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Marcelo will return when ready: Real Madrid coach
Real Madrid coach Santiago Solari on Tuesday said that defender Marcelo was taking his time to come back.
Hockey WC: Belgium thrash Pakistan 5-0 to enter quarters
Belgium defeated Pakistan 5-0 in their crossover match to make it to the quarter-final of the ongoing men's Hockey World Cup here at the Kalinga Stadium on Tuesday.Hoping to recover from a forgettable World Cup campaign that they had so far, Pakistan could not come out with something special on the day to stay alive in the tournament. With 60 per cent pass accuracy as compared to Belgium's 72 per cent in the first quarter, Pakistani players lacked sharpness in the match.Belgium, who played aggressive hockey throughout the first quarter, got their first breakthrough in the tenth minute of the match when they scored their first goal off a penalty corner. Alexander Hendrickx hit a low smash into Pakistan's bottom left corner which could not be saved by opposition goalkeeper Imran Butt.In the very next minute, Belgium attacked again to add one more goal to their kitty. Belgian skipper Thomas Briels dribbled the ball around Pakistan's defenders and smashed it into the goal from an acute ...
Pakistan's WC campaign ends after crushing 0-5 defeat to Belgium
Pakistan's miserable campaign at the men's hockey World Cup finally came to an end after Olympic silver medallists Belgium thrashed the four-time champions 5-0 in the third cross-over match at the Kalinga Stadium here on Tuesday. Staring the match as favourites, the Red Lions toyed with the Pakistani defence which somehow managed to hold on in the opening 10 minutes. But once Alexander Hendricks (10th minute) converted a penalty corner, the Pakistani defence broke apart and gates opened up for Belgium. Besides, Hendricks, skipper Thomsa Briels (13th), Cedric Charlier (27th), Sebastian Dockier (35th) and Tom Boon (53rd) were the other goal getters for Belgium. While Pakistan will pack their bags and return home, Belgium will take Germany in the quarterfinals on Thursday. The Red Lions, ranked third in the world, came into the match as outright favourites against the world no. 13 Pakistan and they played like champions, dominating the proceedings for major part of the 60 ...
Hockey World Cup: Belgium thrash Pakistan to enter quarters
Belgium thrashed Pakistan 5-0 in the third crossover match of the Hockey World Cup to qualify for the quarter-finals here on Tuesday.
Neha, Amandeep, Smriti contenders in final leg of Hero WPG Tour
Neha Tripathi, who has skipped the Qualifying School at the Ladies European Tour to gain some valuable practice time and to consolidate her game in the new year, will be looking to add a second title as the Hero womens Pro Golf Tour comes to an end with the 18th and final leg of the 2018 season at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club from Wednesday.
Real Kashmir FC jump to third sport with 6-1 win over Shillong Lajong
Abednedo Kofi struck twice as debutnats Real Kashmir FC hammered Shillong Lajong FC 6-1 to jump to the third spot in the Hero I-League, here on Tuesday as their run of six continuous home matches came to a roaring end. With their fourth win out of seven games, Kashmir soared to third on the points table, level with second-placed Churchill Brothers on points but a tad behind on goal difference. Kashmir's goals were scored by Ghanaian forward Kofi, Mason Robertson, Nagen Tamang, Gnohere Krizo and Surchandra Singh. Samuel Lyngdoh got Shillong's lone goal as the Meghalaya outfit remained at 10th place after eight games with just four points to show for their efforts. The home team's Scottish coach David Robertson fielded an unchanged side while Alison Kharsyntiew made two changes to the side which started against Neroca in the previous game which they lost. Hardy Cliff Nongbri and Sheen Stevenson made starts while Awmpuia and Nabin Rabha started on the bench. Nagen Tamang got the first ...
BCCI forms ad-hoc committee to select women's team coach
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday formed an ad-hoc committee to conduct interviews of eligible candidates for the post of head coach of the national women's senior cricket team.The panel consists of legendary Indian cricketers Kapil Dev, Anshuman Gaekwad, and Shantha Rangaswamy.BCCI had invited applications for the position of head coach after the expiry of Ramesh Powar's term. The development had come at a time when the tussle between senior player Mithali Raj and Powar was at its peak.Recently, Mithali Raj, in a fiery letter to the BCCI, had accused coach Powar of "discriminatory" treatment and of "humiliating" her.Raj's omission from the Indian team for their semi-final clash against England in the recently-concluded Women's World T20 had also triggered a controversy, prompting Powar to mention the reason behind dropping the ODI skipper from the crucial match in a detailed team performance report to BCCI.In his defence, Powar had stated that Raj used to ...
