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On Sa BBL: Sony Ten 3 (SD & HD), I-LEAGUE break of a deadly virus, will turday he was back, this time 1.30 p.m. be held instead in Jordan, leading Karnataka and trying PBL: Star Sports 1 (SD & HD), Rayan Rozario officials said Friday. The to plot Railways’ — the host 7 p.m. Coimbatore Sportstar Aces Awards 2 : IOC Boxing Task Force and his erstwhile employer First repeat: Jan. 27 Spaniards Marcos Jimenez (BTF) announced that the — defeat. (Monday), 6 p.m.; Second re Espada scored in the 68th Asian/Oceania qualifying Karnataka had a good be peat: Jan. 28 (Tuesday), 7 minute and Jaime Santos event for will be held in ginning to the season, win p.m. converted a penalty nine mi Amman from March 311. ning the Syed Mushtaq Ali nutes later to seal a 20 win Trophy (T20), and Vijay Ha for East Bengal over defend zare (onedayers) and the ing champion Chennai City Saif bests opening Ranji Trophy fixture Brainstrust: Karnataka coach Yere Goud, right, feels that S. Anand adds to FC in their ILeague clash at before drawing the next two Arvind joining as a bowling coach is a big asset for the team. the Nehru Stadium here on Ahvar at home. A win and then * FILE PHOTO: G.P. SAMPATH KUMAR Firouzja’s Saturday. Special Correspondent another draw highlight the It was the red and gold ar NEW DELHI team’s struggles in finding field. How much have things rience that someone like woes my that took early control of Mohd. Saif Sheikh was at consistency. Goud, who took changed? “Well, the pitch Sreenath Aravind brings to the game. It marched for his fluent best in the final charge last season, is hoping has been relaid and so is ex the side. The mediumpacer Sports Bureau ward and threatened to bull as he beat Ahvar Rizvi 48 to hit the right notes as the pected to be different. But called it a day two years ago WIJK AAN ZEE doze the otherwise strong 43 for the top position in competition enters the busi other than that, nothing has and immediately joined the Chennai City backline, men’s trap in the third Nai Viswanathan Anand pun ness end. changed here since then. It’s side as bowling coach. Goud manned by its everreliable tonal shotgun selection ished a passive streak from “It feels good. Sort of a ho more or less just the same as admitted that the immediacy captain Roberto Eslava. trials at the Dr. Karni Singh Alireza Firouzja in 47 mecoming for me. More I left it,” he smiled. helps players. The Chennai men looked Range on Saturday. Saif moves to complete a hat than 100 games for Railways, And that, for him, would “The nature of the game a bit confused with those shot the second best score trick of defeats for the Ira 15 years on this ground, it is be an advantage in terms of has changed and so, when speedy runs by the Kolkata of 118 in qualification, like nian youngster in the Tata special. Harvinder Singh on passing insider information you have that recent expe side. In the 15th minute, one Ahvar and Namanveer Steel Masters chess tourna the opposite bench makes it to the youngsters in his side. rience, it helps the players such fastpaced move Singh Brar who placed ment here on Saturday. Fighting it out: Jaime Santos, who scored East Bengal’s more special. We were to “Some of the senior players understand better and get 11th round results: Alireza Fi earned the visiting side a second goal, tussles for possession with a Chennai City third. In the final, however, gether when Railways won have already faced Railways immediate results. Aravind rouzja (FIDE, 5.5) lost to Vis penalty. defender. * M. PERIASAMY he finished fifth. those two titles and are still here. For youngsters like has played with Abhimanyu wanathan Anand (5.5); Vla The host tried hard to The results: Trap: Men: 1. part of the Railways veterans Devdutt (Padikkal) or Sha Mithun and Ronit More and save. And the crowd roared Adolfo Miranda, better dislav Kovalev (Blr, 3) lost to stop an East Bengal move Mohd. Saif Sheikh 48 (118); 