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Irani Cup: Vihari scores ton but Vidarbha restrict Rest to 330
Ranji Trophy champions Vidarbha managed to restrict Rest of India to a manageable 330 after orchestrating a middle-order collapse despite dogged hundred from Hanuma Vihari and a 95 by opener Mayank Agarwal on the opening day of the Irani Cup. The the two India internationals added 125 runs for the second wicket but once Agarwal's free-flowing knock came to an end, the Rest innings lacked momentum as they could never recover from a middle-order collapse. Skipper Ajinkya Rahane's (13) problems against slow bowling continue as left-arm spinner Aditya Sarwate (3/99) had another prized scalp in his possession after getting Cheteshwar Pujara twice in the Ranji Trophy final. Sarwate got able support from the ambidextrous spinner Akshay Karnewar (1-45) and veteran off-spinner Akshay Wakhare (3-67). Vihari, who had scored a hundred in the last Irani Cup, once again held the innings together scoring 114 off 211 balls with 11 fours and two sixes. It was in complete contrast to Agarwal's innings .
Arsene Wenger to attend next week's Laureus World Sports Awards
Legendary football manager Arsene Wenger, who coached Arsenal for 22 years, including one entire season undefeated, will be attending the Laureus World Sports Academy in Monaco next week. Wenger is one of a classic group of legends and current players from the football world, including Laureus Academy members, ambassadors and guests, who will be present when the greatest sportsmen and women from 2018 are honoured. Joining Wenger will be Cafu, Fabio Capello, Didier Deschamps, Luis Figo, Alessandro Del Piero, Carles Puyol, Mikael Silvestre, Patrick Vieira and Fredi Bobic. Plus stars of the women's game Kosovare Asllani and Alex Scott. There is a strong turn-out of winter sports nominees following the Pyeongchang Olympics, headed by Lindsey Vonn and including Henrieta Farkasova, Anna Gasser, Brian McKeever and Bibian Mentel-Spee. They will be joined in Monaco by Laureus Academy members, skiers Maria Hfl-Riesch and Franz Klammer, and two-time Olympic figure skating champion Katarina ...
England football great Gordon Banks dies aged 81
England football great, goalkeeper Gordon Banks, whose safe pair of hands helped the Three Lions to their only World Cup final victory in 1966, has died at the age of 81, his family said on Tuesday.
East Bengal heads into I-League with best chance to win title
After NEROCA held Chennai City to a thrilling 3-3 draw at the Khuman Lampak Stadium on Monday, the race for the I-League trophy 2018-19 has become hotter. With all the four top teams vying for the title at the same spot, East Bengal has an advantage because it has played fewer matches.
2nd Unofficial Test: Rahul ready to continue good work, Aaron may get look in
Having found his mojo back, opener KL Rahul will like to continue his good form with an eye on the reserve opener's slot for the World Cup as he leads India A against England Lions in the second 'Unofficial' Test, starting Wednesday. Rahul, who was sent by the team management to the India A set-up, to find some form, scored 89 in the opening 'Test' against a good Lions attack and one good knock will keep him in good stead before the squad selection for the Australia series on February 15. India A did earn the bragging rights in the first Test with Gujarat opener Priyank Panchal hitting a double hundred and 'keeper Kona Bharat scoring a hundred at Wayanad in the drawn encounter. Rahul, Panchal and Bharat would like to continue their good run with the bat while Abhimanyu Easwaran, who missed out on a big score in the Wayanad 'Test' and Ankeet Bawne will aim to find form. The out of favour as well Karun Nair will also be lookjing to keep himself relevant having done precious little in ...
ISL: Mumbai face NorthEast with play-off spot at stake (Preview)
The stakes will be as high as ever when Mumbai City FC host NorthEast United FC as the race for the Indian Super League (ISL) play-offs gets closer at the Mumbai Football Arena here on Wednesday.
Golfer Chikkarangappa jumps 104 spots in world ranking
Chikkarangappa S, the Golconda Masters 2019 champion, earned five world ranking points to take a massive leap of 104 spots and climbed from 461 to 357 in the new Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR), a statement said.
Gursimar, Neha, Amandeep renew battle in 4th leg of Hero women's golf (Preview)
Golfers Gursimar Badwal, Neha Tripathi and Amandeep Drall will look to continue their rivalry as they tee off at the Rs 8 lakh fourth leg of the Hero womens Pro Tour at the Kalhaar Blues & Greens, here on Wednesday.
From Pele to Hurst, world's best were foiled by Banks
It says much about the brilliance of Gordon Banks that the World Cup-winning England goalkeeper never rated his legendary save from Pele as the greatest stop of his glittering career. Banks, who has died aged 81, earned his place in the pantheon of England icons when he flung himself to his right to turn Pele's goal-bound header over the crossbar in the group stages of the 1970 World Cup. Such was the accuracy and force of Pele's effort that the Brazil great thought he had scored and was beginning to celebrate before being stopped in his tracks by Banks's breathtaking intervention. "I heard Pele shout 'Goal!' after he headed it," Banks said. "Definitely. He thought it was past me." Banks's England teammate Bobby Charlton echoed the feelings of the fans inside Guadalajara's Estadio Jalisco and the millions who have seen the save since. "That is without question the greatest save I have ever seen," said Charlton. It was also a tribute to Banks's diligence and attention. Noticing the ...
