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South Africa were 69/1 at lunch on Day 4
South Africa were 69 for one in their second innings while chasing 241 against India at lunch of the fourth day of the third and final cricket Test, here today. Dean Elgar (29 not out) and Hashim Amla (27 not out) were at the crease at the break with with South Africa still needing 172 runs for a win with 9 wickets in hand. Brief Score: India 1st innings: 187 South Africa 1st innings: 194 India 2nd innings: 247all out in 80.1 overs (A Rahane 48; M Morkel 3/47) South Africa 2nd innings: 69 for one in 28 overs (Dean Elgar 29 not out, Hashim Amla 27 not out; Mohammad Shami 1/15).
ISL: Injury-plagued ATK eye revival against Jamshedpur (Preview)
Ravaged by injuries to key players, off-colour defending champions ATK will look to their bench strength against Jamshedpur FC on Sunday as they try to revive their flailing campaign in Indian Super League (ISL).
Shivakumar qualifies for MercedesTrophy Finals
City golfer D Shivakumar qualified for the National Finals of MercedesTrophy from the Coimbatore leg qualifier here today. Shivakumar clinched the qualification spot by carding a nett. score of 69.6 at the Coimbatore Golf Club. The MercedesTrophy has so far seen 20 qualifiers who will be competing in the National Finals to be played at the Oxford Golf Resort in Pune from April 4-6. The best Gross Winner of the day was Vignesh Rangarao with a round of 76 and there were a host of other prizes on offer to be won on the day. Prominent winners included N Makesh Kumar who won the Ballantine's Long Drive Challenge with a mammoth drive of 292 yards. Prabhu Shanker Krishnaswamy won the Mercedes-Benz Closest to Pin contest on hole no. 7 by landing the ball at 8 ft. and 3 inches from the pin. In the Mercedes Benz Closest to Pin in Two Shots, Venkatesh V landed the ball at 6 ft. and 9 inches from the pin to win the contest on hole no. 3. Jayaram Balasubramaniam won the ...
Paes and Cerretani in final of Newport Beach Challenger
Leander Paes reached his first final of the 2018 season along with American partner James Cerretani following an easy win in the semifinals of the Newport Beach Challenger event. Paes and Cerretani, seeded second, dispatched fourth seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela 6-3 6-3 in one hour and 10 minutes. They will now fight it out with unseeded giant-killers Treat Huey and Denis Kundla for the title. Huey and Kundla had toppled top seeds Artem Sitak and Wesley Koolhof and also third seeds Scott Lipsky and David Marrero enroute to the final. Paes has won 24 Challenger level doubles titles in his illustrious career, during which he has won 18 Grand Slam trophies.
Nehwal beats Ratchnok to enter Indonesia Masters final
Rio Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal is just a step away from clinching her fourth Indonesia Open crown as the Indian defeated former world champion Ratchnok Intanon in straight games in the women's singles semi-finals here on Sunday.Former world No. one Nehwal thrashed Thailand's Intanon 21-19, 21-19 in just 49 minutes.Nehwal now has a 9-5 head-to-head record against fourth-seeded Intanon.The 27-year-old had earlier defeated compatriot P.V. Sindhu 21-13, 21-19 in quarter-final clash.Saina, who has entered the final of an international competition after a year following her Malaysia Masters win last year, will next play world No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei or He Bingjiao of China in the title clash on Sunday.
South Africa beat New Zealand in classification match
Captain Raynard van Tonder and opener Matthew Breetzke notched superb hundreds and were part a record double-century stand as South Africa scored a comfortable 73-run win over New Zealand in the Super League play-off semifinal for fifth place at the ICC U-19 World Cup. Van Tonder (117, 129b, 10x4, 1x6) and Breetzke (115, 132b, 8x4, 1x6) put paid to the host sides hopes of bouncing back from a 202-run loss to Afghanistan in the quarter-finals as they added 231 runs for the second wicket in 37.3 overs, South Africas highest partnership in the tournament history. The result of the match between the two losing quarter- finalists gives South Africa a chance to play the winner of Sundays match between Bangladesh and England on January 31, to decide the fifth place. New Zealand will play the loser of Sundays match a day earlier, on January30, with the winner of that match finishing seventh in the tournament. South Africa, champions in 2014, took control through van Tonder and ..
