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Delhi Capitals finish home campaign with win, crush RR's play-off hopes
Delhi Capitals crushed Rajasthan Royals' play-off hopes with a convincing five-wicket victory to finish off the league campaign in the ongoing IPL on a high note here Saturday. Already through to the play-offs, Delhi Capitals first rode on veterans Ishant Sharma and Amit Mishra's superb efforts with the bowl to restrict Rajasthan Royals to 115 for nine and then chased down the target in 16.1 overs, with Rishabh Pant remaining unbeaten on a 38-ball 53. The win lifted Delhi to the second spot in the standings with 18 points from 14 games but to finish as second best side, the Capitals would need Mumbai Indians to lose against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday. A win for Mumbai would automatically drop Delhi to the third spot as they have an inferior net run-rate. Rajasthan are out of the tournament, finishing with just 11 points from 14 games. Chasing a modest target, Delhi made a quick start through Shikhar Dhawan (16) and Prithvi Shaw (8) before Ish Sodhi (3/26) removed both the openers
Rahul Chahar looks up to Tahir as guide
As a child Rahul Chahar idolised legendary Australian leg spinner Shane Warne but now the Mumbai Indians wrist spinner admires Chennai Super Kings' Imran Tahir and consults the wily South African bowler for help when the need arises. "When I was a kid, I would follow (Shane) Warne. Now, it's Imran Tahir. He brings in variation and, no matter how the wicket or the conditions are, he generates turn. He knows how to bowl in every condition," said Chahar, who has picked up 10 wickets in the IPL so far, on the eve of MI's final league match against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Chahar, whose first cousin Deepak plays for reigning champions Chennai Super Kings, said he seeks advice from Tahir whenever he had a problem in his bowling. "I have his contact number. Whenever I have a problem, I call him up and he guides me. He always helps me. When I went to England with the India U-19 team (in 2017), I did not know how to deliver in those conditions. It is difficult ..
Football Victoria appoints Al-Araibi as its human rights advocate
Australian refugee and footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi has accepted a job with Football Victoria as its Community and Human Rights Advocate.Al-Araibi, who made global headlines earlier this year after being detained in Thailand for over two months and threatened with deportation back to his native Bahrain where he faced possible torture and death for alleged crimes, will engage with Victoria's multicultural football community and inspire them with his own personal battle during this part-time job."This job will help me because I love to share my story with people. My story is about how football and sport helped a player. It is a big example of the power of football and how it can change your life," Goal quoted Al-Araibi, as saying."The job will also help me speak more English and it will help me to maybe be a coach in the future after I finish playing. For many people like me, when they come to Australia it is a new country, a new life and for those people I want to be able to help them, .
Ghosal, Chinappa storm into final
The two stars of Indian squash -- the men's top seed Saurav Ghosal and reigning champion Joshna Chinappa -- stormed into the final of the Asian Individual Squash Championship with convincing semi-final victories here on Saturday. Women's second seed Joshna defeated sixth seed Sivasangari Subramaniam of Malaysia 11-7, 12-10, 11-3 while Ghosal ousted the seventh seed Eain Yow Ng of Malaysia 11-2, 11-6, 11-4. Joshna was the first to appear on the court and according to coach Harinder Pal Sandhu, she could not have made a better start to a match, running away with an early lead against Subramaniam. There was focus and determination in the Indian to start with and even though Sivasangari caught up with her in the second game and forced her to draw parity at 10 points, Joshna did not lose control. The third game saw the Indian at her relentless best as she ran away with a comfortable win for a confident entry into the title round, where she will face the top seed Annie Au of Hong ...
Imran Tahir is my inspiration, says MI's Chahar
Mumbai Indians spinner Rahul Chahar on Saturday said that among the current bowlers he looks at Imran Tahir for inspiration. "When I was little I used to watch Shane Warne a lot," he said at a press conference prior to MI's IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders. "Now I watch Imran Tahir. He has a lot of variations, regardless of the pitch and the conditions, he knows which ball to bowl."
Want to fulfil mom's dreams, says pugilist Simranjit
Simranjit Kaur Baath, silver medalist at the Asian Boxing Championship, held in Bangkok recently, has credited her success to mother Rajpal Kaur and said she would strive to keep performing well to fulfil the mom's dreams.
Afridi claims he knew of SMS exchanges between bookmaker and players before spot-fixing scandal
Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has claimed that he was aware of the exchange of messages between his teammates and a bookmaker before the 2010 spot-fixing scandal but then coach Waqar Younis refused to act despite being provided with evidence. Making another startling revelation in his autobiography 'Game Changer', Afridi said he stumbled upon a series of SMS messages between bookie Mazhar Majeed and some Pakistan players before 'News of the World' broke the story in a sting operation. The spot-fixing scandal happened in August 2010 during Pakistan's tour of England and then captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were banned by the ICC for their involvement. Afridi claimed he had lashed out at the team management for turning a blind eye to the issue when he confronted them with evidence prior to the scandal that rocked world cricket. "...the management gave a damn... typical obfuscation and delay tactics; the Pakistani management's head was in the sand. Maybe the .
