Friday 27 October 2017

Ducan Paia’aua transforms from shy rugby league convert to confident Rugby World Cup hopeful

Scarcely any players in Australian rugby have changed like Duncan Paia'aua from the brazen, close quiet Reds new kid on the block of 2015 to the sure, multi-gifted newcomer who the Wallabies will trial as a flyhalf against the Barbarians.

It is a non-top conflict, similar to an old school visit amusement, against Quade Cooper's Barbarians yet it can be a noteworthy pointer to how mentor Michael Cheika sizes up his playmaking alternatives driving into the 2019 World Cup.

Paia'aua, 22, has opened many eyes this season as an unsung improver, one of the Reds best at inside focus this year and a champion in Queensland Country's rush to the highest point of the National Rugby Championship table.

His satiny passing was dependably the undeniable resource however he's discovered awesome confidence in moving himself as a sprinter. His enhanced speeding up to take a hole and his footwork have been coordinated by an ability to run coordinate at substantially greater safeguards too.

The greater part of all, he's had the opportunity to take in the amusement in 23 Super Rugby matches in light of the fact that being dumped in the profound end as a crisis trade for the harmed Cooper to open 2015 was a tumble.

The Rockhampton item was a crude select from the Brisbane Broncos Under-20s (2013-14) and it appeared.

It just a takes a couple of critical figures to have confidence in you to truly blend your amusement. Previous Reds mentor Nick Stiles was an eager sponsor, new mentor Brad Thorn introduced him as Country chief and Cooper assembled some amazing interchange with him in the Reds' best minutes.

Thistle was enchanted with how Paia'aua let his play do the talking and the one drawback is his nonattendance from Country's 4pm conflict against Perth Spirit at North Ipswich Reserve on Sunday.

The greater part of all, Paia'aua is trusting in himself significantly more and is amped up for Saturday's progression up.

"We've arranged together the entire year so it will be pretty fun and a test to conflict with the best," Paia'aua said.

"There'll be a great deal of chat out there and I'll appreciate it.

"I'd like to play No.12 yet somebody disclosed to me all the great 12s ought to be able to play No.10 too."

Paia'aua said the opportunity to play with Israel Folau, on the wing with Karmichael Hunt at fullback, added to the excite.

"I've likely told the majority of the young men I'm entirely eager to be in an indistinguishable group from Israel Folau ... I admire him as a player as an old leaugie myself," Paia'aua said.

Youthful Queensland Under-20s flanker Liam Wright has gone onto the Wallabies seat since bolt Rory Arnold (knee) couldn't shake a niggle.

Wright was squeezing himself over his arbitrary ring to the squad so to now be sure of playing for the Wallabies previously he's tasted a moment of Super Rugby is a fleeting ascent.

The Barbarians side incorporates six players from the chopped out Western Force club including flanker Matt Hodgson, who is sure about the means for the club to have a nearness in rich patron Andrew Forrest's Indo-Pacific Rugby Championship.

In the wake of meeting with the Australian Rugby Union board this week, Forrest is sure a six-group rivalry will get official endorsement for either July-October 2018 or March-June 2019.

As the IPRC's player relations chief, Hodgson has been immersed with enthusiasm to the point more than 250 players have reached.
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Hingis helped me become Slam champion, says 'not sad' Federer

Roger Federer said he wasn't dismal to see kindred Swiss legend Martina Hingis declare her retirement, acknowledging her for helping him turn into a record-breaking Grand Slam champion.

Hingis, 37, called time on her profession, which traversed three decades, for a third time on Thursday.

Federer, who won the 2001 Hopman Cup close by Hingis, said he heard toward the begin of the year and again a week ago that Hingis planned to throw in the towel for good toward the finish of the continuous WTA Finals in Singapore, where she has achieved the duplicates semi-finals.

"Martina was somewhat the person who demonstrated to me how it was altogether done," said 19-time Grand Slam champion Federer.

"It was incredible for Switzerland to have somebody of her bore. We were exceptionally fortunate. I adored playing with her at the Hopman Cup, she was constantly super well disposed, I cherish that about her.

"I'm not tragic to see her resign, she's been in the amusement for quite some time, she appears content with her choice - that is magnificent. I've generally been an enthusiast of her and I generally will be."

