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Spain start Euro qualifying after win over Norway
Spain got their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign off to a good start thanks to a 2-1 win over Norway in Valencia's Mestalla Stadium.
How polo-playing Manipuri women are breaking barriers, leading a quiet revolution (IANS Special Series)
Polo, often thought of as a game of the rich, has also been generally dominated by men. However, a quiet revolution is taking place at the very place where it all started - the northeast Indian state of Manipur, which is considered the birthplace of modern polo.
Serena withdraws, No. 1 Osaka loses, Federer wins at Miami
The new site for the Miami Open suddenly is missing a lot of star power. Serena Williams withdrew, blaming a previously undisclosed left knee injury. Less than two hours later, top-ranked Naomi Osaka lost in the third round to tour veteran Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3. Osaka's departure matched the earliest ever in the tournament by a top-seeded woman and jeopardized her No. 1 ranking, depending on results next week. "I feel like I've dealt with the stress of people asking me do I have pressure because I have the No. 1 next to my name," Osaka said. "I thought I was doing fine with that, but I guess I'm not." Roger Federer briefly seemed headed for the exit but instead advanced to the third round by rallying past qualifier Radu Albot 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. "Radu put me through the ringer," Federer said. No. 2-seeded Alexander Zverev double-faulted 12 times and lost to wild card David Ferrer, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3. Williams' withdrawal was unexpected because she showed no signs of injury a
IPL: Dismissing Virat, AB felt nice: Harbhajan
He might have been picked to be a part of the playing XI on the eve of the season's opening game between the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royals Challengers Bangalore (RCB), but CSK off-spinner Harbhajan Singh once again showed why the T20 format is often said to be one where experience beats agility.
IPL: Kohli is positive despite losing to Chennai
It was a start that Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli would like to forget as his team was thrashed by seven wickets by defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the season opening game of the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here.
IPL: Dhoni wants 'much' better wickets in Chennai
The opening clash of the Indian Premier League (IPL) between the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) might have seen MS Dhoni's Chennai boys run riot with a seven-wicket win, but the skipper understands the need to be cautious with wickets like the one prepared at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here for the game.
IPL 2019: Spinners hand CSK an easy win over RCB
The spinning trio of Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir, and Ravindra Jadeja helped Chennai Super Kings (CSK) record an easy win over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).On a turning track, the spinners helped CSK bundle out RCB for just 70 runs.CSK were able to chase the target quite easily, winning the match by eight wickets with 2.2 overs to spare.Chasing a below-par score of 71, CSK got off to a bad start as opener Shane Watson was clean bowled by Yuzvendra Chahal. Watson was sent back to the pavilion for a duck.Chahal and Moeen Ali kept on maintaining pressure on the CSK batsman as they were able to keep both Ambati Rayudu and Suresh Raina in check, not allowing them to score freely.CSK were reduced to just 16 runs in the first six overs. But the batsmen were able to increase the tempo of their innings when Mohammad Siraj came into the bowling attack.Raina was dismissed by Ali for 19 runs as he was looking to end the match in a hurry. Raina with a knock of 19 runs, became the first ...
Dhoni, Virat express unhappiness over quality of Chepauk track
Rival captains Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli expressed their dissatisfaction over the slowness of the Chepauk track as the opening IPL encounter turned out to be damp squib. While RCB were out for 70 in 17.1 overs, CSK scored the runs in 17.4 overs and Dhoni made it clear that he would expect better wickets in the coming games. "We were really surprised by how slow the wicket was. It reminded me of a Champions League wicket in 2011 after we won the IPL. The wicket definitely needs to be much better, even with dew it was spinning big," Dhoni said at the post-match presentation. Kohli, who is also the Indian captain, on his part said: "The wicket looked much better than it played. We though 140-150 would be an ideal score. A scrappy sort of start but either team would have struggled batting first." Dhoni, who had correctly assessed the track at the toss said that any genuine spinner will do well on this track. "80, 90, 100 is really low-scoring and if you have geniune spinners in
IPL 2019: Chennai hammer Bangalore by 7 wickets
Defending champions Chennai Super Kings kicked off their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 campaign on a rousing note by thrashing Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, here on Saturday.
CSK start with bang as RCB caught in Harbhajan-Tahir spin web
Harbhajan Singh rolled back years to show the relevance of a finger spinner in shorter format as defending champions Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 7 wickets in the opening encounter of Indian Premier League on Saturday. On a tricky pitch that assisted slow bowlers, RCB were shot out for 70 in 17.1 overs, a target that CSK achieved in 17.4 overs. RCB in defeat maintained their inglorious record against CSK and also had the ignominy of ending with the sixth lowest total in the league. Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's move to open with Harbhajan (3/20 in 4 overs) paid rich dividends as he removed rival skipper Virat Kohli (6) in the fourth over and RCB never recovered from that early blow. Dhoni's reading of pitch was immaculate as a top score of 29 from Parthiv Patel was a testimony to that and the time that CSK needed to score the runs. Once Harbhajan's finger spinners had inflicted a telling damage on the psyche of the RCB line-up, Tahir tormented the visitors
CSK beat RCB by ... wickets in IPL opener
Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets in the opening encounter of the Indian Premier League on Saturday. Batting first, RCB were bowled out for 70 in 17.1 overs in which Parthiv Patel top scored with 29 off 35 balls. Harbhajan Singh (3/20 in 4 overs), Imran Tahir (3/9 in 3 overs) and Ravindra Jadeja (2/15 in 4 overs) shared the wickets. Dwayne Bravo also chipped in with a wicket. In reply, CSK scored the runs in 17.4 overs with Ambati Rayudu scoring 28. Brief Scores: RCB 70 in 17.1 overs (Parthiv Patel 29 off 35 balls, Harbhajan Singh 3/15, Imran Tahir 3/9). CSK 71/3 in 17.4 overs (Ambati Rayudu 28 off 41 balls).
