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Amol Karhadkar challenging, but all the more exciting’ Mumbai India captain Virat Kohli has Kohli believes the sport’s longest format really needs a boost categorically denied any rift with Rohit Sharma, his de INDIA IN WI view an incentive attached in puty in limitedover cricket. a way which the Test Cham Kohli stressed that the team pionship presents. I think for wouldn’t have performed Amol Karhadkar MUMBAI all the cricketers involved consistently for the last two now, every session and every three years had the team en The World Cup is now histo game will be more intense, vironment not been condu ry. A disappointing semifi nal there will be more on the cive. defeat — India’s second suc line. So it will be challenging, “It’s baffl ing. It’s absolute cessive lastfour exit from the but all the more exciting and ly ridiculous to read such quadrennial gala — ended an all the teams I am sure are go stuff . I have been to a few pu intense period of focus on ing to enjoy a lot through this blic events, and people told 50over cricket. whole journey of the Test me that we have played well With the longest and shor Championships,” Kohli said. and there’s so much respect test formats set to dominate With India set to feature in and here we are feeding off the international arena for six T20I series before the In lies, overlooking facts. the next two years, it was dian Premier League next natural that captain Virat year, Kohli was keen on ana Creating fantasies Kohli was primarily looking lysing the skillset of the “We are turning a blind eye forward to India’s perfor youngsters who could form to all the good things that’s mance in T20Is and Tests as the crux for the next two T20 happened. We are creating Baffl ing! Virat Kohli, seen sharing a light moment with Rohit he boarded a fl ight to the Un World Cups. Moreover, with fantasies in our head and we Sharma, was miff ed about rumours being spread about ited States to kickstart In West Indies being a formida want to accept that it’s the diff erences between them. * AP dia’s tour of the West Indies. ble T20 side, Kohli expected truth,” Kohli said ahead of The fi rst leg of the tour, a tough test. the team’s departure for a around. They are made to down. I don’t understand which will have the three “I am particularly excited full series against the West look believable.” how that works. match T20Is, will begin In about the fi rst three T20s be Indies. “Within the team it is dia’s spree of 20 T20Is sche cause, as I said, a new lot of Over the last week, sec My face will show there for everyone to see the duled over the next six players coming in, some tions of the Indian media When asked if he had dis kind of camaraderie and months with an eye on the players have done really well have reported on the alleged cussed these reports with friendship, and it is evident World Twenty20 editions to in the format and shown Caribbean jaunt: Kohli’s men will play three T20Is and three ODIs before beginning their fallout between Kohli and Rohit and whether there has on the fi eld. You can’t play be staged in 2020 (Australia) great composure in tourna World Test Championship campaign. * TRUPTI AREKAR Rohit, even dragging the been any awkwardness bet with that kind of passion if and 2021 (India). The month ments like the IPL, and dom cricketers’ wives into the al ween the duo, Kohli said: “I people don’t get along with long series will end with a estically as well,” he said. “It leged feud. Kohli reacted will tell you something about each other. twoTest series, which will be is a great marker for all those strongly to it. myself, if I don’t like a per India’s foray into the maiden guys and for us, as a team as Skipper bats for Shastri “I have seen this for too son or if I am insecure of a Team interest fi rst World Test Championship well, to have them in the long now. Bringing personal person then you will see that Head coach Ravi Shastri had (WTC). squad.” Special Correspondent Kohli said. “Everyone in West Indies series after lives is disrespectful. I have on my face or in my beha the parting shot. “The way he deadline for the team shares mutual their contracts expired at played for 11 years, Rohit has viour towards the person, this team plays, no indivi Excited Tapplications for the respect and we have done the end of the World Cup. played for 10 years. It’s bi that is how simple it is. dual is bigger than the game, It’s no wonder then that Koh coach is yet to expire, but really well together as a While the BCCI has invited zarre that people are creat “I have always praised Ro not me, not him (Kohli), no li was excited about both. Virat Kohli has thrown his group. applications till July 30, ing this stuff from outside,” hit, whenever I had the op body in the team. The way While he was looking for weight behind Ravi Shastri “We will defi nitely be Shastri and the other Kohli said. portunity because I believe they play, it is in the interest ward to the WTC since it will to continue to be the very happy if he is incumbent members of “Come, see in the dress he is that good. We have had of the team. You cannot bring attention to Test crick coach of India’s team. continuing as the coach. support staff , are direct ing room. See for yourself no issues. As I said it is baf have the kind of consistency et, he was upbeat about gell “The CAC hasn’t But as I said, it’s on the entrants for their how (we speak to) Kuldeep fl ing, to be honest. I don’t across all formats, if you ing with the youngsters who contacted me yet. If they CAC to seek my advice or respective posts. The Yadav or how we joke with a know who is benefi ting from have, like you mention rifts have blooded into the T20 tell me ‘we want your opinion if they want.” Cricket Advisory senior like