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PKL: Tamil Thalaiva end losing streak, beat Puneri Paltans 36-31
Tamil Thalaivas losing run finally came to an end as the Ajay Thakur-led side defeated host Puneri Paltan 36-31 in an inter-zone challenge match of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL).
Sri Lanka thrash England to claim consolation win
Sri Lanka's Niroshan Dickwella and skipper Dinesh Chandimal set up a crushing 219-run win via DLS method over a much-changed England on Tuesday to end their one-day international series on a high. Dickwella smashed 95 and Chandimal 80 to help Sri Lanka register their highest-ever ODI total against England and the tourists slumped to 132-9 when rain stopped play in the 27th over. It was only a consolation victory for the hosts as England, who suffered their biggest ODI defeat, took the weather-plagued five-match series 3-1. England's previous heaviest loss came against the West Indies by 165 runs in Kingstown in 1994. England captain Eoin Morgan, who received the man-of-the-series award for accumulating 195 runs in four games, rested himself for the final match, with opening bowlers Chris Woakes and Olly Stone also given the day off, while Jonny Bairstow was still missing after suffering an injury playing football. Akila Dananjaya took 4-19 with his mix of leg-spin and off-breaks, ...
Sri Lanka crush England in 5th ODI
- Sri Lanka beat England by 219 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method to claim a consolation win in the rain-hit fifth one day international in Colombo on Tuesday. Chasing a 367 for victory, the tourists were 132-9 in the 27th over when rain stopped play for one final time in the series that England won 3-1. Sri Lanka spinner Akila Dananjaya took four wickets while paceman Dushmantha Chameera claimed three. The two sides will now play a Twenty20 international on Saturday before moving on to play a three-Test series.
Pakistan's Sana tops women's ODI bowling charts
Veteran Pakistan bowler Sana Mir topped the wicket-takerschart even as her team went down 0-3 to Australia in their ICC Womens Championship series.
Indian women cricketers optimistic of good show in World T20
The Indian women's cricket team on Tuesday sounded optimistic of producing a good performance at the ICC World T20 to be held at the West Indies from November 9 to 24. Explosive opener Smriti Mandhana, young Mumbai batswoman Jemimah Rodrigues and senior left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht hoped that the team, coached by Ramesh Powar, will do well in the Caribbean. "I feel we can easily make it to the semi-finals (of the tournament), let's see what happens then," said Bisht at the Mumbai Mathan, a conclave organised by television news channel Aaj Tak. India are placed in Group B along with Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and Ireland in the 10-team event. The tournament kicks off with a match between India and New Zealand in Guyana. Rodrigues, who will feature in her first World Cup, also felt that the team was looking settled. "The team is looking good and we will reach the semi-finals (of the tournament), and after that lets see," said the Mumbai-based teenager. Even seasoned Mandhana, who ..
No player can replace Messi: Barca coach
FC Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde admitted his side will miss injured striker Lionel Messi, but hopes that others can help compensate for the loss of the Argentinean.
ISL: Dorronsoro keeps Chennaiyin at bay
Goalkeeper Francisco Dorronsoro delivered a masterclass as Delhi Dynamos and Chennaiyin FC played out an engaging goalless stalemate in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Tuesday.
Ritu, Navjot's fate hangs in balance at Worlds in Budapest
Ritu Phogat and Navjot Kaur managed to win just one bout each but their hopes of making the medal round at the World Championship were still alive as both of them progressed to the repechage round, here Tuesday. If Ritu has to emulate her elders sisters -- Geeta and Babita -- in wining a bronze at the World Championship, she needs to beat, first, Bulgaria's Sofiya Hristova Georgieva and then Japan's Ayana Gempei. Ritu, who won an Asian Championship bronze last year, began with a close 5-4 win against Ukraine's Ilona Prokopevniuk but lost the quarterfinal 2-6 to Finland's Petra Maarit Olli. With Petra making the gold medal match, Ritu progressed to the repechage round. In the 68kg, Navjot Kaur has to clear two repechage rounds to make it to the bronze medal match. First up is Eunsil Jang and if she manages to beat the Korean she will have to fight it out with Canada's Olivia Grace Di Bacco. Upon winning both the rounds, she will face America's Tamyra Mariama Mensah for bronze. Navjot ..
Super Dorronsoro garners a point for Delhi against Chennaiyin
Goalkeeper Francisco Dorronsoro produced a stellar performance under the bar as Delhi Dynamos held defending champions Chennaiyin FC to an engaging goalless draw in a Hero Indian Super League match here Tuesday. Chennaiyin FC had the better chances but could not beat the Spanish goalkeeper who refused to concede with brilliant saves throughout the match. The visitors couldn't get a breakthrough but the point earned lifted them from the bottom of the table. Both the teams are still searching for their first win of the season. Andrea Orlandi could have opened the scoring for Chennaiyin FC as early as the second minute of the match. The midfielder rose the highest to head a corner kick from Isaac V but Dorronsoro got down low to pull off a stunning reflex save. Raphael Augusto then looked to be in the mood to score as the trickster surged up the field from midfield before taking aim from 40 yards but his piledriver lacked enough force to trouble Dorronsoro. The Delhi goalkeeper was ...
