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ICC ODI rankings: Kohli bags rare double, Rashid, Bumrah top ranked bowlers
India skipper Virat Kohli achieved a rare feat on Tuesday when he crossed the 900-point mark concurrently in Tests and One-Day Internationals (ODIs) in the latest ICC ODI Player Rankings.
Want to change medal colour from silver to gold: Sindhu
Star India shuttler P V Sindhu today said she wants to change the colour of her Olympic medal from silver to gold at the 2020 Tokyo Games. "I want to change the colour (of the medal) from silver to gold. I would be chasing my dream for that and definitely I hope I would do it," said the Hyderabad-based badminton player, who had finished second at the Rio Olympics, here. Sindhu, who has achieved a career-high global ranking of 2, was made the brand ambassador of the tyre company, which is associated with the Olympic movement, last year. Bridgestone today added four more Indian athletes - shuttler Kidambi Srikanth, London Olympics bronze medallist boxer MC Mary Kom and Rio Games bronze medallist grappler Sakshi Malik and steeplechaser Lalita Babar - to its worldwide brand ambassadors' list. Srikanth, who reached a career-best world ranking of two last year after clinching as many as four titles, said he too wants to win a medal at Tokyo after reaching the quarterfinals at Rio ...
Stressed Norway curlers fury over Russian dope fail
A curler from Norway who finished fourth in the Olympic mixed doubles behind a Russian, who then failed a drug test, wants the situation resolved before the end of the Games. Alexander Krushelnitsky's failed drug test shook the Pyeongchang Olympics on Monday, a week after he won bronze with his wife, Anastasia Bryzgalova. Now Norway's Magnus Nedregotten has called on organisers and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to expedite the process so he and partner Kristin Sasklien can learn if they have been promoted to third. "Knowing that we may have been robbed and having to wait to see what happens is obviously emotional, and very stressful," said Nedregotten, whose medal hopes were dashed after an 8-4 defeat by the Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) pair. "Firstly, he is not guilty before he is convicted," he added. "All we know is it appears that he had an illegal substance in his body during competition. "But (if guilty), the preferred option would be to receive the bronze medal
Ramkumar bows out of Delray Beach Open
Indian qualifier Ramkumar Ramanathan suffered a tame straight sets defeat at the hands of American Donald Young to bow out of the Delray Beach Open. Ramkumar, ranked 140, lost 1-6 2-6 to world number 75 Young, who had recently accused fellow American Ryan Harrison of racially abusing him. Ramkumar earned 12 points for qualifying for the main draw and USD 5350 as a first round loser at the USD 622,675 ATP hard court event. In the doubles, the Indian pair of Leander Paes and Purav Raja will open the campaign against Jack Sock and Jackson Withrow. Meanwhile, at the ATP Open 13 Provence in Marseille, France, second seeded Rohan Bopanna and Edouard Roger-Vasselin will take on the combination of Ken Skupski and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Eighteen teams will contest in second division league 2017-18
Eighteen teams, including seven ISL clubs reserve outfits, will contest in the second division league 2017-18, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said today. The AIFF's League Committee met at the Football House yesterday and took some vital decisions on the forthcoming second division league including the number of teams, the format of the tournament and the schedule. It does not include ATK, Northeast United FC and Mumbai City FC who will compete in the preliminary round, which will kick off on March 16 and continue until May 15. Teams will play on a home and away basis within the three groups. The winners of each group plus the best second-placed team would qualify for the final round. However, if reserve teams of ISL clubs finish as winners or runners-up in any group, the position will be passed on to the next non-ISL team. Four teams will play at the central venue on a single-leg league system which will run from May 21 to 27. The winners would be promoted to the next .
