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Mumbai earn first innings lead; Tare, Dubey lead fight back
Hosts Mumbai eked out a crucial 16-run first innings lead after they bundled out Gujarat for 281 in their Elite Group A Ranji Trophy game here Friday. Mumbai had posted 297 in their first innings at the Wankhede Stadium. Gujarat resumed the penultimate day of the four-day match on 232/8 with wicket-keeper Dhurv Raval unbeaten on 60. Raval added 39 runs to his tally, but missed out on a deserving hundred after he fell on 99 and was the last man to be dismissed. Raval briefly raised hopes of the visitors taking the first innings lead, but it all ended when he was caught by wicket-keeper Aditya Tare off Shivam Dubey. For Mumbai, Shivam Dubey (3-50), Dhawal Kulkarni (3- 71) and Royston Dias (3-74) shone with the ball. However, Mumbai had a disastrous start in their second essay as Gujarat bowlers lead by medium pacer Chintan Gaja (4-50) wreaked havoc. At one stage, Mumbai were reeling at 6-66 as Akhil Herwdkar (10), Jay Bista (0), Siddesh Lad (17), Surya Kumar Yadav (1), ...
Mauritius Open: Second placed Chikka hits 68
The talented S Chikkarangappa continued his stellar show, hitting 68 to remain two shots behind leader Kurt Kityama after the second round of the AfrAsian Bank Mauritius Open on Friday. After two days, Chikka's aggregate was 12 under 130 while America's Kityama had an identical 7 under for the second day in succession. Overnight leader Victor Perez is just a shot behind the Indian at 11 under while Jaco Van Zyl, after a poor round of 75, slipped to the tied 34th position. All eyes were on the 25-year-old Chikka after his brilliant 8-under on a bogey-free opening day. He started on the back 9 with a single birdie on 11th and a double bogey on the 14th and 15th hole. He made a brilliant comeback in the front nine where he had five consecutive birdies before he bogeyed the sixth round but came back with the seventh birdie on the 9th to finish with a score of 68. "A bogey free first day with 8 under was phenomenal but I would say that today was also fantastic that I could finish at 4 ...
Jamshedpur, NorthEast chase elusive playoff spots
NorthEast United FC, a team that is unbeaten on the road, takes on the might of Jamshedpur FC, a side which is yet to taste defeat at home, in the Indian Super League here on Saturday. The battle between free-flowing Jamshedpur FC and the high-flying NorthEast United FC will have plenty at stake as the teams directly fighting for a Hero ISL play-off spot face off at JRD Sports Complex. Jamshedpur FC, placed fourth on the table, have the second-best attack with 18 goals this season. Considering that only Bengaluru FC have let in fewer goals than NorthEast United so far this season, it will be an interesting battle. It will also see a clash of coaching philosophies as Cesar Ferrando's Spanish Armada will go head-to-head with the free-flowing Dutch philosophy of Eelco Schattorie. "Jamshedpur FC have done well at home, so it's going to be interesting. They like to play good football, they are organised and disciplined. They have a well-structured team, a very good midfield. In their ...
Amardip Malik lying tied 4th in Queen's Cup
Amardeep Malik continued his fine run with a sizzling five-under 65 to lie tied fourth at the halfway stage of the Queen's Cup, hosted by Jaidee Foundation, here Friday. Malik, who had scored a first round 66, was nine-under following his his career-best score outside the country. Starting on the back nine, Malik had two birdies on 14th and 16th and he added four more on second nine on first, third, fourth and ninth. He dropped one shot on second and it was his only blemish of the day. Among other Indians, M Dharma (68-66) was T-12, Abhijit Chadha (69-66) was T-21, Shiv Kapur (69-68) was T-40, Rashid Khan (68-70) was T-49, Kshitij Naveed Kaul (68-71) was T-59 as was Honey Baisoya (72-67). SSP Chawrasia and Jeev Milkha Singh missed the cut. American Johannes Veerman took advantage of his brilliant form to sign for a five-under-par 65 and extend his lead at the halfway stage. The 26-year-old Veerman leads by one shot on a 13-under-par 127 total over defending champion Jazz ...
Bhullar moves up to Tied-8th in Gold Coast
Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar squandered a superb start to turn in a two-under 70 to lie tied 8th at the halfway stage of the Australian PGA Championship here. Bhullar fired three birdies on the front nine, but he gave away much of those gains on the journey home on the back nine. However, his card was good enough to see him rise two places. The Indian had two birdies on 12th and 15th on back nine, but bogeys on 10th, 14th and 18th pulled him back. Bhullar had his breakthrough win on the European Tour at Fiji International last year and is looking to consolidate his position early in the season with a start in Australia as it counts towards European season for 2019. Defending champion Cameron Smith carded a brilliant 65 on day two to take a one-shot lead into the weekend at RACV Royal Pines Resort. The home favourite is looking to become the first player to successfully defend the title since Robert Allenby in 2001 and he was nine under at the top of a leaderboard dominated by ...
