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Khelo: Maha dominate lifting arena as national marks tumble
Maharashtradominated the first day of the weightlifting competitions at the Khelo India Youth Games 2019, winning three of the four gold medals at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex here Wednesday. The hosts added a silver and a bronze as well to their tally while Odisha picked up one gold and one silver medal. Tamil Nadu ended the day with one silver through famed lifter Satish Sivalingam's young cousin T Madhavan and a bronze. Arunachal Pradesh had two bronze medals and Chhattisgarh clinched one silver, a media release said. Meanwhile, records tumbled during the day. Maharashtra's Shubham Kolekar, who won the National Youth championship a fortnight ago, improved his own clean and jerk record by 1kg, lifting 139 kg after ensuring the he would walk home with the 55kg junior gold ahead of Muna Nayak (Odisha). In the men's U-17 55kg category Maharashtra's Abhishek Mahajan dominated proceedings to claim the gold, followed by Subhash Lahre (Chhattisgarh) and Golom Tinku ...
Mangaonkar stuns Shorbagy to enter quarters
National champion Mahesh Mangaonkar stunned second seed Marwan El Shorbagy of Egypt to reach the quarter finals of the USD 70,000 CCI International JSW Indian Squash Circuithere Wednesday. Mangaonkar won 11-9, 14-12, 12-10 in a second round match lasting 43 minutes at the Cricket Club of India. Also through to the last eight were two other Indians, world number 12 Saurav Ghosal and Ramit Tandon. But Vikram Malhotra lost to former world number one James Willstrop of England 9-11, 5-11, 9-11. Former junior national champion Ramit Tandon upset eighth seed Tom Richards of England with surprising ease to enter the quarter finals. Tandon, ranked 68 in the world, who upset 9/16 seed Joshua Masters, also of England, in the first round on Tuesday, took just 29 minutes to pack off Richards, globally ranked 20 on the professional circuit, 11-7, 11-1, 11-2 to enter the last eight. Tandon will meet his Indian compatriot and world number 12 Saurav Ghosal on Thursday for a place in the
Khelo: Haryana, Punjab emerge triumphant in U-17 men's hockey
Haryana and Punjab registered victories in their respective second Pool B matches of the Under-17 Men's Hockey competition in the Khelo India Games 2019 here Wednesday. Odisha and Maharashtra won their matches in the Under-21 Men's category,a media release by Hockey India said. In the Under-17 Men's category, it was Haryana which won their second consecutive match as they defeated Jharkhand 9-1. In the other Pool B encounter, it was Punjab which registered their first win as they beat Chandigarh 2-1. Punjab opened the scoring in the 12th minute through Prabhsimranjeet Singh and scored their second in the 46th minute through Sarbjot Singh. Chandigarh could only manage a consolation goal in the 57th minute which was scored by Rohit. The Under-21 Men's category saw two Pool B matches being conducted where Odisha and Maharashtra secured victories in their matches against Haryana and Jharkhand respectively, said the release. Odisha registered a comfortable 4-1 victory over ...
Khelo India declared open
The Khelo India Youth Games 2019 were declared open here Wednesday in the presence of a host of sports personalities including double Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore received the virtual torch before Rathore joined athletes in taking the pledge as the Games were declared open at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, a media release issued here said. Prime MinisterNarendra Modi's message was read out and displayed on the occasion. Several sportspersons including Sushil Kumar, Olympian hockey winners Gurbux Singh and Ajit Pal Singh, badminton legend P Gopichand, shooter Gagan Narang, gymnasts Dipa Karmakar and legendary woman footballer Bem Bem Devi were present. The ceremony officially kicked off the 12-day extravaganza for over 6,000 Under-17 and Under-21 athletes. Eighteen disciplines are being contested including athletics, badminton, boxing, hockey and football.
Federer reveals preferred venue for retirement
Swiss tennis maestro Roger Federer has revealed that Wimbledon, where he won his first Grand Slam title, is a "possible, albeit obvious place" for him to announce his retirement from tennis.The 37-year-old, while talking about his retirement plans, said that he does not have a "fairytale ending" to his career in mind but he also does not want to leave the court with an injury."Wimbledon stands out as maybe a place. I don't have the fairytale ending in my head saying there has to be another title somewhere. I hope it doesn't end with an injury," Federer told CNN in an interview."I'd like to go out on my terms." So, no date, but at least we have a possible, albeit obvious place," he added.When asked about his childhood coach Peter Carter, who died a year before Federer lifted his first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, the 20 times Grand Slam title winner said that he misses his coach a lot and is thankful to him for strengthening his playing technique."Peter was really a really important .