M.S. Dhoni. all of this. or divisions or whatever, it is arena. opinion’, I will defi nitely Shastri, along with Committee (CAC), headed Come and see the atmosph “We are living, breathing not possible,” said Shastri. “Test cricket really need go and speak to them. And other existing support by former India captain ere. We can’t show you vide and working towards getting “I have been part of the ed a boost. The players were with Ravi bhai, all of us staff members, have been Kapil Dev, will select the os here. It baffl es you as a Indian cricket to the top and dressing room for some time always putting in the eff ort, have great camaraderie,” given extension for the new support staff . leader, as a coach and as a here people want to get now, and none of that non but from a global point of team when lies are fl oated some pleasure in bringing it sense was there,” he added.
Expect Windies to put Ashes to kickstart ICC’s latest initiative to reignite fi veday game AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE world. The teams involved up a fi ght: Richards LONDON will be Australia, Bangla Anderson could decide The opening day of the Ash desh, England, India, New Press Trust of India es series between England Zealand, Pakistan, South Mumbai and Australia at Edgbaston Africa, Sri Lanka and West fate of Ashes: McGrath West Indies legend Vivian on Thursday will mark the Indies. Richards expects the beginning of the Internation The top two teams will AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE tough. If Australia bats well current team to pose a al Cricket Council’s new play in the fi nal at Lord’s in LONDON and can get on top of him, tough challenge to Virat World Test Championship June 2021, before a new cy Australia great Glenn that’ll make a massive im Kohli’s battlehardened (WTC). cle starts. McGrath believes the form pact on their chances.” India in the upcoming The aim is to give indivi “Test cricket is the pinna of England spearhead James The 49yearold McGrath, assignments in the dual Test series greater con cle of our sport,” said James Anderson could determine working with online trading Caribbean. text and spark a worldwide Anderson, England’s leading the course of the Ashes. broker ThinkMarkets to en India will play three revival of interest in the fi ve Test wickettaker, in an ICC Australia holds the urn courage more young people
T20s, as many ODIs and Vivian Richards. * FILE PHOTO day game. statement. but heads into Thursday's to get into sport, added: two Tests on the tour of opening Test at Edgbaston “Jimmy is on his way to 600 the West Indies, starting quoted as saying in a What is it? Purists’ delight looking for its fi rst series Test wickets, which is abso on August 3 in Florida. media release issued by The top nine nations will “It is the very essence of win in England since 2001. lutely incredible.” The two Tests will be offi cial broadcasters Sony compete in a total of 72 Tests cricket and the majority of Anderson, who turns 37 Anderson is now just 25 played as a part of the ICC Pictures Sports Network. across a twoyear period, players want to strive to play on Tuesday, has been bat wickets shy of becoming the Championship. Former India captain with the aim of determining the purists’ form of the tling to overcome a calf inju fi rst fast bowler to take 600 “IndiaWest Indies Sunil Gavaskar said he has the best Test team in the game. ry, but McGrath believes he in Tests, having surpassed series have always seen “respect” for players from could have a huge impact on former paceman McGrath’s explosive action and I the Caribbean. the fi veTest series if he stays haul of 563 against India last don’t expect anything less “West Indies will always fi t. September. this time around. With the hold a very special place “On home soil with the “Jimmy’s got the record current form of the West in my heart since I started Dukes ball, he's the best in now and it won’t be beaten,” Indies team, I look my career over there and the world bowling in those said McGrath. “For a fast forward to them giving a have immense respect for conditions,” said McGrath. bowler to beat whatever re tough competition to the their players,” said “He is a big player and if cord he sets, they are going Indian side,” Richards was Gavaskar. The essence: James Anderson feels that Test cricket is the he has a big series for En to have to play 150plus pinnacle of the sport. * GARETH COPLEY/GETTY IMAGES gland, Australia will fi nd it Tests.” With the ILeague and ISL, we struggle between the old and the new: Praful Patel The AIFF president says a solution must be found so that it is a happy marriage between the two EXCLUSIVE foundation for a strong foot create a strong fanbase are talking about integrating motion and relegation. No FI balling culture and the gene compared to traditional it, but how will you integrate FA or AFC will allow us a sis of a strong footballing clubs? a club which is spending ₹ 2 closed league. So, there’s no Ayon Sengupta If Bengaluru FC can do it, New Delhi nation. crore a year with one which is need to worry for these I why can’t others. Study what What are the plans for spending ₹ 40 crore. League clubs. All India Football Federation they are doing. The primary grassroots development? A solution must be found Can we expect some tough (AIFF) president Praful Patel diff erence is among fans — which is a happy marriage decisions from the AIFF is in an unenviable position We had Robb Bann, a very traditional fans support tradi seasoned technical director between the two. Otherwise, then? as he tries to douse the tional clubs, but that’s a the club with ₹ 2crore invest fl ames of discontent that who gave us the Vision 2020 myopic view. Why do people It’s a tough decision to say document, a masterplan ment won’t do well and will