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Lightning stops play after Dhawan's ton
Lightning stopped play in the fourth ODI between India and South Africa after Shikhar Dhawan slammed a century in his 100th game here today. Opting to bat, India were 200 for 2 in 34.2 overs when the umpires called for the covers. Dhawan was batting on 107 off 102 balls, while skipper Virat Kohli made a strokeful 75.
India go down 1-4 to defending champs Kazakhstan in WSB opener
India's second stint at the semi-professional World Series of Boxing (WSB) was off to a disappointing start as the team went down 1-4 to three-time champions Astana Arlans in Karaganda City, Kazakhstan. World Championship quarterfinalist Kavinder Singh Bisht (52kg) was the lone Indian boxer to pull off a win as he fetched a split 2-1 verdict over Akniet Baltabayev. The visiting side, christened Indian Tigers in its second coming and owned fully by the Boxing Federation of India, returned to the event, in which boxers compete in five rounds of three minutes each, after seven years. Each tie comprises five bouts and India were being represented by Kavinder, Ankush Dahiya (60kg), Duryodhan Singh Negi (69kg), Brijesh Yadav (81kg) and Parveen Kumar (+91kg). The Indian Tigers replaced Mumbai Tigers, which had pulled out in 2011 due to differences with the then national federation. It was never going to be an easy outing against the most consistent team of the league, competing .
Combined Korean hockey team makes historic Olympic debut
The Korean women's hockey team, the first in Olympic history to combine players from North and South, took the ice tonight for their debut game in front of a raucous, sellout crowd on another historic night mixing sports and politics on an international stage. The debut against Switzerland came just 24 hours after an extraordinary opening ceremony a few miles away was marked by signs of unity between the two rivals. Like the ceremony, the game included dignitaries from North and South in close proximity. The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Kim Yo Jong, was watching with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, according to Moon's office. They were joined by North Korea's nominal head of state, Kim Yong Nam. The two North Koreans are on a landmark visit to the South amid a flurry of abrupt reconciliation steps, and both attended the opening ceremony before having a luncheon with Moon at Moon's presidential palace earlier today. The North Koreans have invited
Vijay Hazare: Yuvraj's 50 in vain as Punjab lose to Baroda
Veteran Yuvraj Singh's quickfire half-century for Punjab went in vain after his side fell short by 25 runs in a rain-truncated Vijay Hazare Trophy Group A match against Baroda here on Saturday.
National chess c'ship for blind: Gangolli leads after round 12
Defending champion Kishan Gangolli is leading after 12 rounds in the 13th edition of the AICFB's National 'A' Chess Championships. At end of the twelfth round today, Gangolli of Karnataka is leading with 10 points, followed by Ashvin Makwana of Gujarat with 9 points and Soundarya Kumar Pradhan with 8 points, a media release said. On the first board, Gangolli played queen's pawn, opening with white pieces against Yudhajeet De of West Bengal. Kishan played Queen's Gambit variation, but Yudhjeet declined the gambit. Kishan built a solid position on the queenside. Yudhjeet, on defending the position, lost two pawns, it said. Kishan, four times national champion and current Asian champion, finished the game without much difficulty. On 32nd move Yudhajeet surrendered. Now Kishan Gangolli needs half point to clinch the title, the release added. On the fourth board, Soundarya Kumar Pradhan of Odisha played queen's pawn opening with white pieces against Swapnil Shah of ...
Yet to get prize money of I-League 2016-17: top scorer Dicka
Former Shillong Lajong striker Dipanda Dicka today said that he is yet to be paid for being the top scorer of I-League last season. The Cameroonian professional, who won the top scorer's trophy (golden boot) with 11 goals to his name for the Shillong outfit, told PTI it's "disturbing" that the country's premier championship is yet to give him his due. "I got only the trophy but yet to get the prize money. I contacted my former club (Shillong Lajong) but they said I should speak to the All India Football Federation. I told them I was hired by them, they should take up my case," Dicka said. "What will I do with the Trophy? I am a professional footballer, and I'm here to play football for my family. It's really affecting me. I'm disturbed. What's the motivation left?" Dicka who's currently playing for Mohun Bagan said. Dicka was also the top scorer in the Calcutta Football League Premier Division with 12 goals for Mohammedan Sporting but he claimed that he's yet to get the ..
