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PKL: Patna Pirates hammer Tamil Thalaivas 45-27
Defending champions Patna Pirates witnessed a strong performance by its raiders as they thumped Tamil Thalaivas 45-27 in a zone B clash of the ongoing sixth season of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) here on Wednesday.
Pune register season's first win, beat Jamshedpur 2-1 in ISL
FC Pune City defeated Jamshedpur FC 2-1 in a hard-fought match to register their first win of the ongoing Indian Super League football tournament here on Wednesday. Diego Carlos scored as early as the fifth minute for Pune but the lead was cancelled out by Sumeet Passi in the 10th minute. An end-to-end contest produced a match-winner in the 86th minute when Matt Mills gave Pune the much-needed three points. The win lifted Pune from the foot of the table into eighth position with five points from eight matches. Jamshedpur, on the other hand, tasted defeat for the first time and are fourth with 11 points from eight matches. Pune struck the first blow five minutes into the match when Carlos was allowed to run at the Jamshedpur defence from the halfway line. The Brazilian scored on his return from a three-match suspension with a neat finish from outside the box. In the eighth minute, a long ball was flicked into the box for Sumeet Passi by Tiri but the Indian striker's shot from close ...
New Zealand coach Stead expects tougher contest in second Test against Pakistan
Two days after one of the most sensational wins in Test cricket, New Zealand are preparing in Dubai for the second Test against Pakistan with coach Gary Stead expecting an even tougher contest. New Zealand pulled off an extraordinary four-run win in Abu Dhabi on Monday as they defended a modest target of 176. Debutant left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel took 5-59 as Pakistan's last seven wickets fell for just 41 runs. It was the fifth tightest win in terms of runs in the 141-year history of Test cricket. The win was Stead's first as head coach since he replaced Mike Hesson in August and he believes it will change Pakistan's mindset ahead of the second Test which starts on Saturday. "Pakistan are a good team, hard to beat over here," said Stead. "That's what makes this really, really pleasing. But they'll be better for it, and if they were taking us lightly, they won't be now. "I expect them to be better and I expect us to be better as well." New Zealand have not beaten Pakistan in an away ...
Jaffer becomes first batsman to score 11,000 runs in Ranji Trophy
Veteran cricketer Wasim Jaffer on Wednesday became the first batsman to amass 11,000 runs in Ranji Trophy. Jaffer, who plays for Vidarbha, achieved the feat on day two of the Ranji Trophy match against Baroda. The 40-year-old went on to score 153 off 284 balls, his 54th first-class hundred, as Vidarbha declared their innings at 529 for six. Jaffer played 31 Tests and two ODIs for India. The former Mumbai batsman scored 1944 Test runs, averaging 34.10, including five hundreds and 11 fifties. He last played for India in April 2008.
Patna Pirates thrash Tamil Thalaivas 45-27 in PKL
Patna Pirates rode on a strong performance from its raiders, to register a thumping 45-27 revenge win over Tamil Thalaivas in a Zone B encounter of the Pro Kabaddi League season 6 here on Wednesday. Pardeep Narwal (13 points), Deepak Narwal (10 points) and Manjeet (8 points) combined well to score over 20 points to lead Patna Pirates to the crushing win. Tamil Thalaivas defence had a night to forget as they scored just four tackle points. Ajay Thakur chipped in with 8 points for Tamil Thalaivas while Pardeep Narwal achieved his ninth super 10 of the season Patna Pirates are now second in Zone B with 38 points after 13 matches whereas Tamil Thalaivas are at the bottom of the table with 25 points from as many games.
Ranji Trophy: Vidharba batters shine on Day 2 of Round 3
Vidharba were in the driver's seat in their contest vs Baroda, courtesy three individual tons by Faiz Fazal (151), Wasim Jaffer (153) and Akshay Wadkar (102) on the second day of the Round 3 Ranji Trophy.
