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Harbhajan reveals Watson batted with bleeding knee in IPL final
Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has made a praiseworthy revelation about his Chennai Super Kings teammate Shane Watson, stating that the Australian played the Indian Premier League (IPL) final with a bleeding knee.Watson got six stitches after the final against eventual champions Mumbai Indians in this year's edition of the IPL.Singh shared a picture on his Instagram story and wrote, "Can you guys see the blood on his knee... he got 6 stitches after the game... got injured while diving but continue to bat without telling anyone."[{d13d2518-1e65-4fbe-8bb3-4821594deecc:intradmin/bhajji_oRuhl6w.JPG}]"Respect brother what a LEGEND @srwatson33 given sweat, blood and everything for the team.. INSPIRING @chennaiipl." Singh went on to say.[{75ca35a9-965d-4ba2-a56e-4e00639faf3f:intradmin/bhajji23232.JPG}]Watson injured his leg while diving at the non-striker's end in the third over off Lasith Malinga, leaving the Brisbane-born with his yellow uniform stained red around the left knee.The Australian
Four Indian students awarded La Liga scholarship
The La Liga Football Schools Scholarship is being granted to four Indian students this year -- two from Mumbai and two from Bengaluru. The selected students will visit Spain from May 26 to June 5 to train with first division club, CD Leganes.
Chennaiyin FC look to continue winning run against Abahani in their first away match of AFC Cup
Chennaiyin FC would look to continue their winning streak and consolidate their position at the top when they take on Abahani Dhaka in their first away match of the AFC Cup, here Wednesday. A win on Wednesday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium will take Chennaiyin closer to the next round -- the Inter-Zonal Play-off Semifinals -- and also widen the gap with other teams in the four-team Group E. Chennaiyin are leading the group with seven points -- with two wins and a draw -- while Abahani are second with four points. All the four sides have played three matches each so far. Minerva Punjab are third with three points while Nepalese outfit Manang Marshyangdi Club are at the bottom with just one point. Only the top team from the group will make it to the next round. Chennaiyin had defeated Abahani by a solitary goal in their first leg match in Ahmedabad on April 30 and a win for the 2015 and 2017-18 Indian Super League champions on Wednesday will put them in a strong position to qualify
Watson batted with bleeding knee in IPL final: Harbhajan
Shane Watson, who scored a valiant 80 for the Chennai Super Kings in the finals of the just concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) which CSK lost to Mumbai Indians, batted all the way battling an injury, reveals his teammate Harbhajan Singh.
Muguruza beats Zheng to find her clay feet in Rome before Roland Garros
Former French Open winner Garbine Muguruza warmed up for this month's clay-court Grand Slam at Roland Garros by easing into the second round of the Italian Open on Monday with a straight sets win over China's Zheng Saisai. Muguruza -- a former world number one now ranked 19th -- came through 6-3, 6-4 for her third win over 46th-ranked Saisai this season. The 25-year-old Muguruza, who won the French Open in 2016 and Wimbledon in 2017, has twice reached the semi-finals in Rome. "It was a slow start but I'm happy because last week wasn't a good week for me," Muguruza, who exited the Madrid Open in the first round, told the WTA website. "I love Rome and it is very important for me to get as many matches as I can for the Grand Slam at the French Open." She next plays either Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki, the 11th seed, or American Danielle Collins, for a place in the third round. It was not a good day for Chinese players at the Foro Italico with two-time Australian Open champion Victoria ...
Ireland tri-series: Windies defeated in second face-off against Bangladesh
Shai Hope sustained impressive form and his captain Jason Holder found the right touch for West Indies in the Ireland tri-nations ODI series but they failed to ignite the rest of their team.West Indies were handed a five-wicket defeat by Bangladesh in the penultimate match of the preliminary competition at Malahide on Monday evening. Hope gathered a typically composed 87 from 108 balls, including six fours and one six, and anchored the Caribbean team to 247 for the loss of nine after they chose to bat.The West Indies wicket-keeper batsman was again the glue that held the top order of the batting, carrying his aggregate for the series to 396 runs at an average of 99, as he engineered a recovery with Holder after West Indies stumbled to 99 for the loss of four in the 24th over.Hope, who has scored 1153 at 67.82 over the last 18 months, shared 112 for the fifth wicket with Holder, whose 62 from 76 balls included three fours and one six. There was little stability from the rest of the ...
