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Real Madrid president says club intends to win Champions League again
Real Madrid's president on Wednesday said that the Spanish club intends to win the UEFA Champions League competition again this season under Argentine coach Santiago Solari.
We have to be on our toes, says Australian opener Harris
Australian opener Marcus Harris said the hosts will have to be on their toes from the first ball against India as they don't give any chances, ahead of the second Test here on Wednesday.
FIH World Cup: England beat Argentina to enter semis
England edged past Argentina 3-2 in a pulsating quarter-final of the hockey World Cup here on Wednesday.
England shock Argentina 3-2 to move into World Cup semi-finals
England stunned Olympic champions Argentina 3-2 to book their place in the semi-finals of the 14th men's Hockey World Cup here on Wednesday. England, who conceded the lead in the 17th minute, staged a superb come back to make their third successive semi-final appearance in the history of the tournament. England scored three field goals through Barry Middleton (27th minute), Will Calnan (45th) and Harry Martin (49th), while Gonzalo Peillat (17th, 48th) struck both the goals for the losers at the Kalinga Stadium. Argentina, the bronze medallist in 2014, had themselves to blame for the defeat as they missed chances galore and got into panic mode after conceding the third goal. Both Argentina and England were levelled 1-1 till 45th minutes but three goals in the last quarter changed the whole scenario. Will Calnan made it 2-1 for England before Peillat drew parity in the 48th minute. But a minute later Martin shocked the Los Leones with a field strike to hand England the decisive ...
PBL: Harsheel replaces injured Kuncoro in Pune7Aces
Pune7Aces on Wednesday announced they have roped in Mumbai-boy Harsheel Dani to replace injured Sony Dwi Kuncoro for their debut season of Premier Badminton League.
Tata Motors to set up development programme for wrestlers
Tata Motors, the principal sponsors of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), has set up the 'Tata Motors Elite Wrestlers Development Programme to promote, encourage and develop rising Indian grapplers.
Neha takes three-shot lead in first round of 18th leg of Hero WPG Tour
Neha Tripathi carded two-under 70 to take a three-shot lead after the opening day of the 18th Leg of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour here on Wednesday. Neha, who skipped the Ladies European Tour Qualifying School to work on her game and go for the Chinese LPGA in January, shot five birdies against three bogeys at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club here. She was three shots better than second-placed Afshan Fatima (73). Smriti Mehra who was three-over in the first eight holes had pars on her last 10, as she scored 75, while three players Amandeep Drall, Khushi Khanijau and Siddhi Kapoor shot 77 each to be Tied-fourth. Millie Saroha (79), Hita Prakash (80), Preetinder Kaur (81) and Gursimar Badwal occupied the seventh to 10th spots. Leader Neha birdied the second and fourth to get off to a flying start. She, however, gave away those gains with bogeys on the sixth and eighth holes. On the back nine, she birdied 12th, 15th and 18th but bogeyed the Par-4 14th to finish at 2-under. Afshan had three
ISL: Unbeaten Bengaluru look to protect record against ATK (Preview)
Bengaluru FC have set the standard in the Indian Super League and would want to finish on an unbeaten note before the league takes a break for the Asian Cup as they take on ATK at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Thursday.
Completely prepared for match against Netherlands: Harendra (Preview)
Indian hockey team chief coach Harendra Singh on Wednesday said they are completely prepared to take on the Netherlands in the quarterfinal in men's hockey world cup scheduled to be held on Thursday.
Elite Wrestlers Development Programme launched
Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles Business, principal sponsors of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), Wednesday launched a programme to prepare wrestlers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 'Tata Motors Elite Wrestlers Development Programme was launched in the presence of WFI chief Brijbhushan Sharan Singh and Girish Wagh, President, Commercial Vehicles Business Unit, Tata Motors, and star grapplers and Olympic medallists Sushil Kumar, Sakshi Malik and others. The programme is "to promote, encourage and develop wrestlers and prepare them for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics", it was announced at a media conference here. The programme will fund the long-awaited hiring of two foreign coaches one each for men and women elite wrestlers to work with the elite Indian grapplers for the Asian Championships next year in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, and the World Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan. The Astana event will also serve as an Olympic qualifier, it was announced. The foreign coaches .
