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Kaul helps Punjab dismiss Delhi for 107 in Ranji Trophy
Punjab seamer Siddarth Kaul returned with an impressive six-wicket haul to dismiss Delhi for 107 in their first innings on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Group B match here on Wednesday. The 28-year-old Kaul wrecked havoc with figures of 12.5-4-32-6 and he was well-supported by V I Choudhary (3/34). Arpit Pannu (1/12) also took a wicket. Delhi skipper Nitish Rana's decision to bat first backfired with their batting line-up, including former India skipper Gautam Gambhir (1), failing to put up a fight against some quality bowling at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium here. More than half the side failed to reach double-digit figures with K Bidhuri (27) emerging as Delhi's highest scorer. Punjab then took a first inning lead of 29 runs after reaching 136 for 3 with skipper Mandeep Singh (54 batting) producing an unbeaten fifty and opener Jiwanjot Singh (39) and Anmolpreet Singh (22) also chipping in with useful contributions. At stumps, veteran batsman Yuvraj Singh (16 batting) was giving
Madrid's Llorente refuses to rule out transfer
Real Madrid midfielder Marcos Llorente may have started in Tuesday's 2-0 win away to Roma in the Champions League, but the 23-year-old refuses to commit his future to the club.
Defending champion Azimeraw faces Kiplagat challenge
Defending champion Degitu Azimeraw will be seen in action against Kenya's two-time world champion Florence Kiplagat in the women's event of the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K run on December 16. Last year, the 18-year-old Ethiopian Azimeraw surprised everyone by taking the top honours in a TSK25K course record of 1:26.01 in her first international race. Azimeraw has shown this year that her win here was no fluke with three excellent half marathon performances, including improving her personal best to 1:06:47 at the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon in February and later winning the Gifu Half Marathon in Japan. Azimeraw will have a tough challenge at the start line with Kiplagat figuring in the elite field. A former half marathon world record holder, Kiplagat had won a gold at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships besides emerging victorious in Delhi Half Marathon twice. Kiplagat, now 31, will come to Kolkata with a burning desire to do
Yasir Shah makes impressive gains in Test rankings
Pakistan spinner Yasir Shah has made impressive gains in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings for bowlers after picking up a 14-wicket haul against New Zealand in their second Test in the ongoing three-match series in Dubai.The 32-year-old is now back in top 10 of the ICC Test bowlers' ranking list having attained the tenth spot.South African pacer Kagiso Rabada, meanwhile, became the number one bowler after England's James Anderson lost one per cent of his points for missing the Colombo Test against Sri Lanka. This means that Anderson lost nine points and has now dropped eight points behind the South Africa fast bowler.Other bowlers to move up the ladder are Bangladesh's Taijul Islam at a career-high 21st position (up six places), Ben Stokes of England at 28th (up three places), Caribbean bowler Devendra Bishoo at 32nd (up two places), Adil Rashid of England at a career-best 36th (up two places), English spinner Jack Leach at 41st (up two places), Lakshan Sandakan of
ISL: Chennaiyin FC in must-win situation against Kerala Blasters (Preview)
Climbing to the top is easy; staying there is the most difficult job. Chennaiyin FC have realised that defending the Indian Super League (ISL) title isnt easy. In fact, they are in danger of giving up on their play-off hopes even before this edition has reached the halfway stage.
Eddings tapped to lead Australian cricket
Australian cricket's embattled governing body named Earl Eddings to lead the organisation out of crisis Wednesday, opting for a safe pair of hands already serving on the board. Cricket Australia said in a statement that it had bumped Eddings -- a director of a risk-management company -- from deputy and interim chairman to have the role full time. "I am honoured to serve in this position and am committed to making cricket stronger and a game that we can all be proud of," Eddings said. Cricket Australia has been buffeted by a series of bad performances by the men's test side, after a ball tampering scandal saw the captain and vice captain stood down for cheating. Amid the fallout from the fiasco, former chairman David Peever also quit under intense pressure. The sport's top body had been under some pressure to appoint a former Australian player. But likely replacement ex-captain Mark Taylor recently quit the board, while CA director and ex-fast bowler Michael Kasprowicz was ...