Eibar steal a point on visit to Athletic Club
Athletic Club had to settle for a 1-1 draw here against an Eibar side that was in firm control for most of the contest.
Veteran Balmont lifts Dijon past Rennes 2-1 in Ligue 1
Veteran Florent Balmont gifted Dijon a 2-1 home win against Rennes with one goal and one assist before the weekend's 23rd round action in Ligue 1.
Corinthians sign former Napoli defender Henrique
Former Brazil international defender Henrique has joined reigning Brazilian Serie A champions Corinthians on a two-year deal.
Frankfurt beat Monchengladbach in Bundesliga
Eintracht Frankfurt moved on second place of the standings after beating Borussia Monchengladbach 2-0 in the opener of the Bundesliga's 20th round.
Sensational Saina enters final of Indonesia Masters
Saina Nehwal made a perfect start to the new season, reaching the women's singles final of the USD 350,000 Indonesia Masters with a thrilling straight-game win over world no 4 Ratchanok Inthanon of Thailand here today. The former world no 1, who has won thrice in Indonesia, dished out a spirited performance to overcome a fighting Ratchanok 21-19 21-19 in the semifinal lasting 48 minutes. Saina, who had a 8-5 head-to-head record against the 2013 World Champion Ratchanok, displayed tremendous fighting spirit as she erased a 6-10 deficit in the opening game and held on to the fort despite a late charge by the Thai shuttler in the second game. Saina, who reached the final of an international competition after a year following her title triumph at Malaysia Masters last year, will play world no 1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei or Chinese eighth seed He Bingjiao in the final tomorrow. In the opening game, Ratchanok opened up a 3-1 lead early on. Saina slowly tried to claw back
US announces 242-member Winter Olympic Team
The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) announced a 242-member team that will compete in the upcoming 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.
IPL auction 2018: KL Rahul, Manish Pandey take million dollar deals
India opener K L Rahul and middle-order batsman Manish Pandey are the most expensive buys of the ongoing 11th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) player auction, bagging bumper deals of Rs 11 crore each.Pandey, who played for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) last season, was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad while Rahul was snapped up by Kings XI Punjab.Australian middle-order batsman Chris Lynn stays with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for Rs 9.60 crore.Indian all-rounder Kedar Jadhav will join M.S. Dhoni and Suresh Raina in the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as the franchise bought him for Rs 7.8 crore.Former New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum was sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 3.60 crore.Indian Test opener Murali Vijay, New Zealand opener Martin Guptill, Australian all-rounder James Faulkner and South African batsman Hashim Amla failed to attract bids.Australia opener Aaron Finch was sold for Rs 6.20 crore to Kings XI Punjab. He played for the Gujarat Lions in the last ...
Big pay day for Indians and Stokes at IPL auctions
Indian players dominated the bidding wars as KL Rahul and Manish Pandey laughed their way to the bank with multi-million dollar deals but England all- rounder Ben Stokes once again emerged the costliest buy in the IPL auctions, here today. Despite all the off-field controversies, Stokes was snapped up for a whopping Rs 12.5 crore (USD 1.96 million) by Rajasthan Royals after Kings XI Punjab, Chennai Super Kings also engaged in a fierce bidding war. The franchises were smart in their choices with most of the current India players attracting significant interest. Stylish opener Rahul and middle-order batsman Pandey bagged deals worth Rs 11 crore (USD 1.73 million) from Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad respectively. With their prices sky-rocketing, the two players' original franchises RCB and KKR didn't use their Right To Match (RTM) cards. The Karnataka players had a field day at the auctions with India discard Karun Nair also triggering a bidding war before Kings ..
