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Rabindra finishes 2nd in Race 1 at European GT4
Indias Akhil Rabindra finished second in Race 1 at the Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit in the European GT4 series, in England on Sunday. The PRO Sport Performance Racing duo after 32 laps in Race 1, finished second (+3.031 seconds) behind Reinhard Kofler and his team-mate Patric Niederhauser of True Racing.
Indian boxers finish with six medals at Warsaw meet
Gaurav Solanki (52kg) and Manish Kaushik (60kg) delivered a gold medal each as Indian boxers collected a rich haul of two gold, one silver and three bronze to finish their campaign on a high at the XXXVI Feliks Stamm International Boxing Tournament in Warsaw on Saturday.
Liverpool turn to Rodgers to halt Man City
Manchester City must overhaul Liverpool once more in a titanic Premier League title race when Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers attempts to help out his old club at the Etihad on Monday. The destiny of the title remains in City's hands as Pep Guardiola's men have two games to play to Liverpool's one. But the Reds refuse to give up on a first league title in 29 years as Divock Origi's late winner in a thrilling 3-2 victory at Newcastle on Saturday sent them two points ahead at the top of the table once more. Rodgers came closer to ending that drought than any other Liverpool boss over the past three decades as his side fell just two points short of City in 2013/14. And in just over two months in charge, the Northern Irishman has rejuvenated the Foxes to give Leicester an outside chance of European football next season if they win their final two games of the season. "I think Brendan shows his incredible quality as a manager that in just two months his team play already they way he wants ..
Gimelstob right to resign says Federer
Roger Federer believes there should be lessons learned from the Justin Gimelstob ordeal and is happy the American chose to step down from his position on the ATP board. Gimelstob plead no contest to a felony assault, reduced to a misdemeanour, after attacking an old friend, venture capitalist Randall Kaplan last Halloween. The former tennis player, who is also the coach of John Isner, was sentenced to three years of probation, must serve 60 days of community service and complete 52 weeks of anger management classes. Gimelstob has been an influential figure in the political scene on the men's tour and was believed to be a key factor behind the non-renewal of ATP CEO Chris Kermode's contract beyond 2019. Now that Gimelstob has vacated his board seat, many believe the decision on Kermode's fate should be reversed. "I don't know exactly the process, when the votes are happening, when the new CEO, all this stuff gets decided. But anyway (Kermode) should maybe be put back in the mix," ...
Franck Ribery to leave Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery is set to leave the club after the completion of his contract, which will complete at the end of the season."When I came to Bayern, it was a dream come true. It won't be easy to say goodbye, but we must never forget what we've achieved together," Goal quoted Ribery, as saying.Ribery has won 21 trophies with the club including eight Bundesliga titles. However, Ribery has expressed his desire to add another Bundesliga title."I won more than 20 trophies and, of course, I hope we can add another Bundesliga title and the DFB-Pokal at the end of this season. That would be great for me personally and my family and, of course, for the fans too," Ribery said."The fans know I have heart and that I'm honest, we always had a good relationship. It's incredible to think I was here for 12 years and it's tough for me and the fans, but we cannot forget all the things we experienced together," he added.Bayern sit on the top in the points table with 74 points and are just ..
I'm responsible for the performances, Solskjaer
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said that it is his job to make sure that his players get the maximum out of their potential."We've got to get it right on the pitch with the ones we have. It's not just about signing players. It's about making sure the ones here get the maximum out of their potential, because we do have so many good players here, and that's my job. At the moment, I'm responsible for the performances. I'm the one that should get that flak if there is some," Goal quotes Solskjaer, as saying.Manchester United have only won two of their past 10 matches, in all competitions. Also, they are 29 points behind Liverpool, who atop the points table in the Premier League.Solskjaer further said that although he is an optimistic person but does not see his club pushing for a title next campaign."It is not realistic. Of course I'm an optimist but I don't think that's realistic, because the two teams now at the top of the table they are far ahead of the chasing pack," ..
