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Man City's Kompany hails 'hardest' Premier League title
Vincent Kompany said Manchester City's Premier League title win on Sunday was the "hardest" he had experienced after Pep Guardiola's men held off Liverpool on a dramatic final day. City won 4-1 on the south coast, with Sergio Aguero, Aymeric Laporte, Riyad Mahrez and Ilkay Gundogan on the scoresheet after Glenn Murray gave the home side a shock lead in the first half. A 14th straight league win ensured Guardiola's men pipped Liverpool by a solitary point as the Reds' long wait to win the league continued despite a 2-0 victory over Wolves at Anfield that saw them post the third highest points tally in Premier League history. "Back to back... I think it was the hardest, most tough Premier League ever," Kompany told Sky Sports. "Liverpool was exceptional. I don't meant to rub it in, it is what it is, they didn't deserve to lose. "It makes me so much more happy that we played such a great team all season. We had our backs to the wall, we won at the Etihad and today we were able to stay in
Defiant Liverpool turn to Euro dreams as title bid ends in frustration
As the clock ticked down on Liverpool's unsuccessful bid to win their first English title in 29 years, a defiant refrain echoed around Anfield as all four sides of the famous old stadium chanted "We shall not be moved, we're the team that's gonna win the European Cup". Liverpool may have fallen just a point short in the title race after Manchester City retained the Premier League crown with their 4-1 victory at Brighton. But the Anfield faithful were determined to remind the world that Sunday's 2-0 win against Wolves in their last domestic game of the season wasn't the end of an incredible campaign for Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp's side hope to turn the agony of their title near-miss into the ecstasy of a sixth European Cup when they face Tottenham in the Champions League final on June 1. Tuesday's incredible 4-0 win against Barcelona that erased a 3-0 first leg deficit and sent Liverpool to their second successive Champions League final, ensuring their last shot at winning the title for .
Chahar, Tahir star as Chennai restrict Mumbai to 149/8
Deepak Chahar (3/26) and Imran Tahir (2/23) starred with the ball as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) restricted Mumbai Indians (MI) to 149/8 in 20 overs in the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here on Sunday, even as Kieron Pollard hit an unbeaten cameo (41* off 25) down the order.
'He's a joy, I love him': Bernardo fuels City's title triumph
Bernardo Silva emerged as the understated driving force behind Manchester City's Premier League title triumph after the Portugal playmaker finally won over Pep Guardiola. While the two major player of the year awards in England went to his City teammate Raheem Sterling and Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk, Bernardo has delivered a sublime season that deserves its own recognition. In a campaign during which City were without the injured Kevin De Bruyne for long periods while David Silva only occasionally reached peak form, it was Bernardo who provided their creative impetus time and again. It is a remarkable transformation for the diminutive 24-year-old, who has gone from a fringe player last season to one of the first names on the teamsheet for City boss Guardiola. Bernardo started only 15 Premier League games in his first season as he struggled to convince the manager that he was ready for the physically demanding nature of English football. But, from the moment he starred in the ...
Man City batter Brighton to retain Premier League title
Manchester City held off a titanic challenge from Liverpool to become the first side in a decade to retain the Premier League title by coming from behind to beat Brighton 4-1 on Sunday. A 14th straight league win ensured Pep Guardiola's men pipped Liverpool by a solitary point as the Reds' long wait to win the league continued despite a 2-0 victory over Wolves at Anfield that saw them post the third highest points tally in Premier League history. City remain on course to complete the first ever domestic treble in English football in the FA Cup final next weekend as goals from Sergio Aguero, Aymeric Laporte, Riyad Mahrez and Ilkay Gundogan saw the visitors recover from Glenn Murray's shock opener. For 83 seconds Liverpool fans were able to dream, but City showed why they are champions and have racked up a remarkable 98 points, just two shy of their record century of points last season. Liverpool applied as much pressure as they could with their own nine-game winning run to end the ...
Pollard's unique protest earns him reprimand from umpires
In an act rarely seen in cricket, an annoyed Kieron Pollard, to everyone's astonishment, took strike near the tramline before nearly leaving the pitch, attracting the ire of the umpires during the IPL final here Sunday. Mumbai Indians' Pollard, though, adamantly stood his ground in protest during the summit clash against Chennai Super Kings. Bowling the final over of the MI innings, Dwayne Bravo, finding birthday boy Pollard shuffle repeatedly towards the off-stump from his one-leg guard, cleverly bowled fuller deliveries outside the 'tramline' (marked for wide balls) for three dot balls. On all three occasions, straight umpire Nitin Menon didn't signal wide as expected by Pollard, the reason being the burly batsman's big trigger. After the third dot delivery, Pollard's frustration was evident as he flipped his bat in the air even though he didn't utter a word. Just as Bravo got into his stride to bowl the fourth delivery, Pollard, in a mock gesture, left the stumps open and kept ...