that I will speak to AFC and threatens to engulf Indian suddenly follow Barcelona, run out of steam. football. He, however, wants which didn’t exist before. We Real Madrid or Manchester IMGR. I haven’t spoken to the conversation to move did well to implement most United. Because they have Is it against the AIFF them yet. But, since they (six constitution to have offi cials away from the usual debate of it, the World Cup u17 was such large investments and ILeague clubs) have summa from its commercial partner of club structure to someth part of it. We have now esta can reach out to more peo rily dismissed my viewpoints, in Standing Committees? ing more meaningful. “The blished baby leagues and ma ple. why should I discuss? Even in AFC and other boards debate is going in the wrong ny agegroup tournaments FIFA’s motto today is foot Both the Indian coach and direction; the focus should be which will pay dividends in ball must be fi nancially via there are many people who the captain have recently said on grassroots. My satisfaction the future. ble. There is amateur and come and attend. They don’t that players need to play dictate Indian football. Eve comes from that,” Patel told Worldover the sport is professional football and we more matches. What can be rything cannot be made into the Sportstar. Excerpts. developed by clubs. Don’t ISL Pleased as punch: Praful Patel is happy that the foundation for a strong footballing culture has are somewhere in between. done to achieve this? an issue; if we want to get the You took over the AIFF reins and ILeague clubs need to do been laid. * R.V. MOORTHY With the ISL and ILeague, Their opinion is fair enough. best out of IMGR, we need to in 2008 and your innings more to promote grassroots we struggle between the old Those are issues that can be get them involved. They have comes to an end soon. How football? pect them to do everything at nament and there’s excite will mould it. You cannot and the new. looked into. We are reviving has been the journey? Clubs are participating and one go. They are doing a lot ment. But ISL is not the shape a 25yearold fully, but a mandate to support Indian the Durand Cup and Western Will the AFC agree to ISL and football for a number of years It has been exciting but at building teams at every level of work. ultimate of Indian football. if you start with a 12 or 13 ILeague coexisting for the India Football Association is aand we have to work with times turbulent. Football in with baby leagues and other How do you think fi ve My biggest satisfaction has yearold, he/she can be next three seasons? They had reviving Rovers. So players them to get the best. India went through a bad tournaments. We are spread seasons of ISL has helped been to bring the sport to a moulded more eff ectively asked the federation to merge can have more games. I want phase and to recover from ing the role of development Indian football? young generation. and that will be more them by 201920. What do you think should be them to benefi t as we need a that was not easy. One good from the federation to the I would say many things are That will be always impor sustaining. The ISL has a certain fi nan the ideal longterm solution? solid pool for the coach to thing that has happened is we clubs. We must give the clubs there. People look at the visi tant, you have a national The ISL’s clubs, despite all the cial structure and the I The ideal longterm solution choose from. Only then will have been able to lay the some leeway as we can’t ex ble; suddenly you see a tour team and a good coach who investment, have failed to League a diff erent one. You will be one league with pro the national team gain.
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TV PICKS Testing times for the traditional format UTT: Star Sports 1 & SS Se- Sathiyan shows the way for Delhi lect 1 (SD & HD), 7 p.m. Amir’s decision to quit redball cricket has come as a shock I N BRIEF Helps the defending champion beat U Mumba and register its maiden win S. Dinakar Chennai It is a shock to the system. And a wakeup call. If the ICC and the diff erent Boards do not respond now, Test cricket could be in peril. And this at a time when the ICC is attempting to re vive the fi veday game and lend it a context with the Dalilah shatters 400m World Test championship. hurdles World record Mohammad Amir’s deci DES MOINES sion to retire from Test crick Olympic champion Dalilah et at just 27 — when he is at Muhammad shattered one of the peak of his prowess — the longest standing records has jolted the cricketing in women’s athletics, in the community. Unexpected: Mohammad Amir still had a lot of Test cricket 400m hurdles at the US left, but fell victim to the lure of T20s. * AP Championships on Sunday. The talented leftarm pa The 29-year-old powered ceman had several years of most disappointing for he is have not been impacted by home in 52.20s, obliterating Test cricket before him but just 27. And then he owes so early Test retirements since the 16-year-old World record succumbed to the lure of the much to cricket after being the BCCI does not allow its of 52.34s by Russia’s Yuliya various Twenty20 leagues. found guilty of corruption in cricketers to fi gure in Pechonkina in 2003. “I’m just He will be available for Pa the spotfi xing scandal of leagues outside of the IPL. shocked,” Dalilah said. “My kistan in ODI and Twenty20 2011. And leftarm paceman coach kept telling me (the cricket but not in Tests He served time in a British Ashish Nehra did so well af record) was there. I just had which is the most demand jail, admitted his guilt and ter his Test career was over. to trust that and go for it.” ing and the complete for AFP was part of ICC’s anticor mat. ruption programme. Amir Shining examples was welcomed back to all Lure of the lucre And