Mary Kom, Lovlina ready for semifinal challenges
Already assured of a record seventh medal at the Women's World Boxing Championships, celebrated MC Mary Kom would look to go one step closer towards her sixth gold when she takes the ring in the 48kg semifinals here Thursday. Out of the four Indian semifinalists, five-time champion Mary Kom (48kg) and Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) will take the ring on Thursday while Sonia Chahal (57kg) and Simranjit Kaur (64kg) will have their semifinal bouts on Friday. The four Indians cannot get a better chance to emerge champions on home conditions, but a lot will depend on the celebrated Mary Kom, who have already become the most successful woman boxer in history of the championships by assuring herself of a seventh medal. Undoubtedly, all eyes will be on the 35-year-old mother of three when she enters the ring at the KD Jhadav Hall for her semifinal bout against Kim Hyang Mi of North Korea. The 'Magnificent Mary' had beaten Kim in their last meeting at the summit clash of the Asian Championships ...
Shami goes against BCCI's wishes, bowls 26 overs in Ranji tie
Australia-bound Mohammed Shami defied BCCI's instruction of not bowling more than 15 overs in the Ranji game against Kerala and the Bengal pacer said rolling his arm for 26 overs was his "own decision". Considering his workload in the upcoming Test series against Australia next month, BCCI had wanted him to bowl not more than 15-17 overs. "When you are playing a match for your state, the important thing is to fulfil your responsibility," Shami, who returned with 26-3-100-3, told reporters after the day two. "I was also feeling well and had no discomfort. The wicket was also doing well so I continued as long as I could... I decided on my own," Shami, who is India's highest wicket-taker in Tests this year. Concerned with Shami's fitness issues of late, the BCCI had cleared the Bengal pacer to play ongoing Ranji Trophy match against Kerala on condition that he would bowl 15-17 overs per innings. But as Bengal struggled to bundle out Kerala, Shami ended up bowling the maximum in the ...
O'Neill, Keane leave coaching roles with Irish national team
The Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill has stepped down, the Football Association of Ireland said on Wednesday.
Barça midfielder Coutihno back at training after injury, may play vs Atletico
Barcelona attacking midfielder Philippe Coutinho returned to group training on Wednesday, after being sidelined for two weeks due to a thigh injury.
Mary Kom, Lovlina to lead Indian charge on day 1 of boxing Worlds semis (Preview)
Five-time World champion M.C. Mary Kom and rookie Lovlina Borgohain are the two Indians in fray for their semi-final bouts in the 10th womens World Boxing Championships at the K.D.Jadhav Indoor Stadium here on Thursday.
Delhi face stiff challenge after Hyderabad score 460
Ravi Teja struck his maiden first-class hundred, helping Hyderbad post a daunting 460 against Delhi on day two of the Ranji Trophy Group B match here Wednesday. Hyderabad, resuming the day at 232 for three, continued to frustrate Delhi who are here without their key bowlers including Navdeep Saini and Ishant Sharma. Opener Tanmay Agarwal could only add eight runs to his overnight 112 before being bowled by Delhi pacer Kulwant Khejroliya. Teja then took the innings forward with an unbeaten 115 off 206 and got help from Chama Milind, who was run out for 58. Teja, playing only his fifth first-class game, collected nine fours and a six. Pacers Kheroliya and Gaurav Kumar took three wickets each for Delhi and did not concede too many runs. Hyderabad were all out for 460 in 170.3 overs. In response, Delhi were 21 for no loss in seven overs at stumps, facing a stiff challenge of taking the first innings lead. Sarthak Ranjan and Hiten Dalal were batting on six and 14 respectively. Delhi are ...