Mithali Raj feels Women's T20 Challenge is a 'step ahead'
Mithali Raj, who will be leading the team Velocity in the upcoming Women's T20 Challenge, is optimistic about the upcoming tournament saying that it is a 'step ahead'."It is a step ahead. We need to understand that to start something different, we had to start small. Last year we had just one game and this year they have added one more team and it's a one-leg tournament. Maybe by next year or so we might have a league," International Cricket Council (ICC) quoted Raj, as saying.The highest scorer in women's international cricket, Raj, also feels that they will have to perform well so that it could attract more and more people to watch their matches, hence, it will encourage BCCI or the franchise to start a full-fledged league."Currently, it is like testing waters as we need to see how people reciprocate and how the teams do. So it's also important for us to perform well so that we can grab eyeballs and attract more people to watch our matches," Raj said."So that will probably encourage
Du Plessis misses ton as CSK post 170 for 5 against KXIP
Faf du Plessis missed out on a well-deserved hundred by four runs as Kings XI Punjab bowled well at the death to restrict Chennai Super Kings to 170 for 5 in a final IPL group league encounter of the two teams here Sunday. Courtesy Du Plessis' 96 off 55 balls and his 120-run stand with Suresh Raina (53 off 38 balls) set a platform for the defending champions. However Sam Curran (3/35) and MOhammed Shami (2/17 in 3 overs) bowled well in the final few overs as CSK seemed at least 10 runs short of par score. Du Plessis' knock had 10 fours and four sixes and was dismissed by brilliant Curran yorker in the 19th over. Du Plessis destroyed the Kings XI bowling attack, particularly punishing medium pacer Andrew Tye (0/37 in 3 overs) and spinner Murugan Ashwin (0/33 in 3 overs), hitting two boundaries and a six in one of their over. Raina gave him good support at the other end, hitting five boundaries and two sixes. Raina, who along with du Plessis tried to accelerate the pace of scoring, fell
du Plessis, Raina lift Chennai to 170/5 vs Punjab
Half-centuries by opener Faf du Plessis (96 off 55) and Suresh Raina's (53 off 38) helped Chennai Super Kings (CSK) post 170/5 against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) even as Sam Curran (3/35) starred for the hosts in their Indian Premier Leauge (IPL) clash at the PCA I.S. Bindra Stadium, here on Sunday.
Ajeetesh Sandhu best Indian at T-51 in China
Ajeetesh Sandhu slipped a dozen places but was still the best Indian at T-51 in the Volvo China Open on Sunday. Sandhu, who shot 67-69 in his middle rounds, closed the week with 73 and totalled five-under 283, but was 15 shots behind the winner, Finland's Mikko Korhonen, who beat Frenchman Benjamim Herbert in a play-off. Khalin Joshi (70) and SSP Chawrasia (74) finished 64th and T-65th at one-under 287 and even par 288. Korhonen won his first play-off duel with an eight-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to defeat Hebert and win the Volvo China Open. Together with Spain's Jorge Campillo, the Finn began his final round at the Genzon Golf Club three shots back of Hebert in a share of second place with the Spaniard. The trio were tussling for the lead for much of the day and were all tied at 19-under-par when they approached the 17th tee. Korhonen birdied 17th to go one ahead as Campillo and Hebert made pars. On the 18th, Hebert converted his birdie chance to get to 20-under, ...
Hockey India names 33 women players for coaching camp
Hockey India on Sunday named 33 players for the Junior Women's National Coaching Camp, slated to begin on May 6 at Sports Authority of India (SAI), Bengaluru. The players will report to coach Baljeet Singh Saini for the three-week camp that will conclude on May 24.
Aman Raj finishes T-57
Aman Raj was the lone Indian to make the cut at the 38th GS Caltex Maekyung Open Golf Championship on Sunday but he finished his final round at 77 to end Tied-57. Aman Raj had two doubles on his first nine, which was the back nine of the course and in total he had two doubles and four bogeys, and just two birdies at 10-over 294. Korea's Taehee Lee prevailed on the third extra hole to complete a wire-to-wire victory and claim his first Asian Tour title. Lee, who shared the overnight four-shot lead with Finland's Janne Kaske, was locked in a tight battle with the Finn through the day as they closed with matching even-par 71s to tie on nine-under-par 275 after regulation play at the Namseoul Country Club. Lee took home a winner's prize purse of USD 266,798. It was a birdie from six feet on the 75th hole that sealed the deal for Lee as Kaske was left to rue a bad break on the 18th fairway after his drive found a divot and his second shot would end up 20 yards short of the green. Kaske ...
