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Dhoni, Rayudu take CSK to 131 for 4 against MI

Mahendra Singh Dhoni failed to launch a brutal assault on a sluggish pitch but did enough in company of Ambati Rayudu to propel Chennai Super Kings to 131 for 4 against Mumbai Indians in the first IPL Qualifier on Tuesday. The CSK total was built largely on a fifth wicket stand of 66 off 48 balls between Dhoni (37 no off 29 balls) and Rayudu (42 no off 37 balls) when other batsmen found going tough. Dhoni smashed Lasith Malinga for two huge sixes in the penultimate over to provide impetus to the CSK innings, which was stymied by the MI bowlers, especially the spinners. MI leg-spinner Rahul Chahar continued his impressive season, with a superb spell of 2 for 14 in his quota of 4 overs. He kept the batsmen on a leash with turn and bounce. CSK didn't get off to a good start, losing three wickets in the Powerplay, as MI skipper Rohit Sharma used five different bowlers in the first five overs. The visiting team kept things under control in the Powerplay, restricting CSK to 32 runs while ...

Umpire Aleem Dar officiates 200th ODI

Aleem Dar, a member of the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, officiated his 200th One-Day International during the Ireland tri-series match between Bangladesh and West Indies at the Castle Avenue on Tuesday.The 50-year-old first umpired an ODI in 2000 when he stood in a match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka.Dar, who is from Pakistan, has been part of the ICC's elite panel since 2004 and will be officiating in his fifth World Cup during the upcoming edition in England and Wales from May 30 to July 14.His career highlights include standing in two ICC Men's Cricket World Cup finals - 2007 and 2011. He has umpired in 125 Test matches, which is the second highest after Steve Bucknor's 128 Tests, and in 43 Twenty20 Internationals, the highest by an umpire. He is the third to achieve the ODI milestone after Rudi Koertzen (209) and Billy Bowden (200)."Aleem has been one of our most reliable umpires, who has performed his duties consistently over a long period. The length of his career shows his ...

Subroto Cup partners with Ajna Holdings

Subroto Cup on Tuesday announced a landmark partnership with Ajna Holdings to make the competition technology and data driven. As the edition enters its 60th edition, this partnership is aimed at growing Asias largest grassroots tournament as per leading global competitions.

TePe Sigeman: Harikrishna defeats Nihal to stay in joint lead

Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna gave an endgame lesson to young Grandmaster GM Nihal Sarin to stay in joint lead after the completion of the fourth round of the TePe Sigeman & Co. chess tournament here. Harikrishna had the white pieces and in an Anti-Sveshnikov variation, Nihal equalised from the opening. However, Harikrishna always had a nagging edge, mainly stemming from his bishop pair. Nihal defended carefully and precisely and held the balance for most of the game, but this came at the cost of time. The critical moment came two moves before the time control when Nihal made an error and lost through a picturesque finale. The ensuing opposite coloured bishop endgame was one of those problems that are easily solved by a powerful computer, but a very hard nut to crack for an unaided human. Nihal put up a bit of 'soft defense' which allowed Harikrishna to finish in style with a Bishop sacrifice. English Grandmaster Gawain Jones managed to overpower Croatian No. 1 Ivan Saric. Jones

Desert Storm 2019 to start on May 8

Desert Storm 2019 is set to kick off on May 8. Touted to be the longest Cross-Country Rally in India, it comprises of 600 km of extremely harsh Special Stages in addition to over 900 km of Transport Stages.

Chennai opt to bat vs Mumbai in Qualifier 1 (Toss)

Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat against Mumbai Indians in the first qualifier of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here on Tuesday.

FIFA sports management course to kick-off in Mumbai

A six-month-long executive sports management programme for working professionals in sport will be offered by FIFA and the International Centre for Sports Studies at the Mahatma Education Society's (MES) Pillai Group of Institutions in Navi Mumbai.

Amul to sponsor Afghanistan in 2019 World Cup

Amul has been announced as the principal sponsor of the Afghanistan cricket team for the upcoming World Cup, slated to be held in England and Wales from May 30.

Aaroh, Shaurya, Raiden dominate IndiKarting Series

The 2017 national champion, Aaroh Ravindra, turned out to be the star of the high-profile Ajmera IndiKarting Series, taking the Pro Senior title in style.

Would be disappointed if India don't win World Cup: Azhar

Former captain Mohammed Azharuddin Tuesday described India's World Cup squad a balanced one and said any result less than the coveted trophy would be seen as a disappointment for the two-time champions. The World Cup gets underway in the United Kingdom from May 30. India won the big prize in 1983 and 2011. "India have a very good chance (in the World Cup) because we have got a very balanced side. We have got good bowlers, good batsmen and then our fielding is very good (and has) improved a lot over a period of time," Azharuddin told reporters here. The veteran of 99 Tests was speaking in suburban Bandra after inaugurating a salon. India begin their World Cup campaign on June 5 against South Africa at Southampton. "I would be disappointed if India doesn't win the World Cup and I'm hoping that we will bring the Cup," he said. Azhar, who led India in three World Cups (1992, 1996 and 1999), also felt not much should be read into Kohli's poor run as captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore ..

FIFA sports management programme in Mumbai

FIFA and the International Centre for Sports Studies will offer a six-month executive sports management programme for working professionals in Navi Mumbai. "The recent growth in sports industry in India has provided immense opportunities to both players and non-playing professionals to make a career. Our partnership with FIFA/CIES has come at a crucial time where our country is all set to see a stupendous growth in sports industry," Padmakshan Padmanabhan, Director (Sports) at Mahatma Education Society, told reporters. Founded in 2004, the FIFA/CIES International University Network has presence in 15 countries including Spain, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa and India will be the 16th.

