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Wild card Dahiya advances at junior tennis meet
Wild card Jatin Dahiya stole the show in the opening round of the men's singles qualifying draw at the ongoing Central Excise ITF Futures $15,000 meet being held at the synthetic courts of the Bengal Tennis Association on Saturday.
Australia build lead but lose wickets against South Africa
South Africa fought back on the third afternoon of the first Test but could not stop Australia from forging a commanding lead at Kingsmead today. Australia were 175 for six at tea, an overall lead of 364. Opening batsman Cameron Bancroft made 53 and got Australia off to an aggressive start to their second innings together with David Warner in an opening stand of 56 in 13 overs. Australia reached 112 for three at lunch but the scoring rate stalled after lunch with stroke play proving difficult on a slow pitch against disciplined bowling. The tourists added 63 runs in 27.5 overs for the loss of three wickets during the afternoon. Australian captain Steve Smith made 38 but was unable to bat with fluency in an 81-ball innings before he was trapped leg before wicket by part-time left-arm spinner Dean Elgar. Shaun Marsh laboured for 77 balls to make 25 not out, twice surviving South African reviews for leg before wicket, the first when a ball from left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj hit him in .
Maharashtra women's team wins national tennis championship
The Maharashtra women's team won today the interstate national tennis championship 2018 held in Chhattisgarh. The championship was organised underthe auspices of the All India Tennis Association (AITA) by the Chhattisgarh State Tennis Association (CSTA) from February 26 to March 3. In the final, the Maharashtra women's team won in straight matches as Mihika Yadav defeated Rishika Sunkara of Delhi 6-2,7-6,(3), a media release issued here said. In another singles match, Rutuja Bhosle of Maharashtra thrashed Prerana Bhambri of Delhi 6-2,7-5 as the state clinchedthe championship trophy. Prizes were distributed by Chhattisgarh Minister Ramsheela Sahu in presence of senior AITA office-bearers. The CSTA gave Rs25,000 each to both the finalists as motivational amount.
Football's laws body approves VAR for World Cup
Football's lawmakers today approved video assistant referee technology (VAR) for this summer's World Cup, in one of the biggest changes to the sport in years. The International Football Association Board (IFAB, meeting in Zurich, rubber-stamped a move already backed by FIFA's top brass, including president Gianni Infantino. "We came to the conclusion that VAR is good for football", Infantino told reporters shortly after IFAB announced the decision. He added that the final decision to use the technology at the World Cup in Russia will be made when the FIFA Council -- world football's top decision-making body -- meets in Colombia on March 15 and 16. "We will hope and encourage the council to take a favourable decision," Infantino said, voicing confidence that VAR will secure final approval. IFAB said in a press release that the decision "represents a new era for football with video assistance for referees helping to increase fairness in the game". VAR can only be used when there is ...
Bagan beat Churchill, stay in hunt for I-League title
Mohun Bagan stay in hunt for the title as they scored a hard fought 2-1 win over Churchill Brothers in a penultimate round match of the I-League here today. After a barren first half, Bagan scored through Nikhil Kadam (54th minute) and Akram Moghrabi (76th). Churchill Brothers pulled one back through Osagie Moday in the 74th minute in the match played at Tilak Maidan. Mohun Bagan now move to third place with 30 points and play their last match against Gokulam Kerala on March 6 in Kozhikode. Churchill Brothers, meanwhile, remained on ninth place with 17 points. They play Minerva Punjab on March 8 in Panchkula in their last match. Mohun Bagan made two changes from their side that beat Indian Arrows, bringing in Kinshuk Debnath and Gurjinder Kumar in place of Ricky Lallawmawma and Rana Gharami. Churchill made one change from their drawn match against Gokulam Kerala, bringing in Britto PM in place of injured Wayne Vaz. Both the side's played a cautious game initially which saw play ...
