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Give Kohli some time off before World Cup: Vaughan
It's time that India skipper Virat Kohli, enduring a win-less streak in the ongoing IPL, is rested till the World Cup says former England skipper Michael Vaughan. Royal Challengers Bangalore is the only team to not have won a single contest this season. They have lost six straight matches and need a miracle to make it to the knockout stage. Vaughan feels giving Kohli some time off before the big event will be a good decision. "If India are smart they rest @imVkohli now for the World Cup Give him some time off before the big event #IPL2019," Vaughan wrote on his twitter handle. RCB needs to win all their remaining eight matches to salvage any hope of making it to the Play-offs. India will open their World Cup campaign against South Africa on June 5.
Minerva U-13 boys pulled up by AIFF for being over age
: There is no end to Minerva Punjab FC's problems with the All India Football Federation (AIFF). On Monday, club owner Ranjit Bajaj alleged that his team has been wrongly stopped from playing in the ongoing under-13 I-League because of over-age players.
Siddharth Desai becomes 2nd costliest player in PKL
Star raider Siddharth Desai became the second-most expensive player in the history of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) after Telugu Titans pocketed him for a whopping Rs 1.45 crore.
Can't focus too much on Russell: Fleming
Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming Monday said focusing too much on the big-hitting Andre Russell could backfire as Kolkata Knight Riders also have other quality batsmen in their line-up. "Possibly, there are a couple of challenges. One is you ignore the other six (batsmen). And in a team that has (Chris) Lynn, (Dinesh) Karthik and (Robin) Uthappa you do that at your own peril. We've got to be careful we don't focus overtly on Russell," he said at the press conference ahead the IPL match against KKR. "Even though he has been so dynamic, there's still good work done by the other players. So, again, I stress it doesn't change our preparation to focus on one or two players, but we're acutely aware of how dangerous these players are so, it's business as usual for us," Fleming said. With the flamboyant Jamaican being in red-hot form, Fleming whether it is spin or seam, one had to be accurate against hitters like Russell. "You've got to put context around that as ...
Battle royale on cards as KKR take on CSK (Preview)
In-form Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will meet a match when they take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their Indian Premier League encounter at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here on Tuesday.
Fazza 2019: India's Krishna Nagar claims two golds in badminton
Asian Para Games bronze medallist Krishna Nagar from India put up a superb show, securing two gold medals at the 2nd Fazza-Dubai Para Badminton International Championships here Sunday. A day after upsetting World no. 1 Jack Shepherd in the men's singles SS6 semi-finals, Nagar pulled off the second upset in as many days when he defeated England's world no. 2 Krysten Coombs 20-22, 25-23, 21-12 in the most exciting final of the day, that went over an hour. "Yes, this is the biggest win of my career," an elated Nagar said before he went on to make it two-for-two, winning the mixed doubles title along with Raja Magotra. "This is big for my motivation in this important year and going ahead in the road to Tokyo 2020," said the left-handed player, who started playing the sport only in 2018 and won his first medal at the Thailand International in July last year. Overall, Team India had a good run at the event finishing with nine medals including four golds on Sunday. Among others, World no. 1 .
India to take part in five-a-side football meet
India will be among 62 countries taking part in the Red Bull Neymar Jr's Five in a global 5v5 football tournament, the national finals of which will take place here on April 17.
Shamkir chess: Anand draws with Grischuk, Carlsen extends lead
India's Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw with Alexander Grischuk of Russia, while Norwegian Magnus Carlsen raced ahead with a crushing win over out-of-sort Dutchman Anish Giri in the seventh round of Shamkir chess tournament here. Having lost to Sergey Karjakin of Russia in the previous round, Anand's chances to catch up with Carlsen at the top have now almost evaporated as the reigning world champion is now 1.5 points ahead of the Indian with just two rounds to go in the category-22 event. The other games in the ten-player round-robin tournament ended in draws. Bulgarian Veselin Topalov split the point with Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan, while the other local star Shakhriyar Mamedyarov also signed peace with Ding Liren of China. David Navara of Czech Republic shared the point with Karjakin. Carlsen, on five points, is looking good for his fourth title here and he is now followed by Karjakin on 4.5 points. Anand is still joint third on 3.5 points, sharing it with Grischuk, ..
