Thursday, May 25TRUSTED FEARLESS INTERNATIONAL & NATIONAL NEWS PORTAL

Day: May 17, 2023

17May By source belowNo Comments
Sports

IPL 2023 | We’re making same mistake over and over again: Bond slams MI bowlers

Lucknow Super Giants’ players greet Mumbai Indians batters Tim David and Cameron Green after winning the IPL 2023 cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians, at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on May 16, 2023. LSG won the match by 5 runs. | Photo Credit: PTI Mumbai Indians' bowling coach Shane Bond has expressed his frustration with the team's bowling unit for committing the "same mistake over and over again" in match situations, recently against Lucknow Super Giants.Mohsin Khan made a fine comeback from a long injury lay-off as the left-arm pacer defended 11 runs in the final over against the destructive Tim David to hand LSG a five-run win over MI in the IPL here on May 16.This was after LSG recovered from 123/3 in 17 overs t...
Read More
17May By source belowNo Comments
Sports

IPL 2023 | LSG’s Ravi Bishnoi completes 50 wickets in IPL career

Lucknow Super Giants bowler Ravi Bishnoi celebrates the wicket of Mumbai Indians batter Ishan Kishan during the IPL 2023 cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians, at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) spinner Ravi Bishnoi completed 50 wickets in his Indian Premier League (IPL) career on May 16.The young spinner accomplished this milestone during his side's IPL 2023 match against Mumbai Indians (MI) at Lucknow. In the match, Bishnoi took 2/26 in four overs at an economy rate of 6.50. He took wickets of well-settled openers Ishan Kishan and skipper Rohit Sharma. This was also his 50th IPL match. From 2020-21, he represented Punjab Kings. He was bought by LSG in...
Read More
17May By source belowNo Comments
Sports

PBKS skipper Shikhar left frustrated after defeat to DC

Punjab Kings skipper Shikhar Dhawan was left “frustrated” after Delhi Capitals dealt a body blow to their chances of making the IPL 2023 play-offs here on Wednesday. The 15-run defeat to Delhi Capitals has all but ended PBKS’ hopes in this edition of the tournament and the former India stand-in skipper attributed the defeat to some poor batting taken by him, including the decision to use left-arm spinner Harpeet Brar in the 20th over. Delhi Capitals scored an above-par 213/2 and then restricted PBKS to 198/8 despite a herculean effort from PBKS’ England batter Liam Livingstone, who smashed a 48-ball 94 and was out last ball. “It was frustrating, but I don’t think we bowled well in the first six overs. We should have taken some wickets the way the ball was moving around,” said Dhawan, wh...
Read More
17May By source belowNo Comments
Sports

The Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes and draft lottery has a winner: It’s the San Antonio Spurs

Victor Wembanyama is set to follow in the footsteps of David Robinson and Tim Duncan, and the San Antonio Spurs are ready to welcome the French phenom. It sure seems like an ideal pairing. The Spurs hit the lottery jackpot on Tuesday, landing the No. 1 pick and the right to draft one of the most highly touted prospects in NBA history. Not since LeBron James made the jump from St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, to the NBA two decades ago has a player come with this much fanfare. At 7-foot-3 and with the ability to shoot like a wing player and pass like a point guard, the 19-year-old Wembanyama is expected to make an immediate impact. And he had a message for San Antonio. “I’m trying to win a ring ASAP,” Wembanyama told ESPN after the lottery results. “So be...
Read More
17May By source belowNo Comments
Sports

Brentford’s Ivan Toney handed eight-month ban for breaching betting rules

Brentford and England striker Ivan Toney has been banned from football for eight months and fined 50,000 pounds ($63,000) after admitting to 232 breaches of the Football Association’s (FA) betting rules, the governing body said on Wednesday. Toney will not be able to play for club or country until Jan. 16, 2024 and he has been warned as to his future conduct. The sanctions were imposed by an independent regulatory commission after a personal hearing. The 27-year-old was charged by the FA in November for allegedly breaching the rules 232 times between 2017 and 2021. He was charged with 30 more alleged breaches in December. “The FA subsequently withdrew 30 of these breaches and he admitted to the remaining 232,” the governing body said. “The independent regulatory commission’s written rea...
Read More
17May By source belowNo Comments
Sports

IPL 2023, PBKS vs DC emotional rollercoaster: No-ball in last over, Prithvi Shaw’s return to form and Shikhar Dhawan’s blunder

DC survive no-ball It didn’t matter in the end, but the no-ball midway through the final over injected some short-lived jeopardy in proceedings. With 33 needed of six balls, the first half of the over had brought only 10 runs. A requirement of 23 from three balls was improbable, if Ishant Sharma didn’t transgress. But a high full toss, which was smashed over wide long-off for a six, was called a no-ball, and despite a challenge from Delhi Capitals, the decision stood. The resultant free hit was another full toss, not that high but ripe enough to be hit out of the ground. But Liam Livingstone, who was hitting almost everything to the boundary and over it, had a mighty swing which met only fresh air, settling the contest and, to a large extent, Punjab Kings’ chances of making the playoffs...
Read More
17May By source belowNo Comments
Sports

