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Hardik Pandya to join team India in New Zealand, KL Rahul included in India A squad
Hardik Pandya will join the team India squad for the series against New Zealand while KL Rahul will be included in India A squad that is playing five one-day games against England Lions in Thiruvananthapuram, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said.According to the release issued by the BCCI on Thursday, the decision was taken following the Committee of Administrators' (CoA) decision to lift the bans on Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul by the Senior selection committee.The release said that Hardik Pandya will be sent to New Zealand to join the team at the earliest and KL Rahul will join India A squad to play the last 3 one-day games against England Lions.Earlier on Thursday, the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) on lifted the suspension of cricketers Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul with immediate effect.In a statement, the CoA said that the arbitration of all allegations of misconduct against any cricketer is required to be undertaken by the Board of Control
Hardik to join team in NZ, Rahul to be with India A (Roundup)
All-rounder Hardik Pandya and opener Lokesh Rahul, whose bans were lifted on Thursday, have been included in the squad for the series against New Zealand and India A respectively.
Pel, Nirundorn advance to semis in ITF juniors
Stijn Pel of Netherlands and Mai Nirundorn of Thailand moved to the semifinals of the boys and girls singles, respectively, in the ongoing ITF Juniors tennis competition on Thursday.
PWL-4: Vinesh guides Mumbai to 4-3 win over Haryana
Vinesh Phogat led Mumbai Maharathi to a convincing 4-3 win and cut short Haryana Hammers' winning streak in the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) Season 4, currently underway at the Gautam Buddha University Indoor Stadium here on Thursday.
Anderson equals Botham record with 27th five-wicket haul
James Anderson completed the 27th five-wicket innings haul of his record-breaking Test career as the West Indies were eventually dismissed for 289 an hour into the second morning of the first Test against England in Barbados on Thursday. England were 30 for one in reply at the lunch interval. Having triggered a West Indies collapse with four wickets late on day one to reduce the home side to 264 for eight at stumps, Anderson ended the stubborn resistance of Alzarri Joseph when he was caught at third slip by Jos Buttler. Despite failing to score, Joseph partnered Shimron Hetmyer for almost an hour as the senior batsman added another 35 runs to the overnight score. With that strike Anderson equalled Ian Botham's record for the most five-wicket innings hauls in Tests by an England cricketer. It was on England's previous Test tour of the Caribbean that Anderson went past Botham's tally of 383 wickets to become his country's leading wicket-taker in the traditional format of the ...
Vinesh scripts another dominating win as Mumbai cut short Haryana's winning streak
Asian Games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat scored a dominating 12-2 win over Seema as Mumbai Maharathi halted Haryana Hammers' winning streak with a 4-3 win in the Pro Wrestling League (PWL), here Thursday. The 24-year-old wrestler, who has been nominated for the prestigious Laureaus Awards, faced some resistance but eventually won the women's 53kg contest by technical superiority to seal the tie with one bout remaining. In the inconsequential 57kg men's bout the world U23 championships silver medalist Ravi Kumar of Haryana rallied to beat the European U23 champion Ibragim Ilyasov 13-9. Earlier, Harphool gave Mumbai Maharathi an early lead, beating country mate Rajneesh 5-2 in an evenly contested bout in the 65kg category. European championships bronze medalist Tatyana Omelchenko restored parity for Haryana in the next bout beating Shilpi Yadav of Mumbai 16-0 in a completely one-sided encounter in the women's 62kg category. World championships bronze medalist Ali Shabanov put the ...
