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Raina hoping to make ODI comeback after strong T20 show
Indian batsman Suresh Raina says he is hoping to continue his strong show in the T20 International series against South Africa in the upcoming tournaments, including the IPL, in his bid to make a comeback into the ODI squad. Raina hit 43 off 27 balls and took one wicket for 27 runs in three overs in an all-round display to help India beat South Africa by seven runs in the third T20I here yesterday to clinch the series 2-1. "This moment (comeback) is very important for me. From here on we will play in Sri Lanka and then IPL. We have a lot of matches coming up. I have been part of the World Cup before and I have won the World Cup before in 2011. It was my first World Cup and we won the trophy. That was an unbelievable feeling," he said. "Coming back to ODIs, I have done well at No. 5. It is just a matter of couple more games and I think I can show that I can definitely come back in the ODIs too soon," said Raina who was adjudged man of the match. Raina last played in an ODI in October ..
Gopi, Monika defend men's and women's title in New Delhi Marathon
Reigning Asian Champion Gopi Thonakal ran his personal best to retain his title at the IDBI Federal Life Insurance New Delhi Marathon here today. Gopi clocked 2 hour, 15 minute and 16 seconds to clinch the gold under ideal running conditions but missed the tough Commonwealth Games qualification mark set by the Athletics Federation of India. Nitendra Singh Rawat was second in 2:24:55 while Bahadur Singh Dhoni took the bronze in 2:24:56. The 4:30am start time of the race at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, flagged off by cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, gave the runners an ideal temperature of just over 15 degree celsius -- around 18 degree when the race ended -- and Gopi was able to better his earlier best of 2:15:25 (clocked during 2016 Olympics) by nine seconds. The 29-year-old Gopi's effort was, however, well outside the 2:12:50 qualification standard of the AFI for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. He had won the title last year in 2:15:37. Gopi had won the Asian Marathon title in China in
Monchengladbach win, Hoffenheim held in Bundesliga
Monchengladbach returned to winning ways after beating newly promoted Hannover 1-0 meanwhile Freiburg held Hoffenheim to a 1-1 draw at the 24th round in Bundesliga.
Messi, Suarez on mark as Barcelona cruise past Girona
FC Barcelona returned from conceding an early goal to cruise to victory at home over Girona and piled the pressure on second placed Atletico Madrid who play away to Sevilla.
Vasco defender urges coach Ricardo to decline Middle East offer
Vasco da Gama centre-back Frickson Erazo has urged the team's head coach Ze Ricardo to resist overtures from Saudi Arabia to remain in Rio de Janeiro.
We are ready to go to England and Australia, says Kumar
Indian team's baptism by fire during the tour of South Africa augurs well for the tougher assignments against England and Australia later this year, feels pace spearhead Bhuvneshwar Kumar. After starting the tour with a narrow 1-2 loss in the Tests, India ended the bilateral series on a high after notching up a thrilling seven run win in the third T20 International yesterday for a 2-1 result. The visitors had also recorded a dominating 5-1 win series win in the one-dayers. "We dont want to be too greedy and we are happy with these two trophies. Hopefully next time we will win all the three trophies," said Kumar, who was awarded the Man of the Series. This tour has been brilliant, particularly talking about Test series. Yes we lost two matches, but they were very close. We could have also lost 3-0 or won 2-1 instead. But it gives us confidence in whatever way we have played, and we are ready to go to England and Australia, and do better there," he added. Kumar said variations and ...
Real Madrid beat Alaves 4-0
Real Madrid enjoyed a relatively simple 4-0 win at home to Deportivo Alaves in the La Liga.
Winter Olympics: Germany takes gold, silver in four-man bobsleigh
Germany took home the gold and silver medals in the four-man bobsleigh event on Sunday at the Alpensia Sliding Centre in the Winter Olympics.
IOC upholds Russia's suspension for Winter Olympics closing ceremony
The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Sunday decided not to lift the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) for the closing ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in South Korea.
