Mumbai, Dec 1 (PTI) Jorge Pereyra Diaz scored a brace to guide Mumbai City FC to a comfortable 4-1 win over FC Goa and consolidate their position at the top of the Indian Super League standings here on Thursday. Diaz scored in the 16th and 48th minutes, while Lallianzuala Chhangte (42nd) and Alberto Noguera (55th) completed the rout. Iker Guarrotxena (22nd) scored the only goal for the Gaurs in the first half. It was a fourth win on the trot for the Islanders who now went five points clear of Hyderabad FC (16 points) at the top of the table.…
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New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) A total of 991 cricketers including 714 Indians have registered for the IPL 2023 Players’ Auction to be held in Kochi on December 23. Among the 14 overseas countries, Australia with 57 players have the most in the auction pool, followed by South Africa (52). West Indies (33), England (31), New Zealand (27), Sri Lanka (23), Afghanistan (14) Ireland (8), Netherlands (7), Bangladesh (6), UAE (6), Zimbabwe (6), Namibia (5) and Scotland (2) are the other countries. “If every franchise were to have a maximum of 25 players in their squad, 87 players are available…
New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) Olympian Manu Bhaker swept the women’s 25m pistol competition, winning the individual women’s and junior women’s gold at the 65th National Shooting Championship Competitions here on Thursday. Bhaker had earlier won the two team gold medals in the same event. In a stellar show, Bhaker, representing Haryana, outgunned CRPF’s Pushpanjali Rana 33-27 in the women’s gold medal match here at the MP Shooting Academy range in Bhopal. Bhaker then defeated her state-mate Vibhuti Bhatia 32-24 in the junior women’s title round to bag an individual double. She had already secured both the team golds in…
Hyderabad, Dec 1 (PTI) Colombian centre-forward David Castaneda struck twice in a space of nine minutes to complete Sreenidi Deccan FC’s glorious 4-3 comeback win over Mohammedan Sporting in the I-League here on Thursday. The Black Panthers raced to a two-goal lead through Nikola Stojanovic (26th) and Faslurahman Methukayil (33th), but Faysal Shayesteh’s 43rd minute magical free-kick ensured that the hosts trailed by one goal in the first half. Mohammedan Sporting went on to extend their lead through Sheikh Faiaz (66th) but their defence crumbled as the hosts scored three goals in 11 minutes to complete a thrilling win. Awal…
Jakarta, Dec 1 (PTI) India’s Veer Ahlawat continued his fine form as he put himself in tied 3rd place after a round of 5-under 67 that included seven birdies in the first round of the BNI Indonesian Masters here on Thursday. When inclement weather cut short play on the first day, Thailand’s Kosuke Hamamoto and Neil Schietekat from South Africa led the field with six-under-par 66 each to take the clubhouse lead. Ahlawat, who finished 8th in Bangladesh Open, last week has been in fine form on the Asian Tour. Anirban Lahiri, the 2014 winner here, was making a return…
Kolkata, Dec 1 (PTI) Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar, who amassed over 13,000 international runs in his career, said he did not look at the scoreboard while batting and never set targets at the crease. The former India captain also said his aim was to always bat sessions in Test matches, beginning from the start of play till stumps. “I didn’t look at the scoreboard when I was batting, because every batsman has his own way of setting targets. Small targets are what the coaches tell you first, getting to 10, 20 and 30, which is a good way,” Gavaskar said.…
Ahmedabad, Dec 1 (PTI) Saurashtra’s battle hardened domestic veterans will meet their match in Maharashtra’s destructive power hitters as domestic doyens Jaydev Unadkat and Ruturaj Gaikwad square off in what promises to be an enticing grand finale of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Friday. If Unadkat’s opening spell literally sealed the semifinal against Karnataka, it is Gaikwad’s ‘Daddy Hundreds’ that has put Maharashtra’s total beyond reach of good batting outfits like UP and Assam. A cursory glance at the statistics will show how Saurashtra’s road to final has been paved by their bowlers while Maharashtra’s batters have done all…
New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) Top seed Unnati Hooda entered the quarterfinals of the women’s singles U-17 category of the Badminton Asia U-17 and U-15 Junior Championships in Thailand on Thursday. Odisha Open champion Unnati defeated 14th seed Nutchavee Sittiteeranan of Thailand 21-11 21-19 in a round of 16 match. In another women’s U-17 match, India’s Anmol Kharb was shown the door by Malaysia’s Dania Sofea 17-21 21-19 13-21. In the U-15 women’s doubles, top seeds Tanvi Reddy and Durga Esha Kandrapu defeated local pair of Sunisa Lekjula and Pimchanok Sutthiviriyakul 21-18 22-20 to enter the pre-quarterfinals. In the women’s…
नयी दिल्ली, एक दिसंबर (भाषा) भारतीय एथलेटिक्स महासंघ (एएफआई) 2023 का घरेलू एथलेटिक्स सत्र असम के काजीरंगा राष्ट्रीय उद्यान में सात और जनवरी को होने वाली राष्ट्रीय क्रॉस कंट्री चैंपियनशिप के साथ शुरू होगा।
रावलपिंडी, एक दिसंबर (भाषा) स्टार ऑलराउंडर बेन स्टोक्स ने अगले साल भारत में होने वाले 50 ओवर के विश्व कप में इंग्लैंड की खिताब की रक्षा के अभियान के लिए एकदिवसीय संन्यास से वापसी की संभावना को खारिज नहीं किया है।