Graham Reid appointed Indian men's hockey coach
Hockey India has named Graham Reid as the new chief coach of the Indian men's hockey team. The 54-year-old will join the team in Bengaluru shortly for the ongoing national camp at the Sports Authority of India.
SAI okays Graham Reid's appointment as men's hockey team head coach
Australian Graham Reid's appointment as the men's national team chief coach till the end of 2020 was ratified on Monday after Hockey India received necessary clearance from the Sports Authority of India (SAI). Reid's appointment was more or less certain after Hockey India recommended his name to the SAI last month. It has been learnt that Reid has been handed a term till the end of next year but his tenure can be extended till 2022 FIH World Cup depending upon his performance. According to a Hockey India official, Reid is expected to draw a salary of USD 15,000 per month and will be shifting base to Bengaluru with his family. "Reid's tenure will be till the end of next year. As per industry standards, every international coach's contract is supposed to be for an Olympic cycle. "But his contract will have a provision of extension till 2022. Everything will depend on India's performances leading upto the Tokyo Olympics," the official told PTI. The official also said that Reid will soon .
Ben Stokes picks his favourite young Indian batsmen
Ben Stokes, the England all-rounder who is currently playing for the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL), on Sunday revealed his favourite young Indian batsmen."Prithvi, Samson and Tripathi my favourite young Indian batsman to watch #talents," Stokes posted on his Twitter account.Sanju Samson and Rahul Tripathi are Stokes' teammates in Rajasthan Royals. Samson smashed the first century of this year's edition of the IPL against Sunrisers Hyderabad whereas Tripathi has been knocking him useful cameos for the team.Prithvi Shaw who is currently playing for the Delhi Capitals has already played a couple of brilliant knocks for his team in the ongoing edition of the tournament. Recently, he smashed 99 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders and in the game against Royal Challengers Bangalore, he smashed Tim Southee for four consecutive boundaries.Sam Billings, another England player mentioned the name of Rishabh Pant in his list of favourite young Indian batsmen. Pant was the ...
Women's T20 exhibition matches to include players from West Indies, South Africa, Sri Lanka
Overseas players from as many as six countries are set to play in the Women's T20 exhibition games, scheduled to be held during the Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs.Top players -- include West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin and T20 World Cup-winning captain Stafanie Taylor, South Africa captain Dane van Niekerk and fast bowler Marizanne Kapp and Sri Lanka all-rounder Chamari Atapattu -- will be grouped with Australia's Meg Lanning, Ellyse Perry, Alyssa Healy and Megan Schutt, New Zealand's Suzie Bates and Sophie Devine, and England's Danielle Wyatt who had participated in last year's one-off Women's T20 Challenge.Three teams will square up against each other in one round-robin league, with all fixtures likely to be held at a single venue for logistical reasons. Chennai, which is likely to host the IPL final on May 12, could stage the final of the women's tournament, too, ESPNcricinfo said.However, staging a full-fledged T20 league like the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) in ...
We hope to beat KKR at their own den, says Delhi Capitals' Morris
Their campaign back on track after the win over Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Capitals are ready to upset table toppers Kolkata Knight Riders in their own den, said the team's all-rounder Chris Morris. By virtue of the four-wicket win over struggling RCB in Bengaluru on Sunday, Delhi Capitals have moved up to the fifth position in the eight-team standings with six points from as many games. KKR are currently leading the chart with eight points out of four wins from five matches. Asked Morris about their next match, the South African said playing at the iconic Eden Gardens against the hosts would be a tough challenge. "KKR are playing some amazing cricket at the moment. They have some great match winners in their team, players with X-factor. We've got a few days in between to rest and recover, and to get our bodies strong and fresh," he said. "Eden Gardens is a tough place to play for the visiting side, but as a team and as a unit, we look forward to the challenge and hopefully we
Olympic Qualifiers: Indian women ready for tough Myanmar test
Indian women's football team will have to come out all guns blazing against a formidable Myanmar side in a must-win final round-robin game of the 2020 Olympic Qualifying tournament, here Tuesday. India will need to win the encounter in order to proceed to the next round while a draw will be enough for the hosts to qualify with better goal difference. Currently, both India and Myanmar are on six points from two games but Myanmar enjoy a better goal difference of (+8) compared to India (+4). India beat Indonesia 2-0 in the opening game followed by 3-1 win against Nepal. However India will miss the services of their dependable first goalkeeper Aditi Chauhan, who is out with injury. "When I was appointed the head coach of the senior team, I knew the challenges we faced. I knew things needed to be changed and the first change was to bring down the average age of team. That could only have been done by focusing on the youth, aiming to create a squad for the future which can be the mainstay .