FIH World Cup: England beat Argentina in quarters
England edged past Argentina 3-2 in a pulsating quarterfinal match of the hockey World Cup here on Wednesday.
Indian players 'yelled at' for entering non-restricted area
In a major embarrassment for the World Cup organisers , Indian team players including captain Manpreet Singh were yelled at by a top Hockey India official after they were seen at the VIP lounge of the Kalinga Stadium during the match between Netherlands and Canada. As per the protocol of the tournament, the players were not entitled to be present at the VIP lounge. But on the request of a few near and dear ones, Manpreet and a few players entered the area and was busy in signing autographs and clicking pictures with their fans. But the players' gesture didn't go down well with the Hockey India with one of its top official storming the restricted area and yelling at the players to leave the place. When asked India captain Manpreet about the episode, he said: "It was our own mistake that we went to the restricted area without our knowledge. It is not that we were taken there forcibly by someone. Anyways, when we realised our mistake we just came out. "These are minor episodes which will
PBL: Harsheel Dani replaces injured Sony Kuncoro in Pune 7Aces
Franchise Pune7Aces has roped in Mumbai boy Harsheel Dani to replace an injured Sony Dwi Kuncoro for their debut season of the Premier Badminton League (PBL), which begins from December 22. The Indonesian shuttler has sustained either a posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) tear or an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear while training earlier this week, a media release issued by the franchise said Wednesday. The nature of the injury is still unknown as he will undergo an MRI scan scheduled later this week, it said. Kuncoro (34) has withdrawn his participation from the PBL, the release added. The 22-year-old, right-handed shuttler Dani is currently ranked 133 in the mens single category. Coach of Pune7Aces Joachim Persson, said, "Harsheel is a promising player with immense talent and potential to take this team to the extra mile. "We went ahead with this young talent because of his willing to give more and his recent performances is proof of how hard working he is." Dani ...
Dhoni must play domestic cricket to make himself eligible for India selection: Amarnath
Former India all-rounder and selector Mohinder Amarnath feels M S Dhoni and other senior players must play domestic cricket to be eligible for selection in the national team. Having being dropped from the Twenty20 side recently and retired from Tests long ago, Dhoni now is a certainty in only ODI cricket. Despite having the time, the former captain did not play the 50-over Vijay Hazare Trophy this year and will go into the three-match series in Australia next month without any match practice. "Every individual is different but one thing I have always believed in is that if you want to play for India you have to play for your state as well. I think they (BCCI) should change this policy altogether. A lot of senior players don't play domestic cricket," Amarnath told PTI on sidelines of an event organised by Royal Stag in collaboration with the ICC. Legendary opener Sunil Gavaskar had suggested the same recently. Shikhar Dhawan is another senior player who is not playing the ongoing ...
Hockey WC: Former defender Jugraj Singh backs India for quarters clash against Netherlands
Former defender Jugraj Singh believes that India stand a good chance of registering a win against the Netherlands in their quarter-final clash of the ongoing men's Hockey World Cup if they manage to capitalise well on the chances created during the match.The veteran player said that though the Netherlands are a quality side, they have the tendency to give away chances to their opposition and India just need to avail those chances.Speaking to ANI, Jugraj said: "It (Quarter-final) is anybody's game. The Netherlands are a quality side but the best part about them is that they let you play, as well. You always get chances against them. If you avail your chances it can be your game. India can get good scoring chances against them. We have got strikers, good midfielders especially players like Manpreet Singh and Chinglensana Singh..the way they are playing; I don't think anyone can stop India".Jugraj also stressed upon the need to earn more and more penalty corners in the match saying that .
