Dynamos, Churchill battle for spot in Super Cup
bhubaneswar: Indian Super league outfit Delhi Dynamos will look to continue their unbeaten run when they take on I-league team Churchill Brothers in the inaugural Hero Super Cup eliminator at the Kalinga Stadium here on Thursday. Dynamos come into this game on the back of a six-match unbeaten run that saw them rise from the bottom of the ISl standings to finish 8th in the table. Veteran striker Kalu Uche was the pick of the players for the lions, as he found the back of the net 13 times in the tournament and he will be looking to keep up with his good run on Thursday. Churchill Brothers side finished 9th in the I-league and were relegated to the 2nd division of the tournament.
Paralympic chief hails ‘extraordinary' Hawking
pyeongchang: The head of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) hailed Stephen Hawking as an "extraordinary man" who inspired disabled people worldwide following the renowned British scientist's death on Wednesday. Hawking developed a form of motor neurone disease in his early 20s that eventually left him confined to a wheelchair, almost completely paralysed and unable to speak except through a voice synthesiser. But he defied predictions that he would only live for a few years and his work unlocking the secrets of the Universe, and best-selling book "A Brief History of Time", made him a household name. Hawking opened the london Paralympics in 2012.
Indian athletes depart for CWG, Asian Cross Country
new delhi: To sharpen their skills further and get acclimatised to the conditions ahead of next month's Commonwealth Games, a four-member Indian athletics team, including star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, on Wednesday departed for Gold Coast. National record holder triple jumper Arpinder Singh and long jumpers Nayana James and Neena Varakil also left along with Chopra. The Indians will camp and train at Super Sports Center in Gold Coast till March 25th before moving to the Commonwealth Games Village. Of the 31-member athletics team selected for CWG, Tejaswin Shankar, Indian record holder in high jump, who is currently training in US will join the Indian team later.
Aizwal FC beaten 1-3 by New Radiant in AFC Cup
male: India's Aizawl FC suffered a 1-3 drubbing at the hands of New Radiant in their maiden group stage AFC Cup match, with inspirational skipper Ali Ashfaq's hat-trick leading the Maldivian charge here on Wednesday. The 2016-17 I-league winners, playing with 10 men for some part of the second half, found the day's opener in the 33rd minute, but the game belonged to New Radiant as star striker Ashfaq scored in the 40th, 77th and 85th minute at the National Stadium. The three points secured from the game lifted New Radiant, champions of Maldives, to the top Group E with two wins from as many games.
Bone defect rules Santner out of action
chennai: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will miss the services of Mitchell Santner in the upcoming IPl season as the New Zealand all-rounder has been ruled out of action for about nine months due to a bone defect in his knee, requiring surgery. Santner on Wednesday omitted from his country's Test team after scans showed he needed a surgery. New Zealand Cricket said Santner felt some discomfort while playing and scans showed a "bone defect" had deteriorated. The in-form Santner had been picked up by CSK during the IPl auctions for Rs50 lakh and was expected to play a key role for the team.