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Chhetri scores twice as Bengaluru whip Mumbai to top table

Sunil Chhetri showed his goal-scoring skills with a strike each in either half as Bengaluru FC drubbed Mumbai City FC 3-1 in an action-packed Indian Super league game to leap to the top of the points table here today. The India skipper was brought down late in the first half inside the rival penalty box by Balwant Singh and calmly converted the penalty kick awarded to his side in the 43rd minute. The star striker then was in perfect position to chip in a superb centre sent by Udanta Singh, following a scorching run on the right flank, to make it 2-0 in the 52nd minute. Venezuelan striker Miku made it 3-0 in the 63rd minute with a superbly placed free-kick from just outside the box that he hit into the left corner of the goal through a big gap in the defensive wall as Bengaluru rode rough shod over the hosts after an evenly matched first half. Mumbai got a consolation goal after a run down the middle of the field in the 72nd minute through second half substitute Leo ...

Updated On : 18 Jan 2018 | 10:05 PM IST

Australian Open: Sandgren stuns Wawrinka; reaches 3rd round

The United States' Tennys Sandgren on Thursday defeated ninth seed Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 to qualify for the third round of the Australian Open tennis tournament.

Updated On : 18 Jan 2018 | 9:40 PM IST

Federer in Australian Open 2nd round

Defending champion Roger Federer on Thursday cruised into the Australian Open third round, beating Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(7-4).

Updated On : 18 Jan 2018 | 9:40 PM IST

India rise 3 places to occupy 102nd spot in FIFA rankings

India jumped three rungs to be placed 102nd in the first FIFA rankings of the year released today. India, who are just above 103rd placed Qatar, are ranked 14th among Asian countries. India garnered 13 points in the last one month for a total of 333 points. The Indians remained unbeaten in 2017, having won seven of their nine matches while two ended in draws. India had also qualified for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. The top 14 spots remained unchanged with reigning World Champions Germany at the top followed by Brazil, Portugal, Argentina and Belgium. Iran are the top-ranked Asian team at the 34th position.

Updated On : 18 Jan 2018 | 9:30 PM IST

Punjab thrash Delhi in PWL tie

Punjab Royals icon player Geno Petriashvili pulled off a dominating win to guide his side to an easy 6-1 victory over Delhi Sultans in a Pro Wrestling League (PWL) contest at the Siri Fort Indoor Stadium here on Thursday.

Updated On : 18 Jan 2018 | 9:20 PM IST

City lad Karthik stuns Turkish GM; smooth start for Gareyev

Chennai lad Thrish Karthik posted an upset win over Grandmaster Suat Atalik of Turkey to steal the spotlight in the first round of the 10th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess tournament 2018 here today. Top seed GM Timur Gareyev of USA scored a comfortable victory over S Kumar on the top board, while the second board saw Russian Grand Master Ivan Rozum settle for a draw against lower-rated Harshal Patil. In a Kings Indian Defence game that lasted 75 moves, Karthik got the better of Atalik. An end game lapse in the fourth hour saw the Turkish GM go an exchange down, which the local lad converted precisely in his favour. Important results (Round 1) (Indians unless otherwise specified): Gareyev Timur (USA) bt S Kumar; Rozum Ivan (Rus) drew with Patil Harshal; Sergei Tiviakov (Ned) bt Lakshmi C; Yuri Soloedovnichenko (Ukr) bt Kumthekar Shubham; Tukhaev Adam (Ukr) bt Ghelani Dhairya; Vitaly Sivuk (Ukr) bt Godson Merlin E; Thrish Karthik bt Atalik Suat (Tur); ...

Updated On : 18 Jan 2018 | 9:20 PM IST

India rise in FIFA rankings

Indian football rose three spots in the first FIFA rankings of 2018 which were released by the game's world governing body on Thursday.

Updated On : 18 Jan 2018 | 9:15 PM IST

Zimbabwe domestic cricket official charged with corruption

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has charged Rajan Nayer, a Zimbabwe domestic cricket official, for breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption code on three counts.Nayer, the Treasurer and Marketing Director of the Harare Metropolitan Cricket Association, has also been provisionally suspended with immediate effect.He has been charged with breaching Article 2.1.1 of the ICC's code ( being party to an effort to fix or contrive or otherwise influence improperly the result, progress, conduct or other aspects of an International match or matches), Article 2.1.3 (offering a player US $30,000 to fix or contrive or otherwise influence improperly the result, progress, conduct or other aspects of an International match or matches) and Article 2.1.4 (directly solicited, induced, enticed or encouraged a player to breach Article 2.1.1).Nayer now has 14 days, starting from 16 January, to respond to the charges.

