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UP Yoddha, Tamil Thalaivas play out a 25-25 draw in PKL
UP Yoddha and Tamil Thalaivas played out a thrilling 25-25 tie in a tense encounter of Vivo Pro Kabaddi Season 6 at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium here Saturday. Prashanth Kumar Rai's successful raid in the last minute clinched the tie for UP Yoddha. Rai was also the top scorer as he picked up 12 raid points. Tamil Thalaivas would be disappointed in the end as they had the chance to win the match. Ajay Thakur top scored for Thalaivas with 6 points whereas Amit Hooda got a high five. Tamil Thalaivas got off to a quick start as Ajay and Athul MS picked up raid points and led 5-1 after four minutes. UP Yoddha responded through Rai as he scored three raid points in two minutes to level the match at 5-5. The next few minutes of the match were closely contested as both teams traded raid and tackle points. After 15 minutes, UP Yoddha held a slender one-point advantage to lead 10-9. A super tackle in the 18th minute gave Tamil Thalaivas the edge as they went into the break leading 13-10. The ...
Sachin to be at gallery for Hockey World Cup final
Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar will be at the gallery to watch the Hockey World Cup final match between Belgium and Netherland in the Kalinga Stadium here on Sunday. In a tweet, Tendulkar confirmed his visit to extend support to the tournament being hosted by India. He also congratulated Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for the world-class arrangements. "Heartwarming to see the entire nation supporting the Men's #HockeyWorldCup2018. Congrats @Naveen_Odisha @TheHockeyIndia for the world class arrangements. To extend my support, I'll be coming to the spectacular Kalinga Stadium tomorrow. See you there! @sports_odisha @FIH_Hockey," Sachin said in his twitter handle. Earlier, former cricket veterans like Anil Kumble and Virender Sehwag have visited Bhubaneswar for hockey matches. The inaugural ceremony of the world cup was attended by Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, A R Rahman and Salman Khan.
Joshna enters final of National Squash C'ship
Defending champion Joshna Chinappa progressed to the finals but second seed Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu retired against Vikram Malhotra in the semifinals due to a back problem at the HCL-National Squash championship Saturday. It will be Mahesh Mangaonkar versus Vikram Malhotra in the men's final, while Joshna will take on Urwashi Joshi in the women's final at the HCL courts on Sunday. The semi-final results on Saturday panned out more or less on expected lines in keeping with the seedings except for Sandhu. Harinder, who had developed some problem on his back after his quarterfinal match yesterday seemed to aggravate it and could not go far today, throwing in the towel trailing 2-9 in the first game. The match ended there and then. As for the rest, top seed Mahesh stopped Abhishek Pradhan, his Maharashtra team mate but the women's contests produced some thrills. Second seed Urwashi dug into her reserves to put out the Tamil Nadu challenger Aparajitha Balamurukan over five games, while ..
Netherlands outsmart Australia to enter hockey World Cup final
Three-time champions Netherlands stormed into the final of the hockey World Cup after going past Australia 2(3)-2(4) via sudden death in the pulsating second semi-final at the Kalinga Stadium here on Saturday.
Netherlands crush Australia's dream of hat-trick of WC titles
World no. 4 Netherlands broke Australia's dream of clinching a hat-trick of World Cup titles, beating the two-time defending champions 4-3 in sudden death in a pulsating semi-final of men hockey's show-piece tournament here on Saturday. The Dutch thus took a sweet revenge of their 1-6 loss to the Kookaburras in the summit clash of the 2014 World Cup at the Hague. The match went into shoot-out after both Netherlands and Australia were locked 2-2 at the end of regulation 60 minutes. Glenn Schuurman (9th minute) and Seeve van Ass (20th) scored for the Dutch before Tim Howard (45th) converted a penalty corner and Eddie Ockenden (60th) found the equaliser for Australia just 26 seconds from the final hooter. In the shoot-off, Daniel Beale, Tom Craig and Jake Whetton scored for Australia while Jeroen Hertzberger, Van Ass and Thijs van Dam were on target for the Dutch to take the encounter into sudden death. But it was not to be Australia's day, as Beale's attempt was saved by Dutch ...
Bedi praises Rahane's Perth knock, says T20 can't replace this
Former India skipper Bishan Singh Bedi praised Ajinkya Rahane for his attacking unbeaten half century Saturday in the second Test against Australia at Perth. "Ajinkya Rahane played a superb knock (51 not out) today. Absolutely brilliant...the captain (Virat Kohli) and the vice-captain (Rahane) were complementing each other. It was a lovely sight and today was very absorbing cricket," Bedi said. "This sort of cricket cannot be replaced by any other gimmick -- whether it is T20 or I don't know -- 100 balls (cricket)," said the 72-year-old Bedi at the Bombay Gymkhana here. Kohli played a pivotal role with a responsible knock of 82 not out, lifting India from a double blow at the beginning of their innings to 172 for three in the company of Rahane. Bedi refrained from commenting whether it was the best chance for India to win a Test series in Australia. "We can only find out after the end of the series. I don't want to be a predictor," the great left-arm slow bowler and ...
