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Not heard anything on players workload, shouldn't be a problem: KKR
Even as the BCCI has dropped a hint that it will keep an eye on the workload of India players during the Indian Premier League (IPL), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) CEO Venky Mysore on Tuesday said they have not got any directive of that sort yet, also expressing confidence that a situation like that will not arise and things will work out well.
Indonesia submits bid to IOC for hosting 2032 Olympics
Indonesia has submitted a proposal to host the 2032 Olympics to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after successfully holding the Asian Games last year, a statement from the Indonesian Embassy in Switzerland said on Tuesday.
Scotland wreaks Havoc on Oman, bundle them out for 24.
Scotland reduced Oman to the fourth lowest List-A score in cricket history as bundled Oman out for 24 runs in the first ODI of their ongoing three-match series here on Tuesday.Chasing an easy target of 25 runs, Scotland chased down the total in the fourth over of their innings, winning with 280 balls to spare. Oman was just able to play out 17 overs in the innings.Scotland's Adrian Neill and Ruaidhri Smith shared the wickets honors as both the bowlers bagged 4 wickets each.The match lasted for just 20.3 overs in total. Six batsmen of Oman were knocked over for ducks, while the number 3 batsman Khawar Ali top-scored for the Oman team with a knock of 15 runs.Kyle Coetzer and Matthew Cross of Scotland smashed four boundaries in quick succession to chase down the target in a hurry.Both the teams will clash again in the second One-day international on Wednesday. The third and final match of the series will be played on Friday.
Hearing of Minerva Punjab FC plea against AIFF likely on Friday
The Delhi High Court on Friday is likely to hear a plea by the Minerva Punjab FC challenging All India Football Federation's (AIFF) league committee decision not to postpone the I-League match against Real Kashmir FC in the wake of the Pulwama attack, team lawyers said on Tuesday.
IPL: BCCI announces schedule for 2 weeks, defending champs CSK to play RCB in opener
Defending champions Chennai Super Kings will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the opening encounter of the 12th Indian Premier League for which a provisional two-week schedule was announced by the BCCI on Tuesday. The opening game has been scheduled for March 23 in Chennai, the BCCI announced in its schedule comprising 17 games. The IPL will be off to an earlier-than-usual start this year owing to the general elections, dates of which are yet to be announced. Any change in the provisional itinerary -- from March 23 to April 5 -- will be revised accordingly. "These are still subject to the announcement of the Lok Sabha 2019 election dates. Once these have been released, the BCCI will address any issues with the first two weeks and will also prepare a schedule for the remainder of the season working with the local authorities around the polling dates," read an official statement from the IPL. On March 24, Kolkata Knight Riders will host Sunrisers Hyderabad in the afternoon ...
My processes are working, I can trust my game: Rishabh Pant on Test cricket experience
Indian wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant believes that the most satisfying part of his Test cricket experience so far is that his "processes are working" in the format and that he could completely trust his game.The 21-year-old said that doing good or bad is not a matter of concern for him but making his processes work is."I just focus on my processes. I don't see whether I am doing well or badly. Because results obviously matter, but at the end of the day, your processes are important. Whatever processes have brought me here, I need to focus on that. On my work ethic, on how much time I devote to wicketkeeping process, what I need to do before matches," Pant told ESPNcricinfo.The most satisfying part of my Test experience is "that my processes are working. That I can trust my game."Pant played his first test match last year in England, a country which is considered as tough when it comes to wicket keeping and facing fast bowlers. The left-hand batsman, however, has a different take .
IPL 2019: CSK to play RCB in opener as BCCI decides on March 23-April 5 schedule
Last year's winners Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Bengaluru in the opener of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 that will begin on March 23.
South Africa seek to bounce back after Perera heroics
South Africa will be seeking to bounce back in the second Test against Sri Lanka, starting at St George's Park on Thursday, after Kusal Perera'a heroics handed them a chastening defeat in the first Test. Perera became a national hero in Sri Lanka after scoring an unbeaten 153 in Durban to guide his country to a sensational first Test victory in South Africa. Although it was Perera who stole the headlines in the team's dramatic one-wicket win, the rest of the players rose to rookie captain Dimuth Karunaratne's challenge to "compete in every session". With Sri Lanka having a largely unheralded bowling attack, it seems South Africa seriously under-estimated their opponents. In consequence, South Africa are likely to have a change of strategy after going into the Durban match with a four-pronged pace attack as well as spinner Keshav Maharaj. It left them with only six recognised batsmen. Left-arm swing bowler Vishwa Fernando and debutant left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya took eight and .
