Between Wickets | The race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong
Suresh MenonHow do you decide which is the best team in the world when it is difficult to tell which is the best team a country possesses?
Cricket’s practices are held together by a set of tacit agreements
Suresh MenonThe badminton great Prakash Padukone once pulled up a youngster for literally toying with an opponent, playing trick shots, pretending to smash and occasionally holding his racquet in the wrong hand. It was a friendly match, yet Prakash called the youngster aside and told him that a sportsman should never disrespect an opponent.All sports have ways of dealing with unsportsmanlike conduct. The ‘diver’ in football, the racquet abuser in tennis, the player showing dissent at an umpire’s decision in
Left-arm quick, right-arm quicker — it’s up to the coaches
Suresh MenonFor long it was assumed that in cricket there were just a few gaps to be filled
Cricket
More experience will help avoid session-end dismissals, says Mandhana
PTI Lack of experience in negotiating the closing stages of a session was a major reason behind the batting collapse India suffered on the second day of the one-off Test against England Women, reckons opener Smriti Mandhana. Madhana, a stylish left-hander, and young Shafali Verma had forged a solid 167-run stand with their half-centuries in India's response to the massive England first innings total of 396/9 declared. However, India lost five wickets in a hurry to lose the plot and were eventually- 1hr
Cricket
World Test Championship final: First day's play washed out, reserve day to come in force
PTI There was forecast of rain and thundershowers and the heavens opened up last evening with relentless downpour continuing till afternoon.
Football
Lacklustre England held as Scotland make their point
AFP Gareth Southgate's side would have been guaranteed to advance from Group D with a win over their old rivals at Wembley.
Hockey
New-look men’s squad for Tokyo
Uthra Ganesan Three veterans dropped as selectors opt for fresh-legs formula
Hockey
Milkha Singh battles “rough day”, oxygen saturation level dips
PTI The 91-year-old, who tested negative for COVID-19 on Wednesday, is being closely monitored by a team of doctors.
Hockey
Ten debutants in Indian men's hockey squad for Tokyo Olympics
PTI India on Friday name 10 Olympic debutants in its 16-member men's hockey squad, which also features seasoned performers like PR Sreejesh and Manpreet Singh, for the Tokyo Games next month. The experienced Olympic campaigners include goalkeeper Sreejesh, midfielder Manpreet, defenders Harmanpreet Singh, Rupinder Pal Singh and Surender Kumar and forward Mandeep Singh. Veteran defender Birendra Lakra , who missed the 2016 Rio Games due to a knee injury, has also been named in the side. The Squad:
Tennis
Berrettini ends Murray’s comeback
Agencies In another match, second seed Denis Shapovalov beat defending champion Feliciano Lopez 6-2, 6-3.
Tennis
Rafael Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon and Tokyo Olympics
Reuters "I have decided not to participate at this year's Championships at Wimbledon and the Olympic Games in Tokyo," Nadal said on Twitter.
Races
Mzilikazi claims feature event
Mzilikazi, ridden by B.R. Kumar, won the Emperor Of Rome Handicap (Div. I), the feature event of the races held here on Saturday (May 1). The winner is the property of M/s. Five Stars Shipping Co. M/s. Darashaw Bloodstock and trained by R. Foley, who also saddled two more winners on the day.1. SANTA ANITA HANDICAP (1,400m), 5-y-o & over, rated 20 to 45: DOMINANT (A.M. Alam) 1, Fabulous Show (P. Sai Kumar) 2, Victoria’s Secret (Surya Prakash) 3 and Wonderful Era (Nakhat Singh) 4. 1, hd and
Races
Mzilikazi appeals most in feature event
Mzilikazi may score in the first division of the Emperor Of Rome Handicap (1,400m), the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday (May 1).1. SANTA ANITA HANDICAP (1,400m), 5-y-o & over, rated 20 to 45, 10-30 a.m.: 1. Asian Warrior (6) P. Koushik 60, 2. Victoria’s Secret (2) Surya Prakash 59.5, 3. Lady Blazer (9) K.V. Baskar 57.5, 4. Wonderful Era (3) Nakhat Singh 57.5, 5. Dominant (5) A.M. Alam 56, 6. Fun Lover (4) Farid Ansari 55, 7. Amaterasu (10) Manikandan 54, 8. Fabulous
Races
Penang claims Queen’s Guest Handicap
Penang (A. Imran Khan up) won the Queen’s Guest Handicap, the main event of the races held here on Friday. The winner is owned by Mr. K.R. Muthukaruppan & Mr. V.M. Gopal and trained by Mandanna.1. BOLD RUNNER HANDICAP (1,200m), rated 00 to 25: MULLIGAN (Koshi Kumar) 1, Chanakya (Surya Prakash) 2, Fantastic Hit (P. Koushik) 3 and Country’s Moon (K.V. Baskar) 4. 2-1/2, 4-1/4 and 3. 1m, 16.70s. Owners: Mr. J. Ramesh, Mr. R. Rajesh Khanna & Mr. R.G. Shrinivas. Trainer: P. Krishna.2. NORA
Other Sports
Indians look to gain sparring experience
Y.B. Sarangi They will train in Italy till July 10; Mary Kom to hone her skills at ASI
Other Sports
Oosthuizen and Henley in the van
Reuters Molinari, Bello a stroke behind after a delayed first round
Sport
Romania banned from Olympic weightlifting over doping cases
PTI Romania becomes the fourth country barred from the Tokyo weightlifting competition after Egypt, Malaysia and Thailand, which were also excluded over doping-related issues