Page 1950 - Sports
Proteas beat India in 2nd T20I
South Africa rode on some powerful batting by Heinrich Klaasen and Jean-Paul Duminy to defeat India by six wickets in the second Twenty20 International (T20I) at the SuperSport Park here on Wednesday.
South Africa beat India by 6 wickets to level series
South Africa defeated India by six wickets in the second Twenty20 International to level the three-match series 1-1, here today. Brief Scores: India: 188 for 4 in 20 overs (Manish Pandey 79 not out, Mahendra Singh Dhoni 52 not out; Junior Dala 2/28). South Africa: 189 for four in 18.4 overs (Heinrich Klaasen 69, JP Duminy 64 not out; Jaydev Unadkat 2/42).
Delhi hold Goa in ISL tie
FC Goa were held to a 1-1 draw by Delhi Dynamos FC in an Indian Super League (ISL) match here on Wednesday.
2nd T20I: Pandey, Dhoni take India to big total
India rode on some power packed batting to post 188/4 in the second Twenty20 International (T20I) against South Africa at the SuperSport Park here on Wednesday.
Pandey, Dhoni fifties guide India to 188/4
Manish Pandey and Mahendra Singh Dhoni slammed quickfire half-centuries to guide India to a challenging 188 for four against South Africa in the second Twenty20 International, here today. While Pandey remained unbeaten on 79 off 48 balls, veteran Dhoni made 52 off 28 deliveries. The duo shared 98 runs for the fifth wicket in just 9.2 overs to take India to the commanding total. Sent into bat, India were dealt a severe blow in the first ball of the second over when Rohit Sharma was caught plumb in front of the wicket for a duck by Junior Dala (2/28). But thereafter, Shikhar Dhawan (24 off 14) came to the party and clobbered Chris Morris for two fours and as many sixes in the third over over to up the ante. Suresh Raina (31 off 24) matched his partner stroke for stroke and hit right-arm pacer Dane Peterson for three boundaries in the next over to take India to 40 for one after four overs. With his pacers going for runs, skipper JP Duminy brought himself on to the attack in the next over
India score 188/4 against South Africa in 2nd T20
Invited to bat, India scored 188 for four against South Africa in the second Twenty20 International, here today. Manish Pandey remained unbeaten on 79, while Mahendra Singh was unconquered on 52. Brief Scores: India: 188 for 4 in 20 overs (Manish Pandey 79 not out, Mahendra Singh Dhoni 52 not out; Junior Dala 2/28).
Lynn to skip PSL after shoulder dislocation
Australia's limited-overs big-hitter Chris Lynn will miss the upcoming Pakistan Super League (PSL) as he sustained a shoulder injury on Wednesday.Lynn will return to Brisbane for further assessment, after suffering a dislocated right shoulder while attempting a dive in the field during the T20 Tri-Series final against New Zealand which Australia won by 19 runs.However, the 27-year-old is still hopeful of playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) which is to begin from April 7."I'm disappointed to not go to the Pakistan Super League as planned (this week), but I'll now focus on rehabilitation and working as hard as I can, with the hope to still take part in the Indian Premier League later this year," Cricket.com.au quoted Lynn as saying.The right-handed batsman was fielding at midwicket, when he tried to intercept a clip from Ross Taylor and while doing so, he landed awkwardly on his right shoulder.Soon after the incident, Australia's medical staff inspected Lynn's injury before the ..
Vikas, Amit advance; Shiva, Manoj bow out of Strandja Memorial
The seasoned Vikas Krishan and the fast-rising Amit Panghal advanced to the quarterfinals of the 69th Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament for men and women, here today. Former world and Asian Games medallist Vikas (75kg), who is making a comeback after recovering from a hand injury, defeated Morocco's Amer Gnifid to make the last-eight stage. It was a thoroughly nuanced performance by the former Asian silver-medallist, who relied on sharp counter-attacks to outwit his rival. World Championships quarter-finalist Amit (49kg), a gold-medallist from last month's India Open, defeated a Mauritian in his last-16 stage bout, getting the better of Sharvin Kumar. Also advancing to the quarterfinals was Manish Panwar (81kg), who defeated a Moroccan in Mohammed Amin. However, it was early ouster for veteran Manoj Kumar (69kg), a former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist, and world and Asian medallist Shiva Thapa (60kg). The 31-year-old Manoj went down to Morocco's Abdelkabir Bellassek in his ...
Delhi Dynamos rally to hold FC Goa to 1-1 draw
Delhi Dynamos rallied to hold FC Goa to a 1-1 draw to make a dent on the home side's chances of making it to the play-offs of the Indian Super League here today. FC Goa took the lead in the 53rd minute through Hugo Adnan Boumous but Delhi Dynamos restored parity in the 81st minute through Kalu Uche at the Nehru Stadium. The draw took FC Goa to 21 points from 15 matches to remain on sixth place in the league table. Delhi Dynamos are now at ninth place with 12 points from 15 matches. Delhi Dynamos threatened the FC Goa goal as early as in the second minute when a move by Romeo Fernandes from the middle saw Kalu Uche put a through pass to Manuel Arana inside the box. But Arana could only shoot straight to rival keeper Naveen Kumar. FC Goa quickly settled into a rhythm as they took control of the proceeding with quick short passes. But the home side lacked creativity in the absence of Manuel Lanzorate as they failed to penetrate deep into the rival box and often saw their final passes ...
EC, UEFA to promote shared values for Euro 2020
The European Commission and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) on Wednesday signed a new agreement ahead of the 2020 European Championship to promote values such as the integrity of sport, good governance, respect for human rights and gender equality.