Tahir becomes highest wicket-taker in IPL 2019
Imran Tahir became the highest wicket-taker in this season's Indian Premier League during the final between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, here on Sunday.
With 26 wickets, Tahir grabs Purple Cap from Rabada
Chennai Super Kings' leg-spinner Imran Tahir Sunday pipped compatriot Kagiso Rabada to emerge as the highest wicket-taker winning the coveted 'Purple Cap' in the Indian Premier League. Incidentally, Tahir also became the oldest player at 40 to win the 'Purple Cap' in the league. The ace wrist spinner edged past Rabada, who turned out for Delhi Capitals before injury curtailed his campaign, when he flummoxed Mumbai Indians' Ishan Kishan in the final of the cash-rich league for his 26th wicket. Tahir picked up 26 wickets in 17 matches at a measly economy rate of 6.66. Prior to the summit showdown of the 12th edition, pacer Rabada led the charts with 25 wickets in 12 matches before back injury ended his campaign. Tahir returned with figures of 2/23 in three overs, also picking up the wicket of Suryakumar Yadav, besides Kishan. Kishan went for a slog sweep but top edged it, and Suresh Raina took an easy catch at point. His first wicket of the game came in his first over itself when ...
CSK limit Mumbai to below-par 149 in IPL final
Chennai Super Kings dished out a disciplined bowling performance under pressure to restrict Mumbai Indians to 149 for eight in the IPL final here on Sunday. After opting to bat, Mumbai ended up with a below-par total despite Kieron Pollard's unbeaten 25-ball 41. Deepak Chahar (3/26) was impressive once again and so was fellow pacer Shardul Thakur (2/37). The spinners, Harbhajan Singh (0/27) and Imran Tahir (2/23), too played a crucial role in limiting Mumbai Indians. The Rohit Sharma-led side was dealing in sixes early on in their innings with the in-form de Kock collecting three sixes out of the four hit in the first three overs. After a frugal first over, Chahar went for 20 runs in the following one with the South African wicket-keeper batsman going for his strokes on a true surface. Thakur was not spared either as de Kock clobbered him over deep-midwicket for his fourth six before top-edging a short one to Dhoni in the same over. All of a sudden, a promising start got converted ...
India's Jehan scores big win at Spanish Grand Prix
Indias racing sensation Jehan Daruvala created history during the Spanish F1 Grand Prix, scoring a dramatic victory in the inaugural round of the all-new FIA Formula 3 Championship, here on Sunday.
CSK's major strength is its fan army: Ashwin
After his stint with Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019, ace India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin presented his pre-match analysis of the final match as a special guest at Maruti Suzuki Cricket Live on the STAR SPORTS Network. He spoke about the season, team performance and the moments that led the cricket fans talking about the toughest T20 tournament.
Dhoni becomes most successful wicket-keeper in IPL
Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday became the wicket-keeper with most dismissals to his credit in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). He now has 132 dismissals (94 catches and 38 stumping) to his name.
CSK restricts Mumbai Indians to 149/8 in IPL final
Electing to bat, Mumbai Indians scored 149 for eight against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL final, here Sunday. Kieron Pollard top-scored for the Mumbai side with his unbeaten 41-run knock while Opener Quinton de Kock scored 29. Deepak Chahar accounted for three batsmen while Shardul Thakur and Imran Tahir took two wickets each for CSK. Both the teams have won three titles each. Brief Scores: Mumbai Indians: 149 for 8 in 20 overs.
IPL SCOREBOARD: CSK vs MI
Scoreboard of the IPL final between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, here Sunday. Mumbai Indians: Quinton de Kock c Dhoni b S Thakur 29 Rohit Sharma c Dhoni b D Chahar 15 Suryakumar Yadav b I Tahir 15 Ishan Kishan c Raina b I Tahir 23 Krunal Pandya c and b S Thakur 7 Kieron Pollard not out 41 Hardik Pandya lbw b D Chahar 16 Rahul Chahar c du Plessis b D Chahar 0 Mitchell McClenaghan run out 0 Jasprit Bumrah not out 0 Extras: (WD-3) 3 Total (For 8 wickets in 20 overs) 149 Fall of wickets: 1-45, 2-45, 3-82, 4-89, 5-101, 6-140, 7-140, 8-141. Bowling: Deepak Chahar 4-1-26-3, Shardul Thakur 4-0-37-2, Harbhajan Singh 4-0-27-0, Dwayne Bravo 3-0-24-0, Imran Tahir 3-0-23-2, Ravindra Jadeja 2-0-12-0.
