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Budapest to host 2023 World Athletics Championships
The Hungarian capital of Budapest will host the 2023 World Athletics Championships, the IAAF announced Tuesday. The next worlds will take place in Doha in 2019 before going to Eugene, United States, in 2021. It will be the first time Budapest has hosted the worlds, having previously hosted the 1998 European championships. The city was the sole candidate under a new IAAF system that saw away with traditional bidding campaigns in favour of a consultation process. Budapest expressed its interest in hosting the 2023 worlds after its candidacy for the 2024 Summer Olympics collapsed early last year.
Australia seals quarterfinals berth after China hold Ireland 1-1 in WC
Two-time champions Australia firmly remained on course for a hat-trick of titles by becoming the first team to qualify for the quarterfinals of the men's hockey World Cup with a comfortable 3-0 win over England in a Pool B match here. World number 1 Australia scored three goals in the final quarter to register their second consecutive win in Pool B at the Kalinga Stadium. The win took Australia to the top of Pool B with six points from two games and secured their place in the quarterfinals of the 16-team event. The Kookaburras became the first to seal a direct quarterfinal berth after China sprang yet another surprise by holding higher-ranked Ireland to a hard-fought 1-1 draw in the other Pool B match. Jin Guo scored from a penalty corner for China in the 43rd minute before Ireland's Alan Sothern drew parity in the very next minute. The Kookaburras had earlier defeated Ireland 2-1 in their tournament opener, while China drew 2-2 with England. While Australia will finish at the top of .
Minerva Punjab beat East Bengal 1-0, jump to 2nd spot
Defending champions Minerva Punjab FC defeated East Bengal 1-0 to get back to title reckoning with their third win of the I-League season here on Tuesday. William Opoku scored the all-important goal for Minerva in the 77th minute. The win took Minerva to the second place with 11 points from seven matches, behind table-toppers Chennai City FC (17 points from 7 matches). For East Bengal (6 points from 5 matches), it was their third loss in five games and they now move further down to eighth out of 11 teams. Both the sides made two changes to their starting line-up from their previous games. East Bengal's Spanish coach Alejandro Menendez Garcia gave midfielder Kasim Aidara his first start of the season against his former club and also got in Yami Longwah. Both the Raltes, Laldanmawia and Lalrindika, made way for them. Minerva's Irish coach Paul Munster, on the other hand, played Nigerian defensive midfielder Bala Hassan Dahir in place of countryman Donatus Edafe and in a straight ...
Australia book quarter-final berth in Hockey WC
Defending Champions Australia showcased their mettle in the second half of their clash against England, outclassing them by 3-0, to book a quarter-final berth at the ongoing Men's Hockey World Cup at Kalinga Stadium here on Tuesday.Three goals in the span of nine minutes by Jake Whetton (in the 47th minute), Blake Govers (in 50th) and Corey Weyer (in 56th), helped Australia retain their top spot in Pool B.England began the proceedings for the first quarter. Both the sides had equal possession but did not result in any goal.In the 14th minute, England created two good chances. However, it remained a tale of bad ball control inside the penalty area at both ends.England carried their momentum from the first quarter as Zachary Wallace found Jack Waller on the left flank, but Australian defenders worked collectively to shake the forward off the ball.In the 21st minute, Australia won two back-to-back corners but England's goalkeeper George Pinner made three excellent saves as he dived low ..
I-League: Real Kashmir look to continue winning run at home (Preview)
Debutants Real Kashmir FC will look to continue their winning run at home when they take on former champions Aizawl FC in an I-League clash here on Wednesday.
Injuries force Belgium, Canada to makes one change each in WC squads
Olympic silver medallist Belgium and Canada were on Tuesday forced to make a change each in their squads due to injuries at the ongoing men's hockey World Cup here. Belgium's Emmanuel Stockbroek has been withdrawn from the squad due to a hamstring injury sustained in his side's 2-2 draw against India on Sunday. He will be replaced by Antoine Kina, a 22-year-old with 29 caps to his name. Kina was a member of the Belgium U-21 team that claimed the silver medal at the Junior World Cup in Lucknow two years ago. Canada too were forced to make a change after Brandon Pereira was withdrawn because of an injury. Forward Floris van Son will replace Pereira in the 18-member squad. Van Son, 26, has 26 caps to his name and had competed in last year's Hockey World League Semi-Final in London, the 2017 Pan American Cup in Lancaster (USA) and the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. The replacements were made after both Belgium and Canada sought approval from the International Hockey Federation ...
