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Australia's Hazlewood ruled out of Sri Lanka Tests
Australia suffered a big blow Saturday with star fast bowler Josh Hazlewood ruled out of their two upcoming Tests against Sri Lanka with a back injury, and Jhye Richardson replacing him. The vice-captain has hurt the same part of his back that sidelined him last year. But Cricket Australia physiotherapist David Beakley said he was confident Hazlewood would recover in time for the World Cup in England and Wales. "Josh has reported some back soreness over the last few days and scans have revealed a very early stage stress fracture in the same lower back area as his previous injury from last summer," he said on the Cricket Australia website. "He will now begin a rehabilitation program and we are confident he will be available for selection ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup in the UK later this year." Richardson, who has impressed in the one-day series against India, joins Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Peter Siddle as the pace attack in the squad to face Sri Lanka. The first Test -- a .
Sports schedule for Saturday, January 19.
Sports schedule for Saturday, January 19. CRICKET Stories related to India's Tour of Australia and upcoming ODI series in New Zealand. Other stories related to Indian cricket FOOTBALL I-League match reports: Minerva vs Gokulam Shillong Lajong vs Real Kashmir Churchill Brothers vs NEROCA BADMINTON Saina Nehwal in semifinals at Malaysia Masters in Kuala Lumpur GOLF Reports of Indians playing in various tournaments TENNIS Australian Open in Melbourne WRESTLING Pro Wrestling League in Panchkula.
Batting at No. 5 is best suited for Dhoni: Kohli
Indian captain Virat Kohli on Friday said that he personally felt that batting at number five is the best-suited spot for MS Dhoni as he can finish off the game
I-League: Chennai City beat Aizawl 4-3, inch closer to I-League title
Sandro Rodriguez scored on either side of the half and Pedro Manzi helped himself score arguably the goal of the season and another to boot, as Chennai outclassed Aizawl FC 4-3 to take a step closer to the I-League crown at the Nehru stadium here.
Really admire Handscomb, Marsh's performance: Justin Langer
Australian men's cricket team head coach Justin Langer on Thursday heaped praises on cricketers Peter Handscomb and Shaun Marsh, the leading run-scorers for the hosts in the concluded ODI series against India, days after their dropping from the squad for two-Test series against Sri Lanka.The omission came following their poor performances and Australia's first-ever home Test series loss to India.In the three-match ODI series with India, Handscomb scored 73, 20, 58 runs respectively while Marsh ended his scorecard with 54, 131, and 39 runs in each of the matches."I really admire what they (Handscomb and Marsh) have done. To be dropped. The way they have both played is a great credit to their character. I really admire them, I really respect what they have done, and they will be better for it in the future," Langer said while addressing the media after Australia lost the series by 1-2 against India.Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who claimed six wickets and his second five-wicket ..
Ban on Mumbai U-16 skipper to act as deterrent for others: MCA
The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has said its decision to impose a three-year ban on Mumbai Under-16 captain Musheer Khan for indulging in an obscene behaviour would act as a deterrent for other players. Musheer Khan invited the ban after his team-mates had complained to the Mumbai cricket body that he had indulged in an "obscene behaviour" on the sidelines of Vijay Merchant quarter-final game in Andhra Pradesh in December. Musheer Khan is the younger brother of Sarfaraz Khan, who has represented India in U-19 team and also played for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. "The ban handed over to Musheer would act as a deterrent for other players, who would think multiple times before indulging in any such actions," a senior MCA official told PTI Friday. According to the official, following the ban, the junior Khan cannot play for any team in Mumbai till 2022. Meanwhile, welcoming the action against the Mumbai U- 16 skipper, the secretary of a ..
