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Bangladesh struggle after Sri Lanka's massive lead

Sri Lanka spinners led by Rangana Herath took three crucial wickets late in day four to leave Bangaldesh with an uphill task of saving the opening Test in Chittagong on Saturday. Bangladesh reached 81-3 at stumps, still needing 119 to make Sri Lanka bat again. The visitors declared their first innings at 713-9 in the final session. Off-spinner Dilruwan Perera dismissed Imrul Kayes for 19 before left-arm unorthodox bowler Lakshan Sandakan got Tamim Iqbal caught behind for 41. Herath then removed Mushfiqur Rahim for two with his left-arm spin in the last over of the day. Mominul Haque -- 18 not out -- was at the crease when the players walked back after another run-filled day. Sri Lanka declared their innings in the third over into the final session with a lead of 200 runs in response to Bangladesh's first innings total of 513. Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam, who returned figures of 4 -219, took two wickets off his successive overs to wrap up the Sri Lankan innnings. Taijul .

Chittagong, Feb 3 (AFP) Scoreboard at stumps on the

Scoreboard at stumps on the fourth day of the opening Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Saturday: Bangladesh first innings 513 Sri Lanka first innings (overnight 504-3) D. Karunaratne c Kayes b Mehedi 0 K. Mendis c Mushfiqur b Taijul 196 D. De Silva c Liton b Mustafizur 173 R. Silva c Liton b Mehedi 109 D. Chandimal b Taijul l 87 N. Dickwella c Liton b Mehedi 62 D. Perera lbw b Sunzamul 32 R. Herath lbw b Taijul 24 S. Lakmal b Taijul 9 L. Kumara not out 2 Extras (b11, lb6, w 2) 19 Total (9 wkts declared; 199.3 overs) 713 Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Karunaratne), 2-308 (de Silva), 3- 415 (Mendis), 4-550 (Silva), 5-613 (Chandimal), 6-663 (Dickwella), 7-687 (Perera), 8-706 (Lakmal), 9-713 (Herath) Bowling: Mustafizur 32-6-113-1, Sunzamul 45-2-153-1, Mehedi 49-4-174-3, Taijul 67.3-13-219-4, Mosaddek 3-0-24-0, Mominul Haque 2-0-6-0, Mahmudullah 1-0-7-0 Bangladesh second innings: Tamim Iqbal c Dickwella b Sandakan 41 Imrul Kayes c ..

Better equipped to bat at No 4: Rahane states his choice

Ajinkya Rahane's batting position in the ODI side has been a topic of debate but the Mumbai batsman made it clear that his preferred slot will be number four after a well-made 79 in India's six-wicket win against South Africa in the first ODI. Prior to this series, Rahane was being dubbed as the reserve opener as team management experimented with a number of batsmen at that position but things have changed after his half-century in the opening game coming at number four. KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav and Dinesh Karthik have all been tried at that position with mixed results. Asked if he is more comfortable at number four, Rahane said:"I am better equipped for batting at number four, I am more matured now. I know how to build my innings at number four," Rahane said ahead of the second ODI. "Batting at number four is different. The confidence came from last Test win at Johannesburg, where I scored 48 runs. But I was actually determined .

Court rejects appeals from Russian athletes barred for 2018 Games

Appeals by six Russian athletes against their barring from next week's Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang have been dismissed by the Swiss Civil Courts, the Insidethegames portal said on Saturday referring to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Russia makes sure justified athletes participate: Deputy PM

Russia is doing everything to make sure the Russian athletes, justified by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), could participate in the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in South Koreas PyeongChang, Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Saturday

Desperate East Bengal hope to return to winning ways

As the I-League title race has opened up after defeat of leaders Minerva Punjab, third-placed East Bengal will look to get some crucial points when they clash with Indian Arrows here tomorrow. I-League leaders Minerva Punjab's five-match unbeaten run came to an end when Churchill Brothers beat them 2-1 in a closely-contested match in Goa yesterday. This gives East Bengal a chance to catch up with Minerva, who have 26 points, six more than East Bengal. Of the six remaining matches, East Bengal play three at home and take on Minerva in an away match as Khalid Jamil's team cannot afford to lose from now on. Two goals inside the opening quarter of the hour by Mahmoud Al Amna and Katsumi Yusa had handed East Bengal a 2-0 victory over the developmental outfit of the All India Football Federation, last month. Indian Arrows have three wins from 13 matches as they have 11 points to remain on eighth place in the table. Incidentally, the win in the capital was East Bengal's last win

U19 World Cup: Manjot guides clinical India to record 4th title (Roundup)

Promising opener Manjot Kalra played a starring role with an unbeaten century as India overpowered Australia by eight wickets in the final to claim the ICC U19 World Cup for a record fourth time here on Saturday.