Poor participation in domestic cricket behind Pak's Test woes: Umar Gul
Pakistan fast bowler Umar Gul believes that lack of participation in the domestic cricket by the national players is the reason behind their poor performance in the Test format of the game.The 34-year-old has suggested the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to ensure players' involvement in the first-class cricket if they want to improve their figures in the Test cricket.Gul's suggestion comes in the wake of Pakistan's 1-2 defeat at the hands of New Zealand in the recently-concluded three-match Test series in UAE."I think we are performing well in limited overs cricket. But the main reason behind Pakistan's poor performance in Test cricket which I think is lack of domestic cricket played by our national cricketers," The Express Tribune quoted Gul, as saying."Whenever our players get rest, they don't come and play first-class cricket. I suggest to the PCB that if our team is playing in the UAE, they should send other cricketers -who are not part of the playing XI-back to Pakistan to play ...
ISL: Jamshedpur have task cut out against wounded Delhi (Preview)
In a bid to reclaim the top four position, Jamshedpur FC will expect to end their spate of draws when they take on bottom-placed Delhi Dynamos in an Indian Super League (ISL) clash here on Wednesday.
Aussies will fight back, but India has upper hand: Ghavri
Former Test pacer Karsan Ghavri expects beaten Australia to fight back in the remainder of the four-match rubber starting with the second Test at Perth, but backed the Virat Kohli-led India to hold fort. He also hailed Cheteshwar Pujara, who pulled the chestnuts out of the fire with a battling century in the Indian first innings of the opening skirmish at Adelaide and followed it up with another half century to help the visitors consolidate, as the "Indian Wall". "We are up 1-0 in Australia right now and there are three more Tests to go. But I will not be surprised (if) there will be a big fight on the field from the Australian team. They (Australia) will fight back. But I can tell you we (India) have an upper hand. We have an advantage of being a great team," the former left-arm pacer told PTI on Tuesday. India gave wings to their quest for a maiden series win in Australia with a 31-run victory in the opening Test in Adelaide, their first in the country since 2008 on ...
I-League: Real Kashmir thrash Lajong FC, move to third spot
Debutants Real Kashmir FC inflicted a tennis scoreline on Shillong Lajong FC, running away 6-1 winners in an I-League clash at the TRC Turf ground here on Tuesday.
Kapil, Anshuman, Shantha to pick next women's team coach
The BCCI on Tuesday confirmed the formation of an ad-hoc committee, comprising India's first World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev, former opener Anshuman Gaekwad and ex-Indian women cricketer Shantha Rangaswamy, to pick the head coach of the Indian women's team.
Record seven Indian women reach Final stage of Q-School at LET Golf
A record number of seven Indian women will figure in the Final Stage of the Ladies European Tour Qualifying School this week. Four Indian women, led by amateur Diksha Dagar, qualified for the final stage as the Pre-Qualifiers came to an end on Monday. Dagar, a silver medallist at the 2017 Deaflympics, with a stellar record in amateur golf, finished Tied-third at 13-under, which included an brilliant eight-under 64 in the third round. The next best Indian was Tvesa Malik, who has won four times this season on the domestic Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour in India, was Tied-fifth at 10-under. Rookie Astha Madan was T-22 and Saaniya Sharma making a comeback from injury grabbed the last spot at T-36th at three-over. Earlier another rookie Ridhima Dilawari, who like Dagar, represented India at the 2018 Asian Games, also qualified for the Final Stage by finishing T-13 in the first Pre-Qualifier. These five golfers -- Diksha, Tvesa, Astha Saaniya and Ridhima -- will join Vani Kapoor and Sharmila ..
Neha, Amandeep and Smriti contenders at 18th Leg of Hero WPG Tour
Amandeep Drall, Gursimar Badwal and Neha Tripathi will look to end the 2018 season on a high when the 18th and final edition of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour begins here in the absence of several other top players, who have opted to compete at the Ladies European Tour Q-School. Neha, who has skipped the Qualifying School at the Ladies European Tour to gain some practice time, participated in some events on the Ladies European Tour this year, was not able to achieve the necessary consistency. Neha, who has one win this season, will have Amandeep, Smriti Mehra and Gursimar as her main rivals. While Smriti is looking for her first win of 2018, Amandeep has won three times while Gursimar has won twice. The Hero Order of Merit has, however, been settled with Tvesa Malik, who is not here this week, having secured the top spot. Tvesa, who played each of the first 17 legs, has won four times and earned Rs.15,89,200, while Amandeep aggregated Rs.11,56,000 in second place. Following them is ...