Man City boss Guardiola says spying rife outside England
Pep Guardiola said on Friday that clubs he has coached in the past were involved in spying on their opponents after Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa admitted to using espionage tactics. The Manchester City manager made clear he has not been involved in any such activity during his time in England, adding that he did not direct staff to spy on other teams while coaching in Spain and Germany. He did, however, acknowledge that the sort of tactics used by Bielsa are common outside of England. Bielsa, the former Argentina, Chile and Marseille head coach, admitted earlier this week that he had spied on all of Leeds' opponents in the Championship this season, after a member of his staff was apprehended at Derby County's training ground. Guardiola has long been an admirer of Bielsa, saying recently that "everyone who works with him is a better player" and added that his opinion on the Leeds coach had not changed. The City manager, who had four years in charge at Barcelona and three at Bayern Munich,
Chennai City FC earns hard-fought 4-3 win over Aizawl FC
Spanish duo of Pedro Manzi and Sandro Rodriguez scored a brace each as Chennai City FC beat Aizawl FC 4-3 to take a step closer to the I-League crown at the Nehru stadium here on Friday. Rodriguez scored in the 28th and 69th minutes while Manzi struck in the 60th and 80th minutes. For Aizawl, Albert, Issac and Mapuia found the target in the 37th, 90+1 and 90+3 minutes of the match. The win took Chennai City to 30 points with seven more games to go and an eight-point gap from their nearest rivals at this stage. Chennai took the lead in the 28th minute when Pravitto Raju set up Nestor with a cut back. The Spaniard displayed vision to leave it for Sandro, who fired from a distance and the ball caught goalkeeper Gurpreet's palms before going into the Aizawl net. Ten minutes later, Alfred Jaryan muscled the ball away from Pandiyan in the center of midfield and played a quick 1-2 with Kasagga and upon getting the ball back, released Albert who had made a darting run into the box from the ...
Haryanas 8 boxing golds help them overtake Delhi; Maha on top
Haryanamade a big move on Friday with two more days to go in the Khelo India Youth Games, as hosts Maharashtra touched a new milestone of 200 medals. Haryana bagged an incredible eight gold medals only in boxing. Then they added two more from the three Kabaddi finals they featured in to take their gold haul for the day to 10 and a total of 48. That helped them move ahead of Delhi, who were pushed to third with 47 gold medals, a media release said. Maharashtra, who also had a good day with eight gold medals, five from boxing, two from tennis and one from table tennis, moved from 68 to 76 golds. Maharashtra with 76 gold, 57 silver and 67 bronze also reached 200 medals to maintain their pole position, Haryana with 48 gold, 45 silver and 54 bronze have 147 and Delhi with 47 gold, 33 silver and 47 bronze have 127 medals. The day saw 20 gold in boxing, four in tennis, four in Kabaddi and two in table tennis being decided and it was Haryanas big day. Haryana boxers went all out ..
Benzema to make Real Madrid squad vs Sevilla, says coach
Real Madrid's coach Santiago Solari on Friday confirmed French forward Karim Benzema is set be on the team's lineup of possible players for the upcoming La Liga encounter against Sevilla despite a fracture on his right hand's pinky finger.
Atletico's Simeone positive despite Spanish Cup elimination
Atletico Madrid's coach Diego Simeone said Friday that his football club's elimination from the Copa del Rey had been a hard experience but the loss had pushed it to play well in upcoming matches.
Birthday girl Kerber storms past Birrell into Australian Open last-16
A ruthless Angelique Kerber of Germany on Friday lost just a game on her way to routing Australian wildcard Kimberly Birrell 6-1, 6-0 in the third round of the 2019 Australian Open.
Khelo TT: Chinmaya and Anusha bag honours in U-17 category
Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh clinched gold in the singles boys and girls U-17 category respectively in Table Tennis here on Friday. In the boys U-17 singles finale, Chinmaya Somaya (Mah) defeated Yashansh in the final. The bronze medal was given to Dev Shroff and Om Chetri Aadarsh, a media release said. Anusha Kutumbale (MP) won the gold beating Diya Chitale (Mah) in U 17 girls singles category quite comfortably. Anusha went on to win 4-0 lead prevailing 11-3, 11-6, 11-1, 11-3. Diya Chitale settled for silver while Swastika Ghosh and Anjali Rohilla won the bronze. The U 21 boys and girls singles quarter finals and semifinals also were held today. In girls first semifinal Kaushani Nath best the number one seed Srushti Helengadi while the second semifinal was won by Surbhi Patwari beating Prapti Sen both from West Bengal, it added. Gujrats Manush Shah will face Anirban Ghosh (WB) on the other side of the table in the boys U 21 singles final. Manush, the number one seeded .