TN Governor praises Gomathi Marimuthu for winning 800 m gold
: Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit Sunday lauded Gomathi Marimuthu for winning the 800 M gold at the Asian Athletics Championship and said she has inspired many more youth to not only participate in sports,but also excel in them to bring laurels to the state and country. Participating at a function organised by Indian Seafarers Welfare Organisation to felicitate Gomathi Marimuthu, he said athletes like Gomathi have emerged, thanks to the spirit of gender equality now being actively promoted in sports. "Saina Nehwal, P V Sindhu, Sania Mirza, Malleswari, Mary Kom, Geeta Phogat, Dipa Karmakar, Mithali Dorai Raj are some of the outstanding women sportspersons who have done us proud in sports in recent years", he said. Purohit said the encouragement for sports was growing today and the presence of a large number of participants in sports was indicative of the enthusiasm. Athletes like Gomathi would certainly inspire many more youth to not only participate in sports, but .
Sana Mir becomes highest wicket-taking spinner in ODI
Pakistan off-spinner Sana Mir has become the most successful women's ODI spinner in history after she took her 147th wicket, highest ever by any spinner in One-day International (ODI) cricket.Mir had 146 wickets under her belt when she stepped out on the field on Sunday to play against South Africa in the ongoing ICC Women's Championship being played in South Africa.She took only one wicket but the only wicket she took in the match turned out to be the most crucial one as she dismissed Sune Luus, who played a knock of 80 runs.It was her 118th appearance for Pakistan and surpassed West Indies spinner Anisa Mohammed and Australia's Lisa Sthalekar, who had accumulated 146 wickets each. Consequently, Mohammed and Sthalekar have slipped on to the second and third position, respectively.Currently, Mir is placed on the third position in the ICC's ODI bowling ranking, which is topped by Indian pacer Jhulan Goswami.Moreover, Mir climbed up to secure the third position in the list of most ...
Bhullar finishes T-25 at British Masters
Gaganjeet Bhullar once again played fairly solid golf for two-under 70 in the final round, ending Tied-25th at the Betfred British Masters, his second best finish of the season, here Sunday. He totalled seven-under 281 as he sunk in four birdies and two bogeys from 11th to 18th. While he did not drop a bogey on first as he had done first three days, he did drop a bogey on a Par-5 at 11th, but birdied the Par-5s at second and fifth and parred 17th. The 23-year-old Swede Marcus Kinhult (70), winless as a pro, played excellent golf on the final day and held his nerves over the final few holes, as overnight leader, Matt Wallace (71) showed chinks in his armour in the final stages. Wallce, defending champion Pepperell and McIntyre were tied for second, while Richie Ramsay who had a double on Par-5 second was fifth. First round leader Jordan Smith (68) and Paul Warring (67) were tied sixth and tournament host, Tommy Fleetwood (73) was Tied-eighth with seven others.
IPKL all set to light up Pune on Monday (Preview)
The stage is set for a star-studded opening ceremony of the Indo International Premier Kabaddi League (IPKL) at Balewadi stadium, here on Monday.
Indian-American student wins gaming championship in US
An Indian-American student is part of a team from the prestigious Georgia Institute of Technology that has won a coveted gaming championship in the US and will receive USD 9,000 each as scholarship money. Shiv Chopra and his teammates, Tyler Hiu and Sean Joplin, on Saturday swept off the Minnesota team 3-0 in the finals of the Hearthstone Intercollegiate Championship, is an online digital collectible card game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. The championship was part of the first-ever ESPN Collegiate Esports Championships. Some 400 college teams participated in the Hearthstone championship that started in March this year. The championship was streamed live on the Local Area Network in Houston. We chose an uncommon deck, focused on the match at hand, were considered the underdogs yet swept the semifinal (against Rochester Institute of Technology) and final 3-0, a thrilled Shiv Chopra, son of the editor of an Indian community weekly, said.
Sethu FC best FC Kolhapur City, SAI-STC Cuttack bounce back against Baroda academy
Sethu FC demolished FC Kolhapur City 9-0 while SAI-STC Cuttack bounced back with a convincing 4-0 win over Baroda Football Academy in the Indian Women's League (IWL) here Sunday. Sethu FC's Sabitra Bhandari and Ratanbala Devi scored a hat-trick each at the Guru Nanak Stadium. Sethu were dominant from the start, and it took them all of four minutes to break the deadlock, as Dangmei Grace finished off a quick move. A little over a quarter of an hour later, the India international netted again, this time, from the penalty spot. Just four minutes later, Dangmei's India teammate Ratanbala scored two in quick succession to make the scoreline 4-0 in Sethu's favour, even before the half-hour mark. Kolhapur defender Jabamani Tudu added an own goal from a cross by Ratanbala on the stroke of half time. Sethu's Nepal international joined the act in the second half, scoring a hat-trick in 20 minutes, starting with a 57th minute goal that ended with a Cristiano Ronaldo-like celebration. The second .