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Dhoni credits bowlers for easy win over DC in Qualifier 2

Defending champions Chennai Super Kings Friday entered their eighth IPL final and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni credited the clinical effort of his bowing unit for setting up the platform for the comfortable win over Delhi Capitals in the Qualifier 2 here. Opting to bowl, CSK first restricted DC to 147 for nine and then chased down the target with six wickets in hand to set up a clash against Mumbai Indians in the IPL final in Hyderabad on Sunday. "The crucial part was to keep getting wickets. The credit needs to go to the bowlers. The captain only asks this is what I need. Then it's up to them to figure out how to bowl, and they have to put in the hard yards," Dhoni said at the post-match presentation ceremony. "Thanks to the bowling department for where we are this season. I would have preferred it if the openers finished it off. Once they got the required rate below 6 an over, there was no reason to play big shots and get out. They did the hard yards," he added. Dhoni also lauded ...

Neymar receives three-match ban for punching Rennes fan

Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar has been banned for three matches after the Brazilian international punched a Rennes fan in the aftermath of his side's Coupe de France final defeat.French Football Federation (FFF), on Friday, announced the ban. As a result, Neymar is forced to miss three domestic matches and another two-match suspended ban.However, the club in an official statement said that they have decided to appeal this decision to the Federation's Higher Committee of Appeal."Paris Saint Germain takes note of the verdict handed down by the French Football Federation's disciplinary committee, banning Neymar Jr for three matches, with another two-game suspended ban," the club said in a statement."Given the insults endured by several Paris players, including Neymar, at the end of the Coupe de France final, and the various elements submitted to the committee by Paris Saint-Germain in the player's defence, the club considers this sanction severe. Paris Saint-Germain and its player ..

Chennai Super Kings reach IPL final after trouncing Delhi Capitals

Chennai Super Kings defeated Delhi Capitals by six wickets at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium here on Friday and secured their spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) final which will be played against Mumbai Indians.Chasing a modest total of 148 runs, Chennai had a brilliant start as they witnessed an 81-run opening partnership between Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson. Both played some amazing shots and provided Chennai a scintillating start. Du Plessis scored his third half-century in this season of IPL before Trent Boult got hold of him in the 11th over.Keemo Paul bowled the 12th over in which Watson smashed three sixes and a boundary which helped Watson complete his half-century. Soon after scoring his second half-century in this season, Watson (50) gave away his wicket.Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayudu then came out to bat but Raina too gave away his wicket after scoring just 11 runs. After Raina's dismissal, skipper Dhoni took the field. Rayudu and Dhoni played steadily and added another ..

All-round Chennai thrash Delhi to storm into final

All-round Chennai Super Kings rode half centuries from Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson to storm into their eighth Indian Premier League (IPL) final as they beat Delhi Capitals by six wickets in the Qualifier 2 at the Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium here on Friday.

Clinical CSK beat DC by 6 wickets to enter 8th IPL final

Defending champions Chennai Super Kings produced a clinical performance to beat Delhi Capitals by six wickets and enter their eighth final of the Indian Premier League, here Friday. CSK dished out a disciplined bowling and fielding effort to first restrict DC to 147 for nine and then chased down the target with ease, reaching 151 or four in 19 overs. Dwayne Bravo (2/19), Ravindra Jadeja (2/23), Deepak Chahar (2/28) and Harbhajan Singh (2/31) shared eight wickets between them to keep DC in check after opting to bowl. CSK will play Mumbai Indians in the final of the ongoing IPL in Hyderabad on Sunday. The two teams have met each other thrice in summit clashes of the tournament earlier with MI finishing on the winning side twice while the Chennai outfit came out triumphant once. While CSK won the final battle in 2010, MI finished on the victorious side in 2013 and 2015. Chasing the modest total, Faf du Plessis (50 off 39 balls; 7x4s, 1x60 and Shane Watson (50 off 32; 3x4s, 4x6s) got CSK

CSK beat DC by six wickets to enter 8th IPL final

Chennai Super Kings defeated Delhi Capitals by six wickets in the Qualifier 2 to enter the final and stay on course of defending their Indian Premier League title, here Friday. Brief Scores: Delhi Capitals: 147 for nine in 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 38; Dwayne Bravo 2/19, Ravindra Jadeja 2/23, Deepak Chahar 2/28, Harbhajan Singh 2/31). Chennai Super Kings: 151 for four in 19 overs (Faf du Plessis 50, Shane Watson 50; Trent Boult 1/20).

