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Unheralded Gomathi, Toor win gold each in Asian Athletics C'ships
Unheralded half miler Gomathi Marimuthu and shot putter Tejinderpal Singh Toor clinched a gold each to share the limelight as India bagged five medals on the second day of the Asian Athletics Championships here Monday. The 30-year-old Gomathi clocked a personal best time of 2 minute 02.70 seconds in the women's 800m race to open India's gold account. National record holder and pre-competition favourite Toor's first round throw of 20.22m was enough to fetch him a gold in the men's shot put final at the Khalifa Stadium. The 24-year-old Toor, who has a personal best of 20.75m, had entered into the championships as the season leader among the Asians and he lived up to the top billings. Shivpal Singh then added a silver in men's javelin throw by sending the spear to a distance of 86.23m, his personal best. In the process, the 23-year-old Shivpal also booked a berth for the World Championships to be held at the same venue in September-October as he crossed the qualifying mark of 83m. Jabir
Rahane's ton propels Rajasthan to 191/6 vs Delhi
Ajinkya Rahane's brilliant century (106 not out) followed by skipper Steve Smith's 50 propelled Rajasthan Royals to a fighting 191/6 against Delhi Capitals in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, here on Monday.
Good to be World Cup underdogs, says Pakistan captain Sarfraz
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed said on Monday that being underdogs in next month's World Cup eases the pressure on his young team, who leave for the tournament this week. Pakistan will play three warm-up matches before taking on joint-hosts England in a five-match one-day series and a Twenty20. The 1992 World Cup winners start their campaign against the West Indies in Nottingham on May 31. Sarfraz he would prefer his side to go into the tournament under the radar. "Look, when we go as favourites, then it's a problem, but if we go as underdogs then other teams feel the danger, so I think being underdogs is good for us and eases the pressure," Sarfraz told a press conference in Lahore before they depart for England and Wales on Tuesday. Sarfraz, 31, was among five key players rested for the whitewash ODI series defeat by Australia last month to freshen up the squad before the competition. He was handed a four-match suspension in January by the International Cricket Council after he made
Scoreboard of the Indian Premier League match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan ...
Scoreboard of the Indian Premier League match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals here Monday. Rajasthan Royals Ajinkya Rahane not out 105 Sanju Samson run out 0 Steven Smith c Chris Morris b Axar 50 Ben Stokes c Shreyas Iyer b Chris Morris 8 Ashton Turner c Sherfane Rutherford b Ishant 0 Stuart Binny b Rabada 19 Riyan Parag b Rabada 4 Extras: (lb-1, w-4) 5 Total: 191/6 in 20 overs Fall of wickets: 5-1, 135-2, 157-3, 163-4, 187-5, 191-6 Bowling: Ishant Sharma 4-0-29-1, Kagiso Rabada 4-0-37-2, Axar Patel 4-0-39-1, Amit Mishra 3-0-28-0, Chris Morris 4-0-41-1, Sherfane Rutherford 1-0-16-0.
Rahane roars back with century, powers Rajasthan to 191/6
Blending panache with power, Ajinkya Rahane roared back to form with a scintillating century and propelled Rajasthan Royals to 191 for six against Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League here Monday. Rahane remained not out on 105 off 63 balls, decorating his knock with three sixes and 11 fours, while Steve Smith contributed 50 off 32 deliveries. Asked to bat after Shreyas Iyer called correctly at the toss, Rahane spearheaded Rajasthan Royals' innings after getting a life on 16, the culprit being Ishant Sharma, who dropped a sitter at sort fine-leg. The drop hurt the visitors, but Delhi did well to prevent RR from going past 200. Entering the game with over 650 runs against Delhi in the league, Rahane chose his favourite opponents to find form, and when he walked back to the dressing room, he had over 750 to his name. To start with, Rahane drove Ishant through a crowded off-side field for a boundary, a shot that had his characteristic elegance written all over it. Stripped of ...
BAI rejects shuttlers' charge of Asia C'ship snub
The Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Monday rubbished claims of Indian shuttlers H.S. Prannoy and B. Sai Praneeth that administrative goof-ups had robbed them of participation at the Asia Badminton Championship.
3 Indians join Manika in women singles main draw
Even as Suthirta Mukherjee, Madhurika Patkar and Archana Kamath qualified to join Manika Batra in the main draw of the ITTF World Championships on Monday, Anthony Amalraj and Manav Thakkar were just a match away from making the cut at the Budapest event.
