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3rd ODI: India opt to bowl vs Australia (Toss)
India skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bowl against Australia in the third and final one day international (ODI) of the series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Friday.
3rd ODI: Rain stops play after two balls
Rain stopped play after Bhuvneshwar Kumar had bowled a couple of deliveries in the first over of the innings in the third and final one dayer between India and Australia here on Friday. India won the toss and elected to bowl as play started 10 minutes late due to light drizzle. With weather forecasting intermittent drizzle, it is expected to be a start-stop day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
India opt to bowl, Vijay Shankar set to make ODI debut
India opted to bowl after skipper Virat Kohli won the toss in the third and final ODI against Australia here on Friday. India made three changes to their playing XI with all-rounder Vijay Shankar making his 50-over debut replacing pacer Mohammed Siraj. Spin bowling all-rounder Kedar Jadhav came in place of an out-of-form Ambati Rayudu while leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal gets his first game of the series as Kuldeep Yadav was rested. For Australia, pacer Billy Stanlake and wrist spinner Adam Zampa came in place of Jason Beherendorff and Nathan Lyon. Teams India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (captain), Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (wk), Dinesh Karthik, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal Australia: Aaron Finch (captain), Alex Carey (wk), Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Jhye Richardson, Peter Siddle, Adam Zampa, Billy Stanlake.
Australian Open: Djokovic defeats Tsonga to book showdown with Shapovalov
World number one Novak Djokovic edged past Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France to advance into the third round of the men's singles event of the ongoing Australian Open at the Melbourne Park on Thursday.The six-time champion defeated his French counterpart 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 to book a showdown with 19-year-old Denis Shapovalov of Canada.Djokovic produced the first move to break for a 3-1 lead, but the Frenchman made a comeback. The Serbian player, however, converted his fourth break point chance when Tsonga made a backhand error. Three straight forehand errors from Tsonga handed Djokovic a 3-2 lead in the third set, which proved to be enough to seal his victory over Tsonga."It is always tough playing Jo (Wilfried Tsonga). He has struggled with injuries in the last 12 months. His ranking does not do him justice at the moment - he has always been a top player in my eyes, and he has got plenty of experience playing on the big stage, so it was a pleasure to play against him tonight," Australian Open .
Khelo: Maha sweep all 4 gold medals in Kho-Kho; stay on top
Hosts Maharashtra made a clean sweep of all four gold medals in the Kho-Kho competition of the Khelo India Youth Games here Thursday to maintain the pole position in the medal's tally. There were only four gold medals at stake Thursday and Maharashtra grabbed them all, a media release said. With its success in Kho-kho, Maharashtra now have a total of 181 medals including 68 golds, 51 silver and 62 bronze. Delhi are on the second spot, with 47 gold, 32 silver and 44 bronze medals -- taking their total medal count to 123, far behind Maharashtra. Haryana, who are in the third position have 38 gold, 36 silver and 38 bronze for a total of 112 medals, the release added. Meanwhile, Haryana reached three of the four finals of the Kabaddi competition. Meanwhile, in tennis third seed S Manish of Tamil Nadu stayed on course for the gold medal by reaching the final of boys U-21 singles. He overcame Nitin Sinha of West Bengal 6-3, 6-2. Manish will now take on unseeded Dhruv Sunish of
Khelo: Haryana dominate kabaddi, qualify for 3 out of 4 finals
Haryana reached three of the four finals of the Kabaddi competition at the Khelo India Youth Games here Thursday. The Haryana team, which was knocked out in the league stage in the Boys Under-21 section, made it to the title match in the other three sections, a media release said. Haryana got better of West Bengal in the Girls Under-17 section. In the second semi-finals, Chhattisgarh beat Uttar Pradesh by three points to reach the final. The Haryana girls continued their performance in the U-21 category as beat Uttar Pradesh 32-26. On Friday, they will meet Himachal Pradesh for the gold. Himachal defeated hosts Maharashtra. Semi-final results: U-17 Girls: 1. Haryana beats West Bengal by 48-13; 2. Chhattisgarh beats Uttar Pradesh by 22-19. U-21 Girls: 1. Haryana beats Uttar Pradesh by 32-26; 2. Himachal Pradesh beats Maharashtra by 22-19 U-17 Boys: 1. Chhattisgarh beats Rajasthan by 29-27; 2. Haryana beats Delhi by 44-37. U-21 Boys: Chandigarh beats Kerala 37-20; Tamil Nadu ..
Maharashtra on top at Khelo India (Roundup)
On a day when there were only four gold medals at stake, hosts Maharashtra made a clean sweep of all four in the Kho-Kho competition at the Khelo India Youth Games here on Thursday.
