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Sub-Jr Women's Hockey C'ship: Manipur hammer J-K
Manipur defeated Jammu and Kashmir by a convincing scoreline of 3-0 in their Pool A clash at the 8th Hockey India Sub Junior (Women) National Championship 2018 (B Division) here Friday.The match saw Manipur and Jammu and Kashmir play out a goal-less first-half as they tried to sneak in behind each other's defense.However, it was Manipur who showed quality in the second half as they scored within two minutes of the restart and extended their lead to 3-0 towards the latter stages of the match. Goals for Manipur were scored by Sophia Devi Kshetrimayum (37'), Shileima Chanu Khaidem (58') and Tamphasana Devi Thokchom (69').In Pool C, Uttarakhand managed to hold on to their lead as they defeated Goans 3-2. It was a nervy match for Uttarakhand as after taking a 3-0 lead after the first 15 minutes, they let Goans make a comeback by not being able to keep out the latter's attacks. It meant that Goans struck twice in the 17th and the 44th minutes to make the scores 3-2 in Hockey Uttarakhand's ..
Shillong Lajong host Mohun Bagan in crucial I-League clash
Coming back from three consecutive away games, Shillong Lajong will now play host to the Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan in what is promised to be an epic I-League clash at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong on Saturday.Shillong Lajong lost two of their three away games against Churchill Brothers and Gokulam Kerala FC but picked up three vital points from their stunning win against Neroca FC.On the other hand, Mohun Bagan will be going into the match after playing a 1-1 draw against Aizawl FC one week back.In the reverse fixture, Shillong Lajong drew 1-1 against the Mariners in Kolkata which will make Saturday's match more interesting as both teams will be trying their hardest to prove themselves on the field.Ahead of the match, Mohun Bagan head coach Sankarlal Chakraborty said, "It will be a tough match. Shillong Lajong are an excellent side and playing against them in their own backyard will always be difficult.""Another factor which is concerning us is also the weather. We don't ..
Churchill Brothers beat high flying Minerva Punjab 2-1
I-League table toppers Minerva Punjab's unbeaten five-match run came to an end when Churchill Brothers beat them 2-1 in a closely-contested match here today. Churchill scored through Mechac Koffi (16th) and Wayne Vaz (45th). Kassim Aidara scored the lone goal for Minerva in the 57th minute. Minerva Punjab created lot of chances in the second half but their Bhutanese winger Chencho Gyeltshen, who troubled the home team defence with his menacing run down the flank, wasted a penalty in the 61st minute which proved costly for the visiting side. The win took Churchill Brothers to seventh place with 13 points from 11 matches. Despite the loss, Minerva Punjab remained on top of the table with 26 points from 12 matches. Churchill, who lot to Neroca FC at home in their last match, were today lucky for not conceding another goal after defender Osagie Monday brought down William Opoku inside the box with two-footed sliding tackle but the referee overlooked the incident. The home ..
Aizawl FC confident ahead of clash against Chennai City
Ninth-placed Chennai City FC host defending champions Aizawl FC in a must-win I-League match at the JLN Stadium here tomorrow. Chennai City have managed just two wins so far in the season but they have been improving continuously. Despite creating good chances, the team has not been able to get positive results. "We had a lot of good chances (in the last game) but we did not convert. Psychologically, we have a little fear because of relegation. It is a must-win situation and even a draw will not do," head coach V Soundararajan at the pre-match press conference. Chennai City are winless in five games and their last match ended in a goalless draw, with Henry Mosang seeing red in the second half. The last meeting between these two sides ended 2-0 in favour of Aizawl FC and their coach Paulo Meneses was confident ahead of a second meeting tomorrow. "Our confidence levels are always the same. We try to win three points in every game. We fight against every team, even in the .
Man Utd midfielder Fellaini out for few weeks
Manchester United head coach Jose Mourinho on Friday confirmed midfielder Marouane Fellaini will be out from football action for a few weeks with knee injury.
I-League: Must-win tie for Chennai against Aizawl FC (Preview)
Ninth-placed Chennai City are all set to host defending champions Aizawl in a must-win I-League match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Saturday.
Australia and Germany finish first day at one-all
Australia and Germany finished the first day of their Davis Cup World Group tie in Brisbane one rubber apiece after Nick Kyrgios and Alexander Zverev both won in vastly contrasting styles on Friday. Zverev gave Germany the early advantage with a gruelling four-hour win over Alex de Minaur 7-5, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), before Kyrgios disposed of Jan-Lennard Struff in straight sets 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. The mercurial Kyrgios, who has responded well to the Davis Cup captaincy of Lleyton Hewitt, was in sublime touch against Struff. The German battled hard but he was a class below the Australian and succumbed in 97 minutes in front of a large and passionate crowd at the Pat Rafter Arena. Kyrgios had Struff under pressure on serve throughout and broke once in each set for a straightforward win. "He's a tough opponent to play against, he doesn't really give you any rhythm so I thought I did a good job of getting it done pretty quickly and giving myself the best chance to recover, ...
