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Tuesday, 10 April 2018

17:41

Heena Sidhu Wins Gold in women's 25 MM Pistol

Indian shooter Heena Sidhu won gold in the women's 25 metre Pistol event at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Tuesday.Heena notched up a new CWG record of 38 points in the final to take the title in style.Elena Galiabovitch of Australia scroed 35 to take silver while Malaysia's Alia Sazana Azahari got bronze with 26.This was the 11th gold medal for India in this year's CWG and Heena's first individual gold in three editions of this quadrennial event.Heena, who has a total of four CWG medals to her name, had bagged bronze in the women's 10m air pistol event on Sunday.

She had also won a gold in the women's 10m air pistol pairs and silver in the individual event at the 2010 edition in New Delhi.The fact that Heena managed to emerge champion on Tuesday despite an injury in her trigger finger, speaks volumes of her determination and makes the victory all the more creditable.Annu Raj Singh, the other Indian in the fray, fizzled out in the final after an excellent performance during qualification, to take the overall sixth place.

Elena was the fastest off the blocks in the final and Heena was trailing behind the Australian till the fifth series. Heena did well to close the gap by scoring with all her five shots in the fifth series before another perfect score in the sixth saw her take the joint lead.The Indian took sole lead after the first shot in the seventh series and subsequently increased the gap.With a two-point lead at the end of the seventh series, Heena found the target in four of the five shots in the eighth to be ahead by three points.

Although the Australian managed to close the gap by one point in the ninth series, Heena held her nerves in the 10th and final series to emerge champion.Earlier, Annu finished the qualification stage at the second spot with a total of 584 points. Heena was third with 579.

Xiu Hong Teh of Singapore topped the qualification standings with 584.Annu had taken pole position at the end of the Precision round with 293. She managed 291 in the Rapid round while Xiu scored 293.Annu registered a series of 96, 99 and 98 in the Precision round. She was consistent in the Rapid round as well with scores of 98, 96 and 97.Xiu, who was second after the Precision round with 291, registered 96, 100 and 97 in the Rapid stage to snatch the lead.Heena meanwhile, started slowly before climbing up the standings with an awesome show in the Rapid round.She was decidedly below par in the Precision round and was lagging at the seventh spot with 286.

Heena struggled with her opening couple of shots in the Precision round with disappointing efforts of 95 and 93 before recovering somewhat with a 98 in her third and last attempt.Heena started the Rapid round poorly as well as she could only manage a 95in her opening attempt. But she saved her best for her last two shots, firing consecutive scores of 99 to zoom to the third spot.

17:20

MS Dhoni's CSK Return to Spotlight Against Holders Mumbai

Hey Readers,
                       How You all Doing, I guess Well so Without Further a Do let's Get into the Post.Returning to the fray after serving out a two-year suspension, two-time winners Chennai Super Kings will take on reigning champions Mumbai Indians in the lung-opener of the Indian Premier League here on Saturday.

The needle clash, expected to be watched by a capacity crowd at the Wankhede Stadium, looks set to raise the curtains on the decade-old T20 League in grand style after a formal opening ceremony.

MI, led by Rohit Sharma, appear to face an arduous task against the star-studded Chennai side, led by their charismatic skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni who is back at the helm following the team's two-year ban in 2016 and 2017 IPL seasons along with Rajasthan Royals.

The visitors would surely like to begin their campaign with a bang against their arch-rivals in the latter's backyard. To give an extra dimension to the contest will be the sight of veteran offie Harbhajan Singh turning out in CSK yellows against a side which he served with distinction for ten long years.

Mumbai will bank on their skipper Sharma, who has kept the number of his batting position under wraps for this game, but his role will be crucial. Rohit has showed that when he gets going then no bowling attack can stop him in the limited over formats and he would hope for a big knock in the first game to boost his and the team's confidence.

Apart from him, they have a good batting-line up with the likes of West Indians Elvin Lewis and Kieron Pollard, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Siddesh Lad.

The role of Pandya brothers Hardik and Krunal as all-rounders will also be crucial. But this time Mumbai will miss the services of not only Harbhajan but also pacer Lasith Malinga as a player although the Sri Lankan continues his association with the hosts as their bowling mentor.

Mumbai also have one of the finest death bowlers currently in the world in Jasprit Bumrah. Coach Mahela Jayawardane would expect other bowlers like Australian Pat Cummins, Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman to deliver and aid Bumrah.

Tuesday, 27 March 2018

18:51

Roger Federer : The Tennis Legend

Roger Federer, (born August 8, 1981, Basel, Switzerland), Swiss tennis player, who dominated the sport in the early 21st century with his exceptional all-around game. His total of 20 career men’s singles Grand Slam championships is the most in tennis history.

Federer, who started playing tennis at age eight, became Switzerland’s junior champion when he was 14. In 1998 he captured the Wimbledon junior singles championship and secured the Orange Bowl junior tournament crown in Miami. The following year Federer made his debut on the Swiss Davis Cup team and became the youngest tennis player (at 18 years 4 months) to end the year among the world’s top 100, finishing that season at number 64.