Unheralded Gomathi wins India's first gold in Asian Athletics C'ships
Unheralded Gomathi Marimuthu gave India its first gold medal in the women's 800m race as the country added four medals on the second day of the Asian Athletics Championships here Monday. The 30-year-old Gomathi clocked a personal best time of 2 minute 02.70 seconds in the half mile event to win a surprise gold for India. Shivpal Singh then added a silver in men's javelin throw by sending the spear to a distance of 86.23m, his personal best. In the process, the 23-year-old Shivpal also booked a berth for the World Championships to be held at the same venue in September-October as he crossed the qualifying mark of 83m. Jabir Madari Palliyalil and Saritaben Gayakwad bagged a bronze each in men's and women's 400m hurdles respectively to swell the Indian medal tally. With the four medals on Monday, India's medal tally stood at 1 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze. India had won 2 silver and 3 bronze on the first day on Sunday. Sprinter Dutee Chand also shared some of the limelight as she smashed
World Cup a challenge for Bangladesh bowlers, warns Walsh
West Indies great and Bangladesh bowling coach Courtney Walsh on Monday warned that bowling conditions in Britain would make the upcoming World Cup a tough test for the South Asian side. The ten-team tournament will run from May 30 to July 14 in England and Wales. "It will be a big challenge," Walsh told reporters in Dhaka. "There are going to be some good cricket wickets, which are batting-friendly. We have to be intelligent, and try to execute well. "We have to read the conditions and the surfaces we play. Some places the ball might swing more than the others. We have to assess when we get there." Walsh, who played four World Cups for the West Indies between 1987 and 1999, tipped the bowlers to rely on their variations to be successful. "Most of the wickets will be docile and flat. We have to work on our variations and execution," he said. "Everybody studies one another these days. So they know our strengths and weaknesses. Likewise, we also know theirs." Walsh will be overseeing a .
3 Indians join Manika in women's singles main draw of ITTF World C'ships
Three Indian women paddlers on Monday qualified for the main draw of ITTF World Championships on the second day of the competition at Budapest. Suthirta Mukherjee, Madhurika Patkar and Archana Kamath have joined Manika Batra in the main draw of women's singles, while Anthony Amalraj and Manav Thakkar are just a match away from making the cut in the men's singles. Having won their first-round women's singles group matches on the opening day on Sunday, Madhurika defeated Catherine Spicer of Trinidad and Tobago 11-3 11-8 11-3 11-6, while Suthirta beat Rachel Moret of Switzerland 14-12 12-10 11-8 11-9 and Archana overcame Slovak's Eva Odorova 4-11 8-11 11-9 11-5 11-6 11-5 to top their respective groups. Archana, who had a tough opening match yesterday, where she struggled to beat Ivana Petric of Montenegro 11-8 8-11 11-7 11-5 11-5, on Monday also she was 0-2 down before she managed to get the better of her Slovak opponent to win the last four games. On the other hand, it was rather easy ..
Djokovic extends lead as world no. 1, Fognini climbs rankings
Novak Djokovic stretched his lead over Rafael Nadal at the top of the ATP rankings on Monday, after the Spaniard's failed bid to win a 12th Monte Carlo Masters title. Djokovic, winner of the last three Grand Slam tournaments, is now over 3,000 points clear of old rival Nadal despite a quarter-final defeat by Daniil Medvedev in the Principality last week. World number two Nadal dropped ranking points after his title defence ended with a shock semi-final loss to eventual champion Fabio Fognini. The 31-year-old Italian reached a career-high ranking of 12th after claiming his maiden Masters trophy with a straight-sets win over unheralded Serbian Dusan Lajovic in Sunday's final. Fognini jumped six spots to close on the top 10, while Lajovic climbed 24 places to 24th. ATP top 20 1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 11,160 pts 2. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 8,085 3. Alexander Zverev (GER) 5,770 4. Roger Federer (SUI) 5,590 5. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 4,675 6. Kevin Anderson (RSA) 4,115 (+1) 7. Kei Nishikori (JPN) ...
Munsey blasts 25-ball hundred, 6 sixes in an over
Scotland batsman George Munsey scripted history after smashing a century off just 25 deliveries while playing for Gloucestershire 2nd XI.
India ensured of four medals at Asian Boxing
In a highly-anticipated repeat of the Asian Games 49kg final, Amit Panghal (52kg) knocked out the reigning Olympic gold medallist Hasanboy Dusmatov, while Kavinder Singh Bisht (56kg) stunned 2017 world champion Kairat Yeraliyev confirming four medals for India at the Asian Boxing Championships 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday.
