Umpiring is a team activity; empower the third man
Suresh MenonAn Australian newspaper summed up the excitement of the Headingley Test thus: “Ben Stokes was out, so third Test heroics should not have counted”. What a joyless, miserable existence some who write on sports lead! England and Australia play out one of the great Tests of recent years, the former squaring a series that was about to get lopsided, and it is all down to the umpire? How short-sighted! The argument was that with two runs to win, Stokes was leg before to Nathan Lyon; the umpire said it
There are no simple answers, but we must learn to care
Suresh MenonThe processes which lead a man to take his own life are at least as complex and difficult as those by which he continues to live. This is from Al Alvarez’s study of suicide, The Savage God. To find a rationale for suicide — especially one involving a friend — is near-impossible. But we try. The shock is followed by the question: What could I have done? Family and close friends must feel the helplessness of that query with far greater force. When the news of V.B. Chandrasekhar’s death came, it
When millions put their faith in a voice coming out of a box
Suresh MenonGoing back in time when radio commentators magically transported the fans to the venue with their vivid descriptions
Cricket
India sweep series with big win over West Indies
Reuters West Indies, chasing 468 for victory, were bowled out for 210.- 46mins
Cricket
Pandey, Dube help India ‘A’ take unassailable 3-0 lead
PTI The aggressive Jharkhand southpaw Kishan, who starred in the second match, again underlined his talent with a fluent knock.
Football
Van Dijk, Ronaldo, Messi finalists for FIFA player award
AP The announcement of the final three in each category including best coach and best goalkeeper was made Monday at San Siro.- 6hrs
Football
Gareth Bale sees red after brace as Real Madrid draw at Villarreal
Reuters Bale sent off in added time for receiving two yellow cards
Hockey
Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey: Affan Yousuf’s hat-trick lifts ailing IOC to 4-3 win
Samarnath Soory Defending champion IOC remains unbeaten in the 2019 Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament.- 5hrs
Hockey
FIH mulling to have India, Pakistan play home and away ties in Europe for Olympic qualifiers
PTI India and Pakistan have been seeded in two separate halves of the draw by FIH on Thursday and they could meet in the Olympics qualifying tournament.
Hockey
Successful Belgium tour will boost our confidence ahead of Olympic qualifiers, says Sreejesh
PTI Indian men’s team will next tour Belgium in September before the all-important Olympic Qualifiers in November.
Tennis
Defending US Open champion Novak Djokovic retires injured
Reuters Djokovic retired from his fourth-round match against Stan Wawrinka due to a shoulder injury
Tennis
Serena steps up U.S. Open title pursuit as Barty, Pliskova fall
AFP Serena hasn't won the U.S. Open since 2014.
Tennis
Federer crushes Goffin to reach U.S. Open quarter-finals
AFP Federer advanced to the U.S. Open quarter-finals for the 13th time in his past 15 attempts.
Races
Impavid for the second classic of the season
Impavid appeals most in the Deccan Colts Championship Stakes (1,600m), the second classic of the season, to be held here on Monday (Sept. 2). There will be no false rails. 1. A. KRISHNASWAMI MEMORIAL PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), 4-y-o & over, (winner of not more than three races), rated 40 to 65 (Cat. II), 1-30 p.m.: 1. Miss Lily (7) P. Trevor 60, 2. Nayadeep (6) Srinath 59, 3. Gorgeous Lady (3) Kiran Naidu 58, 4. La Mer (1) A.A. Vikrant 57.5, 5. The Special One (4) Akshay Kumar 57.5, 6.
Races
Long Range claims the Police Cup
R.H. Sequeira-trained Long Range (Abhay Singh up) won the Police Cup, the main event of the races held here on Sunday (Sept. 1). The winner is owned by Col. S.B. Nair. Trainers Sequeira and Ravinder Singh scored a treble each. 1. RED CHIEFTAN PLATE (2,400m), 3-y-o & over, rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): CALL OF THE BLUE (Akshay Kumar) 1, Symbol Of Star’s (Surya Prakash) 2, Mossad (Afroz Khan) 3 and Ajmal Birju (Gopal Singh) 4. 2-1/4, 3-1/2 and 1-1/4. 2m, 37.14s. ₹9 (w), 5, 11 and 8 (p), SHP: 42,
Races
Sultan Suleiman obliges in the feature event
Altaf Hussain-trained Sultan Suleiman, piloted by A. Sandesh, won the Southern Command Gold Trophy, the main attraction of Sunday’s (Sept. 1) races. The winner is owned by M/s. Dinsha P. Shroff, Munchi P. Shroff, Mrs. Aban N. Chotia & Mr. Saleem Fazelbhoy. 1. JUVENTUS PLATE (1,800m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: WESTERN FRONT (Trevor) 1, Gdansk (A. Imran Khan) 2, Benevolence (Sandesh) 3 and Fencing (Malam) 4. 4-1/2, 2-3/4 and 9-1/4. 1m, 52.44s. ₹19 (w), 15 and 13 (p). SHP: 32, FP: 59, Q: 42,
Other Sports
Virdhawal Khade and Rujuta — The country's fastest couple!
Stan Rayan Rujuta Khade emerged as the country’s fastest female swimmer taking the 50m freestyle title.- 4hrs
Other Sports
Pro Kabaddi League: Steelers slay Paltan
PTI The match had been billed as an encounter between the hard-tackling Pune side and the raid heavy Haryana team.- 4hrs
Other Sports
Chinese Taipei badminton: Saina, Sourabh eyeing to regain title
PTI Women’s doubles pair of Aparna Balan and Prajakta Sawant will take on Chow Mei Kuan and Lee Meng Yean in the first round.