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Prayas Ray Barman is youngest player to make IPL debut
Prayas Ray Barman became the youngest player to make his Indian Premier League debut on Sunday as he was named in the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) playing XI against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium here.Barman is currently 16 years and 157 days old. Afghanistan's spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman held the record previously as he made his IPL debut for Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2018 when he was just 17 years and 11 days old.The 16-year-old was acquired by the RCB at a price of 1.5 crore at the auction, which is almost eight times his base price of 20 lakh.Barman plays for Bengal and he was able to grab the spotlight with some extraordinary performances in the Vijay Hazare Trophy earlier this year.The player had picked up a four-wicket haul for Bengal in his List-A debut match.Meanwhile, in the ongoing match between RCB and SRH, the former won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Bairstow, Warner tons demolish RCB, Sunrisers post 231/2
Jonny Bairstow and David Warner struck whilrwind centuries as Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) made mincemeat of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) bowlers to post their highest total of 231/2 in 20 overs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash here on Sunday.
Srikanth ends runner up at India Open
Kidambi Srikanth's hopes of ending a long title drought came crashing after going down in straight games to former world champion Viktor Axelsen in the men's singles final of the Yonex-Sunrise India Open, here Sunday. Srikanth, a 2015 winner, blew away two game points in the second game to lose 7-21 20-22 to Axelsen in the summit clash. It was the Indian's first final in a BWF world tour event in 17 months. He last won a title at the 2017 French Open. "I haven't played anything differently and so I lost. I should have tried something different," Srikanth said after the loss. "I think I gave him too many chances to attack in the first game and tried to avoid it in the second and it was okay till the 20th point. If I could have taken it to the decider, I could have had my chances. "I was slow to start with. I was able to control my lifts and defend well but in the end he was a little brave." The final was a close affair in the beginning with Srikanth and Axelsen splitting the initial 10
Prayas becomes youngest player to start IPL game
Teenage leg-spinner Prayas Ray Barman on Sunday became the youngest player to make a debut in the Indian Premier League (IPL) when he was named in the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team playing against Sunrisers Hyderabad here.
Warner, Bairstow hit hundreds as SRH post IPL's highest total
Jonny Bairstow and David Warner tore apart the Royal Challengers Bangalore bowlers with sensational centuries, leading Sunrisers Hyderabad to 231 for two, the highest ever total in IPL history, here Sunday. Englishman Bairstow struck 114 from just 56 balls while Warner carried his bat for a 55-ball 100 in a record 185-run first-wicket partnership after being put into bat. Bairstow punished RCB with 12 fours and seven sixes while Warner hit five fours and as many sixes in his 55-ball knock. RCB captain Virat Kohli's decision to put Sunrisers in backfired as all his bowlers were taken to cleaners by Bairstow and Warner who became the first pair in IPL history to post three consecutive hundred-run stands. Bairstow and Warner bludgeoned the bowlers, bettering the earlier highest of 184 between KKR's Gautam Gambhir and Chris Lynn in the 2017 edition against Gujarat Lions. Sunday's innings was also only the second time in IPL history in which two batsmen scored a hundred each. Bairstow was .
Bairstow, Warner sash centuries to lead SRH to 231/2
Openers Jonny Bairstow and David Warner scored a century each to propel Sunrisers Hyderabad to a formidable 231 for two against Royal Challengers Bangalore in an IPL match, here Sunday. Bairstow scored 114 while comeback-man Warner remained unbeaten on exact 100 after RCB skipper Virat Kohli opted to bowl. RCB are yet to win a match this season. Brief Scores: Surisers Hyderabad: 231 for 2 in 20 overs. (J Bairstow 114, D Warner 100 not out; Y Cahal 1/44).
Srikanth loses in India Open final
Former champion Kidambi Srikanth's hope of snapping a long title draught came crashing down after he went down in straight games to former world champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open here Sunday. A former world no. 1 Srikanth blew two game points in the second game to lose 7-21 20-22 to Axelsen in the men's singles summit clash. It was the Indian's first final in a BWF world tour event in 17 months. He had last won a title at the 2017 French Open. The final started as a close affair with Srikanth and Axelsen splitting the initial 10 points but a series of unforced errors from the Indian allowed the Danish player to move ahead as he unleashed a smash to seal an 11-7 advantage at the break. Srikanth failed to engage his rival in rallies with Axelsen punishing any weak return. The Indian's backhand was particularly weak and he lost a lot of points there. Axelsen eventually took the opening game when Srikanth went long. After the change of sides, Srikanth ...
