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Pant's presence could have changed first T20I's outcome: Kohli
India skipper Virat Kohli felt stumper Rishabh Pant's wicket was the turning point in their narrow 4-run loss to Australia in the rain-affected first T20 International at the Gabba here on Wednesday.
Stonis stars in Aussies' 4-run win in first T20I (Roundup)
All-rounder Marcus Stoinis starred in Australia's 4-run win over India in the rain-affected first T20 International at the Gabba here on Wednesday.
Karnataka, Mumbai in close fight
Arch-rivals Karnataka and Mumbai were in a close fight for the first innings honours in their Group A Ranji Trophy game on Wednesday. Mumbai did well to restrict the hosts to 400 all out, built mainly around rookie Krishnamurthy Siddharth's anchoring 161 after Karnataka resumed at their overnight 263 for 4. Shivam Dubey ended up with a highly creditable seven-wicket haul for 63 runs. In reply, Mumbai made 99 for 2 by stumps on day two, still 301 runs in arrears, with Jay Bista cracking an unbeaten 69. Mumbai lost opener Akhil Herwadkar (5) early but his partner Bista hit 11 fours to remain unbeaten after facing 111 balls. In Nagpur, vetetan Wasim Jaffer (153), skipper Faiz Fazal (151) and wicket-keeper batsman Akshay Wadkar (102 not out) steered reigning champions Vidarbha to a massive 529 for 6 declared against Baroda who replied with 41 for no loss. In Raipur, Chhattisgarh managed to restrict Railways to 132 for 4 after putting on 300 in their first innings. Brief ...
Pant's dismissal was turning point, feels Kohli
Young Rishabh Pant's dismissal in the penultimate over "changed things", according to India skipper Virat Kohli after Australia won an exciting first T20 International by four runs on Wednesday. Australia made 158/4 in 17 overs but India were given a target of 174 in the sae number of overs owing to the Duckworth-Lewis method in the rain-hit game. India looked on course with Pant and Dinesh Karthik adding 51 runs in 3.5 overs before the burly keeper-batsman was dismissed trying to play a cheeky shot off Andrew Tye. "It was a close game, exciting one for the crowd to watch and for the players as well, was a see-saw battle. We started well with the bat, fumbled in the middle overs, in the end we thought we'll win with Pant and Karthik but it changed again with Pant's dismissal," Kohli said at the post-match presentation. Kohli lauded opener Shikhar Dhawan's power-packed 76 off 42 balls after a prolonged lean patch that started in England and continued till the second last match of the ..
TN reaches 122 for 3 after restricting Andhra to 216
Tamil Nadu made 122 for 3 in 50 overs at stumps on the second day after bowling out Andhra for 216 in the first innings of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'B' match here Wednesday. Only 140 runs were scored from around 60 overs of play possible before bad light ended proceedings on the day. Resuming at 198 for 8, Andhra's innings ended for the addition of 18 runs. Girinath Reddy, overnight 69, scored 86. Medium-pacer M Mohammed (4/70) and left-arm spinner R Sai Kishore (3/29) were the main wicket-takers. Sai Kishore and T Natarajan (3/36) wrapped up the host innings by removing B Ayyappa and Imandi Karthik Raman, both failing to open their account. Tamil Nadu was provided a solid start by the experienced Abhinav Mukund and M Kaushik Gandhi as the duo added 70 runs for the first wicket. Mukund, who scored a ton in the previous match against Hyderabad, stroked some fluent boundaries, before being the first man to go, leg-before to Ayyappa for 31. Kaushik Gandhi (38, 7X4) went ..
Prajnesh, Sasi in quarters; Kadhe out of Pune Challenger
Prajnesh Gunneswaran demolished his opponent with ease while young Sasi Kumar Mukund yet again impressed with his perseverance as the two Indians moved to the quarterfinals with contrasting victories at the KPIT-MSLTA Challenger, here Wednesday. In the second round contest between the two left-handers, Prajnesh overwhelmed Germany's Lucas Gerch 6-1 6-3 in just 53 minutes at the Centre Court. Grech, who had qualified into the main draw, proved no match to Prajnesh's superior game due to his error-littered display. While he had the strokes, Gerch mostly hit the balls outside the lines, making it easy for the home favourite. Prajnesh never took his foot off the pedal, pounding winner after winner to subdue the German. He will now fight it out with seasoned Alexander Nedovysov, who dumped qualifier Ben Patael 7-5 6-4. Wild card entrant Mukund did extremely well against sixth seed Briton Jay Clarke, who had won his maiden Challenger title at Binghamton (US) in July this year. It was a ...
