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Indian women's team reaches Myanmar for Olympic qualifiers
The Indian women's football team arrived here late on Tuesday evening to compete for a place in the second round of the 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Pink Panthers beat Haryana Steelers in PKL
Jaipur Pink Panthers won their second match of the season with a 38-32 scoreline against Haryana Steelers in the Pro Kabaddi League here Tuesday. Deepak Hooda was finally used as an all out raider and he proved his resilience by getting a Super 10. Nitin Rawal caused issues to Haryana's raiders as he made some good tackles besides effective raids. Vikas Kandola tried his best to make some impact but Mohit Chhillar's stellar performance sidelined him. Haryana Steelers have now lost both their matches to Jaipur. Jaipur Pink Panthers had come into the game after losing their last four matches. They started the raids and got a point from Anup Kumar who successfully attempted a bonus point in the first raid of the match. Deepak Hooda was blocked strongly by Sachin Shingade to equalise in the second minute, making it 2-2. The regular mistakes made by Haryana caused Jaipur to take the lead and concede an All Out in the 9th minute to make it 11-6. It looked like Vikas Kandola had other plans .
Pakistan to break New Zealand jinx
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed insists his team can end an 11-match losing run to New Zealand when the two sides meet in the first one-day international in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Pakistan crushed New Zealand 3-0 in the preceding Twenty20 series on Sunday -- their second whitewash in a week following a romp over Australia, also in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. But Sarfraz, part of the team in the last 11 one-day internationals all of which Pakistan lost, want to finally win against New Zealand. "It's important to break that losing streak and we need to bring improvement in our performance in one-day internationals," said Sarfraz on Tuesday. Pakistan lost the last two matches in a 3-2 series defeat in United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2014, before losing 2-0 in 2015, 2-0 in 2016 and 5-0 in January 2018 -- all in New Zealand. "If you look at our losses most of them were in New Zealand where conditions were different and we lost due to top order failure where we need to improve," said ...
Bajwa shoots historic skeet gold at Asian Championship
Angad Vir Singh Bajwa shot to a gold with a world record score in the men's skeet final of the 8th Asian Shotgun Championship, becoming the first Indian skeet shooter to win a continental or world level event. Angad shot a perfect 60 out of 60 in the final round to claim top spot ahead of China's Di Jin who shot 58. UAE's Saeed Al Maktoum won bronze with a score of 46. Angad shot 121 out of 125 in qualification to be tied at second position with three other shooters. Di Jin shot 124 to top the qualification round. Angad then went into a shoot-off to determine the minor positions and shot 15 targets to Al Maktoum's 16 to be placed third. Local shooter Saad Habib missed his sixth shoot-off target to qualify fourth while Kuwait's three time World Champion and Rio Olympics Bronze medalist Abdullah Alrashidi qualified fifth with a score of 120. China's Jiang Yang took the sixth and final qualifying spot with a score of 119 and overcoming a four-man shoot-off. In the finals, Angad shot like
HC appoints ad-hoc committee for Mumbai Cricket Association
The Bombay High Court Tuesday set up an ad-hoc (temporary) committee to look after day-to-day functioning of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA). At present, the MCA does not have a managing committee. Justice S K Shinde was hearing an application filed by the city cricket body seeking appointment of a panel which could take financial and other administrative decisions. The application was filed a week after the high court refused to interfere in the BCCI's decision to shift a One-Day International match between India and West Indies from the MCA-run Wankhede Stadium to Brabourne Stadium of the Cricket Club of India here. In April this year, the high court had appointed a committee of administrators, comprising two retired judges, for the MCA after the Lodha committee reforms for cricket bodies were implemented. The two judges said later that they were not interested in having their tenure extended on account of allegations levelled against them by some members of MCA. The MCA told ..
HitMan's New High: Rohit is India's highest run-getter in T20s, most number of tons in world
Rohit Sharma Tuesday achieved twin milestones, first by surpassing regular captain Virat Kohli to become India's highest run-scorer in T20 Internationals followed by most number of centuries in shortest format. Rohit hit an unbeaten 111 off 61 balls to complete his fourth ton in T20 Internationals. When he reached a personal score of 11, he surpassed Kohli's India record of 2101 runs. After today's innings, Rohit now has 2202 runs to jump to the second spot in the all-time list led by New Zealander Martin Guptill (2271). Rohit achieved his feat in style, clobbering a 149kph delivery off pacer Oshane Thomas over the mid-off boundary in the fifth over. Before Tuesday, Kohli held the record, amassing 2101 runs from 62 T20 matches at an average of 48.88. Rohit took 86 matches to reach the milestone.
