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Gambhir brushes aside talks of joining politics
Former Indian cricketer, who recently announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, has brushed aside the reports claiming that he would be joining politics.The 37-year-old termed such reports as "rumour" adding that there is no truth in them."I never thought of this (joining politics). I did start social work not because that I am interested in politics. I do that because of the belief that it could change the lives of people. And this is what matters," Gambhir told media."The reports of me joining the politics all are rumor and there is no truth in it," he added.Gambhir did not get a farewell match but the former opening batsman believes that this is not a matter of concern for him. He said that he is grateful to have got so many opportunities to represent his country and that he has no regrets."I don't think farewell matches matter. It is more important to play cricket for the country and win matches. I am honoured to get so many opportunities to represent my country. There ..
PKL: UP beat Titans 27-20 in zone B
UP Yoddha defeated hosts Telugu Titans 27-20 in a Zone B contest of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium here on Tuesday.
Pune get another win and revenge on Goa
FC Pune City produced a spirited display to register a 2-0 win over FC Goa in a Hero Indian Super League clash here Tuesday. A terrific striker from Marcelinho in the 74th minute and a late penalty from Marko Stankovic (90+4') separated the two sides as Pune kept consecutive clean sheets. With only one point from three previous games, FC Goa's struggles after the international break in November continued and they find themselves in the fourth spot with 17 points. Pune, meanwhile, have climbed to the seventh spot with their second consecutive win, and more importantly avenged their 2-4 hammering in Goa when interim coach Pradyum Reddy had just taken charge. Goa dominated possession in the early stages of the game as Pune willingly dropped deep and set themselves up for quick counters. Hugo Boumous initiated a good move in the 12th minute as he picked out Seriton Fernandes' run on the right flank. The full-back returned the favour with a cross into the centre but Boumous, who got on the
Krishna Poonia is now an MLA in Rajasthan
Beginning a new innings, discus thrower Krishna Poonia, the 2010 CWG gold medallist, on Tuesday won the Sadulpur assembly seat in Rajasthan defeating sitting BSP MLA Manoj Nyangali. Contesting on a Congress ticket, Poonia won by a healthy margin of 18084 votes after receiving 70020 votes. It was Poonia's second attempt to get entry in the state legislature, having suffered defeat in the previous elections. The Congress won 101 seats in the house of 199 while the BJP won 73. The 36-year-old athlete had hurled the disc to 61.51m to claim a gold medal at the Delhi Commonwealth Games. She had finished sixth at the 2012 London Olympics with her best throw of 63.62m, coming in the fifth attempt.
ISL: Pune get another win, and revenge on Goa
FC Pune City continued with their resurgence as they produced a spirited display to register a 2-0 win over FC Goa in an Indian Super League (ISL) clash at the Shri Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium here on Tuesday.
PKL: U Mumba thrash Delhi in one-sided contest
Continuing their winning streak, title favourites U Mumba thrashed Dabang Delhi 44-19 in a completely one-sided affair of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium here on Tuesday.
2nd Junior boxing Nationals from Wednesday
Over 750 boxers, including 300 in the womens section, will participate in the second BFI Junior National Championships, starting at the Chandigarh University, Mohali, from Wednesday.
Brilliant Hope levels series for West Indies
Shai Hope smashed a brilliant century as West Indies edged Bangladesh by four wickets in the second one-day international to level the three-match series 1-1 in Dhaka on Tuesday. Opener Hope hit an unbeaten 146 off 144 balls, guiding West Indies to 256-6 in 49.4 overs after the visitors relied on three wickets from paceman Oshane Thomas to restrict Bangladesh to 255-7 in 50 overs. Hope shared 71-run in an unbroken seventh wicket stand with Keemo Paul to help West Indies get their first victory on the tour and stay alive in the series after they suffered a five-wicket loss in the opening match on Sunday. Paul, who remained unbeaten on 18, pushed spinner Mahmudullah towards midwicket to complete the victory. The fate of the game was hanging in the balance until Hope struck three fours off pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman in the penultimate over. Hope, who has now three centuries in ODIs, hit 12 fours and three sixes in his innings. "I just kept backing myself and knew that as long as I ...
