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Kane injury could be 'massive problem' for Spurs, says Pochettino
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says he fears a "massive problem" after Harry Kane limped off the Wembley pitch with an apparent ankle problem following his side's 1-0 defeat to Manchester United. Kane was hurt after clashing with United defender Phil Jones in the closing seconds of the match as the visitors dug deep to protect their 1-0 lead at Wembley on Sunday. Pochettino said he would fret over Kane's fitness, with the 25-year-old set to undergo tests in the next few days while he is set to lose Son Heung-min to the Asian Cup. "Of course if Harry Kane suffers an injury it would be a massive problem for us. That is my worry, that is our worry," Pochettino told Sky Sports. "It was a bad tackle in the last moment from a Manchester United player. It wasn't an intention, but it was a bad tackle. "There's swelling now, we need to assess in the next few days. I hope it's not a big issue but he was limping off the pitch." Pochettino hailed Tottenham's second-half performance as ...
Monstrous' Messi scores 400th La Liga goal, sends Barca five points clear
Lionel Messi scored his 400th La Liga goal, a total his coach Ernesto Valverde called "monstrous", as Barcelona terrorised Eibar to reclaim their five-point cushion at the top of the table. Messi drove the ball into the bottom corner after being teed up by Luis Suarez, who added two goals to his own tally either side of the Argentinian marking another historic record at the Camp Nou on Sunday. "It's monstrous," said Valverde, after the 3-0 victory. "It's easy to say but you have to score them one after the other, it's a long-term job. "His numbers are stratospheric, incredible. He is from another galaxy." Victory saw Valverde's side restore their advantage over Atletico Madrid, who had briefly cut the gap to two points after beating Levante earlier in the day. "There is a lot of time left," Valverde said. "It is a good cushion but nothing is done yet." Real Madrid won too, beating Real Betis, to ensure Spain's big three all prevailed in the same round for only the fourth time this ...
Maradona released from Argentine hospital, plans return to Mexico
Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona was released from the Clinica Olivos on Sunday, his representative said.
Mithali Raj positive of a 'big difference' under new coach Raman
With a turbulent end to 2018, which included a falling out with former coach Ramesh Powar and differences with compatriot Harmanpreet Kaur, Indian Women's Cricket team's ODI captain Mithali Raj is positive that new coach WV Raman will make a "big difference" to the team.Speaking at a press conference here on Sunday, ahead of India's tour of New Zealand, Raj said, "I think when a coach comes in, we as a team are very vocal and expressive as to what is required for the benefit of the team, and the coach and players will have to be on the same page, which is very important. If you've seen his (WV Raman) credentials, experience, and expertise. He comes with that. There are no expectations as such, but when you have credentials as such, you can only be positive that the coach will make a big difference to the team, going into this year, this series".When asked about her difference of opinion with T20 captain Harmanpreet Kaur and its implications on the upcoming series, Raj asserted that ...
Khelo: Maharashtra leads race as its medal haul goes past 150
Hosts Maharashtra picked crucial gold medals in almost every discipline as it continued its march in the Khelo India Youth Games here. The hosts, powered by four gold each from swimming and gymnastics, also picked more gold from athletics, badminton and judo to race away past the 50-mark for gold medals. Theynow have 56 golds along with 44 silver and 56 bronze medals for a whopping total of 156 medals, a media release said. Despite picking up nine gold medals, which included three each from judo and swimming, Delhi were still lagging behind in the race for overall supremacy. Delhi now have 45 gold, 27 silver and 38 bronze medals, while Haryana have 33 gold, 34 silver and 36 bronze medals. Among the individual stars of the day, 10-year-old Abhinav Shaw stood out as he teamed up with Mehuli Ghosh to take the gold in the 10m Air Rifle mixed team event. In the process, Shaw became the youngest gold medallist at these Games. Devanshi, daughter of former pistol legend Jaspal ..
Over 5K participate in Tata Steel Bhubaneswar half marathon
Around 5,000 people, including several differently-abled sports enthusiasts, from across the country participated in the fourth edition of 'Tata Steel Bhubaneswar Half Marathon' held here on Sunday. Describing the event as "immense success" this year, Tata Steel in a statement said this is the only professional half marathon run of the city organised by the steel major in association with Odisha's Sports and Youth Services Department. The half marathon, flagged off by Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal, covered a distance of 21.1 km starting from Kalinga Stadium and moving on to the National Highway through Jaydev Vihar, past Khandagiri Square and returning via the same route. This was followed by the 10 km run for women and men, and the 5 km run for girls and boys under 16 years of age.
Khelo: Nithin continues to shine in athletics
Balakumar Nithin catapulted himself among the country's top sprinters, capturing a golden double in the athletics competition in the Khelo India Youth Games. His under-21 200m gold medal-winning time of 21.57 seconds this afternoon would have fetched him a top-16 rank in India last year, a media release said. "I had done everything right in practise. And having won the 100m despite a bad start, I was confident that I could complete the double," Nithin was quoted as saying in the release. Meanwhile, Karnataka's AT Daneshwari also completed the sprint double, winning the girls under-21 200m in 24.58 seconds. She was, however, overshadowed by Maharashtra's Avantika Narale. The under-17 runner, who missed out on the 100m final, scripted a run in the 200m final that was faster than Daneshwari's time by a hundredth of a second. Another performance that raised expectations was a 19.20m shot put effort by Amandeep Singh Dhaliwal (Punjab) in the boys under-17 division.
