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Ghosal to lead Indian challenge in CCI Squash
World number 12 Saurav Ghosal will lead the Indian challenge in the CCI International JSW Indian Squash Circuit 2019, which has attracted world numbers 4 and 5, Tarek Momen and Marwan Elshoprbagy both from Egypt. The five-day tournament, to be held at the Cricket Club of India's all glass court from Monday, is also set to see newly crowned national champion Mahesh Mangaonkar (world no 66) and former world no.1 James Willstrop of England who is currently ranked no.15. Ramit Tandon(world no.68), Harinder Pal Sandhu (world no.75)and Aditya Jagtap (world no.120) are the other Indians in fray, a media release said here. The total prize money will be to the tune of USD 70,000 and players from eleven countries including England, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Qatar, Switzerland and hosts India would be vying for it, the release added.
Fans on Twitter beat drum around Chhetri
Fans on Twitter were thrilled with football skipper Sunil Chhetri's performance on the field, as he took his international goal tally to 67, overtaking Lionel Messi's record of 65.
Ganguly hails India's maiden win in Australia
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday said India's maiden Test series win in Australia is a "terrific" achievement and credited the way the team batted for the success.
Mohun Bagan appoint Khalid Jamil as head coach
A day after Sankarlal Chakraborty stepped down, city football giants Mohun Bagan on Monday appointed Khalid Jamil as the head coach for the remainder of the season.
10-year-old Anahat wins British Junior Open
National Champion and Asia number one Anahat Singh has won the U-11 British Junior Open squash event. The 10-year-old toppled Whitney Wilson of Malaysia in four close games to grab the title here on Sunday. Anahat, seeded 3/4 in the Girls' U11 event, triumphed 13-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9 over the top seeded Wilson, who had dropped only one game on her way to the final. The British Junior Open (BJO) is the most prestigious event on the Junior squash calendar, attracting the best talent from around the world. This year, 50 nations were represented by 680 players. Anahat hails from Delhi and studies in the British School.
Aman, Quadri floor Manipur
Skipper Ashutosh Aman and Samar Quadri shared nine wickets between them as Bihar shot out Manipur for 156 in their must-win final round Ranji Trophy Plate group match at the Moin-ul-haq Stadium here Monday. In reply, Bihar were 107/5, trailing Manipur by 49 runs, with Kundan Gupta and skipper Vikas Ranjan batting on 29 and five, respectively. Priyojit Singh was the pick of the bowlers with 3/22 in his seven overs, while Bishworjit Konthoujam (2/39) claimed both the openers to reduce Bihar to 44/2 inside 11 overs. Bihar are placed second, three points behind leaders Uttarakhand in the Plate Group from where one team will make the quarterfinals. In Dehradun, Uttarakhand kept their knockout hopes alive, posting a challenging 377 against Mizoram with Saurabh Rawat (102) cracking his second first class century. Rawat found a fine ally in skipper Rajat Bhatia who slammed a run-a-ball 84 (9x4, 1x6) to add 144 runs for the fifth wicket. The duo's partnership revived Uttarakhand from 90/4 in ..
East Bengal face Indian Arrows challenge at Kalinga Stadium
A buoyant Indian Arrows host Kolkata giants East Bengal in the I-League here Tuesday. Both teams are in good form with the visitors unbeaten in four games and the hosts only going down narrowly to a strong Churchill Brothers on way to picking up seven points in their last four with two wins. Although the gulf between the two sides on paper is a given, Indian Arrows have been relentless and dangerous throughout the campaign, accounting for some big scalps along the way. East Bengal's Spanish coach Alejandro Garcia will know that an off-day cannot be afforded against them. Garcia has utilised the January transfer window to bolster his attack with the signing of fellow Spaniard Toni Dovale from Cyprus. Manipuri midfielder Siam Hanghal has also been drafted in on a loan deal. Jobby Justin remains the premiere target-man for East Bengal with six quality goals in the league campaign so far and combined with Jamie Colado and Laldanmawia Ralte, there is enough flair in the attack to ...
