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FC Goa players yet to arrive, match against ATK to be delayed
A Navy fighter jet crash at the Dabolim airport today forced an unprecedented one-hour delay in the Indian Super League football clash between ATK and FC Goa here today. The home match of ATK was scheduled at 8pm but due to the unavoidable circumstances the kick off is delayed by a "minimum one hour". "The match between ATK and FC Goa will be delayed for a minimum of one hour," Football Sports Development Limited, the competition organisers, said in a release. An MiG-29 K fighter jet of the Navy overshot the runway and caught fire forcing the runway to be closed for operations for a brief period. It was another blow for the Gaurs' arrival plan. They were to depart Goa yesterday but a technical snag in their aircraft had forced them to stay put there and take today's flight for Kolkata. Their flight was to depart from Dabolim at 10am today. As per their new plan, the Goans are slated to land around 8pm here and that means they will have to directly head towards the match
The following are the 15th day
The following are the 15th day Hyderabad Winter Race results held here today. The Solitaire Plate Div.I (About) 1200 M Cat II Asteria (M/s Anil Kumar Venkat Epur, Bharat Venkat Epur and M Goutham Reddy) 60 carried 57.5 Md Ismail First Vancouver 55 Deepak S Second Magical Skill 55 carried 52.5 CP Boppanna Third Mahathi 57.5 Aneel Fourth Not run: Top Link rest eight ran Won By: 1/2 l, Neck, 1/2 l Time: One minute 13.21 seconds Winner Trained By: L D'Silva Favourite: Fashion High Tote Paid: Rs 46 for win, Rs 10, Rs 7 and Rs 6 for places SHP: Rs 20 Forecast: Rs 230 Quinella: Rs 91 Tanala: Rs 870 paid on 81 tickets.
Dhawan fit for first Test, Jadeja down with viral "illness"
Shikhar Dhawan has been declared fully fit while Ravindra Jadeja is down with viral "illness" ahead of the first Test against South Africa beginning here on Friday. Dhawan, who had suffered an ankle injury before flying out to South Africa, is set to open alongside Murali Vijay in the series opener at Newlands. "India opener Shikhar Dhawan is fit and is available for selection for the first Test. Dhawan had suffered a minor ankle injury before the team's departure to South Africa," the BCCI said in a statement. Vijay, speaking to reporters after the practice session, said Dhawan is ready for the first Test. "I am not sure about the playing eleven, but Shikhar has declared himself fit. So it is good for us going into this Test match. Hopefully, it is a good headache for the captain and the management," said Vijay. Jadeja, however, is racing against time to be fully fit for the game and has been taken to the hospital for treatment. "India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has ...
More open-minded in my preparation than last time: Vijay
Flexibility is the key while preparing for a difficult assignment and that's precisely the reason why senior opener Murali Vijay has done his homework with an "open mind" compared to his previous tours of South Africa. "I am preparing myself to be a little more open-minded than I was last time. You cannot have a set pattern you cannot go into a Test thinking that you are going to leave so many balls. You also have to be in a frame of mind to score runs," Vijay said during a media interaction after training session. "If they bowl in good areas, then you have to try and counter that and come out stronger as well. These are the things I think which will be critical for us to move forward. I just want to go out there and whatever is thrown at me, I just want to play my 'A' game and do well for my country," Vijay added. The bouncy tracks of South Africa has been the talking point of India's upcoming Test series but Vijay reckons that managing the bounce is easier for an ...
Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra boys advance into semis
Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra scored convincing victories to advance to the semi-final round of the sub-junior boys team championship of the LIC-sponsored 44th Sub-Junior National and Inter-State Carrom Championship here today. In quarter-final encounters, Tamil Nadu team comprising of singles players M Kaushik and A Musaraf, and the doubles pair of Guruprasath and Sandeep defeated Vidarbha 3-0. In contrast Maharashtras singles players Ojas Jadhav and Mayuresh Naik encountered tough fight from Assam while the hosts doubles pair of Om Taware and Pratham Mehta had it easy before the hosts romped to a 3-0 win. In the other quarter-final matches, Bihar prevailed over Hyderabad and Delhi defeated Uttar Pradesh by identical 2-1 margins to also progress to the last four. Meanwhile, former world champion K Srinivas of PSPB hogged the limelight with a break to finish in the third board of the second game as he went on to record a fluent 25-11, 25-0 win against Ansaar of Rajasthan in
No threat to India's No.1 status even if SAfrica sweep Tests
India's status as the No.1 Test side in ICC rankings will remain intact irrespective of how the series against South Africa pans out, but the Proteas will join the visitors at the top if they win all the three matches. Faf du Plessis's side is presently 13 points behind Virat Kohli's team, which is sitting on top of the table on 124 points. However, both the sides will finish on 118 points if the South Africa side makes a clean sweep of the series which starts in Cape Town on January 5, the International Cricket Council said in a statement. Even in that scenario, India will be ranked above South Africa when the points are calculated beyond the decimal point. In such a situation, India will be on 118.47 points, while South Africa will be on 117.53. On the other side of the coin, if India win all the three Tests of the series, then they will move to 128 points while South Africa will slip to 107 points. South Africa will be level on points with India at the top of the ...
Kohli, Dhoni set to be retained by respective IPL franchises
India skipper Virat Kohli and his predecessor Mahendra Singh Dhoni are among the top players who are set to be retained by their respective IPL franchises, Royal Challengers Bangalore and comeback outfit Chennai Super Kings respectively. The retention list of players is to be announced by BCCI here tomorrow. Kohli, yet to taste a triumph as captain in IPL in spite of his extremely successful run as national captain, and 2011 World Cup-winning skipper Dhoni are expected to be shoo-ins when RCB and CSK decide which players they are retaining in the squad for the next three seasons -- 2018 to 2020. Among other top Indians who are almost certain to be retained are Rohit Sharma, who led Mumbai Indians to their title triumph last season, exciting MI all-rounder Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, who is set to go back to CSK after playing for Gujarat Lions over the last two seasons, and Australian pocket dynamo David Warner for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Another franchise making a ...
Man City coach Guardiola slams EPL festive schedule
Manchester City chief coach Pep Guardiola has joined the chorus in slamming the tight winter festive schedule of the English Premier League (EPL), insisting the need to protect the footballers from burnout.
ATK, FC Goa match delayed after accident at Goa airport
The Indian Super League (ISL) match between ATK and FC Goa, slated to take place at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan here on Wednesday, has been delayed by at least an hour in the aftermath of a MiG-29K aircraft catching fire after skidding off the runway at Goa's Dabolim International Airport.
Maxwell dropped; Paine, Lynn recalled in Oz ODI squad
Cricket Australia (CA) on Wednesday dropped power hitter Glenn Maxwell while recalling T20 specialist Chris Lynn and wicketkeeper Tim Paine in the 14-man squad for the One-day International series against England, starting January 14.
NorthEast United sack coach de Deus, Siddy to take charge (Lead, correcting headline)
Struggling Indian Super League (ISL) franchise NorthEast United FC have sacked their Portuguese coach Joao de Deus Pires, a day after fellow ISL club Kerala Blasters parted ways with Rene Meulensteen.
Englishman David James returns as Kerala Blasters head coach
Former England goalkeeper David James today returned at the helm of affairs of Kerala Blasters, a day after the Indian Super League side sacked Rene Meulensteen as their head coach following a string of poor performances by the team. James, who has played for England in 53 matches between 1997 and 2010, was the marquee player-cum-head coach of Kerala Blasters in the inaugural edition of the ISL in 2014. He was the England goalkeeper during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. "David James arrived in Kochi today and we have appointed him as head coach of Kerala Blasters for the remainder of the ISL. We have informed the ISL which has approved his (James') taking over as head coach of Kerala Blasters," a team official told PTI on the condition of anonymity. As soon as he arrived, 47-year-old James, who spent seven years at English Premier League side Liverpool between 1992 and 1999 playing 214 matches, had a huddle with team owners and officials. It is also learnt ...