thankfully, there are forms of the game in 2015. several cricketers, the Brit When the IPL fi rst came into The Pakistan Cricket being, in 2008, followed gra ish pace pair of James An Board stood by him, so did derson and Stuart Broad be dually by the other leagues, the ICC; let’s not destroy a it was said that there would ing the shining examples, young cricketer’s career was whose heart still bleeds for be deterrents against inter their thinking. national cricketers retiring Tests. Proving his worth: G. Sathiyan played his part, both in singles as well as mixed doubles, in the company of Bernadette Szocs. And how does Amir pay early from Tests to play in But many other countries * COURTESY UTT them back? By taking an ea the more lucrative shorter face a looming danger as Momota, Yamaguchi raise sy and many might call ‘sel formats. they try to keep their Test Olympic hopes feat for Mumbai. The 96 re games. With the pressure so ko. Persson — like Kem and fi sh’ route out of Test crick UTT Over time, these idealistic fl ock together. TOKYO sult signalled defending mewhat off in the third, Sath Sathiyan — grabbed the ‘gol et. views have been thrown out It’s time for ICC and the World No. 1 Kento Momota R AKESH RAO champion Dabang’s maiden iyan came out fi ring and the den point’ twice. He His wife is a British Pakis of the window. And West In various Boards to act. said he was lifted by the NEW DELHI victory and U Mumba’s fi rst diff erence between the two bounced back from 04 in tani and there are rumours dies cricket, the fi rst casual that Amir plans to settle in If you are serious about crowd and can't wait to In a clash involving small loss this season. was diffi cult to miss. the fi rst game and 710 in the return for the Tokyo ty really, was torn apart. England. the World Test champion margins, G. Sathiyan proved second. Olympics after he sealed a “I think Manav played Across the cricketing ship, do not allow cricketers his worth by helping Dabang Closely contested home singles sweep at the really well today. I had to world, several players, par Not much impact to desert the royal fi veday Delhi beyond U Mumba in The fact that seven games Unlucky Japan Open. keep my cool during those ticularly pacemen, called Mercifully, Indian cricketers game. were decided on ‘golden Momota and Akane the Ultimate Table Tennis crucial golden points. My 30 A luckless Gerassimenko, time on their Test careers to Yamaguchi gave Japan its league here on Monday. point’ refl ects how closely margin against Manav and clearly the better player on focus essentially on T20 first-ever sweep of the men's With the tiescore locked contested the match was. my team winning fi ve out of the day, deservedly won the leagues. South African crick and women's singles titles on at 33, Sathiyan lived up to Sathiyan was in his ele seven ‘golden points’ third game. et is staring at a full blown Sunday, raising Japanese the reputation of being the ment in the doubles, espe clinched it,” said Sathiyan, The results: Dabang Delhi bt U crisis with so many players hopes a year out from the World No. 24. He played his cially in the opening game. the Delhi skipper. Mumba 9-6 (Bernadette Szocs leaving. 2020 Games. AFP part in the crucial mixed Once Manav Thakkar and Before Sathiyan held lost to Doo Hoi Kem 10-11, 10- For a legend such as AB doubles with Bernadette Doo Hoi Kem bounced back centrestage, U Mumba took 11, 11-8; Jon Persson bt Kirill de Villiers, even a fi nal Szocs and then blanked Ma to level the score, Sathiyan the lead with World No. 12 Gerassimenko 11-10, 11-10, 7-11; World Cup appearance for G. Sathiyan & Bernadette bt nav Thakkar 30 to give Delhi assumed control in the de Doo Hoi Kem winning 21 his country is not enough the winning lead at 84. cider. Manav Thakkar & Doo Hoi Kem against 19th ranked Berna 11-2, 8-11, 11-8; Sathiyan bt motivation. He makes a fee In the last singles, Sutirtha Against Thakkar, Sathiyan dette. Delhi restored parity Thakkar 11-10, 11-10, 11-7; ble, cosmetic attempt to Mukherjee defeated a tenta was tested to the hilt but he with the 72ndranked Jon Kwrittwika Sinha Roy lost to Su- wards the end, but the team tive Krittwika Sinha Roy 21 kept his cool to win the gol Persson with a surprise 21 tirtha Mukherjee 4-11, 10-11, rightly says no. to reduce the margin of de den points in the fi rst two win over Kirill Gerassimen 11-8). Yet, Amir’s case is the Jaideep does it for BCCI State de Minaur is champion at Atlanta units want to WASHINGTON Patna Pirates Australia’s Alex de Minaur end impasse captured his second ATP title Thalaivas’ raid specialists fi nd in dominant style, dropping SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT just 10 points on serve in a themselves overshadowed NEW DELHI 6-3, 7-6(2) triumph over The State association re Taylor Fritz. Third-seeded de presentatives of the BCCI, Minaur, 20, on Sunday on Monday, resolved to became just the third player end the confrontation re to win an ATP title without lated to adopting the new facing a break-point since the constitution set by the Su Tour began keeping stats in preme Court. 1991. German Tommy Haas did it in Memphis in 2007 and At a meeting attended American John Isner by 16 State units, it was de managed the feat in Newport cided to “move on”, with in 2017. AFP an emphasis on getting rid of the Committee of Admi nistrators (CoA). The next hearing in the Supreme Court is slated for On the prowl: Rahul Chaudhari plots his next move in the August 8.