Real Kashmir signs Ghana striker Tetteh for six months
Real Kashmir FC has roped in Ghana striker Abednego Kofi Tetteh for a period of six months with an aim to strengthen the forward line and provide edge in their attack. This will be the first time that the 28-year-old from Ghana will play in Indian conditions. On his association with the club, Tetteh said, "I am really happy to be a part of the Real Kashmir FC Team, my debut against Aizwal FC was very exciting since it was my first time on the Indian soil. I am training hard for the upcoming matches and look forward to my debut goal." Popularly called 'The Porcupine Warrior', Tetteh has recently been a part of the Bechem United Football club, where he scored 15 goals at the end of the 2016 season. He found the back of the net seven times representing Al-Hilal Omdurman Club in 2017 at the CAF Champions League followed by Jimma Aba Jifar in the 2018 season. After proving his worth in International leagues, he has joined hands with the Snow Leopards for the current season. Sandeep ...
Bengaluru look to continue unbeaten run against ATK
Table-toppers Bengaluru FC would look to continue their unbeaten streak when they take on ATK on Thursday before the Hero Indian Super League takes a break for next year's Asian Cup. Bengaluru FC are at the top of the table with 24 points, following seven wins and three draws, while ATK are placed sixth with 16 points after four wins, four draws and three losses. All eyes will be on ATK's John Johnson, who had spent five years at Bengaluru FC and Eugeneson Lyngdoh, who was an integral part of the club for three seasons. While the English defender has continued to be a regular for his new side ATK, the same cannot be said for Lyngdoh, who has amassed a mere 23 minutes this season for ATK. Bengaluru FC, though, haven't been affected by their absence. They have the meanest defence in the league, conceding a mere eight goals with Albert Serran and Juanan forming an able partnership at the back. "Last season, after 10 games we had 18 points and this season we have 24. We have to be happy. .
WFI upgrades wrestlers Sushil, Sakshi's contracts to grade A
Terming it as a mistake, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Wednesday announced that the contracts of star grapplers Sushil Kumar and Sakshi Malik have been upgraded to Grade A from B. When the WFI announced the contracts, both Sakshi and Sushil Olympic medallist were given grade B contracts. However, rectifying the error, an announcement to upgrade their contracts was made by WFI President Brijbhushan Sharan Singh at the launch of Tata Motors Elite Wrestlers Development Programme here. "With your support, we implemented the grading system for the players A, B, C, D, E and F grades. "However, during the national championships at Gonda when our full body (organisation members) was present, we realised that players like Sushil (Kumar), a two-time Olympic medallist, and Sakshi Malik, who gave the country the first medal when Indias medal tally (at the Rio Olympics was empty). "We all unanimously agreed that such players should not be kept in B grade," Singh said ...
AFC Asian Cup: Constantine announces 34 probables for preparatory camp
National men's football team coach Stephen Constantine has announced a list of 34 probables for the preparatory camp for the upcoming AFC Asian Cup.All the players will be reporting to the camp in Delhi from December 16 onwards, with a squad of 28 members flying to Abu Dhabi for the final phase of preparation on December 20. The last date for the registration of the list of 23 players for the Continental Championship is slated for December 26.As part of their preparation, India is slated to play an international friendly against Oman in Abu Dhabi on December 27. They then move on to challenge Thailand in their first match in the Asian Cup at the Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi on January 6. India will next play UAE and Bahrain in their next two fixtures on January 10 and 14, respectively."It is a major Championship and I am sure all the lads want to be there in the final list," Constantine stated.Referring to him naming 18 U-23 players in the list of probables, the Coach said, "The ...
Constantine names 34 probables for preparatory camp ahead of AFC Asian Cup
As many as 18 under-23 players figured in the list of 34 probables named by India football coach Stephen Constantine for the preparatory camp ahead of next year's AFC Asian Cup to be held at United Arab Emirates from January 5 to February 1. All the players will be reporting to the camp in Delhi from December 16 onwards, with a squad of 28 members flying to Abu Dhabi for the final phase of preparation on December 20. The last date for registration of the list of 23 players for the Continental Championship is slated for December 26. As part of their preparation, the Blue Tigers are slated to play an International Friendly against Oman in Abu Dhabi on December 27. They then move on to challenge Thailand in their first match in the Asian Cup at the Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi on January 6 next year. India next play UAE and Bahrain in their next two fixtures on January 10 and 14 respectively. "It is a major Championship and I am sure all the lads are wanting to be there in the final ...