ISL: FC Goa look to put season on track against NorthEast

After a shocking defeat against Mumbai City FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda in their last outing, FC Goa will look to resume their upward march in the Indian Super League (ISL) standings when they take on NorthEast United FC in a bid to make it to the playoffs.The Goan side went down to the NorthEast in the reverse fixture at the Indira Gandhi stadium in Guwahati and will look to get the three points over them this time around.Attacking midfielder Marcinho was on hand to score the opener in Guwahati with Manuel Arana finding the equaliser a few minutes later. However, Seiminlen Doungel finished off a superb counter-attacking move to seal the points for the men in white.NorthEast United, however, have failed to win a match in Goa in three prior attempts, scoring just twice and conceding six goals in the process and the Gaurs will be confident going into the fixture.Laxmikant Kattimani will start in goal for Sergio Lobera's side. Bruno Pinheiro has been sidelined by a knee

Virar to Mount Maunganui: U-19 captain Prithvi Shaw's journey to the top

His first coach Santosh Pingulkar recalled the days when he had spotted talent in the captain when he was just three years old

Ashish Ramaswamy shines; Drugovich wins MRF Challenge title

Bengaluru's Ashish Ramaswamy (Arka Motorsports) today dominated in the saloon car race to launch his campaign in the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Racing Championship 2018 in style at the MMRT circuit in Sriperumbudur near here. Meanwhile in the MRF Challenge, the championship leader, 17-year old Felipe Drugovich of Brazil finished third and sixth in the double-header. However, it was enough to seal the 2017 title with two more races to be run on Sunday. While Drugovich sealed the championship, Rinus van Kalmthout of the Netherlands and Indonesia's Presley Martono won the first and second race respectively. The results took Drugovich's tally to 283, well ahead of Martono (219) and Kalmthout (212). The saloon car race was a one-horse affair as pole-sitter Ashish Ramaswamy never looked back after a flying start and finished some 30 seconds ahead of veteran B Vijaya Kumar (Prime Racing) and V Nikanth Ram (Arka Motorsports). Prabhu AS (Arka Motorsports), RP Rajarajan and ...

Fluent win for Ashish Ramaswamy in saloon car race

Bengaluru lad Ashish Ramaswamy (Arka Motorsports) outclassed the field in the saloon car race to launch his campaign in the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Racing Championship in style, here today. The days focus, however, was on the fourth and final round of MRF Challenge. Championship leader Felipe Drugovich, the 17-year old from Brazil was not the fastest man on the track as he finished third and sixth in the double-header but it was enough for him to seal the title with two races left. While Drugovich sealed the championship, Rinus van Kalmthout from the Netherland and Indonesian Presley Martono won the days first and second race, respectively. The results took Drugovichs tally to 283, well ahead of Martono (219) and Kalmthout (212). Starting third on the grid behind pole-sitter Martono and Drugovich in the first race, Kalmthout was off to a brilliant start as he slipped past the front runners to take the lead in the very first lap. Thereafter, it was a virtual ...

Markram ready to deal with 'good pressure'

The national team's captaincy came his way quite early and in an unusual manner but Aiden Markram looks all prepared to deal with the "good pressure" by taking along the seniors in the side. In a shocking move, the 23-year-old two-match old batsman was named captain for the remaining five ODIs against India owing to Faf du Plessis withdrawal due to a finger injury. "It's a big honour. The selectors showing confidence in me to take over, it means quite a bit. It's a super humbling experience, but yes, we're going to need to do this for Faf, I believe," said Markram on the even of second ODI. "I think it's something that you can't take for granted. I really enjoy captaining but it's an unexpected thing. Like I said it was a freak incident with Faf and this has all just happened so quickly," he said. "I managed to sleep, yeah," he added, laughing. "It's going to be an additional pressure to deal with but I believe it's a good pressure. You get good and bad sort of pressures,

India's supremacy exists in junior cricket too: BCCI on U-19 WC victory

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) acting president C.K. Khanna on Saturday heaped praise on colts for lifting the record fourth ICC Under-19 World Cup title, saying that the win has shown that India's supremacy was not only limited to senior cricket.The Prithvi Shaw-led Indian Under-19 team produced an all-round performance to beat Australia by eight wickets in the finals of the U-19 World Cup which took place at the Bay Oval ground in Mount Maunganui earlier today.Ecstatic with the side's victory, Khanna said India have shown that their supremacy is not only limited to senior cricket and that they could achieve glory in the junior event as well."It is a moment of joy and pride for the Indian cricket as the junior cricket team which have (has) clinched the World Cup by defeating Australia. It is a great moment for us. We have shown that our supremacy is not only in senior cricket but in junior also. Well done boys. Keep it up," Khanna told ANI.Indian opening batsman Manjot .