Defending champions Minerva Punjab up against league leaders Chennai City
Defending champions Minerva Punjab will look to carry their winning momentum forward when they take on table toppers Chennai City FC at home in an I-League clash here Sunday. Minerva, recovering from a poor start, have made a comeback to find themselves in fifth position with 11 points from seven games. They had a fantastic away victory against Kolkata giants East Bengal in their last outing and Irish strategist Paul Munster will be hoping to sustain that momentum on Sunday, to revive hopes of defending their title. "We'll stick to our plan. We'll try to play our natural game and churn out the result," said Munster on the eve of the match. "The aim is all about getting the consistency. We got one chance and took it in the last game. Clean sheets are always great," he added. The visitors, on the other hand, are in the midst of a super run, having won five of their seven games to remain unbeaten with 17 points. Singaporean coach Akbar Nawaz has recruited a pack of outstanding Spaniards,
We feel confident when Kohli is batting: Ishant
Indian pacer Ishant Sharma on Saturday lauded the batting effort by Cheteshwar Pujara, skipper Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, who batted sensibly against Australia to put the visiting side in a strong position.
ISL: Hapless Kerala desperate for win vs Mumbai (Preview)
Kerala Blasters FC know that no more draws will help their cause as they seek to climb up the ladder and challenge for a play-off spot in the Indian Super League (ISL) and would thus look for a win against Mumbai City FC at the Mumbai Football Arena on Sunday.
Utilisation of chances helped us against England: Belgium team
The Belgium team, which stormed into final by beating England 6-0 in the men's hockey World Cup semi-finals here on Saturday, believed utilising most of their chances led to their first ever progress to the final.
Group C Ranji: Odisha-Rajasthan game evenly poised on Day 2
The Ranji Trophy Group C game between Odisha and Rajasthan was evenly poised on day two with the hosts needing 167 runs for outright win. On a day when the momentum swung back and forth, Odisha were 6 for 2 at stumps having lost their opener and one down batsman in their second essay in pursuit of 173. On Friday, Odisha bundled out Rajasthan for 135 in their first innings and continued from their overnight score of 78/4. But Rajasthan pacers Aniket Choudhary (5-49) and T M Haq (5-14) rattled the Odisha middle order to bowl them out for 111 in their first essay. Odisha thus conceded a 24-run lead to Rajasthan. But Odisha came back strongly in the game by skittling out Rajasthan for 148 in their second innings with Basant Mohanty returning with figures of 5-29. For the visitors, opener Amitkumar Gautam top-scored with 51, while Salman Khan, who came in at number 6, played a crucial knock of 39. First-innings hero and skipper Mahipal Lomror and other batsmen ...
Surchandra's strike helps Real Kashmir steal point from Kozhikode
Coming off a month-long home-leg in their debut season, Real Kashmir FC rallied to earn a vital point from Gokulam Kerala FC's grasp in their second away I-League fixture here Saturday. Pritam Singh opened the scoring for Gokulam Kerala FC in the 20th minute but the visitors came back strongly in the second half to find the equaliser in the 69th minute when Surchandra Singh scored his third goal of the season from an acute angle. Following the result, Real Kashmir toppled Churchill Brothers to the third spot with 14 points from eight matches while Gokulam Kerala FC replaced East Bengal at the sixth place with 10 points from eight matches. Entering the game after a 6-1 mauling of Lajong, David Robertson opted to field an unchanged starting lineup. Bino George made as many as five changes in the starting lineup including giving Joel Sunday his debut for the Keralite outfit. While Sunday replaced another foreigner Mudda Musa, Rashid K and Pritam Singh came in for Bodo and Rajesh S at the
Honda riders grab three podium finishes at National motorcycle racing
Gearing up for the final showdown, IDEMITSU Honda Ten10 Racing Team won three podium finishes in Super-Sport 165cc and Pro-Stock 165cc categories on the opening day of Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship here Saturday. The Madras Motor Racing Track also witnessed Race 1 of the last round of Honda Talent Cup which saw stellar performances by riders in both the CBR 250R Expert class and the CBR 150R Novice class. Dominating the season, Anish Shetty sealed his championship after securing podium finish today in Pro-Stock 165 category. Honda riders Mithun Kumar and Senthil Kumar finished at the 5th and 13th place respectively. In Super Sport 165cc, Honda rider, Mathana Kumar secured the second position clocking a total race time of 12:39:132. Following his footsteps was Honda rider Rajiv Sethu who claimed third position today. He finished with a total race time of 13:07:859. Rajiv now has a total of 4 podiums including 3 wins in his kitty. Unfortunately Sarath Kumar crashed in ..
Whenever Kohli is batting, team feels confident: Ishant Sharma
Indian pacer Ishant Sharma on Saturday said that "whenever Virat (Kohli) is batting, the team feels pretty confident.""We felt good obviously as we finished the day on a strong position. Hopefully, they both (Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane) will continue tomorrow and we win the first session and turn the game in our favour," he added.As the onus to hold India's fort shifted on the shoulders of Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara following an early blow, the duo displayed composure to rescue their side. The Indian skipper started his innings on a positive note but later slowed down, while Pujara patiently batted with a bit of luck. With masterly Kohli as an anchor, India's middle order pulled the team out of trouble into a position of strength.Talking about Pujara's innings, Ishant said: "When Pujara defends, the ball doesn't go past the square. I have played against him and I know how difficult it is to bowl at him. He makes the bowlers tired. I knew if he stays he can do wonders. It was ...
