Bhopal, Tuesday, August 10, 2021 Sports/Business 7 MUSTREAD First Test between India & England ends in draw washed out, here on Sunday. Before the start of play on Day 5, India were in a commanding posi- Chennaiyin FC tion of 52/1, needing 157 more runs to win with nine wickets in announces Nivia as hand and 98 overs left but the rain official kit partner did not allow a single ball. Chennai (UNI): Two time Indi- As part of the new World Test an Super League (ISL) champi- Championship cycle, both India ons Chennaiyin FC (CFC) to- and England will get four points day signed leading sports each for this match. brand Nivia as the official kit India fast bowler Jasprit Bum- partner on a multiyear deal, rah (nine wickets) and KL Rahul starting from the 2021-22 sea- (110 runs) were the star perform- son. Nivia has strong foot- ers for for India in the first Test. prints in the football ecosys- For England, captain Joe Root tem in India as well as Asia and led from the front scoring a 21st is one of the most trusted Test century. when it comes to reach and Brief scores: England 183 (Joe loyalty. The iconic brand had Root 64; Jasprit Bumrah 4-46) & associated with ISL in 2018 303 (Joe Root 109; Bumrah 5-64) with a three year multi-crore Nottingham (UNI): The first test of dia and England ended in a draw drew with India 278 (KL Rahul 84; deal as league’s official ball the five match series between In- after entire fifth day’s play was Ollie Robinson 5-85) & 52/1. partner. It has also worked with national football federa- tions of India, Sri Lanka and Bengaluru FC announces squad Bhutan, a CFC release here said. It said this partnership BFC announces 29-men squad for AFC Cup playoff clash with Nivia clearly underlines New Delhi (UNI): Bengaluru FC, on ‘We are so proud of you’:Virat Kohli congratulates our ascendancy within the for 2021 AFC Cup playoff Monday, announced their 29-man sport and will help us widen Bengaluru (UNI) The graduates from squad for the 2021 AFC Cup playoff our reach across Tamil Nadu the club’s reserve side against Maldivian side Club Eagles, India’s Tokyo Olympics athletes through their distribution net- Bengaluru FC on on August 15. Agencies, Nottingham part of sport, but what matters is Monday announced include goalkeeper work. “We are always keen to Sharon Padattil, mid- Skipper Sunil Chhetri will lead you gave your best for the nation. their 29-men squad for India skipper Virat Kohli on Sun- associate with brands that fielder Muhammad In- the side, which includes as many as day applauded the performances of We are so proud of you and I wish share the same passion for the the 2021 AFC Cup play- ayath, as well as strik- seven new signings. Defenders athletes from the country who par- you all the very best going forward. sport as us and we welcome off against Maldivian ers Akashdeep Singh Alan Costa, Yrondu Musavu-King ticipated in the recently concluded Jai Hind,” Kohli tweeted. Javelin them side Club Eagles on Au- and Sivasakthi and Brazilian striker Cleiton Silva Tokyo Olympics. thrower Neeraj Chopra bagged a gust 15. make up the Blues’ foreign contin- gold medal for India on Saturday Narayanan, who finished as top gent, which also features six new In- This year the Games were held Repsol Honda Team Striker Sunil Chhetri will lead scorer in the Blues’ BDFA Super with COVID-19 induced restrictions and as a result, India registered its dian signings in Harmanpreet Singh, first-ever gold in athletics at the endure difficult Styrian the side, which includes as many Division League campaign. Jayesh Rane, Bidyashagar Singh, and all sports were played behind The Blues’ playoff clash against closed doors. About 11,000 athletes Games. Grand Prix as seven new signings. Sarthak Golui, Danish Farooq and Bajrang Punia (bronze), Mirabai Defenders Alan Costa, Yrondu Club Eagles will take place at the Rohit Kumar. The graduates from the from over 200 countries competed Chanu (silver), PV Sindhu (bronze), Styria (UNI): A strong morning Musavu-King and Brazilian striker National Stadium in Maldives. A club’s reserve side