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Fractured finger rules out Bavuma from India series
South African top order batsman Temba Bavuma has been sidelined from the ongoing Test series against India after fracturing his right finger during a domestic one-day cup match, even as opener Aiden Markram continues to recover from a mild strain ahead of the third Test, starting here on Wednesday.
Punjab secure second straight win
The stylish Yuvraj Singh struck a 34-ball 40 to help Punjab beat Mumbai by three wickets for their second successive win in the Super League stage of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy domestic T20 competition here today. Chasing a challenging 199, Punjab were 72 for two when the out-of-favour India left-hander took control of the match with opener Manan Vohra (42 from 31 balls; 3x4s, 2x6s). Yuvraj's knock was studded with two fours and two sixes and also inspired Gurkeerat Singh to bring out his best with a quickfire 18-ball 43 (6x4s, 2x6s), as they chased down the target with four balls to spare. Punjab, who pipped Karnataka in the Super Over yesterday, now have two wins in Group A while Jharkhand are virtually ousted after suffering a second successive defeat, against Rajasthan, at the Jadavpur University campus ground in Salt Lake. Aditya Garhwal (43 and 2/15) dished out an allround show as Rajasthan chased down 158 with five balls to spare earlier in the day. Mumbai's ...
ICC U-19 WC: Aussies to take on England in first quarters
Three-time champions Australia will look to put their best foot forward when they lock horns with unbeaten England in the first Super League quarter-final of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup in Queenstown on Tuesday.Australia found rhythm in the tournament after losing their opening match to India by 100 runs while England advanced winning all their three league matches.Ahead of the quarter-final clash, Australian captain Jason Sangha said, "We've been focusing on ourselves and the way we want to play our cricket. We have some really good performances and the team is gelling really well together.""We are 15 guys who can all do a fantastic role and have got full confidence that anyone who comes in the squad, he is going to give 100 per cent," he said.England captain Harry Book, on the other hand, also expressed confidence of his side's victory over their opponent and said that the overall balance in the team is outstanding."The way we have been playing is outstanding. As long as we do ...
Former England football captain Armfield dead
Former England captain and Blackpool Football Club Vice President Jimmy Armfield passed away on Monday at the age of 82 after a long battle against cancer.
Anish B, Jeremy L among 3298 athletes to feature in KISG
A whopping 3298 athletes, including World Junior Champion shooter Anish Bhanwala and World Youth Weightlifting Championship silver medallist Jeremy Lalrinnunga will take part in the inaugural Khelo India School Games (KISG), beginning from January 31. The Khelo India School Games Organising Committee has received as many as 3298 nominations till now, a release said. Eventually, as many as 4452 athletes and officials from 36 states and Union Territories are expected to feature in 16 disciplines in which competitions will be held. Bhanwala, 15, won the gold in the 25m standard pistol competition in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship in Germany, in July last year. While 15-year-old Jeremy Lalrinnunga from Mizoram, who trains at the Army Boys Sports Company in Pune, won silver in the International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) World Junior Championships in Bangkok last April. Andhra Pradesh recurve archer Bommadevara Dhiraj, fresh
Richardson lone fresh face in Oz squad for S.Africa tour
Cricket Australia (CA) on Monday picked uncapped fast bowler Jhye Richardson while recalling left-arm spinner Jon Holland to the 15-man Australia squad for the four-Test tour to South Africa, starting March 1.
Tukhaev joins Deepan, Laxman, Rozum in lead
India's Deepan Chakkravarthy and R R Laxman (six points each) shared the lead with GMs Adam Tukaev (Ukraine) and Ivan Rozum (Russia) after the seventh round of the 10th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess tournament here today. Tukhaev is the defending champion and appears to be peaking at the right time, drawing with Chakkravarthy in the sixth round after beating K Rathnakaran in the earlier game. Half a point behind the leaders are GMs Atalik Suat (Turkey), Sergei Tiviakov (the Netherlands), Vitaly Sivuk (Ukraine), Marat Dzhumaev (Uzbekistan) along with S Nitin, P Karthikeyan, Karthik Venkataraman, Erigaisi Arjun, Pranav V, Sidhant Mohapatra, AL Muthaiah, N R Visakh (all India). Earlier, top seed GM Gareyev Timur of USA ended his two-round slump, scoring over local boy Rajarishi Karthi to climb to five points, with three games on hand. Woman FIDE Master and World Under-12 champion Divya Deshmukh, who secured her maiden GM scalp, went down in a hard fought ...
