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Chelsea inflict Man City's first defeat, Salah hat-trick sends Liverpool top
Chelsea inflicted champions Manchester City's first Premier League defeat of the season with a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge to allow Liverpool to move top of the table on Saturday. N'Golo Kante and David Luiz were on target for Maurizio Sarri's men as City paid for failing to take advantage of their first-half dominance. Liverpool now lead City by a point after Mohamed Salah's hat-trick secured an impressive 4-0 win at Bournemouth. Arsenal extended their unbeaten run to 21 games, but left it late to beat Huddersfield 1-0 thanks to Lucas Torreira's overhead kick seven minutes from time to remain level on points with third-placed Chelsea. And Manchester United also finally hit some free-scoring form with a 4-1 win over Fulham at Old Trafford to move up to sixth. City had looked imperious in recent weeks, winning their previous seven Premier League games, and started in the same vein. However, Pep Guardiola's men missed the injured Sergio Aguero up front as Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane ..
1st Test: India post 307 in second innings
Off-spinner Nathan Lyon claimed a six-wicket haul as India posted 307 runs in their second innings on the fourth day of the opening cricket Test against Australia here on Sunday.
1st Test: India take upper hand on fourth day (Lunch Report)
India batted steadily in their second innings to take the upper hand at lunch on the fourth day of the first cricket Test against Australia here on Sunday.
Pujara, Rahane put India in driver's seat
Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane scored half-centuries as India took control reaching 260 for 5 at lunch on the fourth day of the first Test against Australia on Sunday. At the break, Rahane was unbeaten on 57 runs while Rishabh Pant was batting on 10. India's overall lead swelled to 275 runs. Starting from overnight 151 for 3, India made good progress through the first session as Pujara and Rahane ground down the Australian attack with an 87-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Pujara started on a positive note with successive fours early in the day's play. India's main threat came from Nathan Lyon (3-92), who was using the rough on the pitch to trouble the batsmen. Rahane survived an appeal for a catch in the 74th over via DRS when replays showed that the bat was nowhere near the ball. India's 200 had came up in the 77th over while their 50-partnership came off 103 balls. Pujara reached his 20th Test half-century off 140 balls. The duo continued to grind down the Australian ...
Scoreboard at lunch on the fourth day of the first Test between India and Australia.
Scoreboard at lunch on the fourth day of the first Test between India and Australia. Scoreboard India 1st Innings 250 Australia 1st Innings 235 India 2nd Innings KL Rahul c Paine b Hazlewood 44 Murali Vijay c Handscomb b Starc 18 Cheteshwar Pujara c Finch b Lyon 71 Virat Kohli c Finch b Lyon 34 Ajinkya Rahane batting 57 Rohit Sharma c Handscomb b Lyon 1 Rishabh Pant batting 10 Extras (b-10, lb-13, w-2) 25 Total (For 5 wkts, 95 Overs) 260 Fall of Wickets: 1-63, 2-76, 3-147, 4-234, 5-248 Bowling: Starc 16-5-34-1, Hazlewood 23-1-34-3, Cummins 18-4-55-0, Lyon 36-5-92-3, Travis Head 2-0-13-0.
India reach 260/5 at lunch on Day 4
India consolidated their position reaching 260 for 5 in the second innings at lunch on the fourth day of first Test against Australia on Sunday. India now extended their overall lead to 275 runs. Cheteshwar Pujara scored 71 while vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane is batting on 57. Rohit Sharma once again failed getting out for 1. Nathan Lyon picked 3 for 92 in 36 overs. Brief Scores: India 250 and 260/5 (Cheteshwar Pujara 71, Ajinkya Rahane 57 batting, KL Rahul 44, Nathan Lyon 3/92). Australia 1st Innings 235.
Manpreet Singh shifts focus on knockout matches after reaching Hockey World Cup quarters
Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh has shifted focus to the upcoming knockout matches of the ongoing Hockey World Cup after confirming a spot in the quarter-final of the prestigious tournament.The skipper asserted that with league matches coming to an end, knockout matches are more important and they need to work really hard for their upcoming games. "Next match is important as the league matches are over. Upcoming matches will be knockout matches so they are more important," Manpreet told ANI.Reflecting on their performance in their last league match against Canada, in which they won 5-1, he said that despite making some mistakes in the second quarter, the team made a good comeback to clinch a comprehensive victory in the end."Our first quarter (in the match against Canada) went really well. In the second quarter, we missed out on some things. In the third quarter, however, we made a comeback. Lalit (Upadhyay) created some pressure on the opposition resulting in a second
2018 Hockey WC: India cruise into quarter-final round
Indian team cemented their spot in the quarter-final round of the ongoing Men's Hockey World Cup after defeating Canada 5-1 in their last Pool C match here at the Kalinga Stadium on Saturday.After Belgium secured a dominating 5-1 victory over South Africa in the first Pool C match of the day, India needed to win their clash against Canada with a margin of two goals to avoid competing in the crossovers. With the 5-1 victory over Canada, India have also topped the Pool C followed by Belgium at number two.The first move in the match was made by Canada as they penetrated into the Indian circle but the danger was managed easily by the host defenders. Both the teams fought an end-to-end battle in the first quarter denying each other the scoring opportunity. Ten minutes into the match, India got their first penalty corner. Canada, however, survived the scare as Indian striker Mandeep Singh failed to find a shooting space.A couple of minutes later, India earned another penalty corner and this
Need to maintain momentum in knock-out stage: Harendra
Indian hockey team chief coach Harendra Singh on Saturday said they have to continue their current good form in the knock-out stages in order to finish on the podium at the ongoing FIH World Cup.