PWL: Sandeep clinches thriller for MP Yodha
The high point of the day was the clash of the Phogat sisters and Pooja Dhandas clash against Betzabeth Angelin but it was Sandeep Tomar who stole the lime light clinching the decider to give MP Yodha a thrilling win in their Pro Wrestling tie against Mumbai Maharathi here on Thursday.
Khelo India: Kattimani, Narwal in boxing gold medal bouts
Favourites, including World Youth bronze medallist Bhavesh Kattimani (Maharashtra) and Asian bronze medallist Ankit Narwal (Haryana), secured final berths in their respective weight classes at Khelo India Youth Games boxing competition here on Thursday.
Khelo India: Mizoram enter boys' U-21 football final
Mizoram dominated proceedings but still needed penalties to beat Goa 4-2 and enter the final of the Boys' Under-21 football competition of the Khelo India Youth Games at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex here on Thursday.
Night owl Muguruza wins record Aussie Open late show
Two-time Grand Slam winner Garbine Muguruza emerged triumphant in the latest women's match ever held at the Australian Open after defeating Briton Johanna Konta in the early hours of Friday morning. Muguruza and Konta's match on Margaret Court Arena did not start until 12:30 am Friday morning -- a record at the season-opening Grand Slam -- and finished with a 6-4, 6-7 (3/7), 7-5 victory for the Spaniard two hours and 42 minutes later at 3:12 am. The start was delayed when the men's match between Alexander Zverev and Jeremy Chardy turned into three hour 46 minute epic, ending 7-6 (7/5), 6-4, 5-7, 6-7 (6/8), 6-1 for Germany's Zverev. "I'll go get some breakfast now," Muguruza joked after wrapping up the win to set up a third-round clash with Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland. The previous record for the latest start was set last year when a second-round match between Daria Gavrilova and Elise Mertens began at 11:59 pm. The latest end to a match at any Grand Slam was also at Melbourne Park
UP firm favourites vs Saurashtra after consolidating lead to 349
Uttar Pradesh batsmen fluffed their lines in the second essay but their first innings performance put them in box seat with lead swelling to 349 against Saurashtra at the end of the third day's play in the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals. Having scored 385 in their first innings, Uttar Pradesh removed 'Man of the Moment' Cheteshwar Pujara cheaply on the second day and mopped the tail on the third morning for 208 to take a substantial 177 run lead. Seamer Ankit Rajpoot (3/71), left-arm medium pacer Yash Dayal (4/55) and fast bowler Shivam Mavi (3/40) shared the spoils at the Ekana Stadium. The second innings however didn't go as per plan with UP finishing third day's play at 172 for 8 but the overall lead will give them a lot of confidence despite the presence of Pujara in the opposition ranks. Mohammed Saif's 48 was the top-score while first innings hero Rinku Singh was out without troubling the scorers. Left-arm spinner Dharmendra Jadeja (4/53) and left-arm military medium Chetan ...
Aizawl will play for pride against rampaging Chennai City in I-League
Former champions Aizawl FC will look to stave off an imminent threat of relegation when they take on table-toppers Chennai City FC in an I-League fixture here on Friday. The gulf in quality between the two teams is as huge as the 17-point difference that separates them on the points table. Aizawl have parted ways with Gift Raikhan, who was at the helm for the first 10 games and have brought in Stanley Rosario, whose first game in charge was encouraging given they were able to hold a surging Real Kashmir to a goalless draw. Robbie Stockdale said, "Chennai City are on the top of the points table and are playing very good. They have good players. In football, anything can happen. We are looking forward for tomorrow's match. "We will be taking back something positive. It is a big challenge for me, I trust the north-eastern boys they are going to put up a good fight. The boys are ready for tomorrow's match and will be giving their best." However, it will be a completely different ...
