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Ritu Malik fails to grab bronze playoff chance at Wrestling Worlds
Ritu Maliks efforts fell short in the 65 kg category bronze medal playoff as the Indian went down to Ayana Gempei from Japan 3-7 in the world championships at the Papp László Sportarena here on Wednesday.
Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets to seal series
Opener Imrul Kayes struck 90 as Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets in the second one-day international to seal the three-match series in Chittagong on Wednesday. Imrul and fellow opener Liton Das, who also made 83 runs, shared 148 runs in the opening stand as Bangladesh cruised to 250-3 after restricting Zimbabwe to 246-7 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. Brandon Taylor top-scored with 75 for Zimbabwe, who have now lost 12 consecutive ODIs to Bangladesh. The home side won Sunday's opening match of the series by 28 runs. Young all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin made 3-45 to set up the win for the home side. The third and final match of the series will be held at the same ground on Friday.
ISL: Goa hammer five past hapless Mumbai
FC Goa surged to the top of the Indian Super League (ISL) table after a comprehensive 5-0 win over Mumbai City FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Wednesday.
PKL: Pawan Sehrawat powers Bengaluru to massive win over Haryana
Pawan Sehrawat's stunning 20-point raid helped Bengaluru Bulls outclass Haryana Steelers 42-34 in an inter-zonal challenge match of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) here on Wednesday.
Lucky to get away with a tie, says Kohli
India skipper Virat Kohli today said his team was lucky to get away with a tie in the high-scoring second one-dayer against West Indies here on Wednesday. Batting first, India posted a challenging 321-6, riding on Kohli's record-breaking unbeaten 157. Chasing the target, West Indies needed 14 off six balls to win but the visitors ended scoring 321 for 7 after Shai Hope (123) hit a boundary in the last ball off Umesh Yadav. "It was a great game of cricket. Credit to the Windies, they showed great fight. Specially in the second innings, after they were three down, Hetmyer and Hope stuck it out. They took on us and didn't give us any chance whatsoever," said Kohli, who was adjudged Man of the Match for his 129-ball 157-run unbeaten innings. "The pitch was drastically different in the second innings. We were looking at 275-280 only, but I got going and we got those extra runs. We had a challenge in front of us today and luckily we got away with a tie and we'll take that at the end of the .
2nd ODI: Kohli heaps praise on West Indies players
Virat Kohli heaped praise on the West Indies players after the two teams played out an exciting tie in the second One-Day International (ODI) here on Wednesday.
Sakshi Malik and Ritu Phogat still alive at Worlds despite crushing defeats
Struggling Sakshi Malik suffered a humiliating quarterfinal defeat while Ritu Phogat also faded at the same stage but the two wrestlers still have a chance to reach the bronze medal play-off at the World Championship after receiving repechage rounds, here Wednesday. While established stars struggled, young Ritu Malik fought well but bowed out after losing her bronze medal match 3-7 to 2017 U-23 world champion and this year's World Cup gold medal winner Ayana Gempei from Japan in the 65kg. Ritu Malik did her best but lack of experience at big stage affected her performance. She had edged out Bulgaria's Sofiya Hristova Georgieva 9-8 in the repechage round despite lagging behind twice in an exciting bout. She trailed 0-3 after the first period but a four-point throw in the second period and a step out-point pushed her ahead 5-3. However, the confident Bulgarian reduced the deficit to one point soon. Ritu Malik again found a four-point move to zoom to a 9-6 lead. Sofiya kept Ritu Malik ...
AIFF extends Rehenesh's suspension
The All India Football Federation's (AIFF) disciplinary committee announced a further two-match suspension for NorthEast United FC goalkeeper T.P. Rehenesh on Wednesday.
2nd ODI: Hope-Hetmyer guide Windies to tie in last ball thriller
India skipper Virat Kohli's 37th ODI ton went in vain as the West Indies pulled off a heart-stopping chase to hold the hosts to a tie in the nail-biting second One-day International at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday.
