeze inside the cut line and stay on for weekend action at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard here. Lahiri had four each of birdies and bogeys in his even round and is Tied-66th at one-over 145 which was also the cutline. The weather has been chilly and players have often been finding it difficult to adjust. Henrik Stenson hung in through the tough period and his three birdies around the turn saw him card three-under 69 and at 11-under. He shared the lead with Bryson DeChambeau, who had a 66. Stenson had chances to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational two of the last three years and could well make it this time. Stenson and DeChambeau were at 11-under 133. They had a two-shot advantage over PGA TOUR rookie Talor Gooch (70). Tiger Woods did not make a birdie until the 12th hole and shot 72 and at four-under 140 to lie seven shots back. Woods trailed after 36 holes in four .
Indian Wells: Naomi Osaka knocks out Simona Halep in semis
World number one Simona Halep suffered a major blow as she bowed out of the Indian Wells Masters after going down in straight sets to unseeded Naomi Osaka in the semi-finals of the women's singles event here on Saturday.Osaka, who was playing her third career match against a reigning world number one and second against the Romanian, registered a comfortable 6-3, 6-0 victory over Halep in a one-sided last-four clash that lasted a little over an hour.Osaka bounced back from 3-3 in the first set and went in to win the last nine games of the match to earn her first win over Halep in four career meetings.The last-four clash also saw the Japanese tennis star smashing 16 winners, breaking serve five times besides winning 67 percent of the points behind her first serve.In finals, Osaka will now square off with No.20 seed Daria Kasatkina, who stunned American tennis star and former world number one Venus Williams 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 in a clash that lasted under three hours.
KP confirms retirement in heartfelt Instagram post
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen on Saturday officially confirmed the news of his retirement from cricket in a heartfelt post on social media platform, Instagram."Someone just tweeted me to tell me that I scored 30,000+ runs including 152 fifty's and 68 hundreds in my pro career. Four Ashes wins. Home and away! T20 World Cup win. Beaten India in India. Home and away 100's in all major Test nations apart from Bangladesh. All dedicated to my family who have just been the most unreal supporters through thick and thin! I'm super proud of everything! Thank you for all the quite lovely msgs! I loved entertaining you all! Ciao, cricket! I love this game!," Pietersen wrote on Instagram.The feisty batsman on March 16 had hinted at the news on microblogging platform on Twitter."BOOTS UP! Thank you!," read a tweet.Last month, Pietersen said the current Pakistan Super League (PSL) would be his last appearance in a cricket tournament abroad.However, it seems that the swashbuckling batsman ...
India is tough but momentum is on our side, says Shakib
As they gear up for the Twenty20 tri-series title clash against a formidable India, skipper Shakib Al Hasan says Bangladesh have "momentum" after their spectacular win over the hosts. Bangladesh eked out a thrilling two-wicket win over Sri Lanka in a nail-biting virtual semifinal last night to book a place in the final. "India are a very good side but we have the momentum, so hopefully we can continue the performance," said Shakib. Talking about the semifinal, Shakib said: "You can't expect more than that in a T20 game. There was everything. Emotions, drama, everything. We are lucky to be on the winning side. "Kusal Perera and Thisara Perera batted very well, got themselves into a winning position. I had only one hit before I came into the game, so I knew I wasn't 100%. It was important to rotate the strike and give it to Mahmudullah. This is one of our best innings in the last five overs." Mahmudullah, who played a match-winning 18-ball 43, studded with three boundaries and two ...
In unusual move, Indian coaches left out of CWG contingent
In a departure from convention, India's chief boxing coaches S R Singh and Shiv Singh have been left out of the contingent for the Commonwealth Games to held in Gold Coast from April 4-15. Men's chief coach S R Singh and women's chief coach Shiv Singh will be travelling with the 12-member CWG squad tomorrow but only for the one week training camp at the Australian Institute of Sports in Canberra. The two senior coaches will head back to India after the training stint and will be replaced by assistant coaches from India in the squad. During the Games, High Performance Director Santiago Nieva and women's high performance manager Raffaele Bergamasco will lead the coaching contingent for India. It has been learnt that this decision has not gone down well with the Indian coaches. Former India coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu, who has been associated with both men's and women's team in the past, was a regular member of the contingent in multi-sporting events like the CWG and the Olympics. R K ...
BFI President confident of rich medal haul at CWG
Boxing Federation of India (BFI) President Ajay Singh on Saturday said organising a send-off event for the 12-member strong Indian boxing team participating in the Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast, starting April 4, was to show the pugilists that they carry the expectations of a billion people.
Hyderabad or Rajkot may host India's first ever Day-Night Test
Either Hyderabad or Rajkot may host India's maiden day-night Test match when the West Indies will arrive for a tour, later this year. The BCCI today finalised Indian team's home series itinerary and picked the two centres for hosting Test matches during the West Indies tour. "If the Committee of Administrators (CoA) gives its approval, one of the two centres will host the Test under floodlights," a BCCI source told PTI. The CoA was unhappy that acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary had explored had discussed the possibility of playing a day-night Test with Ravi Shastri even as the head coach was not averse to the idea. According to India's home series itinerary, the Indian team will play only three Test matches at home -- the historic first against Afghanistan in June along with two more against West Indies in October after Diwali. Apart from that, India will also host the Caribbeans for five ODIs in Mumbai, Guwahati, Korchi, Indore and Pune in early November. The series will end with ...
Binny optimistic about Rajasthan Royals winning IPL 2018
Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Stuart Binny feels that they have what it takes to win this edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket tournament.
Hyderabad, Rajkot host WI tests, Delhi get Australia ODI
Hyderabad and Rajkot will host two Test matches against the West Indies while Delhi will conduct a One-Day International against Australia, according to India's home series itinerary, finalised by the BCCI today. The Indian team will play only three Test matches at home -- the historic first against Afghanistan in June along with two more against West Indies in October after Diwali. Apart from that, India also host the Caribbeans for five ODIs in Mumbai, Guwahati, Korchi, Indore and Pune in early November. The series will end with three Twenty20 Internationals at Kolkata, Chennai and Kanpur. The Kolkata T20 will held on November 4 but dates for other matches are yet to be known. CAB president Sourav Ganguly was a special invitee (as technical committee chairman) at the Tours and Fixtures Committee meeting today. Apart from Ganguly, acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary, GM (Cricket Operations) Saba Karim and Rajan Tiwary were present. CEO Rahul Johri is in Dubai for a strategic group ...
Merkel, Macron plan roadmap by June on euro zone reform
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday pledged to overcome differences in order to formulate a roadmap for a reform of the euro zone which they will seek to get approved by their European peers in June.
Day-night Tests in India will happen only with CoA approval: BCCI
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary on Saturday said day-night Test match will take place in India only after the approval of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA).Chaudhary's comments came after the BCCI held a meeting to discuss the various venues and dates for India's home series in the 2018-19 season, starting with West Indies and concluding with Australia.Talking to ANI, Chaudhary said, "Today's meeting was essentially to fix venues and dates for our home series beginning with West Indies and concluding with Australia. The venues for the matches with West Indies and Australia were also decided."Choudhary revealed that India would play one-off Test match against Afghanistan in second week of June, while the series against West Indies has been scheduled for October."The committee approved the India-Afghanistan inaugural Test match in Bangalore from June 14 to June 18. The venues for two Test matches against West ...