Men's Hockey WC: Netherlands beat Canada, set quarters clash with India
The Netherlands set up a quarter-final clash with India after they registered a dominating 5-0 win over Canada in their crossover match in the ongoing men's Hockey World Cup here at the Kalinga Stadium on Tuesday.Matching each other's skills in the initial minutes of the match, both the teams started proceeding in the game. Canada was up against the team that had scored 16 goals in the tournament but they did quite a fair job in limiting the Netherlands in the first quarter. But as the game progressed, the Dutch side acquired a more aggressive approach by making repeated attacks on the opposition goal post.Interestingly, the Netherlands made a total of eight circle penetrations in the first quarter as compared to Canada's nil. Nevertheless, the first quarter ended with not a single goal being scored.In the very first minute of the second quarter, Netherland scored their first goal to take a lead in the match. A rapid attack saw Glenn Schuurman in possession of the ball. He passed to ..
Netherlands crush Canada 5-0 to set up quarterfinal against India
Three-time champions Netherlands Thursday mauled lower-ranked Canada 5-0 in the final cross-over match to set up a quarterfinal clash against hosts India in the men's hockey World Cup, here. Dominating the proceedings, Netherlands scored five field goals through Lars Balk (16th minute), Robert Kemperman (20th), Thijs van Dam (40th, 58th) and Thierry Brinkman (41st) to register the comfortable win at the Kalinga Stadium. Netherlands will now play India in the last-eight round on Thursday. In the match between world no. 4 Netherlands and world no.11 Canada, the Dutch were early aggressor as they made continuous forays. The Canadians, on the other hand, preferred to sit back and defend while looking for counters to surprise their opponents. Canadian goalkeeper Andrew Charter too made a number of brilliant saves to keep his side in the hunt. The Netherlands' first chance came in the ninth minute but Charter came out of his line to pull off brilliant save and deny Bob de Voogd. Seven ...
India A complete 3-0 rout of New Zealand A
Punjab teammates Anmolpreet Singh and Siddharth Kaul led India A to a 3-0 whitewash of New Zealand after a 75-run victory in the third and final unofficial ODI here on Tuesday. With series already in the bag, India A rested key players including openers Shubman Gill and Mayank Agarwal. Getting his maiden opportunity, Anmolpreet struck 71 off 80 balls at the top of the order to help India A post 275 for eight in 50 overs. His opening partner Ishan Kishan made 39 while Ankit Bawne and Vijay Shankar scored 48 and 42 respectively. Considering the previous two games were high-scoring affairs, the game was expected to go down to the wire. However, New Zealand A never got going in the chase and folded for 200 in 44.2 overs. Kaul was India A's standout bowler, ending with figures of four wickets for 37 runs in seven overs. The game also marked the end of the tour. In the unofficial Test series that preceded the ODIs, all three games were drawn.
Hockey World Cup: Netherlands, Belgium in quarters
Netherlands thrashed Canada 5-0 while Belgium hammered Pakistan in the crossover matches of the Hockey World Cup to qualify for the quarter-finals here on Tuesday.
Following captain Harmanpreet's support, Powar re-applies for women's coach job
Ramesh Powar, whose controversial tenure as women's coach ended on November 30, on Tuesday reapplied for the job after receiving strong support from T20 captain Harmanpreet Kaur and her deputy Smriti Mandhana. The 40-year-old former India spinner confirmed to PTI that he has applied. "Yes, I have applied this evening because Smriti (Mandhana), Harmanpreet (Kaur) have supported me and I can't let them (the girls) down by not applying," said Powar. Powar's stint after the Indian women's team lost to England in the semifinals of the World T20 last month. The team management including Powar and Harmanpreet dropped senior player Mithali Raj for the knock-out game, triggering a massive controversy. After returning home from the West Indies, Mithali went on to accuse Powar and COA member Diana Edulji of trying to destroy her and being biased against her. Powar, on his part, accused Mithali of threatening to retire midway into the World T20 after being denied the opening slot and creating ...
Kroos, Marcelo train with Real Madrid ahead of CL tie
Germany midfielder Toni Kroos and Brazil defender Marcelo took part in Real Madrid's final training session on Tuesday ahead of their last Champions League group stage match against CSKA Moscow.