Bajrang, Vinod win a bronze each in Asian Wrestling C'ships
Defending champion Bajrang Punia settled for a bronze in men's 65kg freestyle as Indian grapplers bagged two medals on the penultimate day of the Senior Asian Wrestling Championships here today. Vinod Kumar Omprakash won the other bronze medal in the men's 70kg freestyle. The two medals took India's tally to eight -- gold and silver each with six bronze medals. Bajrang, who won gold in the 2017 edition in New Delhi, lost 5-7 in the quarterfinals against Daichi Takatani of Japan. But the 24-year-old Haryana wrestler got the chance to play in the repechage round after his conqueror reached the final. Bajrang first accounted for Abdulqosim Fayziev of Tajikistan 12-2 in the repechage round and then beat Yones Aliakbar Emamichoghaei of Iran 10-4 in the bronze medal play-off. Vinod Kumar also lost in the quarterfinals (3-6) against Ikhtiyor Navruzov of Uzbekistan but was given a lifeline for a medal after his victor reached the final. The Indian was adjudged the bronze medal winner against
ISL: Rudderless ATK aim to end on high against NorthEast (Preview, Lead)
A day after Ashley Westwood stepped down as interim coach of ATK, the reigning champions, who are hopelessly out of form, will look to end their campaign on a high when they take on fellow strugglers NorthEast United in an Indian Super League (ISL) tie here on Sunday.
Deodhar Trophy: It's Umesh vs Shami as India A take on India B
The battle to remain relevant in India's limited overs scheme of things will be foremost on Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav's minds when India A take on India B in the opening game of the Deodhar Trophy here tomorrow. Having slipped in the pecking order as far as ODIs are concerned, both Umesh and Shami will like to use the opportunity to stake claim for the third and fourth pacers' slot in the national team that is still up for grabs, keeping the World Cup in mind. While Umesh was not in the ODI squad during the South Africa tour, the team management preferred Shardul Thakur to Shami during the last ODI. With Ravichandran Ashwin ruling himself out of the tournament due to a niggle, India A, led by Maharashtra batsman Ankit Bawne, look like an intimidating outfit with all top domestic and junior cricket performers in their ranks. The India A team has U-19 World Cup stars Shubman Gill and Prithvi Shaw in their ranks along with hard-hitting IPL specialists like Ishan Kishan and ...
Barcelona, Atletico face-off for possible La Liga season decider (Preview)
FC Barcelona meet Atletico Madrid in the Camp Nou stadium here on Sunday afternoon in a game which could go a long way towards determining the destination of this football season's La Liga title.
Impressive Perera shoots into sole lead at Chennai Open golf
Sri Lanka's Mithun Perera continued his good form with a five-under-65 today to take a three-shot lead ahead of compatriot N Thangaraja at the Chennai Open golf championship 2018 here. Perera, with a total of 14-under-196, is three shots ahead of Thangaraja, who fired 68. Gurgaon-based Veer Ahlawat fired the day's best score of seven-under-63 to gain 13 places and finished the day in third position at 10-under-200. Perera (68-63-65), who was part of the three-way lead at the halfway stage along with Thangaraja and Noida's Vikrant Chopra, fired a second consecutive bogey-free round to break away from the rest of the field. Perera and Thangaraja matched each other shot for shot till the 13th as both were three-under for the day. The tide really began turning the 31-year-old Perera's way when he knocked in a 15-footer for birdie on the 14th to take the outright lead. Thereafter, it was one-way traffic as Thangaraja three-putted the 16th for bogey and Perera tapped in for ...
Current India team needs time before being judged, says Ganguly
Virat Kohli and his brand of captaincy has caught the attention of fans and pundits alike, but former India captain Sourav Ganguly feels that the present generation needs some time before they can be compared to the past national teams.
India lose to Argentina in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup opener
Argentina's drag-flick star Gonzalo Peillat scored a hat-trick as India lost 2-3 to the 2016 Olympic champions in the opening match of the 27th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here on Saturday.
Nadal to miss Indian Wells, Miami due to lingering hip injury
Spain's tennis great Rafael Nadal has announced that his lingering hip injury will prevent him from playing in this month's Indian Wells Masters and Miami Open tournaments, adding that his goal is to recover in time for the clay-court season.
ATK, NorthEast United fight to avoid wooden spoon
Two-time champions ATK will clash against NorthEast United in their final match in a battle to avoid a last-place finish for both sides in the Indian Super League here tomorrow. It has been a disappointing season for ATK in more ways than one. They not only failed to make it to the play-offs but aslo found themselves battling to avoid a last-place finish. ATK, with 13 points in their kitty, will finish below NorthEast United (11 points) at the bottom if they lose their concluding league clash at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan tomorrow. Much was expected of ATK at the start of the season. But they struggled from the start and despite a change of coach midway through, finding wins has proved to be a tough ask. ATK have won only three games this season and have suffered defeat in their last three games. Their 5-1 drubbing at the hands FC Goa proved too much for interim coach Ashley Westwood, who decided to step down from his responsibilities of head coach. Robbie Keane has now ...