Barty displays all-around game, captures Miami Open
Australia's Ashleigh Barty capped off the best week and a half of her career by rolling past Karolina Pliskova 7-6 (7-1), 6-3 to win the Miami Open.
Indian shooters make a clean sweep of gold medals
Indian shooters made a clean sweep of gold medals in 10m Air Rifle event to continue their dominance at the 12th Asian Airgun Championships in Taoyuan, Taipei. India have won 12 out of 14 gold medals so far and their overall tally stand at 12 gold, four silver and two bronze medals. On the fifth day of the competition, Divyansh Singh Panwar and Elavenil Valarivan bagged the 10m Air Rifle men and women's individual golds. They combined with respective teammates to win two Team gold medals as well and ensured a clean sweep. Divyansh shot 249.7 to Kim's 247.4 for silver and Shin's 225.5 for bronze. He shot 628.2 to top the qualification and lead two other Indians -- Ravi Kumar (626.3) and Deepak Kumar (626.2) -- into the eight-man final. In the final, Divyansh, the least experienced international among the three, led from the start to shut out the challenge from the Koreans. The Indian trio clinched the team gold with a total of 1880.7 to leave behind Korea with 1862.3. In the women's ...
RCB elect to field against Sunrisers (Superseding earlier copy)
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to field against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Indian Premier League (IPL) clash here on Sunday.
Badminton in Tokyo Olympics going to be tougher than last three Games: Saina
India's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal says the badminton competition at next year's Olympics will be tougher than the last three Games and she is working on fitness and improving her game in the run-up to the showpiece event in Tokyo. Saina has been troubled by injuries of late. After her knee surgery in 2016, she has been striving hard to return to her peak form. She was World No. 1 for a few weeks in 2015. "Yes, it (competition in 2020 Olympics) will be much tougher (than earlier three editions). The Chinese shuttlers are playing really well. More than them, a lot of other girls are playing really well. It is going to be very tough," Saina told PTI in an exclusive interview. "But as of now, I'm not thinking about Olympics or about how I will qualify for it. I am thinking more about doing well in tournaments, improving my game and keeping myself injury free and fit," Saina said at the sidelines of Pramerica Spirit of Community Awards event in Gurgaon, for which she is the Programme ...
RCB elect to field against Sunrisers
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Indian Premier League (IPL) clash here on Sunday.
Olympic qualification system is unfair, putting strain on players: Gopichand
Chief Indian national coach Pullela Gopichand believes that the Olympic qualification system in badminton is "unfair" and putting a "lot of strain" on the players. The Olympic qualification period for the Tokyo Games starts April 29 this year with the Badminton World Federation (BWF) considering the ranking list, to be published on April 30, 2020 to allocate spots and Gopichand feels BWF needs to have a relook at the qualification system. "I understand it is very important that players earn good amount of money and the prize money goes up but it is also unfair that the Olympic qualification should last a year long. It is something which needs to be looked at," Gopichand told PTI in an exclusive interview. "I think if you win an All England or a World Championship or Asian or European Championship, there is a moment where you could think of direct qualification for these five six slots atleast, something like an Olympic quota, rather than spreading it over a year's time. "It just makes
Super Cup 2019: Delhi Dynamos direct a jibe towards AIFF
Delhi Dynamos, the Indian Super League (ISL) team directed a jibe towards All India Football Federation (AIFF) and all the other parties involved in the organisation of Super Cup on Saturday after they received a walkover in the quarter-final match against East Bengal."UPDATE: Owing to the inept handling of the situation by all concerned, Delhi Dynamos have had to travel to Bhubaneswar for the second time and get a walkover in the ongoing Super Cup. @eastbengalfc failed to show up for their clash. #HeroSuperCup," the club tweeted.This was the second time that the club travelled all the way to Bhubaneswar for their match only to be handed a walkover because an I-League team did not turn up for the game.Earlier, the Dynamos were scheduled to take on Gokulam Kerela on March 16, but Kerela did not turn up for the match due to the I-League clubs boycott of the tournament.All I-League clubs had initially decided to boycott the competition so to express their solidarity Minerva Punjab, ...