England cricket boss Giles targets World Cup and Ashes double
England's new director of cricket Ashley Giles said on Wednesday he believes a World Cup and Ashes double is possible for his side this year. England are currently top of the global 50-over rankings and will head into a home World Cup that starts in May as one of the favourites to win a trophy they have never lifted. After that tournament, they defend the Ashes in a five-Test series, also on home soil, against arch-rivals Australia. It will be the first time the two events have taken place in the same country in the same year since the inaugural 1975 men's World Cup in England. Asked which he would rather win, Giles, most recently head of sport at Warwickshire -- the county he represented during his career as an England left-arm spinner -- told Sky Sports at Lord's: "I'll have both thanks. "This year represents a great opportunity for us to do something really special but at the moment that's all it is. "The train is moving at a hell of a pace down the tracks for the World Cup but my .
Uzbekistan earns hard-fought 2-1 win over Oman in Asian Cup
Uzbekistan topped Oman 2-1 at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group F contest held at Sharjah Stadium here on Wednesday.
Awadhe beat North Eastern in PWL clash
World No.10 Beiwen Zhang made a remarkable comeback to beat Saina Nehwal as the Awadhe Warriors beat the North Eastern Warriors in a Premier Badminton League (PBL) tie at the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium here on Wednesday.
Albie Morkel retires from all forms of cricket
South African all-rounder Albie Morkel announced retirement from all form of cricket on Wednesday.The 37-year-old said that his 20-year-long cricketing journey has been incredible and that he is going to cherish those moments forever. The right-arm bowler thanked his domestic team The Titans and Cricket South Africa (CSA) for supporting him during his journey."Time has run out for me on the cricket field, and I would like to announce my retirement from the game. The last 20 years of my life took me on an incredible journey, with so many awesome memories that I will cherish forever. I would like to thank Jacques Faul and everyone involved at the Titans for giving me the opportunity to live my dream. The squad is in a healthy state and I'm looking forward to seeing the progress that the younger players will make. I will forever be a big Titans fan," The Titans official website quoted Morkel, as saying."I want to say a big thanks to Cricket South Africa (CSA), because it was a huge ...
National volleyball: TN to meet Karnataka in men's final
: Defending champion Railways outclassed Maharashtra 3-0 to storm into the women's final of 67th Senior National Volleyball Championship at the Nehru indoor stadium here Wednesday. In tomorrow's final, the strong Railways team will take on Kerala, which toyed with West Bengal, winning 3-0 conceding just 36 points in total. The men's event will see the host Tamil Nadu take on Karnataka for the title. In the semifinals, Tamil Nadu held off the stiff challenge from Kerala, winning 3-1 after dropping the first set while Karnataka demolished Punjab 3-0. Tamil Nadu and Kerala were locked in a close battle in the first set, losing it 25-27 before bouncing back in style to win the next three to book a berth in the title round. The Railways team boasting of several internationals, continued its strong run and did not allow Maharashtra any chance, easing home by a 25-19, 25-18, 25-19 margin. The other semifinal was a lopsided affair with Kerala romping home 25-18, 25-9, 25-9 ...
High action at Khelo India athletics
Andhra Pradesh's Bharat Yadav and Maharashtras Karan Hegiste will offer a taste of the high level of competition in athletics at the Khelo India Youth Games here, which will begin from Thursday. Expected to be compete for the blue riband 100 m gold in the Under-17 section, the sprinters will be among the first athletes to take to the track. Then there are athletes like Satara's hammer thrower, Sneha Jadhav, who won the Junior Nationals last year, and Mumbai-based shot putter Poorna Raorane, who also won in junior nationals held at Ranchi. "I missed the junior nationals in Ranchi with an injury but am well prepared to win here," Bharat was quoted as saying in a media release issued Wednesday. With some doubt about national junior champion Nisar Ahmed's participation in the Under-21 section, the battle between Rahul Sharma (Uttar Pradesh) and Abhinav Chalangode (Kerala) will be an interesting one considering that they claimed the lesser medals behind the Delhi lad in ...
