India on verge of AFC Asian Cup qualification
India will eye a win against Macau in order to virtually qualify for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup 2019 here on Wednesday. The 107th placed India have recorded a cent per cent win in the third round qualifiers, defeating lower ranked teams Kyrgyz Republic (128) and Myanmar (157) earlier by solitary goal margins before defeating Macau (182) 2-0 away and are full of confidence. India are the top placed side in Group A with nine points from three matches. Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar, who played a 2-2 on Tuesday in Yangon, are second and third respectively. Both have four points each but Kyrgyzstan are ahead on goal difference.
Indian cyclists win 5 gold on opening day of Track Asia Cup
Indian cyclists grabbed nine medals, including five gold, to open their campaign on a rousing note in the Track Asia Cup at the IG Stadium Complex Velodrome in New Delhi. Eight final events were held on the opening day today and India won gold in five of them. They also won four silver medals. In the senior elite category, India's top cyclist Deborah bagged two silver medals. She failed to convert the colour of medal this year again in women's 500m elite event and managed a silver with 36.083 seconds, behind China's Yufang Guo who completed the race in 35.071 seconds.
Dean Jones appointed interim Afghanistan head coach
Former Australian cricketer Dean Jones has been roped in as the interim coach of the Afghanistan cricket team for the upcoming Hong Kong tour. Confirming the news, the Afghan Cricket Board said that Jones would take charge for the side's four-day Intercontinental Cup game, which is to be held from October 20 to October 23. The board further confirmed that the four-day-game could become a permanent fixture.
Inaugural T20 Global League likely to be postponed
The inaugural edition of the T20 Global League, which was due to start on November 3, is most likely to be postponed due to numerous logistical challenges. With less than a month to go for the commencement of the South Africa's first T20 league, the Cricket South Africa (CSA) is expected to soon decide upon the immediate future of the T20 Global League. The tournament has been facing multiple logistical challenges, including the inability to secure a broadcast deal or a title sponsor, which is resulting in hefty financial losses.
ICC Women's Championship gets underway
The second edition of the ICC Women's Championship will get underway with the series between the West Indies and Sri Lanka from October 11 to October 15 in Trinidad. With players, administrators and officials all giving credit for a rise in standard of women's cricket to this eight-team tournament which ensures series against each of the other sides, the championship is likely to come more into focus in this cycle that will culminate in 2020.
Dehradun to host first Ranji Trophy
The picturesque capital of the hill state will host its first ever Ranji Trophy cricket match later this month, an official said on Tuesday. The approval for the match has come after a no objection certificate (NoC) from the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI). The Ranji Trophy match will be played between October 24-27. A BCCI team had recently visited the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium and had made some suggestions for charges and corrections, an official informed while adding that they have been complied with, thus enabling the match.
Thiruvananthapuram ready for India-New Zealand T20I
Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) Secretary Jayesh George is confident there will be a 45,000-capacity crowd at the new Greenfield Stadium on November 7 when India clash with New Zealand in a Twenty20 International match. One reason why George and his KCA team are upbeat is because all those who are under 29 years were not even born when the state capital last staged an international cricket match. The last time Thiruvanathapuram hosted an international was when the Vivian Richards-led West Indies played the last of the seven ODI matches against India on January 25, 1988 at the University Stadium.
Liverpool's Mane facing six weeks out with hamstring injury
Liverpool striker Sadio Mane is facing up to six weeks out of action after picking up a hamstring injury on international duty with Senegal, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. Mane was taken off with a minute remaining in Senegal's 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over Cape Verde Islands on Saturday. Liverpool said the injury "could keep him out of action for up to six weeks" starting with Saturday's league game against arch-rivals Manchester United at Anfield.
