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I-League: Neroca FC coach hails team's 'collective effort'
Neroca FC coach Gift Raikhan stressed on the 'collective effort' that his side has put together to come up to the rank, where they are vying for the ultimate glory, I-League silverware, that too on their debut season itself."It is good for football. We are moving forward together and whatever we do is not for personal motive, it is for the better of football," Gift Raikhan pointed out on the broader impact of Neroca FC's resurrection on Indian Football.Meanwhile, the young coach didn't hide his emotions while saying that local youngsters now aspire to don the orange jersey of Neroca FC instead of sailing to Kolkata to represent the powerhouses as the scenario is changing the complexion now, all thanks to Neroca FC's pristine form in the ongoing I-League."Earlier, any young boy from Manipur would have gone to play for either Mohun Bagan or Kingfisher East Bengal. But the scenario is changing now, they want to play for Neroca - their home team."Indeed, the Manipuri outfit have shot up .
Sea King wins South India St.Leger cup
: Sea King, trained by Arjun Mangalorkar and ridden by S John, won the South India St.Leger (Grade II) cup, the main event of the races here today. Craig Marshal saddled two winners, while D Trevor rode two winners. Two favourites obliged punters in a card of seven events.
Sevilla beat struggling Las Palmas in La Liga
Sevilla on Saturday pulled off their second victory in a row, defeating Las Palmas 2-1 in the 24th round of La Liga football championship.
Swiss freestyle skiing duo take gold, silver in women's slopestyle
Switzerland's Sarah Hoefflin and Mathilde Gremaud captured gold and silver medals respectively in the women's ski slopestyle, a freestyle skiing event at the Winter Olympics here on Saturday.
US Club has narrow lead over BPGC on first day of golf tourney
Three-time winners and defending champions US Club, Mumbai, finished day one with a slender one point lead over Bombay Presidency Golf Club in the 22nd edition of the Grover Zampa Vineyard Inter-club Golf Championship, being played by rotation at the Poona Golf Club here today. US Club, with a cumulative 21 points, held a slight edge over BPGC, who finished with 20 points. Willingdon Sports Club, the third team from Mumbai, was placed third with 11 points, while hosts Poona Golf Club, notwithstanding the home advantage, had a dismal day as they could only muster a total of eight points. Both US Club and BPGC produced some fine performances and the lead changed hands a couple of times. BPGC were off to a flier scoring 5.5 points while US Club stayed close with 4.5 points in the singles. US Club, who are keen to win their fourth title in succession, fought back in the Foursomes, picking up five points to nose ahead with 9.5 points as BPGC earned only three for 8.5 points.
CCI Snooker: Kothari shocks Mehta to enter final
Sourav Kothari stormed into the final of the Rs 12.25 lakh prize money All India CCI Open Snooker championship by shocking the countrys lone pro circuit player, Aditya Mehta, here today. The Kolkata-based Kothari was in complete control against the second-seeded Mehta, who seemed out of sorts, and with substantial breaks of 48 (2nd frame), 78 (4th frame) and 45 (6th) frame, coasted to a sensational 5-1 triumph to advance to the final and have a shot at the top prize of Rs two lakh. Kothari outclassed Mehta by taking the table not long after surviving a five-hour quarter final battle against a fighting Manan Chandra, winning 5-4 to enter the semi finals. It was a surprisingly one-sided semi final contest, especially considering that the 33-year-old Kothari must have been tired after the long-drawn-out quarter final match against Chandra. He got past Mehta 65-35, 88(48)-40, 26-76, 78(78)-5, 75(42)-23, 58(45)-11. Earlier, in a protracted battle between two Petroleum Sports
Saurashtra wants to stage one play-off game in IPL 2018
The Saurashtra Cricket Association has requested the Indian cricket board and the IPL Governing Council for a chance to stage one play-off game of the T20 League this season. The SCA, in an email to the BCCI and the IPL GC, stated, "We have successfully staged ten IPL matches during Season 9 and Season 10, our stadium being the home ground of the Gujarat Lions. All these matches were well administered and had a very good response." The SCA's media release further stated that hosting a playoff match to be staged during the upcoming season "will meaningfully enhance the enthusiasm of cricket loving spectators of IPL in general and Gujarat in particular." The SCA said that it hoped the request would get a positive response. IPL 2018 is set to commence with the opening game between defending champions Mumbai Indians and arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings, the latter making a comeback after a two-year suspension, at the Wankhede Stadium here on April 7. Mumbai will also host ...
I-League: Chennai stun Churchill to emerge out of relegation zone
Relegation-threatened Chennai City FC stunned Churchill Brothers 3-1 in an I-League encounter here at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Saturday. The result saw the southern outfit leapfrog the Goan side to emerge out of the drop zone.
Kuzmina tastes third Winter Olympic gold in biathlon mass start
Anastasiya Kuzmina of Slovakia won her third gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games with her victory in biathlon women's 12.5km mass start at the PyeongChang Games here on Saturday.
