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Young Subhankar stuns Lin Dan
Unheralded Indian Subhankar Dey shocked multiple time World and Olympic champion Lin Dan 22-20, 21-19 to enter the quarter-finals of the SaarLorLux Open Badminton Championship here Thursday. World No 64 Subhankar took 45 minutes to upstage the current world No 12, who has five World Championship titles and two Olympic gold medals in his kitty. The Indian won crucial points in both games which were closely fought. Lin Dan, at 35, is at the business end of his career but was awarded top billing at the event. Barely two weeks ago, it was Kidambi Srikanth, who beat Lin Dan at the Denmark Open. The other notable performance on Thursday came from CWG gold medallist Parupalli Kashyap, who beat local player Alexander Roovers 21-14 21-12. In the quarter-finals, Subhankar will be pitted against seventh seed Toby Penty of England while Kashyap will face Frenchman Toma Junior Popov. The Indians, however, had a disappointing day in doubles with Arun George and Sanyam Shukla losing to Mark Lamsfuss
Ball-tampering scandal: Peever steps down as CA chairman
Cricket Australia (CA) chairman David Peever has stepped from his position with immediate effect.Peever's resignation comes in the wake of criticism stemming against him from the review of corporate and on-field culture released earlier this week which holds him responsible for the ball-tampering saga.In report's findings that Cricket Australia's "Controlling" and "Arrogant" " culture had, in part, contributed to the development of a "win without counting the cost" mentality that led to the ball-tampering episode, Peever rejected calls for his resignation."Former Cricket Victoria director, Earl Eddings, was confirmed as deputy chair. He has also been installed as interim chair until the board convenes in the near future to undertake the process of making a permanent appointment. The decision was taken at the annual general meeting of Cricket Australia held last week, cricket.com.au reported."I serve as chairman at the pleasure of the board and I serve as a director at the pleasure of .
Patna Pirates end losing streak at home
Patna Pirates pipped Bengal Warriors 29-27 to end their losing streak at home in the in the Vivo Pro Kabaddi League here Thursday. This was a low scoring match that saw both teams struggling to score raid points. Jaideep fetched 5 crucial tackle points on Bengal's raiders. Ran Singh was given the mantle of Maninder Singh and he did a good job with 7 raid points in 10 attempts. Deepak Narwal did some damage in the end to take Patna Pirates to the victory with 7 raid points. Jaideep is now the best defender in season six so far. Patna Pirates started the match without their star raider Pardeep Narwal as he was tending to his wrist injury while Bengal Warriors started without Maninder Singh. The absence of Narwal impacted Patna Pirates as they started to trail by 4 points by the 3rd minute. It looked like another dismal start from Patna but was overturned by Tushar Patil who came in as a substitute in the 5th minute for a Do-Or-Die raid. Bengal lost Mahesh Goud and Jang Kun Lee to ...
Djokovic books place in Paris Masters quarterfinals
Serbia's legendary tennis player, World No. 2, Novak Djokovic, booked a place in the Paris Masters quarterfinals after Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina retired, trailing 1-6, 1-2 after 52 minutes of play.
Spanish 2nd-tier Sporting Gijon top Eibar in Copa del Rey
Second-tier Spanish side Sporting Gijon shocked top-flight Eibar with a 2-0 victory in the first leg of the round of 32 in the Copa del Rey here on Thursday.
Cilic in Paris Masters quarters
Croatia's Marin Cilic on Thursday defeated Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 in the round of 16 of at the Paris Masters.
Cruz Azul top Monterrey for fourth Copa MX title
Cruz Azul has defeated Monterrey 2-0 to win the Apertura 2018 Copa MX, the latest edition of Mexico's biannual cup competition.
Marquez is alert to Bautista's talent ahead of Malaysian GP
Spanish rider Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda), who has already secured the 2018 MotoGP title, on Thursday said while preparing for the upcoming Malaysian Grand Prix that he has taken note of the outstanding performance that his compatriot, Alvaro Bautista (Ducati), put in during the Australian Grand Prix.
Ganguly backs participation of 9 new teams in Ranji Trophy
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Thursday put his weight behind is the nine new teams that have made their way into the Ranji Trophy, the country's premier first-class competition.
