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India bowlers put SA on mat, home team reach 230/7 at tea
India bowlers led by Bhuvneshwar Kumar continued to get breakthroughs despite attacking batting from South Africa as the hosts were reduced to 230 for 7 at tea on the opening day of the first cricket Test. Debutant Jasprit Bumrah (1/60 in 13 overs) and young Hardik Pandya (1/37 in 9 overs) removed the dangerous pair of AB de Villiers (65) and skipper Faf du Plessis (62) in quick succession after their whirlwind 114-run stand to give the visitors an upperhand after the second session. The dangerous Quinton de Kock (43) was removed by Bhuvneshwar (4/68 in 14 overs) and the Proteas looked uncomfortable despite maintaining a healthy run-rate of 4.33 across the 53 overs that has been bowled over two sessions. Keshav Maharaj was unbeaten on 23 runs alongside Kagiso Rabada (0 not out) at the break. Post lunch, De Villiers and Du Plessis brought up their 100-partnership for the fourth wicket off 134 balls. Bumrah got his maiden scalp in De Villiers as he angled one in which ...
Minerva challenge awaits Gokulam Kerala FC tomorrow
A tough challenge awaits debutants Gokulam Kerala FC as they take on red-hot Minerva Punjab FC in an I-League match at the EMS Corporation Stadium, here tomorrow. Gokulam Kerala FC's home outing hasn't been good so far and they were on the receiving end in their final match of last year when reigning champions Aizawl FC overpowered them, thanks to double strikes by Daniel Addo and Andrei Ionescu. During the pre-match press conference today, coach Bino George explained that the cold plunge in his foreign recruits' form and injury was averting them from getting the desired results. "Ours is a new team. It will take time for us to settle down as a unit. The same applies to players as well. Foreigners are scoring goals for other teams. We are not getting the same sort of services from ours. That is our problem," he said. He informed that the seasoned prolific striker Odafa Okolie is likely to debut tomorrow for the yellow outfit provided that the formalities are ...
Scoreboard at tea on day one of
Scoreboard at tea on day one of the first cricket Test between India and South Africa here today: South Africa first innings: Dean Elgar c Saha b Bhuvneshwar 0 Aiden Markram lbw b Bhuvneshwar 5 Hashim Amla c Saha b Bhuvneshwar 3 AB de Villiers b Bumrah 65 Faf du Plessis c Saha b Pandya 62 Quinton de Kock c Saha b Bhuvneshwar 43 Vernon Philander b Shami 23 Keshav Maharaj not out 23 Kagiso Rabada not out 1 Extras: (B-2, LB-2, NB-1) 5 Total: (for 7 wkts in 53 overs) 230 Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-7, 3-12, 4-126, 5-142, 6-202, 7-221. Bowling: Bhuvneshwar Kumar 14-2-68-4, Mohammed Shami 12-4 43-1, Jasprit Bumrah 13-0-60-1, Hardik Pandya 9-1-37-1, R Ashwin 5-1-18-0.
South Africa 230/7 at tea on Day 1 of 1st Test
South Africa were 230 for seven at tea on the first day of the opening cricket Test against India, here today. AB de Villiers made 65, while captain Faf du Plessis scored 62. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (4/68) was the pick of the bowlers for India. Brief Scores: South Africa 1st innings: 230 for seven in 53 overs (AB de Villiers 65, Faf du Plessis 62, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4/68).
Veer Marathas vow to pump in PWL earnings back into the sport
Pro Wrestling League debutants Veer Marathas have vowed to pump in every penny they raise from the championship, including all the sponsorship money, back into the sport. "Maharashtra is a natural home for wrestling. Our first international champions have come from here. We want to take the sport back to its former glory," franchise co-owner Ranjit Saxena said. India's first individual medal winner in the Olympics Games, KD Jadhav, in fact was born in Goleshwar, Maharasthra. Ravi Jain, another co-owner, underlining his vision for the sport, said that the Veer Marathas would set up wrestling academies in places like Sholapur and Aurangabad that have a well-known affinity to wrestling. "We are delighted to be part of the Marathas," the team's champion player Praveen Rana said. "We are also grateful to have such gracious owners, who have come into the sport to promote it, rather than for any commercial reasons," he added.