Atletico defender Gimenez back at training for Copa del Rey tie
Uruguay defender Jose Maria Gimenez returned to training with Atletico Madrid on Tuesday after missing the last four games due to a muscle injury, a day ahead of the Copa del Rey match against fourth-tier club Sant Andreu.
Azhar leads Pakistan fightback as Hafeez calls time on Test cricket
Azhar Ali struck a fighting half century to help Pakistan recover to 139-3 at close on the second day of the third and final Test against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. It marked a good recovery from 17-2 after Kiwi pace bowler Trent Boult ripped out openers Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammed Hafeez, who later announced his retirement from Test cricket. Azhar was unbeaten on 62 at the close having shared a dogged, unbroken fourth wicket partnership of 54 with Asad Shafiq who will resume on 26. Pakistan are still 135 runs adrift of New Zealand's first innings total of 274 in which BJ Watling made a gutsy and vital 77 not out. The three-match series is tied at 1-1 after New Zealand won the first Test in Abu Dhabi by four runs before Pakistan bounced back with an innings and 16-run win in the second in Dubai. Azhar remains key for Pakistan if they are to build any kind of first innings lead. The 33-year-old dropped anchor and found the boundary just four times as he crawled through to his ...
Afghan president orders probe into abuse of female athletes
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday ordered an investigation after the Guardian reported that members of the national women's soccer team were sexually and physically abused by men from the country's football federation. The report in the British newspaper on Friday cited senior figures associated with the team as saying the abuse took place at the federation's headquarters in Kabul and at a training camp in Jordan last February. The Guardian also cited Khalida Popal, a former head of women's soccer in the Afghanistan Football Federation who was forced to flee the country in 2016 and seek asylum in Denmark, as saying that her own investigation uncovered physical and sexual abuse, death threats and rape. Ghani described the report as "shocking to all Afghans," the presidential palace said. On Monday night, he met with officials from the Afghan National Olympic Committee, sportsmen and sportswomen, and pledged authorities would "conduct a thorough investigation into this." Attorney
I-League: Minerva hand East Bengal third straight loss with 1-0 win
Defending champions Minerva Punjab FC handed city giants East Bengal their third straight defeat with a narrow 1-0 victory in an I-League encounter at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan here on Tuesday.
IAAF maintains Russia's athletics ban
The governing body of world athletics on Tuesday maintained Russia's ban from track and field over mass state-backed doping, citing two conditions before the powerhouse can return to international competition. Rune Andersen, head of the IAAF's taskforce on Russia, said Russian authorities, in the form of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA), had to grant access to data from testing of samples at a Moscow laboratory from 2011 to 2015 and also pay the IAAF's costs. Access to the samples would hand the Athletics Integrity Unit, the independent body that manages all doping and non-doping integrity-related matters in athletics, the opportunity to determine whether any suspicious findings should be investigated. "I hope they'll deliver the data by the end of this year," Andersen said of the samples taken and stored in the Moscow laboratory. "But I cannot go any further than that. "We've received no assurances it will be delivered to us directly," the Norwegian said of the ...
Belgium's Antoine Kina, Canada's Floris Van Son set to join Hockey WC
Belgium and Canada hockey teams on Tuesday were forced to make changes to their respective Pool C squads in the ongoing Men's Hockey World Cup at the Kalinga Stadium due to injuries to their key players.Defender Emmanuel Stockbroekx, who sustained a hamstring injury during Belgium's 2-2 draw with India, will be replaced by Antoine Kina, who has 29 caps to his name. Kina was a member of the Belgium U-21 team that went onto claim the silver medal at the Junior World Cup in Lucknow two years ago.Meanwhile, Canada's Brandon Pereira has also withdrawn through injury, with Floris van Son stepping into the fray. Forward Van Son, who has only 26 caps, has been part of the Canadian squad that competed in last year's Hockey World League Semi-Final in London, the 2017 Pan American Cup in Lancaster and the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.As both Belgian and Canadian sides have sought approval from the International Hockey Federation (FIH), Kina and Van Son will be involved in their team's ...
2018 Hockey WC: Australia outclass England 3-0 in Pool B tie
Australia outclassed England 3-0 in a complete one-sided Pool B affair of the ongoing 2018 Hockey World Cup at the Kalinga stadium here on Tuesday.
Azpilicueta commits future to Chelsea with new contract
Chelsea's Spanish international defender Cesar Azpilicueta has signed a new four-year contract which will keep him at the club until 2022.