PKL: Titans beat Jaipur 36-26
Telugu Titans registered their first win in their home turf as they defeated Jaipur Pink Panthers 36-26 in an inter-zonal challenge match of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) at the Rajiv Gandhi indoor stadium here on Saturday.
We can expect Olympic medals in equestrian from 2024: Army Chief
Two equestrian medals at the Jakarta Asian Games shows that Indian riders have improved significantly, said Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, who is hoping that the country will win medals in the sport at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Like in many other sports, Indian Army has played a pivotal role in the growth of equestrian in India. Courtesy Fouaad Mirza, the country won its first equestrian individual event at the Asian Games in 36 years when he secured a silver in Jakarta earlier this year. India also won a team silver in the continental event. "We have to look forward to getting more medals in Asian Games and Olympics. As of now we are yet to reach the Olympic level," General Rawat said on the sidelines of Delhi Horse Show here Saturday. "We are at level 1 and we need to reach level 3 but we are on the right track and we will get there." The Indian riders can't train with the best of horses in the country due to complications over their import but the Army Chief said that the process ..
NorthEast, ATK play out goalless draw
NorthEast United played out their third consecutive draw in the Indian Super League, sharing the honours this time with ATK at the Indira Gandhi Athletic stadium here Saturday. After draws against Jamshedpur and Bengaluru, where they led till the closing stages of the game, NorthEast United were held to a goalless draw by ATK following a slow-paced game. NorthEast United have scored only one goal in their last three games but the point gained saw them reclaim the second spot with 20 points from 11 games. ATK are still sixth with 16 points from 11 matches. The match got off to a sedate start as neither team found any sort of rhythm in attack. Though the home side saw more of the ball in the opening exchanges, they were unable to trouble the ATK defence which looked compact. The first attempt on goal came in the 21st minute when Redeem Tlang showed good change of pace to work some space to shoot. However, his grounder was collected by an alert Arindam Bhattacharya in the ATK goal. After
Atletico extends unbeaten run with 3-0 win over Alaves in La Liga action
Atletico Madrid stretched its impressive unbeaten streak in the Spanish football league with a 3-0 home victory over Deportivo Alaves in La Liga match-day 15 on Saturday.
ISL: NorthEast, ATK in goalless stalemate
NorthEast United FC and ATK fought to a goalles draw in their Indian Super League (ISL) encounter here on Sunday.
Our World Cup begins now, says India coach after sealing QF berth
Chief India coach Harendra Singh on Saturday said for him the pool matches were a four-nation event and the real World Cup begins now after the hosts grabbed a direct entry into the quarterfinal with a 5-1 thrashing of Canada here. India topped Pool C with seven points on account of a better goal difference than Olympic silver medallist Belgium and will play their quarterfinal game on December 13. "Those who have visited my room know I have already written who we will play in the quarterfinals and who in the semifinals. For me a four-nation tournament has finished and the World Cup starts now," Harendra said. "From quarterfinals you can smell a medal. The actual tournament starts with the next game." Harendra said India were guilty of running too much with the ball in search of goals in the opening two quarters. "We are missing in the final pass, we were running for goals. We have to wait for our moment, can't rush towards the ball. I think the first half, we did too much running," he
Atletico's Lucas Hernández diagnosed with grade II sprain to right knee
Atletico Madrid's French left-back Lucas Hernández, best known as Lucas, was diagnosed with a grade II sprain to his right knee, an injury he sustained during his team's 3-0 La Liga win over Deportivo Alaves, the Spanish football side announced Saturday.
Madrid ready for Copa Libertadores final second leg
Sunday sees the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final between Argentinean sides River Plate and Boca Juniors in Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium: a game which has attracted worldwide attention given the dramatic circumstances surrounding it.
Real Madrid clear favourites for 3 points in Huesca (Preview)
Real Madrid will be confident of taking all three points when they visit bottom side Huesca in La Liga on Sunday afternoon, but coach Santiago Solari still has a couple of issues to resolve with his starting XI.
Solari expecting a tough game against bottom of the table Huesca
Real Madrid coach Santiago Solari is convinced his side will have to dig deep if they want to take all three points from their Liga Santander game away to Huesca on Sunday.
Napoli tops Frosinone 4-0 in Serie A, remains 2nd in standings
SSC Napoli claimed a 4-0 home win over Frosinone in a Serie A Matchday 15 action held at Stadio San Paolo here Saturday, strengthening its grip on the second spot in the Italian football league's standings.