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Barça coach wants Umtiti's speedy recovery from knee surgery
Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has said he respected the decision of French defender Samuel Umtiti not to undergo surgery to fix his injured left knee, adding that he hoped the player could return to the field before the end of the year.
Dortmund strengthens Bundesliga lead, Gnabry secures Bayern's win
Borussia Dortmund has defeated Freiburg 2-0 in Bundesliga, strengthening its hold on the top spot, while Bayern Munich forward Serge Gnabry struck twice against Werder Bremen for a 2-1 win, giving the defending champions their seventh win this season.
Krishnappa Gowtham's six-wicket haul helps India A dismiss New Zealand A for 398
India A off-spinner Krishnappa Gowtham returned with an impressive six-wicket haul to dismiss New Zealand A for 398 in their first innings in the third unofficial Test here Sunday. The 30-year-old Gowtham finished with figures of 46.4-10-139-6. The visitors were 38 for one in 14 overs at the draw of stumps on day three. Ravikumar Samarth (27 not out) and Ankit Bawne (5 not out) were on the crease after Abhimanyu Easwaran was dismissed in the seventh over. Earlier resuming from 121 for 3, New Zealand managed to take a 75 run first-innings lead, riding on right-hand batsman Cameron Fletcher's career-best innings of 103. Fletcher hit seven boundaries and a six in his 221-balls innings. The trio of Tim Seifert (86), Doug Bracewell (55) and Kyle Jamieson (53) also chipped in for New Zealand with half centuries. Gowtham drew first blood of the day by dismissing overnight batsman Rachin Ravindra. Other overnight batsman Seifert departed next, following which Bracewell joined Fletcher at the .
Real Madrid beat Valencia to move into fifth place
Real Madrid scored early during a dominant first half and then added an insurance goal in the closing minutes for a 2-0 win over Valencia, which was a much tougher opponent after the intermission.
Man City beat Bournemouth to extend unbeaten run
Manchester City defeated Bournemouth 3-1 to extend its unbeaten English Premier League start to 14 matches and strengthen its grip on the top spot.
Wilder retains heavyweight crown after Fury thriller ends in draw
Deontay Wilder retained his WBC heavyweight crown here Saturday after battling to a split decision draw against Britain's Tyson Fury in a pulsating 12-round battle. Wilder had Fury on the canvas twice, including a spectacular final round knockdown, but was unable to get the knockout victory he had promised to deliver at the Staples Center. The three judges were divided on the outcome, with one scoring it 115-111 for Wilder, another 114-112 for Fury and the third 113-113. "I think with the two knockdowns I definitely won the fight," said Wilder afterwards. "We poured our hearts out tonight. We're both warriors, but with those two drops I think I won the fight." Wilder, who remains unbeaten after 41 fights, immediately called for a rematch. "I would love for it to be my next fight," Wilder said. "Let's give the fans what they want to see. It was a great fight and let's do it again." Fury meanwhile insisted he had done enough to win. "We're on away soil, I got knocked down twice, but I ..
Bangladesh spinners leave West Indies hobbling in 2nd Test
Bangladesh spinners left the West Indies hobbling towards an embarrassing defeat in the second Test after an impressive morning display in Dhaka on Sunday. Mehidy Hasan claimed a career best 7-58 as Bangladesh dismissed the visitors for 111, taking a massive 397-run lead in the first innings. For the first time in their history Bangladesh asked the opposition to follow on, and the West Indies struggled again in their second innings, reaching 46 for four at lunch on the third day. They face an innings defeat, still trailing Bangladesh's first innings total of 508 by 351 runs. Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam, who only bowled one over in the first innings, struck twice in the second innings after Mehidy and skipper Shakib Al Hasan had provided early breakthroughs. Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer were batting on 18 and 13 respectively at the break. Resuming their first innings Sunday morning on 75-5, the West Indies lost their remaining five wickets in less than an hour. Mehidy led the attack
PM Modi receives special football jersey from FIFA President
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who gifted him a football jersey with his name on its back. Modi, who met Infantino on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit here Saturday, shared a picture of the blue jersey, with his name on the back, on Twitter. "Impossible to come to Argentina and not think about football. Argentinian players are tremendously popular in India. Today, received this jersey from @FIFAcom President Gianni Infantino. I thank him for the kind gesture," he said. During ''Yoga for Peace' event here Thursday, Prime Minister Modi had elaborated how football connected the two countries. "If Argentina is interested in India's philosophy, art, music and dance, then there are millions of fans of the Argentine soccer stars in India. Maradona has now become a household name and also used in many vernacular phrases," Modi had said. FIFA, which describes itself as an international governing body of association football, is responsible for organising ...
Travis Head to seek Nielsen's advice to tackle Ashwin
Left-handed Australian batsman Travis Head is looking to pick the brains of his junior state teammate Harry Nielsen to tackle formidable off-spinner R Ashwin during the opening Test against India starting here on December 6. South Australia's Nielsen (100), who is also a left-hander, negotiated Ashwin (2-122) well and scored a hundred in the warm-up game between Cricket Australia XI and India. "Harry Nielsen (Cricket Australia XI) played him well enough in the practice game, so I am looking forward to having a word with him (about facing Ashwin)," said Head ahead of the first Test. Ashwin has had a lot of success against left-handers during his career and Australia is likely to have at least four lefties in their playing XI but Head said his batsmen are capable of countering the Indian's threat. "I faced Ashwin a couple times in IPL before this, so don't have much experience of playing him in Test cricket. But we have batsmen who can play spin well," he said. "Look, it is not just ...