Sindhu, Srikanth eye Indonesia Masters in new season
Indian ace shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will look to make a positive start to the new season when they kick off the international calender at the USD 350,000 Indonesia Masters World Tour Super 500 tournament beginning, here tomorrow. Sindhu and Srikanth have been simply sensational last season as they clinched multiple titles and they would begin their quest for another successful season, taking on Indonesia's Hanna Ramadini and Malaysia's Zulfadli Zulkiffli respectively in the main draw of women's and men's event. Sindhu won three titles and three silvers last season, while Srikanth exceeded all expectations with four titles and a runners-up finish and the duo would hope to continue their good run in the new season. Sindhu was in good form in the Premier Badminton League (PBL) where her only loss was against Korea's Sung Ji Hyun but Srikanth had to endure three losses against Chinese Taipei's Tzu Wei Wang and compatriots H S Prannoy and B Sai ...
U-19 WC: Akash Gill becomes first Canada batsman to hit ton
Canada and Zimbabwe progressed to the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup Plate semi-finals, with convincing victories over Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Namibia, respectively in Christchurch on Monday.All-rounder Akash Gill slammed the first century by a Canada batsman in an ICC U19 Cricket World Cup match as the North American side defeated PNG by 80 runs, while Wessely Madevere took two for 11 and then scored 47 as Zimbabwe beat Namibia by seven wickets.Gill became the 13th player to notch a century in the 12th edition of the tournament and his performance was the highlight from among the two matches in Christchurch.Gill cracked 12 fours and two sixes as Canada notched a competitive 265 for eight after being asked to bat first. Captain Arslan Khan and Ashtan Deosammy scored 35 apiece for Canada while fast bowler Faisal Jamkhandi and left-arm spinner Aran Pathmanathan grabbed three wickets each as PNG were bowled out for 185 in 44.3 overs. Simon Atai (81) fought a lone battle for the losing ...
I became a real cricketer at CSK, says Raina
Out-of-favour India all-rounder Suresh Raina knows his worth in the Indian Premier League and credited Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for transforming him into a real cricketer. The 31-year-old Uttar Pradesh captain, who struck a belligerent 126 not out against Bengal today, is an IPL legend with maximum matches (161) and runs (4540) at an excellent strike-rate of 139.09. So it was of little surprise that CSK had retained Raina along with Singh Dhoni and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. "We have played so many matches together. We had to play for CSK again. In fact, I became a real player in Chennai," Raina told PTI on the sidelines of the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali domestic T20 tournament here. "The coaches and the players there like Matthew Hayden, Michael Hussey, Muttiah Muralitharan had a fine influence on me. I have learnt a lot from them. It's not a team but like a family," Raina, who will return to Chennai after leading Gujarat Lions for two seasons, said. The left-hander ...
Holland, Richardson named in Aussies Test squad against Proteas
Left-arm spinner Jon Holland and paceman Jhye Richardson are the surprise inclusion in the 15-man Australian Test squad for the four-match series against South Africa, beginning March 1 at the Kingsmead Cricket Ground in Durban.While Holland has featured in two Tests for Australia against Sri Lanka in 2016, Richardson has played only five first-class matches, however, bagging 17 wickets in four Sheffield Shield games for Western Australia.Reflecting on Holland's inclusion, chief selector Trevor Hohns pointed out that the former was the outstanding spinner in the Sheffield Shield last season and that he was also named 'Man of the Match' as Victoria clinched their third straight title."Jon was the second-leading wicket-taker in the Sheffield Shield last season and has performed well in the games he has played for Victoria this season. We envisage the wickets we will see in South Africa will not warrant the need to play two spinners", ESPNcricinfo quoted Hohns, as saying.Talking about ...
Halep reaches Australian Open quarters
Romanian Simona Halep, seeded No.1, on Monday reached the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time in three years, edging out Naomi Osaka of Japan 6-3, 6-2.
