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Anju Bobby George says her protege Shaili Singh can ‘conquer’ world in long jump in 4-5 years – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Legendary long jumper Anju Bobby George feels that her protege Shaili Singh can "conquer" the world in four or five years just like Neeraj Chopra is doing currently in javelin throw, going by her performances at the age of 19.Earlier this year, Shaili had logged 6.76m at the Indian Grand Prix, the all-time second-longest long jump by an Indian woman after Anju herself. Anju's national record of 6.83m still stands since 2004.On Sunday, Shaili won her first international medal at the senior level -- a bronze -- with a jump of 6.65m in her first global competition at the Seiko Grand Prix, a World Athletics Continental Tour gold-level meet, in Yokohama, Japan."For a 19-year-old, the distance she (Shaili) has jumped is incredible. At 19, she has jumped 6.76m. She is a rare talent ...
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Real Madrid lodges hate crime complaint over Vinicius incident | Football News – Times of India

MADRID: Real Madrid have lodged a hate crime complaint with Spanish prosecutors over racist chants hurled at Brazilian player Vinicius Jr during Sunday's match at Valencia's Mestalla stadium, the club said in a statement on Monday."Real Madrid C.F. shows its strongest rejection and condemns the events that occurred yesterday against our player Vinicius Jr," it said.The attacks, in its view, "constitute a hate crime" for which the club has filed a complaint with the State Attorney General's Office, the club said.Separately, the Movement Against Intolerance (MCI) and the Association of Spanish Soccer Players (AFE) said in a joint statement they had also filed a complaint with the same prosecutor's office, citing racial slurs against the Black player.!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { f...
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We did not stop Mohun Bagan fans, only ambush marketing was stopped by IPL: Kolkata Knight Riders | Cricket News – Times of India

KOLKATA: The Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday refuted claims that they stopped fans wearing the Mohun Bagan jersey from entering the Eden Gardens during their IPL game against Lucknow Super Giants, dubbing them "misleading".The RP Sanjiv Goenka Group owns both LSG and Mohun Bagan, the century-old football club.After a section of Mohun Bagan fans alleged that they were not allowed to enter the Eden Gardens because their t-shirts and scarves had Mohun Bagan's logo on them, the KKR management denied the claims and, in a thinly veiled swipe, said the Goenka group was indulging in "ambush marketing"."There are some misleading reports that are floating around that KKR management had stopped some fans from entering Eden Gardens during the KKR vs LSG IPL game on May 20," KKR said in a statement....
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ICC charges Bhatinda-based umpire Jatin Kashyap for breaching anti-corruption code

The International Cricket Council (ICC) logo at the ICC headquarters in Dubai. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The International Cricket Council (ICC) on May 22 charged Bhatinda-based umpire Jatin Kashyap for breaching its anti-corruption code following an investigation into "international matches in 2022".The ICC did not specify the incidents related to the breach. Kashyap has officiated in district level matches in Punjab but is not on the BCCI panel.Kashyap has not officiated even in district matches in the last four years and had vanished from State cricket's umpiring circuit till the global body sought his background from Punjab Cricket Association (PCA).Kashyap has been charged with "failing or refusing, without compelling justification, to co-operate with the Anti-Corruption Unit’s...
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‘He had a bit of a niggle in his knee’: Sanjay Bangar provides update on Virat Kohli’s fitness ahead of WTC final

Royal Challengers Bangalore coach Sanjay Bangar revealed that star batter Virat Kohli had been suffering with a niggle but it is nothing serious. Speaking in post-match press conference after the game against Gujarat Titans, Bangar said, “Yeah, he had a bit of a niggle in his knee. But I don’t think there is anything serious. Having scored two back-to-back hundreds within a gap of 4 days. He is somebody who not only wants to contribute with the bat but even when he is fielding. He did a lot of running around. “40 overs a couple of days ago and today, for 35 overs he was on the field. He was giving his best. So it is going to bother at some point but I don’t think it’s anything serious,” he added. Kohli has been in sublime after scoring back to back tons against Sunrisers Hyderabad and G...
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WTC final: first batch of Team India players leave for London

Eleven cricketers — six Team India squad members, a reserve and three net bowlers — along with support staff will leave for England early on Tuesday to commence preparations for the World Test Championship final versus Australia, to be played at the Oval in London from June 7. The players leaving on Tuesday are Virat Kohli, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav and Jaydev Unadkat. These players, barring Unadkat, are from the franchises whose Indian Premier League campaign ended in the league stage. R. Ashwin is expected to join the preparations mid-week. Unadkat had been replaced by the Lucknow Super Giants after injuring himself in the nets. The Hindu understands that both Unadkat and Umesh have been passed fit by experts at the National Cricket Academy. P...
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IPL 2023: The most effective batters in successful chases | Cricket News – Times of India

