Category: SPORTS

Jakarta, Aug 17 (DIN NEWS) Celebrated Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar, whose defeat in a tune-up event raised doubts about his form ahead of the Asian Games, today asserted that he is “far from finished” and is not out there to prove anything. India’s only double Olympic medallist lost his first bout in four years, at the Tbilisi Grannd Prix in Georgia last month. Asked about the defeat and he dismissed it nonchalantly. “So what. There will be defeats and victories in sportsman’s life. Real athlete is the one who stands…

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New Delhi, Aug 16 (DIN NEWS) Ajit Wadekar did not possess the princely demeanour of Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi but with his middle-class grit coupled with pragmatic thinking, he scripted one of the most glorious chapters in Indian cricket history. An astute thinker of the game, Wadekar blended the copybook ‘Bombay School of Batsmanship’ with his carefree approach that included muscular pulls and audacious hook shots. His biggest achievement certainly was leading the country to twin series victories in England and the West Indies in 1971 but he was much…

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Vijayanagar, Aug 15 (DIN NEWS) Labelling himself as ‘yesterday’s man’, Olympic gold medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra today said that the country should focus on finding the next champion instead of talking about his feat. Bindra had scripted history by winning the 10 metre Air Rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games as he became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal in Olympics. “In sports, yesterday never counts, I am yesterday’s man looking ahead for the next Olympic champion,” Bindra said at the launch of JSW’s Inspire…

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London, Aug 14 (DIN NEWS) The beleaguered Indian team today received a boost with pacer Jasprit Bumrah being declared fit and available for selection for the third Test against England starting in Nottingham on Saturday. England lead the five-match series 2-0 after convincing wins. Bumrah had injured his left hand whilst playing in the first game of the long tour against Ireland in Dublin back in June. He didn’t feature in the T20Is or ODIs against England since then, and also missed the first two Tests thanks to a fracture…

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India captain Virat Kohli feels his team’s mounting batting troubles are more mental than technical and has urged his fellow batsmen to “keep it simple” in the head to save ongoing Test series against England.India could only make 107 and 130 in the second Test at Lord’s, resulting in an innings and 159-run defeat here yesterday. The team is down 0-2 in the five-match series with the third game due to start on August 18 in Nottingham.”I don’t see any technical deficiency. If a batsman is clear in the head…

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Toronto, Aug 12 (DIN NEWS) Rafael Nadal beat Karen Khachanov 7-6 (7/3) 6-4 on Saturday to set up a final with birthday boy Stefano Tsitsipas at the Toronto Masters. The Spanish icon will try on Sunday to spoil the 20th celebrations of the Greek youngster, who reached the second final of his career by beating Wimbledon finalist Kevin Anderson 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 7-6 (9/7), saving a match point in victory. World number one Nadal won a battle of the tennis generations with Tsitsipas last April in the Barcelona title match.…

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Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich was arrested early Friday for allegedly assaulting a prostitute in Frankfurt, police said, just a week after the German national was briefly detained in Spain. “He is in police custody,” a German police spokesman told AFP, adding that the 44-year-old “was under the influence of alcohol and drugs”. Ullrich had allegedly called on the services of a prostitute at the five-star Villa Kennedy Hotel in Frankfurt, Bild daily reported. But he then got into a quarrel with the “escort lady” and “physically attacked…

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Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore today asked the Indian athletes and officials, who are part of the Asian Games contingent, to behave responsibly on and off the field during the mega sporting event starting next week in Indonesia.India is sending a 800-plus contingent, including 572 athletes, to the Asian Games, to be held from August 18 to September 2 in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang.”It is a matter of great pride you (athletes) are representing the country in the Games and you have earned this privilege. When you…

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Ho Chi Minh City, Aug 9 (DIN NEWS) Indian shuttlers Ajay Jayaram, Rituparna Das and Mithun Manjunath were through to the quarterfinals of the USD 75,000 Vietnam Open Tour Super 100 tournament here today. Jayaram, who touched a career-high rank of 13, toppled top seeded Brazilian Ygor Coelho 22-20 21-14 in 34 minutes and will next face Canada’s Xiaodong Sheng. The 30-year-old had reached the finals at the White Nights last month and ended a runner-up at the Korea Open Super Series in 2015. Former national champion Rituparna beat Chinese…

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P V Sindhu believes Indian shuttlers haven’t got enough time to prepare for the Asian Games but expects the team to deliver more than just the one bronze medal claimed in the 2014 edition.Indian women’s team had won a bronze medal at Incheon four years ago and Sindhu hoped they can change the colour of the medal this time when the multi-sport event gets underway on August 18.”Definitely, it is going to be very different. Because, we have the team events and also the individuals. Very less time to prepare.…

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