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Chennaiyin finish 2nd in league stage of ISL
Chennaiyin FC guaranteed themselves a second-place finish in the league stage of the Indian Super League (ISL) after beating Mumbai City 1-0 here on Saturday.
Mihelic penalty gives Chennaiyin FC win over Mumbai City FC
A 67th minute penalty strike by Rene Mihelic ensured Chennaiyin FC beat Mumbai City FC 1-0 here today, to end their league phase engagements of the Indian Super League on a winning note. The result meant that Chennaiyin finished second in the points table, behind Bengaluru FC, with 32 points. A new-look Chennaiyin team, with the coach ringing in the changes, kept a determined Mumbai City team at bay, with some good defending. A Balwant Singh goal for Mumbai in the dying seconds was disallowed, as he was off-side. The second half saw both teams step up the attack though Chennaiyin FC looked sharper and likely to break through. The two sides made substitutions and then came the big moment. Mehrajuddin Wadoo brought down Chennaiyin skipper Jaime Gavilan with a rash challenge and the referee pointed to the spot instantly. Slovenian Rene Mihelic slotted the ball past a diving Arindam Bhattacharja to give the all-important lead, sending the home fans into raptures. The first half was an ...
Australia take lead past 400 despite South African fightback
South Africa fought back on the third day of the first Test but could not stop Australia from taking their lead beyond 400 at Kingsmead today. Australia were 213 for nine when bad light stopped play, an overall lead of 402. South Africa will be faced with a daunting task when they eventually get to bat on Sunday on a slow pitch on which batsmen have struggled to play with freedom. But the hosts could take heart from a fighting, disciplined performance after Australia made a sparkling start to their second innings. Cameron Bancroft (53) and David Warner (28) put on 56 in 13 overs for the first wicket and Australia seemed to be racing to an unassailable position. The run rate remained brisk as Australia reached 112 for three at lunch. The scoring dried up after lunch, however, and Australia lost six more wickets while eking out another 101 runs in 44.4 overs before the umpires took the players off the field. Kagiso Rabada bowled with pace and hostility and was unlucky not to claim more .
Durban, March 3 (AFP) Scores at the close of play on the third day of the first Test between South Africa and Australia at Kingsmead on Saturday.
Scores at the close of play on the third day of the first Test between South Africa and Australia at Kingsmead on Saturday. Australia, 1st innings, 351 South Africa, 1st innings 162 Australia, second innings C Bancroft st De Kock b Maharaj 53 D Warner c sub (Mulder) b Rabada 28 U Khawaja c De Kock b Maharaj 6 S Smith lbw b Elgar 38 S Marsh c De Villiers b Morkel 33 M Marsh c Amla b Rabada 6 T Paine c De Villiers b Maharaj 14 P Cummins not out 17 M Starc c Elgar b Morkel 7 N Lyon c Amla b Morkel 2 J Hazlewood not out 4 Extras (lb-5) 5 Total (9 wkts, 71.4 overs) 213 Fall of wickets: 1-56, 2-71, 3-108, 4-146, 5-156, 6-175, 7-185, 8-203, 9-209 Bowling: Morkel 13.4-4-42-3, Philander 14-4-35-0, Maharaj 28-4-93-3, Rabada 13-6-27-2, Elgar 3-1-10-1.
Wrestlers Punia, Vinod take bronze at Asian Championships
Bajrang Punia and Vinod Kumar Omprakash took bronze in their respective weight categories at the Senior Asia Wrestling Championships here on Saturday.
Video Assistant Referee to be used in 2018 World Cup
The International Football Association Board (IFAB) on Saturday approved the use of Video Assistant Referee technology during the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Girona stun Villarreal 2-0, approach top 6 in La Liga
Girona on Saturday upset Villarreal 2-0 in the 27th round of La Liga, moving within striking distance of qualifying position for the European club football tournaments.