I-League: Neroca defeat Arrows by slender margin
Neroca FC registered a 2-1 win over the Indian Arrows to move up to second place in the I-League standings at the Khuman Lampak Main Stadium here on Friday.
TN girls Kazima, Rathika lift cadet, sub-junior carrom titles
M. Kazima and R. Rathika, both from Tamil Nadu emerged champions, winning the Cadet girls singles and Sub-Junior girls singles crowns respectively in the LIC of India sponsored 44th Sub-Junior National and Inter-State Carrom Championship here today. In the cadet girls final, M. Kazima (12) brooked no opposition from her statemate S. Abirami who was unable to get going. Kazima quickly got into a rhythm and pocketed the coins with consistent regularity to score a thumping 21-0, 21-0 victory. Meanwhile, Rathika also came up with a steady performance to dash the hopes of Maharashtra's Shruti Sonawane without much difficulty. Playing confidently the 14-year-old Rathika cruised to a comfortable 15-2, 20-2 triumph. There was more disappointment for Maharashtra as Nilansh Chiplunkar and Om Taware went down fighting to Uttar Pradeshs Krishnadayal Yadav and Mohammad Areeb of Delhi in the cadet boys singles and sub-junior boys singles finals respectively. Results: Cadet girls ...
I-League: Kerala FC to take on Minerva Punjab FC
Debutants Gokulam Kerala FC will be aiming for an upset when they take on the in-form Minerva Punjab FC at the EMS Corporation Stadium here tomorrow. Gokulam Kerala FC's were beaten by reigning champions Aizawl FC, thanks to double strikes by Daniel Addo and Andrei Ionescu, in their last home outing. Coach Bino George, during the pre-match press conference, explained that the cold plunge in foreigners' form and injury was to be blamed for the loss. "Ours is a new team. It will take time for us to settle down as a unit. The same applies to players as well. Foreigners are scoring goals for the other teams. We are not getting the same sort of services from ours. That is our problem," he said. Meanwhile, he informed that the seasoned prolific striker Odafa Okolie is likely to debut tomorrow for the yellow outfit provided that the formalities are completed before that. "Odafa Okolie knows what the team seeks from him. He scored nine goals in the second division last season and
Consistent selection key to Pak's cricket success: Ex-players
Sidelined Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Kamran Akmal have called on Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to be consistent in terms of selection.Lamenting that players are getting hastily picked and dropped and not getting sufficient time to establish themselves, Salman said, "India shows more consistency in allowing their players to play top level cricket.The Dawn further quoted him, as saying, "Rohit Sharma's batting average was hardly 25 or 30 but the Indians persisted with him to make Sharma a world class player."Both emphasised that only performance of players in the domestic season should be the base and criterion for selection, and added that if coaches and selectors focus on that, "our team would never fare badly."Salman called for batsmen-friendly pitches to be better prepared for Test cricket."After you identify a player's potential you have to stick with him, but in Pakistan we often induct players in haste and drop them abruptly too," he said.Discarded wicket-keeper batsman ..
Chandigarh to host sports lit festival
Play Write 2018, India's first of its kind sports literature festival, will be held here on March 17-18, its organisers announced on Friday.
4 Indians reach quarters of British Junior Open Squash
As many as four Indians have reached the quarterfinals of the ongoing British Junior Open Squash here, with at least one semi-final spot assured. The Indian boys have made it to the last eight stage in two age categories. India is assured of a semi-final spot in the boys U-17 section where Tushar Shahani and Saksham Choudhary, both seeded 9/16, will face each other later today. But there are chances of a couple of more semi-final spots. Neel Joshi, seeded 3/4, has also reached the quarters as has Arnaav Sareen, seeded 17/32, both in the U-15 section. Tushar, Saksham, Neel and Arnaav had impressive runs. Both Tushar and Saksham beat higher seeded opponents on their way to quarter-finals. Tushar's victims were Harish Qasim of Pakistan (9-11 10- 12 11-9 11-8 11-8) in the second round after a bye in the first. Then he got past Juan Carlos (Mexico) 11-9 12-10 11-5 before getting the better of 5/8 seed Lewis Anderson of England 11-9 11-7 5-11 6-11 11-1 in the ...