Premier League-backed Football Movement to discuss growth in India
The third edition of Premier League-backed 'The Football Movement' is all set to be held in Mumbai on February 22 and February 23.The UK Department for International Trade (DIT) together with the Premier League and India On Track are bringing Premier League and Indian football clubs, sports organizations and businesses together to focus on 'Commercial Sustainability and the Growth of Football in India'The two-day conference will feature keynote speakers including Premier League Managing Director Richard Masters, Director General of UK Department for International Trade, India and South Asia and representatives of the Indian Super League (ISL), Premier League clubs and the All India Football Federation (AIFF).Panel sessions, workshops and keynote speeches will provide a platform for UK and Indian businesses to discuss opportunities and issues they currently face from a commercial sustainability perspective and the road ahead for each sector.Former Manchester United player Nemanja Vidic
Audit sports infra in educational institutions: Maha Guv
Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao today called foran independent audit of sports infrastructure in schools and colleges, adding that he wanted the state tobecome the first in the country to make sports a right of the people. He was speaking at afunction held to present the Shiv Chhatrapati State Sports Awards for the years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17. "Maharashtra has a population of 11.5 crore, which is more than the combined population of Germany, Australia and New Zealand put together. I want Maharashtra to become the first state in the country to make sports the right of the people. It will make ports accessible, affordable and inclusive," Rao stated. Rao said involvement of corporates must be sought to build and develop sports infrastructure. "In this connection, I will ask the Sports Department of Maharashtra to conduct an independent audit of sports infrastructure in schools and colleges. Let us find out how many schools and colleges have proper playgrounds,
Painting the Olympics -- with a dash of vodka
The opening ceremony for the Pyeongchang Olympics was so cold that artist Marc Ahr used vodka to stop his paint freezing and when his brush threatened to turn to ice he popped it in his mouth. The ongoing Games in South Korea are the 55-year-old's 15th Olympics in a row, a sequence stretching back to the Winter Games in Albertville, in his native France, in 1992. He has painted opening ceremonies and events at every Olympics since, but even for Ahr, the biting sub-zero temperatures at the curtainraiser on February 9 were something new. "It was minus something, so I even bring some -- shh -- some vodka inside to put in the water, and I could do a little bit of colouring," Ahr said, peering conspiratorially about him should anyone hear that he sneaked alcohol into the opening ceremony. "I put the vodka in a small bottle and put the vodka in my water colours so it doesn't freeze. "It's not the same effect (as with water), but it's nice, it gives it a marble effect. "And my brush -- it's .
Cleared by doctors, freeskier wins silver after head injury
Mathilde Gremaud concedes she does not remember her head slamming onto the slopestyle course during training, or much of anything that happened in the aftermath. Those may sound like telltale signs of someone reeling from concussion symptoms. But the team doctor who checked her out didn't discover any. And less than 36 hours after the wreck, Gremaud was not only competing, but winning a silver medal, as well. "I actually don't remember anything," Gremaud said Saturday, when asked to recall the accident that could've ended her Olympics early. The Swiss skier's story offers a window into the concussion protocol for skiing, which has received far less scrutiny than that in place for, say, the NFL, the U.S. football league that has taken loads of criticism for allowing players to return too quickly after brutal head hits. The International Skiing Federation, which runs all the skiing events at the Olympics, has a 12-page booklet called "Concussion Guidelines" that discusses how to detect .
Czech snowboarding specialist earns stunning win in women's Super-G skiing
The Czech Republic's Ester Ledecka, a snowboarding specialist, pulled off a massive surprise on Saturday by winning gold in the Winter Olympics' super giant slalom skiing women's event.
Real Madrid coach Zidane tight-lipped on job prospects next season
Real Madrid's French coach Zinedine Zidane on Saturday declined to discuss his future beyond the end of this football season, while highlighting the serious effort his job requires.
Norway's Bjoergen equals Winter Olympics medal record of 13
Norway's cross-country skiing legend Marit Bjoergen won her record-equalling 13th medal at Winter Olympic Games following her country's victory in women's 4X5km relay at the PyeongChang Games here on Saturday.
Real Madrid look to carry Paris 'feelgood factor' into Betis game
Real Madrid aim to carry the euphoria following their 3-1 win over Paris Saint Germain during the Champions League midweek into their La Liga game away against Betis on Sunday night.
PSL: Saqlain Mushtaq joins Zalmi as spin bowling consultant
Former Pakistan Test cricketer Saqlain Mushtaq has been roped in by defending champions Peshawar Zalmi as their spin bowling consultant for the upcoming third edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).Confirming the news, Peshawar Zalmi said that team's head coach Mohammad Akram would get the support of legendary off-spinner Mushtaq in the dugout as a spin bowling consultant.Mushtaq, the inventor of the 'doosra', is due to join the Zalmi squad in Dubai on Sunday.Though the 41-year-old previously had coaching stints with the England cricket team, he had never been appointed by Pakistan.The third edition of PSL, which begins on February 22, will see two of its playoffs in Lahore, while the final is slated to be played at Karachi's National Stadium on March 25.In the opening match, defending champions Peshawar Zalmi will square off with newcomers - the Multan Sultans.
Soosairajs brace hands Chennai elusive win after eight games
Chennai City FCs emphatic 3-1 win over Churchill Brothers spiced up the relegation battle in the 2017-18 Hero I-League as the southerners leapfrogged the Red Machines to come out of the drop zone here today. Aleksandar Rakic opened the scoring in the 26th minute before Michael Soosairaj scored a brace (29' and 54') with both the goals coming off goalkeeping gaffes. Monday Osagie scored a consolation goal in the third minute of injury time. The hosts made two alterations from their last game. Antony Beautin and Alexander Romario Jesuraj arrived in place of Asif Kotttayil and Jean-Michael Joachim. Alfred Fernandes had three of his own from their long travel from NEROCA. Uttam Rai, Israil Gurung and Mechac Koffi made a comeback. Harshad Naik, Bektur Talgat and Wayne Vaz were taken out from the playing eleven. Churchill Brothers made quite an impression in the opening few minutes as the deadly pair of wingers, Nicholas Fernandes to the left and Uttam Rai to the right, fed a few chances to
Prithivi Shaw in Mumbai squad for Hazare knockouts
India's U-19 World Cup winning captain Prithvi Shaw has been named in the 16-member Mumbai squad for the knockout matches of the Vijay Hazare 50-over domestic tournament, to be played in Delhi from February 21.