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ISL: FC Goa desperate to get back to winning ways against Chennaiyin FC (Preview)
FC Goa will look to get back to winning ways against fourth-placed Chennaiyin FC on Thursday to stay in the hunt for a top-four finish in an Indian Super League (ISL) game here at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Wednesday.
Will win F1 title this season: Alonso
Mercedes have been dominating the Formula One from last four years, with British driver Lewis Hamilton being the latest clinch his fourth drivers' championship title in 2017.However, McLaren driver Alonso is adamant to upset the odds and finish as a winner in the upcoming 2018 season.Alonso, who had proclaimed last year in Baku that he would be the winner in 2018, refused to back down on the same, however, admitting that he needs to remain a bit more cautious."I said I was going to win and I'll say the same thing, that I'll win this year. We're going to be much more competitive. I don't know how much. Last year Red Bull looked like they were going to be strong due to the change in the rules and yet they had a slow start," Sport24 quoted the Spaniard, as saying.Alonso has failed to finish a season as world champion since his last success with Renault in 2006.However, he is now confident to add to his two championships after swapping back to Renault from Honda as their engine suppliers .
Atacama triumphs
Atacama, ridden by M Bhaskar, won The Nagore Plate, the prime event of the races here today. The winner, trained by Raza Shehzad, is a property of S Krishnan and K Vaidehi. Trainer Imran H Malick saddled two winners while jockey C Umesh rode four winners. Four favourites obliged punters in a card of seven events.
Hyderabad, Saurashtra storm into quarters
Saurashtra trounced Ranji Trophy champions Vidarbha by eight wickets for a hat-trick of wins, helping them seal a quarterfinal berth in the Vijay Hazare Trophy here today. Hosts Hyderbad rode on pacer Mohammed Siraj's 5/37 to hammer Chhattisgarh by 84 runs and join Saurashtra in the last eight as Group D toppers. Saurashtra edged out Vidarbha on a better net run-rate for the second spot as it was heartbreak for the reigning Ranji champions who were leading the group with four successive wins before back-to-back defeats knocked them out of the competition. In a must win match, Vidrabha batsmen struggled to get a partnership going before being bundled out for 159 in 40.5 overs after Saurashtra captain Cheteshwar Pujara opted to field at the AOC Centre Thapar Stadium in Secunderabad. Jaydev Unadkat (2/18) and Shaurya Sanandia (2/33) gave the early breakthroughs before Kamlesh Makvana (2/9) and Dharmendrasinh Jadeja (2/32) wrapped up the issue. Wicket-keeper batsman Avi Barot steered the .
Tavleen, Neha and Tvesa in three-way lead in fourth leg of WPGT
Unheralded Tavleen Batra, who is still searching for her first win as a professional, shared the first round lead with Neha Tripathi and Tvesa Malik on the opening day of the fourth leg of the Hero Womens Pro Golf Tour here. Tavleen shot 77 on a difficult scoring day as did Neha and Tvesa. Tavleen was the only one among the three co-leaders to have a birdie in the first round at the challenging Oxford Golf Resort. Her solitary birdie came on the Par-5 fourth hole, while she had six bogeys, including three in a row from fifth to seventh. The 21-year-old Tavleen, who hails from Ambala, turned pro only last year. Neha, the three-time winner in 2017 and Tvesa, who won twice in eight starts last season, had identical scorecards on the front nine with bogeys on first and second and a third bogey on seventh. They turned in 3-over 39 each. On the back nine, Neha bogeyed 10th and 12th, while Tvesa dropped shots on 17th and 18th. Three players, Trisha Sunil, Saaniya Sharma and Suchitra Ramesh ..
ISL 2018: FC Goa, Chennaiyin FC set to renew rivalry
FC Goa, who are currently placed sixth in the Indian Super League (ISL) table, will desperately look for a win when they face off fourth-placed Chennaiyin FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda on Thursday.Having picked up just one out of possible nine points in their last three games, Sergio Lobera's team find themselves in a spot of bother and they need to clinch a win against Chennayin FC if they want to stay in the hunt for a top-four finish.FC Goa will be hoping the home conditions will favour them in the game that is equally important for John Gregory's Chennaiyin FC.The visitors have a four-point lead over FC Goa but Lobera's side still has a game in hand, and a win will strengthen their chances of making it to playoffs and put Chennaiyin FC under pressure for the fourth place on the table.Both coaches admitted it's a special clash, particularly with the teams involved in some fierce clashes in the past. Chennaiyin FC famously defeated FC Goa 3-2 at the same venue to win ..
