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Aditi Ashok misses cut at Australian Open golf

Aditi Ashok missed the cut in the Womens Australian Open after she shot a second successive 76 at the Kooyonga Golf Club here today. At eight-over 152, she was way off as the cut fell at 3-over 147. While the back nine of the course presented a problem for Aditi on the first day, it was the front stretch that was troublesome on the second day. She had three bogeys between fifth and eighth and turned in three-over. By then her slim chances of making the weekend were over. She shot two birdies against three bogeys on the back nine and exited early from the tournament. For a second consecutive day, Jin Young Ko dominated the event as she shot three-under 69 to build a three-shot lead over Australian Emma Taley, who has shot 68-69. The 22-year-old South Korean is now 10-under. She went out in the great early-morning conditions and carded a three-under-par 69 to add to her dazzling first-round 65. The closest was American LPGA Tour rookie Emma Talley at 7-under. Two major winners, Jiyai ...

Tendulkar made T20 Mumbai League's brand ambassador

Cricket icon Sachin Tendulka has been made the brand ambassador of the upcoming T20 Mumbai League and he feels the league will provide a fine platform for the talented cricketers of the megapolis. "Its always a pleasure to be associated with the Mumbai Cricket Association. The T20 Mumbai League will not only entertain cricket fans, but also provide a great platform to the talented young cricketers in Mumbai, Tendulkar was quoted of saying in a media release. The league, scheduled from March 11 to 28 is to be organised by Sports India Pvt Ltd, a consortium of IIFL Group as Lead Member and Wizcraft, with the approval and sanction of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) and under its aegis. Bids have been invited for six teams to enrol and participate in the League. The teams will be from Mumbai North, Mumbai North-West, Mumbai North-East, Mumbai North- Central, Mumbai South-Central and Mumbai South. "We are delighted and privileged to welcome Sachin Tendulkar on board as ..

ISL: Kerala Blasters to face NorthEast United in crucial tie

Kerala Blasters FC will look for nothing less than full points when they square off with NorthEast United FC in their next Indian Super League (ISL) encounter at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, here on Saturday.Kerala Blasters have a fighting chance of qualifying for the semi-finals of the ISL with 21 points from 15 matches. They must win all three remaining matches to have a chance of qualifying and may still not make it.The match will also see Blasters coach and former England goalkeeper David James be up against NorthEast United coach Avram Grant, who was his coach at Portsmouth FC in 2010.Portsmouth, captained by James, made it to the final of the FA Cup against all odds, where they lost 0-1 to Chelsea FC, who also won the English Premier League that season."The coach was my player. Eight years ago we made it to the final of the (FA) Cup. We had an unbelievable achievement. He was the captain. I wish him all the best but we will try to win the game. It's good for the

'Injured' Plunkett out of ODI series against Kiwis

England pacer Liam Plunkett has been ruled out of the end of the ongoing T20 Tri-series and subsequent five-match ODI series against New Zealand due to a recurrence of a hamstring injury.The 32-year-old, who made a return to the England team against New Zealand in Wellington earlier this week, aggravated the hamstring injury in the opening ODI against Australia in Sydney last month.Later, he was diagnosed with a grade one tear, but he remained with the team with the hope of featuring in the Trans-Tasman T20 series against Australia.However, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) now confirmed that Plunkett would not recover in time to take part in the ODI series against New Zealand and that the fast bowler would now head home."An MRI scan today confirmed a minor hamstring strain and this will not recover in time to take part in the ODI series. A replacement for the ODI squad will be announced in the upcoming days," the ESPNcricinfo quoted the ECB, as saying.England will play a T20 .

Manav-Manush take silver at Czech Junior & Cadet TT Open

Paddlers Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah put up a formidable show to capture the silver medal in the Czech Junior and Cadet Open, a part of the 2018 ITTF Premier Junior Circuit, here.

Aussie Ward likely to play against Mohun Bagan

In a bid to brighten their title aspirations after winning against Churchill Brothers in their last outing, top of the table Neroca FC are likely to field new signing Nick Ward against Mohun Bagan on Sunday, a club official said.

Medvedev congratulates Russian athletes winning 2018 Olympics medals

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev extended his congratulations on Friday to Russian skeleton racer Nikita Tregubov and cross-country skier Denis Spitsov for winning silver and bronze medals respectively at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Koreas PyeongChang.