Delhi Daredevils is now Delhi Capitals
Delhi Daredevils was renamed as Delhi Capitals on Tuesday with a hope that it would bring a change in fortunes of the franchise after a poor track record over the past 11 IPL seasons. Co-owners Parth Jindal, representing JSW Sport, and Kiran Kumar Grandhi of GMR, unveiled the new name of the team. Jindal, whose JSW sport acquired a 50 per cent stake in the Delhi franchise last year, ? also announced that Shreyas Iyer will continue to lead the team despite the presence of Shikhar Dhawan. Dhawan returns to Delhi for the 2019 season after being traded by Sunrisers Hyderabad.? Australian great Ricky Ponting will continue to coach the team. Jindal explained why his team zeroed in on the new name of the team. "Delhi is the power centre of the country, it is the capital, therefore the name Delhi Capitals," he said. The team has retained the old red and blue colour in the ?new team logo. "Our logo has been inspired by the design of Parliament House?. Tiger is our national animal and the three
Defending champion Australia beat England 3-0 in World Cup Hockey
Two-time defending champions Australia scored three goals in the final quarter to beat England by a comfortable 3-0 margin and register their second consecutive win in Pool B at the men's hockey World Cup here Tuesday. The win took Australia to the top of Pool B with six points from two games and virtually secured their place in the quarterfinals of the 16-team event. The Kookaburras had earlier defeated Ireland 2-1 in their tournament opener. For England, the loss was a major setback after the 2-2 draw against lowly China in the opening game. Australia will play China in their last pool match on December 7, while England will be up against neighbours Ireland. The battle between world's numero uno side Australia and world no. 7 England witnessed a boring first quarter with both the teams struggling to make inroads into the rival citadel. The few forays both the teams made ended in no significant result. England had the first shot at the goal in the 12th minute but Barry Middleton's ...
Over 25,000 to take part in Chennai Marathon
: The seventh edition of the Chennai Marathon to be held here on January 6, 2019 is likely to see over 25,000 runners take part, the organisers said Tuesday. India cricketer Dinesh Karthik unveiled the official jersey for the event here in the presence of the race director V P Senthil Kumar and others. The marathon will see over 25,000 participants and offers a total prize money of Rs 25 lakh, Senthil Kumar said. This year, the Chennai Marathon will be supporting a cause, with the theme being "Access to Sports for Para Athletes" aimed at developing training facilities for para athletes, identify potential para athletes and supporting them. The event, a brainchild of Chennai Runners, a non-profit group promoting running in the city, will comprise four events for men and women-Full Marathon, Perfect 20 Miler (32.186 Km) - a new race category which the organisers claimed was the first ever in a major marathon event, half marathon (21.097 Km) and a 10 km run. Wishing all the
Bronze medalist Purnima Hembram upset over denial of help in despair
Purnima Hembram, Indian track and field athlete, who is suffering from a hamstring injury, has expressed her disappointment over the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports headed by Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and the Central government for not helping her out during the time of her despair.As the Asian Championship is just four months away, she has requested the Union Sports Ministry to provide much-needed help to her and enable her to recover from the injury. "I got a call from Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore's office for a meeting but nothing has happened after that," she said.She added that only four months are left for the Asian Championship, but the help from any quarters is still awaited. "My injury is healing on its own. However, I need help from the government and the Union Sports Ministry to recover fast so that I can be back on track but don't know when the help reaches me," she said."I can't go against anyone but I want help to get rid of my injury," said Hembram, who hails from ..
Delhi Daredevils are now Delhi Capitals
The Delhi franchise of Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday unveiled its new identity for the upcoming season in the world's premier T20 tournament.After being known as the Delhi Daredevils for the past decade, the IPL team will now be called Delhi Capitals.Reflecting on the new identity, Delhi Capitals' co-owner and chairman Parth Jindal said: "We, at JSW Sports, are proud to be associated with the capital city of India and wanted our team, our players, our fans to wear that fact with pride.""With a new name, a new logo and a new look, Delhi Capitals' vision is to continuously entertain fans all across through high-quality performances, both on and off the field. We also want to revolutionize the way the fans connect and engage with their favourite franchise. We believe a change in identity for the club was necessary to effectively live and breathe this vision," Jindal added.Delhi Capitals' another co-owner Kiran Kumar Grandhi said: "The new name symbolizes Delhi's identity and ...
Delhi franchise unveils new name, logo for upcoming IPL edition
The Delhi franchise of the Indian Premier League (IPL) unveiled its new identity on Tuesday, which includes a new name, new crest and new colours for the upcoming season.