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I-League: Neroca aim top spot against lowly Aizawl FC (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.
Indian women eye 3-0 cleansweep of South Africa (Preview)
With the three-match ODI series already in their kitty, the Indian women's cricket team will aim for a 3-0 whitewash of the South African eves when they face off in the third and final one-dayer, which is part of the ICC Women's ODI Championship here on Saturday.
India eye historic series win; Proteas hope for redemption (Preview)
Beaming in confidence after three consecutive wins, India will press hard to pocket a historic ODI series when they face a depleted South Africa, who will hope for some AB de Villiers' magic in the fourth one-dayer at the New Wanderers Stadium here on Saturday.
Richard Pybus named Windies high performance director
Englishman Richard Pybus has made a return to the Cricket West Indies (CWI) as the high- performance director for the next two years.In his new role, the 53-year-old will work alongside the Chairman of Selectors and all the technical coaches in their bid to improve the high-performance programmes and standards within franchise cricket."His role will also include, but not limited to standardizing coaching and preparation for regional teams and overseeing a talent identification programme from the Under-19 level all the way to the WINDIES International level," the CWI said.Ecstatic to rejoin the West Indies cricket in a newly-created role, Pybus said that he was excited with the idea of helping to identify and develop the region's cricketing resources."I am delighted to be re-joining Cricket West Indies in this newly-created role. I am looking forward to working with Jimmy Adams and the rest of the cricket department to improve standards within a system that I know well. My focus will
Wenger calls for cool heads as Arsenal face Spurs test
Arsene Wenger has warned his Arsenal stars to keep their cool when they face bitter rivals Tottenham as the heated north London derby returns to Wembley for the first time in 25 years. Languishing in sixth place in the Premier League, Wenger's side are however just four points behind fifth placed Tottenham. With their hopes of a top four place and qualification for the Champions Leahue hanging in the balance, the Gunners can ill-afford a damaging defeat at the hands of their hated neighbours on Saturday, while Tottenham are also a point adrift of the top four and desperate to avoid defeat. Given the high stakes amid the fight for local bragging rights, the crowd of over 80,000 are certain to make it a frenzied occasion. Wenger knows players can lose their composure if they get swept up by the derby atmosphere. And, with new boys Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan making their maiden north London derby appearances and Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli in the ...
Australia champion javelin thrower Bannister dies
Australia's champion javelin thrower Jarrod Bannister has died suddenly in the Netherlands, Athletics Australia said today. Bannister, 33, who won gold at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games and was the national javelin record holder, had been training and living in Europe with his girlfriend. Reports said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death. Bannister made the final of the world championships in Daegu, South Korea, and the Beijing Olympics. The news shattered the Australian track and field community, in which the charismatic Bannister was a popular team member. "RIP Jarrod Bannister. A talented athlete with so much more to give. You will be missed," Australia's dual world and Olympic hurdles champion Sally Pearson said on social media. Jarrod's mark of 89.02m is the current Australian record in javelin, set in Brisbane in 2008. "On behalf of Athletics Australia, I extend our deepest condolences to Jarrod's family and friends and urge the athletics .
Spanish football club Malaga presents its 3 new signings
Spanish La Liga team Malaga presented the last three of its winter signings: Algeria midfielder Mehdi Lacen, Nigerian forward Isaac Success and Belgian midfielder Maxime Lestienne.
Coach may have known about Nassar in 2011 - Raisman
Olympic gold medallist Aly Raisman said today that former USA team coach John Geddert may have been aware of sexual abuse by Larry Nassar five years before the doctor's arrest. Raisman, one of several US Olympians abused by Nassar who has been jailed, told CNN in an interview that team-mates had discussed their abuse openly in front of Geddert in 2011, who did not appear to respond. "We would talk about it amongst ourselves," Raisman said. "And one of my teammates described in graphic detail what Nassar had done to her the night before. And John Geddert was in the car with us and he just didn't say anything." Raisman said she was unaware what action if any Geddert took after the conversation. "I don't know what he did or didn't do from there," she said. "I know he didn't ask us any questions, but that is just why we need the full, independent investigation to get to the bottom of who knew about this." Geddert coached the US women's team to the gold medal at the 2012 ...
Russia says court rejected appeal from athletes under pressure
Russia said today the Court of Arbitration for Sport was under pressure from Olympic officials when it rejected a last-minute bid from 47 Russian athletes to take part in the Pyeongchang Winter Games. "It's difficult for CAS to make decisions against the backdrop of an earlier pressure," Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko told Interfax news agency, referring to objections from the International Olympic Committee. He said that if the Russian athletes implicated in doping had been allowed to take part in the Games now "it would have caused shock." The deputy prime minister in charge of sports said the IOC had in place "opaque, controversial" procedures to decide who attends the Games and who does not. Mutko said this created an impression that the Olympic Games had turned into "a private party and there are a lot of attendance criteria." On Friday, 47 Russians implicated in doping lost a last- minute court bid to take part in the Pyeongchang Olympics, just hours ...
Alexis Sanchez breaks Manchester United shirt sales record
Manchester United has announced that Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez set a new record of shirt sales after joining the English Premier League (EPL) club during the winter transfer window.
Argentine Congresswoman wants footballers to finish school
Congresswoman Josefina Mendoza of Argentina's ruling Cambiemos coalition delivered a letter to the Argentine Soccer Association calling on all footballers to finish their education, no matter what degree.
Nacional aims to overcome Superliga final disappointment
Colombian football club Atletico Nacional will look to recover from a bitter defeat at home against Millonarios when it hosts Independiente Santa Fe in a much-anticipated second-round match on Saturday.
