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ISL: Redemption for Mumbai as Delhi get left behind
Mumbai City FC blanked a profligate Delhi Dynamos FC 2-0 in a Indian Super League (ISL) encounter at the Mumbai Football Arena here on Saturday.
Bengal outclass Jaipur 39-28 in PKL 6
Bengal Warriors registered another win in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 6, defeating Jaipur Pink Panthers 39-28 to continue their splendid run of games with a win streak of three games now.
Punjab's Himanshu shine on Day 1 of 3rd boxing Nationals
Punjabs Himanshu Sharma, the gold medal winner on his maiden overseas appearance at the Belgrade International Boxing in Serbia earlier this year, made his intentions clear as he boxed his way into the quarter-finals of the 3rd men's boxing Nationals at the AIS rings here on Saturday.
Real Madrid coach confident Marcelo will be fit for El Clasico vs Barça
Real Madrid coach Julen Lopetegui said Saturday that he was confident that star defender Marcelo will be ready for the upcoming El Clasico duel against Barcelona at Camp Nou.
West Indies lower order made difference: Bumrah
West Indies lower-order batsmen made the difference in the outcome of the third ODI against India with their smart batting, said pacer Jasprit Bumrah. West Indies were reduced to 227 for eight one stage but they went on to post 283 for nine with Ashley Nurse (40) and Kemar Roach (15) rasing a 56-run stand. "I think we bowled well as a unit, till the 35th over we were pretty good, yes we gave a little bit of runs in the end, so may be that could be the difference. Overall the bowling performance was not to bad. They played well as well and you have to give credit to the batsmen. It's a combination of both," Bumrah told reporters at the post match press conference. India suffered a 43-run defeat at the hands of West Indies as the visitors levelled the series to stay alive in the five match rubber. "If you say that their bowlers made 90 runs, then Jason Holder is an all-rounder. They batted well down the order." He also defended his pace colleague Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who had a bad in ...
Kohli's ton in vain as Windies beat India in 3rd ODI
India skipper Virat Kohli's 38th ODI ton went in vain as a disciplined West Indies came back strongly to win the third One-day International by 43 runs at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Saturday.
Salah shines as Liverpool claims 4-1 victory over Cardiff City
Egypt talisman Mohamed Salah shone on Saturday, netting Liverpool's first goal and providing two other assists to help his side thrash visiting Cardiff City 4-1 in English Premier League (EPL) action.
Huge comeback sends Stephens to WTA Finals title match vs Svitolina
United States tennis player Sloane Stephens on Saturday staged an outstanding comeback against Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic 0-6, 6-4, 6-1, setting up a final-round duel with Ukraine's Elina Svitolina in her very first appearance at the WTA Finals.
Girona tops Rayo Vallecano 2-1 with brace from Portu, ending winless skid
A brace from Spanish attacking midfielder Cristian "Portu" Portugues Manzanera on Saturday led Girona to defeat Rayo Vallecano 2-1, earning its first La Liga win in six games.
Bayern beats Mainz 2-1 for 2nd straight win, chases Bundesliga leader
Bayern Munich grabbed their second consecutive victory on Saturday with a 2-1 away win over Mainz 05 in the ninth round of the German league, putting pressure on Bundesliga leader Borussia Dortmund.
Salah sends Liverpool on the way to Cardiff win
Mohamed Salah's impressive recent run of goalscoring form continued as Liverpool moved to the top of the Premier League with a surprisingly anxious 4-1 victory over Cardiff at Anfield on Saturday. Neil Warnock, manager of the newly-promoted Welsh club, had claimed before the game that it was "virtually impossible" for his team to win at Anfield. Two second-half goals from Sadio Mane, his sixth and seventh of the season, ultimately made sure that prediction came true but Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp endured an anxious finale after Cardiff pulled a goal back in the 77th minute -- the first league goal Liverpool have conceded at home in 918 minutes, a run dating back to a win over West Ham in February. Cardiff's goal came after Junior Hoilett's cross was deflected off Virgil van Dijk and Callum Paterson diverted the ball past Alisson, who failed to react in time, to make it 2-1. There followed seven nerve-testing minutes before substitute Xherdan Shaqiri scored an important third goal,
Satwik-Chirag lose to draw curtains on India's campaign at French Open
Commonwealth Games silver medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Sen suffered a straight-game loss to world no 1 pair of Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo in the semifinals of the French Open BWF World Tour Super 750 tournament on Saturday. World No 25 pair of Satwiksairaj and Chirag put a gallant fight in the second game but couldn't stop the two-time All England Champions from Indonesia, going down 12-21 24-26 in a 42-minute match. The Indian duo had a 0-4 head-to-head record against Marcus and Kevin who have dominated international badminton, winning nine titles last year and claiming six crowns this season, including the Asian Games gold. Satwik and Chirag's loss brought an end to India's challenge in the tournament as Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and defending champion Kidambi Srikanth had lost their quarterfinals matches on Friday night. Third seed Sindhu looked a pale shadow of herself as she lost 13-21 16-21 in 40 minutes against seventh seed He ...