Deontay Wilder retains WBC heavyweight title after playing split draw with Tyson Fury
American professional boxer Deontay Wilder on Sunday successfully defended his World Boxing Council (WBC) World Heavyweight title after playing a split draw against former champion Tyson Fury at Staples Center in Los Angeles.After maintaining an upper hand over Wilder in most of the fight, Fury was brought down by his American opponent in the ninth and twelfth round to get back into the match.While one judge awarded the fight to Wilder 115-111, the other had it 114-110 to Fury. The third judge called it a 113-113 draw. Consecutively, the match resulted in a split draw. Both the boxers, however, believed that they are the winner of the bout.On the one hand, News.com.au quoted Wilder as saying, "I think with the two knockdowns I definitely won the fight."Fury, on the other hand, said, "We're on away soil, I got knocked down twice - but I still believe I won the fight."Wilder, who is holding the WBC heavyweight title since 2015, had also bagged a bronze medal on 2008 Beijing Olympics in .
Our pacers have skills to trouble Kohli: Paine
Australia have enough firepower in their pace attack to "trouble" India's talismanic captain Virat Kohli, believes skipper Tim Paine, who urged his seamers to not get too "emotional" during the four-Test series starting at Adelaide on December 6. "I think our fast bowling attack if they play purely on skill, they're going to trouble him," Paine told cricket.com.au. "At times when we get too emotional, we can lose our way a little bit. So it's a really fine line. "There's going to be times when they're going to get a bit fiery, I'm sure. But we need to be mindful of keeping ourselves calm enough so we can execute our skills as well," he added. There has been a lot of talk about changing the team culture of the Australian team following the year-long ball-tampering bans on Steve Smith and David Warner. Coach Justin Langer has also stressed on the importance of not only being competitive on field but also be elite in values. A usually combative Kohli, who has toured Australia two times .
ISL 2018-19: NEUFC move up despite draw in Jamshedpur
North East United FC continued with their slow yet steady progress in the ongoing fifth edition of the Indian Super League (ISL) despite a frustrating goalless draw against Jamshedpur FC here at the JRD Tata Sports Complex on Saturday.The defences proved to be too sturdy to break down as the teams cancelled out each other at the end of 90 minutes. The hard-earned point also consolidated Jamshedpur's fourth spot and preserved their unbeaten run at home this season.The teams began by passing and prodding and the first chance came when a hopeful punt by Memo for Pablo Morgado allowed the winger to slip in between Robert Lalthlamuana and Mislav Komorski to dribble into the box. The Spanish winger struck a sweet shot that flew inches wide off the post.Both defences stayed compact and made it hard for the opposing strikers to make runs in behind the backline. Clear-cut chances were few and far between in the first half.Bartholomew Ogbeche chested a ball down into the path of Rowllin Borges .
I-League: Minerva Punjab beat Indian Arrows 1-0
Defending champions Minerva Punjab FC defeated Indian Arrows by a solitary goal in the ongoing 12th edition of the I-League here at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium on Saturday.The young colts of the Arrows showed their intent right from the start of the game pressing hard but the experience and greater physical strength of Minerva Punjab FC's defensive line ensured that the Arrows could not create much of a threat inside the box.Arrows, however, were the side with a higher possession but the young forward line wasn't able to create any good clear opportunity throughout the first 45 minutes.Both the teams had two shots each on the goal but the defending champions were the ones who had the closest chance at scoring when their Ghanian forward William Opoku failed to find the back of the net in the dying seconds of the first half.After the break, Arrows' first clear chance came in the 49th minute when Rahul KP took a deft attempt at the goal but Arshdeep made a valiant save to deny Indian Arrows
Hero World Challenge: Rahm shares lead with Stenson and Finau after day 3
Debutants Tony Finau and Jon Rahm shared the 54-hole lead with Henrik Stenson after an absorbing third day at the Hero World Challenge here. Finau (67), Rahm (69) and Stenson (69) -- who has four Top-fives in five starts at this event in the past -- are all at 13-under going into the fourth and final round at the Albany Golf Course. Defending champion Rickie Fowler (67), who rallied from seven shots behind last year to card a stunning 11-under 61 and win the tournament, has risen to fifth at 10-under and three behind the leaders. The tournament host, Tiger Woods (72) occupied the bottom place of the 18-man field and he was 11 off the lead. Woods dropped three shots in the first three holes but also had five birdies in his 72 and at the third he has a triple bogey and overall had a lot of problem with chipping. Alex Noren had a very colourful card on the back nine, as he had two eagles and a triple bogey in a three-holes stretch from 15 to 17. In fact from 14th hole he went birdie, ...