Wild card Vaidehi clinches title
Vaidehi Chaudhari of Gujarat justified the wild card awarded to her as she emerged champion at the USD 3000 FinIQATT Asian Ranking Women's Tennis Championship here on Sunday. Vaidehi took 1 hour and 39 minutes to snub out another youngster Soha Sadiq of Karnataka 6-2, 6-1 to win the inaugural title on the ATT women's Tour. Ahmedabad's Vaidehi broke her opponent's serve in the 3rd and 5th games of the first set and the 1st, 3rd and 7th games of the second to complete a comprehensive victory in the title clash. The winner got Rs 31,500 and 40 points, while runner up Soha received Rs 21,000 and 25 points.
Three late birdies see Aditi improve sharply at LPGA Mediheal
Aditi Ashok had a rocky start but went on to have a good finish as she brought home an even par 72 on a rather stormy and windy day at the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship. Aditi, who made the cut on the number, moved up to T-46. She is now three-over 219, 13 shots behind the leader, Sei Young Kim. Sei Young shot 4-under 68 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead as she played through a back injury. Kim rebounded from an opening bogey with a chip-in eagle on the par-5 fifth. The 26-year-old South Korean added birdies on the par-4 11th and par-5 15th and 18th to take a 10-under 206 total into the final round. Aditi started the day at three-over and had a birdie but three bogeys in four holes put her back. She hit back with a birdie on seventh, but back-to-back bogeys on ninth and 10th, saw her fall to six-over. Then she turned in three birdies in four holes, including 17 and 18 for a 72. Kim has seven LPGA Tour victories, the last a year ago in the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic in Wisconsin .
FC Alakhpura beat Hans Women FC 1-0 in Indian Women's League football
FC Alakhpura beat Hans Women FC 1-0 in the opening match of the third edition of the Indian Women's League football here on Sunday. India U-18 international Samiksha scored the only goal of the match as the team from Haryana grabbed all the three points at the Guru Nanak Stadium. It was Hans Women FC which dominated the match in the early period, with Nigerian midfielder Uchenna Ukachukwu plotting their attacks. However, Alakhpura soon began to take control of the match and started playing their swift passing game. It took them a little over a quarter of an hour to open the scoring through Samiksha. The forward was played through inside the opposition area, as she rounded off the Hans keeper Deepika Venkatesh and plonked the ball into the net. That goal jolted Hans, but Alakhpura's high-pressing game did not give them much chance to get their attacks going. Hans striker Anushka Samuel came closest to drawing the scores level in the second half, when she made her way into the box from .
Women's T20 good opportunity for youngsters: Mithali
Terming it a 'step ahead', Mithali Raj feels the Women's T20 Challenge will provide a platform to young cricketers to rub shoulders with the best in the business.
Dwayne Bravo doubles up as barber for CSK team-mate
Dwayne Bravo isn't the one to shy away from an opportunity to have fun with his team-mates. He is known to be a livewire in the Chennai Super Kings dressing room. In a latest video, tweeted by the defending IPL champions, Bravo can be seen giving his team-mate Monu Singh a haircut.
Manchester decks up for India-Pakistan match in WC
Beginning of May, on a sunny yet chilly day with freezing breeze, the Old Trafford Cricket Ground, home of Lancashire Cricket Club, seems more than peaceful.
Smith, Warner back in Australia colours after 13 months
Star batsmen Steve Smith and David Warner took part in their first training session with an Australia squad in more than 13 months on Sunday, as the team continued their World Cup preparations here.
Punjab opt to bowl against Chennai (Toss)
Kings XI Punjab skipper Ravichandran Ashwin won the toss and opted to bowl against Chennai Super Kings in their return fixture of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium here on Sunday.