Will discuss Rashid & Nabi's tweets on captaincy post WC: CEO

Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) CEO Asadullah Khan on Tuesday said that discussion on whether any action should be taken against Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi for the pair's dissenting tweets on the recent change of captaincy in the national team will be deliberated on after the 2019 World Cup.

IPL once again a platform for budding talents

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 is at its business end and as the words are engraved on the trophy - 'Yatra Pratibha Avsara Prapnotihi', the tournament has been the perfect platform where 'Talent Meets Opportunity, since its inception in 2008.

Former West Indies batsman Nurse passes away

Former West Indies batsman Seymour Nurse, who played 29 Tests between 1960 and 1969, has passed away following a prolonged illness. He was 85. Nurse scored 2523 runs at an average of 47.60, including six hundreds and 10 half-centuries. The middle-order batsman from Barbados made 9489 runs in 141 First-Class matches at 43.93. Former West Indies opener Desmond Haynes shared the news of Nurse's demise in a Facebook post. "My coach my mentor, we all from the holders hill area love this man, we used to walk like Seymour bat like him and try to talk like him. Thanks for everything you have done for me. May he Rest In Peace and rise in glory," Haynes wrote. Nurse made his Test debut against England in 1960, scoring 70 in the first innings. In his second Test, held at Melbourne in December 1960, he scored another 70 though Australia won the game by seven wickets. After featuring in a Test against India in 1962 at Port of Spain, Nurse did not play another game for the West Indies until 1965 ...

Praveen finishes in top-10 in World Cup compound qualifications

Competing without their coach, Indian compound archer Praveen Kumar finished ninth in the ranking round while the men's team combined for a fourth spot in the qualification round of the World Cup Stage II here Tuesday. Praveen shot 704, eight points behind topper Matt Sullivan of USA, to get a bye into second round. Praveen's teammates Lovejot Singh (21st) and Gurwinder Singh (44th) combined for a tally of 2091 points to take the fourth spot in the qualification round. They will face New Zealand, who are seeded 13th. At 20th spot, Parveena was the best Indian in the compound women's section where Monali Jadhav and Priya Gurjar were 24th and 25th respectively as they combined to get sixth seeding as a team. The Indian compound women's team will begin their campaign against 11th ranked Singapore. Praveen will partner Parveena in the compound mixed pair, where India secured seventh seed to get a bye into the pre-quarters. The duo will take on Malaysia, seeded three rungs below. No ...

ICC announces first eight series of World Cup League 2

International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday announced the first eight series of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2, beginning this August on the Road to India 2023.World Cup League 2 provides more competitive cricket for Namibia, Nepal, Oman, PNG, Scotland, UAE and USA, with each team playing 36 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) over two and a half years from August 2019 to January 2022, where teams are just two steps away from the Men's Cricket World Cup 2023. The league will see 126 ODIs played across 21 tri-series, with the first series kicking off in Scotland on August 14.Scotland will host Oman and Papua New Guinea (PNG) in the first series taking place in Aberdeen on the Road to India 2023. Each series will see teams play a total of six ODIs competing for the top three spots of the League 2 table which will confirm their place in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2022.The bottom four teams will drop into the Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-Off 2022, which is .

Will use suggestions by Ashwin at World Cup: Mujeeb

Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman on Tuesday said that he has had discussions with Ravichandran Ashwin throughout the IPL about his bowling and will be taking the latter's suggestions to the World Cup.

Anrich Nortje ruled out, Chris Morris added to Proteas' WC squad

South Africa fast bowler Anrich Nortje has been ruled out of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup due to a hand injury.Nortje had fractured his right thumb while practising in the nets and will need six to eight weeks to fully recover.The team manager Mohammed Moosajee lamented the unfortunate nature of the injury, saying, "Anrich sustained a fracture to his right thumb during a net session in Port Elizabeth on Monday (May 6). He immediately consulted a hand surgeon and underwent surgery to stabilise the joint and will, unfortunately, be sidelined for up to eight weeks. This makes him unavailable for the upcoming ICC Men's Cricket World Cup.""It is an unfortunate and freakish injury, especially because he had made a successful recovery from the shoulder injury he sustained during the series against Sri Lanka. He has had a few injury setbacks in the last year but knowing Anrich's character, he will be motivated to come back stronger. We wish him a speedy recovery," Moosajee ...

Don't know how Hales comes back from drugs ban: Vaughan

Former England captain Michael Vaughan feels Alex Hales will never play international cricket again after the beleaguered batsman was suspended from the World Cup squad.

Matunga Gymkhana, Malabar Hill Club impress at billiards meet

Matunga Gymkhana's MG 'Gathbandhan' and Malabar Hill Club's MHC 'Canon Masters' registered impressive victories in their first round matches at the CCI Kekoo Nicholson BSAM Billiards League here. MG 'Gathbandhan' comprising seasoned campaigners Naresh Sadarangani, Poras Shah, Darshan Shah and Arun Agrawal combined effectively and lead their team to wins in both the home and away ties (562-454, 579-346) against the Garware Club House team, Garware B, in a Section-G match. Meanwhile, Manan Shah and Manav Panchal came up with responsible winning performances in both their frames to guide MHC Canon Masters to fluent wins, in home and away matches, against Khar Gymkhanas outfit KG B in Section-H round-robin league in the first week of the tournament. In Section-E encounters, Chembur Gymkhanas CG Gladiators tamed Catholic Gymkhans CG Rebels 585-538 and 392-192 in the away and home matches, while Bombay Gymkhana team BG Phantoms won both their ties against Park Clubs PCL Beach