2. group. So it is good to match rath Srinivas, I can give some so can explain things better. Fabiano Caruana (USA, 8); only to find the ball strike in delight and the Chennai known as Fito, but failed to Ahvar Rizvi 43 (118); 3. Naman up onfield,” Goud said while inputs on what can be the I am glad that, as a medium JanKrzysztof Duda (Pol, 6) the hand of its defender and City men heaved a huge sigh create telling contributions. veer Singh Brar 35 (118). overseeing Karnataka’s first scoring areas and the kind of pace unit, we are showing drew with Magnus Carlsen the referee was quick to of relief. Jan Muzangu, the In the end, it was East Junior: 1. Jungsher Virk 44(1) practice session here. ground and pitch that can be the progress we wanted at (Nor, 7); Wesley So (USA, 6.5) show to the spot. 19yearold loanee from FC Bengal which went home 119; 2. Shardul Vihan 44(0) expected at Karnail Singh,” start of the season,” he said. 116; 3. Vishavdeep Singh 29 drew with Jeffery Xiong It broke the hearts of the Basel, made his debut for happy with a welldeserved Just the same he added. Railways was bolstered by (USA, 5); Vladislav Artemiev (112). Chennai fans but not Nauzet the home side in a bid to win after having suffered Of the 105 Ranji matches the return of Mahesh Rawat. (Rus, 5.5) bt Jorden van Fo Women: 1. Rajeshwari Kumari Santana, the Chennai City boost the frontline but he three defeats in a row. Goud played for Railways, 49 Helping hand The experienced batsman reest (Ned, 6); Anish Giri could not do much. 44 (117); 2. Sabeera Haris 43 (Ned, 5.5) drew with Yu Yangi custodian. Santos, who took The result: Chennai City FC 0 (111); 3. Seema Tomar 35 (111). were at this ground, with Goud, though, understands wicketkeeper, who joined (Chn, 4); Nikita Vitiugov (Rus, the shot, hammered it hard Japanese forward Katsumi lost to East Bengal 2 (Marcos Junior: 1. Neeru 45 (115); 2. 2654 runs at an average of that things have changed the team for Saturday’s prac 4) drew with Daniil Dubov but Santana dived full length Yusa did pull out a few tricks Eusebio 68, Jamie Santos 77 Preeti Rajak 41 (108); 3. Sovai 42.12. No wonder, he knows since he last played and so is tice for the first time this sea (Rus, 5.5). to his right to effect a smart from his bag and, so did pen). ba Bukhari 30 (103). every nook and corner of the thankful for the added expe son. Robin confident of Indian football’s growth Apurvi wins another gold PCB refutes boycott reports Shayan Acharya time,” Khan said, making it Vijay Lokapally Dynamos or (any city fran SHOOTING Mumbai clear that there’s no ques NEW DELHI chise). So the people of Del Wasim Khan, the Pakistan tion of pulling out from the Hyderabad FC striker Robin hi associate with something Sports Bureau Cricket Board (PCB) chief T20 World Cup, which is an Singh is optimistic of Indian that says Delhi. Likewise in Munich executive officer, has rub ICC event. football growing in stature Bengaluru or Mumbai. It was another golden perfor bished reports claiming that with the help of better in When you say club culture is mance by Apurvi Chandela Pakistan won’t send its team Neutral venue frastructure. “It is someth dying, it’s a transition phase. as she beat Xu Hong of China to India for the 2021 T20 India had hosted the Asia ing that will always improve, ISL has helped Indian foot by 1.8 point in the women’s World Cup if the BCCI Cup at a neutral venue — in just like electronics will al ball grow. It’s helped young air rifle final of the H&N Cup doesn’t allow its team to the UAE — in 2018, and this ways improve. I think the sters come up. Every young here on Friday. tour Pakistan in the Asia time too, there is uncertain growth and the upgradation boy and young girl now talks Qualifying in fourth place Cup later this year. ty on whether India would of infrastructure is very im Robin Singh * about ISL. People feel proud with a high score of 631.2, “This has been complete get clearance from the go portant.