Monthly Sports News May 2016

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Pro boxers allowed in Olympics but Vijender won't be there

In a landmark decision on Wednesday, the International Boxing Association threw the Olympic doors open for professional boxers after an extraordinary congress in Lausanne, Switzerland voted overwhelmingly in favour of the move.
2016-06-01

India to begin Champions Trophy defence against Pakistan

India, seeded second in Group B, will also clash against South Africa and Sri Lanka, while the opening clash will feature hosts England and Bangladesh at the Oval.
2016-06-01

Former Eden Gardens curator Prabir Mukherjee passes away

Prabir Mukherjee was in charge of the Eden Gardens, Kolkata pitches for nearly 25 years and last worked there till the third Twenty20 International between India and South Africa in October last year.
2016-06-01

Nuwan Kulasekara calls time on Test career

Nuwan Kulasekara, the Sri Lanka medium-pacer, has announced his retirement from Test cricket, with an intention of concentrating more on limited-over formats.
2016-06-01

India A to play quadrangular series in Australia

Cricket Australia on Wednesday announced India A will be taking part in a 50-over quadrangular series to be held in August and September in Townsville and Mackay, which will feature Australia A, South Africa A and Cricket Australia's National Performance Squad.
2016-06-01

Shreyas Iyer set to be picked for India 'A' tour

According to sources, Shreyas Iyer, is set to be picked by Sandeep Patil & Co for the India 'A' team, which will tour of Australia in August for two four-day matches against the hosts and a tri-series involving the 'A' teams of Australia and South Africa.
2016-06-01

Electrician's son Prince realizes US basketball dream

The first-of-its-kind training camp-cum-trials for school kids was Schools Games Federation of India's maiden talent search programme where 450 players from across the country took part. Prince, now 15, emerged as the best prospect.
2016-06-01

Spot-fixing episode is behind Amir, says Pakistan captain

Amir has returned strongly since his five-year ban for spot-fixing was lifted in September last year, taking five wickets in the two one-day internationals against New Zealand in January and as many wickets in 11 Twenty20 games.
2016-06-01

School and college sports in India to get a huge makeover

In the first year of its launch, Reliance Foundation Youth Sports' focus will be on eight cities with a defined plan to involve 50 plus cities by 2020, providing an estimate of over 10 lakh school and college students to compete in multi-sports competitions.
2016-06-01

BCCI looking to revamp NCA, says Shirke

BCCI secretary Ajay Shirke said that the current NCA setup was only a partial facility located in the premises of a member association (KSCA), and the board intended to have a complete high-performance centre preferably in an independent location.
2016-06-01

Rashford's rise hit new heights with Euro call-up

When Anthony Martial limped forlornly towards the Old Trafford tunnel, it set Marcus Rashford off on a meteoric rise from unknown teenager to the rising star of England's Euro 2016 challenge in less than 100 days.
2016-06-01

Zimbabwe axe coach and captain ahead of India series

Zimbabwe have axed their coach Dav Whatmore and captain Hamilton Masakadza just days before the arrival of India for a five-match limited-overs tour.
2016-05-31

Mystery surrounds Kaneria's sudden departure to India

Mystery surrounds the sudden departure of Pakistan's banned Test leg-spinner, Danish Kaneria and his family to India although his brother claims they have gone to perform some religious rituals.
2016-05-31

I've a car capable of getting me on podiums: Verstappen

Max Verstappen had a dream start with new team in Formula One — winning on debut for Red Bull Racing team in Barcelona. But it doesn't take long for fortunes to turn around in this sport as he was given a rude awakening at the qualifying session for the Monaco Grand Prix last Saturday.
2016-05-31

Cook can challenge Tendulkar's Test run record: Sunil Gavaskar

Cook became the first England cricketer to cross the 10,000-run mark in Tests, and the youngest overall, beating Tendulkar's record by five months by reaching the milestone at the age of 31 years and five months.
2016-05-31

French Open: More rain gives suffering Djokovic shelter

World number one Novak Djokovic dropped the first set of his French Open last-16 clash against Roberto Bautista Agut before heavy rain came to his rescue Tuesday.
2016-05-31

Shastri, Bangar set to re-apply for India coaching jobs

Former Team India Director Ravi Shastri along with his support staff which include Sanjay Bangar, Bharath Arun and R Sridhar are all set to re-apply after BCCI advertises national coaching positions in the next couple of days.
2016-05-31