Federer competed at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, advancing to the bronze medal match. The following year at Wimbledon he defeated Pete Sampras to reach the quarterfinals, and by the end of 2002 he was ranked number six in the world. In 2003 Federer won his first Grand Slam tournament title, at Wimbledon. The following year he captured his first Australian Open and his first U.S. Open and defended his Wimbledon title.

 A gifted shot maker, he was victorious in 11 of the 17 tournaments he played in 2004 and finished the year ranked number one in the world. In 2005 Federer’s numbers were similarly remarkable, as he won 11 of 15 tournaments, including Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. From July 2003 to November 2005 he also won a modern-record 24 straight finals.

In 2006 Federer continued to be the game’s best player. In addition to winning Wimbledon, he was victorious at the Australian Open and the U.S. Open, becoming the first player to win the latter two tournaments three years in a row. He also reached the finals at Roland Garros (the French Open) but was defeated by Rafael Nadal of Spain. In all, Federer competed in 17 tournaments in 2006, capturing 12 titles and reaching the finals in all but one tournament.

 At the Australian Open in 2007, he won his 10th Grand Slam title. Later that year, however, his bid for his first French Open was again derailed by Nadal, who defeated him in the finals. Federer’s rivalry with Nadal continued at Wimbledon in 2007. There he bested Nadal in a thrilling five-set final to become only the second male player (after Björn Borg) in more than 100 years to capture five consecutive Wimbledon titles. Federer continued to make history in 2007 when he won his fourth consecutive U.S. Open, a men’s record in the open era.

In 2008 Federer’s record 65-match grass-court winning streak came to an end when he lost to Nadal in the Wimbledon final. Federer later teamed with Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka to win the men’s doubles gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Federer lost his number one world ranking to Nadal in August 2008, ending his record run of 237 consecutive weeks atop the rankings. The following month Federer won the U.S. Open.

In June 2009 Federer won his first French Open, giving him a championship in each of the four Grand Slam tournaments over the course of his career. Additionally, the win was his 14th Grand Slam title, which tied Federer with Sampras for the most in all time. The following month at Wimbledon, Federer defeated American Andy Roddick in a thrilling marathon five-set match (5–7, 7–6, 7–6, 3–6, 16–14) to win his sixth Wimbledon championship and his record 15th career Grand Slam title; he subsequently regained the world number one ranking. In January 2010 he won the Australian Open, defeating Andy Murray of Great Britain.

Federer again defeated Murray in 2012 to win his record-tying seventh career Wimbledon title. A month later the two men faced off in the gold medal match at the London Olympics. This time, however, Federer lost to Murray and had to settle for a silver medal.Federer endured an injury-riddled 2013 season, and in 2014 he reached just one Grand Slam final (a loss at Wimbledon to Novak Djokovic). He did still manage a career highlight that year by leading Switzerland to its first-ever Davis Cup victory. 

In 2015 he appeared in the Wimbledon and U.S. Open finals but lost to Djokovic both times. Shortly after losing in the Wimbledon semifinals in July 2016, he withdrew from the remainder of that tennis season because of a persistent knee injury. Federer entered the first Grand Slam tournament of 2017, the Australian Open, as the 17th-ranked men’s player but shocked the tennis world by winning the singles title in an epic five-set final against Nadal. He continued his resurgent play at that year’s Wimbledon, where Federer did not lose a single set during the tournament and won a record-breaking eighth Wimbledon title. Federer’s hot streak continued into 2018 when he won his sixth career Australian Open singles title.
18:31

SA vs IND, 5th ODI: India beat South Africa by 73 runs

Virat Kohli-led India completed a historic series win over South Africa on Tuesday as they defeated the hosts by 73 runs in the fifth ODI to clinch the series 4-1 with one game to play.After winning the toss, the hosts elected to bowl first. Despite getting an earlier wicket of Shikhar Dhawan, a 105-run partnership between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma took the visitors back on track. Eventually, it was Rohit Sharma’s 115 which took India to 274-7.


In reply, Aiden Markram departed after putting up a 50-run partnership with Hashim Amla. Following his wicket, JP Duminy and David Miller followed his footsteps back to the pavilion. Hashim Amla’s 71 and Heinrich Klaasen’s 39 were the only takeaways for the hosts, soon after which they collapsed for 201.

For India, Kuldeep Yadav was once again the star with the ball, finishing with a spell of 4-57. Apart from him, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal were the other wicket-takers.

The final ODI of the series will be played on Friday at Centurion.South Africa 168-6 from 35.3 overs. WICKET! Andile Phehlukwayo has departed for a duck as South Africa's woes continue. Kuldeep Yadav made no mistake in removing the Proteas batsman.

Ajankya Rahane contributed 8 runs while wicketkeeper Batsman Dhoni added only 13 runs in the total.

All-rounder Hardik Pandya went for duck whereas the lower order batsmen Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Kuldeep Yadaw remained not out for 19* and 2*.South African bowler Lungi Ngidi disturbed Indian batting line in his spells by getting 4 wickets in 9 Overs. Young fast bowler Kagiso Rabada sent 1 Indian batsman to the pavilion.