Goa hammer five past hapless Mumbai
FC Goa surged to the top of Indian Super League table after a comprehensive 5-0 win over Mumbai City FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Wednesday. Star striker Ferran Corominas converted an early penalty (6th minute) to hand the hosts the lead before second-half strikes from Jackichand Singh (55th), Edu Bedia (61st) made it 3-0. A late brace from Miguel Palanca (84th, 90th) condemned Mumbai City to a heavy defeat. The game got off to an end-to-end start and Mumbai should have taken the lead when Arnold Issoko scuffed his effort from a corner. From the ensuing counter, Souvik Chakrabarti brought down Coro with a horrendous challenge which left the referee no option but to point to the spot. The former Espanyol striker pulled off a Panenka which bewildered Amrinder Singh and handed FC Goa the lead. The visitors had several opportunities to score the equaliser as they won several free headers inside the Goa box but just could not test Nawaz. Goa threatened themselves but Amrinder
AFC U-19 qualifiers: India U-19 eves trample Pakistan 18-0
Riding on the back of Ritu's five-goal whammy, India U-19 Women's team completed a massive 18-0 victory over their neighbours Pakistan in the opening match of the first round of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-19 Women's Championship qualifiers on Wednesday.Renu scored five past the Pakistan keeper, all in the second half, to help India earn the huge win. The Indians got on the game right from kick-off and maintained the intensity on their opponents right through the match, as they took the scoreline well into double figures.Manisha broke the deadlock early, scoring in the second minute after a melee inside the box saw her end up with some space from close range as she pulled the trigger.This goal opened the proverbial floodgates, as Manisha scored another in the 25th minute, while Devneta also netted twice (9' and 25'). Daya Devi also got in the groove, scoring in the 27th minute. Meanwhile, Pakistan goalkeeper Eman Fayyaz scored an own goal, to take the tally to 6 ...
Shai Hope snatches win from India as Vishakhapatnam ODI ends in draw
Riding on the back of a valiant century by wicketkeeper Shai Hope and a cameo by Shemron Hetmyer, West Indies were able bring a nerve-wracking one-day international (ODI) against India to a tie score by equalling India's 321-run total in Vishakhapatnam, on Wednesday.With five runs needed to win off the last ball, Hope smashed a boundary to snatch the win from India's grasp.Considering the mountain of runs that Windies had to climb, West Indies openers Keiran Powell and Chandrapaul Hemraj had the leeway of dispatching balls to the ropes at their whim. But it proved fatal when, in the seventh over, Mohammad Shami gave the Windies first jolt. Powell (18 off 20 balls) pulled shot ball with little room with Pant grabbing a comfortable catch at midwicket.Wicketkeeper Shai Hope joined Hemraj in the middle. But Hemraj (32 off 24 balls) didn't stick around for long as he failed to read a Kuldeep Yadav googly in line with the stumps.Kuldeep scalped his second prey in quick succession as another
Rohini Bopanna appointed Hockey's International Technical Official
Hockey India congratulated Rohini Bopanna on her promotion as Federation Internationale de Hockey (FIH) International Technical Official by the Officials Committee of the international federation, on Wednesday.Bopanna was appointed as a Technical Official for the 5th Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2018 held in Donghae City, South Korea earlier this year after officiating as a Technical Official at the 9th Women's Asia Cup 2017 in Kakamigahara, Japan.Bopanna started her career first officiating during the 4th Hockey India National Championship (Women) in 2014 where she was involved with the Junior, Sub-Junior and Senior categories. Being a former hockey player herself, the 38-year-old has since then officiated in various domestic and international events. Bopanna considers her first International assignment as a key milestone in her career as a Technical Official. She officiated at the 12th South Asian Games 2016 in Guwahati, India. She was also assigned to officiate the 4th Women's ...
Hope dejected after Windies miss victory
His fighting century going in vain following a tie in the seond One-Day International (ODI) against India here on Wednesday, a dejected Shai Hope blamed fall of wickets at crucial stages for the West Indies' failure to win the game.
NEUFC keeper Rehenesh suspended for two additional games
The disciplinary committee (DC) of All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced a further two-match suspension for NorthEast United FC's goalkeeper Rehenesh, and slapped a fine of Rs 2,00,000.AIFF Disciplinary Committee found Rehenesh guilty of committing offence of 'violent conduct' under Article 48.1 (v) and 48.6 (ii) of the AIFF DC Code.Rehnesh was suspended for North East United FC's away match against Chennaiyin FC on October 18 under the AIFF DC interim inquiry on the matter. He will not be available for club's next two fixtures of Indian Super League (ISL) against Jamshedpur FC scheduled to be held on October 25 and against Delhi Dynamos FC on October 30.