James Anderson soars to No 1 in ICC Test rankings

James Anderson became the fourth England bowler to achieve the position, and this is the first time in his career has achieved this.
2016-05-31

Goalkeeper Gurpreet becomes first Indian to play in a league game

Perched on a couple of rare milestones in the sport that has brought very few laurels for the country in recent years, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu achieved a rare feat when he started for his club Stabaek FC in the 13th round of Tippeligaen, Norway's premier league, first for any Indian in Europe.
2016-05-31

David Warner: From a brat to a calm, mature leader

"It's (fatherhood) encouraged me to be a different person in the sense of being a role model for my daughters and for kids in general. Having two beautiful daughters and a caring wife has settled me a lot," said Warner.
2016-05-31

Ganguly wants county stints for India players

At an official meeting of the technical committee, which was also attended by BCCI president Anurag Thakur, Sourav Ganguly gave the example of Zaheer Khan, who improved as a pacer after his county stint.
2016-05-31

Team India players flounder in IPL-9

Team India's T20 cricketers must raise their game or risk a major overhaul - a statistical evaluation of IPL-9 performances of those who had played in the 2016 World T20 this March-April shows. Barring Virat Kohli, most only turned in average performances.
2016-05-31

Payet helps Euro hosts France past Cameroon

West Ham's Dimitri Payet scored a last-gasp wonder free-kick to help Euro 2016 hosts France snatch a dramatic 3-2 victory over Cameroon on Monday. The attacking midfielder stepped up on the stroke of regulation time to curl a magnificent free-kick.
2016-05-31

Memorable moments of IPL 2016

All throughout the 60 matches of the IPL, there was enough entertainment for everyone and a fair share of memorable moments as well. TOI Sports recaps some of those moments of brilliance that made viewers gasp in awe.
2016-05-31

Alastair Cook looks ahead after breaking 10,000 barrier

England captain Alastair Cook was already looking ahead after becoming the youngest batsman to score 10,000 Test runs during the course of his side's series-clinching win over Sri Lanka at the Riverside on Monday.
2016-05-30

Vice-captaincy will improve my performance: Ajinkya Rahane

Stylish batsman Ajinkya Rahane, who has been named the vice-captain for India's upcoming tour of the West Indies, said he enjoys taking responsibilities and the new role will help him to improve his performance.
2016-05-30

Virat Kohli is ready to captain in all formats, feels Ravi Shastri

"A time has come where you have a guy you have groomed over a period of time, who is ready. In the next 18 months, India hardly play any ODIs, the gaps between Tests and ODIs are massive. So its time to look ahead," Shastri said.
2016-05-30

Ceat Award: Virat Kohli named T20 Player of the Year

Virat Kohli was on Monday named Ceat T20 Player of the Year while former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award at a glittering function attended by several past and present players.
2016-05-30

Alastair Cook surpasses Tendulkar as fastest to 10k runs in Tests

Cook was dismissed for 15 runs in the first innings and the landmark came in post-lunch session of the fourth day in the second over of the second innings when he flicked a Nuwan Pradeep delivery to mid-wicket for four.
2016-05-30

It was a total team effort, says David Warner

Victorious Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner with all humility hailed Virat Kohli as a "great leader" as he termed it a total "team effort" after beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 8 runs in the IPL final on Sunday.
2016-05-30

Myself and AB getting out quickly was a big blow: Kohli

Virat Kohli was dignity personified in defeat but did admit that he did not feel good finishing second best as he termed his and AB de Villiers dismissal as the "big blow" in their defeat at the hands of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL final.
2016-05-30

Sunrisers Hyderabad beat RCB to win maiden IPL title

Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli's hundred-run stand went in vain as Sunrisers Hyderabad registered a narrow eight-run victory to win their maiden Indian Premier League title at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
2016-05-29

French Open: Sania-Hingis Slam dream ends in Paris

The Indo-Swiss team (Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis) dubbed "Santina" were hoping to win four majors in a row after following up last year's Wimbledon and US Open triumphs with victory in January's Australian Open.
2016-05-29

Perez gives Force India fourth ever podium finish

Sergio Perez gave Sahara Force India its fourth ever podium finish by taking the third spot while team-mate Nico Hulkenberg crossed the line at sixth in a memorable race at the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix.
2016-05-29