Karnataka government committed to host Bengaluru Open till 2020
Karnataka's Social Welfare Minister Priyank Kharge on Thursday said the state government is committed to host Bengaluru Open till 2020. "As a minister I have committed myself to host Bengaluru Open till 2020. I am optimistic that it would lay foundation for stakeholders to gradually upgrade this tournament to Challenger Tour level and make Bengaluru an international sports destination," he told PTI. The USD 150,000 competition is scheduled to be held at KSLTA from November 12 to 17. In-form Prajnesh Gunneswaran and top-100 players such as Radu Albot (89) from Moldova and Russian Evgeny Donskoy (99) are featuring in the tournament. Kharge, who is also Bengaluru Open Organising Committee Chairman, said the Tourism Department has given Rs 75 lakh and Sports Department will be giving Rs one crore to host the competition. "Remaining money will be raised through sponsorships," he added. For now, Pune is the only city to host ATP Tour level tournament in India. "To have ATP Tour event, we ...
Chetan Bist hits 146 as Rajasthan score 300/3 against Jammu and Kashmir
Wicketkeeper batsman Chetan Bist scored an unbeaten 146 in Rajasthan's 300 for 3 against Jammu and Kashmir in a Ranji Trophy group C encounter on Thursday. Chetan hit 22 boundaries in his 246-ball knock adding 87 for the third wicket with elder brother Robin Bist (39). The junior Bist also added 86 for the unbroken fourth wicket stand with former skippe Ashok Menaria (45 batting). For Jammu and Kashmir, pacer Umar Nazir got two wickets while Parvez Rasool also picked up a wicket. Brief Scores Rajasthan 300/3 (Chetan Bist 146 batting, Ashok Menaria 45 batting, Umar Nazir 2/74) vs Jammu and Kashmir. Jharkhand 266/6 (Nazim Siddiqui 72, Utkarsh Singh 63 batting) vs Assam Odisha 232/6 (Anurag Sarangi 114, Mohit Sharma 2/44) vs Haryana Uttar Pradesh 153/1 (Madhav Kaushik 83 batting, Mohammed Saif 54 batting).
Shubhankar T-32 after round one in Turkey
Shubhankar Sharma, who is leading the race to become the European Tour's Rookie of the Year, opened with a modest 1-under 70 to be placed T-32 after the first round of the Turkish Airlines Open here Thursday. Sharma, 2-over after five holes with a wayward shot and a three-putt from 15 feet, recovered very well around the turn with three birdies in four holes. Just as he seemed set to finish at 2-under, he left a chip too short on the 18th to drop a shot to finish at 1-under 70. Sharma, playing his sixth week on the trot, had four birdies between seventh and 13th and three bogeys on first, fifth and 18th. At the top of the leaderboard, defending champion and FedExCup champion, Justin Rose took a big step in reclaiming the World No 1 position with a flawless 6-under 65 that had an eagle and four birdies. He was Tied-2nd with Padraig Harrington, who he had said would make a fine Ryder Cup captain for Europe in 2020, and Thorbjorn Olesen, who was in Rose's group. Young Irishman Paul ...
Brathwaite, Pollard sweat it out at Eden Gardens
West Indies' T20 skipper Carlos Brathwaite Thursday sweated it out at the Eden Gardens, a ground where his four successive sixes in a World T20 final made him a household name. Along with another T20 stalwart Kieron Pollard and five others, Brathwaite trained hard with the first T20 International against India starting November 4. The other members of the Windies T20 side who were seen training included Darren Bravo, Khary Pierre, Nicholas Pooran, Denesh Ramdin and Sherfane Rutherford. The focus was on batting as they all tried to smack the ball out of the park in their session that went on for close to three hours. Bravo is set to play for West Indies for the first time in two years while all-rounder Pollard will don the national jersey for the first time in a year. Both the players found their names in the T20 squad after their impressive outings in the CPL. Meanwhile, around 18,000 tickets were sold till Thursday evening, Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) sources said. West ...
Lad, Surya shine to take Mumbai to 278/5 on opening day
Suryakumar Yadav and Siddhesh Lad hit dogged half-centuries to propel Mumbai to 278 for five on the opening day of their group A Ranji Trophy encounter against Railways here Thursday. While Surya (83) missed out on a hundred, Siddesh, who wore an anti-pollution mask to combat the toxic Delhi air, remained unbeaten on 80 with 11 boundaries to his credit. Apart from their partnership, a number of Mumbai players wearing anti-pollution mask attracted attention at the Karnail Singh Stadium. The Surya-Siddhesh combination added 129 runs for the fourth wicket before Anureet Singh struck with the old ball, removing the former. Siddhesh, who has been in good form for the past couple of seasons, batted till stumps despite having some breathing problems. He played 165 balls, hitting 11 boundaries in the process. Surya's innings had five boundaries and a six in 144 balls before Anureet forced him to edge one to skipper Mahesh Rawat behind the stumps. All-rounder Shivam Dubey (35, 42 balls) hit ...
