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Smith makes his way through 'white noise' to score century
Even after coming back to the team from a year-long ban, Australia batsman Steve Smith did not receive the same welcome from the crowd as he got from his team-mates at The Rose Bowl. However, Smith expressed that he focuses on playing rather than giving attention to the "white noise"."It doesn't bother me, it's just doing my job and I know that I've got the support of my team-mates up on the balcony and that's the most important thing. If I can make them proud out in the middle and make Australians proud as much as I can well, that's my job. I just blank it out. They call it white noise. When I am out there I pay no attention to the crowd and just move on with playing the game," ESPN Cricinfo quoted Smith as saying.Smith played an impeccable knock of 116 runs which helped his side to register a 12-run victory over the hosts in the World Cup warm-up match on Saturday. Despite the crowd being vocal during his inning, Smith stated that he did not receive any similar treatment from the ...
Bayern Munich downs RB Leipzig 3-0
Bayern Munich came out on top in the final of the German Cup here with a 3-0 win over RB Leipzig, with two goals by Robert Lewandowski and one by Kingsley Coman, which means the Bavarian club close the season with a league and cup double after having already won the Bundesliga championship.
Valencia stun Barcelona to win Copa del Rey
Valencia were nearly flawless defensively and opportunistic on the counter-attack in a 2-1 victory over heavily favoured FC Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final, a memorable achievement for a side marking their 100-year anniversary.
T20 Mumbai: Sobo Supersonics make it to final
Sobo Supersonics dished out a clinical show as they defeated Aakash Tigers Mumbai Western Suburb by 26 runs in the second semi final of the T20 Mumbai league here Saturday. They will now play North Mumbai Panthers in the summit clash at the Wankhede stadium Sunday. Opting to bat first, Sobo Supersonics rode on a blistering hundred by skipper Jay Bista (110 off 60 balls) to pile up a massive 217/4 on the board and then restricted Aakash Tigers to 191/9. For Aakash Tigers, skipper Dhawal Kulkarni struck a valiant unbeaten 68 in 37 balls. The asking rate climbed and the Tigers, after losing half their side, were always playing the catch up game and eventually fell way short of the target. Earlier, Bista and his opening partner Hersh Tank (93 off 51 balls) laid the foundation of the mammoth total as they conjured up a 196 run stand for the first wicket. Bista hammered nine fours and five sixes, while Tank's explosive knock was studded with seven fours and five sixes. The duo
We still have lot of time to work: Jadeja after warm-up match loss
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Saturday said that India still have a lot of time to work on its skills ahead of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, beginning May 30."When you play in England it is always difficult. You are coming from India and playing on flat, low bounce wicket. The wicket was a little bit spunggy today. We still have a lot of time to work on it. Nothing to worry! We will keep playing our good cricket. We just need little bit tunning and we will do that," Jadeja said after the match.India lost to New Zealand by six wickets in the first warm-up match.Talking about the conditions, the all-rounder said, "Conditions were a bit tough as it was typical English condition. The wicket was a bit soft in the first 15-20 overs but as the game progressed it was getting better and better. We are hoping that in the match we get a different wicket, not this much amount of grass on the wicket."India were at 77 for the loss of five when Jadeja came out to bat. The India all-rounder ...
Ferran Corominas extends his stay with FC Goa
Indian Super League (ISL) franchise FC Goa, on Saturday, announced that Ferran Corominas has extended his stay with the club for one more year.The forward helped the club to its most successful season in 2018-19 as he led the line for Goa, the club that finished runners-up in the ISL before clinching the Super Cup, the club's first piece of silverware.The 34 goals in two seasons helped Corominas become the highest-ever goal-scorer in ISL history whilst winning the Golden Boot in each of the past two seasons. He was also awarded the Player of the Tournament in last season's ISL as well as the Super Cup."I'm happy to come back to Goa and it's what I've wanted since the end of last season. I've always said that my first option was to continue playing here. I love the place, the Goan people and the infrastructure we've. It's true that I've had offers from a number of teams, but the most important thing is to be happy and in Goa, my family and I are happy," Corominas said in a ...
Hamilton snatches dramatic Monaco GP pole with record lap
Lewis Hamilton snatched a dramatic pole position for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix with an all-time circuit record lap in the final seconds to outpace Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas by 0.086 seconds. The defending five-time champion and series leader clocked an unprecedented lap in 1min 10.166sec to end Bottas' run of three successive poles as Mercedes, mourning the death this week of non-executive chairman Niki Lauda, produced a record-equalling 62nd front row lockout. It was an emotional Hamilton's second pole in Monaco and the 84th of his career as he dug deep in the final seconds to find the speed required to grab the prime grid position from his team-mate. "Whoooah!" shouted Hamilton on team radio. "That's what I am talking about...." Max Verstappen was third for Red Bull ahead of four-time champion Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari, Pierre Gasly in the second Red Bull and Kevin Magnussen for Haas. Last year's race winner Daniel Ricciardo was seventh for Renault ahead of Daniel Kvyat .
Japan one win from first Sudirman Cup - but must beat China
Japan will have to defy the home crowd and the weight of history if they are to win the Sudirman Cup against China on Sunday. Japan have never lifted the mixed- team world championship since it began in 1989. In contrast, the hosts have won it a record 10 times and go into the final as slight favourites despite Japan being top seeds in Nanning. World number one Kento Momota, Japan's talisman, must beat second-ranked Shi Yuqi if they are to stand any chance. Momota, 24, did just that in the final of the world championships, also in China, last year. Japan on Saturday lost their opening match to Indonesia, in men's doubles, before winning 3-1 while China dismantled Thailand 3-0 to set up a meeting between badminton's two pre-eminent powers. The usually cool Momota celebrated wildly, pumping his fists and bellowing after seeing off Anthony Ginting 21-17, 21-19 to put Japan up 2-1 in the semi-final tie. The doubles pairing of Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara, the top-ranked women's duo .
CWC 19 warm-up: New Zealand stun India by 6 wickets
New Zealand defeated India by six wickets in their first World Cup warm-up match at the Kennington Oval on Saturday.In a below-par 180-run chase, New Zealand lost its openers Colin Munro and Martin Guptill inside the first 10 overs. Munro (4) was given leg-before in the second over of the match off Jasprit Bumrah. Hardik Pandya dismissed Guptill (22), who played an aerial but KL Rahul ran to his right from mid-on and completed the catch, leaving the Kiwis at 37/2Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor built a solid 114-run partnership for the third wicket to well place New Zealand. The duo completed their respective fifties before Yuzvendra Chahal got rid of Williamson for 67.Having enough wickets in hands, Taylor and Henry Nicholls almost sealed the win for New Zealand with one run required but Ravindra Jadeja denied Taylor (71) to hit the winning run as he was caught by Virat Kohli at the point. Nicholls without making any mistake hit the winning single to Kuldeep Yadav and took New Zealand
Japan beat Indonesia 3-1, face China in Sudirman final
Top-ranked Japan on Saturday edged out Indonesia 3-1 to seal its place in the final of the Sudirman Cup badminton tournament, eyeing a maiden title in the 30-year-old prestigious event.
Top seed Gayatri crashes out in junior badminton semis
Top seed P. Gayatri Gopichand of Telangana crashed out of the All India Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament, losing squarely to 16th seed Aashi Rawat of Delhi in a dramatic girl's semifinal upset on Saturday.
PSG extend Tuchel's contract till 2021
Top French football club Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday extended their German head coach Thomas Tuchel's contract till June 30, 2021. The club also extended the contracts of Tuchel's support staff until June 30, 2021, Xinhua reported.
Warm-Up: Batsmen get a shake up as India lose to NZ by 6 wkts
Indian batting line-up's soft underbelly lay exposed in slightly favourable bowling conditions as New Zealand gave a rude wake-up call, winning the first warm-up game ahead of the ICC World Cup by six wickets here Saturday. Under overcast conditions, Trent Boult's (4/33 in 6.2 overs) incisive swing bowling was a test of technique for the Indian top-order batsmen and the Men In Blue never recovered from an early collapse, being bowled out for 179 in 39.2 overs. It was a walk in the park for the 'Black Caps' as they reached the target in only 37.1 overs with Kane Williamson (67) and Ross Taylor (71) helping themselves to half-centuries. While it was a warm-up game and the outcome of the result isn't something that India would be bothered too much but what certainly would keep them worried is the failure to find a solution for their problems. KL Rahul failed at No 4, Dinesh Karthik's poor IPL form continued while Vijay Shankar and Kedar Jadhav's respective injuries in all likelihood ...
Top seed Gayatri, TN's Satish crash out of Junior Badminton
Top seed P Gayatri Gopichand exited the Yonex-Sunrise All India Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament, losing squarely to No. 16 Aashi Rawat from Delhi in a dramatic semifinal here Saturday. Tamil Nadu too suffered a big setback with No. 4 seed Satish Kumar crumbling against the No. 2 seed from Manipur, Maisnam Meiraba. Gayatri, daughter of India coach Pullela Gopichand, was error-prone against a worthy challenger in Aashi. She edged into the lead but saw Aashi recover ground at 6-6. The momentum shifted at that stage with Aashi jumping ahead at 10-9 and then 13-11. Gayatri continued to commit mistakes which Aashi exploited to the hilt, taking a strong 18-14 lead that proved to be good enough for a 21-15 victory. In the second game, Aashi was on a roll, jumping to a 5-1 lead before she streaked ahead 9-2 and 15-7. She didn't concede a single point after that for a well-deserved place in the final. Aashi now awaits the winner of the second semifinal between Tamil Nadu's Akshaya Arumugam .
Amid boos, Smith rakes up ton in WC warm-up game
Steve Smith continued his good run of form ever since he made a comeback to playing in Australia colours.
Aditi Ashok misses cut at Pure Silk Championship
Aditi Ashok missed the halfway cut by four shots after a bogey and a double bogey against two birdies in her one-over 72 at the Pure Silk Championship here. She shot 74 in the first round and ended at four-over 144 as the cut fell at 140. This was Aditi's sixth missed cut in nine starts this season. Jennifer Song and Jacqui Concolino, who played together, and Bronte Law shared the lead. Law shot a 3-under 68 while Song also had a 68. Concolino had five birdies and a bogey in a 67 alongside Song in the first group of the day off the 10th tee.
Diksha finishes 50th in France, Astha misses cut
Diksha Dagar finished T-50th after a disappointing final round of eight-over 79 on Saturday here at the Jabra Ladies Open. Diksha, who seemed to show a return to form with a fine 70 in the second round, slipped in the third and final round once again. She totalled 13-over 226 with rounds of 76, 70 and 79. Astha Madan, the other Indian in the field, missed the cut with rounds of 77 and 75. England's Annabel Dimmock rounded off the week with 68 after rounds of 69 and 69 in first two rounds. She totalled seven-under 206, while amateur Pauline Roussin Bouchard of France shot rounds of 68, 69 and 70 to finish a close second at six-under 207. Meghann McLaren (68-74-69) was third at 2-under, while Camilla Lennarth of Sweden was tied fourth with Hannah Burke and Olivia Cowan of Germany as only six players finished with under par aggregates.
Chawrasia, Bhullar slip in third round in Denmark
SSP Chawrasia carded two-over 73 in the third round to slip to tied-46th from tied-30 at the Made in Denmark golf tournament presented by FREJA here on Saturday. Chawrasia, who was lying tied-30th after two rounds, has now slipped alongside Gaganjete Bhullar, who last night made the cut on the line. Bhullar shot 71 and is also one-over 214 in T-46. Shubhankar Sharma, who had a superb finish in second round to make the cut, could not take advantage as he shot six-over 77 and slipped to T-73. Meanwhile, Bernd Wiseberger was five-under through 16 holes to move into lead as overnight leader, Matthias Schwab was one-over through 15 holes. Wiesberger missed seven months with a wrist injury last year but has played 12 events so far on the 2019 Race to Dubai as he looks for a fifth European Tour victory. Robert McIntyre, who had a great showing at British Masters continued his good form and was lying second at three-under through 17 holes in third round. Overall he was eight-under and two ...
Lahiri makes cut at tied-21st at Schwab Challenge on PGA Tour
Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri has made the cut at the Charles Schwab Challenge with one-under 139 and tied-21st here. He putted well to get back with a one-over 71 despite finding only eight of the 18 greens in regulation during his second round. Jonas Blixt, who has time and again done well over the first two days, is once again well placed. This time he leads at nine-under through two rounds and one shot clear of Kevin Na and Tony Finau who are tied for second at 8 under. Rory Sabbatini is in fourth at six-under. Lahiri bogeyed the third when he went into right rough and then green side bunker before chipping to eight feet. He rolled for two-putt bogey on the hole and dropped a shot. On the 406-yard par-4 sixth hole, Lahiri reached the green in two and sunk a 15-foot putt for birdie to get back to even. After a drive to the left side of the fairway on the 440-yard par-4 seventh hole, Lahiri had a 162 yard approach shot, setting himself up for the birdie from just under 10 feet to get
Corominas returns to FC Goa for 3rd season
Indian Super League franchise FC Goa Saturday announced that Ferran Corominas has extended his stay with the club for another year. Thirty-four goals in two seasons helped Coro, as he is popularly known, become the highest-ever goal-scorer in ISL history, winning the Golden Boot in each of the past two seasons of the league. "I am happy to come back to Goa and it is what I have wanted since the end of last season. I have always said that my first option was to continue playing here. I love the place, the Goan people and the infrastructure we have," the forward was quoted as saying in a media a release issued Saturday. "The goal for the coming season is clear. After a wonderful campaign last time around, the only thing that remains to be achieved is to be the champions of ISL," he said. "I do not have any personal goal. Winning a title as a team is the best there is and that's the thing that will drive me," added the Spaniard.