Chung sets sights on Grand Slam after remarkable Australia run
Rising tennis star Chung Hyeon believes he is on course to become South Korea's first tennis Grand Slam winner, as he recovers from his remarkable but gruelling run to the Australian Open semi-finals. Chung, 21, was the surprise package in Melbourne as he stormed his way to the last four, but had to retire while trailing defending champion Roger Federer 1-6 2-5 because of painful blisters. Federer went on to win the event -- the Swiss master's 20th Grand Slam -- but Chung said Friday he has set his sights on winning his first. "I've not set any specific target (for the French Open) but I will be able to win a Grand Slam tournament some day in the future," he said. Chung uploaded a horrific picture of his blistered foot after the Federer clash on his Instagram account, sparking a flood of messages from fans praising him for his courage. "I've seldom played so many games unremittingly and my feet reached their limits", he said. "My doctor says the blistered feet are curing .
Punjab, Haryana win in Khelo India girls' hockey
Punjab and Haryana overpowered their rivals to notch up their second consecutive victories in the girls' hockey competition of the Khelo India School Games at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here today. Punjab beat Odisha 7-2 in pool B, while Haryana brushed aside Uttar Pradesh's challenge 3-0 in Pool A. In other matches, Jharkhand mauled Chhattisgarh 12-0 and Chandigarh accounted for Delhi 4-1. In the boys' hockey competition, Punjab drubbed Rajasthan 10-1, while Chandigarh battled it out to pip Uttar Pradesh 2-1 for their second consecutive wins. In the other matches of the day, Haryana surprised favourites Odisha 2-1 and Karnataka beat Delhi 3-2. In the last match of the day in Pool B, Karnataka staged a fine rally to beat Delhi 3-2 to record their first win in two matches. In shooting at Dr Karni Singh Shooting Ranges, Zeena Khitta (Chandigarh), Nandita Sul (Pune) and Yana Rathore (Indore) climbed the podium in the girls' 10m air rifle event. In the boys' event, ...
PV Sindhu advances to India Open semis
Rio Olympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu continued her rich vein of form as she bounced back from a game down against Spain's Beatriz Corrales to book her place in the semi-finals of the India Open here on Friday.After comfortably winning the opening game, the top-seed went down in the second before she rebounded strongly to post a 21-12, 19-21, 21-11 win over eighth-seed Beatriz Corrales in a thrilling quarter-final clash of the women's singles event.Sindhu will now lock horns with third-seed Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand for a place in the summit showdown of the tournament.Meanwhile, ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal will also aim to seal a semi-final spot when she square off with fifth-seed Beiwen Zhang of USA in another quarter-final clash later today.Earlier, Indian shuttlers B. Sai Praneeth and Parupalli Kashyap suffered a major blow as they bowed out of the tournament after going down in straight games in their respective quarter-final clashes.Third-seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese .
N Korea Olympic skaters begin training in South; 1 injured
North Korean skaters have begun training a day after arriving in South Korea to take part in this month's Winter Olympics. But short-track speed skater Choe Un Song fell and slid into a padded wall during his first practice at the Gangneung Ice Arena today. He was taken to a nearby hospital, and media officials later said an examination showed he wasn't injured seriously. A pair of North Korean figure skaters also practiced at the same venue. They are among 10 North Korean athletes who arrived yesterday in the second and final group of a total of 22 athletes from North Korea who will attend the Winter Games.
Sindhu wins, Praneeth, Kashyap lose in India Open
P V Sindhu took another step closer to retaining her title as she reached the women's singles semifinals in the USD 350,000 India Open Super 500 badminton tournament here today. Sindhu dished out an attacking game to beat Spain's World No. 36 Beatriz Corrales 21-12 19-21 21-11 in the 35-minute quarterfinal match. The Olympic silver medallist will face 2013 World champion Ratchanok Inthanon of Thailand in the semifinals. Sindhu dished out an attacking game to walk away with the opening game without much ado but Corrales came back in the second to lead 19-11. Sindhu, however, reeled off seven points to draw parity at 18-18 but a lucky net chord kept the Spaniard alive in the match. Back to the winning side of the court, Sindhu once again showed class as she zoomed to a 11-6 advantage at the lemon break. Corrales tried to make a comeback but the Indian ensured there are no hiccups as she used her disguised returns to bamboozle the Spaniard. A jump smash gave Sindhu 10 match
CCI Snooker: 12-year-old Shahyan Razmi advances to 2nd round
Mumbai youngster Shahyan Razmi of Radio Club went on to record a commendable 3-1 win against Yogesh Sharma of Pune in a best-of-five frame first round match of the Rs 12.25 lakh prize-money CCI All India Open Snooker Championship here today. Shahyan (12), a Class VII student of St. Mary's School ,Mazgaon, played confidently to cut down to size his senior rival from Pune, a media release said. Left-handed Shahyan won the first frame easily, but seemed to lose focus in the second, which Sharma won comfortably. However, Shahyan, quickly regained composure and went on to pocket the next two frames to complete a well-deserved 77-29, 9-68, 60-22, 61-51 victory and advance to the second round. Sidhraj Shah of Cricket Club of India won against Punes Chintamani Jadhav 3-0 (59-39, 64-51, 48-10) in another first round contest. Meanwhile, outstation cueists, Liyakat Ali Shaikh from Solapur and Siddhesh Mulay from Chiplun, enjoyed successful first round outings. Shaikh posted a 3-0 .