IPL 2019: McCullum, Malinga slotted in highest base price bracket
The 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) Player Auction list is out with a total pool of 346 cricketers set to go under the hammer in Jaipur on December 18.While 1003 players had initially registered, the final list has been pruned after the eight franchises submitted their shortlist of players.With Rs 2 crore as the highest reserve price, nine overseas players including Brendon McCullum (New Zealand), Chris Woakes (England), Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka), Shaun Marsh (Australia), Colin Ingram (South Africa), Corey Anderson (New Zealand), Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka), D'Arcy Short (Australia) have opted to be slotted in the highest bracket.Jaydev Unadkat, who was last season's top Indian grosser with a whopping final bid amount of Rs 11.5 crore, leads the pack of Indian players with a base price of Rs 1.5 crore. Former Kings XI Punjab all-rounders Yuvraj Singh and Axar Patel have set their base price at Rs 1 crore.With Rs 1.5 crore as the base price, South African pacers Dale Steyn and Morne ..
Uncertainty looms over Steve Smith's BPL participation
Banned Australian cricketer Steve Smith's participation in the upcoming sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is in doubt after a meeting between BPL's technical committee chairman and the franchise representatives ended in a deadlock.Smith was signed by Comilla Victorians as a replacement for Sri Lanka's Asela Gunaratne but according to the BPL rules, replacement players are supposed to be chosen from among the players who were in the draft in the first place and Smith was not a part of the draft.The BPL franchises objected to this tweaking of the rule in the meeting following which BPL's technical committee chairman Jalal Yunus said that the final decision in the matter would be taken by the Bangladesh cricket board (BCB).Speaking about the issue, Yunus said that Smith was allowed to participate in the tournament keeping in view the "greatest interest of BPL." "We had allowed Comilla to sign Steven Smith for the greater interest of the BPL," ESPNcricinfo quoted Jalal,
Bangladesh post 255-7 against West Indies
Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim and Tamim Iqbal each scored half-centuries as Bangladesh made 255 for seven in the second one-day international against the West Indies on Tuesday. Shakib top-scored with 65 off 62 deliveries while Mushfiqur and Tamim made 62 and 50 respectively after West Indies invited the hosts to bat first in Dhaka. Mushfiqur and Tamim laid the foundation of the innings with a 111-run second wicket stand after Oshane Thomas worked up lively pace early in the innings. Thomas, who returned bowling figures of 3-54, forced opener Liton Das to leave the field with a toe injury before handing Imrul Kaye a duck for West Indies' first breakthrough. Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo dismissed Tamim, who faced 63 balls, to break his partnership with Mushfiqur, who soon became the second victim of Thomas. Shakib, who smashed six fours and a six, then guided the lower-order to give Bangladesh a competitive score. The Rovman Powell-led West Indies require 256 runs to level the ...
Real Madrid coach, defender praise family atmosphere at Spanish club
Real Madrid coach Santiago Solari and defender Alvaro Odriozola on Tuesday hailed the family atmosphere at the Spanish club.
346 players to be auctioned for IPL 2019
A number of big names including the likes of Brendon McCullum, Yuvraj Singh, Lasith Malinga and Dale Steyn are among the 346 players who will go under the hammer during the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) in Jaipur on December 18.
IPL auction: No Indian cricketer in highest base price bracket
No Indian cricketer figures in the highest reserve price bracket of Rs 2 crore, in a pool of 346 cricketers who will go under the hammer at the IPL Player Auction in Jaipur on December 18. While 1003 players had initially registered, the final list has been pruned after the eight franchises submitted their shortlist of players, a BCCI release said. Brendon McCullum, Chris Woakes, Lasith Malinga, Shaun Marsh, Colin Ingram, Corey Anderson, Angelo Mathews, Sam Curran and D'Arcy Short have opted to be slotted in the highest bracket of Rs 2 crore. Paceman Jaydev Unadkat, last season's top Indian grosser with a whopping final bid amount of Rs 11.5 crore, leads the pack of local players with a base price of Rs 1.5 crore. Former Kings XI Punjab all-rounders Yuvraj Singh and Axar Patel have set their base price at Rs. 1 crore along with KKR's Wriddhiman Saha. Yuvraj was bought by KXIP at his base price of Rs 2 crore last year before the franchise released him ahead of the auction. Paceman ...