Archers Atanu, Deepika get engaged
Indian archers Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das got engaged here on Tuesday and are slated to tie the knot next year.
Ind vs Aus: Justin Langer hopes for bouncy track in Perth
Australian coach Justin Langer is hoping to get a track full of bounce and pace in the new Optus Stadium at Perth where their second Test of the ongoing four-match series against India is scheduled to happen.Aiming to level the series after stumbling to a 31-run loss against India in their opening Test at Adelaide, Langer said that he is eagerly waiting to see how the wicket turns out to be in Perth."I'm really fascinated and can't wait to see what the Optus wicket brings. I went and watched a bit of the game, NSW versus WA. Certainly some pace and bounce. We've (also) seen some pace and bounce in it during the one-dayers and T20 game," Cricket.com.au quoted Langer, as saying.Giving update regarding the participation possibility of Australian skipper Tim Paine, who had sustained a finger injury on Day Five of the Adelaide Test, the coach said that the wicket-keeper batsman is "100 per cent ready" for the next Test."Painey is the toughest pretty boy I've ever met in my life. Even if it
Rishabh Pant hails Dhoni as 'hero of the country'
Indian wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant, who took a record 11 catches in the first Test of the ongoing four-match series against Australia, believes that his predecessor and former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the "hero of the country".The 21-year-old said that as a wicket-keeper and player, Dhoni taught him to be patient under pressure, adding that whenever the former skipper is around, he feels more confident."He (Dhoni) is the hero of the country. I've learnt a lot from him as a person and as a cricketer as well. Whenever he's around, I feel more confident as a person. If I've got any problems I can share it with him and get a solution right away," Cricket.com.au quoted Pant, as saying."As a wicketkeeper and a player (he's taught me) to be patient in pressure situations like this (in Adelaide). You have to keep calm and keep composed and try to give 100 per cent,' he added.Pant's figures of 11 catches in the Adelaide Test are the highest by any Indian in a Test match, but the .
Attacking hockey is India's strength and we will not deviate, says skipper Manpreet
Expecting the Netherlands to be their quarterfinal opponents in the World Cup, India captain Manpreet Singh Tuesday said they will continue to play attacking hockey in a game where there will be no margin for error. India's quarterfinal opponents will be decided later in the evening after the conclusion of the fourth cross-over match between world no. 4 Netherlands and Canada. Like everyone else, Manpreet too expects the Dutch to sail into the last-eight round. "We are expecting Holland to come through because they are a much better team. But whoever goes through our aim would be to give our best. It is a knockout, do-or-die match and there is no second chance. We can't afford to miss chances. At the same time, we need to be cautious and give less chances," the midfielder said. "We need to play attacking hockey, our strength. When we try to play defensive, we tend to be too much defensive which provides more chances to opponents. We need to put pressure on them (from the start)," ...
Shubhankar wants to sign off on a high at Indonesia Masters
After a satisfying season, newly-crowned Asian Tour Order of Merit champion Shubhankar Sharma wants to end the year on a high with another creditable performance at the BNI Indonesian Masters starting here Thursday. Sharma's glorious run this season started with his second Asian Tour win in Malaysia in February followed by a tied-ninth finish at the World Golf Championships in Mexico in March, where he led in the second and third rounds. He went on to play in all four Major championships this year and his season was further sweetened by three top-10s in India, Malaysia and Hong Kong which would eventually give him an unassailable lead on the Habitat for Humanity Standings. "To be honest, I've been expecting too much from myself this year and it has been a numbers game from Asia to Europe and right up to the Majors," said Shubhankar. "But after the Maybank Championship in Malaysia, I had a good lead on the Asian Tour Order of Merit and I really wanted to finish right on top. "Now that .
Pujara moves to fourth, Bumrah achieves career-high ranking
Cheteshwar Pujara, whose knocks of 123 and 71 were the cornerstone of India's victory against Australia in the first Test, moved ahead of Joe Root and David Warner to take the fourth position while pacer Jasprit Bumrah achieved a career-high ranking of 33rd, after his three for 47 and three for 68, in the latest ICC rankings.