U-19 selection panel: Kapoor likely to come back in place of Venkatesh
Former India off-spinner Ashish Kapoor in all likelihood will make a comeback in the junior national selection panel after chairman Venkatesh Prasad resigned from his post yesterday. It is all but certain that Prasad will be joining Kings XI Punjab as their bowling coach and in order to avoid potential 'Conflict of Interest', the former seamer stepped down less than a month after India won the ICC U-19 World Cup. The other two members of the panel currently are former Uttar Pradesh all-rounder Gyanendra Pandey and former Baroda batsman Rakesh Parikh. Kapoor, along with Punjab batsman Amit Sharma, was a part of the five-member junior selection panel before it was pruned to three as per Lodha Committee recommendations. "In all likelihood, Ashish will make a comeback into the junior selection panel now that Venky has resigned. In case of Jatin Paranjpe and Gagan Khoda, they can't be senior national selectors again as they are not Test players. But in case of Ashish and Amit, there was no
Shubhankar's rise augurs well for Indian golfers: Chawrasia
Hailing in-form golfer Shubhankar Sharma's exploits at the ongoing WGC-Mexico Championship, Indian Open-bound S.S.P. Chawrasia said the youngster's sterling performances augurs well for the country's players.
ISL: Goa, Jamshedpur face-off in playoff spot decider (Preview)
FC Goa and Jamshedpur FC will clash in an all-important match which will decide the final playoff spot in the Indian Super League.
Wellington ODI:Williamson's ton in vain as England clinch narrow win over Kiwis
Kane Williamson's unbeaten century went in vain as England held on their nerves to defeat New Zealand by four runs in the third ODI of the five-match series here at the Wellington Regional Stadium on Saturday.After being asked to bat first,England struggled to reach 234, a total which looked plenty especially after the hosts slipped from 80-1 to 103-6.Eoin Morgan top scored for the England with a score of 48 off 71 balls while Ben Stokes, the England hero when they won the second ODI by six wickets, scored 39 runs off 73 balls.Jos Buttler and Moeen Ali chipped in with 29 and 23 runs, respectively.Ish Sodhi was more expensive bowler for New Zealand with his leg breaks, but he still managed to bag three wickets while conceding 53 runs.While Trent Boult also took two wickets, Tim Southee and Colin de Grandhomme contributed with a wicket each.In reply, Williamson, who had struggled for runs recently and missed the second ODI due to a hamstring injury, returned to the arena by scoring a ..
The rise of Judo in France
Judo is becoming one of the prevalent sports in France.With more than 6,00,000 people nationwide regularly practicing the discipline also known as "the gentle way", it has become the fourth most popular sport in France, behind only Football, Tennis and Equestrianism.Speaking to CNN about the rise of the sport as one of the mainstreams among the French was President of the French Judo Federation, Jean-Luc Rouge."In France, judo is more than a sport. It's a part of life. We have 5,700 clubs in our country and we are present in all of the villages and towns. We are everywhere," he said.Rouge was the country's first ever world champion, clinching the gold in the 93kg weight category back in 1975, but it was not always as popular back then as it is now."It was something strange for the French population because it was coming from Japan and difficult to understand," he says.Regarded as an unknown, "mythic" discipline when Rouge first took to the tatami (traditional Japanese mat) in 1963, ...
ISL:FC Goa,Jamshedpur to battle for final playoff spot
FC Goa and Jamshedpur FC will look to seal the final playoff spot in the Indian Super League (ISL) when they face each other in an all-important match at the JRD Tata Sports Complex here in Jamshedpur on Sunday.A draw will be enough for Goa since they are already a point ahead of the hosts. If they lose, then Steve Coppell's side will seal a remarkable achievement in their first season."In a strange sort of way, I am happy that we have to win to go through because that way there is no doubt in our mind. If we would have been able to qualify with a draw, all of a sudden human nature means you try and protect what you have and I don't think that really suits us. The results in midweek mean that we have only one goal in mind and we have only one way we can play. We simply have to win to qualify," said Jamshedpur head coach Steve Coppell.The Englishman left no doubts that his team will go for the victory. The previous match between the two sides ended 2-1 in favour of Goa at the Nehru ...