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Dortmund draw 1-1 with Frankfurt, Bayern upset 3-1 by Leverkusen
Borussia Dortmund extended their Bundesliga lead to seven points despite being held to a 1-1 draw by host Eintracht Frankfurt in a Matchday 20 contest, taking advantage of Bayern Munich's 3-1 stumble against Bayer Leverkusen.
Sri Lanka's Karunaratne cleared to play after bouncer hit
Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne has been released from hospital and cleared to play Sunday after being hit by a bouncer in the second Test against Australia in Canberra. The experienced opener was 46 not out when a rising ball from Pat Cummins glanced off his shoulder and onto his helmet, close to the neck area on Saturday. He lay prone on the ground for at least 10 minutes before being stretchered off in a neck brace. Cricket Australia said on Sunday "Sri Lankan Cricket has cleared him to play". "They have said there are no concussion issues," it added. Sri Lanka Cricket said in a tweet early Sunday that Karunaratne had been released from the hospital "as investigations have shown that the 'results are normal'". Karunaratne tweeted his thanks to Canberra Hospital and "to all who were there when I received a blow". "Thank you from the bottom of my heart for looking after my well-being. Cheers. My cricketing battle starts all over again tomorrow (Sunday).
Australia grab four wickets as Sri Lanka's Perera retires hurt
Sri Lanka lost four wickets in a hostile session against Australia Sunday that saw Dimuth Karunaratne complete a half-century after being cleared of concussion and dazed teammate Kusal Perera retire hurt. Following an incident-packed morning on day three of the second Test in Canberra, the visitors went to lunch at 215 for seven in reply to Australia's 534 for five declared. Dilruwan Perera was not out 10 with Niroshan Dickwella out for 25 on the last ball before the break. Sri Lanka resumed on a hot day at 123 for three on what appeared to be a perfect batting track. Australian skipper Tim Paine opted to hand the ball first up to Jhye Richardson and Pat Cummins and they threw down plenty of bouncers. Both Perera, who resumed on 11, and Dhananjaya de Silva, who was on one overnight, took blows to the head in the opening two overs, but were fine to continue. Perera was then hit flush on the helmet ducking into a Richardson ball on 27. The neck protector flew off and a Sri Lankan ...
Barca rally for 2-2 draw against Valencia
FC Barcelona roared back from a two-goal deficit after a brace by superstar Lionel Messi, but the Catalans had to settle for a 2-2 draw against Valencia in the La Liga action.
Higuain, Hazard lead Chelsea to 5-0 rout of Huddersfield Town
Chelsea routed Huddersfield Town 5-0 in the English Premier League action, thanks to a pair of braces by Gonzalo Higuain and Eden Hazard, getting back into the win column after a stunning 4-0 defeat three days ago at the hands of Bournemouth.
Vekic to face Bertens in St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy final
Eighth seed Donna Vekic of Croatia eased past Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-2 in the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy semi-final, ending Russia's hopes of having its first champion in 14 years.
West Indies crush England again for series win
Kemar Roach and captain Jason Holder led another rout of the England batting line-up as the West Indies completed a crushing series-clinching 10-wicket victory after tea on the third day of the second Test at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Saturday. Trailing by 119 runs at the start of the second innings after Darren Bravo's ultra-patient half-century extended the West Indies first innings total to 306 in the morning, England were demolished for 132 with Roach and Holder claiming four wickets each. Openers Kraigg Brathwaite and John Campbell then enjoyed the formality of knocking off the 14 runs required for victory in 2.1 overs, Campbell sealing the result in style by hoisting James Anderson for six over midwicket. Following on a 381-run hammering of the visitors in the first Test in Barbados a week earlier, the result gave the West Indies the series 2-0 with the final match of the rubber starting next Saturday in St Lucia. West Indies have also reclaimed the Wisden ...
5th ODI: India opt to bat vs New Zealand; Dhoni returns
India won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand in the fifth and final One Day International (ODI) match here on Sunday.
India opt to bat in fifth ODI, Dhoni back
India won the toss and opted to bat in the fifth and final ODI against New Zealand here on Sunday. India made three changes in the playing eleven. M S Dhoni was back in the team in place of Dinesh Karthik while Mohammad Shami and Vijay Shankar replaced Khaleel Ahmed and Kuldeep Yadav, who has been rested. Teams: India: Rohit Sharma(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w), Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Vijay Shankar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal. New Zealand (Playing XI): Henry Nicholls, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson(c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham(w), James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Colin de Grandhomme, Todd Astle, Matt Henry, Trent Boult.
Trump on course with pro golfers Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods
President Donald Trump golfed in Florida with two of the game's greatest champions, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. Trump arrived at his private club in sunny Jupiter on Saturday after he escaped the bitter cold and snow in Washington a day earlier. He later tweeted a photo of him standing next to them on a tee box and said it was a "great morning." The weekend trip is Trump's first to his Florida home and properties since Thanksgiving. The president had limited his travel during the record 35-day partial federal shutdown that ended last week. Both Nicklaus and Woods are among Trump's regular golf partners. Nicklaus also designed the Jupiter club's 18-hole course. Nicklaus and Woods are defined by their major championships. Nicklaus holds the professional record with 18 while Woods has been stuck on 14 for the past 10 years. Saturday's pairing was believed to be the first time Nicklaus and Woods have played together since 2002 at a Monday night exhibition called "Battle at Bighorn" in .
ISL: Marcelinho adds to Chennaiyin's home woes
FC Pune City recorded a hat-trick of victories in the Indian Super League (ISL) after inflicting a 2-1 defeat on Chennaiyin FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here on Saturday.
