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Player of Ashwin's stature shouldn't have done it: Madan Lal on 'Mankading'
Former India cricketer Madan Lal Thursday said a player of Ravichandran Ashwin's stature should not have "Mankaded" Jos Buttler in a controversial IPL match, though his act did not violate any law. The incident that has divided the opinion of cricketing world took place on Monday in the Rajasthan Royals innings when Kings XI Punjab skipper Ashwin, sensing that Buttler was backing up too far, paused during his bowling action and removed the bails, a dismissal popularly known as 'Mankading'. "I don't think Ashwin has done the right thing at all, considering his stature and such a successful international career. He is such a big player and an act like this is very small," Lal told PTI on the sidelines of the National Summit and Sports Business Awards organised by ASSOCHAM. "Had it been Virat Kohli or any other Indian cricketer he would have been criticized. Such an act is not part of the game, it is away from it but whatever happened was correct. Ashwin is right in his place but he ...
England Women continues their clean sweep trend against Sri Lanka Women
England Women white-washed Sri Lanka Women in a three-match T20I series as they won the final T20I by 96 runs at P Sara Oval on Thursday.Earlier, Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to field. The visitors posted a 205-run target for the host, England women's highest T20I total in Sri Lanka.Both the English openers, Danielle Wyatt and Amy Jones, scored half-century scoring 51 and 57 runs respectively.Tamsin Beaumont also played an inning of 42 runs while Natalie Sciver scored 49 runs off 24 balls which helped her cross the 1000-run mark milestone, sixth English woman to do so.While chasing a big total, the host managed to score just 108 runs for six, Hansima Karunaratne scored 44, highest from Sri Lanka Women side.England Women bowlers too showed an astonishing performance as only three Sri Lanka Women players were able to score in two-digit.Prior to T20I series, England Women white-washed the Sri Lanka Women in the three-match ODI series as well.
31-year-old Hopman Cup replaced by new ATP Cup
The city of Perth in Western Australia (WA) will no longer play host to the Hopman Cup, Tennis Australia confirmed on Thursday.
'Treated as criminals': Some football fans in France want freedom
Paris shivered in the cold but a big group of bare-chested fans, holding a banner that read 'Treated as Criminals' and singing gruffly, dancing barely and hooting, didn't. The fans, "emblematic" of a peculiar problem facing French football, want freedom, freedom to watch a game at peace, far away from the suspicious gaze of authorities and their heavily-armed forces. They want the liberty to enter stadiums with crackers, and burst them too, at will, despite an official ban on it. They also want to move across stadiums in cities all over France without worrying about detention. The temperature hovered around 3-4 degrees celsius and as they brandished the Paris Saint-Germain flag, they may have said something about repression of football fans in France. Onlookers said they were typically them during a Women's Champions League round-of-16 game between Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea on Thursday. While the relentless backing did raise hopes of a rejuvenated PSG overturning a two-goal ...
Constantine's successor must understand players: Bose
India and Mumbai City FC player Subhasish Bose has had a dream journey in his short career at the top level. An integral part of the Indian team during the AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates, the defender feels that India needs a quality coach to take control after Stephen Constantine left following India's ouster in the group stages of the Asian Cup.
Despite series loss, Mahmood looking at the positives
One-day international defeat against Australia has given Pakistan a great opportunity to test their bench strength ahead of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men's cricket World Cup 2019, said Pakistan bowling coach Azhar Mahmood."There are a lot of positives for us, like Shinwari is back, he has bowled really well and [so has] Junaid. We have got a young find in form of Hasnain. We are trying to give bench strength more opportunities to try and play international games," ICC quoted Mahmood as saying.Speaking about the batsmen, he said, "Lot of positives in the batting department as well, we got a couple of hundreds - Haris [Sohail] got a hundred, [Mohammad] Rizwan got a hundred. Unfortunately, today, ball was doing a bit so we were not good enough."The likes of Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam and Sarfaraz Ahmed - the Pakistan skipper - are rested for the Australia series. Mahmood believes that this has helped them give chances to other players to test who fits in the World Cup ...
