Category: SPORTS

London, May 11 (DIN NEWS) Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho refused to criticise his side despite another display lacking inspiration in attacking areas as they sealed second place in the Premier League with a 0-0 draw at West Ham on Thursday. In a game of precious few clear-cut chances, Luke Shaw hit the post and Paul Pogba headed wide with United’s best opening. A third blank in their last five league games for United means local rivals Manchester City can seal another Premier League record by winning the league by at…

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Ponte Vedra (US), May 11 (DIN NEWS) Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri shot a solid 3-under 69 to be Tied-27th even as the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass yielded a lot of low scores on the opening day of the PLAYERS Championships here. While six players including the World No. 1 Dustin Johnson shot a bogey-free 6-under 66 and shared the lead with five others, another six players were a shot behind at T-7th. However, despite a lot of low scores, some big names struggled and that lot included Phil Mickelson (79),…

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New Delhi, May 10 (DIN NEWS) Former Delhi cricketer Rajinder Pal, who had represented the country in one Test match, passed away at his Dehradun residence yesterday, family sources confirmed. “My elder brother Rajinder Pal passed away yesterday at his Dehradun residence. He was 80 years old and is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter,” his younger brother Ravinder Pal, also a former first-class cricketer said. A right-arm medium pacer, Rajinder Pal played his only Test match against England (then known as MCC) during the 1963-64 series at…

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Madrid, May 10 (DIN NEWS) Rafael Nadal is sure Novak Djokovic will return to the highest level in tennis despite the Serb crashing out of the Madrid Open after defeat to Britain’s Kyle Edmund. Nadal’s defence of his title began in comfortable fashion as he coasted to a 6-3 6-1 win over France’s Gael Monfils yesterday. But Djokovic endured another set-back, losing to world number 22 Edmund 6-3 2-6, 6-3. In the women’s event, meanwhile, there were wins for top seed and defending champion Simona Halep as well as former world…

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Geneva, May 9 (DIN NEWS) Five weeks before the World Cup kicks off, FIFA fined the Russian soccer federation 30,000 Swiss francs because fans racially abused France players during a game in St. Petersburg. Monkey chants were aimed at black players, including Paul Pogba, during France’s 3-1 win over Russia in a friendly in March at a marquee stadium which will host seven World Cup games. FIFA yesterday said its disciplinary panel noted “the gravity of the incident but also the limited number of fans involved.” Anti-racism group Kick It…

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Sydney, May 9 (DIN NEWS) Australian football chiefs plan to contact the agent of Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta to sound him out about a move to the A-League, reports said Wednesday, as the domestic competition looks to recruit a marquee star. Spain’s Sport website named the A-League as the World Cup-winner’s “preferred destination” this week, although Japan’s Vissel Kobe is also seen as one of his possible next moves. China’s Chongqing Lifan Tuesday denied reports that the 33-year-old legend will be joining them “as a player”, but left the door…

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SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) are making a habit of defending low totals and on Monday night, the Hyderabad franchise was at it again. The match was going to plan for Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) but SRH again decided to throw the script out of the window. Kane Williamson’s side produced yet another sublime bowling performance to deny RCB a crucial winthat gave the hosts an outright lead at the top of the IPL 2018 points table. The game-changer for SRH came via an unlikely source in the field — Yusuf Pathan.…

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Virat Kohli didn’t mince any words in his analysis of Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) narrow loss to SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Monday night. After the loss, the RCB skipper accused his team of letting the opposition get back in the game and throwing the match away. Kohli said his team just weren’t good enough on the day and deserved to lose the game. RCB’s bowling has let the team down on numerous occasions in IPL 2018 but in the loss against Kane Williamson’s team, it was the batting…

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Languishing at the bottom of the table, Rajasthan Royals need nothing less than a miracle to remain in contention for the IPL Play-offs when they take on Kings XI Punjab in a do-or-die battle, here tomorrow. Three consecutive defeats have more or less sealed their fate and for things to turn around for the Royals, every aspect of their game needs to improve and click for them. They are taking on Punjab, placed third in the table, just a day after losing to them by six wickets in Indore, where…

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Young Indian golfer Aditi Ashok notched up her second successive top-10 finish by finishing Tied-sixth at the Volunteers of America LPGA Texas Classic, here. The tournament, cut short to 36 holes because of rain and weather, had Aditi setting the clubhouse target as she played her second and final round in 5-under 66 to finish at 7-under 135. The event was shortened to 36 holes due to severe weather on Thursday and Friday. This was Aditi’s second top-10 in a row after her Tied-seventh at LPGA Mediheal last week. Before…

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