Gabba T20I: India lose despite Dhawan's heroics
On the opening day of India's tour of Australia, the 'Men in Blue' lost a close Twenty 20 International (T20I) despite Shikhar Dhawan's heroics.After winning the toss, Indian skipper Virat Kohli opted to bowl first in order to give his bowlers a chance to test themselves on the higher-bouncing pitch and his batsmen to experiment with chasing the target."There is grass on the pitch and they want to have a look first with the ball and test themselves chasing," Kohli said after the toss.In the first innings, as the Australian skipper Aaron Finch and opener D'Arcy Short came on the cease, Bhuvneshwar Kumar opened the bowling department with some economical overs. However, Australia seemed happy as Kohli dropped Finch's catch at short cover, which went straight through his fingers.Following Kumar, Khaleel in his first delivery dismissed Short as Kuldeep Yadav caught a brilliant catch. Short departs after contributing only 7 runs.As Chris Lynn entered on his home ground, the power play came
TFA to be renamed as Tata Atltico Football Academia
The Tata Football Academy (TFA) is set to be renamed as Tata Atltico Football Academia after the Tata Trusts on Wednesday joined hands with La Liga giants, Atltico de Madrid (ATM), to enhance and strengthen its existing programmes for promoting Indian football. The main objective of the collaboration is to encourage football as a sport at the youth and grassroots level as well as support the Indian national team. As part of the collaboration, the TFA will now be called as Tata Atltico Football Academia. The Spanish club will provide a full-time head coach to TFA, who will work on the structure and curriculum that is followed in the Atltico de Madrid Academia in Spain. Technical experts will also visit TFA to guide and exchange knowledge on the best practices in various areas. "The partnership with Atletico de Madrid will enrich grass-root players with best-in-class professional training in all aspects of football. It will help young players train to international standards, scale them
India start Australia tour with four-wicket loss in first T20
A sloppy India failed to get an ideal start to the Australia tour, losing the rain-hit opening T20 International by four runs at the Gabba here Wednesday. India first faltered in the field, letting Australia score 158 for four after rain shortened the contest to 17 overs a side. 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. Opener Shikhar 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 morale boosting win for Australia, who have endured a dismal run of late in limited overs cricket. The second match of the three-match series will be played in Melbourne on Friday. Dhawan got India off to a quick start, putting on 35 off 25 balls for the opening stand with Rohit Sharma (7). The latter was caught at long on
Rayaan, Yasin qualify for main draw
Teenager Rayaan Razmi and former Asian champion Yasin Merchant qualified for the main draw of the BSAM Maharashtra State Senior Snooker Selection (leg-2) Championship on Wednesday. Rayaan potted fluently to outshine Sagar Patne of Thane and cruised to a 3-0 (53-12, 62-29 and 73-47) victory in the best-of-5-frame encounter to qualify for the main draw round-robin league. The fancied Yasin also had things much his own was and, with a small break of 32 in the first frame, went outclass Yogesh Kute 3-0 (81(32)-22, 64-58, 67-13). Siddhesh Mulay of Chiplun and Yogesh Sharma of Pune also booked their places in the main draw. Results: Snooker Qualifying (Round 3): Yasin Merchant (Khar Gymkhana) beat Yogesh Kute (Vashi) 3-0 (81(32)-22, 64-58, 67-13); Siddhesh Mulay (Chiplun) beat Sohail Petiwala (Mazagon) 3-1 (72-45, 60-14, 52-31); Yogesh Sharma (Pune) beat Walter Vaz (Bombay Gymkhana) 3-1 (49-11, 48-21, 32-59, 66-44); Rayaan Razmi (ElphinstoneCC) beat Sagar Patne (Thane) 3-0 ..
Australia beat India by 4 runs via D/L method in 1st T20
Australia defeated India by four runs via D/L method in the rain-hit first Twenty20 International of the three-match series at the Gabba here Wednesday. Sent into bat, Australia made 158/4 in 17 overs after rain cut the game short to 17-overs-a-side affair. Chasing 174 runs for a win after D/L method came into action, India fell short by five runs, managing 169 for seven. Brief scores: Australia in 158/4 in 17 overs (Maxwell 46, Lynn 37; Kuldeep 2/24). India: 169/7 in 17 overs chasing 174 via D/L method (Shikhar Dhawan 76; Adam Zampa 2/22).
After Asiad low, Indian women's boxing on a high at world c'ships
The number of medals assured is half of what they managed in their best ever performance but Indian women's boxing regained some of the ground lost by a barren Asian Games campaign with four semifinalists in the world championships here. The celebrated M C Mary Kom (48kg), Lovlina Borgohain (69kg), Sonia Chahal (57kg) and Simranjit Kaur (64kg) have assured themselves of at least a bronze by reaching the semifinals. "The performance has exceeded expectations and we could have won more medals but for a couple of results. Mary Kom is of course the star but it's nice to see other girls also stepping up," Indian boxing's High Performance Director Santiago Nieva told PTI. "Looking at this performance, we are doing fine in the sport," he added. Out of the 40 semifinalists in 10 weight categories, five are from China, while North Korea, Turkey, United States have three boxers each. Germany, Japan, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Chinese Taipei and Ukraine have two boxers each in the semifinals to be
Tvesa gets off to a fine start in 16th leg of Hero Women's Pro Tour
Tvesa Malik got off to a fine start with an even par 70 in the first round of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour on Wednesday. Tvesa, who has emerged as a fine talent this season, shot two birdies against two bogeys at the Palms Golf Club and Resort. She is now one shot ahead of second-placed Smriti Mehra, who had a fine front nine with one-under 33. However, in the back nine she gave away three bogeys against just one birdie on 17th for a total of one-over 71. Tvesa, leader on the Hero Order of Merit, has already won three titles this season, while Smriti is looking for her first one. Third placed Gursimar Badwal shot 74 but did not find her first birdie till the 16th hole. She birdied 17th too, but had a total of six bogeys, with 3 in each half, including one on 18th. Amandeep Drall, Ridhima Dilawari and Neha Tripathi were all Tied-fourth with 75 each, while Millie Saroha was sole seventh at 76. Afshan Fatima, Khushi Khanijau and Siddhi Kapoor were Tied-eighth with cards of 78 ...
