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ISL: Kerala's hopes hanging by a thread after Pune defeat
Kerala Blasters FC's dry run at home in the Indian Super League (ISL) continued but this time it got worse as they were handed a 1-0 defeat by FC Pune City at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Friday.
Ranji Trophy: Gambhir steals show in final competitive match
In his final swansong, veteran Gautam Gambhir lived a charmed life but held on to an unbeaten 92 to guide Delhi to 190/1 against Andhra on the second day of the Ranji Trophy at the Feroz Shah Kotla here on Friday.
Twitter to live stream Everest Premier League playoffs
The 2018 edition of the Everest Premier League will feature talent from around the cricketing world including Indian Premier League (IPL) leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane, Paras Khadka, Ireland's Kevin OBrien, Ryan Ten Doeschate, Kyle Coetzer, Paul Stirling, and many more.
Anushka, Chaitanya youngest winners at U.S. Kids Golf's first event in India
Golf in India took a major step towards the next level with the successful staging of the U.S. Kids Golf India Tours first event at the Jack Nicklaus designed Classic Golf and Country Club here on Friday.
Guardiola warns high-flying Man City against complacency
Pep Guardiola has warned his Manchester City players that complacency is the biggest threat to their push for domestic and European domination. Guardiola's unbeaten Premier League leaders visit Chelsea on Saturday sitting two points clear of closest challengers Liverpool. City are well on course to defend the title they won with 100 points in May and are also through to the last 16 of the Champions League with a game to spare. They have managed all of that largely without the services of last season's club player of the year Kevin De Bruyne. City must also go to London without top scorer Sergio Aguero, who has missed the past two matches with an adductor muscle strain. Guardiola, who says he does not care about the possibility of City going through the entire league season unbeaten, has told his players that maintaining their standards is the key to success. "The biggest danger to us is basically to think that it's not necessary to improve," he said. "I see my team and many things are
Gujarat Fortunegiants beat Telugu Titans 29-27
Gujarat Fortunegiants earned a hard-fought 29-27 win over Telugu Titans in the Inter Zone Challenge Week of Vivo Pro Kabaddi Season 6 here Friday. The raiding duo of K Prapanjan and Sachin combined to score 19 points to lead their team's charge. Telugu Titans' home leg got off to a bad start. Rahul Chaudhari top scored with 8 points for the Titans who remain bottom of the table in Zone B. Sachin picked up two raid points from his first two raids to give Gujarat Fortunegiants a 2-1 lead. Rahul Chaudhari made his first successful raid in the fifth minute as Telugu Titans led 4-3. The next few minutes were pretty even as both teams jostled for points but Chaudhari tilted the balance in Titans' favour in the 10th minute. Prapanjan made a quick and successful raid in the 13th minute as Gujarat trailed 7-8. Prapanjan's two-point raid in the 15th minute gave Gujarat 11-9 lead. The Fortunegiants ended the first half strongly as they inflicted an all out in the 20th minute. At the end of the ..
Arsenal's Rob Holding out for season after cruciate ligament damage
Arsenal defender Rob Holding is set to miss the rest of the season after the Premier League club on Friday announced he had sustained cruciate ligament damage. The 23-year-old suffered the knee injury during the first half of Wednesday's 2-2 draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford, which left Unai Emery's side fifth in the table. "Further to the injury sustained during our match at Manchester United on Wednesday night, we can confirm that Rob Holding has ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee," said a statement on arsenal.com. "Rob will undergo surgery to repair this in the coming days. The rehabilitation process is expected to take between six to nine months. "Everyone at the club will now be working as hard as we can to ensure Rob is back on the pitch as soon as possible." Holding began his career with Bolton before joining Arsenal as a 20-year-old in 2016. He has been a consistent member of the Gunners' back four under Emery this season, starting 15 games. The
India beat Afghanistan by 74 runs in Emerging Teams meet
India defeated Afghanistan by a comfortable margin of 74 runs in their opening match of the 3rd ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup here Friday. Sent into bat at the CCC Grounds, India scored 281 for eight in the allotted 50 overs and then bowled out Afghanistan for 207 in 44.4 overs. Middle-order batsman Deepak Hooda's scintillating century helped India post a solid score and then the bowlers, led by off-spinning skipper Jayant Yadav (3/37) and supported by Mayank Markande (3/41), cleaned up Afghanistan. Hooda scored 105. India lost Ruturaj Gaikwad in the second over as Fazal Haque struck early for Afghanistan. Wicketkeeper-batsman Ankush Bains and one-drop Nitish Rana added 59 runs for the second wicket. Both Rana and Bains fell within the space of seven deliveries as Afghanistan came back into the game. The resurgence was short-lived though, as number five batsman Hooda made a brisk 105 off 103 balls, with the help 12 fours and a six. Hooda anchored the innings excellently and got able ...