Updated On : 18 Jan 2018 | 9:10 PM IST

Punjab Royals thrash Delhi Sultans in Pro Wrestling League

Punjab Royals' Icon player Geno Petriashvili pulled off a dominating win to guide his side to an easy 6-1 victory over Delhi Sultans in the Pro Wrestling League at the Siri Fort Indoor Stadium here today. Geno, who came into the tie unbeaten, maintained his glorious run and thrashed India's Hitender Beniwal 10-0 by pinning him down on the mat. Before him, World Championship bronze medallist Anastasija Grigorjeva of Latvia annihilated India's Monia Dhanoi in the 62-kg event to put the Royals in the driving seat. Leading 2-1, the Latvian made a meal out of the Indian and won the contest 4-0 by pinfall in the opening period itself to help the Royals take a crucial 3-1 lead mid-way into the tie. Winning the toss, Punjab played it smart and blocked Sandeep Tomar, the 2016 Asian Championship gold medallist, while the Sultans elected to keep World championship bronze medallist Koumba Larroque out of action. Delhi's Icon player Alvarav Aslan of Azerbaijan, however, put his side

Updated On : 18 Jan 2018 | 9:05 PM IST

AIFF stresses on zero tolerance policy after match fixing allegations

All India Football Federation's (AIFF) Integrity Officer Javed Siraj on Thursday stressed on its zero tolerance policy towards any match fixing allegations or any corruption related to the sport.AIFF's response comes after the alleged match-fixing attempt by two players of the I-League club Minerva Punjab in the ongoing season.Earlier, owner of Minerva Punjab club, Ranjeet Bajaj had taken to his official Twitter account to reveal that two of his team players were offered Rs 30 lakh each for match-fixing.In response to the allegations, Siraj said, "We have been conducting regular educative and awareness workshops with the various Clubs and even various age-group National Teams on a regular basis. This time too prior to the kick-off of the Hero I-League we met majority of the Clubs making them aware as what needs to be done in case of any crisis."Referring to reports about Minerva Punjab Football Club footballers being approached by external forces Siraj stated, "I need to applaud the ..

Updated On : 18 Jan 2018 | 8:30 PM IST

Australian Open: Federer cruises into round 3

19-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer advanced into the third round of the Australian Open after defeating Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff in straight sets at Melbourne Park on Thursday.The reigning Australia Open champion outplayed the German player 6-4, 6-4, 7-6.The World no. 2 was being made to sweat a little by Struff, seeded 55, as he broke Federer's serve in the third set, for the first time in this tournament, to lead 3-1 but the Swiss came back to clinch victory in a tie-break.Federer will now face Frenchman Richard Gasquet on Saturday in the round of 32.Gasquet beat Italy's Lorenzo Sonego 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 to book his place in the next round.

Updated On : 18 Jan 2018 | 8:30 PM IST

Praneeth, Ponnappa-Sikki out of Malaysia Masters

Indian shuttlers B Sai Praneeth and the women's doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy bowed out of the Malaysia Masters badminton meet here today. Praneeth lost to top seeded Viktor Axelsen of Denmark 17 -21, 8-21 while Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy went down to Denmark's Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Christinna Pedersen 15-21, 15-21. In men's singles, Praneeth battled for each point but in the second game he was outplayed in every department of the game and lost the second round issue in the just 28 minutes. Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy lost their women's doubles match in 35 minutes to crash out of the competition.

Updated On : 18 Jan 2018 | 8:20 PM IST

Khodan ends Bornay's dream run at ITF tennis meet

Ukraine's Fifth seed Diani Khodan ended Jade Bornay's dream run ousting the Frenchman 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 in the quarter-finals of the ongoing ITF Juniors tennis championship at the Dakshin Kalikata Sansad here on Thursday.

Updated On : 18 Jan 2018 | 8:15 PM IST

Hazlewood out of ODI, Paine in doubt

Australian quick Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of tomorrow's second one-day international against England in Brisbane with illness, while gloveman Alex Carey has been called up to cover for Tim Paine. The Aussies lost the first of the five-match series against the tourists in Melbourne last Sunday, and with Hazelwood Thursday determined too unwell to play, paceman Jhye Richardson appears set to make his debut on a Gabba pitch expected to provide plenty for fast bowlers. "You're always confident as an Australian batsman when you come and look at this wicket, that's for sure," Australian vice captain David Warner told Cricket Australia's official website yesterday. "It's always got good bounce and carry for the bowlers as well." Hazlewood is among several players in both the Australian and English locker rooms to be hit by illness in recent weeks, with team mates Paine, Warner, Steve Smith and Patrick Cummins all stuck down by a bug. England Test captain Joe Root ...