Pirates zone. * PRO KABADDI LEAGUE The units that attended the meeting were Punjab, PKL even as two teammates Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, pulled the raider back. Chattisgarh, Madhya Pra N andakumar Marar Manjeet’s double blow on desh, Gujarat, Baroda, Sau MUMBAI Pirates raiders set the tone rashtra, Assam, Bengal, for a contest between sides Defender Jaideep grabbed Sikkim, Manipur, Assam, brimming with experienced the initiative for Patna Pi Hyderabad, Andhra Pra Sevastova fights back to players. The Thalaivas tack win fourth WTA title rates with stunning tackles desh and Karnataka. ler got a fi rm hold on Narwal JURMALA (LATVIA) against Tamil Thalaivas’ The BCCI elections are early on, then shoved Jang Latvian top seed Anastasija matchwinning raiders in scheduled to be held in Kun Lee off the court with a Sevastova rallied from a set the seventh ProKabaddi October. speedy burst and push. and a break down to win her League on Monday. The former’s form in the home Baltic Open and fourth Seven tackle points from Bids invited career title on Sunday with a defence kept the heat on Pi him, including two Super Meanwhile, the BCCI has 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 win over Polish rates as the tie picked up Tackles, saw Pirates win the invited bids for the title qualifier Katarzyna Kawa. The pace. neckandneck thriller 24 sponsor rights for interna 26-year-old Kawa, playing in Ostorak’s Super Tackle 23. Hadi Ostorak was the tional and domestic match her first WTA main draw, led on Chaudhari inspired a next best contributor with es for the period com 6-3, 2-0 at one stage and fi ghtback from Pirates, two tackle points in a match mencing from Sept. 1, 2019 looked set for a shock though reduced to three or that showcased topquality to March 1, 2023. triumph. However, World No. two players at one stage. defending. 11 Sevastova rallied to take Monu came up with two victory after two hours and Thalaivas’ raid special raid points at a crucial stage, nine minutes, surviving a ists, Rahul Chaudhari (fi ve), a backkick to take Shabber Dhruv is India scare at 15-30 down in the Ajay Thakur (three) were Bapu by surprise deep in final set. AFP overshadowed by Jaideep. the rival half standing out. u-19 skipper Manjeet Chillar (four Asian men’s u-23 volleyball In the second match, points from six tackles) PRESS TRUST OF INDIA team named Bengal Warriors rode on shone early on to put in Maninder Singh’s exploits to NEW DELHI CHENNAI form Pardeep Narwal, one The Volleyball Federation of outplay Puneri Paltan 4324. Uttar Pradesh’s wicket of PKL’s crowdpullers, in India on Monday announced Tuesday is a rest day. keeperbatsman Dhruv the shade. the squad for the Asian men’s The results: Patna Pirates 24 Chand Jurel will lead India u-23 volleyball championship Jaideep’s timely charge (Jaideep 7, Hadi Ostorak 2) bt under19 in the Youth Asia to be held at Nay Pyi Taw in forward and tackle on sub Tamil Thalaivas 23 (Rahul Cup to be held in Sri Lanka Myanmar. stitute Ajith Kumar, another Chaudhari 5, Manjeet Chillar from September 3 to 15. The squad: Amit (capt.), Shon of the many Super Tackles 4). The squad: Dhruv Chand Ju- Thanghalathil John, Gagan from Pirates, set the tone for Bengal Warriors 43 (Manin- rel (Capt. & wk), Suved Par- Kumar, Chirag, Himanshu the second half. der Singh 14, Mohammed Na- kar, Thakur Tilak Varma, Ne- bibaksh 8, Rinku Jaiswal 5) bt hal Wadhera, Arjun Azad, Tyagi, Muthusamy Appavu, Thalaivas’ main attackers Saqlain Tariq Khan, Prince, Puneri Paltan 23 (Manjeet 3, Shashwat Rawat, Varun La- Sonu Kumar Jakhar, Shikhar could not escape, Monu sin Sushant Sail 3, Girish Ernak 3). vande, Salil Arora, Karan Lal, Singh, Ashwin Raj Mahesh, glehandedly bringing down Wednesday’s matches: Harya- Atharva Ankolekar, Pankaj Ya- Hari Prasad Bevinakuppe Chaudhari with an ankle na Steelers v Jaipur Pink dav, Akash Singh, Sushant Suresha (L) and Pritam Singh hold near the centre line Panthers, U Mumba v UP Yodd- Mishra, Purnank Tyagi, and Chauhan (coach). and keeping him off balance has. Vidyadhar Patil. CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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IN BRIEF BopannaPaire Champion Bull wins Anjum betters World record duo bows out Holds her nerve in a gripping fi nal against Mehuli Ghosh in qualifying feature event HYDERABAD: M/s. Ashok Kumar Meka Yugandhar, Derrick J. Rego SHOOTING Gupta, Sumeet Gupta & Rakesh R. & M. Rama Krishna Reddy. I NDIANS ABROAD Jhunjhunwala’s Champion Bull (A. Trainer: L.D’Silva. Sandesh up) won the Sri Ra VIJAYS CONQUER PLATE (DIV. makrishnam Raju Memorial Cup, S pecial Correspondent I), (1,200m), 4yo & over, Patrice Evra retires, to sPORTS bUREAU the main event of the races held 5 NEW DELHI Washington rated upto 25 (Cat. III): ESCALAT- focus on coaching here on Monday (July 29). M. ING STRIKER (Umesh) 1, Story ROME Srinivas Reddy trains the winner. Anjum Moudgil is ever so re Top seeds Rohan Bopanna Teller (Nakath Singh) 2, Mossad Former France and REGENCY PLATE (DIV. II), (Ajeeth Kumar) 3 and Blazing laxed. Even when she is on and Benoit Paire of France Manchester United defender 1 (1,600m), 5yo & over, rated 20 Speed (P. Sai Kumar) 4. 3/4, 13/4 the fi ring lane, there is a cer to 45 (Cat. III): CITY OF SAILS (Ro and 3. 1m, 16s. ₹ 9 (w), 6, 8 and 9 Patrice Evra has called time lost 26, 63, 107 to second tain calmness. Yet, she can hit Kumar) 1, Golden Hope (A.A. (p), SHP: 20, FP: 33, Q: 27, Tla: 92. on his playing career, seeds Matthew Ebden and Vikrant) 2, Vijay’s Empress (R. Favourite: Escalating Striker. conjure up an unmatched in according to the Italian daily Nicholas Monroe in the se Ajinkya) 3 and On My Way (Aneel) Owner: Mr. A.K. Jaiswal. Trainer 4. 2, 7 and 21/4. 