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Desperate Mohun Bagan look to go all out vs Gokulam
Former champions Mohun Bagan will be keen to revive their diminishing title aspiration when they face laggards Gokulam Kerala FC in their last I-League home fixture here tomorrow. There may be five matches left but a strange scheduling mean Mohun Bagan will face the Kerala outfit twice in less than a month as the Shankarlal Chakraborty-coached side will want to go for the kill against the debutants. With three wins from 12 matches, Gokulam (10 points) lie at the bottom of the table, while Mohun Bagan are placed fourth with 21 points, still eight short of leaders Minerva. Mohun Bagan dropped points at Chennai City in their last outing and knowing well that they have a mountain to climb, Chakraborty today said they have to win all their matches to give them a chance to reclaim the title after three years. "Chennai match is past now. This is our last home match and we want to win it. The win at home will boost our confidence and shall set the tone for the remaining of the ..
Pistol sensation Bhaker eyes glory at world stage
Shooting happened to her by chance after a brush with contact sports and Manu Bhaker, a multifaceted pistol sensation eyeing global success at the tender age of 16, is also trying to leave behind her "intense love" for pummeling opponents. After a series of eye-catching performances in recent times, Bhaker is hoping to leave a lasting impression at the ISSF World Cups (both junior and senior), Commonwealth Games and the Youth Olympics. "I am looking forward to these big events with hope. I would try and perform to the best of my ability and make a mark," Bhaker told PTI during an interview. In her quest, Bhaker, who hails from Dadri district in Haryana, trains at the Universal Senior Secondary School in Jhajjar for four to five hours every day. For someone who took to shooting just a little over two years ago, breaking two long-standing national records in a span of less than a month would easily qualify as some achievement. "Before shooting I was into boxing, thang ta -
Aditi shoots 69 to finish creditable tied 7th in Australia
Indian woman golfer Aditi Ashok carded a impressive three-under 69 in the final round to finish a creditable tied 7th at the ActewAGL Canberra Classic, here. Aditi, who is dividing her time between her main Tour, the Ladies PGA and the Ladies European Tour, where she won twice in her rookie year in 2016, shot rounds of 71-70-60. On the final day, Aditi had six birdies against three bogeys. She fought hard to move up the overnight position of tied 13 even though the eventual winner, Jiyai Shin of Korea was a runaway winner. Jiyai added a final 64 to her earlier rounds of 65 and 68 for a total of 19-under while Minja Lee faltered with a 73 and finished second at 13-under. Aditi birdied the second, sixth and seventh and dropped shots on fourth and ninth to turn in one-under, while she birdied 12th, 14th and 17th on the back nine against a sole bogey on 16th. The 29-year-old from South Korea Jiyai rallied from three strokes behind Minjee Lee to claim the title by six strokes
Will go all out to ensure Neroca FC is part of one football league: Manipur CM
Underlining the importance of Manipur as a footballing state, its Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh said he will go all out to ensure Neroca FC, currently second in the I-League, is part of the proposed one league that is expected to take shape by the next season.
Yuki Bhambri to meet Miralles in Chennai Open first round
A total of 13 Indians will feature in the singles main draw of the Chennai Open ATP Challenger to be played at the SDAT tennis stadium here from tomorrow. Three Indians got into the main draw after coming through the final qualifying round today. The singles main draw will see top-seed Jordan Thompson of Australia (ranked 103) take on Egypt's Karim-Mohamed Maamoun in round one. India's top singles player, Yuki Bhambri, the second-seed will take on Bernabe Zapata Miralles of Spain in his opening match. The 112-ranked Bhambri, who qualified for the Australian Open, will be looking for some momentum ahead of the long season, which also includes a Davis Cup tie against China. Abhinav Sanjeev Shanmugam, a little-known local player, Arjun Khade and Sidharth Rawat made it to the main draw, albeit in contrasting styles. Sanjeev Shanmugam qualified when his second-seeded rival Nikola Cacic of Serbia, gave a walkover owing to illness. Khade defeated Switzerland's Luca Margaroli 7-5,
Cricket: Netherlands gearing up to shine on world stage
The Netherlands are all set to show the world that they are worth being the 13th side on the ODI League (which kicks-off in 2020) by shining on the big stage and qualifying for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 in England and Wales.They qualified for the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier by winning the ICC World Cricket League Championship 2015-2017 and claiming the 13th position in the ODI League, which now guarantees the Dutch ODI status following the Zimbabwe event which will run from March 4 to 25.They have been a frequent participant in the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier, having played 75 matches with 54 wins and 20 defeats from 1982 to 2014.Captain Peter Borren, who led his team to victory in the ICC World Cricket League Championship, believes it is a positive time to be involved in associate cricket."Going to Zimbabwe is something to look forward to, there is obviously a lot of exciting cricket coming up, it is a good time to be involved with Dutch cricket and Associate cricket, ...
Anand interacts with blind chess players
The legendary Viswanathan Anand on Sunday interacted with the 14 players competing at the National 'A Chess Championship for the visually challenged in Mumbai.
I'm the best behaved coach in EPL: Mourinho
Manchester United head coach Jose Mourinho said he is the best behaved tactician in the English Premier League (EPL) and he is committed to win the award for the same at the end of the season.