Sports Minister congratulates Indian Para-cycling contingent for Asian C'ship success

Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has congratulated the Indian contingent for winning a silver and two bronze medals at the Asian Para-Cycling Championships.Rathore, who met the Indian para-cycling contingent at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) in the national capital last evening, later tweeted, "It was an honour to meet the para-athletes who kept the Indian flag flying high in the Asian Para-Cycling Championships 2018. Congratulated athletes on their superb performances & wished them well for future."While Divij Shah bagged a silver medal, BSF soldier Harinder Singh and Madhu Bagri clinched a bronze medal each at the Asian Para-Cycling Championships in Naypyidaw, Myanmar."It is a very proud moment for us as these brave hearts have defied all the odds again and brought back great laurels for the country," K Duttatraya, the team manager from Cycling Federation of India (CFI) said.Elated by his team's efforts, team coach Aditya Mehta vowed to .

Gulati stops Sachdev to enter quarters of snooker championship

Mumbai youngster Rahul Sachdev fought back superbly from 0-3 to level scores before being beaten 5-4 by Delhi cueist Sundeep Gulati in the pre quarter finals of the CCI Open Snooker Championship here today. Sachdev, who knocked out former national champion Alok Kumar in the first round looked down and out after dropping the first three frames, but came back in fine fashion to make it 3-all with notable breaks of 54 and 45 in the fourth and fifth frames. Sachdev, who came through four rounds of qualifiers, dropped the seventh frame to trail 3-4, won the eighth to draw level again but could not sustain the momentum and lost the deciding ninth frame to bow out of the tournament. Gulati recorded a break of 52 in the opening frame on way to chalk out a hard fought win to move in the quarter finals. Divya Sharma of Haryana pulled off a 5-2 victory over former national 6-red champion Shahbaz Adil Khan of Bharat Petroleum by sweeping the last three frames after the two were ...

Flawless Tvesa wins 4th leg of Hero women's golf Tour

Gurugrams 21-year-old golfer Tvesa Malik turned in the best card of the week to be a comfortable winner in the fourth leg of Heros womens Pro Tour here on Friday.

Aussies defeat England in record highest T20I chase

Australia pulled off a world-record run chase in the fifth T20I of the tri-series in Auckland as they defeated New Zealand by five wickets to reduce Martin Guptill's ton to a footnote.Eden Park stands witnessed 32 sixes - equaling the T20I record - as the ground became a batting paradise.Chasing 243 runs put by New Zealand, the hosts touched the target with the help of aggressive half-centuries from D'Arcy Short and David Warner, with seven balls to spare.After a strong start, the middle-order batsmen comfortably finished down the chase for Australia.Chris Lynn hit 18 while Glenn Maxwell and Aaron Finch struck 31 and 36 respectively.For New Zealand, Guptill hit a quick fire of 105 runs off 49 balls to post their joint-highest total in T20 cricket.With this knock, the opener broke Brendon McCullum's record of the fastest ever century by a Kiwi batsman.Australia's win here means England can qualify for the final by beating New Zealand in the last league game of the tri-series which also

ISL: Kerala aim to stay alive with win over NorthEast (Preview)

Kerala Blasters will have their work cut out when they take on laggards NorthEast United in an Indian Super League match at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium here on Saturday.

Southern Railway mulls paperless initiative

The Southern Railways, as part of Green Initiative, will discontinue the practise of pasting of reservation charts on train coaches on a trial basis for six months from March one. However, the respective coach and berth number information would still be available at centralised locations in all the railway stations and also with the travelling ticket examiners, an official release said. By moving towards paperless initiative, the southern railway would be able to save 28 tonne of charting paper and Rs 1.70 lakh every year, the release said. Other efforts include encouraging E-ticketing for both reserved and unreserved tickets, it said.

Thakkar-Shah duo pockets silver at ITTF Czech Junior Open

Indias Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah put up an impressive show to secure a silver medal in the Czech Junior and Cadet Open, which is part of the 2018 ITTF Premier Junior Circuit. The second-seeded pair sailed through their earlier rounds in the Junior Boys Doubles, before running into the giant-killing Chinese duo Yingbin Xu and Heyi Yu. They put up a valiant fight before going down to the Chinese combine 1-3 in the final played on Thursday. Thakkar and Shah had their opportunities in the opening game itself, but they failed to wrap it up and lost 12-14. Xu and Yu rode on the momentum to clinch the second game too at 11-8. The Indians, however, rallied in the third to make it 1-2, taking the closely fought game 11-9. The fourth game too was tense and could have gone either way. But it proved to be the Chinese pairs day, as they won 13-11 to take the game, the match and the title. The Indian pair routed the Egypt-Italy team of Youssef Abdel-Aziz and Carlo Rossi 3-0 in the ...

