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Delhi thrash Maharashtra by eight wickets, Bengal lose
Delhi thrashed Maharashtra by eight wickets to continue their unbeaten run in the domestic one-day cricket tournament for the Vijay Hazare Trophy here today. Opting to bowl after winning the toss, Delhi bowled out Maharashtra for 246 in exactly the last ball of the 50th over at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Stadium. In reply, Delhi, who lost opener Unmukt Chand (1) cheaply, completed the chase with 35 balls to spare, reaching 250 for two in 44.1 overs. Dhruv Shorey remained unbeaten on a fine 103 off 121 balls, while opener Hiten Dalal made 87 off 85 balls with 14 boundaries and a six. During his stay in the middle, Shorey found the fence 16 times. Delhi's Nitish Rana, too, remained not out on 49 off 52 balls. Centurion Shorey shared 138 runs for the second wicket with Dalal before adding another 108 runs in the company of Rana. Earlier, lower-order batsman Shamshuzama Kazi top-scored for Maharashtra with 59 off 62 balls, helping his side inch closer to 250. Among Delhi ...
Hockey India names 33 players for national camp ahead of CWG
Ahead of the Commonwealth Games 2018 and Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, the Hockey India on Friday named 33 players for the men's national camp.The members will report to Chief Coach Sjoerd Marijne on February 11 at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru.It is a crucial year for the men's team with major events lined up starting with the prestigious 27th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2018 between March 3 and March 10 followed by the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games starting on April 4.The Asian Games are slated in August where the team needs to defend their gold medal in order to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games and retain the status of being Asia No.1.The year 2018 will also see the team play against top nations at the FIH Champions Trophy in Breda, Netherlands and at much-awaited Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 starting in November.While the next two weeks for Chief Coach Sjoerd Marijne will be about evaluating the team's performance in New Zealand, he also needs to ensure his men ..
Vijay always played with commitment for TN: TN coach
Tamil Nadu coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar today said Test opener Murali Vijay, who was dropped from the squad for the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy Group 'C' League for not reporting for Thursday's match against Mumbai, always played with commitment for the state. "I know Vijay has always played with commitment for the state. Since he has been playing for India, he needs to take a bit of treatment.He had something to do with his shoulder.I don't know what exactly it is but he needs treatment on and off," he said. Kanitkar was speaking to reporters after the homeside lost by eight wickets to Madhya Pradesh. On Vijay not turning up for the match against Mumbai, which led to his being dropped, Kanitkar said he (Vijay) had told him in the morning that he wouldn't be able to play but there seemed to be some communication gap with the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. "Vijay had told me on the morning of the match that he wouldn't be able to play. I think there was some communication .
Rathore lavishes praise on Khelo India Games
Asserting that the Khelo India School Games is a 21st century scheme, Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said on Friday that the government will fully support the National Sports Federations (NSF) to produce better athletes.
I-League: Saighani boost for Aizawl before Neroca clash (Lead Preview)
Neroca FC would like to provisionally return to the top of the table with a win over reigning champions Aizawl FC, when the two sides cross swords in an I-League North East derby at the Khuman Lampak Main Stadium here on Saturday.
Flag-bearer Shiva leads Indian contingent at Winter Olympics
Star luger Shiva Keshavan once again did the honours of holding the national flag as the Indian contingent, including cross country skier Jagdish Singh, took part in a glittering opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics here today. Keshavan, Jagdish and chef-de-mission Harjinder Singh were among the six Indians who took part in the march past under sub-zero conditions in this South Korean resort town. All the members of the Indian contingent wore red track shirt and black trousers with grey hand gloves and an Himachali cap. The 36-year-old Keshavan, who is taking part in his sixth and last Winter Olympics, was seen waving the tri-colour. "What a moment! What a special feeling it is, being the flag bearer at the @Olympics #pyeongchang2018," Keshavan tweeted. Keshavan has held the Indian flag in all his earlier five Winter Olympics appearances either in the opening or closing ceremony. The 2014 edition was an exception as the Indian Olympic Association was under
Silva fifty puts Sri Lanka on top in second Test
Roshen Silva hit an unbeaten half- century to put Sri Lanka in command of the second Test after stretching their lead to 312 against Bangladesh in Dhaka today. The visitors reached 200-8 at stumps on day two in their second innings. The batting effort came after debutant spinner Akila Dananjaya led an inspirational attack to dismiss Bangladesh for 110 in the morning session. Silva was batting on 58, his second fifty in the game, which came amid a regular fall of wickets on what seemed a difficult batting pitch at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. The highest successful run-chase at the ground is England's 209-1 against the hosts in 2010. "I don't think it is possible to get more than 300 runs on this wicket. It is common sense but cricket is a funny game," Silva told reporters. "We bowled them out for 100 and we wanted to get more than 300-plus runs actually. "We passed it," added Silva, playing just his third Test since his debut in India last year. Suranga Lakmal, who
Can put India under pressure if we dismiss Kohli early: Morris
Dismissing "big dog" Virat Kohli cheaply could be key to an embattled South Africa's chances of halting India's fine run in the ongong ODI series, feels all-rounder Chris Morris. Leading 3-0, India are on the threshold of securing their first-ever ODI series win in South Africa, with the fourth match scheduled for tommorrow. "You always want to get the main dog out in a team. Kohli's the big dog and the guy is scoring runs for them at the moment," Morris said at the pre-match press conference. He felt that getting Kohli cheaply would have been key, given the remaining Indian batsmen haven't done much. "34 ODI hundreds speaks for itself. He's got a hundred in every single country he's played in. The guy's in serious form at the moment, and he's in form anywhere he plays in the world. "He's a good player but we know if we bowl well enough to him we could get him out. We know he's the main guy in the team, and if we can get him out we can put India under pressure," he ...