Smriti Mehra takes two-shot lead in 17th leg of Hero WPG Tour
Despite a last hole bogey, Smriti Mehra managed to hold a two-shot lead after the opening round of the 17th leg of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour here on Wednesday. Smriti had three birdies against three bogeys in her even par 72 at the Noida Golf club here. Smriti led Ridhima Dilawari (74) and Millie Saroha (74) by two strokes while Amandeep Drall was two shots further down at 76, along with Neha Tripathi and Gursimar Badwal. Tvesa Malik, the leader on the Order of Merit and winner of four events this year, had a terrible run between the sixth and the 12th, as she dropped four bogeys and a double bogey in the stretch and ended the day with a series of six pars and a card of 78. She is six shots behind Smriti Mehra. Amateur Diksha Dagar, who has a win on the pro circuit against her name, Afshan Fatima and Siddhi Kapoor shot 77 each to be Tied-seventh. Tvesa was 10th. Smriti, who is still looking for her first win of the year, had a birdie on fourth, but she gave that back on sixth and
IOC weighs boxing Olympic KO
Top IOC officials will from Friday weigh the future of boxing as an Olympic event at a meeting in Tokyo expected to be dominated by concerns over the sport's governance. The International Olympic Committee holds a two-day gathering in the 2020 Summer Games host city after its president said he was "extremely worried about the governance of AIBA", the International Boxing Association. Thomas Bach said earlier this year that a report handed to the IOC in April "still lacks execution and substance in some areas" and that his organisation "retains the right to exclude boxing from Tokyo 2020". This month, AIBA submitted an updated report it hopes will address the concerns and IOC officials are expected to decide boxing's fate, with some reports indicating the 2020 competition could be run under the auspices of a different body. The IOC has been losing patience with boxing since a judging scandal at the Rio Games in 2016 when all 36 officials and referees were suspended amid allegations of .
Super Sikh Run to be held on December 9
Delhi is all set to host the third edition of 'Super Sikh Run' on December 9. The national capital had also hosted the last two editions of the 'Super Sikh Run', a half-marathon centered around the philosophy "ONE RACE HUMAN RACE'. The Super Sikh Run will consist of 5km Chardi Kala run, 10km One Race and the most popular half marathon race for those who like to go the long way. The run, starting from the heritage site of Gurudwara Rakabganj Sahib in Lutyen's Delhi, will have a special category for differently-abled athletes. "It is a great honour for me to be a part of Super Sikh Run. I am sure this run will ignite a new flame among the millions of differently abled people to live like real hero," said Jagwinder Singh, a national award winner paracyclist. The Super Sikh foundation also launched the Marathon t-shirt with the logo.
Hockey WC: Odisha CM unveils commemorative postage stamp
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has released postage stamps to commemorate the ongoing 14th edition of the Men's Hockey World Cup.The stamp were released in the presence of Chief Postmaster Jalesware Kanhar at the state Secretariat here.Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said: "I would like to thank the Postal Department for producing the beautiful stamp at the time of Hockey World Cup."A total of five varieties of commemorative postage stamps based on the sporting event have been released. The Odisha government has requested the postal department to release postage stamps of Rs. 5 each.India is set to kick-start their campaign at the prestigious tournament against South Africa later in the day.
Ashwin moves up to seventh spot in ICC rankings
India-off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has gained a place to be seventh in the latest ICC bowlers' rankings. India captain Virat Kohli has maintained his number one position in the batsmen rankings ahead of the four-Test series against Australia beginning December 6. Amongst other teams, Jonny Bairstow of England, Bangladesh's Mominul Haque and Yasir Shah of Pakistan have made impressive gains following their contributions in their sides' convincing victories earlier this week. Bairstow's 110 and 15 was the cornerstone of England's 42-run victory over Sri Lanka in Colombo, which gave the visitors a 3-0 series win. Mominul scored 120 and 12 as Bangladesh defeated the Windies by 64 runs in Chittagong for their maiden win over the Caribbean side, and Yasir recorded match figures of 14 for 184 as Pakistan bounced back in Dubai to level the series with New Zealand following an innings-and-16-run victory. These performances not only earned the three players the match awards, but also ...
Most of 2019 World Cup tickets are sold out: ICC
Not more than 3500 tickets are left in total for the 2019 World Cup in England, said a top ICC official here on Wednesday. Campbell Jamieson, General Manager - Commercial at the International Cricket Council, said most of the tickets have been sold out for the tournament to be held in the UK from May 30-July 14. Overall, 48 games will be played in the mega event. Tickets for all India games are sold out including the one against Pakistan on June 16 at Old Trafford. "Most of the World Cup games are sold out. I think we have just about 3500 tickets left in total. This shows the interest the game is greater than ever," Jamieson told PTI after announcement of the tie-up between ICC and Indian beer brand Bira 91. England will host South Africa in the tournament opener at the Oval on May 30 while the final will be held on July 14 at Lord's.