Group C: Rajasthan secure 1st innings lead; Assam rout Haryana
Rajasthan secured a crucial first innings lead against Uttar Pradesh after bundling out the hosts for 214 in their Elite Group C match here Friday. The visitors rode on splendid performance by left-arm pacer Aniket Choudhary (5-64) at the Green Park Stadium here after posting 311 in their first essay. Thus, the visitors took 97-run first-innings lead and then extended it to 233 runs as they ended the penultimate day of the four-day game at 136/4. Choudhary got excellent support from co-pacers T M Haq (3-55) and Nathu Singh (2-47). For Uttar Pradesh, only wicket-keeper Upendra Singh showed some resistance with a valiant knock of 67, But he was devoid of partners. Rajasthan have won all their three games so far and would be hoping to record their fourth successive victory when they take the field Saturday. In the second innings, Rajasthan opener Amitkumar Gautam continued his good form as he remained unbeaten on 66 at close of play. Gautam had missed a century by just seven
I-League: Confident Chennai City to face Mohun Bagan (Preview)
An in-form Chennai City FC, who have won five of their six games, is all set to face city football giants Mohun Bagan in an I-League match at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) here on Saturday.
It has been a dream start for India at World Cup: Sardar
Former skipper Sardar Singh is impressed with India's "dream" start to their campaign at the hockey World Cup and Friday hoped the hosts will continue the superb run to reclaim the coveted title after 43 years. India registered a comprehensive 5-0 win against South Africa to make a sizzling start to the World Cup -- a tournament the hosts won only once -- in the 1975 edition at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. "It has been a dream start for India at the hockey world cup. We played simple hockey and it is always important to win the first match," Sardar said on the sidelines of HCL Foundation Annual National Sports Meet - 'Sports for Change'. "However, the tournament has just begun and a lot of matches are yet to be played. I hope India continues the momentum," added the 32-year-old, who had retired from international hockey last September. Over 500 students across 120 schools and 72 Gurukuls were part of the 'Sports for Change' initiative and more than 350 under privileged children were ...
Mushfiqur Rahim becomes second Bangladesh player to score 4000 Test runs
Wicket-keeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim has become the second Bangladeshi player, after Tamim Iqbal, to achieve the milestone of scoring 4,000 Test runs.The 31-year old achieved the feat on Day One of their ongoing second Test against West Indies when he played a back foot shot off legspinner Devendra Bishoo's delivery in the 65th over. Iqbal, on the other hand, had reached the figure earlier this year in West Indies, ESPNcricinfo reported.Rahim, who made his debut in 2005 at the age of 16 against England in Lord's, is also the first Bangladesh batsman to score a double hundred in Test cricket.The Bangladeshi cricketer has many other milestones to his name, as well. He is the first wicket-keeper to have scored two double hundreds in Tests apart from being country's highest scorer on overseas pitches.Rahim has played a total of 66 Test matches scoring 4006 runs with an average of 34.83 while in ODIs he has made 5213 runs with an average of 34.07 in 195 matches.
Hockey WC 2018: Govers, Brand help Australia edge past Ireland
Strikes by Blake Govers and Timothy Brand helped Australia edge past Ireland 2-1 in their opening game of the Hockey World Cup 2018 at the Kalinga stadium here on Friday.
BCCI invites application for women's team coach, eyes experienced candidates
The BCCI Friday invited applications, eyeing men of international stature, for the position of the Indian women's team head coach, left vacant after a bitter public spat between the outgoing Ramesh Powar and senior player Mithali Raj. Proven names such as Tom Moody, Dav Whatmore and Venkatesh Prasad are some of the options the Indian Cricket Board has at the moment, it is learnt from reliable sources in the Board. It is understood that the BCCI doesn't want a repeat of the the kind of bickering witnessed between Powar and star player Mithali following the Indian team's semifinal exit from the ICC Women's World T20 in the West Indies. The Indian women's team has had its fair share of controversies, and the latest one was triggered after Mithali was dropped from the playing XI for the World T20 semifinal, which the side lost to England by eight wickets. Mithali alleged that Powar was "out to destroy her" while the coach countered her by questioning the "conduct" of the team's seniormost
India have potential to win medal in Hockey World Cup: Lazarus Barla
Former Indian hockey player Lazarus Barla on Friday said India have the potential to win a medal in the men's Hockey World Cup being played at the Kalinga Stadium here.
