Young State shuttlers to train in Bangalore
Shillong: The Young Talent Badminton Club is sending its players to Tom Badminton Academy in Bangalore. Seven players from the club are already being trained along with top National players like Ashwini Ponnappa, Ajay Jayram, etc. The selected players are Elsarica Umdor, Cheryl Mawlieh, Sophia Dkhar, Esther Rynjah, Namtam Kharbuli, Mark Jala, Benhanan Kharwanlamg.
HIL: Punjab Warriors end Lancers’ winning streak
Bhubaneswar: Simon Orchard and Satbir Singh scorted a field goal each as Jaypee Punjab Warriors registrered a 4-1 victory over Kalinga Lancers to propel to the second position in the fourth edition of the Hockey India League, here on Sunday. The visitors emerged victorious through field strikes from Orchard (48th minute) and Satbir Singh (58th) after the Lancers took the lead through a penalty corner conversion by Glenn Turner in the 42nd minute. By virtue of this win, Punjab Warriors have moved to the second spot in the standings with 22 points from seven games. The Lancers too have similar points from as many matches but they are atop the table because of superior goal difference. The first quarter of the match started with attacking intent from the Lancers but Punjab Warriors showed good defensive skills to keep the hosts at bay as both the teams looked dangerous on counter attacks. (PTI)
Mustafizur Rahman excited about his maiden IPL stint
Dhaka: Promising Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman can’t wait to play in the Indian Premier League after being bought for Rs 1.4 crore by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the players’ auction. Rahman had played a key role in Bangladesh’s famous home series win against India last year. “It feels good. I was hoping I would get the opportunity. Everybody was saying I may be drafted this time,” Mustafizur was quoted as saying by bdnews24.com on Sunday. He is hoping to match the performance of his seniors in the cash-rich league. “Shakib (Al Hasan) is doing very well (in the IPL). Mashrafe (Mortaza) and the others have played too. It feels good that I will be playing there too. Mustafizur will rub shoulders with the likes of Yuvraj Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, David Warner and Nehra in the Sunrisers unit. (PTI)
Paris replaces injured Richardson for Australia
Sydney: Paceman Kane Richardson has been ruled out of Australia’s final One-day International against New Zealand with back trouble and will be replaced by Joel Paris, Cricket Australia said on Sunday. Richardson was a late withdrawal from Saturday’s second ODI and CA said he would return home “for further investigation into the issue”. Paris had been with Western Australia’s Sheffield Shield squad in Lincoln, New Zealand, where he took four wickets for 37 in the drawn match against New South Wales. Paris made his ODI debut in this season’s ODI series against India. Richardson faces an anxious wait to determine the extent of his back injury with Australia set to announce their World T20 squad later this week. Richardson’s injury trouble adds further problems for selectors already faced with injuries to T20 skipper Aaron Finch and allrounder James Faulkner, who both have hamstring issues. (AFP)
India to face Sri Lanka in U-19 World Cup semis
Mirpur: India will face Sri Lanka in the semifinals of the ICC Under-19 cricket World Cup after the island nation reached the last-four stage with a six-wicket win over England, here on Sunday. In an impressive all-round performance, Sri Lanka dismissed England for just 184 and then overhauled the modest target in the 36th over. Avishka Fernando hit 95 off 96 balls after Wanidu Hasanranga grabbed three wickets to set up the semifinal against India on Tuesday. England failed to match its earlier run-feast in Group C where it raked up totals of 371 for three against Fiji, 282 for seven against the West Indies and 288 for four against Zimbabwe. Asalanka said he was delighted to see his team bounce back after losing to Pakistan in the last league match. (PTI)
ICC suspends Pakistan’s Yasir Shah for three months
Dubai: Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah has been banned for three months after pleading guilty for a failed dope test last year, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Sunday. “Shah has been suspended from all cricket-related activities for three months after pleading guilty to breaching Article 2.1 of the ICC Anti-Doping Code,” said the ICC in a release. “Shah had provided a urine sample as part of the ICC’s random in-competition testing programme after the conclusion of the one-day international between England and Pakistan in Abu Dhabi, UAE on 13 November 2015. “His sample was subsequently tested and found to contain chlortalidone. This is classified as a “Specified Substance” under World Anti-Doping Agency’s Prohibited List and is prohibited both in-competition and out-of-competition.” (AFP)