We missed balance in side: Kohli
Captain Virat Kohli on Saturday conceded that India badly missed an all-rounder in the third ODI and hoped the return of Kedar Jadhav will provide the side much-needed balance in the last two matches of the series. India failed to chase down 284 to win, despite Kohli's third successive century. Kohli blamed his bowlers for allowing West Indies to post 283 for 9 after having reduced the visitors to 227 for 8 in 43.5 overs. "We bowled well, the wicket wasn't offering much in the first 35 overs. In the later half, it became difficult. From 227 for 8 we should've been chasing 250-260, max, but we gave away a little in the last 10 overs and should've closed it out better," Kohli said. "Look when Hardik Pandya and Kedar both play, we get the extra option. When someone like Hardik is not playing, who gives you both bowling and batting option, it is difficult to get the balance. "Kedar comes into the side in the next game, that'll give us the balance and depth in the batting. You will always .
ISL: Delhi Dynamos lose 0-2 against Mumbai City
Delhi Dynamos missed chances galore to suffer their second defeat of the Indian Super League Season 5, going down 0-2 to Mumbai City FC at the Mumbai Football Arena on Saturday. Goals from striker ModouSougou and Arnold Issoko handed the hosts all three points. Delhi started the game on a dominating note, holding majority of the possession. The visitors created the first chance in the 3rd minute itself with Chhangte's deflected cross reaching Romeo, but his shot went over the crossbar. Delhi came close to scoring again the 12th minute when Andrija Kaluderovic took a great shot at the post from the left, but the ball was safely palmed away by Mumbai's custodian Ravi Kumar. Mumbai drew the first blood right at the half hour mark when Senegalese international ModouSougou beat Marti Crespi and Dorronsoro off an Arnold cross. The visitors had another chance to score and equalise in the injury time of the first half, with all three players up front for Dynamos, charging for the ball. But ...
Bengal Warriors top Zone B after defeating Jaipur Pink Panthers
Bengal Warriors registered their third win in a row in Vivo Pro Kabaddi League, defeating Jaipur Pink Panthers 39-28, here on Saturday. It was third straight defeat for Jaipur. Deepak Niwas Hooda got a running hand touch on Mahesh Goud in the second minute to initiate the points for the match as both teams started with empty raids. Goud made a great comeback with a Super Raid in the seventh minute. He made a useful review as he was initially given out by the referees only to be overturned into three touch points and a bonus point. Jaipur tried to make a comeback from this with some raids like the one by Ajinkya Pawar with a great running hand touch on the captain Surjeet Singh which led to Bengal being reduced to 3 men on the court by half time as the score read 18-13 in favour of Bengal Warriors. The second half started with many empty raids as Anup Kumar tried to force Bengal Warriors into raiding in do-or-die raids and were successful in it as they got Jang Kun Lee in the 23rd ...
HCL Asian B1 Junior Tennis: Banthia, Mananchaya win titles
India's Siddhant Banthia and Mananchaya Sawangkaew of Thailand emerged boys and girls singles champions at the 2nd HCL Asian B1 Junior Tennis Championship here Saturday. Fourth seeded local boy Banthia outplayed second seeded Sergey Fomin Of Uzbekistan 6-1 6-4 in boys' final at the Deccan Gymkhana courts here. In the girls' title clash, third seeded Thai player Mananchaya got the better of Priska Madelyn Nugroho of Indonesia 7-6(5), 6-3. "It was my best win in my juniors' career. I wanted to win this tournament. I lost in the finals last year. I was confident going into matches," said Banthia after clinching the boys crown. "The semi-final and final matches were the toughest. Both the players were higher seeded players, there was pressure but I know these courts, so played accordingly," he added. The winner got 280 ITF Points and Trophy, while runner up got 170 points and trophy.