Hingis reported her "unmistakable" retirement prior on Thursday, flagging the finish of a profession which took her from 1990s high school genius to copies world number one somewhere in the range of 20 years after the fact.

"I think now it's unequivocal. It's unique, in light of the fact that before I left supposing I may return," Hingis told journalists after her 6-3, 6-2 copies win close by Chan Yung-Jan over Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Kveta Peschke in Singapore.

"After a season this way, I believe it's likewise flawless planning. You know, you need to stop to finish everything and not when you're as of now going in reverse. I couldn't request a superior wrap up."

Hingis had five Grand Slam singles titles to her name when wounds drove her into her first retirement in 2003, when she was only 22.

She returned two years after the fact however the rebound was fleeting and Hingis ventured far from the game again subsequent to coming up short a medications test at Wimbledon in 2007.

In any case, she has delighted in impressive accomplishment since her rebirth as a pairs master, and finishes her vocation at the highest point of the rankings and with 20 noteworthy titles in copies and blended duplicates.
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Martina Hingis retires: Tennis great calls it quits for third time, WTA Finals farewell

MARTINA Hingis declared Thursday that she will resign from tennis for the third time in her profession toward the finish of the continuous WTA Finals.

The Swiss at first affirmed the news on Twitter and Facebook in the wake of winning her quarter-last copies coordinate. The best seeded combine, Hingis and Chan Yung-Jan of Taipei, crushed Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany and Kveta Peschke of Czech Republic 6-3, 6-2.

"I told Latisha (Chan) from the begin (of the year), 'Hello this will likely be my last year," Hingis said.

"Presumably individuals think after a season this way (to proceed) yet I believe it's ideal planning since you need to stop to finish everything."

"I couldn't request a superior wrap up."

Roger Federer paid an exceptional tribute to his kindred Swiss incredible, saying she had made ready for his prosperity.

"Martina was somewhat the person who demonstrated to me how it was altogether done," the 19-time men's Grand Slam champion said.

"It was extraordinary for Switzerland to have somebody of her gauge. We were extremely fortunate. I cherished playing with her at the Hopman Cup, she was constantly super well disposed, I adore that about her.

"I'm not miserable to see her resign, she's been in the diversion for quite some time, she appears content with her choice - that is superb. I've generally been a devotee of her and I generally will be."

The 37-year-old Hingis amassed five Grand Slam singles titles, 13 Grand Slam pairs titles, and seven Grand Slam blended copies titles amid her stop-begin profession.

Generally speaking, she has won 43 singles and 64 copies titles, and was one of six players to hold the No. 1 positioning in singles and copies in the meantime in her profession.

This year, Hingis has won nine ladies' pairs titles, incorporating the US Open with Chan. She likewise won the Wimbledon and U.S. Open blended copies trophies with Jamie Murray.

Hingis won a year ago's WTA Finals copies title with Sania Mirza of India. Hingis first left tennis of every 2003 as a result of wounds. She came back to the game in 2006, yet in the wake of testing positive for cocaine amid the 2007 Wimbledon competition she exited the amusement once more. Regardless of having effectively resigned, in 2008 she was condemned to a two-year restriction from tennis for the positive medication test.

"The past circumstances (I resigned) I generally had things in the back of my head that I may have the capacity to, singles and afterward pairs, may have the capacity to do that," Hingis said.

"I think now it's clear. Before I was supposing I may return."

In 2013, Hingis came back to tennis as a copies just player. She won 10 of her Grand Slam duplicates titles since leaving retirement in 2013.

"I'm anticipating the things in front of me, and tennis will dependably be a piece of my life," Hingis stated, including that "the travel will be one thing I won't miss any longer."
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W-League: Brisbane Roar beat Sydney FC 3-1 in season opener

SYDNEY FC may have begun their battle with a thrashing, however season 10 of the W-League started with a blast when Brisbane's Katrina Gorry scored scarcely 20 seconds into it.

The Roar went ahead to win 3-1 after Allira Toby included a prop, yet Gorry's initial objective implied the hosts were left pursuing the amusement from the main shriek.

The Sky Blues lost ownership from commence and before they knew it the ball was in the back of the net - Gorry with a clean complete into the top of the net after Abbey Lloyd pulled the ball back in the case.