Winter Olympics: Slovenia ice hockey player suspended for doping violation
Slovenia men's ice hockey player Ziga Jeglic has been suspended for the remainder of the ongoing Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gold Coast after failing a drug test, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CSA) has said.The 29-year-old was tested positive for banned substance 'fenoterol', which is a drug designed to open the airways to the lungs.As a result, Jeglic has been suspended from the prestigious games and is asked to leave the Olympic village within 24 hours.The news comes just few hours ahead of Slovenia's crucial clash against Norway in men's ice hockey, the Stuff.co.nz reported.It should be noted that Jeglic played all three preliminary-round games to help Slovenia finish second in Group B of the men's ice hockey.Jeglic is the second athlete to be banned from Pyeongchang 2018 and this is the third anti-doping case of the Games.Earlier, Japanese short-track speedskater Kei Saito failed a pre-competition test in Pyeongchang while Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky has also ..
Mandeep Mor, Sumit Junior, Shilanand new faces in national hockey squad
Defender Mandeep Mor and forwards Sumit Kumar and Shilanand Lakra on Tuesday earned maiden call-ups to the Indian hockey squad, while veteran midfielder Sardar Singh returned and captain Manpreet Singh was rested for the 27th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup to begin March 3 in Ipoh, Malaysia.
Seven ISL reserve teams among eighteen in Second Division League
Eighteen teams comprising seven Indian Super League (ISL) clubs' reserve teams (Except ATK, Northeast United FC, Mumbai City FC) will compete in the preliminary round of the Second Division League starting from March 16, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said in a statement.
Schmidt steps down as Wolfsburg coach
Martin Schmidt has resigned as VfL Wolfsburg chief coach in the wake of the side's 1-2 defeat at home to Bayern Munich. Wolfsburg have won just five of 22 matches since Schmidt took the helm last September.
Canadian duo Virtue, Moir win gold in ice dancing
Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, who had scored the highest points in the short dance category, on Tuesday won the gold medal at the ongoing Winter Olympics.
Getafe top Celta 3-0 to stay in fight for European spots
Angel Rodriguez scored two goals and assisted on the third as Getafe defeated Celta 3-0 to remain in the scramble for the final European spots from the La Liga football championship.
India target series-clincher, South Africa look to survive
A ruthless India has only complacency to guard against while a deflated South Africa would be fighting another battle of survival when the two sides clash in the series-deciding second Twenty20 International, here tomorrow. The Men in Blue won the first T20I at Johannesburg by 28 runs and a victory tomorrow will see them wrap up another series win on this tour. A highly competitive 1-2 loss in the Tests, followed by a comprehensive 5-1 ODI triumph has made for quite a roller-coaster tour so far and the Indians would be aiming for a happy end to the long sojourn with a T20 victory. A prospective 3-0 series' win would also help India climb up the ICC T20I Rankings and take up second spot behind Pakistan. However, if Australia beat New Zealand in the T20 tri-series' final (on Wednesday as well), India would stay on in their current third position. Word from the Indian camp is that Virat Kohli will be fit in time for game. The skipper had hobbled off in latter stages of the previous game .
Federer starts fourth stint as World No.1
20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer has returned to the top of the ATP Rankings for his fourth stint at the pinnacle of men's professional tennis, more than 14 years after he first became number one.Federer, who surpassed eight-time Grand Slam winner Andre Agassi's record to become the oldest-ever No 1 en route to winning the Rotterdam Open title last week, dethroned his great rival Rafael Nadal of Spain at the top of the rankings, according to the ATP.Federer had earlier guaranteed himself the No.1 spot by reaching the semi-finals of the Rotterdam Open. He, however, later went on to ease past Bulgarian player Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-2 to clinch his 97th title in Netherlands.The Swiss star first became world number one in February 2004 and had not topped the rankings since October 2012. He, in fact, slipped to a low of 17th in January 2017.Meanwhile, Bulgarian Dimitrov's run to the final also saw him move one place to the fourth spot above Germany's Alexander Zverev.South ...
Lazio emerge from bad patch with 2-0 win over Hellas Verona
Lazio defeated relegation-bound Hellas Verona 2-0 to end a three-match losing streak and vault over Inter Milan into fourth place in the Serie A football championship.