Trainers also to be penalised if wrestler found positive in dope test: WFI

Amid several incidents of doping coming to light, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Friday decided to take the matter into serious consideration. The Federation has decided that if results of dope tests of any wrestler during national camps and international championships are found to be positive, then not only the athlete but also all the trainers at the camp will be barred and penalised.WFI also stated that in the past years, three to four Indian wrestlers have been found positive during dope tests which has affected India's reputation. Moreover, because of this, the Wrestling Federation of India had to pay a hefty fine of Rs 32 lakh to United World Wrestling."Wrestling Federation of India has decided that if any Indian wrestlers, during the national or international competition, is found to be positive in the dope test, then not only the wrestler but also all the trainers at the camp will be barred and penalised," WFI said in a statement."If a trainer finds a wrestler ...

Bhullar makes cut, Wallace leads at British Masters

Gaganjeet Bhullar played a brilliant second nine in the second round to make the cut comfortably while the other two Indians -- Shubhankar Sharma and SSP Chawrasia are set to exit from the British Masters. Bhullar, even par on first day, shot 68 after being even through 10 holes. He had four birdies in last eight holes and is now four-under through two rounds and was tied 29th though the position could change as more player complete the second round. With the cut likely at two-under, Sharma's 72-79 left him way short and Chawrasia (72 and 4-over through 14) was also sure to miss out. Meanwhile, the Hillside Golf Club resonated to some amazing play from Matt Wallace. Wallace (65-67) had a bogey free through 36 holes to set the target at 12-under. He leads by one shot over fellow Englishman Ross Fisher (68-65) and Swede Niklas Lemke (69-64). Three players, Thomas Detry (66 and 4-under through 11), Macus Kinhult (65 and 3-under through 9) and first round leader, Jordan (63 and 1-under ...

Inaugural edition of world's first women's cricket magazine 'CRICZONE' hits stands

The inaugural issue of world's first exclusive women's cricket magazine 'Criczone' was released here with Indian team vie-captain Smriti Mandhana featuring as the cover story. Top international cricketers like Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smiriti Mandhana alomg with overseas players like Danielle Wyatt, Sophie Devine attended the event which is held on the sidelines of the inaugural women's T20 challenge. Saba Karim, BCCI's GM (Cricket Operations) said that the T20 Challenge tournament has been a learning curve for the apex cricket body in country. "It has been a learning curve for BCCI in many ways. We have come to know about the talent pool available in country and many more such things. We are pondering over how to take women's cricket forward. The possibility of full-fledged women's IPL too is open and the number of teams and the modalities have to be still worked on," Karim said. The publisher of the magazine, Yash Lahoti, said: "For us publishing Women's Criczone Magazine has .

Bowlers steal show as Chennai restrict Delhi to 147/9

Chennai Super Kings bowlers put up a superb show to restrict Delhi Capitals to 147/9 in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Qualifier 2 at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium here on Friday.

Mohun Bagan appoint Jose Antonio Vicuna as new coach

Mohun Bagan have announced on Friday that Jose Antonio Vicuna will take over as their new coach for the 2019-20 season.The 47-year old is a UEFA Pro Licence holder and has experience of coaching in Spain and Poland. He won the Polish League and the Polish Cup in 2012-13 as part of Legia Warsaw coaching staff. In 2015-16, he won the Polish Super Cup as part of the Lech Poznan coaching staff."We have spoken with Kibu and he is happy and excited about the challenges of coaching in Mohun Bagan," Mohun Bagan's official website quoted directors Srinjoy Bose and Debashish Dutta, as saying."Kibu has the ability, knowledge and experience. He promotes young players and has a style and a way of working similar to ours. He has a philosophy of the game that is very much like Mohun Bagan's philosophy and is a hard worker. Also, he is passionate about applying advanced technology to both training and matches," they added.Vicuna has coached prominent footballers like Raul Garcia, Cesar Azpilicueta, ..

Clinical CSK restrict DC to 147/9

Defending champions Chennai Super Kings dished out a clinical bowling effort to restrict Delhi Capitals to 147 for nine in the Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League, here Friday. Dwayne Bravo (2/19), Ravindra Jadeja (2/23), Deepak Chahar (2/28) and Harbhajan Singh (2/31) shared eight wickets between them to keep DC in check after opting to bowl. Sent into bat, DC made a shaky start with Prithvi Shaw (5) and Shikhar Dhawan (18 off 14) adding 21 runs in 2.3 overs before the former was caught plumb in front of the wicket by Chahar. Shaw's dismissal opened the floodgates as DC lost three wickets in quick time to slump to 75 for four in 11.3 overs. Dhawan was the next to depart, caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni off Harbhajan and then Colin Munro (27) was holed at deep square-leg by Bravo off Jadeja as the South African went for a slog sweep. Skipper Shreyas Iyer (13 of 18) tried to anchor the innings but he too fell while going for a big shot, caught by Suresh Raina off Imran Tahir ...