include goalkeeper in Tokyo Olympics. India recorded in the wet left the Repsol Hon- Lovlina Borgohain (bronze), men’s Cleiton Silva make up the Blues’ win in the playoff will send the Sharon Padattil, midfielder Muham- its best-ever haul at the Olympics hockey team ( bronze), and Ravi Ku- da Team hopeful of putting to- foreign contingent, which also fea- Blues into Group D, which in- mad Inayath, as well as strikers with seven medals (one gold, two mar Dahiya (silver) also won gether a solid Sunday in Aus- tures six new Indian signings in cludes Indian Super League side Akashdeep Singh and Sivasakthi silver, and four bronze). medals in the Tokyo Games. India tria, but eighth and 16th place Harmanpreet Singh, Jayesh Rane, ATK Mohun Bagan, Bashundhara Narayanan, who finished as top scor- “Congratulations to all our win- batsman Rohit Sharma hailed all finishes left them wanting Bidya Sagar Singh, Sarthak Golui, Kings (Bangladesh) and Maziya er in the Blues’ BDFA Super Division ners and participants at the the athletes with a “special men- more. Wet morning Warm Up Danish Farooq and Rohit Kumar. S&RC (Maldives). League campaign. Olympics. Winning and losing is a tion” to Neeraj. saw Marc Marquez and his Repsol Honda Team RC213V shine as the #93 topped the session. A 1’31.403 put him AIFF condoles the death of former India 0.048s clear of Miller and over Bengaluru riders dominate Drag races a quarter of a second ahead of Chennai (UNI) the rest of the field, but as the midfielder and coach Krishnaji Rao grid formed up for the race, the Riders from Bengaluru, spear- Kolkata (UNI) and was the Technical weather was still undecided as headed by reigning champion He- The All India Football Director in 2001 at the clouds loomed. Declared a dry manth Muddappa swept the hon- Merdeka Cup, Pre- race, Marquez seized the mo- ours in the first round of the MM- Federation on Monday condoled the demise World Cup, Sahara Mil- ment off the line to fight for- SC FMSCI-Indian National Mo- lennium Cup and tour ward and join the leading torcycle Drag Racing Champi- of former India national team midfielder and of England. group. But an incident at Turn onship which concluded at the AIFF President Praful 3 after just a few laps brought MMRT, here last evening, coach Krishnaji Rao, who passed away on Patel, in his condolence out the red flag and the race amidst strict Covid safety proto- message, said, “It is really sad to was stopped. Marquez’s restart Sunday in Bengaluru. cols. hear that Mr Rao is no longer again saw him gain ground off Muddappa (31), astride his Rao made his senior interna- tional debut in 1966 at the Asian among us. His invaluable contri- the line, but he would drop Suzuki Hayabusa, was the quick- Games in Bangkok and represent- bution to Indian Football will al- back after contact into Turn 1. est of all riders, clocking 07.882 Falling as low as 14th in the ed India at the Asian Cup Quali- ways remain with us. I share the opening laps, the eight-time seconds over 302-metres strip fiers in 1967 in Rangoon (now Yan- grief. AIFF General Secretary World Champion rallied to re- while winning the featured Super gon) and the Merdeka Cup in 1968 Kushal Das said, “Mr Rao was an cover throughout the race. Sport Above 1051cc category in Kuala Lumpur, amassing a total exceptional midfielder who en- Picking his way through and ahead of fellow-Bengalureans of four caps, the AIFF said while joyed great success at the domestic avoiding mistakes, Marquez Hafizullah Khan (08.116) and Har- condoling the demise. and international levels and also eventually took eighth at the ish Naik (08.538). sheets in the Super Sport 851- slow off the mark, and debutant Additionally, Rao served as the served Indian football as a coach. flag. Another Bengalurean, Mohd 1050cc class, followed by Mud- NV Satyanarayana Raju (08.191) Indian team’s assistant coach dur- My sincere condolences to his Riyaz (08.026) topped the time dappa (08.116), who was a bit from Hyderabad. ing their tour of England in 2000 family. 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