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South Africa fined for slow over-rate
The victorious South African team was fined for maintaining a slow over-rate in the second Test against India, which concluded here today. Chris Broad of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees imposed the fine after Faf du Plessis's side was ruled to be two overs short of their target when time allowances were taken into consideration. In accordance with Article 2.5.1 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Players Support Personnel, which relates to minor over-rate offences, players are fined 10 per cent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time, with the captain fined double that amount. As such, de Plessis has been fined 40 per cent of his match fee, while his players have received 20 per cent fines. If South Africa commit another minor over-rate breach in a Test within 12 months of this offence with du Plessis as captain, it will be deemed a second offence by du Plessis and he will face a suspension. Du Plessis ...
Former cricketers to promote school cricket league
The School Games Federation of India (SGFI) on Wednesday announced that former Indian cricketers Madan Lal and Chetan Sharma have come on board to support the National School Cricket League (NSCL).The NSCL is a franchise-based school cricket league for under-18 school cricketers and the SGFI will be conducting a nation-wide talent-hunt, trial camps and promotion across India to select the players for the 16 teams.The selected youngsters will then represent their respective 16 state teams in a school cricket league which will be held at premier venues across India.The two cricket icons launched the SGFI's promotional activity for the NSCL with an exciting interface with young cricket trainees, sharing cricket tips with them at the iconic Bharat Nagar Cricket Academy here in the national capital.On the occasion, a member of the 1983-World Cup-winning Indian team, Madan Lal, said, "School cricket is the base and it needs to be revived and made stronger for the country to have a vast pool
Batsmen let the team down, says Kolhi after series loss
With South African bowlers again dismantling the Indian batting order to hand the visitors a 135-run defeat in the second Test, India skipper Virat Kohli said the bowlers did their job well, but the batsmen let the team down.With this consecutive win, the du Plessis-led South Africa sealed the three-match Test series 2-0 at the Centurion on Wednesday.India were all out before lunch on 151 chasing a target of 287.Earlier, the Indian top-order also failed in the Cape Town Test as they could not carry the game to the last day.Aa press conference after the match, Kohli said, "We failed to get a good partnership and take the lead. We have let ourselves down from the first game into the second. The bowlers have done the job, but the batsmen have let the team down again and that's why we stand here.""I want to leave everything on the field, for my country, for my team. That's the way I play. 150 (153) means nothing right now that we have lost the series," Kohli said.He added, "If we had won,
TN squad for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Super League tournament
All-rounder Vijay Shankar will lead the Tamil Nadu team to take part in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Super League-cum-Knockout T20 tournament to be held at Kolkata from January 21 to 27. The team for the tournament was chosen by the state selection committee of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association, a press release said. The Tamil Nadu team will miss the services of experienced wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik, who has been chosen as replacement for injured Wriddhiman Saha for the ongoing Test series in South Africa. Experienced opener Abhinav Mukund misses out while batsman Ganga Sridhar Raju gets a call-up in the 16-man team. The state team had finished second behind Karnataka on basis of net run-rate in the South Zone phase of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy held in Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram. Team: Vijay Shankar (captain), B Aparajith (vice-captain), K Bharath Shankar, M S Washington Sundar, N Jagadeesan (WK), R Sai Kishore, M Mohammed, K Vignesh, R Sanjay Yadav, W Antony
Du Plessis rates second game as 'one of the harder Tests'
Hailing his side's all-round effort in hammering India by 135 runs in the second cricket Test here, South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis on Wednesday admitted that it was one of the tougher Tests of his career.
Vani keeps lead with Neha, Saaniya close on her heels
Vani Kapoor held on to a slender lead despite a fine under-par card from Neha Tripathi in the second round of the inaugural event of the 2018 Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour here today. Four-time winner in six starts in the last season, Vani leads the field at five-over 149 and is one shot clear of Neha Tripathi (71) and Saaniya Sharma (73), who are at six-over 150. Close on their heels is Smriti Mehra (75) in sole fourth. With just two shots separating the top four players, the stage is set for an interesting final round, which will see Vani go out in the last group alongside Neha and Saaniya. Smriti will go in the second to last group with Gursimar Badwal and Tvesa Malik. Vani, who started with a two-shot lead over the field, carded three-over 75 after starting and finishing with a bogey on first and 18th. In between, Vani had two other bogeys on fourth and sixth and just one birdie through the day par-3 16th. Neha, whose three wins included one in the opening event of ...