Rohit reveals reason for quiet century celebration (Lead, correcting headline)
India opener Rohit Sharma revealed the reason for his quiet celebration despite having slammed a century in the fifth One Day International match against South Africa here.
Asian Games winners in tennis to get direct entry at Tokyo Olympics
There is a lot to play for at the upcoming Asian Games in Jakarta as the winners of the men's and women's singles tennis will earn direct entry into the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The ITF today announced the introduction of six continental qualification places, approved by the IOC Executive Board, as part of the Tokyo 2020 Qualification System for tennis. The 2020 Olympic Tennis Event will feature five disciplines -- mens singles and doubles, womens singles and doubles, and mixed doubles. Each singles draw will comprise 64 players, with a maximum of four players per nation. There will be 56 direct acceptances as at previous Games, and eight ITF places, including the six Continental Qualification places. However, the players' ranking should be within the top 300 on the singles rankings of June 8, 2020, and the quota for that particular nation should not be filled by four direct acceptances. ITF president David Haggerty said: "The introduction of Continental Qualification places is a ...
Andhra posts 6th win on the trot, qualifies for knockout with
: Skipper G Hanuma Vihari (169) and K S Bharat (105) starred in Andhra's 29-run win over Mumbai today, its sixth straight win in the Vijay Hazare Trophy Group 'C' League. The victory enabled Andhra finish on top of the standings with 24 points and qualify for the national knockout phase, along with Mumbai, which finished second with 16 points. The massive 254-run partnership in 204 balls between Bharat and Vihari helped Andhra post a mammoth 344 for 5 in 50 overs before restricting the opponent to 315 for 9 despite Siddhesh Lad's strokeful ton. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu ended its losing streak by posting a comfortable seven-wicket win over Team Rajasthan with left-arm spinner R Sai Kishore stealing the show with a five-wicket haul, his first in List 'A' cricket. In the other match of the day, wicketkeeper Keenan Vaz snared seven victims (six catches and a stumping) to equal the record of Mahesh Rawat and Parthiv Patel in List A matches as Goa edged Gujarat by one wicket in a
Major relief for Himachal cricket body over residential complex
In a major relief to the state cricket body, the Himachal Pradesh government has accepted its lease money for land on which an ultra-luxurious residential complex for the players has been set up near its cricket ground in Dharamsala, an official said on Wednesday.
American Shaun White claims third Winter Olympics gold
American snowboarding legend Shaun White claimed his third Olympic gold by winning the men's halfpipe at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games at the Phoenix Snow Park here on Wednesday.
White claims gold, slams 'gossip' as winds throw Games into chaos
Snowboarding great Shaun White brilliantly won his third Olympic gold but then faced awkward questions over sex claims today as strong winds caused chaos at the Pyeongchang Winter Games. White, starting last in the halfpipe, watched bronze medallist Scotty James wipe out before nailing a spectacular last run of the day to snatch victory from Japan's Ayumu Hirano, celebrating wildly afterwards. It was redemption for the 31-year-old veteran, known as the "Flying Tomato" because of his red hair, who won gold in 2006 and 2010 and helped put the hipster sport on the map, but flopped in Sochi four years ago. "Oh man, that was awful and amazing at the same time. I knew I did a great ride and I was proud of that and I could walk away with my head high, but when they announced my score and I'd won, it crippled me," said the American. "I was so overwhelmed with happiness, I've been through so much to get here." It was a landmark win because it brought USA their 100th Winter Olympics gold ...
Ashwin, Jadeja out of 2019 World Cup race, feels Wassan
Former India pacer Atul Wassan on Wednesday dismissed any chances of India's experienced spin pair of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja being in the scheme of things for the 2019 Cricket World Cup in England.