Indian para-cyclists shine at Asian Championships
The India team underlined their supremacy in the Asian Para-Cycling Championships by posting three podium finishes at the Wunna Theikdi Sports Stadium here on Friday.Last year's silver medalist Divij Shah led India's charge in the para-cycling category winning yet another silver medal.BSF soldier Harinder Singh bagged bronze. He had won a bronze medal in last year's edition as well.New entrant Madhu Bagri, meanwhile, won bronze in the hand-cycling, a category where India made a maiden participation.Bagri is a former national wheelchair national tennis champion.She shifted her focus recently to para-cycling after coach Aditya Mehta encouraged her to switch sports and asked her to try her hand in hand cycling in mid 2017."It is a matter of immense pride for me and the whole contingent to have once again made the country proud at the continental championship. The rich haul of medal here in Myanmar not only shows our zeal to become a power-house in the field of para-cycling but allows us .
Ghosal advances, but Sandhu and Mangaonkar make exits
Top seed Saurav Ghosal of India was in his elements as he knocked out fifth seed Karim Al Fathi 3-0 to enter the semi finals of the USD 35,000 Vedanta Indian Squash Open here today. Ghosal, the world no. 14 who has won the national title on 12 occasions, surged to 11-8 11-6 11-7 victory in just 37 minutes against the world no. 39 Fathi at the NSCI courts. But two other Indians, 49th ranked Harinder Pal Sandhu and wild card Mahesh Mangaonkar, who is ranked 69th in the world, made their exits. Sandhu went down to third-seeded Scot Greg Lobban, the world no. 33, 1-3 after raising hope by winning the opening game. Sandhu lost 11-9 5-11 9-11 7-11. Later, Mangaonkar, who upset sixth seeded Frenchman Lucas Serme in the first round yesterday, was beaten 11-9 5-11 11-9 11-9 by second seeded Nicolas Mueller, the world no. 24, of Switzerland. In the opening game Ghosal was down 4-6 and then 6-7 against Fathi before he struck a purple patch. He got to game ball at 10-8 with a ...
Teenager Humera stuns second-seed Samhitha
Sixteen-year-old sixth seed Humera Shaikh of Telangana produced a stand-out performance to record a stunning straight sets win against second seed Sai Samhitha in a women's singles quarter-finals match at the AITA Ranking Rs 22 lakh JVPG Anirudh Desai All-India Open Tennis Tournament 2018 here today. Humera, India No. 7 ranked, played confidently against the ninth ranked and 23-year-old Sai from Tamil Nadu and romped to a 6-5, 7-5 win to advance to the semi-finals. Meanwhile another teenager, 16-year-old and top seed Mahak Jain of Madhya Pradesh had things much her own way as she eased to a comfortable 6-1, 6-2 victory against eighth seed Nidhi Chilumula of Telagana. Fourth seed Nithyaraj Baburaj, India ranked 14th, powered her way past unseeded Dedeepya Sai of Telangana winning in straight sets, at 6-0, 6-3 to set up a clash with Jain in the semi-finals. Mihika Yadav continued with her run of winning as she defeated Bhuvana Kalva by a 6-3, 7-5 scoreline to complete the
Ghosal advances, but Sandhu makes his exit
Top seed Saurav Ghosal of India was in his elements as he knocked out fifth seed Karim Al Fathi 3-0 to enter the semi finals of the USD 35,000 Vedanta Indian Squash Open here today. Ghosal, the world no. 14, who has won the national title on 12 occasions, surged to 11-8 11-6 11-7 victory in just 37 minutes against the world no. 39 Fathi at the NSCI courts. But another Indian hope, 49th ranked Harinder Pal Sandhu, made his exit as he went down to third-seeded Scot Greg Lobban, the world no. 33, 1-3 after raising hope by winning the opening game. Sandhu lost 11-9 5-11 9-11 7-11. In the opening game, Ghosal was down 4-6 and then 6-7 against Fathi before he struck a purple patch. He got to game ball at 10-8 with a backhand winner and another backhand winner gave him the first game. In the second game, the Indian champion took a commanding 7-2 lead before Egyptian fought back but the leeway was too big to bridge. In the third game too, Ghosal quickly got into his groove and .
I-League: Aizawl's Saighani cleared for Neroca game
Aizawl FC breathed a sigh of relief on the eve of their I-League clash against Neroca FC as star defender Masih Saighani finally got the Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for Afghan nationals to enter the state of Manipur.