ICC ODI Rankings: Ireland’s Tector displaces Kohli, de Kock to become top-10 batter, Gill stays put on 5th spot | Cricket News – Times of India

DUBAI: Young Ireland cricketer Harry Tector has made it to the top-10 in the latest ICC men's ODI batting rankings following his career-best 140 in the second match of the 50-over series against Bangladesh in Chelmsford.The 23-year-old ended the series as the leading run-getter with 206 runs from three games and is placed seventh, having displaced India's Virat Kohli and South Africa's Quinton de Kock, who have dropped one place each to eighth and ninth respectively.Young India top-order batter Shubman Gill continues to hold the No. 5 position in the rankings, which is led by Pakistan's Babar Azam.Tector seventh place on the rankings, following a jump of 72 rating points, is the best by an Ireland batter.The right-handed batter's new rating of 722 points is also the highest an Ireland m...
Read More
17May By source belowNo Comments
Sports

I could never captain like MS Dhoni or Virat Kohli: RCB skipper Faf du Plessis

The Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis has expressed his admiration for his former Chennai Super Kings captain, MS Dhoni from his time at the franchise. In a recent interview with NDTV, du Plessis shared his observations from being around the former India captain. “I was just observing MS from a distance. I was stealing from my eyes, my years about why he is so successful, what makes him so successful. Even at that stage, one of the most successful international and domestic captains in the world of cricket. It was a privilege to learn from someone like that. But I think also something that I picked up really early on was the importance of being the leader that you are. I could never captain like MS or Virat or Graeme Smith or Stephen Fleming. I find my own way but you c...
Read More
17May By source belowNo Comments
Sports

Brentford’s Toney handed eight-month ban by FA for betting offences | Football News – Times of India

Brentford and England striker Ivan Toney has been banned from football for eight months and fined 50,000 pounds ($63,000) after admitting to 232 breaches of the Football Association's (FA) betting rules, the governing body said on Wednesday.Toney will not be able to play for club or country until Jan. 16, 2024 and he has been warned as to his future conduct. The sanctions were imposed by an independent regulatory commission after a personal hearing.The 27-year-old was charged by the FA in November for allegedly breaching the rules 232 times between 2017 and 2021. He was charged with 30 more alleged breaches in December."The FA subsequently withdrew 30 of these breaches and he admitted to the remaining 232," the governing body said."The independent regulatory commission's written reasons...
Read More
17May By source belowNo Comments
Sports

We are confident we will win the fight for justice: Vinesh Phogat | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Vinesh Phogat, one of the main faces of the ongoing wrestlers’ protest, on Wednesday showed confidence, saying that they will win the fight for justice."We are confident we will win the fight for justice. We will make our best effort so that not just the global wrestling community gets to know about our plight but we will also reach out to athletes in other disciplines. No country has remained untouched by incidents of sexual harassment in sport," Vinesh said.The protesting wrestlers also said that their focus is fully on getting justice from the court, while adding that the findings of the Oversight Committee constituted by the Sports Ministry is no longer relevant.The Sports Ministry had constituted a six-member panel headed by legendary boxer MC Mary Kom on January 23 and ...
Read More
17May By source belowNo Comments
Sports

WATCH: Shikhar Dhawan pulls off a screamer to dismiss David Warner | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper Shikhar Dhawan led from the front as he showcased exceptional fielding skills to get rid of Delhi Capitals (DC) captain David Warner in an Indian Premier (league (IPL) match at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Wednesday.The incident happened in the 11th over of the innings when Warner looked to slap Sam Curran's delivery downtown but ended up miscuing it in the air. But an alert Dhawan ran across from cover and executed a perfectly timed dive to his left, grabbing the ball mid-air. His grip was so secure that even when his arms hit the ground, the ball didn't pop out.Warner played a fine innings, scoring 46 runs off 31 balls that included five fours and two sixes.You can now pick the winner of an IPL match and see h...
Read More
17May By source belowNo Comments
Sports

IPL 2023 | PBKS all-rounder Sikandar Raza believes Matheesha Pathirana more “trickier” than Malinga

Chennai Super Kings bowler Matheesha Pathirana during the IPL 2023 cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals, at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Wednesday, May 10, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Zimbabwe all-rounder and Punjab Kings batter Sikandar Raza lauded Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana and said the young pacer is much more trickier to read than Sri Lanka great Lasith Malinga.Sikandar said that Pathirana is more trickier bowler than Malinga as his bowling action comes lower. "Pathirana is a quality talent. I remember that [Lasith] Malinga was hard enough to face but Pathirana is just a bit trickier. His arm comes lower. Malinga was side on, I remember. On that wicket, with those cutters and his 145kph pace, you just didn't know what's coming. Alhamdulillah...
Read More
17May By source belowNo Comments
Sports