IPL 2023 has seen many statistical records being broken. At the end of the league stage, the last 4 teams have been decided and it's not surprising to see many players of these teams featuring prominently in most lists.From Faf du Plessis to Shubman Gill to Virat Kohli to Yashasvi Jaiswal - some of the batters have completely blown our minds this season.But one list which is dominated by players from defending champions and table toppers the Gujarat Titans and 5 time champions the Mumbai Indians is that of the most effective batters in successful run chases in this edition of the IPL.TimesofIndia.com here takes a look at the top 6 batters on this list:BATTERTEAM INNINGSRUNSHSAVG100s50sSRShubman GillGT6333104*66.6012151.36Suryakumar YadavMI62728354.4003198.54Ishan KishanMI62487541.330216...
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IPL 2023: RCB’s Dinesh Karthik ends season with unwanted batting records to his name | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bangalore's wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik registered an unwanted record to his name in the IPL 2023 match against Gujarat Titans on Sunday. He came at No. 6 and departed without troubling the scores (duck. He became the batsman with the most ducks in IPL. He has a total of 17 ducks in his IPL career.Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma is second in the list with 16 ducks to his name. He has represented Deccan Chargers and Mumbai Indians in his IPL career.01:48IPL: RCB's campaign ends after loss to GT, MI throughMandeep Singh is next on the list with 15 ducks. The right-hand batsman has played for Kolkata Knight Riders, Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals.Mystery spinner and hard-hitting batter Sunil Narine has 15 ducks in IPL. ...
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Dortmund keep lid on euphoria as Bundesliga title race goes to the wire

Borussia Dortmund are one win away from clinching their first Bundesliga title in 11 years but they are desperate to keep a lid on the city’s bubbling euphoria until the job is done. Dortmund’s 3-0 win at Augsburg on Sunday coupled with Bayern Munich’s shock 3-1 home loss to RB Leipzig put the Ruhr valley club into top spot, two points ahead of the Bavarians with one game left. “I don’t really want to stop the euphoria but we still have one game left to play,” Dortmund sports director Sebastian Kehl said of the tightest Bundesliga race in years. “We are taking in the euphoria but we still need 90 minutes. We cannot allow this to be taken from us.” Kehl is aware that winning the Bundesliga would be an unexpected success for Dortmund following what has been a rollercoaster season that sta...
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IPL 2023 | Chennai Super Kings meets ‘CSK Lite’ Gujarat Titans as Dhoni faces ‘Gill Test’

The astute tactician in Mahendra Singh Dhoni will dig deep into his reserves to counter Indian cricket's new 'Crown Prince' Shubman Gill as four-time champions Chennai Super Kings will meet their match in current title holders Gujarat Titans in Qualifier-1 of the IPL in Chennai on Tuesday.Gill, who almost single-handedly knocked out a star-studded Royal Challengers Bangalore with a century for the keeps, has overshadowed Virat Kohli and will certainly force one of India's greatest captains to go back to the drawing board and make plans for him.Gill is in the midst of a dream season and what will be Dhoni's tactical ploy to stop the dashing 'Mohali Marauder' is there to be seen.Also Read | I think we have a great bowling attack for that Chennai wicket: Shubman GillThis season, Gujarat T...
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Josh Hazlewood deemed fit for WTC final, Ashes after injury scare

Australia paceman Josh Hazlewood is expected to be fit for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India and the Ashes despite cutting his Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign short. Hazlewood returned to Australia after reporting “minor side soreness” following his most recent IPL match for Royal Challengers Bangalore two weeks ago, Cricket Australia said. The governing body said Hazlewood had returned to “high intensity bowling” after a brief and precautionary rest period. He would continue to increase his bowling workloads in preparation for the WTC final and the Ashes series against England, CA said in a statement. “Hazlewood is considered fit and available for the WTC and Ashes series.” Hazlewood has battled injuries over the past 18 months and had a four-month layoff from ...
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IPL 2023 | I think we have a great bowling attack for that Chennai wicket: Shubman Gill