Kohli obliterates record but 2nd ODI ends in a tie
Run-machine Virat Kohli sprinted to fastest 10,000 ODI runs but West Indies stole a tie from India with Shai Hope's gutsy hundred in an exhilarating second one-dayer here on Wednesday. India notched up 321 for six, while the West Indies, needing 14 runs in the final over and five off the last ball, levelled the score with Hope (123 not out) cutting Umesh Yadav for a boundary. Besides Hope's ton, there was also Shimron Hetmyer's 94-run blitzkrieg. Kuldeep Yadav showed his worth again with three wickets. Opting to bat, Kohli fired 157 off 129 balls, while Ambati Rayudu, who is seen as the answer to the team's persistent problems at the number four slot by Kohli himself, made a fluent 73 off 80 deliveries. The 29-year-old Kohli, who hit 13 boundaries and four sixes, bettered the iconic Sachin Tendulkar's record by an incredible 54 innings, and then went past 1000 runs in the calendar year in only 11 innings, which is also the fastest. During their stay in the middle, the two were ...
Srikanth, Saina advance at French Open
Indian stars Kidambi Srikanth and Saina Nehwal entered the second round of the men's and women's singles categories respectively at the French Open badminton tournament here on Wednesday.
Bengaluru Bulls beat Haryana Steelers 42-34 in PKL
A terrific second-half performance by the Bengaluru Bulls saw them register a comfortable 42-34 victory over Haryana Steelers in the Inter Zone Challenge Week of Vivo Pro Kabaddi Season VI. The architect of their win was raider Pawan Sehrawat who scored 21 raid points and single-handedly tormented the Steelers' defence. For Haryana Steelers, Vikas Kandola got 14 points while Monu Goyat scored nine points but it wasn't enough as they suffer their sixth defeat of the season. In the first few minutes of the match, it was the raiders who got their teams going. Pawan Sehrawat, Monu Goyat scored points as Haryana Steelers led 3-2 after three minutes. Rohit Kumar got his first raid point of the match in the fourth minute as Bengaluru Bulls trailed 3-5. Another raid by Rohit leveled the scored at 5-5 for Bengaluru Bulls in the sixth minute. It was the battle of the raiders in the first half with both defences having a hard time to get tackle points. Bengaluru Bulls scored just two tackle ...
French Open: Saina, Srikanth, Praneeth sail into second round
Top Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the second round of the French Open with straight-game wins but it was curtains for Sameer Verma at the USD 750,000 BWF event here on Wednesday. Saina, who finished runner-up in the Denmark Open last week, outclassed Japan's Saena Kawakami 21-11 21-11 in the women's singles, while defending champion Srikanth beat Hong Kong's Wong Wing Ki Vincent 21-19 21-13 in the men's singles match in the opening round of the World Tour Super 750 event. World No. 10 Saina will face either 2017 world champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan or Spain's Beatriz Corrales next. Fifth seeded Srikanth will meet Korean Lee Dong Keun. 2017 Singapore Open Champion B Sai Praneeth also crossed the opening hurdle, beating Brazil's Ygor Coelho 21-13 21-17 to set up a clash with Asian Games gold medallist Jonatan Christie of Indonesia. Sameer, who had reached the quarterfinals last week, went down fighting 21-16 17-21 15-21 to Christie in a little over an .
Tendulkar to inaugurate 4th ODI by ringing bell
The Cricket Club of India, which is hosting the fourth One Day International between India and West Indies, announced Wednesday that cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar will inaugurate the game. The October 29 day-night match was originally alloted to Wankhede Stadium managed by the Mumbai Cricket Association, but was later shifted to Brabourne Stadium, as the city cricket body cited financial constraints in hosting the game. Tendulkar has "consented to 'Ring the Bell' to inaugurate the 4th ODI", said CCI, which manages Brabourne Stadium. It was striving to make the game "a unique experience not only for the cricketers of both the teams but for the cricket crazy Mumbaikars as well," the CCI said. It also said that the pitch was expected to result in a "high-scoring" match. International cricket is returning to Brabourne Stadium after nine years. It had last hosted a Test match in 2009 when India took on Sri Lanka. It had hosted an ODI last in 2006. Usually practise matches of