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Igor Stimac to be appointed as India coach
Former Croatia international Igor Stimac is all set to take over as Indian men's national team coach after the recommendation of AIFF's (All India Football Federation) Technical Committee.AIFF's (All India Football Federation) Technical Committee has put forward Stimac's name to AIFF's Executive committee, who will now ratify the decision."We have chosen Croatian Igor Stimac from the interviews. Every committee member and AIFF members questioned him and got a satisfactory reply. His preparation for Indian football is impressive. He has knowledge about the country. He is good so we all have decided to appoint him as the new head coach," Goal quoted Shyam Thapa, chairman of Technical Committee, as saying."The other candidates were also good. Swedish coach Hakan Ericson was also impressive. We also spoke with Albert Roca. We ultimately found Igor to be the best candidate out of these four," he added.The former Croatia defender has 53 caps as a player for Croatia between 1990 and 2002 and
Indian archers misfire in World Cup Stage II
Indian archers drew a blank in the individual and team events of both recurve and compound sections as they failed to enter the medal rounds of the ongoing World Cup Stage II, here Thursday. The Indian men's recurve team of Jagdish Choudhary, Chaman Singh and Sukhchain Singh lost to their lower-ranked counterparts from Bangladesh 1-5. They started off with a 54-all opening, only to misfire in the second and third sets to lose the quarterfinal tie. The compound women's team of Parveena, Monali Jadhav and Priya Gurjar too witnessed similar fate as they lost 219-231 against their opponents from Chinese Taipei. The recurve women's team also fell by the wayside in the second round with a 2-6 defeat to USA. Seeded fourth, the compound men's team could not even cross the first round hurdle and were eliminated by 13th seed New Zealand 220-223. India's hope will now rest on the mixed pair event in both the recurve and compound sections. Earlier, the Indians started on a miserable note in the ..
Velocity opt to bowl against Supernovas (Toss)
Velocity skipper Mithali Raj won the toss and opted to field against Supernovas in the third and final match of the Womens T20 Challenge 2019 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Thursday.
Croatian World Cupper Igor Stimac set to be appointed Indian football team coach
Croatia's World Cupper and former manager Igor Stimac is set to become Indian football team's head coach after the AIFF Technical Committee Friday recommended his name for the top job. The 51-year-old Stimac, a member of the Croatian team that finished third in the 1998 World Cup, has got the nod from the Technical Committee which interviewed four shortlisted candidates on Friday. "We have recommended Igor Stimac's name to the All India Football Federation Executive Committee after interviewing all the four candidates. We found him as the best suited to become India coach," Technical Committee Chairman Shyam Thapa told PTI. The AIFF is likely to officially announce Stimac's appointment as India coach on Saturday. Stimac was the only candidate who turned up in person for the interview while the other three -- South Korean Lee Min-sung, Spaniard Alberto Roca and Hakan Ericson of Sweden -- were interviewed via skype. The newly-appointed Technical Director Doru Isac was also present ...
Parle roped in as official title sponsor of IIPKL
Parle Products, the manufacturer of biscuits and confectionaries, was on Thursday roped in as the official title sponsor of the upcoming Indo International Premier Kabaddi League (IIPKL), starting May 13 in Pune.
AIFF technical committee clears Stimac as next India coach
The technical committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Thursday picked up Romanian coach Igor Stimac as India's new national team manager and has recommended his name to executive committee for the necessary approval.
AIFF technical committee clears Stimac as next India coach (Correction)
The technical committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Thursday picked up Igor Stimac as India's new national team manager and has recommended his name to executive committee for the necessary approval.
Kohli doesn't have game reading quality like Dhoni: Coach
India skipper Virat Kohli has often said that he is lucky to have M.S. Dhoni in the team and the latter's childhood coach Keshav Banerjee has also harped on the fact that the former India captain is the perfect mentor in this relatively young team.
India U-19 football team clubbed with Saudi Arabia in AFC Championships Qualifiers
The India U-19 football team has been clubbed with hosts Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan in Group F of the AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers to be played between November 2 and 10. In 2017, the India U-19 team was also drawn along with Saudi Arabia which hosted the group qualifiers. Despite a 3-0 win over Turkmenistan and a 0-0 draw against Yemen, a 0-5 loss to Saudi Arabia dashed India's hopes of progressing further from the qualifiers, as only one team from each group makes it through to the main Championship. Head coach Floyd Pinto said, "It is a tough draw for us and we are aware of the strengths our opponents possess. But at the same time the boys have shown that they can fight against some of the best teams (in I-League) and we are hopeful of our qualification chances. "We will have to be on the top of our game if we are to qualify from this group," he added.
Tough day for Indians in Diamond Cup in Japan
Viraj Madappa was the best placed Indian at tied 21st after managing a one-over 72 at the Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup while his compatriots struggled in blustery conditions, here Thursday. With just 12 of the 144 players breaking par, the leader was Thailand's Danthai Boonma, who shot four-under 67. None of the Indians broke par. Madappa, who broke through for his first win at the Take Solutions Masters last year, had three birdies against four bogeys. The three birdies came in the first 10 holes and was he well placed at three-under and among the front runners, but four bogeys in four successive holes on the back nine from the 12th to 15th pushed him back. Khalin Joshi had just one birdie against two bogeys for a 73 and was T-33, while S Chikkarangappa (74) was further down in T-65. The others needed strong second rounds to have any chance of making the halfway cut. Ajeetesh Sandhu and Rahil Gangjee shot 76 each and were T-97, while Shiv Kapur and Jeev Milkha Singh carded 77 each to be .