Gujarat Titans batter Shubman Gill celebrates his century and win over RCB during the IPL 2023 match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujrat Titans at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on May 21, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Gujarat Titans' batting mainstay Shubman Gill feels that his recent success in international and franchise cricket is primarily due to a thorough understanding of his own game and knowing the player that he is.The Gujarat Titans opener's 52-ball-104, studded with eight sixes knocked Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore out of the IPL as the table toppers successfully chased down 198 in just 19.1 overs on Sunday."I know my game... for any player it's important to know who you are," Gill, who has a good shot at the 'Orange Cap' with 680 runs under his bel...
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“We missed a few runs from middle order”: RCB captain Faf du Plessis | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Faf Du Plessis on Sunday said that the team's exit from the league stage was primarily due to the middle-order's inability to score runs, the loss of wickets in the middle overs, the team's struggle to finish games effectively, and the absence of strong hitters in the lower order.Put in to bat, RCB posted a mammoth 197/5, thanks to a classy century from Virat Kohli (101 not out off 61 balls). In reply, defending champions Gujarat Titans, riding on a magnificent unbeaten 104 off 52 balls, chased down the total in 19.1 overs. 01:48IPL: RCB's campaign ends after loss to GT, MI through"Very disappointed. We played a really strong team tonight, an amazing hundred from Shubman. It was really wet in the second innings. It was wet in the first inni...
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People think my T20 game is declining, but I am at my best again: Kohli

Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Virat Kohli in a match against Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League 2023, at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru on May 21, 2023. Photo: Twitter/@IPL via ANI Pumped up after an unprecedented seventh IPL hundred, Virat Kohli took a dig at his critics who felt that he was all but over as a T20 batter, saying he is playing some of his best cricket in the shortest format.Post the T20 World Cup semi-final exit last year, there have been indications that India’s T20 team would undergo a revamp and although the official line has been “workload management” of senior players, the likes of captain Rohit Sharma and Kohli himself haven’t played for India in the shortest format.“I felt great. Lot of people think that my T20 cricket is declining, I don’t feel li...
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‘I am aging … it was back spasm due to soft beds in Dharamshala’ : R Ashwin

R Ashwin says his back is fine after pulling out of Rajasthan Royals’s last league game in Dharamshala. He said he probably picked up the back spasm after sleeping on a “soft bed” in Dharamshala hotel. “I always sleep on floor. But in Dharamshala (I slept) on the soft beds. Suddenly back spasm came and my back got stiff. I came home. Back is fine,” Ashwin told on his YouTube channel. He also mentioned how his aging body and IPL travel played a role. “In IPL we keep traveling to different places. I am aging also …” India will play the World Test Championship final against Australia on June 7 and The Indian Express has reported how the team management isn’t too chuffed about the lack of preparation, and in particular lack of bowling time with the Duke ball (the ball to be used in WTC) dur...
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Sachin Tendulkar: Shubman Gill, Cameron Green batted well for Mumbai Indians Playoffs entry | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Batting star Shubman Gill overshadowed Virat Kohli's record-breaking century as Gujarat Titans defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore in a high-scoring thriller in the final league game at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday.Shubman sizzled with an unbeaten 104 off 52 balls, also his second straight IPL century, laced with five fours and eight sixes at a strike-rate of 200, to dash RCB's hopes of entering the playoffs. 01:48IPL: RCB's campaign ends after loss to GT, MI throughThe result means that RCB crashed out of IPL 2023, with five-time champions Mumbai Indians sealing the last remaining spot. Gujarat Titans will take on Chennai Super Kings in the Qualifier 1 on Tuesday in Chennai. MI will face Lucknow Super Giants in the Eliminator on May 24 at the MA Chidamba...
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Akash Madhwal: How Uttarakhand transformed a tennis ball cricketer | Cricket News – Times of India

CAU gave 'fickle-minded' MI pacer free hand and captaincy to bring focus in his bowlingNEW DELHI: Akash Madhwal's emergence has come as a pain-reliever for Mumbai Indians when they were reeling due to the absence of Jasprit Bumrah and an off-colour Jofra Archer. On Sunday afternoon in a must-win game, his ability to hurl impeccable yorkers in the death overs helped MI restrict Sunrisers Hyderabad to an under-par score on a placid Wankhede pitch with a spell of 4/37.It has been a major transition for Madhwal from being an engineer to a tennis-ball cricketer from Roorkee to a dependable IPL pacer at the age of 29 in a matter of four years. His journey started when he just turned up for trials organized by the Cricket Association of Uttarakhand. Former India opener Wasim Jaffer was the coa...
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Daniil Medvedev makes his mark on clay by beating Rune for Italian Open title

Daniil Medvedev hadn’t won a single match in his three previous appearances at the Italian Open. Now he’s won the tournament. The Russian beat rising 20-year-old Danish player Holger Rune 7-5, 7-5 on Sunday for the first clay-court trophy of a career that includes the 2021 U.S. Open title and a period at No. 1 in the rankings. Medvedev was previously known almost exclusively for his prowess on hard courts, with 18 of his previous 19 titles coming on that surface — the other was on grass in Mallorca. But he now must be considered a contender at the French Open — the clay-court Grand Slam — which starts next Sunday. No words! pic.twitter.com/HKH4lo503A — Daniil Medvedev (@DaniilMedwed) May 21, 2023 There’s room for a new champion at Roland Garros after 14-time winner Rafael Nadal announc...