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2Jun

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AIFF rejects Kerala Blasters’ appeal against Rs 4 crore fine for abandonment of ISL game

The All India Football Federation on Friday rejected Kerala Blasters FC’s appeal against the Rs 4 crore fine imposed on them for misconduct and abandonment of their ISL playoff match against Bengaluru FC. The committee also rejected KBFC’s head coach Ivan Vukumanovic’s appeal against the fine of Rs 5 lakh and a 10-game ban imposed on him. In both cases, the Appeal Committee upheld the earlier decisions of the Disciplinary Committee and were asked to “pay the respective fines within two weeks”. Their ISL playoff on March 3 sparked controversy as Kerala Blasters walked off the field claiming that Sunil Chhetri’s winning strike from an extra time freekick was not “legitimate”. They claimed that referee Crystal John did not blow the whistle before Chhetri took the kick and the players were ...

25May

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Dortmund ready to lift Bundesliga trophy, Bayern hope for dramatic twist

The stage is set in Dortmund for the most dramatic Bundesliga finale in more than a decade with Borussia fans desperate to see the team win their first league title in 11 years on Saturday against visitors Mainz 05. The Ruhr valley club, who last won the Bundesliga under then coach Juergen Klopp in 2012, are one win away from making sure they lift the Meisterschale in front of a sold-out 81,000 home crowd on the last matchday of the season. Dortmund are two points clear of Bayern Munich going into the last game and know that a draw or even defeat might still be enough to secure the title depending on Bayern’s result in Cologne. But in Dortmund there is no goal other than to win. “We just have to win one more time,” said Dortmund sports director Sebastian Kehl, captain of the 2012-title ...

24May

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DCW notice to Delhi Police over trolling, online abuse of cricketer Shubman Gill’s sister

The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has issued a notice to Delhi Police seeking the registration of FIR against those who trolled, abused and threatened to rape and assault cricketer Shubman Gill’s sister, officials said on Wednesday. Gill’s ton in Gujarat Titan’s last game of IPL’s league stage knocked out Royal Challengers Bangalore from the tournament. After the game, Gill and his sister were subjected to trolling and abuse by some on various social media platforms. The DCW notice said, “These posts on social media platform ‘Twitter’ and ‘Instagram’ are obscene, misogynistic, threatening and extremely abusive towards the sister of Shubman Gill. She is also being threatened of rape and assault on social media which is an outrightly criminal act.” This is a very serious matter and at...

20May

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Man United beat Bournemouth to close on Champions League

Midfielder Casemiro scored a brilliant acrobatic volley to give Manchester United a 1-0 Premier League win at Bournemouth on Saturday that took them closer to Champions League football next season. United moved on to 69 points in fourth place in the table, behind Newcastle United on goal difference and needing one point from home games against Chelsea and Fulham next week to seal a return to European club soccer’s most prestigious competition. Fifth-placed Liverpool, who are on 66 points after a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa, face relegated Southampton on the final day. Three important points!! 🔥⚽️@ManUtd @premierleague pic.twitter.com/YNCjKCy0JN — Antony Santos (@antony00) May 20, 2023 The visitors dominated the opening exchanges and went ahead in the ninth minute when Cherries defende...

18May

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Archery World Cup: India crash out of recurve team events

It was a familiar script for Indian archers as they were eliminated by heavyweights Korea in the quarterfinals of the men’s recurve team event in the World Cup Stage 1 here on Thursday. The Indian trio of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Atanu Das and Neeraj Chauhan suffered a lopsided 0-6 (54-55, 56-57, 54-59) defeat at the hands of the top seeded Korean team of Lee Woo Seok, Kim Je Deok and Kim Woojin. The eighth seeded Indian men’s recurve team began its campaign with a hard-fought 5-3 (57-57, 56-58, 57-56, 58-51) win over Chinese Taipei. Archery🏹 World Cup Stage 2, Shanghai Update✅ Team 🇮🇳's performance in Recurve Individual Events! In Men's qualification round, Dhiraj Bommadevara finished 13th with score of 656, Atanu Das finished 44th with 638 pic.twitter.com/oKo6BbHTHA — SAI Media (@Media_S...