Paes-Cerretani lose in Dubai Tennis Championships final
Veteran Indian star Leander Paes and his American partner Jamie Cerretani went down in straight sets to defending champions Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau in the men's doubles final at the Dubai Tennis Championships here on Saturday.
Tata hockey academy launched in Jamshedpur
Tata Trusts and Tata Steel on Saturday announced the establishment of the Naval Tata Hockey Academy (NTHA) here.
Neymar's foot operation a success: officials
Surgery on the broken right foot of Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar went successfully today, officials said, leaving the planet's most expensive footballer in a race to recuperate before the World Cup. The operation, performed by Brazilian national team surgeon Rodrigo Lasmar, began early on Saturday morning in the Mater Dei hospital in Belo Horizonte. Just after midday (1500 GMT), a spokesman from the Brazilian football federation announced that the operation was over. "Neymar is already in his room. It went well," he said. Neymar broke his fifth metatarsal -- the bone leading to his small toe -- during a 3-0 drubbing of Marseille on February 25. The striker -- whose transfer from Barcelona cost PSG a record 222 million euros ($264 million) last August -- has scored 28 goals in 30 appearances in all competitions for the club. Neymar will miss PSG's make-or-break game against Real Madrid next Tuesday. But with Lasmar predicting a recovery period of two and a half to ..
Shooter Ankur Mittal raises concern over scrapping of double trap from Olympics
Indian shooter Ankur Mittal on Saturday raised concerns over double trap event which was scrapped by International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) from the Olympic calendar, beginning Tokyo 2020."Olympics decision to scrap off double trap is a huge setback for me. It is still there in Commonwealth and Asian Games and I am feeling confident about it, but it will be a little difficult to get the transition as from the past eight years I am shooting double trap. It will be difficult to blend to the level that I have in the double trap but I will try my best," Mittal told ANI here.He said it is his dream to win gold in Olympics, but with no double trap from 2020 it seems a bit bleak.However, the double trap silver winner seemed confident for the upcoming Commonwealth Games."I have been preparing for CommonWealth since the past three months. My performance has been good last year. The training is going on according to the plan," he added.Mittal further said that India lacks the ...
Leander ends runner-up in Dubai, likely to return to top-50
Veteran Indian Leander Paes had to be content with a runners-up finish at the Dubai Tennis Championships with Jamie Cerratani but the crucial 300 points is likely to help him leapfrog in the rankings ladder ahead of Davis Cup selection. Paes, playing his 97th ATP World Tour event, and America's Cerretani lost the final 2-6 6-7(2) in one hour and 27 minutes. The 44 -year, old was playing his first ATP World Tour final in more than three years and the performance has earned him 300 ranking points. He is ranked 52 now with 1525 points. He was defending 180 ranking points, having made the semi-finals here last year. Divij Sharan India No 2 behind Rohan Bopanna (world No 20). Divij, who is currently world No 45, has 1715 points and had lost in the first round with Yuichi Sugita. It will be interesting to see if Leander goes ahead of left-handed Sharan, one of the most consistent Indian players in 2017. Usually, the Davis Cup selection committee considers rankings apart from performance for
Navjot's family celebrates her achievement at her Tarn Taran home
Celebrations today broke out at the home of wrestler Navjot Kaur who scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman grappler to win a gold in a Senior Asian Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. 28-year-old Navjot, native of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, won the gold after defeating Japan's Miya Imai 9-1 in a final bout of the women's 65kg freestyle category. "The whole family is ecstatic over the historic achievement of Navjot in wrestling. We are proud of her achievement," Navjot's sister Navjeet told PTI over phone from Tarn Taran. Navjot grew up in village Baghria in Tarn Taran district of Punjab. "We were praying for her victory and winning the gold medal. We were quite nervous about her final match against Miya as Japanese contenders were known to be tough challengers," said Navjeet, who herself had been a wrestler. "Initially, we did not believe that she beat the Japanese wrestler. Then we were informed by someone from media fraternity about her achievement," she ...
