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Chennaiyin FC 'B' to compete in Second Division league

: The Chennaiyin FC 'B' team is set to compete in the upcoming Second Division League that is slated to begin on March 16. Chennaiyin FC 'B' will be one of seven ISL clubs fielding reserve teams (except ATK, NorthEast United FC and Mumbai City FC) in the 18 team Second Division League, the second tier of Indian football, a press release here said. Chennaiyin's 'B' team is pitted against the reserve teams of ISL compatriots Bengaluru FC and Jamshedpur FC in the same group. The Second Division League will begin with a preliminary round that involves the 18 teams divided into three groups of six teams each. The preliminary round will begin on March 16 and go on till May 15, with the teams playing on a home and away basis. The three preliminary group winners and the best 2nd placed team qualify for the final round of the Second Division League scheduled for May 21-27 at a central venue wherein they play each other in a single-leg league system to decide the winner that is ...

Fourcade leads French mixed biathlon team to victory

Martin Fourcade of France clinched his fifth Winter Olympics gold on Tuesday by leading his country's mixed biathlon team to victory.

Coach Constantine accepts India football team contract extension

Indian football team coach Stephen Constantine on Tuesday accepted the offer to have his contract with the team extended beyond the AFC Asia Cup next year.

Saweety, Meena in semifinals of Strandja Memorial Boxing

Former world silver-medallist Saweety Boora (75kg) and Meena Kumar Devi (54kg) assured themselves of medals by entering the semifinals on a second successive day of mixed results for Indian boxers at the 69th Strandja Memorial Tournament here. Meena defeated Italian Giulia Lamagna to make the last-four stage, along with Saweety, who outpunched American Leah Cooper in her quarterfinal bout. Advancing to the quarterfinals was Lovlina Borgohain (69kg), who got the better of another American Oshae Jones in her last-16 stage fight. Borgohain and Saweety had claimed gold medals at last month's India Open in New Delhi. However, there were a couple of setbacks as well for the country as world championships silver-medallist Sonia Lather (57kg) bowed out with an opening-round loss along with Pwilao Basumatary (64kg). Sonia, who had lost early in the India Open too, went down to China's Xu Zichun for a second successive preliminary exit from an international competition. She was ...

CRPF sends Kashmiri footballers on 'Bharat Darshan'

The Central Reserve of Police Force (CRPF) on Tuesday sent two football teams, who recently won in the tournament organised by the CRPF Kashmir sector, on a 'Bharat Darshan'.The CRPF had organised a district-level football tournament, named 'CAP 2017', between November-December 2017 in the three districts of Jammu and Kashmir including Budgam, Ganderbal and Srinagar.A total of 16 teams had participated in the tournament conducted at Budgam district 43, out of which Sahin Sheikhpora football club was declared the winner and Khumani football club was the runner-up.As part of the prize package, the winners of all the three districts will be sent on the 'Bharat darshan', out of which the first two batches of the winners were sent on Tuesday.36 players from both the teams from Budgam district, along with 4 representatives from the CRPF, were sent to the trip.

Over 15,000 runners for IDBI Federal New Delhi Marathon (Lead, correcting headline)

Over 15,000 runners are all set to run the IDBI Federal Life Insurance New Delhi Marathon 2018 on February 25.

Third-tier club Wigan shock Man City in FA Cup fifth round

Manchester City chief coach Pep Guardiola rued the red card given to Fabian Delph and said mistakes like these can cost a team the game in matches like the FA Cup as they succumbed to a shock 0-1 loss at the hands of English third-tier football club Wigan Athletic.