ONGC claim billiards team title
Star-studded ONGC claimed the billiards team event trophy outplaying hosts BPCL at the 24th PSPB Inter Unit Billiards and Snooker Tournament here today. In the final round, ONGC outplayed BPCL 3-0. Rupesh Shah defeated junior national champion S Shrikrishna 200-10 while senior cueist Alok Kumar scored a break of 83 in his 200-111 win over Manan Chandra. Cue ace Pankaj Advani scored 11 points to bring the match points difference to 200, which was 189 after the first two games, against Devendra Joshi and complete victory. Indian Oil claimed the third spot edging out GAIL 2-1. In the opening match fancied Brijesh Damani lost to Ishpreet Chadda 37-200 while Dhvaj Haria outplayed Ashutosh Padhy 200-29 to level scores before snooker professional Aditya Mehta took Indian Oil to a win with a 200-34 win over Ashok Yadav. In the snooker team event, GAIL thrashed NRL 2-0 with Ashutosh Padhi and Ishpreet Chadda winning comfortably. Aditya Mehta made two good breaks of 51 and 67 in
Santosh Trophy final phase to kick-off in Kolkata
Defending champions West Bengal will take on Manipur on the opening day as the 72nd edition of the National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy is set to kick-off in Kolkata on March 19.Santosh Trophy is the football competition contested by regional state associations and government institutions under the All India Football Federation (AIFF).Ten teams, who qualified from the preliminary stages, have been divided into two groups of five teams each.The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals, which are to be played on March 30, 2018.The final is slated for April 1.AIFF general secretary Kushal Das wished luck to all the participating teams."We are delighted to have the Santosh Trophy being hosted in Kolkata. I wish success to the 10 finalists and look forward to a successful hosting of the prestigious event by the Indian Football Association," he said.The groupings are as follows:Group A: West Bengal, Chandigarh, Manipur, Kerala, Maharashtra.Group B: Goa,
India vs S. Africa women's 4th T20I called off
The fourth women's Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket match between South Africa and India was called off after 15.3 overs were played due to rain here on Wednesday.
Ball deflects off bowler Ellis' head for six
In a bizarre incident in cricket, Canterbury pace bowler Andrew Ellis saw one of his deliveries being hit on his head before going over the boundary for a six in New Zealand's Ford Trophy Grand semi-final here on Wednesday.
Guru, Sourabh, Sameer reach second round of Swiss Open
Indian shuttlers RMV Gurusaidutt, Sourabh Verma and Sameer verma entered the second round of the Swiss Open World Tour Super 300 tournament after winning their opening round matches here today. Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Gurusaidutt, who is coming back after recovering from an ankle surgery, defeated Brazil's Ygor Coelho 21-16 21-11. Sourabh then prevailed over Israel's Misha Zilberman 21-11 21-18 while his younger brother Sameer overcame France's Thomas Rouxel 22-20 21-10 in another opening round men's singles match. Sameer will face Japan's Yu Igarashi, while Sourabh and Guru will face off in an all Indian second-round clash. Sai Uttejitha Rao Chukka also eked out a hard-fought 25-23 21-16 win over Germany's Yvonne Li to set up a fight against Japan's Minatsu Mitani. Meanwhile, Abhishek Yelegar lost 14-21 13-21 to England's top seed Rajiv Ouseph while Sri Krishna Priya Kudaravalli, Riya Mukherjee and Vaishnavi Reddy Jakka failed to cross the opening hurdle in women's ...
Gambhir back in action, Delhi raring to go
Delhi will be bolstered by the presence of veteran opener Gautam Gambhir, who is set to make a comeback in the playing XI in tomorrow's Vijay Hazare Trophy quarter-final against Andhra, at the Airforce Ground in Palam tomorrow. Delhi will start as favourites against domestic minnows Andhra but K Sanath Kumar's side will like to do what Maharashtra did with Mumbai today. Delhi's season has been inconsistent as they started with four consecutive wins before losing the last two matches. It was left to Bengal who beat Himachal Pradesh to pave the way for Delhi's qualification. The highlight of Delhi's campaign has been performance of batsmen with Unmukt Chand, signalling his return with 319 runs including a hundred with broken jaw and two half-centuries at an average of close to 85. Dhruv Shorey, who is expected to start off in Chennai Super Kings' playing XI, has continued his good form in the longer version with 231 runs. Hiten Dalal, who was strangely not picked for the Ranji Trophy or
Centurion T20I: Proteas win toss, put India to bat first
South Africa won the toss and asked India to bat first in the second T20I of the three-match series being played at the SuperSport Park here on Wednesday.For India, Right-arm fast bowler Shardul Thakur will make his T20I debut to replace Jasprit Bumrah in the Playing XI.Bumrah has been excluded in the decider T20I as he is suffering abdomen stiffness, skipper Virat Kohli explained.South Africa, on the other hand, decided to field the same team which played the first T20I in Johannesburg.India are currently leading the series 1-0 after a convincing 28-run win in the opening T20I and will aim to wrap-up the series here.South Africa, on the other hand, will look to bounce back to keep themselves alive in the series.Meanwhile, Indian skipper Virat Kohli is on verge of breaking Viv Richards and Donald Bradman's record of most number of runs scored in a single tour.In the ongoing tour of South Africa so far, Kohli has notched up 870 runs, including seven sixes and 91 boundaries, from 13 ...
2nd T20I: Proteas win toss, elect to field
South Africa won the toss and opted to field in the second Twenty20 International (T20I) against India here on Wednesday.
DSport to broadcast Pakistan cricket extravaganza in India
DSport will telecast the latest edition of the Pakistan Super League that begins from Thursday and will be played in Dubai.
Winter Olympics: S. Korea take team silver in men's speed skating
South Korea won a silver in the PyeongChang Winter Games men's team pursuit speed skating on Wednesday, finishing runner-up in the second consecutive Olympics.