1m, 41.71s. ₹ 19 L. D’Silva. Gazzetta dello Sport. “My tensity to emerge champion, cond and fi nal qualifying (w), 9, 6 and 36 (p), SHP: 39, FP: SRI S. RAMAKRISHNAM RAJU career as a player is officially with smile intact. round of the $2,046,340 163, Q: 90, Tla: 2,916. Favourite: 6 MEMORIAL CUP (1,400m), 3 over,” the 38yearold told The World Championship ATP500 tournament. On My Way. Owners: M/s. K. yo & over, rated 60 to 85 (Cat. II): the newspaper. Evra made his silver medallist, the fi rst to Thirubhuvan Reddy & K. Vivek CHAMPION BULL (A. Sandesh) 1, Leander Paes received a Reddy. Trainer: Satyanarayana. name with Nice and Monaco win the Olympic quota for Be Sure (Nakhat Singh) 2, Merito wild card into the main SET ALIGHT PLATE (1,400m), cracy (B.R. Kumar) 3 and Starlight before Alex Ferguson signed shooting for Tokyo, Anjum draw with Jack Sock of the 2 maiden 3yo only (Cat. II), (Kuldeep Singh) 4. Not run: New him for Manchester United in shot better than the World re U.S. (Terms): QUEEN RUNNER (Suraj port. 1/2, 11/2 and hd. 1m, 27.91s. 2006. He went on to make cord to beat Mehuli Ghosh by Narredu) 1, Exclusive Art (A. ₹ 13 (w), 5, 5 and 12 (p), SHP: 13, Sandesh) 2, Star Of Tiara (Umesh) almost 300 appearances for In the Challenger in Chi FP: 20, Q: 8, Tla: 77. Favourite: Be 1.7 points for the women’s air 3 and Ashwa Calvari (B. Nikhil) 4. Sure. Owners: M/s. Ashok Kumar the club, winning five rifl e gold in the 12th Sardar na, Arjun Kadhe beat Blake 1/4, 3/4 and 1/2. 1m, 29.35s. ₹ 20 Gupta, Sumeet Gupta & Rakesh R. Premier League titles and the Sajjan Singh Sethi Masters Ellis of Australia 16, 63, 7 (w), 8, 5 and 47 (p), SHP: 24, FP: Jhunjhunwala. Trainer: M. Champions League. He 6(4) in the fi rst round. 61, Q: 14, Tla: 921. Favourite: Ex Srinivas Reddy. shooting championship at the clusive Art. Owners: Mr. V. Naren moved to Juventus in 2014, REGENCY PLATE (DIV. I), Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tugh The results: dar Reddy, Mr. N.V. Rohin Kumar (1,600m), 5yo & over, rated winning two Serie A titles, & Mr. Ashok Rupani. Trainer: 7 lakabad, on Monday. $2,046,340 ATP500, Wash 20 to 45 (Cat. III): ACTUALLY before spells at Marseille and Faisal Hassan. (Surya Prakash) 1, Avantika (B.R. In the absence of the World ington: Qualifying doubles West Ham. He also played 81 Intense fi ght: Mehuli Ghosh, Anjum Moudgil and Shriyanka Sadangi. * KAMESH SRINIVASAN SHIVAKUMAR LAL MEMORIAL Kumar) 2, Semira (Afroz Khan) 3 (second and fi nal round): times for France and was No. 1 and World record holder 3 CUP (1,600m), 3yo & over, and Valee Tiger (G. Naresh) 4. Not Matthew Ebden (Aus) & Ni rated 40 to 65 (Cat. II): MARK MY run: Top Man. 1/2, 43/4 and 3. Apurvi Chandela (252.9) and close to her best. huli handled the climax bet Women: 1. Anjum Moudgil captain at the 2010 World cholas Monroe (USA) bt Be WORD (Nakhat Singh) 1, Exclusive 1m, 43.29s. ₹ 11 (w), 5, 9 and 9 (p), junior World Cup gold medal 253.9 (628.5); 2. Mehuli Ghosh Cup in South Africa. AFP Mehuli’s last seven shots ter, after Elavenil had led by noit Paire (Fra) & Rohan Bo Blue (A. Sandesh) 2, Cape Kidnap SHP: 22, FP: 59, Q: 37, Tla: 207. Fa list Elavenil Valarivan it was were 10.5, 10.6, 10.6, 10.8, 0.1 point before the last four 252.2 (628.8); 3. Shriyanka Sa pers (P. Sai Kumar) 3 and Mid vourite: Acutally. Owner: Mr. M. panna 26, 63, [107]. night Dream (Umesh) 4. 1/2, 41/4 Satyanarayana. Trainer: Desh Ko Jinyoung wins literally a twohorse race. 10.6, 10.8 and 10.5, as she shots. dangi 229.5 (625.5). First round: Paire & Bopanna and 41/2. 1m, 40.57s. ₹ 55 (w), 9 mukh. second Major of 2019 Shriyanka Sadangi did stir The results: and 6 (p), SHP: 17, FP: 140, Q: 26, was just 0.1 short of the the Junior women: 1. Mehuli bt Nathan Pasha & Max VIJAYS CONQUER PLATE (DIV. EVIAN up interest before settling for Tla: 266. Favourite: Exclusive II) men’s World record of 10m air rifl e: Men: 1. Ravi Ku Ghosh 253.0 (628.8); 2. Elave Schnur (US) 64, 63. 8 , (1,200m), 4yo & over, South Korea's Ko Jinyoung Blue. Owner: M.A.M. rated upto 25 (Cat. III): VALLEE the bronze. 252.3. mar 250.6 (628.8); 2. Kiran Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad won the Evian Championship nil Valarivan 252.4 (628.7); 3. $135,400 Challenger, Cheng IKON (B.R. Kumar) 1, Country’s After shooting the third Interestingly, both the Jadhav 249.5 (627.4); 3. Dee Zeena Khitta 230.5 (624.0). Charitable Trust rep. by Mr. A.C. Gift (Santosh Raj) 2, Rhine (Aneel) on Sunday, her second Major du: First round: Arjun Kadhe best score in qualifi cation, 0.3 shooters had 10 points with pak Kumar 228.8 (629.3). Muthuah. Trainer: Satheesh. 3 and Diesis Dream (Umesh) 4. of 2019. The 24yearold, bt Blake Ellis (Aus) 16, 63, point behind Mehuli, Anjum Junior men: 1. Harshit Binjwa Youth women: 1. Zeena Khitta FLOWERSOFTHEFOREST Not run: Run Runner Run. 11/4, all their 24 shots in the fi nal. 76(4); Matthew Christopher shd and 3. 1m, 16.38s. ₹ 63 (w), 15, who captured the ANA 249.0 (617.9); 2. Dhanush Sri 249.6 (624.0); 2. Kashika Prad 4 PLATE (1,200m), maiden 3yo was a class act in the gripping Quite characteristically, Romios (Aus) bt Sidharth Ra only, rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): 6 and 8 (p), SHP: 17, FP: 250, Q: Inspiration earlier this season, kanth 248.6 (627.6); 3. Surya han 246.6 (618.0); 3. Vidisha fi nal. Mehuli responded to the sit wat 76(7), 64. KIONIA (Afroz Khan) 1, Angel Te 72, Tla: 698. Favourite: Country’s fired a final round 67 for Pratap Singh 228.3 (620.4). Saxena 225.5 (618.9). soro (P. Sai Kumar) 2, Southern Gift. Owner: Mr. S. Khalid Qadri. 15under for the With fi ve shots to go, An uation by winning the junior Youth men: 1. Yash Vardhan €46,600 Challenger, Libe Lady (Suraj Narredu) 3 and Kushi Trainer: Sk. Waseem. championship and a twoshot jum had a 1.2point lead. gold with 253, 0.6 point 251.0 (629.3); 2. Aishwarya 25m sports pistol: Junior men: rec, Czech Republic: First Kushi Kushi (Aneel) 4. Not run: Jackpot: ₹ 15,935 (31 tkts.), Runner victory. Third round leader Then, she produced 10.7, 10.9, ahead of Elavenil. round: Dragos Dima (Rou) bt Spiritual. 13/4, 4 and 31/4. 