Cape Town Test: Jadeja down with flu, Dhawan declared fit
Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja could be a doubtful starter for the first Test of the three-match series against South Africa as he is suffering from viral illness.Confirming the news, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said that Jadeja has been suffering from "viral illness" for the last two days and that the decision regarding his selection would be taken only on the day of the opening Test.The BCCI further said that it is in touch with the medical team that has been monitoring him in Cape Town."The BCCI Medical Team in consultation with the local medical team has decided that Mr. Jadeja will be taken to a hospital for treatment and expects him to fully recover in the next 48 hrs. A decision on his availability for selection for the opening Test against South Africa will be taken on the morning of the match i.e. 5th January 2018," the statement from the board said.Meanwhile, Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan has recovered fully from a minor ankle injury that he sustained
NorthEast United sack coach de Deus, Meulensteen to take charge
Struggling Indian Super League (ISL) franchise NorthEast United FC have sacked their Portuguese coach Joao de Deus Pires, a day after fellow ISL club Kerala Blasters parted ways with Rene Meulensteen.
Yuki squanders chances galore in defeat against Herbert
Yuki Bhambri pressed the self-destruct button by squandering six break chances in the deciding set and crashed out of the Tata Open Maharashtra following a three-set defeat against eighth seed Pierre-Hugues Herbert here today. Bhambri's first serve let him down today as he bowed out with a 6-4 3-6 4-6 defeat against the Frenchman, ranked 81, in the second round of the hard court ATP 250 event. Bhambri, ranked 118, needed to play percentage tennis against a rival like Herbert but he struggled. His second serve hardly had any sting, making it easier for Herbert to attack. Herbert, to his credit, got better and better after a shaky start. He soaked in the pressure and came out strong. His body language remained strong while Bhambri could not assert himself despite being in advantageous position in the third set. In the second game of the decider, Herbert was down 0-40 but the Indian youngster, who has won 11 matches in a row on these courts, could not take advantage of ...
MercedesTrophy to tee off with Pune qualifiers tomorrow
Mercedes-Benz India will tee off the 18th edition of the MercedesTrophy with the Pune qualifiers at the Oxford Golf Resort here tomorrow. The prestigious corporate golf tournaments will host 27 days of golfing across 12 Indian cities, including Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Kolkata, Chennai, Chandigarh, Gurgaon, Noida and Jaipur. Forty winners will be selected from the qualifiers, which will end on March 11 in Jaipur. The national finals of the tournament will be played between April 4 to 6 in Pune and three winners will compete against those from tournaments played in 60 countries all over the world in the 29th edition of the MercedesTrophy in Stuttgart, Germany. For the first time, Mercedes-Benz's global charity partner Laureus Sport for Good Foundation is also associated with the tournament to raise funds for its programmes in India. Roland Folger, Managing Director and CEO, Mercedes-Benz India said, "MercedesTrophy is a well-established ...
Indian men's hockey team's national camp starts Thursday
After ending the year with a bronze medal at the Hockey World League (HWL) Final in Bhubaneswar, the Indian mens team will report for a 10-day national camp, starting at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru, from Thursday.
ATK, FC Goa match delayed due to accident at Goa airport
The Indian Super League (ISL) match between ATK and FC Goa, slated to take place at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan here on Wednesday, has been delayed by at least an hour in the aftermath of a MiG-29K aircraft catching fire after skidding off the runway at Goa's Dabolim International Airport.
Tai Tzu Ying is like some Ninja Warrior: Prannoy
In awe of women's shuttler Tai Tzu Ying, H S Prannoy has described the Taiwanese world no 1 as a "ninja warrior", whose strokes would be difficult to match even after practicing for a decade. "Tai Tzu is one player who I think she like some ninja. She plays certain strokes for which you will have to probably practice for 10 years and still will not be able to get hold of them," said World No 10 Prannoy, who has so far notched up 10 consecutive wins in the Premier Badminton League. "She has got unbelievable feel in her hands and is one girl who enjoys the most when she plays badminton that is what makes her a special candidate. I am glad I am with her in the team and I'm able to play against her in the practice session," he added. With five super series titles, Tai Tzu has been in stellar form this season and is currently unbeaten with three wins on the trot in the PBL with her last victory coming against India's Saina Nehwal who plays for Awadhe Warriors. Prannoy feels ..
Jadeja bogged down by illness, Dhawan recovers from ankle injury
India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been suffering from viral illness for the past two days, while opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan has recovered from an injury ahead of the first cricket Test against South Africa, it was announced on Wednesday.