Title holders Australia struggle past Ireland 2-1 in WC opener
Australia's quest for a record hat-trick of titles started with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Ireland in the opening Pool D match of the men's hockey World Cup here on Friday. Having won the back-to-back World Cups in 2010 and 2014, world no.1 Australia came into the ongoing tournament as a firm favourite but they were far from impressive and were made to toil hard by Ireland in their opener. World no. 10 Ireland gave Australia a run for their money with impressive display in both attack and defence. The Kookaburras were dismal with penalty corners, converting just one out of five. Blake Govers (11th minute) and Tim Brand scored for the winners, while Ireland's lone goal came from the sticks of Shane O'Donoghue. Ten places might separate the two teams, but the Irish fought valiantly and matched the title holders stick-for-stick in the first two quarters. In fact, it was Ireland who had the first shot at the goal and Australia goalie Andrew Charter had to come up with a double save to ...
Nacho, Casemiro remain sidelined as Real Madrid gears up for Valencia clash
Real Madrid Spanish defender Nacho Fernandez and Brazilian midfielder Casemiro remained on the sidelines on Friday as Los Blancos concluded their preparation ahead of the upcoming La Liga match against Valencia.
ISL: Jamshedpur, NorthEast chase elusive playoff spots (Preview)
The battle between free-flowing Jamshedpur FC and the high-flying NorthEast United FC will be fighting for Indian Super League play-off spots when they face off at JRD Sports Complex here on Saturday.
ICC Cricket World Cup trophy arrives in India
The International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup trophy on Friday arrived in India which is its eighth stop on the international leg of the Trophy Tour.The Trophy Tour will visit nine cities in 23 days as the "most connected Trophy Tour ever" embarks on its journey across India. There will be an opportunity in the four Indian cities- Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru- to see the Trophy Tour in action at the prime shopping spots. There will also be a photo opportunity with the trophy along with player interaction.In Mumbai, the trophy will arrive on December 2. The venue will be Infiniti Mall, Link Rd, Malad West, Mumbai, 40064. This will be followed by player interaction.The trophy will arrive in Bengaluru on December 8. The venue will be Forum Mall, No. 21, Hosur Road, Koramangala, Bengaluru, 560095.The next stop of the trophy will be Kolkata. It will arrive in the city on December 15. The venue will be South City Mall, 375, Prince Anwar Shah Rd, South City Complex, Jadavpur, ...
Offie Bijoy Chatterjee spins Bengal back into contention
: Off-spinner Writtick Bijoy Chatterjee Friday bowled Bengal back into contention in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'B' match against Tamil Nadu with a five-wicket haul at the M A Chidambaram stadium here. Trailing by 74 runs in the first innings, Chatterjee's efforts (5 for 22) helped Bengal dismiss Tamil Nadu for 141 in 62.5 overs, leaving the visitors a target of 216 to secure its first win of the season. Chatterjee removed the first innings centurion Baba Aparajith (21) and N Jagadeesan (38) while fellow spinner Pradipta Pramanik dismissed captain B Indrajith (4). Some late order resistance by J Kousik (10) and M Mohammed (23 not out) helped the home team stretch the lead. Bengal began the chase cautiously with left-handed opener Abhishek Kumar Raman, who made 98 in the first knock and Kousik Ghosh (13) seeing off the early threat from T Natarajan and Mohammed. Rahil S Shah struck the first blow, getting Ghosh caught by Indrajith. Abhishek Raman and captain Manoj Tiwari
Sports Flashes acquires ICC World Cup audio broadcast rights
Sports Flashes, a multi-sports app, has acquired the rights from the UAE based Channel 2 Group to broadcast, promote and distribute audio content of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup 2019, it was announced on Friday.
Shadman, Shakib give Bangladesh solid start against Windies
Debutant opener Shadman Islam and skipper Shakib Al Hasan hit a fifty each to put Bangladesh into a comfortable position in the second Test against the West Indies in Dhaka on Friday. Shadman hit 76 runs while Shakib remained unbeaten on 55 as Bangladesh reached 259-5 at stumps on the opening day after electing to bat first at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo picked up two wickets for 69 runs for the West Indies, but the visitors lacked a cutting edge on the first-day track. Shadman anchored the innings with his 199-run ball knock before Shakib and Mahmudullah Riyad put Bangladesh in control with an unbroken 69-run sixth-wicket partnership. Shadman, who played more balls than any other debutant Bangladeshi opener, shared three useful partnerships of 42, 45 and 64 with Soumya Sarkar, Mominul Haque and Mohammad Mithun. Roston Chase got the West Indies' first breakthrough when he removed opener Soumya, who made 19 before edging to Shai Hope at first slip. .
Ridhima wins Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour
Ridhima Dilawari captured her maiden professional title as she cruised to a five-shot win in the 17th Leg of the Hero Womens Pro Golf Tour at the Noida Golf Course here on Friday.