China enter cross-overs despite heavy loss to Australia after England beat Ireland
Ireland crashed out of the men's hockey World Cup after losing 2-3 to England, handing China a 'lucky' berth in the knockout stages despite being crushed 0-11 by two-time holders Australia here on Friday. The last round Pool B engagements concluded. Australia topped the pool with an all-win record after thrashing lowly China in a lop-sided affair and remained on course for a hat-trick of titles. Australia accumulated nine points from three games and secured a direct entry into the quarterfinals while England finished second on four points and China (2 points) scrapped through by securing the third spot with two draws. Despite the heavy loss, China made it to the cross-overs, courtesy England's win over Ireland. If the England-Ireland match had ended in a draw, China would have been thrown out of the competition. In the cross-overs, China will take on France on December 10, while England will face New Zealand the same day. World No. 7 England scored three field goals through David ...
People want Modi to return to power : Satyapal Singh
Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development Satyapal Singh Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ushered in development and welfare for all and the people of the country want him to return to power in the next Lok Sabha election. People of India youths and women want that Narendra Modi should become Prime Minister once again," he said at a programme here. Good governance seen in the last four years in rural development, farmer welfare, infrastructure development, poverty alleviation sectors were not witnessed in the country since Independence, Singh added. Inaugurating a sports complex at the NIT here, he called upon students to do physical exercises regularly. The multipurpose sports complex has been built at a cost of Rs 65 crore and provides facility for cricket, football, badminton and tennis, officials said.
Man City not rattled by Liverpool pursuit, says Klopp
Jurgen Klopp does not believe Premier League leaders Manchester City are feeling the pressure of Liverpool's pursuit -- even if his side go top of the table. An early start at Bournemouth on Saturday means Liverpool could overtake their rivals, who have an evening kick-off at fourth-placed Chelsea, but the German does not believe that will have much effect. City have won 13 of their 15 matches -- Liverpool's best start to a season in their history has seen them win 12 games -- and already scored 15 more goals than their fellow unbeaten rivals. "I don't think (Manchester City) feel pressure. They don't look like they do," said Klopp. "That's not the first target anyway, the first target is to try to perform on the highest level, because it's needed at Bournemouth. Eddie (Howe) is doing a fantastic job there, and it will be difficult enough." Klopp has to deal with a number of injuries with his team two games into a run of 10 matches in five weeks. The loss of Joe Gomez for up to six ...
Madrid under tight security for 'high risk' Libertadores final
Nearly 4,000 police and private security guards will be deployed in Madrid for the "high-risk" Copa Libertadores final between Argentine rivals Boca Juniors and River Plate, the government said Friday. More than 2,000 national police will deploy around the Santiago-Bernabeu stadium on Sunday where both teams will be playing far from home after the second leg final was postponed following an attack by River fans on Boca's team bus. That is more than for the last Champions League final in the 81,000-seat stadium in 2010 when national police deployed a 1,400-strong force. It is also more than the 1,500 police officers deployed for the "clasico" game between rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona that took place under high security five days after the 2015 Paris attacks. Apart from national police officers, 1,700 private security guards will be used on Sunday by Real Madrid, which owns the stadium. City hall has called on 150 municipal police while 150 emergency workers will be on site, said ...
Uttarakhand ride Dhapola six-for, Nagaland struggle despite Rahman hat-trick
Pacer Deepak Dhapola ran through the Meghalaya lower-order to bag a six-wicket haul as group leaders Uttarakhand fought back in their Ranji Trophy Plate fixture here Friday. In the top-of-the-table clash, Meghalaya resumed the day at 294 for five but Dhapola (6/52) was at his menacing best, bundling out their rivals for addition of just 17 runs. This was Dhapola's fourth five-wicket haul in as many matches and the 28-year-old now has 32 wickets from four games. At close on day two, Uttarakhand were 175/4, trailing Meghalaya by 136 runs with opener Vineet Saxena (62 batting) and skipper Rajat Bhatia (54 batting) in the crease following an 83-run partnership. In Dimapur, Nagaland offspinner Tahmeed Rahman claimed a hat-trick on way to a 5/108, but they found themselves on the mat, trailing by 60 runs with six wickets in hand in the second innings. It was debutant Mayank Raghav who stole the show, converting his overnight 109 to 228 by doing the bulk of the scoring and taking Manipur to .