Salt replaces injured Malan in England squad for Pakistan T20
Uncapped Sussex batsman Phil Salt has been added to England's squad for Sunday's Twenty20 international against Pakistan following Dawid Malan's withdrawal through injury. Middlesex's Malan suffered a groin problem while batting during England's unconvincing four-wicket win away to Ireland in a lone one-day international on Friday and will now miss the one-off T20 in Cardiff. Welsh-born Salt, 22 has made just the four fifties in 35 T20 matches but a strike-rate of 151.50 has put him on the radar of England's selectors. This season Salt has make an unbeaten 137 off just 106 balls for Sussex against Kent in the 50-over One-Day Cup. Salt, who spent part of his childhood in Barbados, has also played for Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League. Salt joins a growing list from players outside England's provisional squad for the 50-over World Cup to be called up in the early stages of the international season. Just seven those who travel to Cardiff's Sophia Gardens were named in last ...
Stimac heads race to become next India football coach
Croatian Igor Stimac stands ahead in the race for the national football coach's job after the All India Football Federation (AIFF) shortlisted four coaches to be interviewed by its technical committee here next Thursday.
We look at workload as our team is a little older than others: Fleming
Keeping a tab on players' workload is paramount in Chennai Super Kings as the average age of the team is "a little" more than others, coach Stephen Fleming said here Saturday. Asked if the team management was looking at the workload of skipper M S Dhoni given that he had to take rest in the middle of the tournament due to back spasm, Fleming said: "we look at workload of the players just because we are little bit older than other teams, so we are always monitoring that." "To be honest, the positive out of MS being sick last week is that he was able to take some rest. That's one of the challenges when you always want one of your best players to play," he said, adding the skipper came back pretty good after the rest. "His back felt great, (though) he was just a little bit weak from the flu that he had," said Fleming. The former New Zealand captain said that his team does not wish to complicate things going into the playoffs of the Indian Premier League. Three-times winners CSK sit atop .
Vaidehi shocks Sai Samhita to enter final
Wild card Vaidehi Chaudari knocked out top-seeded Sai Samhita Chamarthi in three sets to enter the final of the USD 3000 FinIQATT Asian Ranking Women's Tennis Championships on Saturday. Gujarat's Vaidehi rallied from a set down to shock India no. 9 Sai Samhita of Tamil Nadu 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 in a 3 hour, 15 minute battle. Giant-killer Vaidehi secured a decisive break against Sai Samhita in the 10th game of the third set to set up the victory at the Merocity courts here. She will meet Soha Sadiq of Karnataka in the final. Soha got past state rival Praibha Narayan Prasad 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 in the other semi final lasting 3 hours and 23 minutes. Twenty-year-old Soha from Bengaluru fought back from 1-5 in the third set to get past Prathiba. The results: Semi-finals: Vaidehi Chaudhari bt Sai Samhitha Chamarthi 5-7, 6-3, 6-4; Soha Sadiq bt Prathiba Narayan Prasad 6-2, 5-7, 7-5.
Mishra, Ishant shine as DC restrict RR to 115/9
It was Delhi Capitals (DC) all the way at the Feroz Shah Kotla after Rajasthan Royals (RR) won the toss and decided to bat first in a crucial Indian Premier League (IPL) fixture on Saturday.
Mishra, Ishant restrict Rajasthan Royals to 115/9
Veterans Ishant Sharma and Amit Mishra snared three wickets apiece to help Delhi Capitals restrict Rajasthan Royals to 115 for nine in their final league match of the ongoing IPL here on Saturday. Ishant (3/38) did the early damage before leg-spinner Mishra (3/17) came to the party to rock Rajasthan's innings. Young Riyan Parag (50 off 49, 4x4s, 2x6s) was the lone bright spot for Rajasthan as he held on to one fort and notched up his maiden IPL fifty to take the visitors close to the 120-run mark. Parag became the youngest player at 17 years and 175 days to score a fifty in IPL. Rajasthan had a disastrous start after opting to bat as they were reduced to 30 for four at the end of the first six overs of powerplay with Ishant doing bulk of the damage. Ishant struck in the second over, removing Rajasthan skipper Ajinkya Rahane (2) and then came back an over later to clean up Liam Livingstone (14). To make matters worse for the visitors, in-form Sanju Samson (5) fell victim to an ...
2019 World Cup: Here's why you should finance your travel with a Personal Loan
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Was aware of teammates' wrongdoings, reveals Afridi
Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has revealed in his autobiography 'Game Changer' that he was aware of the malpractices by teammates Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif before the 2010 spot-fixing scandal broke out in open.