U Mumba thrash Telugu Titans in PKL tie
U Mumba rode raider Siddhart Desai's fantastic show to brush aside Telugu Titans 41-20 in an inter-zonal challenge match of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) here on Tuesday.
World Wrestling C'ships: India look to Shakshi for change in fortunes
India will expect a change of fortune in womens freestyle event when Rio Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik enters the Papp László Sportarena for her 62 kilogram bout in the World Championships here on Wednesday.
Dortmund coach praises Atletico Madrid ahead of Champions League duel
Borussia Dortmund coach Lucien Favre praised Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, a day before the two football clubs face off in the UEFA Champions League group stage.
Dortmund forward Reus predicts few scoring chances against Atletico Madrid
Borussia Dortmund forward Marco Reus predicted on Tuesday that his football club will have a few scoring chances against Atletico Madrid in their upcoming UEFA Champions League group stage match.
Wozniacki beats Kvitova at WTA Finals White Group
Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki, second seed, defeated Czech Petra Kvitova 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 on Tuesday in the White Group of the WTA Finals tourney held in Singapore.
Pakistan coach praises India U-19 women's team
Pakistan head coach Mohammed Siddique Sheikh lauded the India U-19 womens team ahead of the crucial AFC U-19 Womens Championship Qualifier opening match between the two arch-rivals.
Sindhu breezes past Zhang into 2nd round of French Open
India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu breezed into the second round of the women's singles event at French Open after crushing Beiwen Zhang in straight games for a revenge win, here on Tuesday. Sindhu, seeded third, disposed off unseeded Zhang 21-17 21-8 in just 34 minutes to avenge her loss at the hands of the same opponent in the opening round of the Denmark Open, last week. By virtue of this win, Sindhu has managed to break her hat-trick of losses against the American and equalled the head-to-head record at 3-3. The agony of first round exit at Denmark Open still in her mind, Sindhu, however, started slowly as Zhang took a marginal lead. But the Indian rode on her aggressive approach to roar back to a 7-4 and then a 10-6 lead. The American then stunned her fancied opponent to pocket five straight points to reclaim the lead at 11-10. It was neck-and-neck thereafter till 16 points before Sindhu seized the initiative and pocketed the first game 21-17. The second game too was a close affair ..
U Mumba thrash Telugu Titans 41-20 in PKL
Siddharth Desai produced a terrific raiding performance to guide U Mumba to a comfortable 41-20 win over Telugu Titans in the Inter Zone Challenge Week of Vivo Pro Kabaddi League Season VI here Tuesday. Rahul Chaudhari created history by becoming the first man to score 700 raid points in Pro Kabaddi but couldn't save his team from a defeat. Desai scored 17 points and made life difficult for the Titans' defence throughout the match. He is also the leading raider of the Pro Kabaddi League Season VI with 83 points so far. Chaudhari opened Telugu Titans' account with a raid in the first minute. Desai got two quick raid points as U Mumba led 3-1 after two minutes. Mohsen Magsudlou got into the act with Chaudhari as Titans scored five straight points to lead 6-3 in the seventh minute. Desai continued his hot streak as he piled up points and pressure on the Telugu Titans defence. In the 13th minute, Desai scored a super raid to give U Mumba 13-7 lead as they inflicted the first all out of ...
Arun Lal appointed Bengal Ranji team's mentor
Amid speculation on the future of Sairaj Bahutule as Bengal coach, former India opener Arun Lal was Tuesday appointed mentor of the Ranji Trophy team. Bahutule was conspicuous by his absence during Bengal Ranji Trophy team probables' preparation camp that began at the Jadavpur University second campus ground under CAB Vision 2020 consultant VVS Laxman Monday. Bahutule was not available for a comment and nobody could confirm whether he's willing at all to join the team as a statement from CAB announced that Lal was appointed mentor. Former Bengal captain Lal, who represented India in 16 Tests and 13 ODIs, is a known face on TV as a cricket commentator. He successfully battled jaw cancer recently. The team and the support staff for the first two Ranji Trophy matches will be selected on October 26. The team plays the first match as an away game against Himachal Pradesh and the second against Madhya Pradesh at home. The team is supposed to leave base on October 29.
PSG gears up for Champions League game with Napoli
Paris Saint-Germain held a training session on Tuesday for the upcoming UEFA Champions League group stage clash against Napoli.
Yuki, Ramkumar to miss Bengaluru Open
India's top two singles players, Yuki Bhambri and Ramkumar Ramanathan, will not be seen in action at the USD 150,000 Bengaluru Open -- one of the biggest Challenger tournaments in the country ---- due to different reasons. Surprisingly, Yuki has preferred a smaller (USD 50,000) Challenger tournament in Kobe, Japan in the same week while Ramkumar has to attend a mandatory ATP educative programme in London, which talks about several issues including anti-doping. "I like playing in Japan," was a terse reply from Yuki when contacted by PTI and asked about his choice. With both of them missing, in-form Prajnesh Gunneswaran will be India's biggest hope and the only one to make it to the singles main draw of the tournament, scheduled to be held at KSLTA from November 12 to 17. The Indian players have always demanded home tournaments to cut down on travel cost and had expressed concerns about vanishing international tournaments from the country, of late. Defending champion Sumit Nagal, who ...