Bengaluru FC offer to play friendly in Srinagar, Real Kashmir invite them in March
Indian Super League (ISL) outfit Bengaluru FC Tuesday offered to play an exhibition match against Real Kashmir in Srinagar to support the I-League debutants after defending champions Minerva FC pulled out of their match, citing security concerns in the wake of Pulwama terror attack. Real Kashmir thanked the ISL club and invited them in March for a friendly fixture, assuring the guests "the most electric football atmosphere". I-League defending champions Minerva on Monday moved the Delhi Hight Court after the AIFF refused to relocate their match against Real Kashmir from Srinagar. AIFF has placed the matter in front of their own league committee for a decision. Even East Bengal have conveyed to the AIFF their concerns about the February 28 match against Real Kashmir but refrained from making an outright pullout threat. However, a tweet from Bengaluru FC owner Parth Jindal would certainly lift the spirits of the Real Kashmir players and their fans. "Dear @realkashmirfc we @bengalurufc ..
Indonesia submits formal bid to host the 2032 Olympics
Indonesia has submitted a bid to host the 2032 Olympics, officials said Tuesday, after the Southeast Asian nation's widely lauded handling of the Asian Games last summer. Muliaman Hadad, Indonesia's ambassador to Switzerland, submitted a formal bid letter from President Joko Widodo to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne last week, the foreign ministry confirmed Tuesday. "This is the right moment to show Indonesia's capability as a big country," Hadad said in a statement made public this week. Widodo publicly expressed Indonesia's interest in hosting the 2032 event in the capital, Jakarta, during last year's Asian Games -- the world's second biggest multi-sport event behind the Olympics. India has also expressed an interest in hosting the 2032 games while North and South Korea have said they might enter a joint bid. The IOC will announce the 2032 host by 2025. If successful, Indonesia would be the fourth Asian Olympics host after Japan, South Korea and China. The next
Rain washes out first day of Rio Open
The first day of play at the Rio Open was suspended without a completed match because of heavy rain.
Indians well prepared for shooting World Cup: Abhishek Verma (IANS Interview)
Expressing confidence that he will claim a medal at the upcoming ISSF World Cup here, Indian shooter Abhishek Verma said that the hosts will have to deal with increased expectations and home ground pressure in order to emerge triumphant.
Young Aussie batsmen miss the guidance of Smith and Warner: Josh Hazelwood
Australia's vice-captain Josh Hazelwood has said that the absence of Steve Smith and David Warner created lack of experience in the batting department, with youngsters having no one to look up to in the series against Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka.The 28-year-old pacer said that none of Shaun Marsh or Usman Khawaja can be universally regarded as senior batsmen while adding that that advice from coaches cannot teach you everything."It's just so important to have those couple of senior guys when you bring those couple of young guys into the top six to learn from. You just can't teach some things as coaches, you have to learn out in the middle batting with a senior person, so I think the other young batters will really feed off having them back," Hazelwood told ESPNcricinfo."The likes of Marcus Harris, Travis Head and Marcus Labuschagne, all new batsmen in the Test side, suffered for the lack of guidance at the other end from players who had found ways to be consistently high scorers at .
I-league clubs appeal for a unified league
Eight premier I-league clubs, namely Mohun Bagan, Chennai City FC, Aizawl FC, Neroca FC, Minerva Punjab FC, Churchill Brothers and Gokulam Kerala FC, have appealed together to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) for a unified league from next year onwards.The demand came in the backdrop of possible merger of Indian Super league (ISL) and I-League in the coming future. Since the ISL is currently headed by Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) which is a joint venture between IMG-Reliance and Star Network, the I-League clubs fear that after the merger, they would be relegated to second tier of the Indian football, goal.com reported.These clubs do not want FSDL to run the top tier of the Indian football. Their point is that the top division league of the country should be operated by the AIFF itself and not by some private entity.The clubs want to arrange a meeting with AIFF president Praful Patel and discuss what the future holds for the league as they are against their ...