U19 World Cup: Cricket legend Kapil hails team, says new

Former Indian cricket captain Kapil Dev today congratulated the Indian team for winning the Under-19 World Cup. "A new generation (of cricketers) has arrived which is going to tomorrow play for India. They made us proud. I was watching the match throughout the day. What wonderful cricket they played," Kapil said during the inaugural ceremony of the "Telangana T20 League" crickettournament here. The cricket legend recalled his association with the city and said that he played a lot of cricket here when he was a young cricketer. "When I was a young boy, I played so much cricket here in Hyderabad and Secunderabad," he said. Former middle order batsman, VVS Laxman, also spoke at the inaugural ceremony of the tournament.

PM Modi, Tendulkar hail India U-19 team

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar and senior team captain Virat Kohli were among millions who congratulated the Indian Under-19 team for their World Cup winning effort. Indian colts hammered Australia by eight wickets in the final to lift the trophy. "Absolutely thrilled by the stupendous achievement of our young cricketers. Congratulations to them on winning the Under-19 World Cup. This triumph makes every Indian extremely proud," tweeted Prime Minister Modi. "Congrats to India's talented young cricket team for winning the Under-19 World Cup. Calmness and composure of our boys embellishes their skills. Proud of captain @Shaw_Prithvi and his mates, as well as of coach Rahul Dravid and the hard- working support staff," read a tweet from the official handle of President Ram Nath Kovind. Former and current India players were also quick to praise the unbeaten effort of the Indian team which thrashed Australia in the final for a record fourth ...

Like to see India as a multi-sport nation: Tendulkar

Urging the need to create sports cities, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar today said his vision is to see India becoming a multi-sport nation. "I would like to see India as a multi-sport nation. We should also look at creating 'Sport Cities'. There is a need for more and more sports academies to nurture young athletes along with creating new infrastructure to catapult India from a sports watching nation to a sports playing nation," Tendulkar told PTI today. "Every child should have the right to play and have access to infrastructure. Over the years I have seen various sports gaining grounds in terms of awareness in people and the government initiatives towards it. Sports like Badminton, football, kabaddi among others have seen increasing awareness and appreciation towards athletes," Tendulkar, a Rajya Sabha MP said. "Appreciation is important for athletes and has the ability to motivate them to achieve their full potential. I applaud the 'Khelo India' initiative of ...

Ker CM congragulates Under 19 Indian team

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today congratulated the Indian Under 19 cricket team who did the country proud by winning the World Cup. In a Facebook Post, he lauded the team for winning the Under-19 World Cup trophy.

Aizawl hold Chennai to 1-1 draw in I-League

Yugo Kobayashi and Beautin Antony scored in either half as Chennai City and Aizawl played out a 1-1 draw in an I-League encounter, here today. Aizawl were off the blocks quickly and took the lead in the 3rd minute of the match. Andrei Ionescu got past his marker on the right before getting into the box and squaring a good cross to pick out Kobayashi, who tucked a neat finish into the net. Chennai responded reasonably well with a lion's share of possession for the next 15 minutes. Jesuraj's teasing cross into the box from the right provided Edwin Vanspaul with a golden opportunity to head in an equaliser but he sent his header wide. The home side had a lucky escape when Ionescu's curled effort from outside the box struck the crossbar and went out at the half-hour mark. Edwin held on to the ball inside the box before picking out the clever run of Charles in behind the defence but the midfielder lacked composure as he blasted the ball into the stands, summing up Chennai ...

Hope some U-19 stars go on to represent senior India, says Ganguly

Hailing India's dominant performance at the ICC U19 World Cup, former national team captain Sourav Ganguly hoped on Saturday that some of the young cricketers will go on to enjoy success with the senior squad.

CCI Snooker: Jaisinghani fights back, beats Adani in 1st round

Gaurav Jaisinghani of Vashi showed fighting spirit as he, after losing the opening two frames, recovered to snatch a remarkable 3-2 victory against Rajiv Adani of Matunga Gymkhana in a best-of-five frame first round match of the Rs 12.25 lakh prize-money CCI All India Open Snooker Championship 2018 here today. The Vashi cueist looked down and out as Adani grabbed his chances to pocket the first two frames and was within striking distance of victory. But Gaurav seemed unfazed and gradually found his touch and with some steady play managed to bounce back in grand fashion by winning the next three frames in succession to turn the match in his favour. Gaurav completed a 28-64, 5-83, 71-25, 79-47, 69-14 to advance to the next round, a media release said. Meanwhile, Puru Dembla from Agra staved off a spirited challenge from Rajesh Rana of Cricket Club of India to pull off a close 3-2 win in another first round encounter. The cueist from Agra grabbed the first two frames ...