ISL: Struggling ATK make several changes to squad
In a desperate bid to steady their ailing ship, two-time Indian Super League (ISL) champions ATK announced on Wednesday that they have parted ways with Njazi Kuqi, Jussi Jaaskelainen and Augustin Fernandes, replacing them with David Cotterill, striker Martin Paterson and former Delhi Dynamos goalkeeper Soram Poirei.
Chennaiyin FC beats Viva Chennai FC
Chennaiyin FC 'B' beat Viva Chennai FC 2-1 today to advance to the next round of the Don Bosco-Fr McFerran All India Football tournament 2018 here. Fulgano Cardozo put Chennaiyin 'B' ahead with a strike in the sixth minute. Shihad scored in the dying minutes of the first half to restore parity for Viva Chennai FC. Prosenzit found the net in the 67th minute to secure the win for Chennaiyin 'B'. In tomorrow's match, Chennai FC takes on Thiruvallur DFA.
Lal, Sharma roped in for SGFI's Nat'l School Cricket League
The School Games Federation of India (SGFI) today announced the roping in of former India cricketers Madan Lal and Chetan Sharma for the promotion of National School Cricket League (NSCL). The NSCL is a franchise-based school cricket league for under-18 children and the SGFI will be conducting a nation- wide talent-hunt, trial camps and promotion across India to select players for the 16 teams. The selected youngsters will then represent their respective 16 state teams in a school cricket league which will be held at various venues across India. The two former cricketers launched the SGFI's promotional activity for the NSCL today by interacting with young cricket trainees, sharing cricket tips with them at the Bharat Nagar Cricket Academy here. "School cricket is the base and it needs to be revived and made stronger for the country to have a vast pool of talented players. I firmly believe that school is the nursery where one can develop a youngster' game," Madan Lal, a ..
Garayev, Rozum head field for Chennai Open chess tourney
Sixteen foreign Grand Masters led by top-seed Timur Gareyev of USA head the field in the 10th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2018, which begins here tomorrow. Garayev is expected to face a stiff challenge from GM Ivan Rozum of Russia, the second seed and experienced GM Sergei Tiviakov of The Netherlands, the third seed. Apart from the 16 foreign GMs, 18 International Masters from abroad are among a total of 260 players who will be vying for honours in the tournament that offers a total prize money of Rs 11 lakh, organisers said today. The champion will receive Rs two lakh while the runner-up will get Rs 1.5 lakh. The Indian contingent will be spearheaded by GM-elect and International Master P Karthikeyan of ICF with a rating of 2497, followed by teammate GM Deepan Chakkravarthy and IM N R Visakh, all from Tamil Nadu. GM R R Laxman and IM S Nitin both from Tamil Nadu, representing ICF are among the top 20 players. Saptarshi Roy Choudhury from ...
Nadal reaches Australia Open 3rd round
World No.1 Rafael Nadal on Wednesday eased past Argentina's Leonardo Mayer 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in the second round of the Australian Open third round.
ostyuk, 15, stuns tennis world by reaching 3rd round
With Aussie tennis fans out in force on Wednesday to cheer on local favourite Olivia Rogowska in her second round match against Marta Kostyuk, most in attendance had no idea her Ukrainian opponent was about to make history.
Athletic Bilbao forward Williams renews contract
Athletic Club Bilbao on Wednesday announced that Spain international striker Inaki Williams has agreed to a new contract which will keep him at the Basque football club until 2025.
'Athenaeus' wins the main race
Three-years-old, 'Athenaeus' ably ridden by Suraj Narredu won the Darley Arabian Million (GradeIII), chief event of Hyderabad Winter Races held here today. The winner was trained Laxman S. Trainers Laxman S scored a triple, while Jockeys Suraj Narredu and Kuldeep Singh scored a double each. Four first favourites obliged in a card of eight events.