Uncertainty looms over participation of Pak players in shooting World Cup
The participation of the Pakistani players in the forthcoming shooting World Cup, which is slated to be held in New Delhi, is hanging in uncertainty with the rifle associations of both the countries giving varying statement in the matter.National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) secretary Rajiv Bhatia on Tuesday confirmed that Pakistani players have been granted visa and that they would be coming to India to participate in the tournament. "They have informed me about their travel details. As of today, they have been granted the visa and the team is coming. We'll contact the High Commission to take an update," Bhatia told ANI.National Rifle Association of Pakistan (NRAP) executive vice president Javed S lodhi, on the other hand, has stated that they are yet to get the Indian visa."We have not got the Indian visa yet. We will be able to travel to India only if we get the visa on time," Lodhi stated.Two Pakistani shooters, along with their coach, are scheduled to arrive on February 20 ..
England's Adil Rashid returns to his preferred ODI format
England spinner Adil Rashid, who had flew back home to attend the birth of his second child in between the Test series against West Indies, has returned to the Caribbean soil to take part in the ODI series.The 31-year-old, who was not so impressive during the first Test against West Indies at Barbados, will be looking to move ahead and make a mark in his preferred ODI format.With World Cup in sight, all the English players are expected to get back in rhythm but Rashid asserted that they are not looking "too far" and are fully concentrating on the West Indies series."It is important to start any game well. We won't look too far ahead knowing there is a World Cup and Ashes, it is still a long way away. Take it a game at a time. We're just looking to concentrate on this West Indies series," ESPNcricinfo quoted Rashid, as saying."It is important to start any game well. We won't look too far ahead knowing there is a World Cup and Ashes, it is still a long way away. Take it a game at a ...
Vettel tops table on 1st day of F1 pre-season testing
Germany's Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) was the fastest driver on the first day of the 2019 Formula One pre-season testing here, while Spaniard Carlos Sainz gave the McLaren team their best start in five years.
Caroline Wozniacki pulls out of Dubai C'ship due to illness
Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki has withdrawn from the ongoing Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships due to a viral illness.The 28-year-old, who was scheduled to play Swiss tennis player Stefanie Voegele, expressed disappointment over the same but asserted that she needs to be fair to herself, as well."It sucks. I was prepared and was ready to play. I was hoping to recover in time and get ready to play the game but I just wasn't. I have to fair to myself as well. If I cannot even play at reasonable level there is no reason for me to be out there," Caroline said.The illness came as a big blow to the Denmark player as she holds a good record in the tournament. She had clinched the trophy in 2011 and had reached the semi-final stage, four times, WTA reported.Caroline was suffering from the same illness during the 2019 Australian open where she failed to defend the title after going down against Maria Sharapova in the third round.Dubai Duty Free Championship, which started on ...
Akila Dananjaya back in SL ODI squad after coming clean with bowling action
Spinner Akila Dananjaya has returned to the Sri Lanka ODI squad for the upcoming five-match series against South Africa, after being cleared of bowling action by the International Cricket Council (ICC).The 25-year-old was suspended from bowling after being reported during the first Test against England in Galle from November 6 to 10 last year and subsequently underwent an independent assessment of his bowling action in Brisbane on November 23 last year, following which he was barred from bowling in international cricket.Other players to make a comeback in the ODI squad include batsman Upul Tharanga and left-arm seamer Isuru Udana who earned the spot after giving impressive performances for Sri Lanka A team.Batting all rounder Priyamal Perera, who smashed back-to-back double-hundreds in the Premier League four-day tournament, has also got his maiden call to the Sri Lankan ODI team, ESPNcricinfo reported.Former skipper Dinesh Chandimal, who was dropped from South Africa Test series, has
PGA Tour approves shorts for practice, pro-am rounds
Players will be allowed to wear shorts in PGA Tour practice and pro-am rounds under a change in player appearance guidelines unveiled Monday. The change, effective immediately, applies only to tournaments on six tours operated under the PGA Tour umbrella. Long pants will remain required attire for all official competition rounds. This week's World Golf Championships Mexico Championship and the US PGA Puerto Rico Open will be the first tournaments offering golfers the apparel option. The move follows years of discussions about shorts being worn during non-competition days with positive feedback from players, fans, sponsors and tournaments for the change. "It makes the guys a lot more comfortable," four-time major winner Rory McIlroy said of wearing shorts. "I don't think there's anything wrong with professional golfers showing the lower half of their leg." James Hahn, co-chairman of the PGA Tour Advisory Council, informed PGA players of the rule change in a video posted on ...