All eyes on Prithvi, Shreyas as Mumbai take on Maharashtra

Teen sensation Prithvi Shaw and the immensely talented Shreyas Iyer are expected to hog the limelight when a formidable Mumbai take on Maharashtra in a quarter-final encounter of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, here tomorrow. Fresh from his U-19 exploits, Prithvi blew hot and cold during the group league phase of the championship with two half-centuries and 153 runs to his name while Iyer has just landed from South Africa having been a part of the playing XI in last three ODIs. With national selectors expected to be in attendance at the Airforce ground in Palam, Prithvi would like to once again showcase his skills at the national level while Shreyas would like to consolidate his case with another good show at the domestic level. With Mumbai's most consistent player during the season --- Siddhesh Lad (368 in 6 matches) and IPL specialist Surya Kumar Yadav (295 runs in 6 matches) in good form, Aditya Tare's men will be hoping to put up a comprehensive show. For Mumbai, a successful Vijay ...

ONGC to meet BPCL in final

Pankaj Advani scored a record break to take ONGC into the finals of the 14th PSPB Inter Unit Billiards and Snooker Tournament here today. In the finals ONGC swill clash with hosts BPCL at the PYC Gymkhana. In the first semi final ONGC ousted GAIL 2-0. Advani recorded a break of 124 as he outclassed Ishpreet Chadda 208-66, while his teammate Alok Kumar accounted for Ashutosh Padhy 200-44. Hosts BPCL scored a 2-0 win over Indian Oil. S Shrikrishnan stunned fancied Brijesh Damani 200-53 while Manan Chandra got the better of Dhvaj Haria 202-73.

Adake helps BPCL beat CPCL

All round performance by Kashiling Adake helped BPCL score a 23-15 win over CPCL in the 23rd PSPB Inter Unit Kabaddi Tournament today. Both the teams began the match cautiously before Kashiling earned one bonus point and eight raid point to make all the difference to the score-line. Vishal Mane and Mahendra Raut were the others who scored crucial points to keep BPCL a step ahead of CPCL by the halftime as they led 16-6. In another match MRPL scored a 30-12 win over EIL.

Rising global star ready for Indian Open golf in country of origin

Julian Suri, an American golfer of Indian origin, currently ranked 70th in the world has confirmed that he will be teeing off at the Hero Indian Open early next month. It will be his second appearance at the Indian Open. He first played it in 2013, when he had just turned pro and missed the cut. In the time since, he has matured into a fine golfer who commands a lot of attention. The 26-year-old Floridian caught the attention of golf fans around the world with his incredible rise in 2017. He was one of the biggest movers on the Official World Golf Rankings. Suri rose from 1137 at the end of 2016 to 63rd at the end of 2017. A year before that he was 1711 in world rankings at the end of 2016. This rise of over 1500 places in two years and over 1000 places in 2017 alone made him the golfer to watch. During this period he also won a title each on the European Challenge Tour (2017 D+D Real Czech Challenge) and on the European Tour (2017 Made in Denmark). That has now given him an exempt ...

Tvesa, Gursimar ready for another battle in 5th leg of WPGT

Tvesa Malik, who won last week to rise to the top of the Hero Order of Merit on the Women's Pro Golf Tour, will start as one of the big favourites for the fifth leg here. The first four legs in Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Pune have produced different winners, making the upcoming leg an open affair. Even though four players -- Vani Kapoor, Amandeep Drall, Sharmila Nicollet and Gaurika Bishnoi -- are busy with the Australia Ladies Classic at Bonville Resort in New South Wales, the rest of the field has a strong feel about it. The first two events of the current season were won by Vani Kapoor and Sharmila Nicollet, who have since been overseas, while Gursimar Badwal in the third leg and Tvesa Malik in the fourth turned in fine performances. Tvesa and Gursimar, who head the Hero Order of Merit as first and second respectively, have been the most consistent so far. Both have won once each and also finished second on one occasion. In addition Tvesa was tied 3rd in first leg and sole third in the .

ISL: Goa to face bottom-placed Delhi in must win tie (Preview)

After failing to clinch victory in the last four fixtures in the Indian Super League (ISL), FC Goa find themselves in a must win situation when they take on Delhi Dynamos at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Wednesday.