Khalin slips in third round; Sandhu best Indian at T-39 in China
Khalin Joshi had a steep fall in the third round after he shot six-over 78 to slip from T-23 to T-65 in the Volvo China Open on Saturday. Meanwhile, SSP Chawrasia (72) was T-59, but the best Indian was Ajeetesh Sandhu (69) at T-39 after 54 holes. France's Benjamin Hebert stunned the crowd with a sparkling eight-under-par 64 to snatch the third round lead, taking along a three-shot cushion into the final round. Finland's Mikko Korhonen and Spain's Jorge Campillio took advantage of China's Wu Ashun's slip-up by posting rounds of 65 and 68 respectively to share second place with their three-day total of 14-under-par 202 at the Genzon Golf Club. Wu was left to rue four costly bogeys which saw him lose his grip on his overnight lead as he slipped to fourth place, four shots back of Hebert with a 72. Philippines' Miguel Tabuena and Thailand's Tirawat Kaewsiribandit meanwhile returned with matching 65s to give themselves an outside chance of winning in Shenzhen as they are eight shots back ..
Diksha Dagar finishes T-20th in Dubai
Diksha Dagar finished at tied-20 at the Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic on Saturday after she was set for a Top-15 finish at one stage. Dagar was sitting at four-under through 15 holes, before she ran into two bogeys on Par-5 16th and the closing 18th to finish the final round in two-under 70. She finished at one-over 217. This was another fine result for the Indian, who apart from winning the Women's South African Open, was also T-5th at NSW Open, T-17 at Lalla Meryem Cup. Dagar birdied second, third, fifth and 10th and was bogey free for first 15 holes, before she dropped shot on 16 and 18, both of which she had parred the past two days. Meanwhile, Spaniard Nuria Iturrios continued her fine form as she grabbed the second title of the season. Nuria, who won the Lalla Meryem Cup, added a second one this week following rounds of 67-68 and 71. She totalled 10-under 206. One shot behind tied for second were Olivia Cowan of Germany (70) and Esther Henseleit of South Africa, who were both ...
Kohli and AB de Villiers share heartfelt message ahead of their last game in this season of IPL
Royal Challengers Bangalore did not qualify for the IPL playoffs and will be playing their last match of this season today, May 4.However, when it comes to the fanbase, RCB has one of the biggest fanbases, and hence RCB skipper Virat Kohli and batsman AB de Villiers decided to thank their fans for all the support they have given them throughout their IPL journey."RCB fans, thank you so much for the support throughout the season, you guys are incredible. Virat will agree to the fact that the last game with the rain, it was only a 5-over game but one of the most memorable games in my life and it wasn't even the result. Thanks to you guys," De Villiers said in a message posted by RCB's official twitter handle.Kohli also thanked the fans for all the support and also expressed his firm belief of turning things around in the next season of IPL."One game left for the season. It has been disappointing for us and disappointing for all of you but as we come out and do every year, we are going ..
Aman Raj T-42 in Korea
Aman Raj, the lone Indian left in the fray at the 38th GS Caltex Maekyung Open Golf Championship, on Saturday shot one-over 72 to move to four-over 213 after the third round and lie at T-42nd. The other two Indians in the field 00 S Chikkarangappa and Aadil Bedi -- had missed the halfway cut. Aman Raj had two bogeys and a birdie in his round. Finland's Janne Kaske and Taehee Lee of Korea extended their overnight one-shot lead to four after signing for matching three-under-par 68s in the penultimate round on Saturday. The 32-year-old Kaske now shares it with Lee with their three-day total of nine-under-par 204s at the fabled Namseoul Country Club. Young Thai talent Phachara Khongwatmai battled to a 70 to move into third place with Hyungjoon Lee of Korea, who returned with a second straight 69, at the USD 1.067m event, which is celebrating its 38th edition this week. Korea's Sanghyun Park, highest-ranked player in the field, kept his hopes of a successful title defence alive as he ...
Lahiri shoots one-under, but misses cut; Dufner leads
Anirban Lahiri's disappointing run continued as he missed the cut at the Wells Fargo Championship here. He followed up his first round 79 with a 71 to be eight-over for 36 holes and missed action for another weekend. This is Lahiri's sixth missed cut in 14 starts and he has only one Top-10, at the Mayakoba Championships. He will now need some quick results to ensure that he keeps his record of making the FedExCup play-offs each year since 2015. Lahiri hit 13 of 18 greens in regulation during his second round at the Wells Fargo Championship, though it was better than the first day. Yet the first day's 79 did not help his cause as the cut fell at one-over. Lahiri had four birdies and three bogeys in his one-under 71, but it was little too late to keep him for final two rounds. Jason Dufner, who has struggled since 2017 moved into the lead at 11-under following a 63 in the second round. It is the first time he has a 36-hole lead since the 2017 Memorial. Lying in second place is Joel ...