Kohli churns out another century but West Indies taste first win of series
Centurion Virat Kohli threw the concept of law of averages in sport out of the equation with another milestone but the Indian team's collective failure allowed the West Indies to level the series with a 43-run win in the third ODI here Saturday. Kohli became the first Indian and 10th overall to score three successive hundreds in the One-day format but it could not prevent West Indies from tasting their first win of the tour. After making a commendable recovery from a shaky start to post 283 for nine on the board, West Indies bowlers rattled the Indian middle and lower middle-order, to snuff out a victory and level the series. The hosts were bundled out for 240 in 47.4 overs. India had won the lung-opener in Guwahati before West Indies ensured a tie in the second game at Visakhapatnam. Between victory and defeat, stood a determined Kohli (107), who notched up his 38th ODI hundred and seventh against the Windies. The India skipper was going all guns blazing till he was dismissed. He hit
Established names get byes on opening day of men's boxing nationals
Commonwealth Games silver-medallist Manish Kaushik (60kg) and rising stars such as Sachin Siwach (52kg) and Naman Tanwar (91kg) were among the prominent names who got first-round byes on the opening day of the National Men's Boxing Championships here on Saturday. Manish, competing in his first event since the CWG gold medal won in April, will open his campaign in the second round. Manish is competing for the Services Sports Control Board (SSCB). Similar was the case of former world youth champion Sachin and CWG bronze-medallist Naman. Naman is also a former youth world championships bronze-medallist. Both Sachin and Naman are representing the Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB). Also advancing to the next round with a bye was Gaurav Bidhuri (56kg), the 2017 Hamburg world championships bronze-medallist. Gaurav, competing for RSPB, is making a comeback after the bitter disappointment of missing selection to both the CWG and the Asian Games earlier this year. CWG silver-medallist and .
Inconsistent Bengal pick Ranji squad for first match
Allrounder Shahbaz Ahmed and leg-spinner Prayash Ray Burman were the new faces in the 16-member squad announced by Bengal for their Ranji Trophy opener against Himachal Pradesh to be held in Amtar from November 1 to 4. Bengal take on Madhya Pradesh next at home from November 12. After making the Ranji semis last season, Bengal made a disastrous start this time, failing to make the knockouts in the Vijay Hazare Trophy as skipper Manoj Tiwary and coach Sairaj Bahutule have been given a two-match ultimatum. "We need results, everyone has to deliver. It won't happen like this till I'm around. We just can't let things pass," Cricket Association of Bengal president Sourav Ganguly had said at Eden Gardens earlier. "Both Manoj and Sairaj will continue in their respective roles for the first two matches. Their performances will then be reviewed and a decision taken," he added. Ganguly had earlier slammed the inconsistent performance of Bengal. "If you consider the last two seasons, we won ...
SAFF U-15 Football: Pakistan advance into semis
The Pakistan U-15 team advanced into the semifinals of the SAFF U-15 Championship Football Tournament after securing a facile 4-0 victory over Bhutan. This is the second consecutive win for the Pakistani team in the group stage of the tournament.Muddasar Nazar broke the deadlock in the 24th minute, giving his team lead. Three minutes later, Iftikhar Ahmed doubled the lead for his team. Continuing the onslaught, Moin Ahmed also found the back of the net in the 33rd minute of the game.Just before the first-half whistle, Moin scraped past one past the goalkeeper again to give his team an unassailable four-goal advantage.Bhutan, after conceding four goals in the first half, could not score any goal in the second half of the game despite upping the ante.Earlier, Pakistan had defeated arch-rivals India 2-1 in their inaugural match held on Thursday. Pakistan have earned six points in Group 'B' while Bhutan and India are yet to log any points. India will take on Bhutan on Sunday in the last ..