Tomar clinches decisive bout for MP Yodha
The focus was on established stars but it was Sandeep Tomar who produced a show-stopping performance in a do-or-die bout as MP Yodha pipped Mumbai Maharathi 4-3 in the Pro Wrestling League, here Thursday. Maharathi's Vinesh Phogat gave Ritu Phogat a lesson in wrestling, showing no mercy as she trounced her cousin sister 15-0 in the 53kg category. Yodha's fortune depended a lot on how the world championship bronze and 2018 Commonwealth Games silver medallist Pooja Dhanda performs. Up against the Pan American Championships bronze medallist Betzabeth in the 57kg category, Pooja was trailing 1-2 at the break. But the pin fall queen', who won most of her bouts last year by applying that technique, did it again to win the bout 7-4 and bring the Yodha's back in the reckonings. The 2018 national championships bronze medallist Deepak Punia made it 3-2 in favour of the Maharathi's beating his namesake former national champion Deepak in the 86kg category. Yodha's Elise Monolova won her 62kg bout
Khelo: Kattimani, Narwal in boxing gold medal bouts
Favourites, including World Youth bronze medallist Bhavesh Kattimani from Maharashtra and Asian bronze medallist Ankit Narwal, secured final berths in their respective weight classes at Khelo India Youth Games boxing competition here. Kattimani overcame a stiff challenge from Manipurs Kongkham Naothoi Singh in the boys under-21 52kg class. All other bouts contested today were in the boys and girls under-17 categories, a media release said. In the light-middleweight class (70kg), Hissar girl Pranjal Yadav stunned her statemate Raj Sahiba 3-2. Pranjal will now take on Rajasthans Arundhati Choudhary, who beat Sanamacha Chanu from Manipur 4-1. In the lightweight class (60kg), Narwal from Haryana knocked out Rahul Mamgai (UP) 4-1 and will take on Maharashtras Laisharam Singh in the final after the latter outboxed Saurabh Chand of Uttarakhand 5-0. In the girls Under-17 category, Pune's Devika Ghorpade avenged her defeat against Haryanas Rinku in the pinweight (46kg) category.
Kerala makes history, enters maiden Ranji semifinal
Scripting history, Kerala stormed into the semifinals of the Ranji Trophy for the first time with a 113-run win over Gujarat on the third day of their quarterfinal match here Thursday. This is the first time that the Kerala team has entered the last four stage of the prestigious domestic cricket tournament in over six decades. In the 2017-'18 season, the state made its maiden entry into the quarterfinal, but lost to Vidarbha. In the semifinal, Kerala will take on the winner of the Vidarbha-Uttarakhand match. Requiring 195 for a win, Gujarat was shot out for 81 in 31.3 overs as Basil Thampi (5 for 27) and Sandeep Warrier (4 for 30) wrecked the strong rival batting line-up. A jubilant Kerala captain Sachin Baby said he believed the team can do well in the semifinal. "We lost to Vidarbha last time, but I believe we can turn up better and beat them this time," he added. On the match against Gujarat, he said scoring 185 in the first innings was crucial. "Scoring 185 was a big ..
TN, Sports Authority of India post easy wins
Tamil Nadu and Sports Authority of India posted easy wins Thursday to enter the semi-finals of the Arise Steel 9th Hockey India Senior National men's hockey champioship ('B' Division) at the Mayor Radhakrishnan stadium here. Also reaching the semi-finals were Central Secretariat and Bengaluru Hockey Association, who advanced with hard-fought wins. In the morning session, Tamil Nadu team beat Sahastra Seema Bal 3-0 to set up a last four meeting with SAI, a 2-0 winner over Maharashtra. In the TN-SSB match, there were no goals in thefirst quarter as the two teams worked hard to break the deadlock. In the fifth minute of the second quarter, the host went ahead through a field goal by Vinod Rayer, the top-scorer for Tamil Nadu in the league phase with eight in his kitty. Muthuselvan put TN 2-0 in front through a penalty corner conversion. Rayer completed the tally in the 41st minute. SSB's efforts to find the net went in vain as the host team's defenders were up to the ...
Bhullar lone Indian to make cut in Abu Dhabi golf
Gaganjeet Bhullar shot a second successive 70 to emerge as the lone Indian golfer to make the cut at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship here Thursday. Bhullar took his two-day total to four-under 140. However, Shubhankar Sharma (72-71) and SSP Chawrasia (75-73) missed the cut. Bhullar was set for a better day as he was four-under through 15 holes. However, bogeys on 16th and 17th pulled him down to two-under and he finished at 70. Shane Lowry was still the man to catch at the halfway stage after following up Wednesday's course record-equalling 62 with a battling 70. The three-time European Tour winner Lowry found the form that helped him match Henrik Stenson's 13-year-old record on day one at Abu Dhabi Golf Club. He bounced back from two early bogeys with four birdies to get to 12 under par. South Africans Louis Oosthuizen and Richard Sterne were a single shot behind Lowry in a tie for second after posting second-round 68s. Early clubhouse leader Lee Westwood was in fourth place on ten ..
PWL: Sakshi-Navjot bout highlight of Delhi-UP tie (Preview)
After losing their respective opening matches, UP Dangal will take on Delhi Sultans in the next round of the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) at the Tau Devi Lal Indoor Stadium here on Friday.
PWL wrestlers try hand at cricket
World Championships bronze medallist Pooja Dhanda along with other women wrestlers from Pro Wrestling League (PWL) Season 4 took on the players from Women Cricket Association of India (WICA) in a friendly cricket match at Dev Samaj College for Women ground in here on Thursday.