BCCI not to take action, Llong to officiate in IPL final

British umpire Nigel Llong is set to officiate in the IPL final as the BCCI decided against taking any action for his angry outburst during the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad earlier this week. It is learnt that the Committee of Administrators (CoA), in consultation with the IPL Operations team, has allowed Llong to officiate despite an official complaint lodged by the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA). "Nigel Llong's performance has been one of the best in the IPL. It was a moment's outburst and can happen with any human being. He realised his mistake and paid from his own pocket. So the matter ends there," a senior BCCI official, privy to development, told PTI on conditions of anonymity. Umpire Llong had an argument with RCB skipper Virat Kohli and fast bowler Umesh Yadav after a contentious no-ball decision in the final over of the Sunrisers innings. He had then kicked the door of the umpires' room at the Chinnaswami Stadium and caused a .

Sethu FC, Manipur Police win in IWL

Ratanbala Devi scored a hat-trick as Sethu Football Club hammered SAI-STC Cuttack 9-0 on Friday to remain at the top of Group II in the Indian Women's League here. Ratanbala scored in the fourth, 29th and 88th minutes to take Sethu to this massive win. Sandhiya (9th and 87th) struck twice while Indumathi (45+2), Dangmei Grace (66) and Sabitra Bhandari (81st) scored one goal each. Subha Patra of SAI-STC Cuttack scored an own goal in 73rd minute. In the other match, Manipur Police continued their top form by beating Baroda Football Academy 6-1. Bala Devi was on song again as she scored a hat-trick (13th, 37th and 45+3). The other goal-scorers for Manipur Police were Daya Devi (7th) and Prameshwori Devi (90th). Mona scored the lone goal for Baroda Football Academy in the 33rd minute.

Delhi Capitals skipper Iyer : Young teammates performed above expectations

Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer believes his team, which is populated with young players, has performed above expectations during the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) as it is just two matches away from its maiden IPL win."All are youngsters in the team, we have been performing well, way above our expectations to be honest because getting maturity at such a young age, you hardly get to see in any player out there," Iyer said in a video posted by the official handle of Delhi Capitals.Iyer acknowledged the fact that their game against Chennai Super Kings will be intensive as the rivals had players with experience.However, he feels that they are 'fearless' and 'relentless', which is going to make the game a very competitive one."It is going to be an intensive game, they have very experienced players and they have been in such situations before as well so they know how to go about it. But at the same time, we are fearless and relentless players. So, it is going to be a good ...

Kenya drops two female sprinters over testosterone levels

Two Kenyan sprinters have been dropped from the team for the IAAF World Relays championship in Japan this week, after blood tests showed high levels of testosterone, Athletics Kenya said Friday. The decision to leave Kenya's 100m and 200m champion Maximilla Imali and 400m runner Evangeline Makena off the team comes after South Africa's Caster Semenya lost a court challenge against plans to force some women to regulate their testosterone levels. The decision last week by the Court of Arbitration for Sport means that female athletes with elevated testosterone will have to take suppressive treatment if they wish to compete as women in certain events. "We could not risk travelling with the two athletes after the recent IAAF ruling on the restriction of testosterone levels on female runners took effect on May 8," Athletics Kenya (AK) director of competitions Paul Mutwii told AFP. It is not the first time that 23-year-old Imali, who also holds the Kenyan 400m record, has undergone a blood ..

Jatragachi, Tollygunge enter school regatta finals

True to expectations, reigning champions Jatragachi Pranabananda High School represented by Rejayan Karim, Gautam Bairagi, Afridi Ali and Rezaul Mollah stormed into the final of the Junior Boys category defeating South Point in the 47th All India Invitation School Regatta at the Lake Club Course in Rabindra Sarovar here on Friday.

CSK win toss, ask DC to bat first in Qualifier 2

Chennai Super Kings skipper M.S. Dhoni won the toss and elected to field first against Delhi Capitals in Qualifiers 2 here on Friday.

CSK win toss, elect to bowl first against DC

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bowl first against Delhi Capitals in the Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League here Friday. CSK made one change to their playing eleven, bringing in Shardul Thakur for Murali Vijay. Delhi, meanwhile, have fielded an unchanged side. Teams: Delhi Capitals: Shreyas Iyer (C), Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Colin Munro, Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Sherfane Rutherford, Keemo Paul, Amit Mishra, Trent Boult, Ishant Sharma. Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir.

Richards wants Dhoni and boys to emulate Liverpool

West Indies great Vivian Richards said that Chennai Super Kings can take a leaf out of Liverpool's book to tackle a youthful Delhi Capitals when the two sides face each other in the second Qualifier on Friday. "This is a clash of experience against youth and DCs energy has made a big difference for them throughout the tournament," said Richards in a column for Times of India.