Jaipur, delhi play thrilling tie
PAnchkula: Jaipur Pink Panthers ended their home leg with a 37- 37 tie against Dabang Delhi in Vivo Pro Kabaddi Season 6. Dabang Delhi would feel disappointed as they were in control for most of the match but lost their composure in the last five minutes. Deepak Hooda scored 8 points for Jaipur while Sandeep Dhull got a high five. Chandran Ranjit (11 points) and Pawan Kadian (9 points) were among the top scorers for Dabang Delhi. With less than five minutes to go Jaipur was trailing by five points when Ajinkya Pawar made a two-point raid to reduce the gap to three. In the 38th minute Jaipur inflicted an all out as they trailed 35-36 but Deepak Hooda leveled the match in the next minute with a successful raid.
Jayant traded to MI from Delhi
Mumbai: Off-spinner Jayant Yadav will play for Mumbai Indians in the 2019 Indian Premier League after being traded by Delhi Capitals. The 28-year-old was part of the Delhi franchise since 2015, playing in just 10 IPL matches. He has represented India in four Tests and and an ODI with his last international appearance coming in February 2017. The trading window remains open until 30 days to the start of the 2019 Season. Yadav plays for Haryana in domestic cricket and recently represented India in the Emerging Teams Cup in Colombo.
2019 WC trophy reaches Delhi
New Delhi: The ICC 2019 World Cup trophy arrived in Delhi on Thursday as part of its global tour. The coveted trophy is on a month-long tour of India that commenced on November 30 and will culminate on December 26. It will be displayed in nine cities across India. Former India all-rounder Madan Lal welcomed the trophy in Delhi. The ICC trophy is travelling not only to countries taking part in the tournament but for the first time ever, it will go beyond traditional cricket nations to places like Nepal, USA and Germany. Starting its journey from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the trophy tour will cover Oman, the USA, the West Indies, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, India, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, Nigeria, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany before arriving in England and Wales on February 19.
Rashid fires 62 at TATA Open
JAmshedpur: Delhi's Rashid Khan dominated the opening day with a sensational nine-under 62 to take a one-stroke lead in the 17th TATA Open, the PGTI's season finale on Thursday. Rashid, who won the PGTI's last event in Mumbai, carried forward his form into the year-ending Rs 1 crore event with an outstanding run of 10 birdies that came at the expense of just one bogey at the par-71 Golmuri Golf Course. Om Prakash Chouhan of Mhow, the 2014 champion, and Lucknow's Sanjeev Kumar struck sizzling 63s to be placed tied second. Delhi's Tapy Ghai and Noida's Amardip Malik produced scores of 64 to occupy tied fourth.
NBA to stage 2 games in Mumbai
Mumbai: The National Basketball Association (NBA) on Thursday announced the Indiana Pacers and the Sacramento Kings will play in two pre-season games in Mumbai in October 2019, marking the first matches the popular US-based league stages in India. The NBA India Games 2019 would take place October 4 and October 5 at the NSCI Dome in Worli, announced NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum and NBA India Managing Director Yannick Colaco here. In addition to the games, the league and its partners would conduct interactive fan activities, Jr NBA youth basketball programming and NBA Cares community outreach events.
Gokulam face Arrows in i-league
Cuttack: Gokulam Kerala FC will hope to keep their title hopes alive when they clash with Indian Arrows in a must-win game of the I-League here on Friday. Gokulam lost their way a bit in recent encounters after showing some initial spark, picking up two draws at home and suffering a heavy away defeat against Quess East Bengal (QEB). They are currently eighth on the table with 10 points from eight games and need a win and a convincing one at that, to boost confidence and resurrect title aspirations. The Arrows have suffered five losses in their seven games and are languishing in the 10th place on the points table. However, they remain a threat to a side not at their best, especially after holding former champions Aizawl to a draw in their last game.