Sonowal unveils Tea Tribes Football Tournament trophy
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday said tea garden areas of the state have immense football talents which can flourish in national and international sporting events if given the right opportunity. Unveiling the trophy for the Chief Minister's Tea Tribes Football Tournament here, Sonowal said importance that a nation attaches to sports determines its superiority. At a function held in the Karmabir Nabin Chandra Bordoloi Indoor Stadium at Sarusaji, he said sports provide people an opportunity to give a powerful dimension to life. Sonowal observed that countries that performed exceedingly well in sports also excelled in other fields. Stating that there is an intrinsic relation between education, culture and sports, he said Assam government has given equal importance for the development of all. Appealing all the young players of the state to work hard, excel in sports and bring glory to the state, Sonowal referred to sprinter Hima Das who by virtue of her hard
DY Patil T20 Cup: Dalal leads record charge for ONGC
Hiten Dalal's 44-ball 113 studded with seven boundaries and 12 sixes led ONGC to a record total of 280 for 4 in their 20 overs in the 15th DY Patil T20 Cup against Indian Oil on Thursday. This is reputed to be the highest T20 team total at any level in all representative cricket. Dalal's blitzkrieg ensured that ONGC registered an easy 62-run win over Indian Oil. In the other games, India star Yuvraj Singh's 80 off 57 balls, studded with 7 fours and 4 sixes, went in vain as Air India could not defend 169-7 against Mumbai Customs. Mumbai Ranji opener Vikrant Auti (86: 52b, 9x4, 2x6) and Swapnil Pradhan's unbeaten 67 (53b, 6x4) helped Customs win with nine wickets to spare. Earlier in the day at the D Y Patil University Ground in Navi Mumbai, Bharat Chipli's 90 helped Canara Bank post 202 in 19 overs against Jain Irrigation. That proved to be enough as Jain Irrigation were bowled out for 128 in 18.1 overs thaks to Praveen Dubey's spell of 5 for 23 which handed Canara Bank a .
Ranji Trophy: Umesh shines for Vidarbha; Karnataka reach 264/9
Vidarbha, who were 171/5 at stumps, took a 65-run lead against Kerala on Day 1 of the first semi-final of the ongoing Ranji Trophy at the Krishnagiri Stadium here on Thursday.
Nadal enters 5th Australian Open final
Second seed Rafael Nadal demolished Greek youngster Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets on Thursday to advance to the Australian Open final.
AIBA says progress made in fight to avoid Tokyo KO
Amateur boxing's governing body was upbeat Thursday over the steps it has taken to avoid being potentially kicked out of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The AIBA is being investigated by the International Olympic Committee which in November froze preparations for boxing at next year's Games, warning it could be stripped of the right to run the competition. Since the IOC launched their investigation the two sides have yet to meet face to face. "There is no meeting planned with the IOC up to now," AIBA executive director Tom Virgets told AFP. "AIBA is preparing documents to present that will address the additional advances that we have made on every question and area that the IOC has asked us to report on." He called for hearings conducted by the IOC's probe to be held in public. "AIBA is transparent, and wants to be an open book. We have nothing to hide!" assured Virgets. An IOC spokesman said they would sit down with the AIBA "once all the documents and responses we have from AIBA have been .
Friendly matches provided opportunity to experiment against quality side: Women's football coach
India women's football team ended their campaign in Hong Kong with victory in two friendly matches against the hosts. Coach Maymol Rocky maintained that both the matches provided her the opportunity to experiment with tactics in a competitive environment."We experimented a lot with our tactics. Most importantly, we got the chance to do it against a quality opponent. We wanted to test some permutations and combinations, and our aim was to make the most out of the series in terms of experimenting," AIFF quoted Rockey, as saying.Indian forward player Pyari Xaxa's 68th-minute goal proved to be the winner for the Indian eves against Hong Kong in the second friendly match. Earlier, they had registered a 5-2 win over Hong Kong in their first friendly match.Rocky said that they were aware of the fact that the second match would be difficult for them as one could not expect two back to back high goal scoring games against the same opponents."We knew this match would be different. You cannot ...
West Indies captain Taylor skips Pakistan tour over security concerns
West Indies women's captain Stafanie Taylor will miss her team's three-match T20 international series in Pakistan which starts later this month over security concerns, Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced on Thursday. The 2016 World Twenty20 champions are set to play games in Karachi on January 31, February 1 and February 3. But all-rounder Taylor, one of the biggest stars in the women's game, will only join the squad for the following one-day international series in the United Arab Emirates. "Following the detailed security plan from the PCB and the independent security assessment....Stafanie Taylor has opted out of touring Pakistan," the CWI confirmed. Only a handful of international cricket matches have been played in Pakistan since an attack on the Sri Lankan men's team bus in Lahore in 2009 which killed six police officers and two civilians and injured six members of the team. Zimbabwe played five games at Lahore in 2015, while Sri Lanka returned to the country for the first time .
Ban on Hardik, Rahul lifted with immediate effect
The Committee of Administrators (CoA) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday lifted the suspensions of Hardik Pandya and Lokesh Rahul with immediate effect, which was imposed for their objectionable comments on a television talk show.