Kuldeep bowls a wrong one, stumps Dhoni with humour
The old adage goes "to err is human..." and it is often believed that former India skipper M.S. Dhoni, one of the best thinkers in the game of cricket, is beyond mistakes when it comes to strategising and calling the game on the pitch. However, there are times when even Dhoni falters, as teammate Kuldeep Yadav reveals.
IPL final brings record breaking viewership for Hotstar
OTT platform Hotstar broke global records by registering 18.6 million concurrent viewers in the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 final.
Tiger chases 16th major, No. 1 spot as PGA pratice begins
Tiger Woods launched his quest for a 16th major title, and a possible return to world number one, with a PGA Championship practice round in cold and rainy conditions. The 43-year-old American, who snapped an 11-year major win drought by capturing last month's Masters, toured the front nine at Bethpage Black in just under 2 1/2 hours ahead of Thursday's start to the year's second major tournament. "I feel good," Woods told Golfweek on Monday. "Got a couple more days of work to get in and I'll be ready to go." Woods hopes to pull within two of the all-time record 18 majors won by Jack Nicklaus and take a fifth PGA crown, which would match the career record hauls of Nicklaus and Walter Hagen. "To tie Walter Hagen and Jack Nicklaus with five wins would be a very special accomplishment," Woods said. With a victory, Woods would also match the all-time career US PGA wins record of 82 by Sam Snead. Woods, whose career had been jeopardized by years of nagging back pain before 2017 spinal ...
Politano, Perisic put Inter Milan on brink of Champions League
Matteo Politano and Ivan Perisic scored in either half as Inter Milan reclaimed third spot in Serie A with a 2-0 win over already-relegated Chievo to close in on Champions League football next season. Politano opened after 39 minutes in the San Siro with Perisic adding the second four minutes from time, as Chievo played the last fifteen minutes a man down after Nicola Rigoni was sent off for a second yellow card on Monday. Inter move back one point ahead of Atalanta as both teams edge closer to joining champions Juventus and second-placed Napoli in elite European football with two games left this season. AC Milan and Roma are three points adrift of fourth place, with further back Torino in seventh, five points outside the Champions League berths. Inter could seal their place with a win next Sunday at Napoli or at home against lowly Empoli on the final day of the season the following weekend. Inter's win ended Lazio's Champions League ambitions with the Romans in eighth place with a ...
WADA chief to be picked amid Russia doping controversy
Authorities meet on Tuesday to strike an agreement on who will take over from the current head of the World Anti-Doping Agency Craig Reedie as the body faces intense scrutiny over the Russian doping scandal. The 78-year-old Reedie, who leads a body criticised for lifting sanctions on Russia in September, steps down in December but the public authorities group meet in Montreal to pick their nominee to be WADA's fourth president. WADA rotates its presidency between representatives from the international sports bodies (the International Olympic Committee and federations) and governments. After Reedie's two terms it is now the turn of the member states to agree on a new chief, who will be formerly crowned at the WADA congress in Katowice in November. Delegates will have to pick between Poland's Sports Minister Witold Banka, who comfortably beat current WADA vice-president Linda Helleland as Europe's candidate in January, and Domenican Marcos Diaz, a WADA executive committee member. Should
UEFA panel to recommend Man City Champions League ban - report
European football's financial regulators are poised to recommend that newly minted Premier League champions Manchester City be barred from the Champions League, the New York Times reported. European football's governing body UEFA and the Premier League launched an investigation this year after allegations made in German magazine Der Spiegel that the club broke Financial Fair Play rules. Members of the investigatory chamber of UEFA's financial control board, set up to analyze the accounts of clubs suspected of breaking cost-control regulations, met two weeks ago in Switzerland to finalize their conclusions, the newspaper said. "The investigatory panel's leader, the former prime minister of Belgium Yves Leterme, will have the final say on the submission to a separate adjudicatory chamber, which could be filed as soon as this week. The body is expected to seek at least a one-season ban," the Times said. It was unclear if such a ban, if levied, would be enforced next season or in the ...