Sport Minister congratulates Indian para-cycling contingent

Sport Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore congratulated the Indian para-cycling contingent for clinching a silver and two bronze medals at the Asian Para-Cycling Championships. "It was an honour to meet the para-athletes who kept the Indian flag flying high in the Asian Para-Cycling Championships 2018. Congratulated athletes on their superb performances & wished them well for future," tweeted Rathore. Divij Shah won a silver medal, while BSF soldier Harinder Singh and Madhu Bagri won bronze medals at the Asian Para-Cycling Championships in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. It is a very proud moment for us as these brave hearts have defied all the odds again and brought back great laurels for the country, K Duttatraya, the team manager from Cycling Federation of India (CFI) said. Elated by his teams efforts, coach Aditya Mehta aimed for a better performance in the upcoming World Para-Cycling Championships slated to be held from August 2 to August 5 in Maniago, Italy. We will continue to work ...

Newcastle renews Paul Dummett's contract until 2022

English Premier League (EPL) club Newcastle United coach Rafael Benitez has announced the renewal of left-back Paul Dummett's contract.

Plunkett ruled out of England's T20I, ODI series

England pacer Liam Plunkett was on Friday ruled out of the remainder of their Twenty20 tri-series against New Zealand and Australia with a hamstring injury.

Jagdish ends poor 103rd, India's Winter Olympics campaign over

Indian skier Jagdish Singh today finished a dismal 103rd in the mens 15-km free cross-country race at his debut Winter Olympics here, ending another disappointing campaign for the country at the quadrennial extravaganza. The 26-year-old Jagdish clocked 43.03 minutes to be the 103rd skier to cross the finish line in a line-up of 119 at the Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Centre. Jagdish's time was 9:16.4 minutes slower than Switzerlands Dario Cologna, who took his third straight Olympic gold by clocking 33:43.9. Norways Simen Krueger (34:02.2) won the silver, while Denis Spitsov (34:06.9), an Olympic Athlete from Russia, took home the bronze. The disappointing finish aside, it was quite a feat for Jagdish to even compete at the Games. He almost didn't make it after the Winter Games Federation of India (WGFI) and his employer, the Indian Army, delayed his departure until the 11th hour over the nomination of a coach to accompany him. The Indian, who trains at the High Altitude Warfare ...

Blasters looking for full away points against NEUFC

Kerala Blasters will aim for nothing less than full points against NorthEast United FC during their Indian Super League encounter, here tomorrow. Blasters coach David James is up against Avram Grant, who coached him during his stint at Portsmouth, back in 2010 but pleasantries will only be exchanged till the time of kick-off. Kerala Blasters have a fighting chance of qualifying for the semi-finals of the ISL with 21 points from 15 matches. They must win all three remaining matches to have a chance of qualifying and may still not make it. The coach (James) was my player. Eight years ago we made it to the final of the (FA) Cup (where Portsmouth lost to Chelsea 0-1 in the final). We had an unbelievable achievement. He was the captain. I wish him all the best but we will try to win the game. It is good for the future that the team will not give up and show good mentality, said United coach Grant during the pre-match media interaction. NorthEast United are already out of the competition ...

Bhambri meets No.1 seed Thompson in Chennai Open final

India's Yuki Bhambri, seeded two, today set up a final clash with No.1 seed Jordan Thompson of Australia in the Chennai Open ATP Challenger tennis tournament here. Bhambri got the better of Korea's Duckhee Lee, the third seed, 7-5, 6-2 in one hour and 25 minutes while Thompson beat unseeded Spaniard Pedro Martinez 6-1, 7-6. The first set saw an even contest between the Indian number one, ranked 112 in the world and the speedy Korean. Bhambri played well within himself from the baseline and made the occasional foray to the net to finish off points. A solitary break did the trick for Bhambri, a former Australian Open junior champion, in the first set. The second set was one-way traffic as the Indian stepped up his game and hit winners from both flanks. Two service breaks highlighted Lee's struggles in the set as the Bhambri pulled away to victory. The Indian ace didn't face a single break point through the course of the match. With the win, Bhambri improved his head-to-head