Aditya Dhopaokar star attraction at Khelo India Judo
Commonwealth Cadet Championship medallist Aditya Dhopaokar will be the star attraction of the judo competition at the Khelo India Youth Games, which starts here from Thursday. Dhopaokar, who won silver at the Commonwealth event in Jaipur last November, wants to improve on his Khelo India School Games performance of last year. "Last year I was little upset with a bronze medal finish, but my father who is my coach has trained me hard for this edition. There is an improvement in my game with my silver at Jaipur and I feel confident of the gold this time," Dhopaokar was quoted as saying in a media release issued here Wednesday. "The Judo Federation also honoured me with the prestigious black belt for winning the Commonwealth medal," added Dhopaokar, who will compete in the 73kg in Under-17 category. Ashwini Solanki is excited to be part of Khelo India for a second consecutive year and will compete in the 48kg U-17 event. "Last year in Delhi, I lost in the finals. I have ...
PWL played big role in Asian Games gold, says Vinesh
Asian Games champion Vinesh Phogat said that the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) has a big role to play in her winning the gold medal at the Asiad last year.
Delhi beat Hyderabad in PBL tie
P.V. Sindhus brilliant victory went in vain as former champions Delhi Dashers grabbed a 4-3 win over defending champions Hyderabad Hunters in a Premier Badminton League (PBL) clash at the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium here on Wednesday.
India well prepared for UAE: Kotal
After a comprehensive 4-1 victory over Thailand in the first group match, defender Pritam Kotal feels that India are well prepared to take on hosts UAE in their next match here on Thursday.
Asian Cup: India coach sounds confident note ahead of UAE clash
Before taking on hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE) in their second match of the AFC Asian Cup 2019 here on Thursday, India coach Stephen Constantine stressed that the "game is played on the pitch, not on paper."
Protea all-rounder Albie Morkel retires from cricket
South African all-rounder Albie Morkel on Wednesday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, bringing an end to an illustrious career spanning two decades with immediate effect.
Abhimanyu, Tiwary stage Bengal strong fightback
Opener Abhimanyu Easwaran cracked a second successive innings century as he along with skipper Manoj Tiwary led Bengal's strong fightback against Punjab in their do-or-die Ranji Trophy Elite Group B clash Wednesday. The 23-year-old opener was unbeaten on 100, his third of the season and 10th overall, while Tiwary returned to form with an elegant 90 not out as the duo stitched an unbroken 180 runs partnership to revive their hopes. Bengal conceded a huge 260 runs first innings lead, thanks to an 83-run last wicket partnership between Manpreet Gony (69 not out) and Siddharth Kaul (nine). Gony smashed five sixes and six boundaries en route to his knock from 67 balls. The hosts were 218 for 2 at stumps on the penultimate day, still trailing by 42 runs as anything could be possible on the final day. Bengal had a shaky start to their second essay losing opener Abhishek Raman (7) and Sudip Chatterjee (18) inside 15 overs. But, Abhimanyu and Tiwary looked at ease and rebuilt the innings in ...
TVS rider Aravind finishes 61st in second stage of Dakar 2019
Seasoned Indian rider Aravind KP continued to improve his performance at Dakar 2019 as he finished 61st in the second round of the race.
Hockey nationals: TN begins with win over CISF
: Host Tamil Nadu opened its campaign in the Arise Steel 9th Hockey India Senior National Men's Hockey Championship ('B' Division) here Wednesday with a 4-2 win over CISF in Pool 'G'. Joshua opened the scoring for Tamil Nadu with a field goal in the 7th minute. CISF equalised in the 30th minute through Atif Ateeq. The host team went ahead in the 34th minute when Rayer V Vinod scored a field goal only to see CISF level again in the 43rd minute through Niraj Yadav. K Selvaraj put Tamil Nadu ahead in the 45th minute when he scored a field goal. In the 58th minute, the home team converted a penalty corner to seal the win. Results: Pool F : Sports Authority of Gujarat Hockey Academy bt Hockey Himachal 3-1; Pool G : Hockey Unit of Tamilnadu bt Central Industrial Security Force 4-2. Pool G: Hockey Puducherry bt Assam Hockey 8-2; Pool H: Hockey Cooorg bt Hockey Madhya Bharat 9-0; Sports Authority of India bt Goans Hockey 4-0. Pool E: Delhi Hockey bt Hockey Rajasthan 3-2.