Pick right venues and improve base for Women's IPL, say India's former captains
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): "It has been a long time since we have seen women's matches in Jaipur. It will be interesting what the crowds are like," former India women captain Shubhangi Kulkarni had told ANI ahead of the recently-concluded Women's T20 Challenge.The three matches prior to the May 11 showdown at Sawai Mansingh stadium saw fewer spectators. However, the finale between Velocity and eventual champions Supernovas witnessed a crowd of over 13,000 people cheering both Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur's teams contesting in the low-scoring last-ball thriller."Mostly in the major cities, we haven't had a good crowd. There were times earlier when we used to have packed stadiums. We had an England versus India match in Centurion in 2004 (which saw) a packed stadium. In 1976, we played a Test match at Patna and we had a full stadium. I think we need to pick the right venues to be able to attract the crowd. We need to think differently about women's games. Think of those venues
Family affair as Serena, Venus set up Rome rematch
Serena Williams will take on sister Venus in the second round of the Italian Open more than two decades after they last met on the red clay of Rome after both advanced in different styles. Four-time Rome winner Serena, 37, returned after two months out injured easing through 6-4, 6-2 against Swedish qualifier Rebecca Petersen. But 38-year-old Venus, whose only Rome title came back in 1999, needed over three hours to battle past Belgian Elise Mertens 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (7/4). Serena has not played since a hard-fought three-set win also over Petersen in the second round at the Miami Open in March before withdrawing with a knee injury. The 23-time Grand Slam winner -- now ranked 11th -- also withdrew from Indian Wells in March complaining of illness. Watched by her husband Alexis Ohanian, Williams sealed victory on her second match point against her 64th-ranked opponent after 76 minutes on court. "I felt good, I wasn't sure how it was going to feel," said Williams. "It's been a while, I ...
Copa America hosts Brazil bars entry to foreign hooligans
Copa America hosts Brazil will stop known violent foreign fans from entering the country for the South American football tournament starting next month, officials said. Troublesome supporters identified by border control and immigration officers will be turned back, the justice and public security ministry said. The order takes immediate effect. Facial recognition systems will also be deployed in stadiums to identify hooligans during the competition, the official Brazil Agency said. Asian champions Qatar are to make their Copa America debut in Brazil as one of two invitees to the tournament alongside Japan, making their second appearance. Games will be held in five cities: Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and Sao Paulo. The hosts kick-off the Copa America, which they have won eight times, against Bolivia in Sao Paulo on June 14. The final will be played at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium on July 7.
IPL to World Cup, takes Dhawan a minute to change gears
He is known as the India's man for the ICC events. Every time the 'Men in Blue' play an ICC tournament, Shikhar Dhawan undoubtedly steals the show with some quality knocks at the top of the innings. And now, as India gear up to challenge the top teams across the world and lift the coveted 2019 World Cup, Dhawan's role at the top of the order will be all the more crucial.
Warner does it again, wins Orange Cap for 3rd time
Australian opener David Warner, who won the Orange Cap in the just concluded edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), became the first batsman to achieve the feat thrice in the tournament's history.
It's official! BWF launches outdoor badminton game
Playing badminton on the beach? Yes, it is now becoming real and official.
Pune kick-off IPKL on winning note
Hosts Pune Pride's Indo-International Premier League (IPKL) campaign got off to a perfect start with an overwhelming 43-34 win over the Haryana Heroes at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi on Monday.
Bangladesh reaches ODI final after cruising past WI again
Bangladesh qualified for the tri-nations cricket final in Ireland after another cruisy win over the West Indies on Monday. The West Indies reached Friday's final after beating the tournament host on Saturday for a second time. But it lost for a second straight time to Bangladesh, when 247-9 was easily chased down by Bangladesh, which made 248-5 with 16 balls to spare. The match was won tamely on a wide delivery by Sheldon Cottrell, but it was an all-round effort by Bangladesh. Without haste, opener Soumya Sarkar scored 54 and Mushfiqur Rahim 63, and they were well supported by Tamim Iqbal (21), Shakib Al Hasan (29), Mohammad Mithun (43), and Mahmudullah (30 not out). Offspinner Ashley Nurse was the pick of the bowlers with 3-53. Bangladesh's own bowlers set up the easy chase after restricting the West Indies to another sub-par total. Opener Shai Hope made 87 from 108 balls and was on track to a third century in four games until he tried to pull Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza .