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Delhi Capitals look to prove a point in eliminator against SRH
The road to the final has become difficult but Delhi Capitals have the means to drive their way through the obstacles, starting with the IPL eliminator against Sunrisers Hyderabad here Wednesday. Re-branded before the start of the 12th season of the Indian Premier League, Delhi Capitals have been one of the top sides in this edition, playing cricket never seen before from them. It is a bit harsh on Delhi Capitals that they are playing the do-or-die game despite securing 18 points after nine wins and five losses from 14 matches. Despite winning three matches more than Hyderabad, severely weakened by the departure of David Warner and Jonny Bairstow for their World Cup national camps, DC find themselves in the same boat as SRH and a defeat will knock them out of the league. The big loss to Chennai Super Kings hurt them a lot. For a while before that drubbing, DC battled for the top spot with three-time winners Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians before finishing third at the end of ...
Cricket Australia announces 2019-20 summer schedule
Twenty eight international matches, in addition to the Women's T20 World Cup, will be played across 10 venues in the 2019-20 season in Australia starting September.
Aditi finishes tied 35 at Mediheal Championship on LPGA
Aditi Ashok maintained her progress to conclude the week with a one-under 71 that saw her total 2-over 290 and finish a respectable tied 35th at the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship. It was the third successive cut Aditi had made this season after five missed cuts in a row. Starting the day at three-over for the tournament, Aditi bogeyed the first hole, but made up on the very next. She birdied fifth, bogeyed sixth and turned in a string of pars next eight holes. She birdied 15th and gave back that shot on 16th, but closed with a birdie on 18th for the 71. Sei Young Kim overcame a rough start to win the LPGA MEDIHEAL title at cold and windy Lake Merced. She beat back a strong challenge from Bronte Law and Jeongeun Lee6 with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff. Three strokes ahead entering the day, Kim opened with a double bogey and a bogey and dropped another stroke on No. 8. The 26-year-old South Korean birdied the par-5 15th to regain a share of the lead, dropped back with a bogey on .
Salah's absence a big miss for Liverpool: Luis Suarez
Barcelona's star footballer Luis Suarez has said that absence of Mohamed Salah in the Champions-League semi-final second-leg will be a big miss for Liverpool."Salah is a very important player, has been in the top three in the world the last couple of years," goal.com quoted Suarez as saying on Tuesday."It's a big miss for them, but they have [Xherdan] Shaqiri, [Daniel] Sturridge, [Divock] Origi who are quality players and we have to be aware and careful," he added.On Monday, Liverpool FC in an official statement said that the player won't be taking part in the semi-final clash due to a concussion.Both Robert Firmino and Mohamed Salah have been ruled out, resulting in a huge blow to Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool.Firmino was earlier ruled out of the clash after suffering a muscle injury.Barcelona are themselves suffering from injury problems as Ousmane Dembele suffered a hamstring injury and this setback was even lamented by team's coach Ernesto Valverde."Nobody wants injuries, it would be ..
Two new FIFA award categories for women's football
Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) announced two new award categories on Monday to promote women's football across the globe.The two new award categories are off Women's goalkeeper of the year and a women's team of the year.This announcement means and both men and women will be up for receiving accolades in the same categories at the FIFA Best ceremony in Milan on September 23."FIFA is certain that France will host a groundbreaking edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup this year, so I cannot think of a better moment to introduce these new awards," Zvonimir Boban, FIFA's Deputy Secretary-General said in an official statement."It is yet another step in the right direction to raise the profile of women's football," he added.Awards will be given out in 11 categories and the categories are as follows:The Best FIFA Men's PlayerThe Best FIFA Women's PlayerThe Best FIFA Men's CoachThe Best FIFA Women's CoachThe Best FIFA Men's GoalkeeperThe Best FIFA Women's ...
Marathon season as Australia host Pakistan, NZealand, Sri Lanka
Australia will play back-to-back pink-ball Tests against Pakistan and New Zealand in a marathon international cricket season spanning almost five months and wrapping up next March, the latest finish since the 1970s. Brisbane's Gabba hosts the first of two Tests against Pakistan from November 21, followed by a day-nighter at Adelaide Oval, the schedule released Tuesday showed. Australia then face New Zealand at Perth Stadium for the second day-night match before the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne and finally Sydney. With only five Tests, Canberra and Hobart miss out. The games will be the first on Australian soil that count towards the inaugural ICC Test Championship, where points are awarded to the nine countries taking part. Ordinarily, one-day internationals are played at home in January, but Australia will instead be in India to fulfil an obligation under the Future Tours Program. Cricket Australia wanted to find an alternative date for the series, but India reportedly refused to ...
Pep disciple Ten Hag takes Ajax to brink of historic final
There are few clubs with a history to match that of Ajax, but they are in the process of writing a new chapter in Amsterdam with Erik ten Hag taking them to within sight of a first treble since the days of Johan Cruyff. On Sunday, Ten Hag's spellbinding team secured the first leg as they beat Willem II 4-0 to win the Dutch Cup. The battle with PSV Eindhoven for the Eredivisie title resumes this weekend, and by then Ajax could be through to their first Champions League final since 1996. They take a 1-0 lead into their semi-final second leg against Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday, with young stars like Matthijs de Ligt, Frenkie de Jong and Donny van de Beek mesmerising Europe on a run that has already seen them defeat Real Madrid and Juventus. Those players have dominated the headlines, but the work done by the 49-year-old Ten Hag has been remarkable, and entirely in keeping with his progress up until now. His career as a player was unremarkable by comparison, with the 2001 Dutch Cup the
Pochettino urges Spurs to make history
Mauricio Pochettino has challenged Tottenham to seize their unexpected chance to make history as they try to overturn a 1-0 deficit against Ajax in the Champions League semi-final second leg on Wednesday. Pochettino is convinced Tottenham can still reach the club's maiden Champions League final despite losing the first leg in north London last week. Many pundits and fans claim Tottenham have blown their opportunity after Donny van de Beek's strike gave Ajax a priceless lead to defend in Amsterdam. Tottenham go into their biggest game for decades on a low note after losing 1-0 at Bournemouth on Saturday, a defeat that stopped them wrapping up a place in next season's Champions League via a top-four finish in the Premier League. It was a third successive loss in all competitions for Tottenham, who finished with nine men after red cards for Son Heung-min and Juan Foyth. Fortunately for Tottenham, they are still all but certain to finish at least fourth after Arsenal and Manchester United
Captain Kompany keeps Man City on course for Premier League title
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola led the tributes tro Vincent Kompany after the Belgian's thunderous strike earned a nervy 1-0 win over Leicester City on Monday to move the English champions to within one win of retaining the Premier League. City moved back one point clear of Liverpool despite not being at their fluent best as centre-back Kompany unleashed a long-range shot into the top corner 20 minutes from time. Guardiola's men will become the first side in a decade to retain the title at Brighton on Sunday as long as they match or better the Reds' result at home to Wolves. Kompany, who has endured terrible luck with injuries over recent years, was in tears as he led a lap of honour with his children to mark City's final home game of the season and may have played for the last time at the Etihad with his contract expiring at the end of the campaign. "There are players that help us to be where we are right now," said Guardiola. "Vincent is one of them. "When is fit he is an ...
Goal hero Kompany makes good on promise as Man City go top again
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany said he had lived up to a vow to "one day" score a long-range goal after his wonder strike secured a 1-0 win at home to Leicester that left the champions in charge of the destiny of the Premier League title with a match to play. City were heading for a frustrating evening at the Etihad Stadium on Monday until Kompany let fly with a 25-yard shot into the top corner 20 minutes from time -- the centre-back's first City goal from outside the box. Victory saw City go top by a point from Liverpool heading into Sunday's last round of league matches. "I hadn't scored this season but I always feel in big moments that I'm going to do something," Kompany told Sky Sports. "Today was a little bit of frustration, everyone was saying 'don't shoot, don't shoot' and I could really hear it; I thought hold on a second, I've not come this far in my career for young players to tell me if I can take a shot, and I just had a go!" The Belgian last hit the target from ..
Milan back in Champions League race after fiery Bologna win
AC Milan revived their Champions League hopes with a 2-1 win over Bologna on Monday as tempers flared with three players sent off and a bust-up between French midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko and coach Gennaro Gattuso on the sidelines. Gattuso's side move back into fifth place -- three points behind Atalanta who occupy the final Champions League berth -- with three games left to play this season. Milan had dropped out of the European places after a draw against Parma and loss to Torino but now move level on points with Roma who are sixth. Champions Juventus and second-placed Napoli are already assured of Champions League football next season but the battle for the final two berths remains tight with Inter Milan on 63 points, followed by Atalanta (62), AC Milan (59), Roma (59) and Torino (57). "These are important points, we're right there now for the Champions League," said Gattuso whose side are targeting a return to elite European football for the first time since the 2013-2014 ...
Reigning champion Kvitova brushes past Mladenovic
Holder Petra Kvitova blunted a late attack from France's Kristina Mladenovic to advance 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) into the third round of the Madrid Open on Monday. The Czech second seed, chasing a fourth title on the Caja Magica clay, has now won her last five matches over qualifier Mladenovic in straight sets. "It was a pretty difficult match. I fought hard in the end and that's what counts," the winner said, "The clay conditions here are a bit different compared to other venues, so I needed time to fight it out." Kvitova took the opening set on a break and started the second set with another, But Mladenovic broke back for 3-all and eventually forced the contest to a tiebreaker, which Kvitova captured. "I had to fight, but I'm glad that I had this (kind of) match. Hopefully, it's given me a bit more freedom for the next round," last month's Stuttgart clay winner said. Sloane Stephens beat former world number one Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 to equal her best showing at the event, defeating .
Throwing wickets cost us the game: Harmanpreet Kaur
Supernovas' captain Harmanpreet Kaur was left disappointed after her team lost the opening match of the Women's T20 Challenger against Trailblazers by a whisker.
Chris Gayle named Jason Holder's deputy for World Cup
Chris Gayle has been named as the vice captain of West Indies for the upcoming World Cup slated to be held in England and Wales from May 30.
Cricket Australia announces schedule for 2019-20 season
Cricket Australia (CA) has announced the 2019-20 home fixtures for Australia and the lists feature series against New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lankan men's teams.Meanwhile, the women's team will host India, England, and Sri Lanka."Scheduling international cricket is challenging in that nine of the ten major cricketing countries have seasons similar to ours, so working with them to find space in the calendar to fulfil our obligations to the ICC Future Tours Program (FTP) is a juggling act," cricket.com.au quoted CA's Head of Cricket Operations, Peter Roach as saying on Tuesday.As a result of this schedule, it will be the first time in 41 years that Australia's international summer of men's cricket will extend into late March as the team takes on New Zealand in the Chappell-Hadlee ODI series.Australia will play a total of 28 international matches across ten venues in this time period, which also includes the Women's T20 World Cup.The Gabba (Cricket Ground in Brisbane) will host the ...
Chris Gayle named vice-captain of Windies World Cup team
Left-handed batsman Chris Gayle has been named vice-captain of the Jason Holder-led West Indies squad for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup."It is always an honour to represent the West Indies in any format and this World Cup for me is special. As a senior player it is my responsibility to support the captain and everyone else in the team," Gayle said in an official statement released by Cricket West Indies on Monday (local time)."This will probably be the biggest World Cup, so there will be great expectations and I know we will do very well for the people of the West Indies," he added.Meanwhile, Shai Hope, the wicket-keeper batsman was announced as Holder's deputy for the ongoing Tri-nation series against Ireland and Bangladesh."It's a tremendous honour to be appointed vice-captain for this series here in Ireland. Ahead of this tournament, I was asked to take on this role and I was happy to accept. Anything I'm asked to do for West Indies cricket I'm always happy and willing to put .
Tiger Woods receives 'Presidential Medal of Freedom'
American golfer Tiger Woods was bestowed with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, US' highest civilian honour, by President Donald Trump at Rose Garden here on Monday.Hailing Woods as a "great guy" and a "global symbol of American excellence", Trump was quoted by CNN as saying, "Congratulations again on your amazing comeback and your amazing life and for giving sports fans everywhere a lifetime of memories."Trump gave a detailed rundown of Woods' career and recalled his comeback in golf after a spate of injuries.Before giving his remarks, the 43-year-old veteran golfer received a standing ovation."This has been an unbelievable experience," Woods said, thanking his family. Woods' mother, Kultida Woods, his son, Charlie, his daughter, Sam, his girlfriend, Erica Herman, and his caddie, Joe LaCava graced the occasion.Woods, who became emotional, while making his address, also thanked his late father Earl Woods for supporting him.The Presidential Medal of Freedom recognises persons who have
Women's T20 Challenge: Trailblazers defeat Supernovas by 2 runs
Trailblazers defeated the defending champions Supernovas by two runs in the opening Women's T20 Challenge at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Monday.Supernovas captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who played her first game on home soil this year as an ankle injury had ruled her out of the series against England, anchored the innings for her team but couldn't pull off the 141 run-chase.With 21 runs required from 12 balls, Sophie Ecclestone didn't leak runs in the penultimate over and got Sophie Devine (32) leg before to change the game. In the final over, Harmanpreet punished spearhead Jhulan Goswami with four boundaries but having required three off the last ball, Harmanpreet missed both the ball and victory.Supernovas started well with Jemimah Rodrigues and Chamari Atapattu keeping the run-rate high. However, a direct hit by Shakera Selman dismissed Rodrigues, who was short by a mile despite great dive. Soon after, big-hitter Natalie Sciver (1) was smartly caught by her compatriot Ecclestone at ...
Trailblazers pip Supernovas by 2 runs
Despite Harmanpreet Kaur's valiant 46 off 34, Supernovas suffered a two-run defeat to Trailblazers in the first match of the Women's T20 Challenge at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Monday.
Alexander-Arnold hopeful of reaching Champions League final
Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold believes that his side can still overcome Barcelona to reach the Champions League final, despite witnessing an embarrassing 0-3 semi-final first-leg defeat."I think we've obviously had decent results this season where we've scored more than three goals. Being at home helps us, we'll have the fans behind us and there's still that sense of belief," Goal quoted Alexander-Arnold, as saying.Alexander-Arnold did feel that it is going to be 'really hard' for them but they still got that belief to produce one of those special nights."We know it's going to be really hard, it's not going to be a walk in the park and everyone has got to be realistic, but we've definitely still got that belief within ourselves, in the changing room, that anything is possible, especially at Anfield. Hopefully, we will be able to produce one of those special nights here," he said.Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah will not feature in the clash as the former is recovering ...