I-League: Arrows eye improvement against Churchill (Preview)
Indian Arrows will aim to ensure an elusive win when they take on Churchill Brothers in an I-League encounter at the Tilak Maidan Stadium here on Saturday.
iIndian para-cyclists win silver, 2 bronze at Asian C'ships
India underlined their supremacy in the Asian Para-Cycling Championships by grabbing three podium finishes at the Wunna Theikdi Sport Stadium here today. Last year's silver medallist and Bangalore resident Divij Shah led India's charge in the para-cycling category winning yet another silver, while BSF soldier Harinder Singh bagged the bronze. Harinder had won a bronze medal in last year's edition as well. New entrant Madhu Bagri, meanwhile, won bronze in the hand-cycling, a category where India made a maiden participation and Bagri become the first para cyclist to win an international medal in hand cycling. She is a former national wheelchair national tennis champion and shifted her focus recently to para-cycling after coach Aditya Mehta encouraged her to switch. "It is a matter of immense pride for me and the whole contingent to have once again made the country proud at the continental championship. "The rich haul of medal here not only shows our zeal to become a ...
Indian Arrows take on Churchill Brothers
Indian Arrows and Churchill Brothers lock horns in an I-league match here tomorrow, with the debutants aiming to make amends for their first-leg defeat to the Goans. Arrows' weakness of conceding late goals was further exposed in the game against East Bengal. "Tomorrow we want to give a good answer and try to fight for a result because we always fight for a result. I think we deserve more points. I think we could have had 14 points," Arrows coach Luis Norton de Matos said. "Results, as I say always, at the end you always remember the result and not how well you played." The former I-League champions have been in red-hot form lately, having grabbed five wins out of six that has helped them shoot to the seventh spot on the table. "After the Churchill Brothers team that changed in January, they are a completely different team and very strong. This team is an impressive team of players," the Portuguese coach added. Arrows, on the other hand, are slipping down the standing ...
Korean unity, historic handshake as Pyeongchang Olympics open
The two Koreas marched together and South Korea's president shared a historic handshake with Kim Jong Un's sister as the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics opened in a spirit of intense rapprochement today. At a glittering but sub-zero ceremony, South and North Korea brought the crowd to its feet as they entered behind the blue-and-white Korean unification flag. South Korean President Moon Jae-in shook the hand of a smiling Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as he entered the VIP seating section, and again as the Korean athletes marched. It cemented what has been a rapid improvement in Korean ties since North Korea -- after months of fierce nuclear rhetoric and missile tests -- agreed last month to attend its first Olympics in the South. Kim Yo Jong, the first member of the North's ruling dynasty to venture South since the Korean War, forms part of the highest level delegation ever to cross the border. South and North Korea last marched together
Korean unity, historic handshake at Winter Olympics opening
The two Koreas marched together and South Korea's president shared a historic handshake with Kim Jong Un's sister as the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics opening ceremony was held in a spirit of intense rapprochement today. At a glittering but sub-zero ceremony, South and North Korea brought the crowd to its feet as they entered behind the blue-and-white Korean unification flag. South Korean President Moon Jae-in shook the hand of a smiling Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as he entered the VIP seating section, and again as the Korean athletes marched. It cemented what has been a rapid improvement in Korean ties since North Korea -- after months of fierce nuclear rhetoric and missile tests -- agreed last month to attend its first Olympics in the South. Kim Yo Jong, the first member of the North's ruling dynasty to venture South since the Korean War, forms part of the highest level delegation ever to cross the border. South and North Korea ..
Pensions to meritorious players doubled: Sports Minister Rathore
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Friday announced that the pensions of meritorious players will be doubled.While addressing a press conference, Rathore said, "Olympic medalists will get Rs 20,000 from previous Rs 10,000 while World Cup and Asian gold-medallist will be getting Rs 16,000 from previous Rs 8,000."He further informed that Paralympics players are also being treated at par as they will get same pension increment.The minister further informed that the National Program for Development of Sports, in the form of revamped Khelo India scheme, has received a massive boost in allocation."From Rs 158 crore in 2016-17, the allocation for the program stands at Rs 575 crore for FY 18-19," he said.To develop sports in Jammu and Kashmir, a separate allocation of Rs 50 crore has been made, while for northeastern states, the budget increased from Rs 148 crores in 2017-18 to Rs 173 crore in 2018-19, Rathore informed.He notified that a National Sports ..
Blind cricket body seeks BCCI support
The Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) today sought support from the BCCI regarding infrastructure and financial security for its players. Last month India defeated Pakistan by two wickets to lift their second Blind Cricket World Cup title in Sharjah. "In the last few days there have been positive discussions happening between CABI and BCCI. COA Vinod Rai personally congratulated us and said what BCCI is planning to do for blind cricket," CABI president Mahantesh GK said during a press conference. Mahentesh said he and CABI general secretary John David met BCCI CEO Rahul Johri, who was "positive about a possible collaboration". "We are waiting for some of the major announcements. One of (the) request is recognition and support to our blind cricketers who have played in the past. The support from BCCI means a lot for us to take this game forward," Mahantesh added. "Cricket grounds are one of our major challenges and we have requested for that also. Some of .