Kashyap wins Austrian Open
Reigning Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap overcame Malaysias June Wei Cheam in straight games in the men's singles final to clinch the Austrian Open International Challenge, his first international title in over three years. Kashyap, a former National champion and second seed, saw off Cheam 23-21 21-14 in a 37-minute clash late last night. "Happy to win the title here in #Vienna . First title for me this year . Thank you @IndianOilcl @OGQ_India #Gopichandacademy and all my well wishers for the continuous support," tweeted Kashyap, who had reached the finals of US Open Grand Prix Gold last year. The Indian looked in good touch throughout the tournament as he didn't drop a single game en route to his title win. The final, however, was not a cakewalk as world number 126 Cheam matched Kashyap in the first game, which went down to the wires. In the end, the Indian had to save three game points before pocketing the first game. Kashyap looked in better control in the second game
Buttler, Root fifties push England to 285
Jos Buttler and Joe Root scored half-centuries to push England to 285 for eight batting first in the one-day international against New Zealand in Hamilton today. The pre-match hype surrounded the return of Ben Stokes but his was a short-lived contribution while Buttler and Root held the innings together. Stokes, returning for his first international since a nightclub incident five months ago, lasted 22 balls and was gone for 12. Root, however, made 71 off 75 deliveries while Buttler belted 79 off 65 before he was run out off the penultimate ball. England were looking at a score of more than 300 until tight New Zealand bowling restricted them to just 31 runs between the 42nd and 48th overs. Root set up the innings after the fall of Jonny Bairstow's wicket in the fourth over. Initially, he looked out of touch having not been required in the recent Twenty20 series, and he nicked Boult just wide of Martin Guptill at second slip. But once settled into his work, the runs flowed for Root who
South Korea's tearful 'garlic girls' settle for Olympic silver
Tearful South Korea fell agonisingly short in their fairytale bid for women's curling gold today at their home Olympics as they were beaten 8-3 in the final by ruthless Sweden. Skip Anna Hasselborg's Swedes saw off the so-called "Garlic Girls" in Pyeongchang for the Scandinavians' third Olympic title, after Vancouver in 2010 and Turin four years earlier. For the Koreans this was the end of a remarkable journey from the eighth-ranked team in the world to Olympic silver medallists. Skip Kim Eun-jung and her high school team-mates cried as they waved to the crowd after conceding the final after the ninth end. The Swedes' success, watched by King Carl XVI Gustaf, helped alleviate their male counterparts' pain at losing gold to the United States 24 hours earlier. Hasselborg was expertly assisted by Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs and Maria Prytz. Team Kim's unexpected rise has made them headline news in a country where curling was barely heard of a fortnight ago. Now it's ..
Suarez hat-trick extends six-goal Barca's La Liga lead
Luis Suarez hit a hat-trick and Philippe Coutinho scored a brilliant first league goal for Barcelona as the La Liga leaders thrashed Girona 6-1 to open up a 10-point lead at the top of the table. Lionel Messi continued his return to goalscoring form with a double to reach 30 in all competitions for the season, as Barca extended their advantage over closest title rivals Atletico Madrid, who visit Sevilla today. Real Madrid remain off the pace in third, despite a comfortable 4-0 victory over Alaves that saw Cristiano Ronaldo net a double and Gareth Bale back on the scoresheet. It was the perfect outing for Barcelona after ninth-placed Girona had taken a shock early lead on their first-ever visit to the Camp Nou, as Coutinho, Suarez, Messi and Ousmane Dembele shone on their first start together. Portu took advantage of hesitation from Barca centre-back Samuel Umtiti to round goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen and slot into an empty net to put Girona ahead in La Liga's newest Catalan ...
Tiafoe, Gojowczyk to meet in Delray Beach final
US wildcard Frances Tiafoe will be gunning for his first ATP title when he takes on Germany's Peter Gojowczyk in the final at Delray Beach, Florida. The 20-year-old Tiafoe, ranked 91st in the world, defeated 46th-ranked Canadian Denis Shapovalov 7-5, 6-4 to reach his first final. Gojowczyk defeated American Steve Johnson 7-6 (7/3), 6-3. Tiafoe's semi-final victory came hours after he finished off eighth-seeded South Korean Chung Hyeon 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in a quarter-final halted by rain the night before. Tiafoe led that match 5-3 in the third when play was halted, and the players were kept until after midnight before organizers decided to postpone the finish until Saturday. "The stress level was pretty high today," admitted Tiafoe, who had three chances to finish his quarter-final on Friday night and finally dispatched Chung on his eighth match point on Saturday. Tiafoe took control against Shapovalov with a late break in the first set, closing out the frame with an ace. He won the first ..