Gaurav, Manish in final; Sachin, Naman fetch bronze at boxing Nationals
World Championships bronze-medallist Gaurav Bidhuri (56kg) advanced to the finals but former youth world champion Sachin Siwach (52kg) settled for a bronze medal on the penultimate day of the senior men's National Boxing Championships here. Gaurav, representing the Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB), defeated Tamil Nadu's R Madhan 5-0 to make the finals but his teammate Sachin, making his debut at the Nationals, lost to Services Sports Control Board's PL Prasad. Among other prominent boxers to enter the finals was Commonwealth Games silver-medallist Manish Kaushik (SSCB), who defeated Tamil Nadu's M Moovendran in the 60kg category semis. He will be up against Ulaanbaatar Cup gold-medallist Ankush Dahiya (RSPB) after the 20-year-old got the better of Maharashtra's Harivansh Tiwari in his last-four bout. Another strong Railways contender, Rohit Tokas (64kg), entered the final after his rival, Andhra Pradesh's M Srinivasa, threw in the towel in the very first round of the ...
Ignored by Delhi, Milind Kumar hits double ton for Sikkim
Ignored by his former team Delhi, Milind Kumar made a strong statement in his Sikkim debut with an unbeaten 202 against Manipur in their Ranji Trophy Plate Group match here Thursday. Batting at number five, Milind accounted for more than 67 percent runs to take Sikkim to 299/9 from a precarious 15/5 at the Jadavpur University Saltlake Campus ground. Milind's knock came off 248 balls and was laced with 29 boundaries and two sixes. He waged a solitary battle after his 107-run partnership with Bipul Sharma, who got run-out for 45 after a mix-up. The 27-year-old, who played the Vijay Hazare one-dayers for Delhi before being sidelined for Ranji Trophy, chose to deal in boundaries to guard the lower order. He was also seen mentoring his inexperienced partners on a regular basis. Milind shared a 62-run partnership with Lee Yong Lepcha (25) while he stood in a 83-run stand with Padam Limboo, who had a share of just nine runs. Earlier, another 'Delhi boy', Shelley Shaurya, who is born in ...
West Indies' Pollard, Brathwaite train hard at Eden ahead of 1st T20I
West Indies T20 International (T20I) captain Carlos Brathwaite and star batsman Kieron Pollard were among the seven players who sweated it out under floodlights at the Eden Gardens here on Thursday ahead of their first game against India three days later.
We had no petrol left in tank after first three ODIs: Stuart Law
West Indies coach Stuart Law Thursday said it was time for his young team to put learning into action following its ODI series loss against hosts India. "The guys they have got a lot of skills, every single one of them. But it is also temperament and decision making under pressure. Once you walk out there, there are 40,000 people screaming, you are up against one of the best teams going around," he told reporters at the post-match press conference. "Pressure does funny things, it is about living it. You still don't understand what pressure is... then the enormity of the situation, the enormity of the circumstances they are playing in over here some times can get the better of them. There is pressure everywhere...you are scrutinised, on the street, at the hotel foyer, at the cricket ground," said the Australian. Law said the West Indies have learnt a lot from their Indian counterparts during the tour. "They are learning all the time... there is no better team to watch, no better ...
Rajat Patidar 110 not out as MP reach 214/3 against TN
Rajat Patidar scored a patient 110 not out to help Madhya Pradesh reach 214 for 3 against Tamil Nadu at stumps on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group B Match here Thursday. The visiting team elected to bat after skipper Naman Ojha won the toss. It lost the wicket of opener Ankit Dane (4) in the second over. Dane was caught by TN captain Baba Aparajith off M Mohammed's bowling. Opener Aryaman Vikram Birla (51, 166 balls, 6X4) and Patidar forged a 124-run partnership for the second wicket to keep Tamil Nadu bowlers at bay. Indian Test spinner R Ashwin pegged away but the two defied his skills to help Madhya Pradesh forge ahead. Ashwin had one wicket to show for his efforts even as he kept the runs down. He conceded 49 runs in his 21 overs. Skipper Ojha, who joined Patidar after Birla's exit, displayed a lot of intent as he looked for runs. He hit two fours and two sixes in his 45 before falling to Vijay Shankar towards the end of the day's play. Patidar and ...
ISL: Pune City FC aim to end winless run (Preview)
FC Pune City will look to put an end to their winless start in this edition of Indian Super League (ISL) when they host Kerala Blasters FC at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium here on Friday.