I'm scared of getting injured: Ratchanok
Two-time champion Ratchanok Inthanon doesn't want to exert herself too much for a third title at the ongoing India Open badminton tournament as she is wary of getting injured in an Olympic qualification year due to the hectic international schedule. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) revamped its structure in 2018, making it compulsory for the world's top-15 players in the singles events and top-10 pairs in the doubles disciplines to play a minimum of 12 out of 15 World Tour tournaments or face a penalty. The first three months of the new BWF season has already seen injuries to top players such as three-time world champion Carolina Marin, former world no.1 Korean Son Wan Ho and China's fast-rising Gao Fangjie. The Olympic qualification period begins April 29 with the BWF ranking on April 30, 2020 being the cut-off for the allocation of spots for the Tokyo Olympics. "I am worried about injury as it takes a long time to recover so I have to take care of my body," said Ratchanok, who ..
Saina seems more determined playing against me and Sindhu: Ratchanok
Former World champion Ratchanok Inthanon of Thailand says she needs to learn a trick or two from her gritty Indian rival Saina Nehwal, who always comes across more determined to win during their on-court duels. Ratchanok, a two-time champion at the India Open, has a dismal head-to-head record of 5-11 against Saina, who has defeated her in the last five meetings. "I expect too much from myself when I play against Saina. I know Saina is strong and never gives up. Like in the Asian Games, I was leading 17-9 or something but I lost. So she is a good fighter and I have to learn from her. Saina has come back stronger," Ratchanok said. The 24-year-old from Thailand, a three-time world junior champion, has a better record Saina's compatriot and Olympic silver-medallist P V Sindhu, though she has failed to beat the Indian in last three encounters. "I also like Sindhu. I'm closer to her as we are almost same age and she sometimes supports me," Ratchanok said. "I know Saina has a better record ..
'Mankading'-hit Rajasthan look to return to winning ways against Sunrisers Hyderabad
'Mankaded' in their opening match, Rajasthan Royals would look to resurrect their fortunes in Friday's IPL clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad, who would also be aiming to put behind a disappointing first-day show. Rajasthan's campaign started on a controversial note when Jos Buttler became the first cricketer in the IPL to be 'Mankaded', the practice of running out non-strikers, who back up early, by bowlers on their delivery stride. Chasing 185, Buttler (69) was going strong for Rajasthan when a desperate Kings XI Punjab skipper Ravichandran Ashwin ran him out via the contentious method to completely change the complexion of the game. The incident raked up a storm but Rajasthan willhave to get over the episode to ensure that their campaign remains on track. Buttler looked in great touch in their opener but he would look for more support from the likes of Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson, Steve Smith and Ben Stokes in the batting department. In particular Smith, who returned to the IPL ...
Bayern confirm signing France defender Hernandez
Bayern Munich have signed France defender Lucas Hernandez from Atletico Madrid, the German record champions confirmed in an official statement.
IPL: Alzarri Joseph replaces injured MI pacer Milne
Mumbai Indians have picked Alzarri Joseph as a replacement for the injured fast bowler Adam Milne in the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League.
Mumbai Indians sign Alzarri Joseph to replace Adam Milne
Mumbai Indians have picked Alzarri Joseph as a replacement for the injured New Zealand fast bowler Adam Milne for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019.Joseph featured in nine Test matches and 16 ODI's for the West Indies so far.The pacer has taken 25 wickets in Tests and 24 wickets in ODI's. He made is debut in both the formats in 2016.Joseph will now make his first appearance in the IPL. As per the tournament's rules the replacement player cannot exceed the amount that was being paid to the original player. So the price at which Joseph was acquired by the team cannot be more than 75 lakhs as Milne was signed by Mumbai Indians at the IPL auction for this amount.Earlier, Adam Milne pulled out of the IPL due to a swollen heel.Mumbai Indians lost their opening match against Delhi Capitals by 37 runs on Sunday.The team will next take on Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday, March 28 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Concacaf Nations League: Fixtures, Group draw revealed
Organisers of the Concacaf Nations League announced the group stage draw and fixtures for the maiden edition of the football tournament on Wednesday (local time).A total of 41 teams will be participating in this tournament, qualifiers for which commenced in September last year.This tournament has been introduced in line with the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) nations league."Through @CNationsLeague, we have opened the doors of @Concacaf, and its football, to all." #TheDreamStartsNow," Victor Montaglini, Concacaf President tweeted.The Concacaf Nations League started with a one-off qualifying phase that was to be played across four matchdays starting from September 2018 to March 2019 to determine the allocation of teams for the group phase of the tournament.The six Concacaf nations that participated in the final qualification stage for 2018 FIFA World Cup (Mexico, United States, Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras, Trinidad & Tobago) have already qualified for the Nations
SRH, RR look to get campaign on track (Preview)
Having lost their opening game against Kolkata after dominating most of the match, Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to come back strongly against Rajasthan Royals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal on Friday.