Delhi ask Rajasthan to bat (Toss)
Delhi Capitals' skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl against Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League (IPL) contest at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Monday.
Rajput backs Afghanistan to "upset some top teams" in WC
On a day Afghanistan named a 15-member side for the upcoming World Cup, their former coach Lalchand Rajput feels that they can "upset some of the top teams" in mega tournament, primarily banking on their spinners. "Afghanistan have got one of the best bowling attacks, especially (their) spinners. In England if there is a good day, where the ball grips and spins, I think they will change some of the games and they will upset some of the top teams as well," Rajput, who is currently the Zimbabwe coach, told reporters here Monday. Pacer Hamid Hassan and former captain Asghar Afghan were on Monday named in Afghanistan's 15-strong World Cup squad headlined by IPL stars Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi. Gulbadin Naib will lead the team which also features Mohammad Shahzad and spinner Mujeeb ur Rahman. Afghan was removed as captain in all formats earlier this year. "Their batting is little bit on a slower side (and) playing in England, especially for batsman when it is helpful wicket, it will ...
Farhan invited to attend UEFA Champions League finale
Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar has been invited by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to attend the Champions League finale here.
Men's hockey Chief Coach joins National Camp
Newly-appointed Indian men's hockey team Chief Coach Graham Reid has joined the on-going National Camp at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru Campus. Reid arrived here April 20 and got down to business soon after as he addressed the players and explained to them his expectations as a team.
Technical committee interviews 3 candidates for TD's post, sends recommendation to AIFF ExCo
The All India Football Federation's technical committee Monday interviewed the three short-listed candidates for the post of technical director and recommended the names in order of their preference to the executive committee to make the final appointment. The three candidates interviewed were Gaioz Darsadze of Georgia, Romanian Doru Isac and Jorge Castelo of Portugal. "We interviewed all the three on Monday and we have marked our preferences as one, two and three and have recommended them to the Executive Committee to make the final appointment," technical committee chairman Shyam Thapa told PTI. "The AIFF will now talk to each of them, regarding the salary and other terms and conditions to choose the suitable among the three. I believe the announcement will be made in two or three days," said the former India international. Interestingly, Romanian Isac, who once served as assistant coach to Arsene Wenger at Nagoya Grampus Eight in Japan, was interviewed via skype from the Indira ...
Top shuttlers blame BAI's administrative mess for missing Asian Badminton C'ship
Indian shuttlers H S Prannoy and B Sai Praneeth Monday claimed that administrative goof-ups by the Badminton Association of India have robbed them of participation at the Asia Badminton Championship, an allegation that the BAI refuted. India will be represented by Kidambi Srikanth and Sameer Verma in men's singles at the USD 400,000 event in Wuhan, China, commencing on Tuesday after the BAI allegedly did not confirm the entries of Prannoy and Praneeth to the organisers. "According to the process, Badminton Asia confederation sent the allocations informing who are the players who all have qualified from a country. All other countries like Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia have four entries even though Indonesia and Malaysian players are ranked way below me and Praneeth," Prannoy told PTI. "So I enquired about the rules and came to know BAI didn't reply to the e-mails confirming our entries," added the 26-year-old, who had won a bronze at the last edition. The BAI, however, said in a statement
Suryakumar, Ahlawat in second qualifying round of tennis meet
Srivatsan Suryakumar and Aakash Ahlawat registered close wins to enter the second qualifying round at the USD 3000 RBLATT Asian ranking men's tennis championships here Monday. Srivatsan edged out Rushabh Gundecha 5-7, 6-2, 11-9, while Ahlawat got past Manvir Singh Randhawa 6-4, 1-6, 10-7 in the opening qualifying rounds. The second and final rounds will be played Tuesday followed by the main draw matches from Wednesday. The tournament is organised by Practennis in association with MSLTA under the Auspices of the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) and All India Tennis Association (AITA) at the Maharashtra State Lawn tennis Association's courts. The results: Men' singles (1st qualifying round): Dharmil Shah bt Sandeep Kotarkonda 6-4, 7-6(5); Priyank Gangadharan bt Saumil Sakariy 6-1, 6-0; Raghav Jaisinghani bt Raau Parkar 6-1, 6-2; Srivatsan Suryakumar bt Rushabh Gundecha 5-7, 6-2, 11-9; Drona Walia bt Jino Thomas 6-0, 6-1; Aditya Kodakalla bt Abhishek Konar 7-6(2), 6-0; .