Nandhakumar transferred permanently to Delhi Dynamos
Chennai City FC's Nandhakumar Sekar, who was on loan to Delhi Dynamos, has been transferred permanently to the ISL team for a two-and-half-year period following a successful stint in the initial loan period. The 23-year-old winger, who was loaned to Delhi Dynamos in October last, performed well in the opportunities he received and won the Emerging player award in the games against Chennaiyin FC and Bengaluru FC in the ongoing ISL. "Nandha has impressed us all with the effort he puts in training day-in-day-out. He is a quick learner and is someone who fits in perfectly well in my style of play here at Dynamos," the Delhi franchise's head coach Miguel Angel Portugal said in a press release. "I am delighted to have signed a permanent deal with Delhi Dynamos. The club and coach Portugal had believed in me and my game has gone from strength to strength over the past few months. I am hoping to give my best not just this season but in the coming seasons as well," Nandhakumar ..
Zubaer, Prabhu qualify for National Finals of Mercedes Trophy
City golfers Zubaer Ahmed and Prabhu Srirampura today grabbed qualification spots on the first day of the Bengaluru qualification leg of Mercedes Trophy here. Zubaer and Prabhu carded a Nett. Score of 70.4 and 72.4 respectively to grab the qualifications spots. The Mercedes Trophy has so far seen 11 qualifiers who will be competing in the National Finals to be play at the Oxford Golf Resort in Pune from April 4-6. "The course is really nice and I really enjoyed playing on it. I am really glad that I could give a good performance on the day," Zubaer said. "I feel really great and I am really looking forward to the finals. It was a little foggy in the morning and then it was windy but I am glad that it finally settled down and worked out well," Prabhu said. A total of 112 golfers participated on the opening day in Bengaluru and will see another 224 golfers compete for four remaining qualification spots over the next two days. This year's Mercedes Trophy will host 27 days ..
Afghanistan, NZ, South Africa qualify for Super League
A scintillating double-century stand between New Zealand openers Jakob Bhula and Rachin Ravindra lit up the Hagley Oval as several records were broken during the Group A match against Kenya which the hosts won by 243 runs in the ICC U-19 World Cup. Bhula's astounding innings of 180 was the highest individual innings in the history of U19 ODIs, while his 245- run first wicket partnership with Ravindra (117) was the best-ever opening stand in the tournament. The opening wicket partnership set the tone for more onslaught as Finn Allen joined the party with a belligerent 90 that resulted in New Zealand notching a mammoth 436 for four, the second highest total in ICC U19 Cricket World Cup. In another Group A match in front of broadcast cameras, Wandile Makwetu scored a run-a-ball 99 not out and fast bowler Hermann Rolfes took four wickets to help 2014 champions South Africa defeat defending champion the Windies by 76 runs. The result means New Zealand and South Africa have ...
Golfers Ahmed, Srirampura qualify for National finals
Golfers Zubaer Ahmed CAT (0-18) and Prabhu Srirampura CAT (19-24) qualified for the National finals of the Mercedes Trophy, it was announced on Wednesday.
Metro work forces slight change in marathon course at finish
The ongoing metro work has forced the organisers of the USD 405,000 Tata Mumbai Marathon, to be run on January 21, to make some alterations in the finish route for elite runners over the last 700 metres. However, race director Hugh Jones said that the changes made on the return route, that involved three turns instead of a single one before the runners sprinted over the last half km to the finish earlier, will not affect the timings by much in the 15th edition of the race. "Because of the metro construction work the marathon course has changed slightly, but not significantly. It's about 100m here and there. But we have also dropped some two U-turns after three years and kept one on the course. Over the last 700 metres there are three turns. It will add to the competitive spirit of the finish," said Jones who has been associated with the marathon since its inception in 2004. "It opens out more possibilities and the runners need to be careful instead of just relying on ...
N. Ireland to play S. Korea for first time in friendly
Northern Ireland will lock horns with Asian football superpowers South Korea for the first time in a friendly match at Windsor Park here on March 24.