Austrias twin 2026 Olympic bid needs support of the population
Austrian sports minister Heinz-Christian Strache today voiced his conditional backing for Graz and Schladming to host the 2026 Winter Olympics if there is "the support of the population". The mayors of both venues last month announced they were planning a twin bid to stage the Games, but said they were not considering a referendum after people in the state of Tyrol voted against Innsbruck entering the race in October. However, Strache warned against any decision to force through a candidacy without the approval of the population. "There has to be a desire that is largely shared by the region and the people who live there. One cant go against the citizens," said Austria's deputy chancellor, who is also leader of the far-right Freedom Party. "Such a project must always be supported by the population," Strache said in an interview with APA news agency, without explicitly calling for another referendum. The International Olympic Committee has pledged to boost funding for the 2026 Winter ..
6 Indian boxers in final of Asian Games Test event
Six Indian boxers, including youth world champion Shashi Chopra (57kg), advanced to the finals while four others settled for bronze medals to round off a reasonably good day at the Asian Games Test event here. Shashi and Pavitra (60kg) advanced to the summit stage in the women's draw. Among the men, India Open gold-medallist Manish Kaushik (60kg), three-time King's Cup gold-medallist K Shyam Kumar (49kg), Shaikh Salman Anwar (52kg) and Ashish (64kg) entered the finals. Shashi defeated Filipino Riza Pasuit in a split 4-1 decision in her semifinal bout. Awaiting her in the final tomorrow is Thailand's Ratchadaporn Saoto. Pavitra, on the other hand, defeated South Korean Hwang Hyejung 5-0. She will also face a Thai in Nilawan Techasuep. In the men's event, Manish, who is also a reigning national champion, sailed past Chinese Taipei's Lai Chu-Yen in a 5-0 triumph. He will square off against Japan's Rentaro Kimura in the gold medal bout. Shyam Kumar (49kg) advanced to the final after ...
I-League: Neroca edge past Churchill to grab top spot
An 86th-minute strike by Aryn Williams sealed a vital 1-0 win for Neroca FC over Churchill Brothers in their I-League clash at the Khuman Lampak Stadium on Wednesday.Incidentally, the win for the Manipuri outfit makes the title-race more intriguing as they have now pitch-forked Minerva Punjab FC at the top.Bishorjit Singh continued in goal for Gift Raikhan's team due to Lalit Thapa's long-term injury whereas Felix Chidi was replaced by Nedo Turkovic up front for Neroca while Gopi Singh, Saran Singh and Subhash Singh formed the attacking trio behind the forward.Monday Osagie and Hussain Eldor continued to form the formidable centre-back partnership for the Red Machines that has resulted in their good run of form since the turn of the year.Kalu Ogba, Bektur Talgat, Nicholas Fernandes and Dawda Ceesay all started the game as Alfred Fernandes went all-out for three points.Neroca had a wonderful opportunity to take the lead as early as the second minute in the game. Tondonba delivered a ...
BJD will win in Bijepur by-polls by good margin: Patnaik
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today exuded confidence that his party, the BJD, will win the by-elections at Bijepur Assembly segment by a good margin. The polling is scheduled on February 24. We will be winning the Bijepur by-poll with good margin. Our development and welfare works are the basis of our confidence," Pataik told reporters before leaving for New Delhi to attend the Hockey World Cup function tomorrow. Odisha will host the mens hockey World Cup - 2018 at Kalinga Stadium here between November 28 and December 16. The chief minister is scheduled to address a few rallies in Bijepur Assembly segment on February 19 and 21, party sources said. So far, Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Sanotsh Gangwar have campaingned for the BJP candidate in Bijepur Assembly segment. Patnaik also greeted the people of the state on the occasion of Maha Shiv Ratri. Best wishes to everyone for Shiv Ratri, he said.
Rohit reveals reason for quite century celebration
India opener Rohit Sharma revealed the reason for his quite celebration despite having slammed a century in the fifth One Day International match against South Africa here.
Inter Milan confirm injury to Miranda
Inter Milan defender Joao Miranda underwent clinical tests after suffering an injury to his left leg, the Italian club said.
Women's hockey coach Harendra to work on fitness, agility at national camp
India's women's hockey chief coach Harendra Singh will demand improved fitness and agility when 34 players report for the national camp, which will begin in Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Bengaluru on Friday.