Rohit cracks magnificent ton to help India post big total
Rohit Sharma became the leading Indian scorer in Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) as he cracked an unbeaten hundred to help the hosts post 195/2 in their 20 overs against the West Indies in the second T20I at the newly inaugurated AB Vajpayee Cricket Stadium here on Tuesday.
Rohit's batting masterclass propels India to 195/2
Skipper Rohit Sharma smashed his fourth T20 century to power India to a commanding 195 for two against West Indies in the penultimate game of the three-match series, here on Tuesday. It was a batting masterclass from Rohit as he remained unbeaten on 111 off 61 balls with his batting pyrotechnics. The Indian captain now has highest number of hundreds in shortest format along with highest aggregate of runs surpassing regular skipper Virat Kohli. Rohit was at his brutal best as he hit eight boundaries and seven towering sixes to propel India to the big score after being sent into bat. Rohit and Shikhar Dhawan (43 off 41) made up for their rare failure in the first T20 in Kolkata on Sunday, stitching 123 runs off 84 balls for the opening wicket to lay the foundation for a big score. The pitch curator predicted a low-scoring affair on an unpredictable surface at the newly-built Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium but Rohit and Dhawan proved things wrong and looked completely at ease from the ...
Man-U holds final training before Champions League clash vs Juventus
Manchester United held its final training session on Tuesday, gearing up for the second leg of its UEFA Champions League group stage duel with Juventus.
Lenders 'symbolically' take over MCA's cricket stadium in Pune
A cricket stadium in Pune has been taken over symbolically by lenders for non-payment of a Rs 69.53 crore loan by the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA). The state cricket association blamed its financial troubles on non-receipt of payments from the BCCI for the last 10 months. MCA International Stadium, located at Gahunje on the outskirts of Pune, has hosted a Test match and one-day international matches in the past. It last hosted an international match on October 27 when West Indies defeated India by 43 runs in the third of the five-match ODI series. The stadium, set in picturesque surroundings, regularly hosts domestic matches including Ranji Trophy games and has hosted Indian Premier Leaue T20 games too. MCA secretary Riyaz Bagwan claimed that the bankers assured that matches will be allowed to be held at the ground. State-run Bank of Maharashtra is the lead bank in the consortium which has loaned money to the cricket body, while the other lenders are Bank of ...
Gavaskar, Manjerekar escape serious accident at Ekana Stadium
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar and Sanjay Manjerekar Tuesday escaped unhurt after one of the glass doors of the commentary box at the newly-built Ekana Stadium lay shattered just as the duo was entering the enclosure. The Ekana Stadium, which was renamed as Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Cricket Stadium by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityananth earlier in the day, made its debut as international cricket venue on Tuesday. Both the former cricketers were lucky to return unscratched. "One of the glass doors just crumbled like a pack of cards but luckily no one sustained any injuries. All are safe," Manjrekar later said. It could have been even worse as mismanagement and chaos ruled the roost during international cricket's return to the 'City of Nawabs' after a hiatus of 24 years. The Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium is a private property situated inside the Ekana Sportz City, being developed in the outskirts of the state capital Inexperience on the part of the organisers was .
Mahadevan lone seed to crash out in first round
Except for seventh seed Arjun Mahadevan of Tamil Nadu, all remaining seven seeds moved into the singles second round in the JS Pereira Memorial AITA Ranking Men's Tennis Tournament Tuesday. The Tamil Nadu player started promisingly and managed to win an energy-sapping first set against Maharashtra's unseeded Shahbaaz Khan. But thereafter Mahadevan clearly seemed to have ran out of steam and tamely lost the next two sets as Khan clinched a deserving 6-7(5), 6-1 and 6-2 win to book a place in the second round at the Bandra Gymkhana. Top seed Ishaque Eqbal of West Bengal staved off a spirited fight from Kerala's Suraj H to snatch a straight set 7-5 6-4 victory in his opening round encounter. Punjab's second seed Paramveer Singh Bajwa had a much easier time as he outplayed Maharashtra's unseeded Nishant Mehta 6-1, 6-4 in another first round encounter. Third seed Amarnath Arora and fourth seed Shivam Dalmia, both from Delhi, also won their first round encounters to progress ..