Shiva finishes 36th at Winter Olympics
India's Shiva Keshavan finished at the 36th position in the men's luge competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics here on Saturday.
Ponting wishes to coach Australia in T20Is
Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has expressed his desire to be the head coach of the national team for the T20 format with the aim to win the T20 World Cup in 2020, which the hosts have never won."I'm on record saying that I'm interested in doing the Twenty20 job for Australia if it came up and I can make it fit in and work. There are a few things I just want to get ticked off from CA first as far as how my thoughts are on how we can become a better, more explosive, consistent team," the right-handed batsman said.Ponting, a two-time World Cup winning captain, has been immersing himself in T20 after his retirement in 2012, be it is coaching the Indian Premier League (IPL) team Mumbai Indians or commentating in the Big Bash League (BBL).He will also be associated with the 11th edition of the IPL, as he will serve as the mentor to the Delhi Daredevils.Ponting has also assisted Australia's current all-format coach Darren Lehmann in the current triangular series which includes ...
Sharmila first Indian to qualify for China LPGA Tour
Sharmila Nicollet has become the first Indian golfer to qualify for the China Ladies PGA Tour. The 26-year-old Bengaluru golfer fought her way back into the tournament in the last two rounds to earn a card for the Tour, which had Women's World rankings points also. Sharmila, who played on the Ladies European Tour before losing her full card, played her three rounds in the CLPGA Tour Qualifying School in 77-73-72 to finish in tied 21st and pick one of the 30 cards available in the 88-player field. The course conditions were tough, but Sharmila, came through it well. She is planning to play in China, Australia and the LET besides some events on the domestic Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour in India, too. The plan according to her is to work towards collecting points to qualify for the 2020 Olympics. Sharmila's qualification is a continuation of the growth story of Indian golf as the country's top woman golfer Aditi Ashok straddles between US LPGA and Ladies European Tour and is ..
Amit Mishra fashions Railways' win over Assam; Baroda beats
A five-wicket haul by medium-pacer Amit Mishra helped Railways beat Assam by 35 runs today in a Vijay Hazare Trophy Group 'A' match here. Defending a modest total of 161, Railways bundled out Assam for 126 in 39.3 overs as Mishra (5 for 21) and fellow medium-pacer Ankit Yadav (3 for 24) struck at regular intervals. Earlier,sent in to bat, Railways batsmen failed to string together any substantial partnership and folded up for 161 in 43.1 overs. Avinash Yadav was the top-scorer with 30. Amit Mishra hit the only six of the innings as Jitumoni Kalita and Arup Das, with three wickets each, kept things under control. Baroda handed Punjab a 25-run defeat in a rain-affected match, handing the team a second loss in three matches. Baroda was struggling at 52 for 5 before Vishnu Solanki's breezy knock of 77 not out (49 balls, 8X4, 3X6) and his 93-run stand with Swapnil K Singh (33) propelled them to 167 for 7 in 21 overs. Punjab looked in the hunt as long as captain Yuvraj Singh ..
Pro Wrestling becomes most popular league after cricket
The third edition of the Pro Wrestling League 3 (PWL 3) proved to be an unprecedented hit as it became the most popular league in the country after cricket.The PWL 3 reached over 85 crore viewers across India in over 36 hrs.According to the latest BARC India ratings, PWL 3 has outshone the Pro Kabaddi League-V by an impressive nine percent in India and by a phenomenal 47 percent in Hindi-speaking markets.Speaking about the impressive television numbers, Kartikeya Sharma, founder and promoter of ProSportify, said, "Sports like wrestling have not got the attention that mainstream sports get in India. The latest BARC India Ratings are proof that there is huge viewership for such sports, especially wrestling, if it's packaged properly.""Even more heartening for us sports lovers is that people are enthusiastically watching other sports too, like wrestling, kabaddi, badminton and football. It is not just very cricket any longer in the country and that is very significant as it will ...
