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Euro zone finance ministers to choose successor to ECB's Praet on Feb. 11
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers, the Eurogroup, will choose the successor to European Central Bank chief economist Peter Praet at their meeting on Feb. 11, the spokesman for the Eurogroup President said on Friday.
Tim Paine shares light moment amid press-conference
In spite of reeling under a mammoth of 598 runs at stumps on the second day, Australian captain Tim Paine showed that he has not lost his sense of humour during the post-match press conference on Friday.Addressing the media, Paine shared a light moment as he answered a reporter's phone in the middle of a question."Whose phone is that? Tim Paine speaking. Who is it sorry? Oh, okay, who are you after?" The conversation had the room laughing as Paine continued the exchange: "Casey in Hong Kong. Martin (reporter). Oh alright, he is in the middle of a press conference. Can I get him to call you back? Alright, no worries, I will tell him to check his emails. Alright, thanks Casey, cheers. Check your emails."Indian top-order batsmen Mayank Agarwal (77) and Cheteshwar Pujara (193), wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant (159) and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja (81) all displayed their heroic knocks in the ongoing fourth and final Test against Australia before the visitors declared their first ...
Sydney Test: Paine defends Starc after poor day with ball on Day 2
Australian captain Tim Paine on Friday came in defence of fast bowler Mitchell Starc as the latter was criticised for not being able to scalp any Indian wicket on the second day of the fourth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.The spearhead was criticised by Shane Warne, the former Australian cricketer. However, Starc got the support of former Australian captain Ricky Ponting and current captain Paine."I don't know what people expect from him (Starc). That is what I don't get with the criticism he is getting; Mitchell Starc is trying his absolute best to do the same thing he did a year ago when he was swinging the ball around corners," Cricket Australia quoted Paine, as saying.Starc ended the day with the figures of 1-123. He also failed to bowl a maiden over in his 26 overs spell."He is down on confidence a little bit and I sometimes think people forget that he is just a bloke who is trying his best. I know he is playing at the highest level and they expect a lot from him but it ...
Indonesian U-22 football team targets 2020 AFC U-23 qualification
Indonesia's U-22 national football team has set a target of passing qualification of AFC U-23 in 2020, Indonesian football association said here on Friday.
Malaysian badminton legend Lee Chong Wei resumes training
Malaysian badminton legend Lee Chong Wei returned to the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) facility for rehabilitation training on Friday for the first time since diagnosed with cancer last year.
Australia announce squad for ODI series vs India
Australia made several changes to their squad ahead of the One-Day International (ODI) series against India which starts later this month.
India's Sandipan Chanda keeps lead at chess tournament
Indian GM Sandipan Chanda (ELO 2555) tamed Bangladesh GM Rahman Ziaur (2468) in a fifth round match of the EKA IIFWL Investment Mangers 4th Mumbai International GM Chess Tournament on Friday. Playing on the top board, the fourth ranked Chanda, playing with white pieces, easily outshone his 44-year-old Bangladeshi rival by coasting to victory in just 22 moves to collect the full point and retain the pole position. Meanwhile, in a contest between two young Indian challengers from Tamil Nadu, 20-year-old IM Visakh N R (2491) halted the winning streak of 15-year-old Balasubramaniam H (2270) by scoring a win with the black pieces in 53 moves on the third board. Chanda, with 4.5 points, stays atop the standings. Vietnam's GM Tran Tuan Minh (2524), who defeated Indias IM Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh (2437) on the second board, and Visakh, both with the same number of 4.5 points each, follow in second and third place, respectively. Results Round 5 (top-10 boards): GM Sandipan ...
Aizawl FC face Indian Arrows at home
Hoping to extend their home form, Aizawl FC will take on Indian Arrows in a Hero I-League match at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium Saturday. Hosts Aizawl FC and Indian Arrows are placed 9th and 10th respectively on the 11-team table. Aizawl, the more accomplished of the two sides under the able guidance of Gift Raikhan, are enjoying an extended home stint, after a rough time on the road. Reiterating the importance of the game for his side, Raikhan also spoke about his new attacking recruit in the pre-game presser. "We will be expecting three points from tomorrow's game because last time we played against Arrows it was a draw and we got some pretty close chances but missed them. "This time we should be scoring to get three points. New player Richard and Kareem Omoloja will be playing tomorrow and Kromah will not be playing as he is injured, but will be ready for the next against Kashmir." His side so far has nine points from 10 games. In the first leg, at Cuttack's Barabati Stadium, the ...
Balbir Singh Sr set to be discharged from hospital
Triple Olympic gold medal winning hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr in all likelihood will be discharged from the hospital after being admitted for the past three months following bronchial pneumonia. The legend celebrated his 95th birthday on December 31 in a private ward of Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here where he is recuperating following his illness. On October 2, Singh was admitted to PGIMER after he complained of breathing difficulty. Immediately after being admitted, the legendary centre-forward, was treated at the Respiratory Intensive Care Unit (RICU) of the PGI Hospital and over past couple of weeks, his condition has improved, the hospital sources said. Over the next few day, the doctors will assess his health and if his condition remains stable and shows further improvement, he is likely to be sent home, they said on Friday. While sharing a Facebook post from his hospital bed when he turned 95, the iconic player wrote,"It's 90 days ...