F1: Lewis Hamilton wins Monaco showcase

While fortune finally favoured the Mercedes driver after a run of bad luck, team mate and championship leader Nico Rosberg finished seventh — 93.2 seconds behind — after being told to let the Briton past early on.
2016-05-29

As it happened: IPL 9 Final - Bangalore vs Hyderabad

Quickfire half-centuries by Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli went in vain as Royal Challengers Bangalore crashed to an eight-run defeat to hand Sunrisers Hyderabad their maiden IPL title victory at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Sunday.
2016-05-29

Pak government gags PCB on cricket ties with India

The Pakistan government has restrained its Cricket Board from initiating any dialogue with the BCCI on the issue of a long-pending bilateral series, which has been scuttled repeatedly on account of volatile political ties between the two nations.
2016-05-29

In Pics: Victorious Real get hero's welcome

Thousands of Real Madrid fans chanted and waved supporter scarves under a rain of confetti on Sunday in the Spanish capital as the team returned home after an historic 11th European Cup win.
2016-05-29

Discus thrower Seema Punia qualifies for Rio Games

Asian Games discus throw gold medal winner Seema Punia on Sunday qualified for the Rio Olympics with a 62.62m effort at the Pat Young's Throwers Classic 2016 at Salinas (California) in the United States.
2016-05-29

Justin Gatlin wins 100m at Prefontaine Classic

Keni Harrison equalled the second-fastest 100 metres hurdles ever run and fellow American Justin Gatlin breezed to a sparkling but wind-assisted 100 metres victory at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meeting on Saturday.
2016-05-29

Justin Gatlin wins 100m at Prefontaine Classic

Keni Harrison equalled the second-fastest 100 metres hurdles ever run and fellow American Justin Gatlin breezed to a sparkling but wind-assisted 100 metres victory at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meeting on Saturday.
2016-05-29

Djokovic races into French Open fourth round

Novak Djokovic won his race against the clock, after rain cut two-and-a-half hours from the day, performing in a "night show" as he beat Briton Aljaz Bedene 6-2 6-3 6-3 to reach the French Open last 16 on Saturday.
2016-05-29

CL: Ronaldo seals Real Madrid shootout win over Atletico

Real Madrid were crowned European champions for an unprecedented 11th time when striker Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winning penalty in a 5-3 shootout victory over Atletico Madrid in Milan on Saturday.
2016-05-29

Getting marauding Virat Kohli out is a task: Bhuvneshwar

Their pace attack has been the most fearsome this IPL season but Sunrisers Hyderabad bowler Bhuvneshwar feels it would be a tough task for his team to counter the marauding RCB batsmen when the two teams clash in the final on Sunday.
2016-05-28

Rashford becomes England's third youngest goalscorer

Marcus Rashford became England's third youngest goalscorer as the teenage Manchester United striker netted after 135 seconds of his international debut against Australia at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland on Friday.
2016-05-28

Time ticking for Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer

Grand Slam warhorses Rafael Nadal of Spain and Roger Federer of Switzerland are bracing for a battle against time, as well as the all-powerful figure of Novak Djokovic, if they are to add to their haul of majors.
2016-05-28

India in Zimbabwe: Railways cog in Team India wheel

Sanjay Bangar and Abhay Sharma, pillars of Railways cricket in their glory days, have now come together ­ as head coach and fielding coach respectively ­ to drive an inexperienced and raw Indian team through the upcoming Zimbabwe tour.
2016-05-28

Rio Olympics should move due to Zika concerns: Experts

An open letter signed by 150 international doctors, scientists and researchers called for the upcoming Rio Olympics to be moved or delayed due to the Zika virus. It can cause birth defects in which babies are born with unusually small heads and brains.
2016-05-28

Talking points: Warner's lone battle and a failed experiment

A look at the key passages of play from Qualifier 2 of the 2016 Indian Premier League on Friday, in which Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Gujarat Lions by four wickets to set up a summit clash with Royal Challengers Bangalore.
2016-05-28

Will Mourinho change Manchester United's fortune?

Manchester United's newly-appointed manager Jose Mourinho knows how to win titles and give favourable results almost immediately. So, will it be third time lucky for the 13-time English Premier League champions?
2016-05-28

Wawrinka eases into French Open fourth round

French Open holder Stan Wawrinka eased into the fourth round at Roland Garros with a drama-free 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 win over Jeremy Chardy on Friday.
2016-05-27

Rafael Nadal withdraws from French Open with wrist injury

"I have a problem with my wrist... yesterday I played with an injection, I could play but yesterday night I started to feel more and more pain," Nadal told reporters in a hurriedly arranged news conference at Roland Garros.
2016-05-27

Narsingh selection over Sushil for Rio was fair: WFI to HC

Narsingh Yadav is the best wrestler, as compared to Sushil Kumar, to represent the country in 74kg category for the upcoming Rio Olympics, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) told the Delhi high court.
2016-05-27

As it happened: IPL Qualifier 2 - Gujarat vs Hyderabad

Captain David Warner smashed an unbeaten 58-ball 93 as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Gujarat Lions by four wickets to set up IPL 9 final clash with Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday.
2016-05-27

Jose Mourinho and Manchester United in search of Midas touch

In accepting the challenge of attempting to drag Manchester United out of the doldrums, Jose Mourinho will also seek to restore gloss to his own tainted reputation.
2016-05-27

Virat Kohli the highest run maker in the IPL2016

Virat Kohli's phenomenal phase began with the World T20 and reached a level higher in the IPL where he has already hit a record four centuries. He averages a 83.54 in 15 games this season and is 81 short of completing 1000 runs.
2016-05-27

United confirm signing of Jose Mourinho as manager

English Premier League Manchester United confirmed the signing of Jose Mourinho as their manager. Both parties landed a three-year contract that will see Mourinho be at helm till 2020.
2016-05-27

Eyes on 11th Champions League crown, insists Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo insists personal goals will be put to one side as Real Madrid seek to embellish their incredible European record with victory over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League final on Saturday in Milan. Real Madrid defeated Atleti 4-1 in UEFA Champions League final of 2014.
2016-05-27

Andy Murray looking for quick way around giant Karlovic

Andy Murray will be hoping he can see off giant Ivo Karlovic in straight sets as the French Open third round gets underway at Roland Garros on Friday having battled hard to get through his first two rounds. It might not be that easy against Karlovic, the tallest player on the tour.
2016-05-27

Cantona sideswipe as Mourinho closes in on United

Mourinho is expected to be named as Manchester United's new manager despite club great Eric Cantona saying incoming Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola would have been a better choice.
2016-05-25

Djokovic back in Paris to mend his broken heart

Looking to achieve a feat that was last achieved by Rod Laver in 1969, Djokovic began his pursuit of the only major title missing from his collection with a no-nonsense 6-4 6-1 6-1 win over Taiwan's Lu Yen-hsun in the first round on Tuesday.
2016-05-24

IPL Qualifier 1: AB de Villiers pulls off a heist, RCB reach third final

Chasing 159, Royal Challengers Bangalore were in a middle of a royal meltdown at 31 for 5 before AB de Villiers delivered with a brilliant unbeaten 47-ball 79-run knock to help RCB sneak through to their third IPL final.
2016-05-24

Djokovic downs Lu to reach French Open second round

Novak Djokovic began his pursuit of the only Grand Slam title missing from his collection with a no-nonsense 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 win over Taiwan's Lu Yen-hsun in the French Open first round
2016-05-24

Ashish Nehra to undergo knee surgery in London

Veteran India seamer Ashish Nehra will soon undergo a surgery to treat a "high-grade tendon injury" he had suffered on his right knee during an Indian Premier League match earlier this month.
2016-05-24

Flawless Nadal races into French Open second round

Rafael Nadal started his quest for a record-breaking 10th French Open title in merciless fashion, demolishing Australian Sam Groth 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 on Tuesday. Nadal, who turns 30 next week, has won two titles on clay this season
2016-05-24

French Open: Kerber knocked out in Paris first round

Angelique Kerber's first grand slam match since winning the Australian Open in January ended in despair after she was beaten 6-2 3-6 6-3 by Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands in the French Open first round on Tuesday.
2016-05-24

Lahiri ensures US Open berth; will play 8th successive Major

Following his tied 46th place at the AT&T Byron Nelson Championship in Texas, ace Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri stayed at the 56th place, which ensured that he stayed on in top-60 of the World Golf Rankings.
2016-05-24

Van Gaal sacked by United, Mourinho poised to step in

Manchester United sacked manager Louis van Gaal on Monday two days after the Dutchman led them to victory in the FA Cup final, with former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho widely expected to be appointed as his successor.
2016-05-24