Wasim Jaffer becomes first Indian to touch 11,000-run milestone in Ranji Trophy
Veteran first-class cricketer Wasim Jaffer became the first Indian batsman to touch the 11,000-run figure in the Ranji Trophy. The Vidharbha batsman achieved the milestone during the third-round match against Baroda here at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium on Wednesday.Continuing with his rich vein of form, the right-hand batsman played an impressive knock of 153 off 284 balls runs in the first innings of the ongoing match, taking his team to a 400-plus total.The cricketer, who had made his first-class debut in 1996-97, emerged as one of the legends of the Indian domestic cricket. His brilliant run in the domestic tournament also got him a spot in the Indian national squad.The former opener had made his international Test debut against South Africa in April 2008. He has played a total of 32 Tests in his international career scoring 1944 runs with an average of 34.11 which also includes five centurion knocks.Apart from being the highest run-scorer in the Ranji Trophy, ...
Sanju cards 67 to take early lead at IndianOil Servo Masters Golf
Kolkata's Mohammad Sanju struck an exceptional five-under 67 to grab the first-round lead in the IndianOil Servo Masters Golf at the Digboi Golf Links here on Wednesday. The trio consisting of Gurugram-based Pranav Kaul, Sri Lankan Mithun Perera and Chandigarh's Akshay Sharma were tied for second at four-under-68. Sanju, currently placed 58th in the PGTI Order of Merit, posted his best score of the season that featured seven birdies and a double-bogey. The 36-year-old, who has posted just one top-20 in his 14 starts this year, used his irons to good effect to set up birdies on the seventh, ninth and 10th. A couple of poor shots on the 12th saw Sanju drop a double-bogey but he made a brave comeback thereafter thanks to some excellent putting. Sanju picked up four birdies on the last six holes, all from a range of 10 to 15 feet. Pranav Kaul's flawless 68 included an eagle and two birdies. The highlight of his round was the eagle on the 11th where he recovered from the rough with an ...
ICC team up with Google
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday announced its partnership with Google to offer the fans a great viewing experience of the upcoming semi-finals and final of the ICC Women's World T20 to be held in West Indies.Reflecting on the same, ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said: "This is a hugely exciting collaboration for cricket and I am delighted to welcome Google on board with the ICC Women's World T20 in the West Indies. Connecting with fans and giving more of the world the chance to enjoy our sport is vital and our partnership with Google enables us to do that.""Cricket may be a sport steeped in tradition, but it is one that has consistently embraced technology on and off the field to improve the game and fan experience and we must continue to innovate. The fact that a fan can now enjoy the ICC App content on cast-enabled devices for the first time ever for a cricket event is great news," Richardson added.The collaboration includes enabling the casting of video ..
England recall Broad, Bairstow for final Test vs Sri Lanka
Having already clinched the three-Test rubber with comprehensive victories in the opening two games, England recalled pacer Stuart Broad and stumper Jonny Bairstow for the final match against Sri Lanka, starting here on Friday.
India face revised 174-run target in first T20I
Australia rode on a collective top order effort to post 158/4 in 17 overs before the target was readjusted to 174 according to the Duckworth-Lewis method in the rain-affected first T20 International against India at the Gabba here on Wednesday.
Athletic Bilbao forward Muniain extends contract until 2024
Athletic Bilbao forward Iker Muniain signed a contract extension tying him to the La Liga club until 2024, the club announced on Wednesday.
Maxwell, Lynn fire Australia to 158-4 in rain-hit T20
Glenn Maxwell smacked 46 runs off 24 balls to fire Australia to 158-4 in the rain-hit opening T20 against India at the Gabba here on Wednesday. Rain cut the game short to 17-overs a side and thus, by DLS method, India have been set a target of 174 runs. Maxwell hit four sixes in his whirlwind knock before rain came, after Chris Lynn scored 37 runs off 20 balls to help Australia recover from a slow start. This was after India won the toss and opted to bowl on a surprisingly green wicket. Kuldeep Yadav was picked ahead of Yuzvendra Chahal as expected, while the hosts also included a spinner in Adam Zampa and left out medium pacer Nathan Coulter-Nile. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (0-15) and Jasprit Bumrah (1-21) got India off to a good start but Aaron Finch (27) pulled things back a bit. Khaleel Ahmed (1-42) got the initial breakthrough as D'Arcy Short (7) was caught at long on. The left-arm pacer proved expensive thereafter. Kuldeep took a sensational catch running back to dismiss Short, and from .