Did not retire from Test cricket due to fear of Dale Steyn: Mohammad Hafeez
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez on Saturday dismissed the hearsay that he retired from the longest format due to fear of facing South African pacer Dale Steyn.The 38-year-old, who had been dismissed 15 times by Steyn in all formats, told Cricket Pakistan: "I did not retire from Test cricket due to fear of facing Dale Steyn. I took this decision for the betterment of Pakistan cricket but if someone thinks on those lines, then good luck with that."Hafeez also added that his current focus is on playing the upcoming 2019 World Cup in England and Wales. "I don't have any plans in place regarding retirement from ODIs and T20Is because right now my focus is on playing the ODI World Cup for Pakistan. As long as I am fit and performing well in the field, I will continue to represent Pakistan in limited-overs cricket."Talking about Pakistan's Test series loss against New Zealand at the United Arab Emirates, the all-rounder said that it is important to forget what happened in the past when .
Tannu, Vinka romp home winners for Haryana
Punjab's Ekta Saroj defeated Tanisha Chawan from Goa 5:0 to move into the next round of the second Junior National Boxing Championships at the University Hall here Saturday. In the second round of the 48 kg bout, the seventh Nation's Cup (Serbia) gold medal winner earlier this year, was at her best to serve a sound warning to the fellow pugilists in her weight category as she pounded a flurry of left-rights on the hapless Goan boxer. The Punjab boxer started with a few lefts to open her opponent's guard and traded the blows to make a solid impression on the judges. There was no respite for her rival in the next two rounds as Tanisha just about managed to backtrack when the aggressive Punjab rival was punching her from close. But Tannu from Haryana proved a notch better in her 52 kg bout against Nikitha Devi Baddani of Andhra Pradesh, whom the former sent packing through RSC-2. After withstanding the first round, the Andhra girl was at the receiving end right from the bell of the ...
We have won in the past without Norde, we are ready: Mohun Bagan coach
Mohun Bagan coach Sankarlal Chakraborty said on Saturday that the team has previously won in the absence of star winger Sony Norde and are confident of doing well against bitter foes East Bengal in the I-League derby on Sunday.
India striker Akashdeep faces possible two match suspension
Striker Akashdeep Singh faces a possible two match suspension for breaching Code of Conduct at the end of India's quarterfinal loss against the Netherlands in the ongoing hockey World Cup here. According to a statement from the world body, the International Hockey Federation's technical delegate had recommended Akashdeep's case to FIH's disciplinary commissioner. As per the recommendation, Akashdeep faces a possible two match suspension at the next top FIH event. The striker had allegedly "used foul language or gesture (s) that was seriously obscene and offensive or having a 'seriously insulting nature to another participant or any other third person at the conclusion of India's quarter-final against the Netherlands on Thursday". In his decision, FIH technical delegate Christian Deckenbrock indicated that if India had still been in the competition, he would have suspended Akashdeep for the next two matches. However, in accordance with tournament regulations, Deckenbrock decided to ...
Honda Racing's Anish Shetty clinches national title
: Bengaluru's Anish Damodara Shetty of EMITSU Honda Ten10 Racing Team emerged champion in the Pro-Stock 165cc as the fifth and final round of the MRF MMSC FMSCI National Motorcycle Racing Championship at the MMRT at nearby Sriperumbudur. Shetty, a techie and part-time gym trainer, showed remarkable patience to win the Pro-Stock 165cc race by overtaking three front-runners on the last lap. It was 23-year old Shetty's fourth win and took his tally to 156, way ahead of second-placed Kevin Kannan (Rockers Racing), who remained on 115 after crashing out in the race. Shetty thus captured the title with one more race to be run tomorrow. The penultimate day of the 2018 racing season saw Deepak Ravikumar of TVS Racing, running third in the last of the six laps, clinching his maiden win in the premier Super Sport 165cc class after championship leaders and his team-mates, Jagan Kumar and Ahamed Arif crashed out at turn one on the third lap. Earlier in the race, pole-sitter Rajiv ...
Mangaonkar for Western India Open squash
Mahesh Mangaonkar and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu lead the entries in the men's competition of the 75th CCI Western India Open 2018 squash championship commencing here on December 17. Ranjit Singh and Vikram Malhotra are the joint third and fourth seeds while Vikram Malhotra, Abhishek Agarwal, Abhishek Pradhan, Jamal Sakib and Yash Fadte are seeded in the 5-8th bracket, a media release said on Saturday. Concurrently, the Cricket Club of India would also be conducting the CCI 10th Indian Junior Open 2018. Both the tournaments will be organised under the aegis of the national squash body, SRFI, and state association, MSRA. The men's competition has attracted 75 entries while the juniors event has attracted 395 entries and would comprise 10 events for boys and girls in different age groups from Under-11 to Under-19, the release added.