18:19

IND VS SA: IND won by 124 leading series by 3-0

Virat Kohli's Indian cricket group is having some fantastic luck in the six-ODI arrangement against South Africa after exhaustively winning the initial two matches. South Africa have won the hurl and have knocked down some pins in Newlands. Against the damage disturbed hosts, the Men dressed in Blue would be top choices to go 3-0 up as they prepare for the third ODI in Cape Town. India can end up plainly world No. 1 in ODIs on the off chance that they can win the arrangement against Proteas by 4-2 edge. Virat Kohli's unbeaten 160 fueled India to 303/6 against South Africa. Shikhar Dhawan hit 76 while for the hosts, JP Duminy took two wickets.

Wrist spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav bagged four wickets each.


Virat Kohli reaffirmed his status as an ODI great with an unbeaten 160 off 159 balls on a challenging surface, propelling India to 303 for six.Shikhar Dhawan too stood out with a fluent 76 off 63 balls.


South Africa started the chase on a promising note with captain Aiden Markram (32) and JP Duminy (51) sharing a 78-run stand for the second wicket.But most of their runs came against the pacers and when Indian spinners got into the act, it was a familiar story as South Africa surrendered to Yuzvendra Chahal (4/46) and Kuldeep Yadav (4/23) to end way behind at 170 all out in 40 overs.

The South African batsmen failed to pick India’s wrist-spinners, as was the case in the first two ODIs.

The slide began with the fall of Markram, who was stumped by MS Dhoni after getting beaten by a flighted delivery from Yadav.Imran Tahir has chosen to take matters in his own hands! But, alas! The Proteas spinner scored a limit yet two balls later, the ball took the best edge and Virat Kohli had no challenges in taking the catch. SA 167/9

 South Africa have been rolled and have been handed another shellacking by 124 runs
07:50

India vs Bangladesh, Nidahas Trophy Final - India beat Bangladesh by four wickets

India will face Sri Lanka in the opening clash of the Nidahas Trophy 2018 also involving Bangladesh on Tuesday. The trophy, which was last held in 1998, then a 50-over affair, returns after a period over almost 20 years. It is being organised to mark the 70 years of Sri Lankan independence and this time, it will be a T20I tri-series.
Across seven games, the three teams will battle for the title which starts from March 6 (Tuesday) and the final will be held on March 18 (Sunday). All the games will be played at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Ahead of the tournament opener, here's a look at the statistical highlights of all the T20Is (till date) between India and Sri Lanka.
#10 of the 14 previous T20 Internationals played out between these sides have been won by India (L4); including the last seven in succession.


#India have won both of their previous T20I fixtures against Sri Lanka at this venue in Colombo; they have claimed victory in six of their seven outings there overall, compared to Sri Lanka who have mustered only two victories in 14 prior attempts at R.Premadasa Stadium.
#Sri Lanka have slumped to defeat in five of their last six T20Is played on home soil whilst India come into this game having won six of their last seven outings in this format; Rohit Sharma has a 100% record as skipper for his nation (four matches).
#Yuzvendra Chahal has taken 24 wickets in T20Is since the start of 2017; the most of any bowler in that time, he’s claimed four-wicket hauls in each of his last two appearances against Sri Lanka. 

Wednesday, 31 January 2018

09:15

Under 19 Indian Cricket Team Sets Victory Over Pakistan by 203 Runs

The Indian Under 19 Cricket Team represent the Nation of India at Under 19 Level. Currently Under 19 Cricket Team is Captained by Prithvi Shaw and Coached by Former India Cricketer Rahul Dravid. This Under 19 Team had already Won 3 Under 19 Cricket Tournament.


India saw off Pakistan with ruthless efficiency to seal a massive 203-run victory in the second semi-final of the 2018 ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup. Shubman Gill set things up with an unbeaten 102 that helped India post a mammoth 272/9 after opting to bat, before Ishan Porel’s 4/17 dismantled Pakistan – they were bundled out for 69, their lowest total in ICC U19 CWC history.

Pakistan had a few moments in the first innings, especially with Muhammad Musa (4/67) and Arshad Iqbal (3/51) running through India’s middle order to cause the batsmen a few jitters. However, Gill’s mesmeric century – he posted his sixth consecutive fifty-plus total in U19 ODIs – was ultimately telling.

India opted to bat, giving a sizable chunk of fans at the Hagley Oval an early look at the possible future of this India-Pakistan rivalry – Prithvi Shaw facing up to Shaheen Afridi. Prithvi was typically superior with his technique, barely giving the bowlers a sniff, but Manjot Kalra used up many of his lives at the other end – he was dropped twice by Zaid Alam, off Shaheen on 24 and on 29 off Hassan Khan. He carried on to score a 59-ball 47, but the first to fall was Prithvi, run out unfortunately after attempting a quick single. Three overs later, Manjot’s dismissal by Musa reduced India to 94/2.

By the end of the innings, the frustration for Pakistan was evident, their players barely concealing their feelings when teammates didn’t capitalise on an opening or were too lax in the field. There were plenty of fielding lapses, a couple of no-balls and all in all, it wasn’t a session these players will particularly want to remember. It would only get worse.