England World Cup-winning 'keeper Gordon Banks dies
Gordon Banks, England's goalkeeper during their triumphant 1966 World Cup campaign, has died aged 81, his former club Stoke City announced on Tuesday. His family said the 73-times capped Banks, who lost an eye in a car crash in 1972, had passed away in his sleep. "It is with great sadness that we announce that Gordon passed away peacefully overnight," his family said. "We are devastated to lose him but we have so many happy memories and could not have been more proud of him." Geoff Hurst, who scored a hat-trick in the 4-2 win over West Germany in the World Cup final at Wembley, tweeted a fulsome tribute to his former team-mate. "Very sad to hear the news that Gordon has died. One of the very greatest," tweeted 77-year-old Hurst. Banks, who played in every game of the 1966 campaign on home soil, is probably best known for a wonder save he produced to deny Brazilian great Pele in the 1970 World Cup group match. "Once I got my hand to it I hadn't a clue where it was going," he modestly ..
Indian trio wins Microsoft's Asia Regional Final in Sydney
An Indian team Tuesday won the Asia Regional Final of the Microsoft's prestigious global competition for the most original technology project, inching closer to bag the USD 100,000 prize money at the world championship in the US. The student trio of Aakash Bhadana and his friends Vasu Kaushik and Bharat Sundal developed "Caeli", the world's first smart automated anti-pollution and drug delivery mask specifically designed for asthmatic and chronic respiratory patients, which won the first position in the contest held in Sydney. "Congrats team Caeli from India, 2019 #ImagineCup Asia Regional Final winners for their portable anti-pollution and drug-delivery mask utilizing Azure #MachineLearning. They're taking home USD 15,000 and a spot in the World Championship!" Microsoft Imagine Cup tweeted. "What a day for our #ImagineCup Asia Regional Final teams and #MSFTStudentPartners! But the fun doesn't end yet tomorrow, students are hanging out at #MSIgniteTheTour and will pitch their demos ..
Odisha beat Coorg 3-0 in stay afloat in Senior National Women's Hockey
Odisha defeated Coorg 3-0 in their last Pool A match to stay in contention for a place in the quarterfinals of the ninth Hockey Senior Women National Championship (Division A) here Tuesday. Odisha ended their pool engagements with six points from four games, while winless Coorg remained at the bottom of the table. In Pool B, Hockey Gangpur-Odisha beat Bhopal 3-1 to register their first win of the competition in their last match. The win took Hockey Gangpur-Odisha to four points from four matches, and occupy the third spot in their pool, while Bhopal remained winless. Uttar Pradesh and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) played out a 1-1 draw in a Pool C match. The draw ensured both the teams remain with four points each in their pool, however CRPF still have a game in hand. In Pool D, Kerala defeated Tamil Nadu 5-3 to register their second win of the competition.
Rodrigues, Mandhana advance in women's T20I rankings
The Indian pair of Jemimah Rodrigues and Smriti Mandhana have made impressive gains among batters in the ICC Women's Twenty20 player rankings despite their side's 3-0 series loss to New Zealand, an ICC statement said.
Seoul picked for joint Korean bid to host 2032 Olympics
South Korea has picked its capital Seoul for its bid for the 2032 summer Olympics, which it aims to jointly host with North Korea. The Koreas will officially inform the International Olympic Committee of their decision to bid at an event in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Friday. North Korea is expected to announce its candidate city later this week - the likely choice is its capital Pyongyang - before or during the IOC meeting, Seoul officials told AFP. The decision to pursue a joint bid - as well as to jointly participate in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games - was made following a series of inter-Korean talks last year, as cross-border reconciliation gathered pace. In a meeting held by the country's Olympic committee on Monday, Seoul edged out its rival, the southern port city of Busan. Seoul mayor Park Won-soon said he would ensure the bid serves as an opportunity to "change the fate of the Korean peninsula". "If the 1988 Seoul Olympics was 'reconciliation Olympics' amid the cold war between ..
Kabbadi player killed in road accident
National-level kabbadi player Vikesh Kumar Rawat died after being run over by a truck in Jharkhand's Deoghar district on Tuesday.
Indian selectors to meet on Feb 15 to pick squad for Australia series; focus on workload management
Two cricket World Cup wins in 44 years, yet the flame carried in the hearts and minds of savants in India burns. As a top tier team, India once again is in search of the Golden Fleece.
Naomi Osaka ends partnership with coach Bajin
World No.1 tennis player Naomi Osaka has parted ways with coach Sascha Bajin, the 21-year-old announced on her social media.
Defensa y Justicia cut gap at top of Superliga Argentina
Defensa y Justicia moved level on points with Superliga Argentina leaders Racing Club after coming from behind to defeat Argentinos Juniors 2-1 here.
Two injured as fire hits another Brazilian club
Two teenaged footballers were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation after a blaze at a training ground used by Brazilian club Bangu.
Rodrigues, Mandhana move up to second and sixth in ICC rankings
Indian batswomen Jemimah Rodrigues and Smriti Mandhana on Tuesday jumped four places to be second and sixth in the ICC T20 rankings despite their team's 0-3 loss in New Zealand. Rodrigues's 132 runs in the three-match series against New Zealand have lifted her to second position while Mandhana, who grabbed the top spot in ODIs last week, has gained four spots after finishing as the leading run-getter in the New Zealand series with an aggregate of 180. T The stylish left-hander smashed two half-centuries including a fluent 86 in the last match in Hamilton that India lost by two runs. Spinners Radha Yadav, up 18 places to 10th after taking four wickets in the series, and Deepti Sharma, up five places to 14th, are the India players to move up among bowlers. For New Zealand, Sophie Devine has moved from 11th to eighth position among batters after scoring 153 runs in the series including a match-winning 72 in the last match, while captain Amy Satterthwaite's 87 runs have lifted her from ...