Eight day 66th senior national volleyball tourney from Feb 21

The eight day 66th senior nationalvolleyball championship for men and women, organised by theVolleyball Federation of India (VFI), was inaugurated here by the Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan through video conferencing. As many as 28 teams in the men's category and 26 in the women's section from across the country, will vie for the honour of the tournament to be played at V K Krishna Menon stadium and Calicut Trades Centre Indoor stadium between February 21 and 28. The matches will be held on league cum knockout basis and all the teams will play the preliminary league matches. Teams coming in the first three places in group 'A' and 'B' will be eligible for the knockout stage while those teams finishing last will have to face the winners of group 'C', 'D', 'E' and 'F' in the play off matches. Winners of these matches will join the other six teams to play in the knockout stage. The participating teams are placed in six groups, both in men and women divisions. In the .

U-19 cricketer in Pakistan commits suicide

An U-19 cricketer from Karachi who represented his city at the national level committed suicide today morning, apparently due to depression after selection snubs and problems with his coaches. Aamir Hanif, who played five one-day internationals in the early 90s, said his son, Muhammad Zaryab, was found hanging from a ceiling in his room at their home in Malir. "Last night he was with us at dinner and was very depressed. I remember him saying that 'cricketers are useless and of no use'. At that time I didnt understand what he meant," Hanif said. "But this morning I was shocked and so angry over what he did. He had been complaining to me for the last few months that coaches were not giving him fair chances and attention in the Karachi under-19 team," Hanif said. Police said that the family had not registered any case and had neither agreed to a post-mortem. "We are investigating but it appears to be a suicide case," one officer said. Hanif said his son was depressed as two months back ..

S. Korea wins gold in women's 3,000m relay short track

South Korea won gold medal in the women's 3,000 metre relay short track speed skating at the PyeongChang Winter Games on Tuesday, taking the event's title for two Olympics in a row.

Pakistan target former India hockey coach Oltmans

The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) is targetting celebrated Dutch coach Roelant Oltmans to once again take charge of the national team before the Commonwealth Games. A reliable source in the federation told PTI that Oltmans, who has coached the team before in 2003-2004, was in Oman where Pakistan is playing a triangular tournament with Japan and the hosts. "Oltmans is in Oman to have talks with the PHF president and secretary and if he agrees to take up the new assignment, he will be leading the Pakistan team in the Commonwealth Games in April," the source said. "He has apparently asked for a few days to make a final decision as he has been heavily involved with Indian hockey at every level since 2013," the source said. Oltmans was initially appointed High-Performance Director by Hockey India in 2013 but took over as head coach after the ouster of another Dutchman, Paul Van Ass, in controversial circumstances in 2015. Oltmans' tenure as India head coach ended last September. The PHF

Gokulam upset Minerva in I-League

Minerva Punjab FC faced a shock 0-1 defeat at the hands of giant killers Gokulam Kerala FC which dented their title aspirations in an I-League encounter here on Tuesday.

Pietersen to end cricket career after PSL

England's Kevin Pietersen will end his professional cricket career after the Pakistan Super Leagues third edition, which begins in Dubai on Thursday. Pietersen will represent Quetta Gladiators in the PSL. The dashing batsman posted a photo of him on Instagram, hugging his son before leaving to join the Gladiators in Dubai. "Countless goodbyes to Jessica Taylor and my kids as a cricket player and this one this evening is the last one I'll ever have to do. I've hated every goodbye but also known it's work so just gotten on with it," Pietersen said, hinting that the end is near. "The journey has been absolutely amazing and for the next three/four weeks I'll be a current professional and then it's chapter closed! Had my time and loved it but the endless goodbyes and travel need to calm down now." "Cricket has been the best!" he said. The batsman has guided Quetta to the finals of the first two PSL but last year didnt travel to Lahore last March for the title clash, citing security ...

Over 15,000 runners for IDBI New Delhi Marathon

Over 15,000 runners are all set to run the IDBI Federal Life Insurance New Delhi Marathon 2018 on February 25.