Australia's Henriques, Starc recalled for Sri Lanka tour

Moises Henriques played the last of his three Tests during the ill-fated 2013 tour of India where Australia were whitewashed 4-0 and four players were stood down for a match in the infamous 'homework-gate' episode.
2016-05-24

From Checkmate to Howzatt: The journey of Yuzvendra Chahal

Meet Yuzvendra Chahal - the wrist spinner from Jind, Haryana, who has been picked in the Indian one-day and T20 team for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe. Dhoni can now use a bowler who outwits the opposition with a brain trained for chess.
2016-05-24

BCCI will work as a team, says Ajay Shirke

BCCI's newly elected secretary Ajay Shirke, who is also the big boss of the Maharashtra Cricket Association, is picked by the top decision-makers of the board for his ability to manage big affairs with utmost ease.
2016-05-23

Sachin Tendulkar meets Rio-bound wrestlers, boosts morale

As Indian Olympic Association's goodwill ambassador, Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has been meeting athletes who have qualified for the Olympics and encouraging them to give their best at Rio de Janeiro.
2016-05-23

India name Shardul Thakur, Shami for West Indies Tests

From India's previous Test assignment - four matches at home versus South Africa late last year - the players to get the axe are Varun Aaron and Gurkeerat Singh and in their place come Mohammed Shami and Mumbai pace bowler Shardul Thakur.
2016-05-23

Chahal, Fazal in for Zimbabwe tour; Dhoni to lead

MS Dhoni will lead India's revamped ODI and Twenty20 international squad in next month's tour of Zimbabwe, one that features five uncapped players and missing a host of regular players such as Kohli, Rohit, Dhawan, and Ashwin.
2016-05-23

BCCI to advertise for coach's post

The same set of assistant coaches who worked with the Indian team until the World T20 in March are likely to accompany the cricketers on an extended one-tour contract, possibly minus team director Ravi Shastri.
2016-05-23

Barcelona claim double with King's Cup win over Sevilla

Ten-man Barcelona retained the King's Cup with a 2-0 victory over Sevilla to complete a domestic double thanks to fine extra-time goals by Jordi Alba and Neymar at the Vicente Calderon stadium on Sunday.
2016-05-23

India in Zimbabwe: BCCI likely to turn to fringe players

If the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are rested, the batsmen who could earn call-ups are KL Rahul, Robin Uthappa and Karun Nair. Each has IPL form and the selectors could hand the wicketkeeping duties to either Rahul or Uthappa.
2016-05-23

French Open: Petra Kvitova survives scare to advance

Czech 10th seed Petra Kvitova survived a French Open scare to beat Danka Kovinic of Montenegro 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 and make the second round on Sunday.
2016-05-22

Newly-elected BCCI chief Thakur sees opportunity in Lodha recommendations

Anurag Thakur's predecessor and ICC chairman Shashank Manohar had stated that the Indian Board had already implemented 75% of the Lodha panel's recommendations for sweeping reforms but had reservations on a few which, he felt, were not good for the game. Thakur echoed the sentiment.
2016-05-22

Thakur unanimously elected as new BCCI president

Anurag Thakur was on Sunday unanimously elected as the BCCI president, while Ajay Shirke was chosen as secretary in a smooth change of guard at a time when the world's richest Board is sailing through choppy waters.
2016-05-22

Jermell Charlo downs John Jackson to make history

Unbeaten identical US twin brothers Jermall and Jermell Charlo and Cuban-born American Erislandy Lara are the feature attractions in world super welterweight title showdown triple-header at Las Vegas. The 154-pound (69.
2016-05-21

World Boxing Championships: Sarita Devi loses in second round, fails to qualify for Rio Olympics

Asian Games bronze-medallist L Sarita Devi failed to qualify for the Olympics after she went down in her second round bout of the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships on Saturday.
2016-05-21

Mary Kom, Sarita sail into Round 2 of World Boxing Championships

Five-time champion MC Mary Kom (51kg) and former Asian gold-medallist L Sarita Devi (60kg) began their campaign on a resounding note by notching up comfortable victories in their opening bouts of the AIBA World Women's Boxing Championships.
2016-05-20

Alvarez vacates WBC title, will next fight Golovkin

Mexico's Saul "Canelo" Alvarez dumped his World Boxing Council middleweight title on Wednesday, easing deadline pressure that had surrounded his talks for a showdown against now-undisputed champion Gennady Golovkin.2016-05-19

Source: Times of India News