Bengaluru Raptors win Premier Badminton League
Bengaluru Raptors edged the Mumbai Rockets 4-3 to win their maiden Premier Badminton League title on Sunday. World No. 18 Anders Antonsen lost narrowly to the Bengaluru skipper Srikanth when the two faced off in that battle at the beginning of this week. Any hope of a turnaround was dashed by a superb Srikanth who grabbed a 15-7, 15-10 victory. The Bengaluru talisman rode on his smashes to open up a 5-1 lead and extended it to 10-4 in a completely one-sided display. Antonsen used his tight spinning net game to trouble Srikanth in the first half of the second game and made it 5-5. But that was all he could do against a determined Srikanth who went up to 12-9 and closed out the match for his eighth win on the trot. Hendra Setiawan and Mohammad Ahsan showed that age is just a number. With the entire stadium cheering vociferously for the Raptors pair, the former world champions never put their foot wrong and finished off a 15-13, 15-10 win. The World No. 9 pair's reflexes were too much ...
Khelo: Jaspal Rana's daughter Devanshi snares gold
Devanshi Rana's solid start provided her the necessary insurance against a less-than- productive showing in the final stages to win the junior (Under-21) women's 25m pistol gold in the Khelo India Youth Games here Sunday. In the end, national junior pistol coach Jaspal Rana's daughter held off a challenge by Haryana's resurgent Anjali Choudhary, a media release said. Jaspal Rana himself is former gold medal winner in Asian Games, Asian Shooting Championships and the World's Shooting Championships. West Bengal's Mehuli Ghosh became the first double gold medallist in shooting at the Games when she teamed up with 10-year-old Abhinav Shaw in the 10m air rifle mixed team event. Manisha Keer followed suit not too long after by winning the mixed trap gold for Madhya Pradesh with Anwer Hassan Khan. She had claimed gold in the women's trap yesterday. But despite Mehuli and Manisha's double gold medals, it was Devanshi Rana who took the largest share of the spotlight on Sunday.
Khelo: Birnale leads Maha's gold rush
Yuga Birnale led Maharashtra's charge with three medals Sunday, including two golds, as the hosts maintained their domination in the pool over Karnataka and Delhi at the Khelo India Youth Games here. Of the 12 gold medals at stake, Maharashtra picked up four while Delhi and Karnataka took three each and Chhattisgarh and Gujarat claimed one each, a media release said. Yuga gave the hosts their first gold of the day in the women's U-21 200m medley clocking a time of 2:32.75. She also clinched a bronze in the 200m backstroke and also collected her third medal in the 4x100 m medley as part of Maharashtra quartet. Swadesh Mondal earned Delhi their first gold of the day in a well-contested 200m individual medley for boys under-17 section. Anurag Singh and Kushagra Rawat won a gold each for Delhi late in the day in 800m freestyle in boys u-17 and U-21 sections, respectively.
Haryana, Maharashtra, Manipur pugilists open on winning note at KIYG
Boxers from Haryana, Maharashtra and Manipur launched their campaigns on a winning note on the first day of the Under-17 boxing event at the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) here on Sunday.
Punjab, Goa in boys U21 semis, Manipur, Jharkhand U17 girls rout rivals in KIYG
Punjab and Goa chalked out contrasting victories over their rivals in Pool B to qualify for the semifinals in the boys under-21 football competition of the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) here on Sunday.
Atletico beats Levante 1-0 in La Liga clash
A tenacious Atletico Madrid managed to overcome Levante's staunch resistance to earn a 1-0 La Liga win, extending its home winning streak to six matches here on Sunday.
I-League: Chennai City FC to host East Bengal in return-leg clash (Preview)
In a game between two of the best attacking sides of the ongoing I-League, table toppers Chennai City FC will take on East Bengal in a return leg fixture on Monday here.
Khelo: Sachin, Tulika & Reetika help Delhi end judo on a high
Delhi underlined their domination with three more gold medals to finish with a tally of a complete dozen in the judo competition which ended at the Khelo India Youth Games here Sunday. Delhi topped in both the Under-17 and Under-21 sections with six gold in each category. On the final day of the judo competition, while Delhi claimed three, Punjab won two and the other three were shared one each by Haryana, Manipur and hosts Maharashtra, a media release said. For Delhi, the winners were Sachin Malik (Boys Under-21; above 100kg), Tulika Maan (Girls Under-21; above 78kgs) and Reetika Dahiya (Girls Under-21; Below-63kgs). Sangli-born Tanvin Tamboli helped take Maharashtra's final tally of gold medals to three. Maharashtra added four bronze medals to their tally, a feat matched by Kerala in the eight finals on the day. Punjab began their day by winning the first final when 2018 Lebanon Junior Asian Championship, bronze medallist Harshdeep Singh Brar got the better of Haryanas .