Mexico top Chile 3-1 in friendly, eye WC quarters
Mexico defeated two-time reigning Copa America champions Chile 3-1 here in Gerardo "Tata" Martino's debut match as coach of El Tri.
Raina becomes first player to score 5,000 IPL runs
Suresh Raina added another feather to his illustrious cap, here on Saturday, as the Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) batsman became the first in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history to amass 5,000 runs.
Roaring Chennai spinners wrap up Bangalore at 70
An exceptional bowling effort by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) saw Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) succumbing at a paltry total of 70 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019's opening game at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here on Saturday.
AIFF rejects again demand to reschedule qualifying round, to go ahead with main round as planned
The I-League clubs Saturday stuck to their demand of rescheduling the Super Cup qualifying round matches, but the All India Football Federation rejected it yet again, saying that the main round of the tournament will start as planned from March 29. On Friday, AIFF General Secretary Kushal had informed the I-League clubs that the federation has accepted their demand of a meeting with president Praful Patel -- between April 13 and 15 -- to discuss their grievances but made it clear that the Super Cup qualifying round matches will not be rescheduled. Das had said that the rescheduling of the qualifying round will be against the tournament rules and would be unfair to those clubs which turned up. Former I-League champions Minerva Punjab and Aizawl FC as well as Gokulam Kerala did not turn up in the qualifying round matches of the Super Cup on March 15 and 16 in Bhubaneswar. The I-League clubs had demanded a meeting with Patel before the start of the qualifying round but the acceptance ...
Scoreboard of the Indian Premier League match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal ...
Scoreboard of the Indian Premier League match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore here on Saturday. Royal Challengers Bangalore; Virat Kohli c Jadeja b Harbhajan 6 Parthiv Patel c Jadhav b Bravo 29 Moeen Ali c & b Harbhajan 9 AB de Villiers c Jadeja b Harbhajan 9 Shimron Hetmyer run out 0 Shivam Dube c Watson b Tahir 2 C de Grandhomme c Dhoni b Jadeja 4 Navdeep Saini c Watson b Tahir 2 Yuzvendra Chahal c Harbhajan b Tahir 4 Umesh Yadav b Jadeja 1 Mohammed Siraj not out 0 Extras: (LB-3 NB-1) 4 Total: (All out in 17.1 overs) 70 Fall of Wickets: 1/16 2/28 3/38 4/39 5/45 6/50 7/53 8/59 9/70 Bowling: Deepak Chahar 4-0-17-0, Harbhajan Singh 4-0-20-3, Suresh Raina 1-0-6-0, Imran Tahir 4-1-9-3, Ravindra Jadeja 4-1-15-2, Dwayne Bravo 0.1-0-0-1.
Harbhajan excel as CSK blow away RCB for 70
Harbhajan Singh rocked the top-order with a three-wicket burst as Chennai Super Kings shot out Royal Challengers Bangalore for a paltry 70 in 17.1 overs in the opening encounter of the Indian Premier League on Saturday. On a slow Chepauk turner, the senior off-spinner opening the bowling, rolled back years with figures of 3/20 in his four-over spell that deflated Virat Kohli's men completely. Once Harbhajan had wreaked havoc, Imran Tahir (3/9 in 3 overs) tormented RCB even more with his traditional leg-breaks to kill the contest in the first half. With so much assistance for spinners, Ravindra Jadeja wasn't going to be left behind, finishing with 2/15 in 4 overs. Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's inspired move to open with Harbhajan paid brilliant dividends as he removed rival skipper Kohli (6) in the fourth over and RCB never recovered from that early blow. Having gauged the pace of the pitch, Harbhajan altered the length of his deliveries effectively and also reduced the pace to ...
CSK bowls out RCB for 70
Chennai Super Kings bowled out Royal Challengers Bangalore for a paltry 70 in the opening encounter of the Indian Premier League on Saturday. Parthiv Patel was the top-scorer with 29 while Harbhajan Singh (3/20) and Imran Tahir (3/9) bowled brilliantly. Ravindra Jadeja also got two wickets. Brief Scores: RCB 70 in 17.1 overs (Parthiv Patel 29, Harbhajan Singh 3/20, Imran Tahir 3/9, Ravindra Jadeja 2/15) vs CSK.
Paine comes out to bat with single batting glove
Australia Test skipper Tim Paine forgot one of his batting glove in dressing room while walking out to bat for Tasmania in a Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales.
No word from BCCI on managing IPL workload: Ponting
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting on Saturday said the franchise hasnt received any official statement from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) regarding the management of workload of Indias World Cup-bound players.