This Fed cup experience will help me on Tour: Ankita Raina
After taming higher-ranked players in her unbeaten singles run in the Fed Cup, country's top singles player Ankita Raina is confident that she will return to the Pro circuit much richer, in terms of experience. Having played and won against players such as Yuliya Putintseva, who is ranked 81 but was 27 last year, and China's world number 120 Lin Zhu, the 25-year-old was a picture of confidence. "I played some good matches, it adds to my experience. All the matches were challenging in a different way. The biggest challenge was to recover for doubles after playing singles and then again remain ready for the next singles," Ankita, who beat Chieh-Yu Hsu to help India remain in Group I, said. Ankita said small things made a huge difference to her results as there was a trainer to help her recover fast and she did not need to worry about arranging food and courts for practice. Talking about her today's marathon match, which lasted almost three hours, Ankita said she was glad .
North Korean leader's sister to watch joint Korean hockey team
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister will watch the unified Korean ice hockey team play their first Olympic match today, the South Korean presidency said. Kim Yo Jong, a powerful figure in the North, is the first member of the ruling Kim dynasty to visit the South since the 1950-53 Korean war. "Kim Yo Jong, 1st vice director of the Central Committee of the WPK (North Korean Workers Party), will watch the match of the unified women's ice hockey team," said South Korean President Moon Jae-in's office in a text message. The sister of North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un attended the Pyeongchang Olympic Games opening ceremony on Friday. Dressed in a black fur-collared coat, Kim Yo Jong was later seen cheering for the team in the stands as they opened the match against Switzerland. Along with her were North Korea's ceremonial head of state Kim Yong Nam, South Korean President Moon and IOC President Thomas Bach.
Aditi moves up to tied 13 in Australia as 3 others miss cut
India's Aditi Ashok played a clean round with two birdies and 16 pars for a two-under 70, which helped her jump from tied 26 to tied 13 at the ActewAGL Canberra Classic here today. After two days, Aditi, playing her first event of the season, was three-under, but way behind last week's Oates Vic Open winner, Minja Lee, whose career-low 63 earned her a three-stroke lead heading into the final day. Aditi, who shot 71 on the first day birdied the sixth and seventh and parred the rest of the 16. Meanwhile the other three Indians, Gaurika Bishnoi (75- 75), Amandeep Drall (74-77) and Vani Kapoor (81-74) missed the cut. Minja, 21, from Perth fired a stunning nine-under-par 63 on a hot, humid and overcast day at Royal Canberra Golf Club. The world number 17, who climbed three places with her win last week at 13th Beach in Victoria, began the second round with an eagle on the long first hole and her round could have been even better had she made her eagle putt from eight feet on .
Pride at stake for Chennai As they face Shillong Lajong
Chennai City are heading into a must-win I-League fixture against Shillong Lajong at the JLN Stadium here tomorrow. After a sensational 2-1 victory over Mohun Bagan in their first game of the year, they have only obtained five points from a possible 21. Head coach V Soundararajan is hoping to gain three points at home for the first time. Chennai City have won two games so far in Hero I-League this season and both have come at away grounds. "The strategy is to win the game. Winning is important for us. We haven't yet won yet in Coimbatore so it is important to win. The fact that we haven't won at home is a drawback. The only problem has been scoring goals," said Soundararajan. The team has been struggling to score goals and have just one goal to their name in the last seven games. French forward Jean Micheal Joachim, who is their top scorer with five goals to his name, is on a dry spell in the attacking third and his coach is hoping to get his pre-match calculations right
Five uncapped players in B'desh T20 squad against Lanka
All-rounder Mahedi Hasan and U-19 vice-captain Afif Hossain are among the five uncapped players, named in the 15-man Bangladesh squad for the first T20I against Sri Lanka, beginning February 15 at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka.Besides the duo, pacer Abu Jayed, Ariful Haque and Zakir Hasan have also been included in the squad.Seamer Jayed was the second highest wicket-taker in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in 2017, while Mahedi bagged ten wickets at a strike rate of 25.70 in the league.Batsmen Ariful and wicketkeeper-batsman Zakir were also impressive in this year's BPL.Bangladesh, who have made seven changes in the side, have also called back seamer Abu Hider after a gap of two years, ESPNcricinfo reported.Meanwhile, Tamim Iqbal and Mustafizur Rahman also returned to the side after being ruled out of the South Africa T20Is in October due to respective injuries.Imrul Kayes, Liton Das, Mehidy Hasan, Shafiul Islam, Mominul Haque, Nasir Hossain and Taskin Ahmed have all ..