18May

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Jonny Bairstow wondered if he would ever be able to ‘walk again’

England’s match winner Jonny Bairstow wondered if he would ever be able to walk again, let alone getting back to the game, after suffering serious injuries while playing golf last August. The injury kept Bairstow out of action for eight months but on Wednesday he was named in the England squad for the one-off Test against Ireland next month. Bairstow was at the peak of his powers when the freak leg injury derailed his career. Expectedly, he had huge apprehensions over his future following the incident. “You wonder whether or not you’ll be able to walk again, jog again, run again, play cricket again. Absolutely, those things do go through your mind. “It depends how long you think about them. There are many different things, until you get back to playing, well… you wonder, is it going to ...

7May

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Kidambi Srikanth, Ashmita Chaliha top BAI’s selection trials, make it to individual events of Asian Games

Kidambi Srikanth and Ashmita Chaliha on Sunday topped the men’s and women’s singles selection trials respectively to assure themselves a place in the individual event of the Asian Games. Srikanth, the 2021 World Championship silver medallist, and Chaliha remained unbeaten in their six matches during the four-day long trials at the Jwala Gutta Badminton Academy here to join PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy for the individual competitions as the selectors named a 19-member squad for the continental event. Srikanth, who had topped group A with three wins, beat Siddhanth Gupta 21-13 21-16 before notching up a 21-15 21-14 win over Lakshya Sen in stage 2 of the trials on Sunday. The former world number one had defeated national champion Mithun Manjunath 22-24 21-13 21-14 on Saturday. 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 📢 Pre...

6May

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IPL 2023: We would like to play on any surface, says CSK batter Ruturaj Gaikwad

Chennai Super Kings opening batter Ruturaj Gaikwad on Saturday said his team does not have any problem playing on any strip at the M A Chidambaram stadium because of the home advantage. CSK beat Mumbai Indians by six wickets in a crucial IPL match at Chepauk, hitting the required runs in 17.4 overs after restricting the opposition to just 139 for 8. Asked if this was the kind of pitch CSK would like to play, Gaikwad said, “It does suit our strength but the pitch is, I would say, slightly out of our control with the weather being slightly gloomy, rainy. Obviously it’s tough for the curator to make what we want. Setting up the tempo! 🦁#CSKvMI #WhistlePodu #Yellove 💛 pic.twitter.com/rGgLbkbrx4 — Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) May 6, 2023 “Even the two games we lost here, they were almo...

5May

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‘Modi will only harm Pakistan, can’t expect anything good from him’: Shahid Afridi’s scathing attack on Indian PM

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi launched a scathing attack on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his strict policies and said that ever since the Indian PM took office, nothing positive has come out for Pakistan, and neither can anything be expected in the future from the head of the Indian government. “Ever since Modi has come to power you can’t expect anything from him in Pakistan’s favour. As simple as that,” Afridi said on Samaa TV. “History speaks for itself. Earlier when BJP was in power, we had pretty good relationships with the previous prime ministers,” he added. The 46-year-old also said that he has zero expectations from PM Modi and the latter will only damage Pakistan’s image. “I am only talking about Modi. I have no expectations from him whatsoever,” he said. “He...

4May

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‘Impact Player rule leading to chase 200+ totals, more close finishes in the IPL’: Nehal Wadhera

Mumbai Indians (MI) on Wednesday pulled off a freak show as they chased down the fourth-highest total in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL) against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) in Mohali. Post their triumph over the hosts, MI’s young gun Nehal Wadhera revealed that the side has been practicing by forming two teams from their own squad and that has given them a major boost. “We are playing practice matches among ourselves by making two teams from the squad. Both the teams are posting 200+ consistently so a lot of confidence for these kinds of run chases is coming from those practice matches,” he said during the post-match conference. Wadhera said that it is the demonstration of the calibre of their batting lineup that they can chase down 200-plus pl...