India take on Myanmar in must-win Olympic qualifiers
Indian women's football team will have their task cut out when they take on hosts Mynamar in a do-or-die Round 2 Olympic Qualifiers match here on Tuesday.
Sindhu hopes to find form at Singapore Open
Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu will look to shrug off the disappointment of her recent early exits when she spearheads Indian challenge at the USD 355,000 Singapore Open, starting here Tuesday. Sindhu, who had claimed the BWF World Tour Finals in December last year, has looked off colour in the last few weeks. She made a first round exit at the All England Championship and lost in the second round of Malaysia Open, losing to Korea's Sung Ji Hyun on both occasion. She had entered the semifinals at India Open but went down to He Bingjiao of China despite holding advantage in the first game. With hardly any time to make changes on the game or work on weaknesses considering the back-to-back tournaments in the BWF calender, it will be a challenge for fourth seed Sindhu to get to her best. She begins her campaign against Indonesia's Lyanny Alessandra Mainaky. Saina Nehwal is the only Indian to claim a title this season with the 29-year-old from Hyderabad securing the crown at the ...
Royals unlucky as ball hits stumps but bails stay put
Rajasthan Royals were left high and dry after the ball hit the stumps but the bails were not disturbed during their tie against Kolkata Knight Riders here.
Rahul Dravid visits Camp Nou to watch Barcelona play live
Rahul Dravid, the former Indian cricketer and the current India U-19 team coach visited Camp Nou, where Barcelona was playing against Athletico Madrid in a La Liga clash on Sunday. Barcelona defeated Athletico Madrid by 2-0."It is one of the things I have always wanted to do, to come to Camp Nou, watch a football match and to be here, experience the atmosphere is absolutely electric. It is incredible, I mean to be able to watch people like (Lionel) Messi and (Luis) Suarez play live is fantastic for me and my family. So thanks to Barcelona FC for the hospitality, it's been excellent," fcbarcelona.com quoted Dravid as saying."We have great crowds and great atmosphere at the IPL and a lot of our Test matches as well, so cricket is the No.1 sport in India but football is catching up very quickly," he added.Dravid is one of the few players in the international game to have scored 10,000 runs in both Tests and ODI format. He was seen expressing his views on Lionel Messi, the Barcelona's ...
IPL final venue decision after checking with Chennai
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided that a call on whether Chennai will get to host the final of the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League will be taken after discussing the issue with the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA).
Pro Kabaddi League to commence on July 19
The seventh season of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) will be held from July 19 to October 9, an official said on Monday. Conceding that there was a dip in season 6 viewership, PKL commissioner Anupam Goswami cited the change in the league window as the main reason as it coincided with the festival season. "We have gone back to the original window of July in season 7 after season 6 commenced in October 2018."We will have the next season in 2020 also in July," Goswami said here, prior to the auction featuring 441 players from 13 countries. The auction features 388 Indian and 53 overseas players. Each of the twelve franchise teams has a purse of Rs 4.4 crore to spend at the auction after deducting from the salaries of retained players. Goswami said while there had been an increase of 15 per cent in the scoring of points between season 5 and 6, the defenders had also tackled better with an increase of 21 per cent tackles between the last two seasons.