Australia face England in ICC U-19 World Cup quarterfinals
Three-time champions Australia will have to put their best foot forward when they face a formidable England in the first Super League quarter-final of the ICC U-19 cricket World Cup here tomorrow. Australia found rhythm in the tournament after losing their opening match to India by 100 runs while England advanced winning all their three league matches. Both Australia and England exuded confidence as they trained ahead of their match. Australia captain Jason Sangha: "We've been focusing on ourselves and the way we want to play our cricket. The more we can control our plans the better cricket we will play tomorrow. We have some really good performances and the team is gelling really well together. "We are 15 guys who can all do a fantastic role and have got full confidence that anyone who comes in the squad, he is going to give 100 per cent." Meanwhile, England captain Harry Book too looked confident of his team's overall balance and hoped to outclass their rivals ...
Canada, Zimbabwe enter Plate semifinals of IC U-19 World Cup
Canada and Zimbabwe progressed to the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup Plate semi-finals with convincing victories over Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Namibia, respectively here today. All-rounder Akash Gill slammed the first century by a Canada batsman in an ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup match as the North American side defeated PNG by 80 runs. In another match, Wessely Madevere took two for 11 and then scored 47 as Zimbabwe beat Namibia by seven wickets. The Super League, featuring the top two sides from each preliminary group, commences tomorrow with the Australia- England quarter-final in Queenstown. Gill became the 13th player to notch a century in the 12th edition of the tournament and his performance was the highlight from among the two matches here. Gill cracked 12 fours and two sixes as Canada notched a competitive 265 for eight after being asked to bat first. Captain Arslan Khan and Ashtan Deosammy scored 35 apiece for Canada while fast bowler Faisal Jamkhandi and left-arm ..
Van Persie undergoes first training session with Feyenoord Rotterdam
Dutch football star Robin Van Persie on Monday underwent his first training session with his boyhood club Feyenoord Rotterdam here.
India's men's doubles campaign ends at Australian Open
India's prospects in men's doubles competition of the ongoing Australian Open ended on Monday after Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan lost their respective third round matches here.
Harmanpreet inks bat endorsement deal with CEAT
Harmanpreet Kaur, who guided India to the final of the ICC World Cup 2017, became the first woman cricketer from the country to sign a bat endorsement deal with CEAT today. Harmanpreet, who signed a two-year deal with CEAT, joins the likes of Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane and Ishan Kishan. She will now be seen playing with a bat prominently displaying CEAT insignia in all formats of the game. "I am delighted to be associated with CEAT that is already represented by icons of Indian cricket. Taking the momentum of 2017 forward I look forward to putting in consistent performances for the team this year," Harmanpreet said in a release. The Indian women's cricket team vice-captain has been a consistent performer across multiple formats of the game. In the 2017 World Cup semi-final against Australia, she scored a career-best 171, which is the highest individual score by an Indian in World Cup history. Vice President Marketing, CEAT Limited, Nitish Bajaj said: "The Indian ...
Australian Open: Federer oldest player to reach quarters in 40 years
Switzerland's Roger Federer on Monday became the oldest player to reach men's singles quarterfinals at the Australian Open in over 40 years, defeating Marton Fucsovics of Hungary 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2.
Depay's late stunner stops PSG, Monaco ease past Metz in Ligue 1
Substitute Memphis Depay's stunning shot just before the final whistle handed Lyon a 2-1 home win against Ligue 1 log leaders Paris Saint-Germain.
Halep eases past, Kerber struggles into Australian Open quarters
Top seed Simona Halep and German tennis star Angelique Kerber have booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open after winning their respective women's singles clashes here on Monday.Romanian tennis star Halep came through a tight first set to eventually knock out Naomi Osaka of Japan 6-3, 6-2 in a round of 16 that lasted one hour and 19 minutes.Halep, who showed no sign of the ankle injury she suffered in the first round, will now square off with the winner of sixth seed Karolina Pliskova and 20th seed Barbora Strycova.The world number one, who has made it to the last eight at Melbourne for the third time, is bidding to clinch his maiden Grand Slam title after securing the number one spot last October.Kerber, on the other hand, bounced back from a set down to prevail Taiwanese Hsieh Su-wei 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 in a thrilling last-16 clash that lasted more than two hours.The German tennis star will now take on America's Madison Keys for a place in the semi-finals.