I-League: Mohun Bagan beat Churchill to keep title hopes alive
Heavyweights Mohun Bagan kept their slim chances of winning the I-League alive with a vital 2-1 victory over relegation-threatened Churchill Brothers at the Tilak Maidan here on Saturday.
ISL: Defender Juanan signs new deal with Bengaluru FC
Bengaluru FCs Spanish defender Juanan Gonzalez on Saturday put pen to paper on a new deal that will keep him with the southern football giants till the end of the 2020 season.
Inter's Icardi fully recovered, ready for Milan derby
Inter Milan coach Luciano Spalletti announced on Saturday that Argentine striker Mauro Icardi has fully recovered from his injury and ready to lead the side in the Serie A football derby against AC Milan on Sunday.
Windies aim to outgun opponents with pace at World Cup qualifier
West Indies chief coach Stuart Law believes his team's pace attack will play a crucial role during the ICC World Cup qualifier as the opponents are not used to facing top-class fast bowlers.
Paes loses Dubai Open final
Veteran Leander Paes didn't have the last laugh in his 97th ATP tour final as he lost in the summit clash of the men's doubles event at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship. The tournament is a USD 2.6 million ATP 500 event. Paes and his American partner Jamie Cerretani lost to Jean-Julien Rojer of the Netherlands and Horia Tecau of Romania 2-6 6-7 (2-7) in 87 minutes in the summit clash. For Rojer-Tecau pair, this was their 17th ATP title as a pair. The 44-year-old legendary Indian, who is currently ranked 52nd in the world, had a good tournament until the finals. In his 28th season on pro-circuit, Leander is now only three finals short of achieving a century of summit clashes on the tour. It was Leander-Cerretani pair's second serve, which let them down. While Tecau-Rojer had a success rate of 76 percent, the Indo-US pair stood at mere 42 percent. Also they could only convert one break point and that too in the second set which they stretched to the tie-breaker while the winners .
Credibility of shortlisted names for DDCA coaches' course under scanner
The Delhi & Districts Cricket Association (DDCA)'s shortlist of aspiring Level A coaches has raised quite a few eyebrows with a few without any experience of playing senior level representative cricket being given preference over players, who have had more than 100 first-class wickets. The DDCA had invited applications from former players interested in coaching for their Level A programme, which will cost Rs 10,000 (ten thousand) per player. Accordingly, on March 1, the DDCA shortlisted 35 names (men and women included) for the course. While the likes of Rishit Saini (1 first-class game), Oniel Wilson (2 first-class games), Karan Harit and Darshan Kajania (both in senior squad but never played a match) have been included in the list, someone like Chetenya Nanda (105 wickets in 31 first-class games) have been ignored. Even a player called Shashi Ranjan (2 first-class and five List A for Rajasthan) have been included while Nanda, who has played Challenger Trophy and also IPL (for ...
Rahane, Suryakumar sold for Rs 7 lakh each in T20 League
India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane and his Mumbai teammate Suryakumar Yadav went under the hammer for Rs 7 lakh each as they were picked in the auction today by Mumbai North and Mumbai North East teams as their icon players respectively for the upcoming T20 Mumbai League. The players' auction for the league, to be held at the Wankhede Stadium from March 11 to 21, also saw stand-in India limited over skipper Rohit Sharma being bought by Mumbai North West for Rs 6 lakh as their icon player. Sharma will be leading the national team in Sri Lanka in the T20 tri-series in the absence of regular captain Virat Kohli. He is unlikely to play in the event as it clashes with the tri-series in Lanka scheduled from March 6-18. Another India player Shreyas Iyer was bagged by Mumbai North Central for Rs 5 lakh as their icon player. Iyer, like Rahane, is not part of the India T20 team to Lanka. Senior all-rounder Abhishek Nayar was chosen by Mumbai South as their icon player for Rs 4 .