1m, up: 205 (1,031 tkts.), Mini Jkt: 1,783 Pratap Singh Tomar 249.9 1. Udhayveer Sidhu 583; 2. Raj 15.87s. ₹ 25 (w), 7, 8 and 5 (p), SHP: (79 tkts.), Tr (i): 1,190 (40 tkts.), and compatriot Kim Hyojoo, 10.8, 10.5 and 10.7 even as Me This time, both the shoo (621.0); 3. Dhanush Srikanth kanwar Singh Sandhu 582; 3. Sasi Kumar Mukund 64, 36, 194, Q: 77, Tla: 267. Favourite: (ii): 620 (68 tkts.), (iii): 756 (115 China's Feng Shanshan and huli did not fl inch, and shot ters were brilliant, but Me 227.7 (626.8). Dilshaan Kelley 581. 60. Southern Lady. Owners; M/s. tkts.). Jennifer Kupcho of the United States finished tied for second on 13under0par. AFP Sindhu continues title quest Bhuvi inks deal Quess Corp to delink Pelissari joins with Baseline Gokulam Shubhankar has a tough opening against top seed Momota from East Bengal Ventures Special Correspondent KOZHIKODE T HAILAND OPEN Amitabha Das Sharma and MD, announced that the Sports Reporter KOLKATA Brazilian Bruno Pelissari Chennai company will “monetise the P ress Trust of India East Bengal’s majority stake asset” when he was asked has joined Gokulam Kera Bangkok India seamer Bhuvnesh holder Quess Corp is look by an analyst about the com la. The midfi elder, who is The successive losses to Ja war Kumar on Monday in ing to end its association pany’s future with East Ben no strange to India thanks pan’s Akane Yamaguchi ked a management deal with the club which is ap gal. to his ISL stints with Chen have been disappointing, with Baseline Ventures. In proaching its century. “We (have) already start naiyin FC and Delhi Dyna mos, has already begun Maiden USPGA title but Indian ace P.V. Sindhu the recently concluded This was made clear by ed talking to our other sta will have to put it all behind World Cup in England, the Ajit Isaac, Chairman and keholders on how to mone training here with his new for Morikawa club. LOS ANGELES when she renews her chase speedster fi nished with 10 MD, Quess Corp, at a confe tise this asset. We have been The attacking midfi elder American Collin Morikawa for a maiden title this year in wickets from six matches rence call of his company also been talking to a few birdied the final three holes the Thailand Open badmin at an economy of 5.20. last week. Quess came into potential investors. It will has also played in Moldova, to win his first US PGA title ton tournament, starting The 29yearold has the picture last year when take some time, but defi besides his native country, on Sunday at the Barracuda here on Tuesday. claimed 128 wickets from East Bengal was looking for nitely by the end of this sea where he appeared in Championship in only his The last two weeks have 111 ODIs and joins the likes a patron for its senior team son, we will not be there three seasons for Atletico sixth start as a tour been an emotional roller Time to click: P.V. Sindhu, for whom the last two weeks have of Ravindra Jadeja, Prithvi after the departure of its in with the club,” said Isaac. Paranaense in Serie A (Bra professional. The 22yearold coaster ride for Sindhu as af been an emotional rollercoaster ride, will look to make Shaw, Smriti Mandhana, vestor Kingfi sher. In a post on social media zil’s top division). finished on 47 points, three ter fi nishing secondbest at amends. * MATT ROBERTS/GETTY IMAGES Radha Yadav and Jemimah Quess Group’s associa on Monday evening, Isaac “He is a wonderful more than US runnerup Troy the Indonesia Open, she was Rodrigues. The other tion with East Bengal club wrote: “Some news reports player, who can create lot Merritt in the only US tour shown the door in the Japan Thailand. age to get past the fi rst hur sporting stars managed by ran into rough weather ear have been published about of chances,” Gokulam event that uses the Modified Open quarterfi nals. The other Indian in the dle, they will face each other Baseline Ventures include lier this year over the issue the continuity of our rela coach Fernando Santiago Stableford scoring system. AFP On both occasions, fami fray, Saina Nehwal, seeded next. P.V Sindhu, Pankaj Advani, of participation in the Super tionship with EBFC about Valera said. “It is great to liar foe Yamaguchi turned seventh, has been hampered Fifth seed K. Srikanth will Apurvi Chandela, K. Sri Cup. Isaac, the Bengaluru which more clarity will see such a player in the out to be Sindhu’s nemesis. by several injuries of late take on a qualifi er, while kanth and G. Sathiyan. based Quess Corp chairman emerge”. team.” Durand Cup: The Indian will be desperate and has been pitted against a H.S. Prannoy will be up to break her sevenmonth qualifi er in the opening against Wong Wing Ki Vin GroupD long title jinx. round. cent of Hong Kong. Seeded fourth, Sindhu In men’s singles, Shub Sameer Verma, seeded The stars who sizzled and fi zzled matches will open her campaign hankar Dey has a tough eighth, will face Lee Zii Jia of against unseeded Chinese opening against top seed Malaysia while P. Kashyap T OUR DE FRANCE shifted Han Yue. Sindhu might face Kento Momota of Japan, will take on France’s Brice her fi rst real test in the quar while B. Sai Pranneeth is up Leverdez. A gence France-Presse Special Correspondent terfi nals with a possible against Thailand’s Kanta Sourabh Verma and Ajay PARIS KOLKATA clash against sixth seed phon Wangcharoen. Jayaram will have to go A lookback at those who The fi rst edition of Durand Ratchanok Intanon of If both the Indians man through the qualifi ers. reached beyond the norm Cup football, to be held in and those who failed to deliv Bengal, saw a change in the er what had been expected fi xtures with the GroupD of them at this year’s edition matches shifted from Sili Dressel — swimming’s new golden boy of the Tour which was won guri in North Bengal to by Colombia’s Egan Bernal Howrah near here. The Invites comparisons with the legendary Phelps on Sunday. date