Earl Eddings named Cricket Australia Board's new chairman
Earl Eddings, the Deputy Chairman of the Cricket Australia (CA) Board, has been promoted to the position of Chairman of the board.Replacing David Peever, who resigned from the position following the publication of the Longstaff Review, Eddings' current term is scheduled to run till the CA's Annual General Meeting in 2019.Reflecting on his elevation, Eddings in a statement said: "Cricket is only what it is in Australia because of the commitment of our people, the fans and the thousands of volunteers around the country. I am honoured to serve in this position and am committed to making cricket stronger and a game that we can all be proud of.""It's important that, along with our owners, the State and Territory Associations, the players and the Australian Cricketers' Association, that we work harder than ever before to connect with people of all ages and backgrounds across the country and continue to strengthen cricket's privileged position as Australia's favourite summer pastime, whether
IOC president praises preparations for Tokyo Olympic 2020
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach on Wednesday stated that he is impressed with the progress in the preparations of the 2020 Summer Olympics (Tokyo 2020).Speaking to more than 200 members of the Tokyo 2020 team, Bach said, "I cannot remember any Olympic city being so advanced as Tokyo is, two years before the Games. This applies to every aspect of the organisation of the Games.""We see the facilities being delivered, and the volunteer programme making wonderful progress. We see the Japanese athletes as the home team being very successful. We see the great engagement of the business community, and the great engagement of the people and of those in the devastated areas, particularly Fukushima," he said.Bach also stressed that the IOC will stand with Japan in making the 2020 Summer Olympics a success."Delivering successful Olympic Games is a team effort by each of you and all of us. The IOC will stand by your side," he added and closed his remarks.Meanwhile,
I would be in better form for World Tour finals: Sindhu
Indian badminton ace P V Sindhu believes she would be in top form at the BWF's World Tour Final as a recent break gave her the time to be well-prepared for the season-ending tournament starting December 12. Olympic silver medallist Sindhu, who finished runners-up at the last edition of the event in Dubai, skipped last week's Syed Modi International in Lucknow to focus on the USD 1,500,000 event to be held at Guangzhou. It is the third time that the Indian ace qualified for the prestigious event and asked if she would be in better form this time, Sindhu said: "Ya, because I have enough time to prepare this time. "I hope I do well in this tournament. I am confident of giving my best. It is one of the biggest tournaments with all the top players and it will be tough but I really want to win it." Sindhu continued her impressive form this year, claiming silver medals at all the major events -- Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and the World Championship, besides finishing runners-up at India
ICC banks heavily on migrants to fuel cricket's growth in Germany
Often criticised for not being able to make cricket a global sport, the ICC has pinned its hopes on South Asian migrants in Germany and USA to expand the game's footprint in the untapped markets of Europe and Americas. Campbell Jamieson, General Manager - Commercial at the International Cricket Council (ICC), said the game is growing rapidly in Germany, which is home to a sizable South Asian population. The ICC has 104 members in its fold but only 12 out of them play Test cricket. "Cricket is expanding. A really good example of that is Germany where in the last five years we have gone from 50 cricket teams to 500 teams and we are struggling to keep up with the infrastructure and the governance of the sport in that country. We need to ensure that cricketers in that country always get to play the sport they love," Jamieson told PTI on Wednesday. Initially, economic migration from cricket-crazy India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka fuelled the sport's growth in Germany but of late the rising ...
Salman Khan to join Hockey World Cup celebrations in Cuttack
Superstar Salman Khan will participate in the second phase of the inaugural function of Odisha Hockey Mens World Cup at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Wednesday.
ICC inks 5-year deal with Bira 91
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday announced a major five-year deal with Bira 91, one of the leading global beer brands, as the official sponsor of ICC global tournaments including the cricket World Cup, T20 World Cup, World Test Championship, U19 World Cup and the Women's Championship.
Eddings promoted as new CA chairman
Cricket Australia (CA) on Wednesday announced the appointment of a former first-grade batsman and president of Premier Cricket side North Melbourne, Earl Eddings as its new Chairman.
Kashyap, Sourabh lose to end Indian challenge at Korea Open
India's campaign ended early at the Korea Open badminton tournament with Parupalli Kashyap and Sourabh Verma crashing out in the opening day of the men's singles event here on Wednesday. A former world number 6, Kashyap, who is a 2014 Commonwealth Games champion, lost 17-21 21-13 8-21 to eighth seeded Lee Dong Keun of Korea in a match that lasted an hour and 19 minutes. Sourabh Verma, who had clinched the Dutch Open this year, also went down fighting 13-21 21-12 18-21 against Finland's Eetu Heino in a 50-minute clash. Kashyap and Sourabh will be representing Chennai Smashers and Ahmedabad Smash Masters respectively in the Premier Badminton League starting on December 12.