Mumbai bundle out Chhattisgarh for low score
Former champions Mumbai, out of running for a place in the knock out rounds, finally found some form when they shot out minnows Chhattisgarh for a measly first innings score in their last Group A game at the Wankhede Stadium here on Monday. Pace bowlers Shardul Thakur (4 for 32) and Tushar Deshpande (5 for 46) got on top of the rival batsmen soon after Mumbai inserted Chhattisgarh in and terminated the visitors' first innings at 129 in just 42.1 overs on day one of the four-day match. In reply, Mumbai made 118 for three with recalled former captain Suryakumar Yadav unbeaten on 31. New opener Vikrant Auti made 43. In another Group A game at the Moti Baug ground in Vadodara, hosts Baroda skittled out Karnataka for a cheap total of 112, made 223 to take a handy first innings lead of 111 and then had the visitors again in a spot of bother at 13 for 2. Opting to bat first, Karnataka were in deep trouble at 31 for 5 before the innings was revived by a stand of 54 between ...
Choudhary claims six-for, Bengal fold for 187
Left-arm spinner Vinay Choudhary claimed a career-best 6/62 as Punjab bundled out Bengal for 187 to take early initiative in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B fixture here Monday. The 25-year-old grabbed the key wickets of Bengal skipper Manoj Tiwary (4) and the two half-centurions, Shreevats Goswami (57) and Sudip Chatterjee (52), on way to his maiden five-wicket haul, as the home side folded in 69.1 overs at the stroke of tea after electing to bat. In reply, Punjab were 47/2 at stumps, trailing Bengal by 140 runs with Shubman Gill continuing his sublime form to be unbeaten on 36 (57 balls; 3x4) along with Anmolpreet Singh (1) at the crease. Bengal pacer Mukesh Kumar dismissed opener Jiwanjot Singh (10) and night-watchman Mayank Markande (0) off successive balls but Gill looked unperturbed on a wicket that had some help for the spinners. "The key for us was to bowling in pairs. Mayank (Makrande) was bowling a tight line from the other end and it helped me give the breakthroughs," ...
Indian U-16 football team embarks on UAE exposure tour
Indian U-16 Boys national football team is all set to embark upon an exposure tour in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where they are set to play friendly matches against national teams and local clubs.The tour includes a Tri-Nation tournament with the likes of UAE and Saudi Arabia. Following this, they are also set to face-off against the youth teams of a number of local clubs in and around Dubai.Head coach Shuvendu Panda said that such exposure tours help develop young players and give the boys a lot of experience."These kinds of exposure tours are always helpful for the kids. Getting to play against the best players from other countries would give these boys a lot of experience," Panda said.All India Football Federation (AIFF) director of national teams and former Indian national team captain Abhishek Yadav highlighted the work put into scouting the young talents from various youth leagues, ahead of this exposure tour."The team has players from various states spotted through trials .
Obvious turning point in series was Adelaide Test: Tim Paine
Australian skipper Tim Paine believes that the foundation of their first-ever Test series loss to India on their home soil was laid during the opening Test in Adelaide which the hosts had lost by 31 runs.Paine said that they let the first match slip out of their hands and missed the opportunity to go "well ahead" of India. He stated that if the team had won the Adelaide Test, the result would have been different for them."I think the obvious one (turning point) was the Adelaide Test. We honestly feel that we let that Test match slip. We thought we had a number of opportunities during that Test to go well ahead of the game and when those key moments came up India outplayed us to be honest," Cricket.com.au quoted Paine, as saying."Looking back now, if we'd won that Test, win Perth, we got outplayed in Melbourne, then a washout (in Sydney) it could have been 2-1 the other way. It's funny, in a big series of four Tests, five days a match you go back to a couple of key moments in the very .
Baroda in driver's seat against Karnataka
On a day when as many as 22 wickets fell on the 22 yards, Vishnu Solanki and Deepak Hooda smashed brilliant fifties to help Baroda take a crucial 111-run lead over Karnataka in the Group A Ranji Trophy match here Monday. Asked to bowl first, Baroda dismissed Karnataka for 112 before the hosts scored 223 runs, riding on Sonalki's 69 and a 60-ball 51 by Hooda, to take a crucial lead over their rivals. In the second innings, Karnataka were 13 for 2, trailing Baroda by 98 runs at stumps. Krishnamurthy Siddharth and Karun Nair are batting on 11 and two, respectively at close. Left-arm spinner Bhargav Bhatt picked both the wickets. Lukman Meriwala (3/22), Bhatt (3/27), Rishi Arothe (2/34) and Soaeb Tai (2/7) were among the wicket-takers for Baroda, while Shreyas Gopal (4/47) and Shubhang Hegde (4/74) emerged as the wrecker-in-chief for Karnataka. As the bowlers made merry, Solanki and Hooda were the only batsmen who got half centuries 69 and 51 runs, respectively. For Karnataka, they had to
Halep leads WTA rankings, Osaka climbs to 4th spot
Romania's Simona Halep led the first Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings of the year, while Naomi Osaka of Japan and Czech Karolina Pliskova were among the climbers in the list issued on Monday.