It was all Brisbane and, however Caitlin Cooper had an opportunity to level it up when her header was spared, the Roar soon multiplied their lead when Toby got on the finish of a decent cross from Wai Ki Cheung.

While Brisbane kept on controlling the amusement, it was unthinkable not to see their emerge safeguard Carson Pickett. The American left back, who plays for Seattle Reign, was conceived without a left lower arm. In spite of this "incapacity", the 24-year-old is viewed as a standout amongst the most skilled left backs in the US. It's not hard to perceive any reason why either, based on her introduction execution for Brisbane.

She played the full a hour and a half and was similarly as important at the back as she was going ahead.

A conventional jam started to channel into Allianz Stadium for the twofold header, yet Sydney mentor Ante Juric has some work to do going ahead this season.

Subsequent to being outflanked in the main a large portion of, the Sky Blues started the second with significantly more plan. Chances tumbled to Rachael Soutar, Julia Vignes and Amy Harrison, with the last compelling Brisbane's goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold into a decent spare with her free kick that was on target. Be that as it may, the Sky Blues could have finished with their new marking Lisa De Vanna, who was suspended for the match. And additionally her demonstrated objective scoring ability, De Vanna likewise includes involvement and a triumphant attitude.

Sydney pulled one once more from the spot through Emily Sonnett after Leena Khamis was fouled by Summer O'Brien in the range, yet Brisbane Toby answered for Brisbane with an awesome header to put the amusement past the hosts.
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Injured Harry Kane doubtful for United match

Harry Kane could miss Tottenham's match against Manchester United in the Premier League on Saturday due to hamstring damage.

Tottenham says the striker experienced appraisal this week that indicated "a minor strain to one side hamstring."

The club did not state if Kane was discounted of the diversion at Old Trafford.

Second-put United and third-put Tottenham both have 20 focuses, five behind Manchester City after nine diversions.
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Saturday 7 October 2017

World Gymnastics Championships: Amy Tinkler falls short just seven weeks after surgery

Awesome Britain's Amy Tinkler completed seventeenth in the overall last at the World Gymnastics Championships in Montreal, only seven weeks after lower leg surgery.

Tinkler totalled 50.899 as American Morgan Hurd brought gold with 55.232, in front of Canada's Ellie Black in second and Russia's Elena Eremina in third.

"Considering I've just been preparing seven weeks it's truly mind boggling," Tinkler disclosed to BBC Sport. "I'm humming and anticipating crushing it one year from now."

Tinkler, 17, who won Olympic bronze on the floor at Rio 2016, had enhanced her qualifying scores through her initial three contraption of pillar, floor and vault.

Be that as it may, a slow down on uneven bars delivered a low score to abandon her unfit to enhance her qualifying rank of 13.

All things considered, the positioning is higher than her lone past world all around last in 2015, where she set 23rd.

"I'm gutted my arms sort of bolted up and I didn't have the hold," said Tinkler.

"Be that as it may, if everything goes to design I'm planning to get up there and push for decorations in future."

Comrade Alice Kinsella, 16, had prior hauled out of the inside and out last subsequent to harming her lower leg in qualifying.

Hurd, 16, a first-year senior, was her nation's just rival in the last after her colleague and most loved for the title, Regan Smith, pulled back harmed minutes before the begin.

The gold was settled on the last floor mechanical assembly after Black of Canada missed the mark regarding the score she expected to overwhelm Hurd.

On Saturday, in singular device finals, GB's twofold Olympic champion Max Whitlock plans to guard his reality beat title, while Courtney Tulloch likewise goes in the rings last.
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Friday 18 August 2017

Today sports matches



October 2017

Friday 27th October

Sky Bet Championship
Leeds United 19:45 Sheffield United

Home 13/10 23/10 Away 9/4
Dutch Eredivisie
FC Twente 19:00 Excelsior
Home 4/5 14/5 Away 16/5
League of Ireland Premier Division
Bohemians 19:45 Finn Harps
Cork City 19:45 Bray Wanderers
Derry City 19:45 St Patricks Athletic
Drogheda 19:45 Sligo Rovers
Galway United FC 19:45 Dundalk
Shamrock Rovers 19:45 Limerick
French Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain 19:45 Nice
Home 1/7 7/1 Away 16/1
German Bundesliga
Mainz 19:30 Eintracht Frankfurt
Home 9/5 11/5 Away 13/8
The FA Trophy
Kingstonian 19:45 Thurrock
Welsh Premier League
Belgian First Division A
Polish Ekstraklasa
Portuguese Primeira Liga
American MLS League
Danish Superliga
Northern Irish Premiership
Crusaders 19:45 Ballinamallard United
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Wednesday 21 June 2017