'That's My Class' wins main race
"That's My Class", ably ridden by Akshykumar, won the Sri S Ramakrishnam Raju memorial Cup, the chief event of Hyderabad Winter Races held here today. The winner was trained by Faisal Hassan. Trainers L D Silva, Arjun Anna, Prasad R and jockies Kunal Bunde, AkshayKumar scored a double each. Four first favourites obliged in a card of eight events.
'U-19 WC showed the huge gap between India and Pak players'
Known for his scatching remarks, legendary Javed Miandad has said that the recent ICC U-19 World Cup match between India and Pakistan had highlighted the huge gulf in talent between cricketers of both the countries. Terming Virat Kohli as best in the world, Miandad, who appeared in 124 Tests in an illustrious career, rued the absence of players of the India captain's calibre in Pakistan. "Winning and losing is part of the game but when I watched the semi-final I could see the gap between the two teams in terms of game sense, professionalism and system," he told PTI. "One main reason for that is Virat Kohli. He is without doubt the best today. He has the technique and temperament and approach to get runs anywhere. We are not producing players of his calibre for a number of reasons," Miandad said. Lamenting that in the past Pakistan used to produce more world class players than other countries including India, the former captain pointed out that Pakistan cricket was lagging
Dynamos play for pride, Chennaiyin FC look to consolidate
Bottom-placed Delhi Dynamos FC take on Chennaiyin FC with nothing but pride to play for even as the visitors seek to consolidate their position in the top half of the Indian Super League (ISL) standings here tomorrow. The match may not change the fortunes of the home side in the Hero ISL, but it could certainly affect the visitors' chances in the top four. Chennaiyin are currently in third position with 23 points but have a game in hand than the teams above and below them. A victory could take them to second spot, and an unlikely loss will still keep them where they are. In a remarkable coincidence, Chennaiyin have won every alternate game in the last 10 matches. Since they have lost the last game against Bengaluru FC, the pattern would suggest that they will beat Delhi Dynamos a team which has won just two games in the entire season. "The reason is very simple, when the ball is on the ground we play well. We play delinquently, with speed, with control and with good ...
Neroca held goal-less by Aizawl, suffer jolt to title hopes
Neroca FC's title aspirations suffered a jolt as they were held to a goal-less draw by Aizawl FC in their crucial I-League match here today. In a closely contested and tactical match, both sides failed to score even though there were many clear chances. Neroca had two clear chances, one at the stroke of half time, which Nedo Turkovic muffed, and another deep into the match that was wasted by Felix Chidi. Aizawl striker Zikahi Leonce Dodoz had a golden chance to hand his side full three points in the second minute of the stoppage time, but he shot wide. With the draw, Neroca remained on second spot in the league table with 28 points from 15 matches, one point less than table toppers Minerva Punjab. But the crucial point is that Minerva Punjab had played two matches less than Neroca. Each side in the I-League will play 18 matches and Neroca thus have just three matches left. Aizawl, who had lost to Neroca 1-2 in the first leg, remained on sixth spot with 17 points from 13 ...