Arjun picks fifer against Delhi in Cooch Behar U-19 match
Arjun Tendulkar, son of batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, shone bright with the ball, picking up a five-wicket haul against Delhi in an U-19 Cooch Behar Trophy match here on Wednesday. Representing Mumbai, the junior Tendulkar returned with figures of 5/98 as Delhi U-19 slumped to 354 for 9 in their first essay at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium at stumps on day three. Asked to bat, Mumbai had scored 453 in their first innings with opener Divyaansh (211) scoring a double century. Delhi still trail Mumbai by 59 runs. Arjun's scalps included rival skipper Ayush Badoni, Vaibhav Kandpal, wicket-keeper Gulzar Singh Sandhu, Hrithik Shokeen and Prashant Kumar Bhati. Arjun, a promising left-arm pacer, is a regular member of the Mumbai U-19 team. He has also played two U-19 games for India against Sri Lanka, where he claimed three wickets. In the past, Arjun has also bowled at the nets of the senior Indian team in London and at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Meghalaya, Uttarakhand in command
Meghalaya put up a spirited bowling show to tighten their grip over Nagaland in their Ranji Trophy Plate group match here Wednesday. Resuming on 338/5, Meghalaya managed to add just 51 runs this morning as Nagaland left-arm pacer Pawan Suyal returned with 5/96. In reply, Meghalaya trio of Gurinder Singh (4/37), Aditya Singhania (3/12) and Lakhan Singh (3/23) shot out Nagaland for a paltry 106 runs in 46.3 overs before enforcing follow-on. At close, Nagaland were 31 for no loss in their second innings, trailing Meghalaya by 252 runs. Playing at their adopted home venue in Bhubaneshwar, Sikkim found themselves on the backfoot to be on 49/3 in reply to Uttarakhand's huge 582/9 declared. It was a tale of two youngsters as Saurabh Rawat (220) and Vaibhav Bhatt (152 not out) smashed their career-best scores to put Uttarakhand in command in the top of the table clash. The 20-year-old Rawat hit 14 boundaries and six sixes in his knock from 381 balls in their 231-run fifth wicket partnership ..
Moudgil sweeps air rifle events at Shooting Nationals
Anjum Moudgil of Punjab completed an unprecedented golden sweep at 62nd National Shooting Championship by winning five events here. She won the the Women's 50m Rifle Prone individual and team gold on Wednesday, her fourth and fifth of the competition. The star rifle shooter had earlier won gold in the 10m Air Rifle and 50m Rifle 3 Positions . The other star of the day was Haryana's Shirin Godara, who won five gold medals including the Junior Women's 50m Prone individual.
Missed chances in field cost us dearly: Dhawan
Opener Shikhar Dhawan Wednesday said poor fielding cost India the game after the visitors lost by four runs via D/L method against Australia in the tour opening first Twenty20 International here at the Gabba. India first faltered in the field, letting Australia score 158 for four after rain shortened the contest to 17-overs-a-side affair. Glenn Maxwell was the star batsman for Australia, hammering 46 runs off 24 balls. The 45 minute rain stoppage meant India were set a revised target of 174 runs in 17 overs. Dhawan smashed a sublime 76 off 42 balls in the run chase before Dinesh Karthik came up with a pulsating 30 off 13 balls towards the end but India still finished agonisingly short on 169 for seven. "It was a good game of cricket. It was a very close match and both the teams played really well. We got a lot of confidence from this game and will take it forward to the next game. "Of course missed chances in the field had their own impacts. The dropped catch and missed run out ...
Hockey World Cup opening ceremony tickets sold out
The tickets for the opening ceremony of the men's hockey World Cup to be held at Kalinga Stadium on November 27 and World Cup Celebrations on November 28 at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack were sold out in just a few hours after going live online.
Golfer Tvesa takes early lead in Lucknow leg of Hero WPT
Promising golfer Tvesa Malik got off to a fine start with an even par 70 in the first round of the Hero Womens Pro Tour here on Wednesday.
Goa, Bengaluru face off for top spot in ISL (Preview)
FC Goa will take on last seasons runner-up Bengaluru FC in what promises to be an enthralling affair at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Thursday.
Sublime ton from Saxena puts Kerala on top against Bengal
Opener Jalaj Saxena hit a second successive century of the season to put Kerala in the driver's seat against Bengal in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match at the Eden Gardens here Wednesday. Starting at overnight 14 with the team's score at 35 for one, Saxena stood tall in a glittering 143 from 190 balls (21x4s, 2x6s) as Kerala surpassed Bengal's first innings score of 147 in the opening session before notching up a sizeable 291 in 83 overs. In their second essay, Bengal lost opener Koushik Ghosh (1) cheaply to be five for one in 2.2 overs -- still needing 139 runs to avoid a first innings defeat with two complete day's play remaining. "It's very satisfying to see where we are standing right now, despite having started off as underdogs," Saxena told reporters at the end of second day's proceedings. Saxena not only held the Kerala innings together en route to his 14th first class century, but counter-attacked Mohammed Shami with both his sixes coming against the Australia-bound ...