Saina Nehwal enters Indonesia Masters final
Star Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal brushed aside Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon in straight games to enter the Indonesia Masters women's singles final on Saturday.
U-19 WC: Van Tonder, Breetzke tons help Proteas vanquish Kiwis
Captain Raynard van Tonder and opener Matthew Breetzke notched superb centuries as South Africa clinched a comfortable 73-run victory over New Zealand in the Super League play-off semifinal for fifth place at the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup here on Saturday.Van Tonder (117, 129b, 10x4, 1x6) and Breetzke (115, 132b, 8x4, 1x6) put paid to the host side's hopes of bouncing back from a 202-run loss to Afghanistan in the quarter-finals as they shared a huge 231-run stand for the second wicket in 37.3 overs, South Africa's highest partnership in ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup history.The result of the match between the two losing quarterfinalists gives South Africa a chance to play the winner of Sunday's match between Bangladesh and England on January 31, to decide the fifth place.New Zealand will play the loser of Sunday's match a day earlier, on January 30, with the winner of that match finishing seventh in the tournament.South Africa, champions in 2014, took control through van Tonder and
Start of 4th day's play delayed because of overnight rain
The start of the fourth day's play in the third and and final cricket Test between India and South Africa has been delayed by half an hour because of wet ground conditions due to overnight rain. The onfield umpire Ian Gould and Aleem Dar are now scheduled to inspect the pitch at 10.30 am local time to take a call on the resumption of play.
Top stars in action at India's richest boxing tourney ever
Indian boxing's revival march will touch another milestone when the country hosts the inaugural India Open for men and women here from tomorrow in a field which would feature boxers from traditional powerhouses such as Cuba and Kazakhstan among others. The tournament is the biggest prize money event to be held in the country with a total purse of USD 100,000. In all, 21 countries, apart from the hosts, will be in action, adding up to 143 male boxers -- 42 of whom will be Indian. The women's draw is relatively smaller with just 80 in fray, 32 of whom will be Indian led by the inimitable M C Mary Kom (48kg). This is the first international tournament for men being hosted in India after the 2010 Commonwealth Championships. It is also the first time that a men's and women's international competition is being held simultaneously in the country. "We are really looking forward to it. This is another step towards taking Indian boxing to its rightful place, which is right there ..
Pakistan cancels 5-year agreement with WI for T20 series
The Pakistan Cricket Board has cancelled the proposed five-year agreement with West Indies for an annual T20 series because of financial issues. PCB chairman Najam Sethi, however, said the West Indies will tour Pakistan for three T20 matches scheduled for March this year. "The West Indies will come to play three T20 matches this year in March but the rest of the agreement was not cost effective," Sethi told reporters. As per the agreement signed between the two boards in October last year, the West Indies were scheduled to tour Pakistan every year for a T20 series and in return Pakistan are slated to travel to USA every year to take part in a tri- series with the Caribbeans and a third participating country. The agreement was announced at a press conference amidst much fanfare. Sethi said that after calculations were done it was found that the West Indies tour to Pakistan was not cost effective due to high production costs and players fees. "The problem is that with three
PCB to beef up security of PSL 3
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will step up security arrangements of players and officials during the third edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) to be held in Dubai and Sharjah from February 22. The decision to increase surveillance and introduce tougher regulations for players and officials of the six franchises were taken in a bid to avoid the spot-fixing scandal that hit the second edition of PSL last year. The scandal led to five-year bans of Pakistan batsmen Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif and also temporary suspensions of other national team players Muhammad Irfan, Shahzaib Hasan, Muhammad Nawaz and Nasir Jamshed. "We have decided to appoint two more integrity officers to be deputed in the PSL," one source in the PCB said. The PCB has already placed advertisements for the appointment of integrity officers for two months to beef up security and vigilance of teams during the PSL. The source said the PCB had also changed the hotel where the franchises and ...