Golfer Pusalkar bags second National finals qualifying spot
Rajiv Pusalkar has bagged the second National finals qualifying spot from the city for the 18th edition of the Mercedes Trophy golf meet, it was announced on Friday.
GM Chakkravarthy nudges ahead in Mumbai chess tournament
Grandmaster Deepan Chakkravarthy kept up his winning ways as he beat defending champion Adam Tukhaev in the sixth round of the IIFL Wealth 3rd Mumbai Open International Chess Tournament here. The game that lasted 79 moves saw many twists and turns. But in the end, Deepan pulled off a crucial victory and moved to a score of 6/6, which puts him in firm control with only three more rounds to go, a media release issued here said. Iran's Parham Maghsoodloo is the only player close on Deepan's heels with 5.5/6. In the junior group, the field has opened up widely following a draw between Aaryan Varshney and Nikhil Magizhnan on the top-board in round six. Gukesh D, Pranav V and Srihari LR notched up victories in their respective games, thus joining Aaryan and Nikhil in lead with 5.5/6. A total of 600 players from 25 countries are participating across the two sections of this tournament which has a cumulative prize fund of Rs 20 lakh.
ISL: Under Grant, NE United set to start afresh against Goa (Preview)
NorthEast United FC will aim for a fresh start under a new coaching set-up as they face FC Goa in a Hero Indian Super League (ISL) match at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium here on Saturday.
New Zealand look to extend winning run against Pakistan (Preview)
Fresh from their recent triumph over the West Indies, New Zealand will aim to continue the momentum when they host Pakistan in the first of a five-match One-Day International (ODI) series at the Basin Reserve here on Saturday.
Latifi joins Sahara Force India as reserve and test driver
Sahara Force India on Friday announced Nicholas Latifi as the teams reserve and test driver for the 2018 season.
Subash Singh strikes twice to help NEROCA beat Arrows 2-1
Singam Subash Singh scored a brace to help NEROCA FC register a 2-1 win over Indian Arrows and move up to the second position in the Hero I-League, here today. A first-half brace by Subash Singh (39th, 45th minutes) helped NEROCA outplay a young Indian Arrows side for the majority of the game. Birthday boy Abhijit Sarkar (89th) scored a late consolation goal for the Arrows but it couldn't deter the Gift Raikhan-coached team from bagging all three points at the Khuman Lampak Main Stadium. Young Prabshukhan Singh Gill continued to stand in between the posts for the Arrows. Up front, Rahim Ali was deployed centrally and had support from Nongdamba Naorem and Rahul Kannoly Praveen on the flanks. Nigerian striker Felix Chidi lead the line for the home side, with Akhlidin Israilov in the attacking midfielder position. Seasoned striker Subash Singh started the game on the left wing. Felix Chidi was at the forefront of most of NEROCA's forays forward. The Nigerian striker, at the
ISL: James keeps faith in Kerala's title-winning ability
Kerala Blasters FCs newly-appointed coach David James believes he can replicate his first seasons performance with the team and guide them to the final of the Indian Super League season four.
Golfer Kiradech ready to mentor EurAsia debutants
Veteran Thai golfer Kiradech Aphibarnrat of Thailand is prepared to take on a new role of a mentor when he represents Team Asia at the EurAsia Cup next week.
Sharapova suffers Shenzhen semi-final defeat
Former world number one Maria Sharapova was dumped out in the semi-finals of the Shenzhen Open, losing in three sets to holder Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic here today. The Russian will return to the top 50 next week with the Australian Open looming at the end of the month, but she failed to reach her second final since returning last April after a drugs ban. Siniakova, the sixth seed, beat the 30-year-old 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 and will face world number one Simona Halep in the final. Halep cruised into the decider in southern China with a comfortable 6-1, 6-4 victory over fellow Romanian Irina- Camelia Begu. Sharapova was banned for 15 months for taking the performance-enhancing substance meldonium, and has been working her way up the rankings since returning to action, winning the Tianjin Open in October.