SECTIONSHOME | ALL INDIA Search here... 12 COMMENTS PM Narendra Modi Does Yoga In Rain, Thousands Join Him: 10 Points


NEW DELHI: For around 20 minutes toward the beginning of today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed yoga asanas in the light rain at Lucknow's Ambedkar Sabha Sthal, driving a great many individuals in observing Yoga Day. In Ahmedabad, where yoga instructor Ramdev and BJP boss Amit Shah drove festivities, around 5 lakh individuals swung up to do yoga at 5.30 in the morning. PM Modi convinced the United Nations in 2015 to pronounce June 21 International Yoga Day. Occasions are being held in 180 countries over the world today.

Here are the main 10 focuses on International yoga day festivities:

Wearing a white T-shirt and free white pants, Prime Minister Narendra Modi imparted the phase in Lucknow to Uttar Pradesh boss priest Yogi Adityanath, who too performed yoga in the light shower.

"I respect all yoga significant others introduce here and those performing yoga in different corners of the world. Today, yoga has turned into a piece of such a large number of lives. Yoga's fame out of India is high and it has associated the world with India," PM Modi said.

The Prime Minister - who taken an interest in festivities in Delhi in 2015 and Chandigarh in 2016 - has engaged three eras of families to perform Yoga together, take a photo and transfer it on the web.

It rained in Delhi too toward the beginning of today, as thousands assembled grasping umbrellas or wrapped in waterproof shells to do yoga. In Lucknow, individuals were seen utilizing yoga tangles as umbrellas and parkas as yoga mats.

Union pastors Venkaiah Naidu and Vijay Goel, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the BJP's presidential chosen one, Ram Nath Kovind, joined the festivals in Delhi's Connaught Place.

Other senior union pastors drove yoga sessions in various parts of the nation.

In Ladakh, jawans of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police played out a yoga session at 18,000 feet and a temperature of short 25 degrees Celsius.

Officers of the Indian Navy held yoga occasions on board the plane carrying warship INS Vikramaditya and at the maritime dockyard in Mumbai.

More than 200 million individuals were assessed to have taken an interest in the occasion a year ago, a figure the administration plans to beat for this present year.

Global Yoga Day is being commended in almost 180 countries. Some of them, including China and UK, have booked occasions as the week progressed. The United Nations base camp in New York has been lit up with pictures of yoga stances.
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Monday 19 June 2017