Bhullar, Sharma fritter away early gains; Fitzpatrick leads at 7-under
Gaganjeet Bhullar and Shubhankar Sharma frittered away good starts to end with a modest one-under 71 each in the first round of the Dubai Desert Classic, here Thursday. Tenth tee starters Bhullar and Sharma fell from being three-under and two-under at one stage. They finished the day at Tied-58th while SSP Chawrasia bounced back from being three-over to even par, giving himself a chance of make the cut. India's fourth player, amateur Rayhan Thomas, missed a whole bunch of putts and then a careless tap for a par turned into a bogey. He had a double on sixth and his only birdie was on 18th and he ended two-over. Matthew Fitzpatrick was leading with a seven-under 65 and trailing him were eight golfers at 6-under 66, while another nine players, including defending champion, Li Haotong, are 5-under 67 as 89 players shot par or under on a low scoring day. Two of Asian Tour's biggest stars, Thongchai Jaidee and Scott Hend, were among the six players who were one shot behind the leader ...
Davis Cup: India's Italy tie to be aired live on Doordarshan
Doordarshan will now telecast live India's upcoming Davis Cup tie against Italy, after the parent body AITA moved court against the national broadcasters. The All India Tennis Association (AITA) had feared that DD may not provide the live coverage of the tie unless the judiciary intervenes since the broadcaster did not telecast major international events held in the country in the past 12 months despite a binding agreement. The federation had complained that it caused "a great loss of reputation to the AITA in front of global bodies ATP (for men), WTA (for women) and ITF (governing body)". "We had approached the Delhi High Court and now we have secured the telecast by DD. It's an important tie for us. Not all the fans across the country came make it to the venue, so it was important that the matches are shown on TV," AITA Secretary General Hironmoy Chatterjee told PTI. The tie will be hosted on grass court of Calcutta South Club on February 1 and 2. "We are making elaborate ...
Indonesia Masters: Sindhu, Srikanth breeze into quarters
Ace Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth reached the quarter-final round of the ongoing Indonesian Masters with a convincing win over their respective opponents here on Thursday.While Sindhu eased past local girl Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 23-21, 21-7 to make it to the last eight of the women's singles event, Srikanth thrashed Japan's Kenta Nishimoto 21-14 21-9 in the men's singles event.In another women's singles event, former world number one Saina Nehwal also registered a 21-17, 21-15 victory against Fitriani Fitriani of Indonesia to book herself a quarter-final berth. Having travelled the distance till the semi-final round of the recently-concluded Malaysian Master, the former world number one looked in good touch and won an easy match in the end.Sindhu, who is playing her first tournament of the year, battled hard in the first game but managed to snatch the victory in an extended opening game.In the second game, the Rio Olympics medallist looked much more comfortable ...
Two held for betting on 'Big Bash league' matches
Two persons were Thursday arrested here for allegedly indulging in betting on 'Big Bash league' matches. A police team nabbed Sikandar N C and Shivraj Singh from an apartment on Abids Road while they were accepting online cricket betting through cell phones from known and unknown punters for the league, a police release said. Four cell phones and Rs 1.45 lakh were seized from their possession. The Big Bash League is an Australian professional Twenty20 cricket league.
ISL 2019 resumes as race to playoffs begins
With the return of the Indian football team from the AFC Asian Cup, the ongoing season 5 of the Indian Super League (ISL) will resume on Friday, with arch rivals Kerala Blasters locking horns with 2-time champions Atletico de Kolkata (ATK).
Pleased that I did not throw it away this time: Mandhana
India opener Smriti Mandhana is pleased that she did not throw away a promising start and went on to score a match-winning hundred in the women's ODI series-opener against New Zealand here on Thursday. Mandhana smashed a 104-ball 105-run knock, her fourth ODI hundred, and shared a 190-run stand with fellow opener Jemimah Rodrigues (81 not out) to fashion a nine-wicket win for the visitors. "I have a thing of getting out in the 70s and 80s, so I had to talk to myself, 'don't hit any rash shots, don't hit any lofted shots, just play in singles and doubles'. I'm really happy with that aspect," said Mandhana. "I was able to stick in and guide the team through. Again, if I'd scored three runs I would have been a lot happier," she said referring to her dismissal when three runs were needed for the win. New Zealand were 192 all out with spinners Ekta Bisht and Poonam Yadav, taking three wickets apiece. Mandhana said it was a good batting wicket at McLean Park. "Initially we just played ...