Jyothi Yarraji clinches women’s 100m hurdles gold in Federation Cup Athletics | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh’s Jyothi Yarraji displayed a remarkable performance, on the penultimate day of the Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships, to clinch the gold medal in the women's 100m hurdles with great ease and even surpassed her own meet record in Ranchi on Wednesday.In the heats on Tuesday, Yarraji had already set a meet record by completing the race in 13.18 seconds. However, she didn't stop there and went on to further improve her record by clocking an impressive time of 12.89 seconds in the final, winning the gold medal in the process.Not only did Yarraji claim the meet record, but she also surpassed the qualification standard set by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) for the Asian Championships.The qualification standard was set at 13.63 seconds, and Yarraji...
Read More
17May By source belowNo Comments
Sports

Italian Open: Holger Rune stuns Novak Djokovic to storm into semi-finals | Tennis News – Times of India

Holger Rune caused a major upset at the Italian Open as he defeated the defending champion Novak Djokovic in a thrilling three-set battle. The 20-year-old Danish player secured his spot in the semi-finals with a hard-fought 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 victory over the world number one.Rune had previously outlasted Djokovic in three sets during last year's Paris Masters final, and he started the match in strong form. He made an impressive start by breaking Djokovic's serve in the opening game. Demonstrating his aggressive playing style and employing delicate drop shots, Rune quickly raced ahead to a 4-1 lead. Djokovic appeared uncomfortable between points and had already admitted to dealing with a physical issue the previous day.Despite missing a late opportunity to extend his lead, Rune managed to cl...
Read More
17May By source belowNo Comments
Sports

Odisha FC appoint Sergio Lobera as head coach on two-year deal | Football News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Indian Super League (ISL) club Odisha FC on Wednesday announced the appointment of Spain's Sergio Lobera as their new head coach on a two-year deal. Lobera, who has previously been associated with ISL clubs FC Goa and Mumbai City FC, will now take charge of Odisha FC in their upcoming season.The club expressed their intention to elevate their status in the league by appointing the Spanish coach.Odisha FC had a successful season, winning the Super Cup and securing a place in the AFC Cup Group Stage.With Lobera's expertise and experience in Indian football, the club aims to continue their growth and success in the coming seasons."Sergio Lobera's reputation precedes him, having already left an indelible mark on the Indian football landscape during his previous stints with FC Goa...
Read More
17May By source belowNo Comments
Sports

Short games, active commentary, OTT streaming, Metaverse and fantasy league: How Global Chess League hopes to awaken ‘sleeping giant’ sport

When the Global Chess League (GCL) holds its inaugural season in Dubai next month, fans will be able to simultaneously play games in the Metaverse with virtual avatars of players, including five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand. That’s not all. In a bid to make the sport more appealing for both hardcore and casual fans, GCL organisers are also promising fantasy gaming offerings that will allow fans to predict the next move of players during games. All games will also be live-streamed on an OTT platform in India. The GCL — which starts on June 21 with the final on July 2 — will feature six teams having six players each, including one icon who will be a world champion calibre player, one male GM with an ELO rating of over 2700, two top female chess players and a junior player. “The t...
Read More
17May By source belowNo Comments
Sports

IPL 2023 | PBKS opt to bowl against Delhi Capitals

Delhi Capitals’ Axar Patel before the start of match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings, at HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala on May 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan elected to bowl against Delhi Capitals in their must-win IPL match, here on Wednesday.PBKS made two changes to their line-up bringing in Atharva Taide for Rishi Dhawan, while Kagiso Rabada replaced Sikandar Raza.Anrich Nortje and Prithvi Shaw returned for DC in place of injured Mitchell Marsh and Praveen Dubey.Teams:Delhi Capitals: David Warner (c), Prithvi Shaw, Philip Salt (wk), Rilee Rossouw, Axar Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Yash Dhull, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma and Khaleel Ahmed.Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Atharva Taide, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sam Curra...
Read More
17May By source belowNo Comments
Sports

World Cup Stage 2: Indian archers bow out in quarterfinals of compound team events | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India's women's team, consisting of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Swami, and Avneet Kaur, lost to Turkey, who were seeded sixth, 228-231 in the quarterfinals of the compound teams event at the Archery World Cup Stage 2 in Shanghai on Wednesday.Meanwhile, India's men's team, seeded fifth and comprised of Ojas Deotale, Rishabh Yadav, and Prathamesh Jawkar, also failed to advance in the medal race, losing to Mexico 231-234.However, India's mixed pair of Ojas Deotale and Jyothi Surekha, who previously won the World Cup Stage 1, are still in the competition for the compound team event.In the recurve qualifications, India's female archers performed better than their male counterparts. Simranjeet Kaur secured seventh place with 648 points, while teenager Bhajan Kaur finished in 17th ...
Read More