Patient Bravo helps West Indies extend lead against England
Darren Bravo's ultra-patient half-century extended the West Indies first innings lead to 119 as the home side were eventually dismissed for 306 on the third morning of the second Test against England on Saturday. Trailing in the three-match series after suffering a 381-run defeat in the first Test in Barbados, England openers Rory Burns and debutant Joe Denly survived four overs in reaching nine without loss at the interval at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. Bravo was the lone West Indies batsman to fail in both innings of the match at Kensington Oval and made amends in a manner completely against his nature, his even 50 coming off 216 deliveries, the slowest-ever by a West Indies batsman in Test cricket in terms of balls faced. In stark contrast to the watchful defiance which typified his near six-hour occupation of the crease, the left-hander was last out when he charged down the pitch at Moeen Ali to be stumped. It was the off-spinner's third wicket of the ...
Serbia, Germany, Australia grab Davis Cup finals berths
Former champions Serbia, Germany, Australia and Italy punched tickets to the Davis Cup finals on Saturday, while Japan rallied from a 2-1 deficit as Taro Daniel won the decisive rubber to overcome China. Serbia, playing without Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic, watched their 2-0 overnight lead evaporate in Tashkent as Uzbekistan roared back to send their clash to a fifth rubber. Denis Istomin partnered Sanjar Fayziev to a 2-6 6-1 6-3 win over Nikola Milojevic and Viktor Troicki in the doubles before he downed Dusan Lajovic 6-3 6-4 in the singles. But Filip Krajinovic picked up the decisive point by coming from behind to beat world number 280 Sanjar Fayziev 4-6 6-3 6-0 to nail down a place for Serbia at November's revamped finals in Madrid. Germany, who won the last of three titles in 1993, eased to victory over Hungary as Jan-Lennard Struff and Tim Puetz strolled to a 6-2 6-3 doubles triumph to an unassailable 3-0 advantage. Third-ranked Alexander Zverev cruised to a 6-3 6-4 ...
Team needs support from fast bowlers, says Mithali Raj
Mithali Raj has stressed on the need for fast bowling all-rounders in the Indian team, especially in conditions that do not support spinners following the defeat in the final ICC Women's Championship ODI against New Zealand by eight wickets in Hamilton.India won the three-match series by an unassailable 2-1. However, Mithali said when spinners are getting hit; the team needs a little more support from the fast bowlers."Jhulan [Goswami] is experienced but we need to have maybe an all-rounder in the XI, who can be useful on these tracks when you know that the spinners are not doing (well). The all-rounder can step in. It is a choice, but we definitely need to work on these areas," ICC quoted Mithali, as saying on Saturday.In the first two matches, the spinners comprising Ekta Bisht, Poonam Yadav and Deepti Sharma led the charge to win the series. Chasing the target, openers Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues helped India chase down 193 in the first game. While in the second, Mandhana
Iran's Sardar Azmoun joins Zenit St Petersburg
Russian top-flight football team Zenit St Petersburg completed the signing of Iranian forward Sardar Azmoun, Tehran Times reported on Saturday.
Pro Volleyball League: Kochi Blue Spikers beat U Mumba Volley 4-1
Kochi Blue Spikers beat U Mumba Volley 4-1 in the opening match of the inaugural edition of Pro Volleyball League that started Saturday. Led by Manu Joseph's 15 points (14 spikes and one block), Kochi registered a 15-11 15-13 15-8 15-10 5-15 score line to register their first win. For U Mumba, Nicholas Del Bianco was the highest scorer with ten points (9 spikes and 1 block). Kochi took the initiative in the first set. Kochi's star player David Lee looked pepped with the massive crowd support getting points through spikes, blocks and serves in the first set. At the first technical time out (TTO), Kochi led by 8-5 and continued to dominate both in defence and attack taking two consecutive points to go up by 10-5. U Mumba Volley tried to make a comeback but Kochi kept the pressure on and finished off the set by 15-11. For Kochi, Joseph was the highest scorer in first set scoring five points.
South Africa rest du Plessis for last 2 T20Is
Cricket South Africa has decided to rest skipper Faf du Plessis for the last two Twenty20 internationals against Pakistan while announcing David Miller as the stand-in captain.
Man United star Fellaini joins CSL side Shandong Luneng
Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini completed his move to the Chinese Super League (CSL) club Shandong Luneng, the CSL football side announced here Saturday.
ISL: Marcelino brace wins it for FC Pune City vs Chennaiyin
FC Pune City rode on Marcelino's double strike to beat a struggling Chennaiyin FC 2-1 in an Indian Super League match at the Nehru stadium here Saturday, to boost its chances of qualifying for the play-offs. Pune City is in seventh position on the points table with 14 from 13 game while defending champion Chennaiyin is last with five points from 14 games following a 11th defeat this season. After a goalless first half, the host went ahead in the 55th minute as new signing C K Vineeth scored only to see Pune City hit back with two quick strikes. The game came alive for a period of five minutes which saw three goals being scored. The second half began just like the first one and the initial 10 minutes looked like the game was going to go goalless till the end but a deflected shot landed fortunately at the feet of Vineeth, who slotted the ball home easily to help his team take the lead. The advantage though did not last long as Marcelino shot at goal was not completely saved and the ball
ISL: ATK, Jamshedpur battle for play-off spot (Preview)
The battle for a berth in the top four intensifies in the business end of the Indian Super League (ISL) and nowhere will be it more intense than at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan here on Sunday when ATK and Jamshedpur FC square off.