Khelo: Haryana meet Odisha for men's U-21 hockey gold
Favourites Odisha and Haryana took their places in Tuesday's final of the men's Under-21 hockey final of the Khelo India Youth Games 2019 in contrasting fashion. In the semi-finals held Sunday, Haryana outplayed neighbours Punjab 3-1 while Odisha were stretched in beating Uttar Pradesh 2-1, a media release said. On Tuesday, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab play the third place match while the final is scheduled at 4pm. In women's Under-17 and Under-21 action at the Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh emerged winners on the day. In U-17 women's action, Jharkhand and Chandigarh played out a 2-2 draw in Pool A after both had won their respective opening matches on Saturday. In anther Pool A match, Punjab defeated Delhi 7-0 for their first win of the competition. In the U-21s, Haryana beat Punjab 3-2 in Pool B with goals from Amrinder Kaur (12th), Amandeep Kaur (20th) and Anu (52th) while Baljeet Kaur (26th, 43th) got on the score-sheet for Punjab. In the ...
Bajrang, Vinesh to feature in PWL season-opener in Panchkula
Asian Games gold medallists Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat will be cynosure of all eyes as NCR Punjab Royals will begin their title defence with a clash against Mumbai Maharathi in the season-opener of the Pro Wrestling League (PWL), here Monday. The Punjab Royals had defeated Haryana Hammers in two consecutive finals in the last two seasons. World No. 1 in 65kg, Bajrang will spearhead the Royals' challenge while a fiery Vinesh will add spark to the force of Maharathis. She will compete in 53kg category. Junior Asian Championship runner-up Naveen, will be seen wearing the NCR Punjab Royal colour in the 57 kg category. Apart from the two Asiad gold medallists, the evening will also see 2017 European Championship silver medallist Zsanett Nemeth in the 76kg female category competing for Maharathi along with Pan-American Championship bronze medallist Betzabeth Angelica and national champion Harphool. Former world champion Alina Stadnik has been replaced by Cynthia Vescan who was a bronze
Khelo: Punjab, Goa in boys u-21 semis
Punjab and Goa chalked out contrasting victories over their rivalsinPool B to qualify for the semifinals in the boys under-21 football competitionof the Khelo India YouthGames here on Sunday. Punjab captain Parmeet Jutty (27thminute) and Vikrant Singh (28th) helped their team overpower Manipur 2-0 while Goa downed Karnataka 1-0 to record their second successive victories and with six points each assuredthemselves a place in knock out stage. Goa and Punjab will face one another in the last league match to decide the top place. In Pool A, Mizoram has already made the cut with six points from two matches. In the boys (U-17), Uttar Pradesh and Odisha as well Maharashtra and Kerala played goal-less draws to keep their pool wide open in the race for the semifinal berths. Inthe girls U-17, Manipur blasted eight goals without reply from Uttar Pradesh. Results: Boys (U-21): GoabtKarnataka1-0; Punjabbt Manipur2-0. (U-17): Uttar Pradesh drew Odisha 0-0; Maharashtradrew with Kerala
Khelo: Aman,Aakarshiemerge badminton champions
Aman Farogh Sanjay in the boys Under-21 singles and Aarya Deshpande and Ananya Phadke in the Under-17 girls doubles helped hosts Maharashtra add two gold to their tally on the final day of badminton competition at the Khelo India Youth Games here Sunday. However, Malvika Bansod had to settle for a silver as Chhattisgarh's Aakarshi Kashyap proved too strong for her, a media release said. Aman was up against the gritty Rahul Bhardwaj of Karnataka but the dapper left-hander moved with dexterity and mixed up his shotswellto make the final his own, winning 21-17, 23-21 in just 40 minutes. Having lost the Khelo India School Games final in Delhi, Aakarshi of Chhattisgarh was determined to come up with a better result here. Malvika had not dropped a single game on her way to the final and expectations were high being the crowd favourite, but Aakarshi, who trains at the Prakash Padukone Academy in Bengaluru, won 21-11, 21-16 to avenge her Delhi defeat. In the girls U-17 doubles,
East Bengal run into Chennai City hurdle
East Bengal will be aiming to remain in title contention when they take on table toppers Chennai City FC in an important away fixture of the I-League football tournament on Monday. East Bengal were beaten by Chennai during their home leg encounter and Monday will provide them with an opportunity to get even. East bengal's Spanish coach Alejandro Garcia also seems to have settled in on his defensive formation fitting in Costa Rican World Cupper Johny Acosta yet again after having second thoughts in between. But what can really get the Kolkata side back in the reckoning is a win on Monday, which will place them just two points behind Chennai with a game in hand. Jobby Justin and Laldanmawia Ralte have been in tremendous form with the duo scoring crucial goals with regularity. "It's a crucial game tomorrow but the world won't end if we lose. We are taking one match a time. There are new players who have come in. We are confident to stop Chennai City FC,"East Bengal gaffer said. Chennai, .