of the semifi nals has also been postponed by a Agence France-Presse The TOPS Gwangju (South Korea) day. Julian Alaphilippe: Will go The GroupD matches, down in Tour history for an American superstar Caeleb featuring Gokulam Kerala unrelentingly valiant ride Dressel has invited compari FC, Chennaiyin FC, TRAU with his bullet like supertuck sons to Olympic legend Mi FC and Indian Air Force, downhill charge, and his chael Phelps after lighting were scheduled at the Kan uphill shortclimb kick, had up a World swimming cham chenjunga Stadium in Sili a human touch and sheer pionships plagued by dop guri but had to be shifted guts as he thrilled France ing rows, a sexual harass as the ground was not rea with his unlikely 14 days in ment arrest and a fatal dy following heavy rain yellow. nightclub accident. during the last few days. Caleb Ewan: After winning The matches will now be Dressel came away from his fi rst sprint, Ewan said the held at the Howrah Munici Gwangju with six gold me photofi nish victory was ‘al pal Corporation Stadium. dals and two silvers, win Making waves: USA's Caeleb Dressel came away from most worth leaving Australia This has forced the or ning all four of his individual Gwangju with six gold medals and two silvers. * AFP for’. The 22yearold ended ganisers to redraw the fi x events and obliterating the 2019 edition with three tures of almost all the Phelps’ 10yearold 100m up a record eight gold me schadenfreude for the Chi stage wins, one more than butterfl y World record. dals at the 2008 Beijing nese — before Hungarian groups and saw the semifi either Simon Yates or Alaphi Mixed performances: Though Egan Bernal, centre, made the Tour his own, the locals were nals postponed by a day to Games. swimmer Tamas Kenderesi lippe. treated to some fi ne riding by Julian Alaphilippe, right, even as the king of the mountains Shadows was arrested on charges of August 21. The fi nal will “If this is where we’re at Simon Yates: Yates came to Romain Bardet did not deliver as expected. * AP held as scheduled on Au But even the heroics of heading to Tokyo, we’ll be sexual harassment after an the Tour having fl opped at gust 24 at the Salt Lake Sta swimming’s tattooed golden very dangerous next year,” alleged incident at a the Giro d’Italia and was rid mately decided the race time on the stage to Albi say Romain Bardet: In the dium here. boy were often oversha added Dressel, after the Un nightclub. ing under the radar as sher right at the end, maintaining ing noone had warned him end, Bardet just about re dowed by an explosive dop ited States once again pa for his twin Adam. the suspense, even after the about a crosswind, a claim deemed himself with the Anika wins ing controversy, which was topped the medals table Like a fi lm script He emerged from the sha weather almost undid his that exasperated his bosses. king of the mountains jersey, looming even before Chi with 14 golds — nine more “The scriptwriters for ‘Days dows to close out a pair of work. His disappointing Tour but the man who fi nished on nese giant Sun Yang set foot than nearest rivals Australia. of Our Lives’ couldn’t have breakaways and take his fi rst ended when he crashed out, the podium spots in 2016 World deaf title in South Korea. Dressel said he had been written a better script for two stage wins. The FLOPS through no fault of his own. and 2017 was a fl op having ANI Above the fray, Dressel re “absolutely devastated” to this world championships,” His next target is 2020 Jakob Fuglsang: The Dane Adam Yates: Came to the apparently overtrained and MADURAI peated in the 50 and 100m hear that two people had said Australia’s Cate Camp Olympic road race in Tokyo came into the Tour on the 2019 Tour looking for a place by Sunday was almost half an Tamil Nadu’s Jerlin Anika freestyle, as well as the died and several athletes in bell, who won two relay before turning his attention back of a LiegeBastogne in the top fi ve or even the po hour behind Bernal. won the gold in the World 100m butterfl y — but not be jured when a balcony inside golds and took silver behind to the Tour in 2021. Liege oneday win where, he dium spot but struggled ev After losing more than a deaf youth badminton fore setting an eyepopping a Gwangju nightclub col American Simone Manuel in Thierry Gouvenou: The said, he had decided to win ery time the going got tough minute to the big guns on the championships in Taipei new World best of 49.50s to lapsed at the weekend. the women’s 100m free. course designer has to be gi or die, and a oneweek Crite on a climb. fi rst big climb, up La Planche recently. Anika bagged eclipse Phelps’ old bodysuit ven a certain amount of cre rium du Dauphine triumph He was also unable to Australian offi cials subse In the pool, nine World des Belles Filles, he stopped four medals, including two mark by 0.32. dit for putting together 21 that suggested he was a po keep up in a breakaway of quently announced relay records tumbled in Korea, at the fi nish line, wiped out. silver and a bronze. The 15 Inevitably, talk turned to star Shayna Jack had tested Hungarian teenager Kristof stages that encouraged brea tential Tour champion. lesser riders on the Galibier yearold is a 10th standard next year’s Tokyo Olympics positive for a banned sub Milak pulverising Phelps’ kaways which ignited such a But the Astana captain after the main contenders He cut a sorry sight as student of the Ouvaiyar Go and whether Dressel can stance before the champion 200m butterfl y mark by a thrilling Tour and for placing built a reputation as a gripe decided to ignore him and compatriots Alaphilippe and vernment School here. emulate Phelps, who racked ships — an opportunity for whopping 0.78s. the Alpine trilogy that ulti when he moaned after losing let him go. Thibaut Pinot shone. CM A ND-NDE YK