Murali Vijay aims for good start against Australia
Veteran Indian opener Murali Vijay is all set for their first Test match against Australia, beginning December 6, and is aiming for a good start against the hosts."Basically, I am ready, I just want to go out there and contribute and give a good start for my team. I have always been aiming at that and nothing different this time. It's an interesting series for us and hopefully, we can start it well," Cricket.com.au quoted Vijay, as saying."Always feels good to go to grounds where you have scored runs, it helps you a lot and I have good memories of it and looking forward to the Adelaide Test," he added.Talking about the wicket-keeper batsman KL Rahul with whom he had batted 25 times on the Test level and stitched a 111-run partnership in a recently concluded practice match against Cricket Australia XI, Vijay said that since they come from same part of India there is a good understanding between them and expect to carry that momentum forward into the first Test."We come from the same ...
Olympic broadcasters gear up for the biggest show on earth
Clock-watching is an integral part of any Olympic Games but even the most eagle-eyed sporting anoraks might be forgiven for missing the fact that Sunday marks 600 days until the start of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. For most people, it is not actually a particularly significant milestone but for 160 people of 35 nationalities beavering away in a building overlooking a highway in Madrid, the pressure of organising the biggest television show on earth just went up a notch. These are the people of the Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), a wing of the International Olympic Committee responsible since 2008 for providing the pictures of every competition which are beamed around the world. The size of the audience is phenomenal as is the money that is generated. Over five billion viewers tuned in for the last Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 as opposed to 3.4 billion for this year's football World Cup. Television stations from around the world have dished out more than six billion dollars for
Madrid back to winning ways under Solari after Valencia victory
Real Madrid's revival under Santiago Solari appears to be back on track after they moved up to fifth in La Liga with a 2-0 win over Valencia. An own-goal from Valencia's Daniel Wass gave Madrid an early lead before Lucas Vazquez added a late second to wrap up their sixth win in seven games under their new coach on Saturday. The 3-0 thrashing by Eibar last weekend, in Solari's first official game in charge, had placed the depth of the recovery in doubt but this was another assured display to back up an impressive Champions League win over Roma in midweek. "We did not play well against Eibar but we were good in Rome, and we were really good today," Solari said. Madrid move two points behind Barcelona and only three adrift of leaders Sevilla, albeit with both still to play on Sunday. Valencia stay 13th. Marcelino's side, attempting a comeback of sorts themselves after a poor start to the season, offered disappointingly little, save for a 20-minute spell at the start of the second ...
Sterling sparkles as City stretch lead, United escape in Saints thriller
Manchester City moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League as Raheem Sterling inspired a 3-1 win over Bournemouth, while Manchester United's problems mounted as they escaped with a 2-2 draw at lowly Southampton. Pep Guardiola's side racked up their sixth successive league win Saturday thanks to a second half surge after Bournemouth shocked the Etihad Stadium. City hold a significant lead over second placed Liverpool, but they can close the gap back to two points if they beat Everton in the Merseyside derby at Anfield on Sunday. "A good win, after the Champions League it is always tough. People think it's easy for us but that is not the truth, so I like to win in this way," Guardiola said. "In the second half one action from Raheem Sterling changed the game." It was a landmark moment for former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss Guardiola, who said: "My 400th win as a manager? I didn't know that. Congratulations Pep!" Guardiola left City's record goal-scorer Sergio Aguero ..
Ronaldo caps dominant win as Juve move 11 points clear
Cristiano Ronaldo converted a penalty to cap a dominant 3-0 win for Juventus over Fiorentina as the Italian champions opened up an 11-point lead on top of Serie A. Ronaldo slotted his 10th goal on Saturday in 14 league games from the spot after 79 minutes, to add to Rodrigo Bentancur's opener after half an hour in Tuscany with captain Giorgio Chiellini volleying after 69 minutes. The Portuguese star was substituted just afterwards for the first time this season after receiving a yellow card spending the last 10 minutes on the bench. Massimiliano Allegri's side have 40 points from 14 games with second-place Napoli on 29 points before they host Atalanta on Monday. It was Juventus' fifth consecutive win in the championship and 13th in 14 games, as they have won all their away games. "When you have such talented players in attack, they don't need too many instructions and it's important not to limit them," said Allegri. "We just have to get the ball up to them." Midtable Fiorentina ...
Tim Paine backs pacers to 'trouble' Kohli
Australian skipper Tim Paine is banking upon his fact bowling attack to "trouble" top-ranked Indian captain Virat Kohli ahead of their upcoming first Test beginning December 6.Paine said that if their pacers play purely on the skills then they have the capacity to tackle Kohli. Cautioning his side against being too emotional on the field, he said that they need to be mindful of their game so that the plans could be executed well."I think our fast bowling attack . if they play purely on skill, they're going to trouble him. At times when we get too emotional, we can lose our way a little bit. So it's a really fine line, Cricket.com.auquoted Paine, as saying."There's going to be times when they're going to get a bit fiery, I'm sure. But we need to be mindful of keeping ourselves calm enough so we can execute our skills as well," he added.Speaking about the verbal altercations on the ground, the wicket-keeper batsman said that their behaviour would depend on the situation on the field. ...