IOC keeps Russia doping ban for Olympic closing ceremony
Russian athletes will not be able to march behind their flag at the Pyeongchang Winter Games closing ceremony after the IOC voted unanimously to keep the country's ban for mass doping. But the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said the suspension could be lifted later if no further positive drug tests come out of the Games, after two Russians tested positive for doping in Pyeongchang. Russia was banned in December from taking part in the 2018 Olympics following revelations of widespread drug-cheating, but 168 athletes deemed "clean" were allowed to compete as neutrals. They were representing "Olympic Athletes from Russia" under strict guidelines including a ban on Russia's national flag, national colours and the Russian national anthem. The vote to keep the ban followed a recommendation from the IOC's executive board, which met Saturday and early Sunday to thrash out Russia's fate. The IOC "could have considered lifting the suspension given that the Olympic Athletes from Russia ...
Cape Town T20I: Bowlers help India take series
Indian bowlers, led by Bhuvneshwar Kumar held their nerves and helped India eke out a narrow seven-run win against a spirited South Africa and take the T20 series 2-1 at the Newlands here on Saturday.Needing 18 runs to win in the last over, South African batsmen Farhaan Behardien and debutant Christiaan Jonker were at the crease. They had plundered 51 runs in the last three and a half overs.But Bhuvneshwar, who had previous experiences in bowling crucial death overs, once again held the upper hand and gave away just nine runs, courtesy a boundary from Behardien.Jonker, who showed great promise during the innings and threatened to take the game away from India, got out in the last ball of the 20th over, making a quickfire 49 off 24 balls.Earlier, the Proteas won the toss for the third time and sent the visitors to bat first.Stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma, playing in place of regular skipper Virat Kohli, failed with the bat once again and made just 11 runs.Shikhar Dhawan (47) and Suresh .
India end South Africa tour on high by clinching T20 series
India brought curtains on a highly successful South Africa tour by clinching the Twenty20 series 2-1 with a comfortable seven-run win in the deciding third match at Newlands, here today. India's challenging tour had started at this very ground on January 5 and it culminated with a convincing win, which came in the absence of skipper Virat Kohli who did not play today's match due to stiff back. India got a flourishing start with Suresh Raina (43 off 27) clobbering South African bowlers but the hosts succeeded in straight-jacketing the batsmen by taking the pace off the ball as visitors settled for 172 for seven. The visitors choked South Africa with a remarkable disciplined bowling effort in Powerplay overs as they restricted the hosts to 165 for six to not only end the challenging tour on a high but also register maiden T20 series win on South African soil. Home skipper JP Duminy (55) and debutant Christiaan Jonker (49) showed stomach for fight but their charge came too late. India .
India receives Test championship mace
The International Cricket Council (ICC) presented the ICC Test championship mace to India captain Virat Kohli in the Newlands Stadium here at the conclusion of the South Africa tour on Saturday.
India win 3rd T20I to clinch series
India quelled a late charge by the South African batsmen to clinch a nail biting seven-run victory in the third and final Twenty20 International (T20I) here on Saturday.
India claim T20 series with win in 3rd match
India defeated South Africa by seven runs in the third Twenty20 International to win the series 2-1, here today. Shikhar Dhawan top-scored for India with his 47-run knock while Suresh Raina contributed 43 as the hosts scored 172 for seven. Paceman Junior Dala took three wickets while Chris Morris accounted for two batsmen for the hosts. India then restricted the hosts for 165 for six to end the challenging tour on a high. Brief Scores: India: 172 for 7 in 20 overs. (S Dhawan 47, S Raina 43, H Pandya 21; J Dala 3/35, C Morris 2/43) South Africa: 165 for six in 20 overs.