Aravind lone Indian rider in TVS team for Dakar 2019 rally
Seasoned rider Aravind KP was the lone Indian among the four Sherco TVS Factory Rally riders, who began their Dakar 2019 journey with a ceremonial flag off here on Monday.
Jamil joins Mohun Bagan as head coach
Mohun Bagan on Monday announced the signing of Khalid Jamil as their next coach, less than 24 hours after Shankarlal Chakraborty stepped down following their shock I-League defeat to debutantes Real Kashmir. Jamil had coached Aizawl FC to an I-League title triumph in 2016, considered one of the biggest achievements in the history of Indian domestic football. The Kuwait-born Indian was then signed by East Bengal in the next season only to part ways after failing to win the I-League and Super Cup last season. "With immense pleasure, we wish to inform you that Khalid Jamil has been appointed as the new head coach of Mohun Bagan Senior football team for the remainder of 2018-2019 football season," Mohun Bagan said in a statement. "Please note that the Team will resume training on Tuesday at Mohun Bagan ground under the new head coach." The Mariners lie on sixth position on the I-League table with 15 points from 11 games, having also lost the derby to East Bengal last month. They have a ...
Pant is one for future: Ganguly
Former captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday hailed India's historic Test series win in Australia and said wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant is one for the "future". Having made his Test debut in August 2018, the 21-year-old Pant has gone from strength to strength, scoring a Test hundred each in England and Australia within months. In Australia, Pant amassed 350 runs in seven innings, the second highest after Cheteshwar Pujara, while behind the stumps he broke the record for most catches -- 20 -- by an Indian wicketkeeper in a Test series. "He will be a superb player for India in the future. He has been so good in the series and in future also, he will shine," Ganguly told reporters on the sidelines of Bengal's Ranji Trophy Elite Group B fixture against Punjab. Rain played spoilsport in the fourth and final Test as the Virat Kohli-led side won the series 2-1, ending a 71-year wait to win their first series Down Under. Australia were 316 in arrears when the match was called off, leaving India with
Real Madrid sign Man City youngster Diaz
Real Madrid on Monday confirmed the signing of 19-year-old midfielder Brahim Diaz from Manchester City.
Justin Rose reclaims No. 1 spot in world golf rankings, Koepka slips
England's golfer Justin Rose started 2019 by regaining the top spot in the world golf rankings released on Monday with 9.46 average points, while United States' Brooks Koepka moved down to second with 9.33.
41st Dakar Rally kicks off in Lima, Hero confident of good finish
The 41st edition of the Dakar Rally, the world's most gruelling off road race, was flagged off amid much fanfare at the capital city of Peru here Monday. This edition of Dakar Rally marks the third year of participation for India's Hero MotoSports Team Rally, the motor sport division of the world's largest two-wheeler manufacturer. The three riders of Hero MotoSports Team Rally -- Oriol Mena of Spain, Portugese Joaquim Rodrigues and India's C S Santosh -- rolled off the ceremonial podium, in front of thousands of cheering fans assembled at the beautiful seaside district of Magdalena Del Mar. The Hero team, which finished inside top 10 last year, is confident of its prospects at the Dakar 2019, riding on the back of some strong performances, intense training sessions and a much-improved Hero 450 RR bike that has been introduced since the last edition. Another big positive for the team is the comeback of Rodrigues, who has undergone intensive rehabilitation after his injury at the Dakar
Dhoni, Rohit depart for ODI series in Australia
Members of the India ODI squad, including M S Dhoni and Rohit Sharma, on Monday left for Australia for the three match series beginning on Saturday. The players took the flight in the afternoon, a BCCI official confirmed. All-rounder Kedar Jadhav, who is part of the ODI squad, posted pictures with Dhoni and Rohit on social media before departure. "Off to Australia with @msdhoni @ImRo45," tweeted Jadhav. Rohit, who was also in the Test squad, had flown back to Mumbai for the birth of his child. India on Monday created history by becoming the first Asian team to win a Test series in Australia.