Debutant Coutinho guides Barça to Copa del Rey final
Recent acquisition Philippe Coutinho scored a magnificent goal off an equally remarkable play by Luis Suarez as FC Barcelona finished off a 3-0 victory on aggregate over Valencia to progress to the Copa del Rey final.
ICC appoints Indra Nooyi as Independent Director
The International Cricket Council on Friday appointed PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi as the ICC board's first independent female director.Nooyi will join the world cricket governing body in June 2018 to align with the term of the ICC Independent Chairman, following the unanimous confirmation of her appointment.The introduction of an Independent Director, who must be female, was approved by the ICC Full Council in June 2017 as part of wide ranging constitutional change aimed at improving the global governance of the sport.Reflecting on Nooyi's appointment, ICC Chairman Shashank Manohar said, "We are delighted to welcome Indra to the ICC. Adding another independent director - particularly a female - is such an important step forward in improving our governance. To have someone of Indra's calibre is fantastic news for the global game - she is frequently recognized as one of the most influential people in business today, running one of the world's biggest corporations.""We ...
WADA welcomes CAS verdict on Russian athletes
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Friday welcomed the verdict of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to dismiss the application filed by 47 Russian athletes and coaches against the IOC's decision not to invite them to the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in South Korea.
Indian women eye 3-0 whitewash of South Africa
Series in the bag, the Indian women's cricket team will be eager to pile further misery on South Africa in the third and final fixture of the rubber, which is part of the ICC Women's ODI Championship, here tomorrow. South Africa, who had beaten India in the World Cup last year, have not been able to compete with the sub-continental side in their own backyard. The hosts' batting has been a total failure, folding up for 125 and 124 while chasing in the first two ODIs. India have troubled South Africa with both pace and spin, whether it was Jhulan Goswami in the series-opener or leggie Poonam Yadav in the second ODI. The other bowlers too have chipped in with valuable contributions. Medium pacer Goswami, who became the first female cricketer to take 200 wickets in ODIs on Wednesday, would like to end the series on a high. Opener Smriti Mandhana has stood out in the batting department with scores of 84 and 135 at Kimberley. She would love to make it three in a row at Senwes .
Ankita, Karman seal India's win over Hong Kong in Fed Cup
Ankita Raina continued her red-hot form with a fluent win after Karman Kaur Thandi's erratic victory as India took an unassailable 2-0 lead over Hong Kong in the Fed Cup, here today. Karman struggled to contain her unforced errors but prevailed 6-3 6-4 win over Eudice Chong to give India a 1-0 lead in the Asia/Oceania Group I tie. Up against a lower-ranked opponent, placed a humble 761 in the WTA list, Karman snapped a four-match losing streak. The last time she won a Fed Cup match was exactly a year back when she travelled to Astana, Kazakhstan. Ankita, who has impressed with her inspirational performance against higher-ranked players, then overcame Ling Zhang 6-3 6-2 to give India their first win of the 2018 season. The doubles match has been rendered inconsequential but will still be played. Tomorrow, India, third-placed in Pool A, will play the fourth-placed team from Pool B in the relegation Play-off. Despite playing some energy-sapping matches in the last two days,
Sr. Women Hockey C'ship: Railways, Jharkhand reach semis
Railway Sports Promotion Board, Jharkhand, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh scripted stunning victories to storm into the semi-finals of 8th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2018 (A Division) here at the Astro Turf Hockey Stadium last evening.Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) continued to be superb as they beat Karnataka 14-0 in the first quarter-final. Neha Goyal (4', 48'), Lilima Minz (8', 14'), Navjot Kaur (13', 58'), Anupa Barla (16', 20'), Navneet Kaur (19', 23'), Priyanka Wankhede (26', 42') scored two goals each while Vandana Katariya (37'), Deepika (39'), Neha Goyal (48') and Navjot Kaur (58') scored a goal each in this high-scoring victory.With this performance, Anupa Barla became the highest goal scorer of the tournament thus far with 13 goals while compatriot Priyanka Wankhede also from RSPB is second with 11 goals.After a 0-0 stalemate in the regulation time, Jharkhand beat Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy 3-2 in penalty shootout.It was Biranjini Ekka who scored .
Officials inspect passenger amenities at city airport
A team of officials headed by Chennai Airport Director G Chandramouli today reviewed the passenger amenities at the airport here, ahead of the visit of an international quality audit team. The international team, deputed by the central government, is likely to visit the airport on March 1 and conduct the quality audit, a senior airport official said. Following its assessment of various amenities and others concerning air passengers, it will present its recommendations to the Centre, the official said. Today, a team of 10 officials reviewed passenger amenities and related facilities for air travellers at the Domestic Departure terminal for nearly three hours.
Karman puts India ahead with win over Eudice Chong
Karman Kaur Thandi struggled to contain unforced errors but still managed her first Fed Cup win of the 2018 season as she prevailed over Eudice Chong to give India a 1-0 lead against Hong Kong here today. Up against a lower-ranked opponent, placed a humble 761 in the WTA list, Karman won 6-3 6-4 in one hour and 24 minutes for only the second win of her Fed Cup career. With this win, she snapped a four-match losing streak as the last time she won a Fed Cup match was exactly a year ago when she travelled to Astana, Kazakhstan. After two tough losses, this win will boost Karmans confidence. Its the first time that she has given India a 1-0 lead. Ankita Raina will now fight it out with Ling Zhang to give India its first win of the season. Karman, who played much better yesterday against a high- quality opponent, remained erratic throughout. Against a better opponent she would have struggled badly. Break of serve was order of the match as both players struggled to hold. Karman