We weren't alert enough, admits KXIP coach Hesson
Admitting they weren't "alert enough" on the field, Kings XI Punjab coach Mike Hesson admitted that Andre Russell's whirlwind 17-ball 48 in the first innings tipped the game heavily in Kolkata Knight Riders' favour.
Felix Auger-Aliassime becomes youngest Miami Open semi-finalist
18-year-old Felix Auger-Aliassime became the youngest Miami Open semi-finalist in the tournament's 35-year history by defeating Croatia's Borna Coric 7-6(3), 6-2 in the quarter-finals."Playing Borna, who's been established for a few years now, I definitely didn't expect to win. I expected more, a set like in the first. But the second really surprised me. I felt like I had a margin over him, had a bit of an edge. I just felt really comfortable out there from the first balls," Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) quoted Felix as saying.The Canadian has played all his matches in this year's tournament against players who are in the top 20 of ATP rankings and has recorded a win in every single match.Felix was already the youngest quarter-finalist in the tournament's history since Andy Roddick in 2011 and he is the first player born in the 2000s to make it to an ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final."Everyone is super excited back home. It's great to hear all these good comments from them. ..
Want to remain consistent throughout season: Rana
On the back of scoring consecutive fifties for Kolkata Knight Riders, Nitish Rana said he wants to maintain his form throughout the season and not fizzle out in the second-half like last year.
People don't see how much effort Maxwell really makes: Aaron Finch
Australian captain Aaron Finch, who led his team to a 3-0 series lead over Pakistan, said although Glenn Maxwell is a very good batsman, people really do not see how much effort he makes when the going gets tough.Maxwell's 71-run cameo enabled Australia to defeat Pakistan in the third ODI of the five-match series on Wednesday by 80 runs to take an unassailable 3-0 lead.The International Cricket Council (ICC) quoted Finch as saying after Wednesday's match: "Maxi is a player who people expect so much from every time he plays because he has so much brilliance at times, but I think what people do not see at times when they get frustrated with him, is the amount of stuff he does in the field. If he averages 20 in a series, he might save 20 runs in the field as well.""He bowls overs, gets some wickets. It all adds up to a great package. And the fact he's batting at six at the moment, to give us that little bit of extra firepower towards the back end is something we're conscious of and it's .
IOC chief 'admires' breakdance moves as Paris 2024 sports get green light
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach admitted Wednesday that he's a fan of breakdancing's dizzy choreography as the street-wise discipline joined climbing, skateboarding and surfing in getting the provisional nod for the 2024 Paris Games. "There's a very authentic expression, you feel the performance and the personalities of the athletes," said the 65-year-old after a meeting of the IOC's executive committee. "I must admit that I admire the movements." The four sports will now be submitted to the IOC's next session in June in the next step for inclusion on the Olympic programme. Climbing, skateboarding and surfing will make their Olympic debut in Tokyo next year where they will be subject to a "programme of monitoring". Breakdancing, which is not on the Tokyo schedule, figured in the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires last October which is where Bach caught the bug. Bach added at Wednesday's press conference that the inclusion of the four sports will make the Paris ...
Chelsea snatch PSG triumph to set up semi-final showdown with Lyon
Maren Mjelde fired Chelsea into the last four of the Women's Champions League and a clash with all-conquering Lyon after her stoppage time strike saw them squeeze past Paris Saint-Germain 3-2 on aggregate. Norway international Mjelde met Karen Carney's pinpoint pass seconds into added time to snatch the tie and spark wild celebrations after the Blues let their 2-0 first-leg advantage slip and risked being dumped out by a powerful PSG performance on Wednesday. Her late strike was enough for Emma Hayes's side to go through despite losing 2-1 on the night and being completely outplayed by PSG. The Parisiens were all over Chelsea in a dominant second-half display, and levelled the tie through Marie-Antoinette Katoto two minutes after the break and a comical own goal from Blues keeper Ann-Katrin Berger. Roared on by a passionate home crowd led by a hardcore ultras group who protested treatment they received by police at the first leg in England -- when fans were caught with weapons and ...