Sri Lanka's Test captain arrested for drunk driving
Dimuth Karunaratne, Sri Lanka's Test captain was arrested for alleged drunk driving in Colombo on Sunday morning.As per the police, the injured driver has sustained minor injuries and Karunaratne has been granted bail, after being taken into custody at roughly 5:40 am Sri Lanka time on Sunday, ESPN Cricinfo reported.He is expected to appear before court sometime this week. This arrest can have huge ramifications for the player. Sri Lanka Cricket can impose their own sanctions depending upon the outcome of the court proceedings.Karunaratne led the Sri Lanka team to an exceptional Test series win in South Africa in February. There were rumours doing the rounds that he can be handed the limited overs captaincy as Lasith Malinga has not been providing the desired results for the team in the format.The team has been troubled with disciplinary issues over the past few months, but Karuna had avoided serious controversy up to now.
Victoria wins Sheffield Shield test, Pattinson stars clinching 7 wickets
Victoria defeated New South Wales by 177 runs in the Sheffield Shield 2019 final on Sunday to claim their fourth tournament win in five seasons. James Pattinson stood out in the event by claiming seven wickets through the match.Batting first, Victoria scored 387 runs. Chasing a mammoth target New South Wales were bundled out on just 210 runs.Victoria won comfortably with a day to spare in the five-day contest in Melbourne, the International Cricket Council (ICC) reported.Pattinson took four wickets in the second innings of the match, breaking the back of New South Wales batters and he had also taken three wickets in the first innings. Peter Siddle took a five-wicket haul in the first innings but he failed to leave an impression in the second innings as he took just one wicket.The match was completely dominated by the fast bowlers, but Victoria's opener Marcus Harris laid the foundation for the team as he scored a patient knock of 141 in the first innings. He finished the season as ...
Marquez storms to 53rd career pole
World champion Marc Marquez stormed to his 53rd career pole position at the Argentina MotoGP here. He now stand just two off the all-time record of 55, held by rival Valentino Ross. Marquez continued to show impressive speed aboard his Honda RC213V and claimed his fifth pole position in six races at the Argentina track with a lap of 1:38.304 on Saturday. His teammate Jorge Lorenzo took 1:39.190 to lap the 4.805km long circuit. This means both Repsol Honda Team riders have moved directly to Q2 together for the first time as team-mates.
Kiwi all-rounder Kuggeleijn replaces injured Ngidi in CSK
Two-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Sunday announced the signing of Scott Kuggeleijn to replace injured Lungi Ngidi for the remainder of the season.
KXIP batsmen gear up to counter Rabada's yorkers
With Kagiso Rabada's yorker being the talk of the town, it will be interesting to see how the Delhi Capitals pacer counters the hard-hitting Kings XI Punjab batsmen when the two teams clash in an IPL match here on Monday. Rabada helped the Capitals defend the lowest total (10) in a Super Over in IPL history after the scores were tied at 185 in the allotted 20 overs each. Focus will now be on how the South African paceman would fare against the likes of Chris Gayle, Lokesh Rahul, Mayank Agarwal and David Miller. Both sides are riding high on confidence having won their respective matches on Saturday. In fact, both the teams' opening batsmen were the architect of their victory. While Delhi's Prithvi Shaw (55-ball 99) almost took the team home against Kolkata Knight Riders, Rahul (57-ball 71) finished the job for Punjab against Mumbai Indians. Playing on home turf, Rahul, who had failed in his first two matches, played a controlled innings while Gayle (40) and Mayank Agarwal (43) also ...
Marc Marquez storms to fifth Argentina GP pole
A flying Marc Marquez proved unstoppable as he powered to pole, team-mate Jorge Lorenzo ready to fight forward on Sunday.