Frankfurt edge Leipzig 2-1 to go 3rd in Bundesliga
Eintracht Frankfurt came from behind to defeat RB Leipzig 2-1 and move up to third place in the Bundesliga football championship
Sardar Singh to lead India in Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Cup
Ending the uncertainty behind Sardar Singh's inclusion in the Indian men's hockey team, Hockey India on Tuesday named the veteran midfielder to lead the 18-member squad in the prestigious 27th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, beginning March 3 in Ipoh, Malaysia.Meanwhile, forward Ramandeep Singh will serve as Sardar Singh's deputy.The tournament will see world number one Australia, world number two Argentina, England, India, Ireland and hosts Malaysia in an exciting contest that ends on March 10.The Indian team will also feature three debut players in Mandeep Mor, Sumit Kumar and Shilanand Lakra."Just like the New Zealand Tour where four players made their International debut, the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is a great opportunity for these new players to get international exposure against top teams," stated Chief Coach Sjoerd Marijne, who was behind India's success at the Men's Asia Cup in 2017 and the Bronze Medal feat at the Odisha Men's Hockey World League Final Bhubaneswar 2017.While Sumit Kumar
CRPF sent 36 Kashmiri football players on 'Bharat Darshan'
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has sent 36 football players who recently played in the football tournament organised by the CRPF Kashmir sector, on 'Bharat Darshan' to different parts of the country.Inspector General (IG), CRPF, Ravideep Sahi said the aim is to engage Kashmiri youth in sports so that they get an exposure."The tour gives immense experience to players, who have come from different states and the players also get different sports experience from other states," Sahi added.One of the players, Wahid Abbas, told ANI that such tours will inspire the players of Kashmir and therefore they will play with their hearts in every performance.Another fellow player, Sohail said, "The tournament was held by 43 bn (CRPF) in Budgam. It was announced that the two finalist teams will be taken on a tour. It will be a huge exposure for all of us as we will get to learn about different kinds of sports".Under 'Bharat Darshan' tour the players will be taken to different historical ...
Indian women eye maiden double series win in SA
The Indian women's cricket team would be aiming for quick recovery from a rare setback when it takes on South Africa in the fourth Twenty20 International, where a win would give the visitors an unbeatable series lead, here tomorrow. After convincing victories -- by seven and nine wickets respectively -- in the first two T20 games, India allowed South Africa to stay alive in the series by slumping to a five-wicket loss against the hosts in the third match in Johannesburg. But having clinched the three-match ODI series 2-1, India would now be aiming to secure an unassailable lead in the shortest format series, which comprises six games in all. A win tomorrow will also make Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. the first to have won two series on a single tour of South Africa. It will also be a huge milestone after having won the T20 series in Australia. But it would be easier said than done. After a near flawless show in the opening two games, the Indians dished out a below-par display in third T20 .
I-League: Minerva face daunting task against Gokulam
Minerva Punjab will look to come back to their winning ways when they take on seventh-placed Gokulam FC in their next I-League clash here at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panch Kula on Tuesday.Meanwhile, the Kerala-outfit are in a blazing form after beating both Kolkata powerhouses in successive fixtures.They humbled Mohun Bagan 2-1 in Kolkata and then dented East Bengal's title hopes by the same margin in Kozhikode. Gokulam's red hot form can be seen from the fact that they have collected a total of 12 points in their last five matches.Minerva Punjab head coach Wangkhem Khogen Singh was asked about his team's performance against East Bengal where they lost a tightly fought contest by one goal."It was a good game indeed. We fought but unluckily we lost the match. The upcoming match against Gokulam is very important and we have already convinced our boys how important this match is for the I-League title. If we take 3 points in this match then we are on top.""The boys need to understand .
National Inclusion Cup to begin today
Continuing their commitment of changing lives through football, Slum Soccer is all set to kick-start its 2018 edition of National Inclusion Cup here at Tiger Play in Lokhandwala, Andheri on Tuesday.A total of 48 teams from various states across India and Nepal will participate in the men's and women's category of the league-cum-knockout format tournament.The four-day tournament, being held in Mumbai for second consecutive year will commence with teams from Gujarat, Haryana, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Assam, Manipur and Nepal.A total of 480 players will participate in the event across 24 men's and 24 women's team."It's one of the most celebrated initiatives of Slum Soccer. This tournament has allowed us to reach out to a larger audience, create awareness about our work and also has created heroes ..