I-League: Mohun Bagan test for Shillong Lajong (Preview)
Shillong Lajong FC will look to get back to winning ways against Mohun Bagan in a I-League clash at the JN Stadium here on Saturday.
Four things to look out for in this weekend's La Liga action
The Barcelona derby between Espanyol and FC Barcelona is the highlight of La Liga football weekend action, but there is also a key game between Valencia and Atletico Madrid and many other vital matches. Here are some things to watch out for, reports Xinhua news agency.
An Olympic first: Vatican delegation to attend IOC Session
In an Olympic first, the Vatican has been invited to attend an IOC session next week ahead of the Pyeongchang Games in an observer role. The Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano reported today that Monsignor Melchor Sanchez De Toca Y Alameda of the Pontifical Council for Culture will lead the delegation to the session, a series of meetings where Olympic policies are decided. The delegation will also attend the opening ceremony in South Korea next Friday, like at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. Sanchez notes that the 22 North Korean athletes who have been invited to compete in the games amid ongoing tensions with South Korea show that the "Olympic truce allows us to continue to hope for a world without wars." In the spirit of friendship, Sanchez will present International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and Korean athletes with jerseys from the Vatican Athletics squad, which is made up of Vatican employees. Even "without the possibility of direct participation in
Pole for Martono, Ashish Ramaswamy
Bengaluru's Ashish Ramaswamy of Arka Motor Sports team qualified in pole position among saloon cars in the first round of the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Racing Championship at the MMRT circuit in Sriperumbudur near here today. Meanwhile, two 17-year-olds, Indonesian Presley Martono and championship leader Felipe Drugovich from Brazil, qualified for the front row in the fourth and concluding round of the MRF Challenge. The top six drivers finished within a second of each other to set the stage for some thrilling battles over the next two days during which four races will be run. Drugovich, coming off a brilliant run in the previous round in Abu Dhabi where he won all four races, started the day strongly by topping the first of two free practice sessions. Martono, who trails the Brazilian by 86 points, responded by claiming the honours in the second outing before carrying that form into the qualifying session to grab pole position. Ramaswamy, who had finished third in
Mendis, de Silva lead Sri Lanka run fest
Kusal Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva piled on the runs to put Sri Lanka in a comfortable position on the third day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong today. Birthday boy Mendis just missed out on a double century, hitting an impressive 196, while de Silva added 173 as Sri Lanka reached 504-3 at stumps trailing Bangladesh's first innings total by just nine runs. Roshen Silva was unbeaten on 87 alongside skipper Dinesh Chandimal, 37 not out, when stumps were drawn at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam gave Bangladesh a rare occasion for joy on an arduous day when he removed Mendis just before the tea break. Pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman earlier broke Mendis' 308- run second wicket stand with de Silva, who added 69 runs to his overnight 104. De Silva and Mendis dominated the Bangladesh bowlers for nearly two sessions after Sri Lanka resumed their innings on 187-1. The hosts had to wait for the second new ball to get their first
Sindhu advances to India Open semifinals
Top seeded Indian shuttler PV Sindhu shrugged off a second-game lapse to beat eighth seed Beatriz Corrales and reach the women's singles semifinals of the India Open, here today. Sindhu, world number four, defeated her Spanish rival 21-12 19-21 21-11 in the quarterfinals. It took Sindhu 35 minutes to down her rival, ranked 36, in the world. Sindhu will next take on Thai third seed Ratchanok Intanon, who knocked out seventh seed Yip Pui Yin 21-11 21-11 in her last-eight clash.
Lahiri in danger of missing cut at Phoenix Open
Anirban Lahiri opened the proceedings day with a birdie on the 10th but thereafter things did not go his way as he ended the opening day of the Phoenix Open at Tied-83rd. A card of one-over 72 has put him in the danger zone and he now needs a solid second round to make the cut. Lahiri birdied the 10th and first and dropped shots on 12th, second and eighth in his 72. Bill Haas played a five-hole stretch in 5-under and shot a 7-under 64 on Thursday to take the lead. Haas birdied Nos. 12 and 13, made a 20-footer for eagle on the par-5 15th and hit to 3 feet to set up another birdie on the par-3 16th, the stadium hole that tripped up Rickie Fowler and Justin Thomas. Haas added birdies on Nos. 2 and 4 and parred the final five. Fowler bogeyed the 16th in a 66 that left him tied with Billy Horschel, Bryson DeChambeau, Chris Kirk and Chesson Hadley. Thomas shot 68. He birdied Nos. 13-15, then made a messy double bogey on 16 and bogeyed the par-4 17th after chipping into the ...