Manu Bhaker reminds Haryana sports minister of promised Rs 2 crore award
Teenage shooting sensation Manu Bhaker Friday reminded Haryana sports minister, Anil Vij, of a Rs 2 crore cash award promise, which he made after her Youth Olympic gold medal, but is yet to fulfil. The 16-year-old Bhaker caught the attention with her stunning exploits in shooting ranges across the world, winning multiple gold in her maiden senior World Cup, Commonwealth Games, besides the top prize at the Youth Olympics last October. The pistol shooter, hailing from Goria village in Jhajjar, posted screenshots of Vij's tweet in which he had promised her cash award to the tune of Rs 2 crore on behalf of the state government. "Sir Please confirm if it is correct... Or just Jumla (sic)," Bhaker wrote on Twitter. After Bhaker had become the first Indian shooter to win gold at Youth Olympics, Vij had tweeted, "Congratulations to Manu Bhaker for winning shooting gold in Youth Olympics. "Haryana government will give a cash prize of Rs 2 crore to Manu Bhaker for winning this gold. Previous ...
DSPORT to telecast 6th edition of Bangladesh Premier League featuring global cricketing superstars
After successfully completing 5 seasons, the action-packed Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Is all set to enthrall the audience with some spectacular cricketing action in the 6th season kicking off on 5th January 2019.The much awaited BPL to be played between 5th January - 8th February 2019 will be broadcast on DSPORT, a Premier Sports Channel for Discovery Communications India. This year, the tournament will feature some of the greatest names from the cricketing world competing against each other for the coveted trophy.The 6th edition will comprise of teams namely Rangpur Riders, Dhaka Dynamites, Comilla Victorians, Chittagong Vikings, Khulna Titans, Rajshahi Kings and Sylhet Sixers, with each team representing a different province of Bangladesh. BPL 2019 will bring non-stop cricketing action from this exciting tournament for cricket enthusiasts in India.The tournament will be played in a Double Round Robin format followed by playoffs.The defending champions, Rangpur Riders will be ...
Vikas set for pro debut in US on Jan 18
Indian boxer Vikas Krishan will make his professional debut on January 18 in New York against American Steven Andrade. The welterweight bout will take place at the Stone Resort Casino and will form the under-card of Olympic silver-medallist Shakur Stevenson's IBF Intercontinental and WBC Continental Americas featherweight title contest against Jessie Cris Rosales in a 10-rounder, an official associated with Vikas said. Vikas' bout will be a six-round contest and mark his foray into the pro circuit after signing up with the legendary Bob Arum's Top Rank Promotions. His opponent, Andrade, is six fights old on the circuit with a 3-3 record. He will go into this contest after three consecutive losses, the last being in November 2017. The 26-year-old Vikas is one of India's most decorated boxers and has won gold medals at the Asian and Commonwealth Games. He is also a world championships bronze-medallist. Besides, Vikas is a multiple-time Asian championships medallist. "I was an amateur ...
AITA challenges 'biased' Somdev to implement his vision
If Somdev Devvarman has a better vision for Indian tennis than AITA, who is stopping him from implementing it, questioned the national tennis federation, which also accused the former player of bias. Somdev recently had asked what was AITA's vision for sport in country, suggesting the federation had not done enough to lift the game in the country. In a sarcastic response, Chatterjee said one must ask Somdev when and where he won his first tournament. He said that it was the All India Tennis Association (AITA), which brought hundreds of tournaments to India and players like him moved up the ranking ladder by competing in those events. "As far as the vision is concerned we brought international junior, men's and ladies events to our country and organised the same at our cost. Our players benefited, including Somdev," Chatterjee told PTI. "Ask him which was his first junior & men's international event he won and where. We also have an internationally recognised development program ...
I cried when we lost to Bahrain in 2011: Sandesh Jhingan
As the countdown for the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 has begun, central defender Sandesh Jhingan on Friday admitted that he cried after the Blue Tigers lost to Bahrain in the 2011 edition of the tournament."In 2011, I was a kid. I remember watching the Asian Cup match against Bahrain and I cried after we lost. We had played very well and deserved a much better result. The performance of the Indian team in that tournament fuelled my desire to make sure we qualified for the tournament once again and I will be a part of it," Jhingan said.Ever since the team qualified, Jhingan said that the Blue Tigers set their priority to stay fit to get into the final list of 23 for the prestigious tournament. "We are really pumped up for the Asian Cup since we qualified. Since then, the priority had been to stay fit and be in good form to get into the final list of 23 for us to get the call-up."When asked who would be the most challenging side, the central defender, who was one of the key figures in ...
Stumper Rishabh Pant praises Pujara
India's wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant, who scored a brilliant unbeaten 159 on the second day of the fourth Test match against Australia on Friday, said anyone who is going through a lean patch can learn a lot while batting along side Cheteshwar Pujara.
Pliskova tops Tomljanovic, reaches Brisbane International semifinal
World No. 8 Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic on Friday booked a place in the Brisbane International semifinal following a 6-1, 1-6, 6-1 victory over Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia.
Medvedev overpowers Raonic to reach Brisbane International semis
Fourth-seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia on Friday had to rally from a one set deficit to defeat big-serving Milos Raonic of Canada 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-4 and qualify for the semifinal of the Brisbane International.
Vekic cruises into Brisbane International semifinal
World No. 34 Donna Vekic of Croatia on Friday nailed the Brisbane International quarterfinal round after defeating Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2 6-0.
Spain bids farewell to Hopman Cup on high note
Spain on Friday earned its first Group A win at the 2019 Hopman Cup as it prevailed 2-1 over France to wrap up its participation in the tournament in the third spot.
Tottenham extends Alderweireld's contract until 2020
Tottenham Hotspur on Friday announced it had extended the contract of Belgian defender Toby Alderweireld until June 2020.