SA showed a lot of character and deserved to win, says Kohli
India captain Virat Kohli has rued his team's misfortune but admitted that South Africa were the deserving winners as they showed a lot of character during their five-wicket win in the fourth ODI here. With their tail up in the series following a 3-0 lead, India went into yesterday's game as favourites but twin weather breaks coupled with a few missed chances brought a halt to their rampaging ODI run as South Africa kept the series alive. "In hindsight you have to give credit to South Africa. I think they played with a lot of character in the end, they pulled through, they deserved to win," Kohli said after last night's weather-hit and curtailed ODI. "They are a quality side, we expected them to play quality cricket and they played well. We know we'll have to be at the top of our game to get another win under our belt and we'll work extremely hard for that," he added. Opting to bat, Shikhar Dhawan and Kohli were going great guns before lightning first stopped play when ..
Proteas fined for slow over-rate in J'burg ODI
South Africa have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate in Saturday's fourth One-Day International (ODI) of the six-match series against India, which they won by five wickets to keep the series alive at the Wanderers here.Aiden Markram's side was ruled to be one over short of their target when time allowances were taken into consideration.In accordance with Article 2.5.1 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Players Support Personnel, which relates to minor over-rate offenses, players are fined 10 percent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time, with the captain fined double that amount.As such, Markram has been fined 20 percent of his match fee, while his players have received 10 percent fines.If South Africa commit another minor over-rate breach in an ODI within 12 months of this offense with Markram as captain, it will be deemed a second offense by him and he will face a suspension.Markram pleaded guilty to the offense after the ..
I-League: Arrows stun Red Machines 2-1
Indian Arrows, who are often accused of conceding late goals, launched an extraordinary fight-back to win 2-1 against Churchill Brothers in their Hero I-League encounter at the Tilak Maidan here.The Arrows were trailing 1-0 till the 90th minute after an 11th-minute strike from Dawda Ceesay and were staring at another defeat until substitute Abhijit Sarkar scored two injury time goals to turn the game upside down.Following the stupendous win over high-flying Churchill Brothers, takes the young Turks to the eighth spot with 14 points from 15 matches, whereas the Red Machines are positioned one step up having amassed 16 points from 13.There were two changes for Indian Arrows from their last outing against Kingfisher East Bengal. Rahum Ali's injury meant coach Luis Norton de Matos had to bring in Nongdamba Naorem. Local boy Princeton Rebello also got a start, dropping Abhijit Sarkar to the bench.For Churchill Brothers, the only change from the team that beat Aizawl FC was Kalu Ogba ...
South Africa fined for slow over-rate in 4th ODI
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday fined the South African cricket team for maintaining a slow over-rate in the fourth One-Day International (ODI) against India here on Saturday.
Russian woman figure skater spins world record
Russian woman figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva set a world record by earning 81.06 points and in the process bagged the first medal for her side in the team short dance event at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
American Gerard second youngest men's gold medalist at Winter Olympics
American Redmond Gerard became the second youngest gold medalist in an individual men's event at the Winter Olympics by winning the snowboard slopestyle champion at the Phoenix Snow Park here on Sunday.
Botafogo sack coach Conceicao
Two-time Brazilian Serie A football champions Botafogo have sacked coach Felipe Conceicao after just seven matches in charge.
IOC chief tells joint Korean ice hockey players: Be proud of your work
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach told the South and the North Korean players on the joint women's ice hockey team that they should be proud despite the big loss to Switzerland in the opening game, his spokesman said on Sunday.
Kolhi rues errors, says India didn't deserve to win
Trailing the series 3-0, South Africa came back strong in the fourth ODI of the six-match series to beat India by seven wickets and keep the series alive. India Skipper Virat Kohli congratulated the hosts on their first win, but lamented the unforced errors made by his team on the field.South Africa chased down a rain-reduced target of 202 to win by 5 wickets with 15 balls remaining in a thrilling clash at the Wanderers in game which started on Saturday afternoon and ended on Sunday."In hindsight you have to give credit to South Africa. I think they played with a lot of character in the end, they pulled through, they deserved to win. They are a quality side, we expected them to play quality cricket and they played well tonight," Kohli said in a post match ceremony.India were strongly placed in the match before the weather interrupted the match. After 31 overs in the first innings they were superbly placed at 176/1, with both of Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan seemingly nearing ...
South Africa fined for slow over-rate in 4th ODI
South Africa were today fined for maintaining a slow over-rate in the fourth One-Day International against India here, which they won by five wickets to keep the six-match series alive. ICC match referee Andy Pycroft imposed the fine after Aiden Markram's side was ruled to be one over short of their target in yesterday's match, when time allowances were taken into consideration. In accordance with Article 2.5.1 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Players Support Personnel, which relates to minor over-rate offences, players were fined 10 per cent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time, with the captain fined double that amount. As such, Markram has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee, while the South African players have received 10 per cent fines. If South Africa commit another minor over-rate breach in an ODI within 12 months of this offence with Markram as captain, it will be deemed a second offence by Markram and ..
Real Madrid thump Sociedad 5-2
Real Madrid warmed up for next week's Champions League tie at home to Paris Saint Germain with a comfortable 5-2 win to Real Sociedad in the La Liga.
Bayern, Dortmund secure win in Bundesliga
Bayern Munich overpowered resilient Schalke 2-1 on goals from Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Mueller whereas Dortmund grabbed their second win in a row after edging Hamburg 2-0 in the 22nd round of Bundesliga.