Pro Kabaddi League 2017 Schedule, PKL Season 5

DateTime (IST)TeamVenue
25th June20:00Puneri Paltan Vs Telugu Titans 1st matchShree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
25th June21:00U Mumba Vs Jaipur Pink Panthers 2nd MatchShree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
26th June20:00Bengaluru Bulls Vs Bengal Warriors 3rd MatchShree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
26th June21:00Puneri Paltan Vs U Mumba 4th MatchShree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
27th June20:00Bengal Warriors Vs Dabang Delhi 5th matchDOME@NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai
27th June21:00Puneri Paltan Vs Patna Pirates 6th matchDOME@NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai
28th June20:00Puneri Paltan Vs Dabang Delhi 7th MatchDOME@NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumba
29th June20:00Jaipur Pink Panthers Vs Telugu Titans 8th MatchSawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
29th June21:00U Mumba Vs Patna Pirates 9th matchSawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
30th June20:00Jaipur Pink Panthers Vs Bengaluru Bulls10th matchSawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
1st July20:00U Mumba Vs Dabang Delhi 11th MatchSawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
1st July21:00Jaipur Pink Panthers Vs Bengal Warriors 12th matchSawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
2nd July20:00Dabang Delhi Vs Bengaluru Bulls 13th matchSawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
2nd July21:00Jaipur Pink Panthers Vs Puneri Paltan 14th matchSawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
3rd July20:00Telugu Titans Vs Patna Pirates 15th MatchGachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
3rd July21:00Bengal Warriors Vs U Mumba 16th MatchGachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
4th July20:00Bengaluru Bulls Vs Puneri Paltan 17th MatchGachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
4th July21:00Telugu Titans Vs Bengal Warriors 18th MatchGachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
5th July20:00Telugu Titans Vs Bengaluru Bulls 19th MatchGachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
6th July20:00Dabang Delhi
VsJaipur Pink Panthers 20th match
Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
6th July21:00Telugu Titans Vs U Mumba 21st matchGachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
7th July20:00Patna Pirates Vs Bengaluru Bulls 22nd MatchPatliputra Sports Complex, Patna
8th July20:00Bengaluru Bulls Vs U Mumba 23rd matchPatliputra Sports Complex, Patna
8th July21:00Patna Pirates Vs Bengal Warriors 24th Match LivePatliputra Sports Complex, Patna
9th July20:00Bengal Warriors Vs Puneri Paltan 25th match HighLightsPatliputra Sports Complex, Patna
9th July21:00Patna Pirates Vs Dabang Delhi 26th match HighLights HighLightsPatliputra Sports Complex, Patna
10th July20:00Dabang Delhi Vs Telugu Titans 27th match HighLightsPatliputra Sports Complex, Patna
10th July21:00Patna Pirates Vs Jaipur Pink Panthers 28th match HighLightsPatliputra Sports Complex, Patna
12th July20:00Bengaluru Bulls Vs Telugu Titans 29th match HighLightsSree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
12th July21:00Puneri Paltan Vs Bengal Warriors 30th match HighLightsSree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
13th July20:00Bengaluru Bulls Vs Jaipur Pink Panthers 31st match HighLightsSree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
14th July20:00Jaipur Pink Panthers Vs U Mumba 32nd Match  HighLightsSree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
14th July21:00Bengaluru Bulls Vs Patna Pirates 33rd match HighLightsSree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
15th July20:00Telugu Titans Vs Puneri Paltan 34th Match  HighLightsSree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
15th July21:00Bengaluru Bulls Vs Dabang Delhi 35th Match HighLightsSree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
16th July20:00Bengal Warriors Vs Jaipur Pink Panthers 36th Match HighLightsNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
16th July21:00Patna Pirates Vs U Mumba 37th Match HighLightsNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
17th July20:00Puneri Paltan Vs Jaipur Pink Panthers 38th matchNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
17th July21:00Bengal Warriors Vs Patna Pirates 39th MatchNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
18th July20:00Bengal Warriors Vs Telugu Titans 40th MatchNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
19th July20:00Telugu Titans Vs Dabang Delhi 41st MatchNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
19th July21:00Bengal Warriors Vs Bengluru Bulls Match 42Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
20th July20:00U Mumba Vs Puneri Paltan Match 43DOME@NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai
21th July20:00Jaipur Pink Panthers Vs Dabang Delhi Match 44DOME@NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai
21th July21:00U Mumba Vs Telugu Titans Match 45DOME@NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai
22nd July20:00Jaipur Pink Panthers Vs Patna Pirates match 46DOME@NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai
22nd July21:00U Mumba Vs Bengal Warriors Match 47DOME@NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai
23rd July20:00Patna Pirates Vs Puneri Paltans Match 48DOME@NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai
23rd July21:00U Mumba Vs Bengaluru Bulls match 49DOME@NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai
24th July20:00Dabang Delhi Vs Bengal Warriors match 50Thyagaraj Sports Complex, Delhi
24th July21:00Telugu Titans Vs Jaipur Pink Panthers Match 51Thyagaraj Sports Complex, Delhi
25th July20:00Dabang Delhi Vs Patna Pirates Match 52Thyagaraj Sports Complex, Delhi
26th July20:00Patna Pirates Vs Telugu Titans Match 53Thyagaraj Sports Complex, Delhi
26th July21:00Dabang Delhi Vs Puneri Paltan match 54Thyagaraj Sports Complex, Delhi
27th July20:00Puneri Paltan Vs Bengaluru Bulls match 55Thyagaraj Sports Complex, Delhi
27th July21:00Dabang Delhi Vs U Mumba match 56Thyagaraj Sports Complex, Delhi
29th July20:00 SEMI-FINAL 1Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
29th July21:00SEMI-FINAL 2Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
31st July20:003/4 PLACEGachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
31st July21:00FINALGachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
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