Kerala's hopes hanging by a thread after Pune defeat
Kerala Blasters' dry run at home in the Hero Indian Super League continued as they suffered a 0-1 defeat to FC Pune City at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here Friday. Kerala have been winless at home this season and have not picked up full points since their opening round win against ATK. The only goal of the match came in the 20th minute from Marcelinho as Pune City registered only their second win of the campaign. The win takes Pune to eighth spot and are now only a point off Kerala who remain a spot above. Blasters are winless in 10 games now. After a nervy start, the match sprang to life in the seventh minute when Robin Singh placed the ball on a platter for Marcelinho off Nim Dorjee Tamang's forward pass. With Anas Edathodika dragged out of position, the Brazilian forward charged into space and had just the goalkeeper to beat from inside the box. Dheeraj Singh closed down the angle and pulled off a terrific reflex save to deny Pune an early lead. Kerala threatened at the other end
Shankar, Iyer power India A to four-wicket win over New Zealand A in unofficial ODI
Vijay Shankar and Shreyas Iyer scripted a superb chase to help India A notch up a thrilling four-wicket win over New Zealand A in a high-scoring unofficial ODI here on Friday. Put into bat, New Zealand A rode fifties by three of their batsmen -- opener Hamish Rutherford (70), Tim Seifert (59) and James Neesham (79) -- to post a challenging 308 for six. Shankar then hit an unbeaten 80-ball 87 and added 116 runs for the fifth-wicket with Ishan Kishan (47 off 43). Iyer scored a run-a-ball 50 as India A returned to overhaul the stiff target, scoring 311 for six with one over to spare and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Chasing, Mayank Agarwal and Shubman Gill forged a 61-run opening partnership before falling three overs within each other. Skipper Manish Pandey then shared a 85-run stand with Iyer but both were dismissed in the space of three balls by pacer Hamish Bennett, leaving India A at 158 for two in the 26th over. Kishan and Shankar took the team close to victory with a .
Hockey WC: Australia run riot against China 11-0
Australia finished their Pool B campaign with a dominating 11-0 win over a hapless China in the ongoing Men's Hockey World Cup here at Kalinga Stadium on Friday.Beginning the proceedings early in the first quarter, the Aran Zalewski-led side won a penalty corner in the 10th minute through Jake Harvie, with forward Blake Govers making no mistake to open the scoring for Australia with a superb drag-flick dispatched into the roof of the net.In the 15th minute, skipper Zalewski doubled the lead. As Chinese goalkeeper Wang Caiyu saved a Jeremy Hayward drag-flick, Dylan Wotherspoon latched onto the rebound and cut a pass to skipper Zalewski, who completed the goal at the far post.The goals galore did not stop, as Tom Craig, in the 16th minute, scored Australia's third goal soon after the start of the second quarter. Craig finished the goal from close range after Matt Dawson and Flynn Ogilvie exchanged one-touch passes on the left side. In the 19th minute, Govers scored his second and the ...
No talks on new signing to replace injured Diego Costa: Atletico coach
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone on Friday said he had not addressed a potential replacement for Spanish forward Diego Costa, adding that he would work with the players he has on hand to continue the team's campaign this year.
SAI appoints 11 Olympians and 3 Paralympians as coaches and assistant coaches
Indian quartermilers Muhammed Anas and Ashwini Akkunji were among the 11 Olympians and three Para Olympians appointed as coaches and assistant coaches by the Sports Authority of India Friday. The 24-year-old Anas, who won three silver medals at the Jakarta Asian Games, and Ashwini, who claimed gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and 2010 Asian Games, along with nine others will join on January 5 next year. Mariyappan Thangavelu, who won a gold in high jump at Para Olympics 2016, has been offered a Group A post as coach. "This is our way of acknowledging the contribution made by these sportspersons to the country. We want sportspersons who have represented the country in the most competitive, elite events of the world, to be associated with sports throughout their professional careers and even after they retire," said Neelam Kapur, DG SAI. "We want to harness their vast experience towards training young, prospective medal winners." These appointments have been made with an effort to ..
I didn't have good understanding of where to draw the line: Kohli
"I didn't have a good understanding of where to draw the line and stuff like that...," says India's celebrated captain Virat Kohli, known as much for his fiery character that has walked alongside his unbelievable batting like shadows. Kohli's Indian team is eying its maiden Test series victory in Australia. Having toured the country twice, Kohli is now leading the team. "I didn't have a good understanding of where to draw the line and stuff like that. "Those are things that I, I wouldn't say I regret, but those definitely I look at them as mistakes. "But mistakes that were important for me to commit so I can learn from them," Kohli opened up to Australian great Adam Gilchrist during an interview for 'Fox Sports'. Now, the holder of many international records is a changed man, he seemed to convey. "The one thing is that I've always been myself, I've never tried to be someone else because of the opinion," Kohli said. "...Hence, I learn from my own mistakes, I realise my own mistakes ...
Ranji: Lomror's ton puts Rajasthan in command
Rajasthan skipper Mahipal Lomror hit a stroke-filed 133 as the hosts took the honours on the second day of their Elite Group C Ranji Trophy game against Assam Friday. Lomror's ton helped Rajasthan post 325 in their first essay in reply to Assam's 108 to take a handy lead of 217 runs. Assam, in their second innings, were 109 for 3 at close of play, still adrift of their rivals by 108 runs. Rajasthan resumed the day at overnight score of 153/2. Lormor, unbeaten on 77, soon completed his maiden first-class hundred at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here. In his 222-ball knock, he struck 18 fours and a six. For Rajasthan, Salman Khan, who walked in at number 7, too played a crucial 71-run knock in 139 balls as he frustrated the Assam bowlers. For Assam, right-arm medium pacer Ranjit Mali (5-62) was the pick of bowlers. Rajasthan, who have already won three games, are looking for their fourth outright victory. Meanwhile, at Ranchi, Odisha managed to grab the first innings lead ...