India U-16 football team placed in Group B in AFC Championships Qualifiers
The India U-16 football team has been clubbed with hosts Uzbekistan, Bahrain and Turkmenistan in Group B of the AFC U-16 Championship Qualifiers to be held from September 18 to 22. The winning team in each group will earn direct qualification while the four best second-placed sides will also advance to the 2020 Finals from the Qualifiers. Should the host country for the Finals finishes either on top of their group or among the best four second-placed teams, the next (fifth) second-placed team in the ranking among all groups will qualify instead.
Strong Start for Ganemat Shekhon on Day 1 of Changwon Shotgun World Cup
Last year's junior World Cup bronze medallist Ganemat Sekhon of India on Thursday returned the joint third-best score in the Women's Skeet event at this year's third International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun stage 2 in Changwon, Korea. The shooter from Chandigarh shot a credible 72 out of 75 on qualification day one to lie seventh in a 56-strong field. Two more rounds of 25 shots each are scheduled for day two before the top-six make it to the final round, also scheduled for day two on Friday. Besides a coveted ISSF World Cup medal, there are also two Tokyo 2020 Olympic quota places to be won in the event. Two other Indians in the fray -- Maheshwari Chauhan with 66 and Rashmmi Rathore with 62 -- were lying at 35th and 49th positions, respectively. Reigning Olympic champion Diana Bacosi of Italy was leading the field with a score of 74 out of 75. Besides Ganemat, there were three other women on 72, including American legend Kimberly Rhode. Day 2 will also be the .
Cameron White not offered contract by Cricket Victoria
Former Australia batsman Cameron White has not been offered a state contract by Victoria for the upcoming 2019-20 season.
Adapting to English wickets during WC will be key: Lee
Twin World Cup-winning pacer Brett Lee believes that defending champions Australia have got it in them to go the distance in the upcoming 2019 World Cup in England and Wales.
SRH missed Warner-Bairstow magic at top against DC
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) failed to go past Delhi Capitals in the Eliminator of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Wednesday in Vizag and while pundits spoke about how the DC youngsters put up a brilliant show, one cant ignore the fact that SRH missed the services of the duo of David Warner and Jonny Bairstow at the top of the innings.
Ankita moves to singles quarterfinals in Luan
India's top singles player Ankita Raina progressed to the quarterfinals of the USD 60,000 ITF women's event in Luan, China with a straight sets win over Yue Yuan on Thursday. The 26-year-old, ranked 175, dispatched her Chinese rival 6-2 6-3 in the second round of the tournament. "The girl (Yuan) was very attacking and aggressive but I played smart. Even though the score looks one-sided, the match was intense," Ankita said from Luan. Ankita has been on a good run as she cherished a win over three-time Grand Slam champion Samantha Stosur at the USD 125k tournament in Anning and also made the final of a 60k event in Istanbul. She next faces Hong Kong's Eudice Chong, who is ranked as low as 497. "About tomorrow, I would say that at this level, no match is easy and no match is tough. You have to have a balance between aggression and consistency," she said.
Indian football team drawn in group F of AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers
The Indian Under-19 football team was drawn in group 'F' of the AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers 2020 on Thursday.The team will be accompanied by hosts Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan in group F of the AFC Championship."It is a tough draw for us and we are apprehensive of the strengths our opponents possess. But at the same time, the boys have shown that they can fight against some of the best teams (in the Hero I-League) and we are hopeful of our qualification chances," All India Football Federation quoted Floyd Pinto, the head coach of Indian U-19 team as saying."We would have to be on the top of our game if we are to qualify from this group", he added.The Indian team was clubbed with Saudia Arabia in the last U-19 AFC Championship qualifiers in 2017 as well.India had registered a 3-0 win over Turkmenistan and a 0-0 draw against Yemen, but they suffered a 0-5 loss to Saudi Arabia.This loss halted India's progress and they were not able to go ahead from the qualifiers ...
SPL: Pujara to play for Zalawad Royals
India's premier Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara will play for Team Zalawad Royals in the inaugural Saurashtra Premier League, it was announced Thursday. "Cheteshwar shall play Saurashtra Premier League T20 Tournament from Team Zalawad Royals," a statement from Saurashtra Cricket Association said. "As players drafting was done on May 4, SPL governing council decided to have drafting system in format of draw for Cheteshwar in presence of representatives of all teams, former BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah, SCA office bearers, SPL Governing Council, representatives of independent auditor and Cheteshwar himself," the release said. As per the statement, Shah informed that in true spirit of Cricket, Kutch Warriors withdrew from draw process of Cheteshwar as they have Jaydev Unadkat in their squad. Cheteshwar was then asked to pick a chit from the draw bowl having closed chits of four teams --- Gohilwad Gladiators, Sorath Lions, Halar Heroes and Zalawad Royals. Cheteshwar picked up the chit and .
MI oversee Alzarri's surgery, rehab to continue in Mumbai
Coming into the Indian Premier League (IPL), Mumbai Indians pacer Alzarri Joseph impressed all as he finished with best-ever IPL figures of 6/12 in his debut game against Sunrisers Hyderabad. But a bad tumble while fielding against Rajasthan Royals saw him dislocate his shoulder. Not only was he ruled out of the league, but also the upcoming World Cup for the West Indies. While the mental anguish cannot be discounted, MI have taken him under their wings and will be looking after the pacer till he is fit to bowl again.
Shahid Afridi was treated harshly by seniors: Akhtar
Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has backed the claims made by his ex-teammate Shahid Afridi in his latest autobiography titled 'Game Changer'.