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Our conditions will pose challenge to Mithali Raj and company: Kiwi skipper Amy Satterthwaite
New Delhi [India], Jan 20 (ANI): The wickets in New Zealand will be a "different challenge" for India, Kiwi skipper Amy Satterthwaite said ahead of the limited-overs series, beginning on January 24.The Indian women tour will comprise three-match ODI and three-match T20I. The ODI series will contribute points towards the ICC Women's Championship."When Indian team plays at home, the conditions suit their spinners but New Zealand wickets do not tend to turn as much. So, it will be a different challenge," Satterthwaite said in an email interview to ANI.The teams last clashed in the 2018 World Cup T20 in the Caribbean, where Harmanpreet Kaur's historic century guided India to a convincing 34-run win over New Zealand.Previously in the bilingual series played in 2015, New Zealand toured India and lost a tightly-contested five-match ODI series by 2-3 but clinched the three-match T20I series 2-1."We have not played India in a series since 2015. They have a few new faces as well as their ...
Pakistan beat South Africa by five wickets in first ODI
Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Hafeez hit half centuries as Pakistan cruised to a five-wicket win over South Africa in the opening one-day international on Saturday. Opener Imam hit 86 while Hafeez finished on an unbeaten 71 as Pakistan chased down their 267-run target with five balls to spare. Scores in brief: South Africa 266-2 in 50 overs (H. Amla 108 not out, H. van der Dussen 93) v Pakistan 267-5 in 49.1 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 86, Mohammad Hafeez 71 not out) Result: Pakistan won by five wickets Series: Pakistan lead the five-match series 1-0 Toss: South Africa.
I-League: Plaza gives Churchill Brothers crucial win over Neroca
Trinidad & Tobago striker Willis Plaza scored a brace to join Chennai's Pedro Manzi at the top of the I-League's goal scoring charts and complete a brilliant comeback for his side, late in the second-half, to pull off a crucial win over Neroca FC here on Saturday.
Khelo: Maha race ahead in medals tally
Haryanareaffirmed their strength in boxing as they added ten more gold to the eight they won a day earlier to take their tally to 18 from the sport at the Khelo India Youth Games here Saturday. It also cemented their second place on the medals tally as they raced ahead of Delhi, who are in third place, a media release said. Maharashtra, picking up gold from virtually every discipline, boosted their gold tally to 83 medals. Haryana are second with 59 gold medals while Delhi have 47. Apart from 10 goldHaryana also bagged eight silver and two bronze medals. However, Maharashtra also put up an impressive performance with four gold medals, one silver and nine broze. It was Army Sports Institute trainees Barun Singh, Bhavesh Kattimani and Nikhil Dubey who contributed majorly to the Maharashtra gold hunt. InbasketballPunjab and Tamil Nadu shared honours, winning two gold medals each. The Under-17 section had Punjab stamp their mark, while Tamil Nadu did well to top in the ...
Halep tops Venus, to face Serena in Australian Open round-16
Top seed Simona Halep of Romania on Saturday kept her bid for her second Grand Slam title alive as she brushed aside veteran Venus Williams of the United States 6-2, 6-3 to book a place in the Australian Open round of 16.
Roma claims hard-fought 3-2 win over Torino in Serie A
AS Roma earned a 3-2 win over visiting Torino in a Serie A contest held at Stadio Olimpico here on Saturday.
Adidas unveils official match ball for 2019-20 Champions League final
Adidas on Saturday revealed the official match ball for the 2018-2019 UEFA Champions League final, which is scheduled to be held at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid.
Khelo: Mizoram boys and Manipur girls win U-21 Boys and Girls
Northeasternneighbours Mizoram Boys and Manipur Girls won Under-21 football gold medals recording dramatic identical 4-3 penalty shoot victories in the Khelo India Youth Games Saturday. Mizoram Boys beat Kerala and Manipur Girls beat Tamil Nadu, a media release said. Earlier in the Boys Under-17 section final, Karnataka, despite dominating the proceedings most of the time, had to wait for the penalty shootout to put it across Punjab 4-2 after the teams were tied 1-1. In the Girls Under-17 final Jharkhand outpacedOdisha 2-1 while Manipur ousted Kerala 2-0 to bag the bronze.