3May

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IPL 2023: Points shared between CSK and LSG after Badoni sparkles on a rainy day

It felt more like a home game for Chennai Super Kings – and it was not just due to the abundance of yellow in the stands to welcome MS Dhoni to the City of Nawabs. The venue also laid out the red carpet in the form of a pitch that played right down the visitor’s alley. The tacky surface was a great ally to the CSK spin trio of Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali and Maheesh Theekshana, after giving the returning Deepak Chahar some swing with the new ball. It was only the weather that was the dampener with not even one innings allowed to be completed as the rain meant both teams had to be satisfied with a point each from the fixture. Small totals had been difficult to chase down in the last few games, and it would have been interesting to see how the CSK line-up would have countered the challenge...

28Apr

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Erik Ten Hag says some United players did not give 100% against Spurs

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said some of his players did not give 100% against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Thursday after they threw away a two-goal lead and drew 2-2. Goals from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford had put United 2-0 up at halftime but Pedro Porro and Son Heung-min struck in the second half to salvage a draw for Tottenham. Ten Hag said United’s hectic schedule was a factor but added that it cannot be used as an excuse for the draw, which kept them fourth on 60 points, two points behind Newcastle United, who have played a game more. “The time is enough to recover. Our players are in demand to be ready. Today we are not ready. Some thought 90% is enough. But we lose focus,” Ten Hag told reporters. The manager's verdict on tonight's game and the rac...

27Apr

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‘Always wanted to be an Air Force Pilot, was really good at studies’: Watch SRH batter Mayank Agarwal reveal his alternate career plan

Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Mayank Agarwal recently appeared in an interview and revealed his preferred pastimes outside of playing cricket. In a video shared by SRH on their official Youtube channel, the 32-year-old speaks about his favourite pastime activities, travelling plans and more. “I love to travel. That would be on the top of the list. I would be planning on where we could go next and what we could do. And with family, you know, I love spending time at home. So I spend a lot of time with my family. Either we are doing a family activity, sometimes we play cards. We also like to go out for dinner,” Mayank said, The Karnataka batter also revealed that he always wanted to be an Airforce Pilot and that he was really good at studies. “As a kid, I was very fascinated by aeroplanes an...

26Apr

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‘Rohit Sharma should take a breather, stay fresh for the World Test Championship’: Sunil Gavaskar

Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar on Tuesday said that Mumbai Indians and India skipper Rohit Sharma should take a break from the IPL and focus on the World Test Championship. “Rohit Sharma should take a break and keep himself fresh for the World Test Championship. Come back again for the last few matches, but right now take a breather himself. He is looking slightly preoccupied, maybe he is thinking about the WTC. I think he needs a little bit of a break,” Gavaskar said on Star Sports. This came after Rohit Sharma was dismissed for 2 off 8 deliveries as Mumbai Indians were thrashed by Gujarat Titans by 55-runs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Similar to his team’s season, his hitting performance has been inconsistent.Rohit has scored 181 runs in seven innings with a strike rate o...

26Apr

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‘Holding Mahi Bhai’s bat was a surreal feeling’ – CSK’s Shaik Rasheed reveals his emotional bat story

Chennai Super Kings young batter Shaik Rasheed shared an emotional anecdote involving former Indian captain MS Dhoni’s bat. In a video shared by CSK, on their official Youtube channel, Shaik, who was a part of U19 World Cup 2022 squad revealed how he couldn’t buy a ‘Reebok’ bat that MS Dhoni used to play with and what it felt like to finally own one. “When I was around eight years old, it was my birthday and I told my dad that I wanted a Reebok bat. It was Dhoni Bhai who used to use that bat and we didn’t have that much money that time. So we could not buy that bat. After that, for an entire day, I was just crying,” revealed Rasheed. “I was a ball boy during one of the games where I saw someone use that Reebok bat and somehow I couldn’t control my emotions. I really wanted to play with ...

