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Manchester United players put my plan in the bin, claims coach Erik ten Hag
"You can have a good plan, but then you put the plan in the bin. I think it's nothing to do with tactics," Erik ten Hag said after the defeat against Brentford. "The first two goals are about dealing with the ball and decisions. I think they follow my instructions but they make bad decisions. This is football, it's a game of mistakes and we got punished," he added.
ARRC: Honda Racing India rider Senthil Kumar scores a point in Race 2
In his first stint at the Sportsland SUGO international circuit, Senthil managed to display true rigor as he bounced back from a DNF in race 1 to claim a point for the team. It was a gripping race till the very end as the leaderboard saw a lot of movement in the order. With four riders crashing out in the last lap, it proved to be a challenging race for everyone.
Indian boxers need to punch above their weight to bring home medals from Paris
The good news is that some young talents managed to impress and could be good future prospects. And bad news is some big names failed, making the Boxing Federation of India a little worried. And why not? Because the federation (BFI) under Ajay Singh has been working really hard on its boxers with providing all the exposers they need.
Perfect 12 from Indian wrestlers at CWG 2022, but tougher tests await them
Before the start of the Birmingham Games, IANS had said that the Indian grapplers had a great opportunity to bag 12 medals in all their weight categories. And the results are in front of everybody to see. Well, there is no rocket science to it. Actually, the past records have suggested that the CWG have always been a happy hunting ground for the Indian wrestlers.
One thing that stands out is how Rohit Sharma backs players who aren't performing: Parthiv Patel
"I have played under Rohit Sharma's captaincy at Mumbai Indians and the one thing that stands out is how he backs players who aren't performing. He is vocal about them even in public and in press conferences, as we saw with the case of Avesh Khan. Rohit backed him even after four failures and he delivered with a Man-of-the-Match performance (in the fourth T20I)," said Parthiv on his YouTube channel.
Simona Halep moves into Toronto final; set to enter Top-10 in latest WTA rankings
With her impressive run in the WTA 1000 tournament, the 30-year-old Halep, who will take on Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil in the final here, will return to Top-10 in the world when the latest ranking are released on Monday. Two-time champion Halep entered the final of the tournament defeating Pegula 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. Toronto is Halep's first final since winning the Melbourne 250 in January and the biggest final for the former No.1 since winning Rome in 2020.
TOPS has given a different 'spin' to sports in India, says Mansher Singh
The two-time Commonwealth Games medal winner in trap shooting, including an individual gold at 1994 Victoria, Mansher adds that at one time, athletes had to wait for months to get clearance for international training and exposure trips under the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF), but it is a cakewalk at present, with TOPS ensuring every requirement of the athlete is taken care of. Following are excerpts from an interview with the four-time Olympian and winner of four medals at the Asian Games, including three silver:
India is not going to be easy; we need to be on top of our game: Ryan Burl
The Chevrons, as they are called, defeated Bangladesh 2-1 to win their first-ever bilateral T20I series over a higher-ranked side. Subsequently, they clinched the ODI series against them 2-1, cheered on by a full house of home supporters. Left-handed middle-order batter Ryan Burl was one of the main architects in Zimbabwe's T20I series win over Bangladesh at Harare. From 76/6, Burl slammed 34 runs off Nasum Ahmed in the 15th over, equalling the record for the second-most runs hit in an over in T20I cricket.
Birmingham 2022 successes could mark the start of a new era in Indian athletics
As expected, India experienced a medal rush in boxing, wrestling, weightlifting, badminton and table tennis in CWG. However, the one field which helped shoot up the country's medal tally was athletics. At Gold Coast 2018, India could only manage three medals in the discipline. But this time around, India's athletes set new benchmark, winning eight medals, including one gold, four silver and three bronze, which augurs well for next year's Asian Games and the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
World Junior Squash Championships: India's Anahat Singh enters quarters
The 14-year-old defeated Malik 11-5, 11-5, 6-1, 11-7. She will face Egypt's Fayrouz Abouelkheir for a place in the semifinals. "I really didn't expect that, but surprisingly I wasn't nervous!" Anahat said after her win over Malik. Anahat, a Grade 9 student from Delhi, was also a member of India's squash contingent in the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games. She was the youngest member of the Indian contingent in Birmingham.
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