Indian, international athletes gear up for Tata Mumbai Marathon
The worlds finest distance runners are geared up for the 16th edition of the prestigious Tata Mumbai Marathon 2019, which will be flagged off here on Sunday.
PWL-4: Haryana Hammers edge past MP Yodha
The 2018 World U23 Championships silver medallist Haryana Hammers Ravi Kumar defeated the experienced Sandeep Tomar of MP Yodha in the mens 57kg category 10-1 to give his team their second win in the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) Season 4 currently underway at the Municipal Corporation Indoor Stadium here on Saturday. The Hammers won 4-3.
I-League: Real Kashmir record comfortable victory against Lajong
Real Kashmir FC notched up a comfortable solitary-goal-victory over bottom-placed Shillong Lajong at the JN stadium here on Saturday.
Plaza brace helps Churchill Brothers beat Neroca FC 2-1
Trinidad and Tobago striker Willis Deon Plaza struck twice in the final five minutes as Churchill Brothers made a remarkable fightback to beat Neroca FC 2-1 in a dramatic match and remain in the I-League title hunt here on Saturday. Neroca seemed to have sealed three points, thanks to a Varney Kallon strike in the 24th minute before Plaza struck twice in the 85th and 90+1 minute to break their hearts. It was an amazing turnaround and with this win, Churchill reached 25 points from 13 games to be placed at joint second with Real Kashmir FC (25 from 13 matches). Both Churchill Brothers and Real Kashmir are five points behind league leaders Chennai City FC (30 points from 13 matches). Neroca remained in the fifth position with 21 points from 13 matches. It was one of the best games of the season and Neroca would consider themselves unlucky to be on the losing side after coming so close. With Saturday's two strikes, Plaza joined Chennai City's Pedro Manzi at the top of the I-League goal ..
Khelo boxing: Haryana continue to dominate
Haryanaasserted their superiority over the opposition yet again as they won more than half the gold medals on offer on the final day of boxing at the Khelo India Youth Games here Saturday. With just one more day to go in the Games, Haryana bagged a total of 10 gold, eight silver and two bronze medals. Maharashtra pugilists also put up an impressive performance with four gold medals, one silver and nine bronze medals. It was Army Sports Institute trainees Barun Singh, Bhavesh Kattimani and Nikhil Dubey who contributed mainly to the gold hunt in their respective categories. Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh claimed one gold each, a media release said. Haryana bagged a lion's share of gold, but the defeat of the state's Ankit was the big surprise of the day. They were deprived of another gold as Shashi Chopra was unable to fight due to injury and the gold went to Himachal's Vinakshi. In the 64kg class, the World Youth silver medalist and Asian ...
Salah fires Liverpool seven points clear, United extend winning
Liverpool moved seven points clear at the top of the Premier League as Mohamed Salah's double inspired a dramatic 4-3 victory over Crystal Palace, while Manchester United stretched their winning streak to seven games as they beat Brighton 2-1 on Saturday. With second-placed Manchester City travelling to bottom of the table Huddersfield on Sunday, Liverpool seized the chance to tighten their grip on the title race. Jurgen Klopp's side were pushed hard by Palace but Salah's predatory instincts and a woeful mistake from Eagles keeper Julian Speroni ensured Liverpool improved their unbeaten home league run to 32 games. Liverpool's haul of 60 points from 23 games tops the Reds' previous best tally of 59, set at the same stage of the 1893-94 and 1987-88 campaigns. Palace, the last team to beat Liverpool in a Premier League game at Anfield, in April 2017, took a shock 34th minute lead. Wilfried Zaha picked out Andros Townsend, who drilled a crisp finish past Alisson Becker. Salah had been ...
Haryana Hammers beat MP Yodha in PWL
2018 World U-23 Championships silver medallist Ravi Kumar beat Sandeep Tomar in the men's 57kg category to hand Haryana Hammers a 4-3 win over MP Yodha in a Pro Wrestling match here on Saturday. It was Haryana Hammers second win in this year's PWL. Junior world champion Anastasia Nichita of Haryana Hammers won an important bout against Pooja Dhanda in a high-class action-packed encounter where the pendulum swung constantly from one side to the other. Pooja, known for her memorable comebacks, was trailing 0-3 after first round but the world champion didn't let the Indian dictate terms and hung on to finally win the bout 8-7 and push the tie to the decider. Earlier, the 2018 World Championships bronze medallist Ali Shabanov of Haryana Hammers played an aggressive first round in his 86kg bout against the 2017 Commonwealth Championships gold medallist Deepak of MP Yodha and pocketed eight points in a combination of take downs and near falls. Shabanov didn't give Deepak any chance of a ...