23Apr

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IPL 2023: Mohammed Siraj is making the difference for RCB, says Irfan Pathan

Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan lauded star RCB pacer Mohammed Siraj for his resurgent bowling in the IPL 2023. Pathan said that Siraj has bowled brilliantly in the powerplay and has made a difference for the franchise. “Mohammed Siraj has bowled excellently in the powerplay this season for RCB. He’s really making a difference for them,” Pathan said on Star Sports. “There is a big and positive difference in his bowling compared to last year. That is why his responsibility has increased, being the premier seamer in the team,” he added. The 29-year-old is constantly in the race of purple cap and is currently the bowler with second most wickets of the tournament. He has 12 wickets in 6 matches with an economy of 6.70 to his credit. Matchday mood 🔛 Miyan is all set for today, are you...

22Apr

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IPL 2023: Ben Stokes out for a week after latest setback, says coach Stephen Fleming

Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Ben Stokes will be on the sidelines for at least another week after his latest injury setback, coach Stephen Fleming said. Chennai spent $1.98 million to buy Stokes in the December player auction but the England test captain has played only two of the team’s six matches so far this season having sustained a toe injury. Fleming did not elaborate on the new injury but ruled out Stokes’ immediate return to action in the Indian Premier League after Chennai’s seven-wicket victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday. “He had another little setback yesterday, so he’s probably a few days or a week away at least,” former New Zealand captain Fleming told reporters. “This is a challenge. Now the team is playing well. The first thing is him being fit and then if we...

22Apr

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Olympic gold medallist swimmer Kyle Chalmers hopes speaking out about mental health helps younger athletes

Olympic gold medallist swimmer Kyle Chalmers said he hopes that by speaking out about his struggles over mental health he can inspire the next generation to follow suit. Chalmers, who won Olympic 100 metres freestyle gold in Rio as a teenager and took silver in Tokyo in 2021, took a mental health break last year after a row about his decision to race at the world championships. Last month, triple Olympic breaststroke champion Adam Peaty, Chalmers’s friend, said he would skip the British swimming championships to focus on his mental health. Asked if his open discussions about mental health may have influenced other swimmers like Peaty, Chalmers told Sydney’s Daily Telegraph: “I’d like to hope so.” “I’ve had to step away from the pool a couple of times with mental health problems and it’s...

19Apr

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IPL 2023: We need someone like Rahul Tewatia, David Miller who could finish the game, says Brian Lara

After suffering a 14-run defeat at the hands of Mumbai Indians on Tuesday, Sunrisers Hyderabad Head Coach Brian Lara feels that losing wickets in the powerplay has been setting them back. The Sunrisers’ coach reckons that their middle order is still a work in progress and that they need a batter who can finish the game off for them. “It’s a work in progress. We need to have guys who are thinking the game throughout right till the end,” said Lara during the post-match conference. “There are some great examples in the IPL. Tewatia, Miller, we do need that sort of person to understand how to calculate going down, who are the bowlers going to come and plan properly. We’ve been working on that.” “We weren’t the best team today. We have to accept that. Mumbai Indians was the better team toda...

16Apr

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‘Last night I couldn’t sleep at all, I was very nervous’: Vijaykumar Vyshak on IPL debut against DC

Royal Challengers Bangalore latest pace sensation Vijaykumar Vyshak on Saturday scalped three wickets for 20 in his debut match and guided his side to victory over Delhi Capitals. The 26-year old pacer from Karnataka, who was roped in as a replacement for Rajat Patidar revealed that he was really nervous to bowl in his debut match but he found the rhythm after a few deliveries. “Finally I can sleep well because last night I actually couldn’t sleep at all. I was very nervous but now I think I can do this,” Vyshak told fellow bowler Wayne Parnell during the post-match interaction. A memorable debut ✨Playing in front of an energetic home crowd 🔥Living the dream 😇@WayneParnell interviews local lad and dream debutant Vyshak Vijaykumar post @RCBTweets' win over #DC 👏👏 – By @RajalArora Full ...