Elavenil-Hriday shoot gold at Asian Championship with world record score
India's 10m rifle mixed team pairing of Elavenil Valarivan and Hriday Hazarika struck gold at the 11th Asian Championship with a junior world record score in the final here Tuesday. Mehuli Ghosh and Arjun Babuta also won bronze in the same event. Elavenil and Hriday earlier qualified for the five-team final in third position with a combined score of 835.8. Mehuli and Arjun logged 833.5 to qualify in fourth place. In the 45-shot final, the gold medal winning pair made a strong start and led from the start, except briefly going into second after 20-shots, to the silver winning Chinese pair of Shi Mengyao and Wang Yuefeng. They eventually finished with a score of 502.1, which is a World and Asian Junior record in the event. The Chinese pair finished with 500.9. The pair of Mehuli and Arjun were third throughout the length final and ended with a score of 436.9 to claim bronze. The juniors had begun their campaign on Monday with three silver and a bronze medal with Elavenil finishing third
Bottom-ranked Ligue 1 side Guingamp sacks coach Kombouare
Bottom-ranked Ligue 1 club En Avant de Guingamp on Tuesday sacked coach Antoine Kombouare, just weeks after extending his contract until 2020, as the team had earned only seven points in 12 matches this season.
Lucknow T20I: West Indies opt to bowl
After facing a loss in the opening match of the three-match T20I series and eager for a win, West Indies won the toss and opted to bowl against India in the second match here at the Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Cricket Stadium, on Tuesday.India's stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma shared that had he won the toss, he would have opted to bowl."Not sure how the pitch is going to play. Black soil and a tinge of grass - hopefully it will hold up. We were looking to bowl first," Sharma said.Assisting with the ball, Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be replacing Umesh Yadav, who had picked one wicket giving away 36 runs in the first T20I. "We've got Bhuvi back for Umesh. Unfortunate for Umesh to miss out after just one game but that's the team composition," Sharma added.West Indies skipper Carlos Brathwaite, on the other hand, said, "Don't know what the pitch will be like. There is a little bit of dew as well considering we bowled very well the other night. Nicholas Pooran is in for ...
Real Kashmir hold Churchill Brothers in a cliffhanger
Real Kashmir's debut home game against Churchill Brothers of Goa at the ongoing I-League ended in a goalless draw, here at TRC Turf Ground, on Tuesday.History was also witnessed here as this was the first I-League match to be played in valley. Midfielder Danish Farooq also bagged first hero of the match title. He showcased exceptional intensity during the game but his efforts went in vain.The Goan side had their goalkeeper James Kithan sent off just before half-time. But they held the nerves and even had a last chance through a Dawda Vessay cross to pull off the game. They remain unbeaten in their first three games, all of them away from home.The hosts tried to score they were denied by the woodwork twice in the match. Both the sides established a cut-throat start and looked to dominate the midfield. The first major chance fell for Danish Farooq but the midfielder was denied by the crossbar. A brilliant cross from Brian Mascarenhas was guided towards the goal by Farooq, who managed ..
Former champ recovers from injury to focus on world cross country
Former champion Joseph Ebuya will return to competition after three years of injury and loss of form, aiming to reclaim the world cross country championship in Denmark in March.
2nd T2oI: Windies win toss, opt to bowl
West Indies skipper Carlos Brathwaite won the toss and opted to bowl in the second Twenty20 International (T20I) against India here on Tuesday.
West Indies opt to bowl against India
The West Indies opted to bowl against India in the second T20 International of the three-match series here Tuesday. India brought back Bhuvneshwar Kumar in place of Umesh Yadav while the West Indies replaced Rovman Powell with Nicolas Pooran. Teams: India: Rohit Sharma(captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, K Khaleel Ahmed. Windies: Shai Hope, Denesh Ramdin, Shimron Hetmyer, Kieron Pollard, Darren Bravo, Nicholas Pooran, Carlos Brathwaite(captain), Fabian Allen, Keemo Paul, Khary Pierre, Oshane Thomas.
Foakes debut leads England revival in Sri Lanka Test
Debutant Ben Foakes hit a defiant and unbeaten 87, guiding England to safety -- after Sri Lanka claimed cheap early wickets -- on 321 for eight at the end of the first day of the first Test. The Surrey wicket-keeper batsman, who knows this could just be a one-off chance as Jonny Bairstow regains fitness, came in with England precariously placed on 103 for five on a Galle pitch notorious for low scores. Foakes built crucial partnerships including an 88-run seventh wicket stand with Sam Curran, who made 48, to defy Sri Lanka's bowlers. England elected to bat first in what was Sri Lankan spin legend Rangana Herath's farewell match. The right-handed Foakes steadied the innings reaching his half century early in the final session as the tourists lost just three wickets after lunch. Foakes put on 61 for the sixth wicket with Jos Buttler, who was eventually caught behind off Dilruwan Perera for 38. Left-hander Curran attacked the bowling, hitting one four and three sixes before falling two ..