Khelo: Gujarat, West Bengal, Maha win gold in table tennis
Gujarat clinched the gold in Boys U-21 doubles category, while West Bengal did the same in Girls U-21 girls doubles category, and Maharashtra continued with its golden run winning gold in the Girls and Boys doubles Under-17 titles in Table Tennis at the Khelo India Games here Saturday. In U-21 boys doubles final, leading the match by two games, one would have hardly thought Maharashtra would lose. But Gujarat staged a remarkable comeback in the third game and went on to win the next two as well to upset Maharashtra 3-2. Manush Shah and Ishaan Hingorani (Guj) played brilliantly in the later part of the game defeating Siddesh Pande and Abduquerque Raegan (Mah) 9-11, 10-12, 11-6, 11-5, 11-7, a media release said. The U-21 girls doubles category final saw a battle between two teams from West Bengal. Kaushani Nath and Surbhi Patwani defeated Prapti Sen and Moumita Das 11-9, 6-11, 11-6, 11-8. Chinmay Somaya, winner of singles gold medal Friday, teamed up with Dev Shroff to ...
Amla hits century on slow pitch to set Pakistan 267 target
Hashim Amla hit his 27th one-day international century as South Africa made 266 for two in the first of five matches against Pakistan at St George's Park on Saturday. Amla (108 not out) shared a second-wicket partnership of 155 with debutant Rassie van der Dussen (93) but the pair were unable to dominate against steady bowling on a slow pitch. "It was a tough wicket," Amla told SuperSport television as he left the field at the end of the innings. "You have to bide your time. I think it's a good total." Although Pakistan were only able to claim two wickets, they bowled well on a windy day, with captain Sarfraz Ahmed juggling his bowlers in short spells. Scoring was slow during the middle overs with seamer Hasan Ali and leg-spinner Shadab Khan bowling particularly well. They took one for 42 and one for 41 respectively in their ten overs. Amla and Reeza Hendricks (45) put on 82 off 105 balls for the first wicket before Van der Dussen made a slow start in his first one-day international, .
More clubs pile pressure on officials over Leeds spying
A further 11 Championship clubs have written to the English Football League to voice their concerns after Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa admitted spying on all his side's opponents this season Leeds lead the Championship, England football's second tier. But their 2-0 win over Derby County last week was overshadowed by Bielsa's admission he sent a club employee to spy on Derby's training session a day before the game. In a statement, Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani apologised for the incident, which is now the subject of investigations by both the Football Association, England's national governing body, and the Football League, which runs all the three divisions below the elite Premier League. Derby had already complained to the Football League, who announced on Saturday that 11 more teams had made representations after veteran Argentinian boss Bielsa defended his tactics during a press conference on Wednesday. "The request attributed to 11 Championship clubs will be considered as ..
Rahane, Bawne to lead India A against England Lions
The BCCI's All-India Senior Selection Committee on Saturday appointed Ajinkya Rahane and Ankit Bawne as captains of the two India A one-day squads which will face England Lions in a five one-day match series, slated to begin from January 23 in Thiruvananthapuram.
'Agitated' Djokovic regrets meltdown in floodlight fury
Top seed Novak Djokovic admitted he should have "known better" than to let a floodlight row get to him after copping a code violation during a mini-meltdown in the Australian Open Saturday. The Serb angrily blamed floodlights for dropping a tournament set for the first time as he beat Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 in the third round. He seethed when leading 3-0 in the third set against the 25th-seeded Canadian when the powerful lights blazed on all around Rod Laver Arena -- in broad daylight. An incandescent Djokovic lost his focus, swore towards a wise-cracking fan and dropped six of the next seven games as the red mist descended under bright sunshine. "I think there was no sense to turn on lights on court at 5pm when we have another four hours of daylight," fumed the Serb 14-time Grand Slam winner. "Completely unnecessary to turn on the lights. The explanation I got was for TV reasons. I hope the viewers enjoyed it," he added. The normally mild-mannered Djokovic earned his ...