Spain to help China develop football
La Liga and China's Super League on Friday signed an accord to "make Chinese football grow throughout the world." "We are going to learn from La Liga as much about developing young players as about promoting our brand," Dong Zheng, the general secretary of the Chinese league told a press conference in Madrid. "I hope that with the help of La Liga, the Chinese Super League can become a premier league at the Asian and even the World level," said Zheng. The agreement is for four years and covers the sport as well as organisation and financial controls. Chinese professional football, said Javier Tebas, the Liga president, "is looking to organise as we do in the biggest leagues in the world." "We will work together on strategies of financial oversight, one of the concerns of Chinese football with the increasing influx of a lot of private investment," Tebas added. In the last five years, La Liga has applied rigorous economic controls including, cleaning up club accounting and centralising ..
Sakshi clinches decider as Delhi Sultans win first tie of PWL-4
Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik tamed Asian Championships gold medallist Navjot Kaur in a low-scoring decider to help Delhi Sultans secure their first win of Pro Wrestling League (PWL) Season 4 with a 4-3 victory over UP Dangal, here Friday. The tie was hanging in balance at 3-3 when Sakshi, who struggled in the 2018 season, took the mat against her compatriot. It was Sakshi's first match of the season and she started off cautiously but managed to prevail in a hard-fought encounter. Delhi Sultans led 3-1 after Pankaj (57kg), Khetik Tsabalov (74kg) and Pinki (53kg) won their bouts but Irakli Misituri (86kg) and Georgi Sakandelidze (125kg) brought the UP back in the contest with dominating wins. Pankaj, up against the 2018 World Junior Championships silver medallist UP Dangal's Naveen in the men's 57kg category, was not deterred by the reputation of his opponent and maintained his attacking mode all through the bout to win it 7-0. For the 2017 Asian Championships silver ...
Sharapova stuns Wozniacki as ice men Nadal and Federer plough on
Maria Sharapova stunned defending champion Caroline Wozniacki to sweep into the Australian Open last 16 Friday and join ice men Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, who clinically disposed of their opponents. The Russian five-time Grand Slam winner, who has struggled since returning from a drugs ban in 2017, was at full throttle in ending the Dane's dream of a second major title. Sharapova won 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 with the roof closed on Rod Laver Arena and will next play in-form local hope Ashleigh Barty, who bounced Greece's Maria Sakkari, for a berth in the quarter-finals. "I thought the level was quite high. I knew it would be a tough match," said the 2008 champion, who has been in sizzling form at the tournament as she chases her first Slam title since Roland Garros in 2014. "These types of matches are what I train for and it was really rewarding to win that last point," added the 30th seed. Second seed Nadal called young Australian Alex de Minaur "one of the best in the world" ahead of ...
Dhoni best-suited for No. 5 batting position: Kohli
Number 5 is the "best-suited" batting position for M S Dhoni, Indian captain Virat Kohli said on Friday while hailing the former skipper's utmost commitment even though "people say a lot of things".Kohli expressed happiness that Dhoni , who returned to the ODI team for the Australia series after being dropped in October ahead of the West Indies series, was "amongst the runs".In the three-match ODI series with Australia, 37-year-old Dhoni answered his critics by scoring 193 runs, with two unbeaten innings of 50-plus runs, and becoming Man of the Series.In Friday's match, he made unbeaten 87 and guided the team to a convincing 7-wicket win, which marked India's first ever series victory in Australia on this soil."MS (Dhoni) batted at number 4 in 2016 for a while. After that he has been pretty happy playing at number 5 and 6 for the team. I personally feel number 5 is the best-suited spot for him because that allows him to get some game time, finish games off and attack as and when ...
Khelo India: Punjab, Tamil Nadu dominate in basketball
Punjab and Tamil Nadu made it to three finals each and will be out to claim bragging rights as the powerhouses of basketball at the Khelo India Youth Games 2019 here on Satuday.
Khelo India: Tamil Nadu, West Bengal girls on top in volleyball
Tamil Nadu and West Bengal swapped favours in the semi-finals of the girls volleyball competition of the Khelo India Youth Games here on Friday.
KIYG: Haryana boxers make big surge with eight golds
Boxers Ankit Narwal, Vanshaj and Preeti Dahiya played a key role for Haryana who reaped as many as eight gold, eight silver and 15 bronze medals from boxing in the Boys' Under-17 and Girls Under-17 categories at the at the Khelo India Youth Games (KISG) here on Friday.