In the absence of Dipa, who pulled out of team event final after her old knee injury flared up again, the Indians slipped down the order quite early in the proceedings. They eventually finished just ahead of hosts Indonesia in the eight-team final with a score of 138.050. Each team had three gymnasts competing in all the four apparatus – vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floors – with three best scores to be counted....
The hosts are struggling in the Portuguese top flight but with just 16 games played, there’s ample time to redress the situation. Santa Clara have secured 14 points from a possible 48 on offer and sit 16th in the standings, winning eight games. Os Acoreanos face an uphill battle as they welcome the table toppers to the Sao Miguel, where Benfica have prevailed thrice. Santa Clara are winless in their last five meetings, losing their last home match to second-placed Sporting Braga 4-0....
Gabigol helped Brazil to win their home Olympics in 2016 and was considered one of the world’s hottest young strikers, earning a move to Inter for a reported €25million. But the 21-year-old has flopped in Italy, scoring a single Serie A goal and failing to start any league games, while a loan spell at Benfica has failed to revive Gabigol’s career. Santos president Jose Carlos Peres says talks between the club and Inter over a Brazilian return for Gabigol are now ongoing....
Neymar spent four years with Santos and in his 103 appearances for the club scored 54 goals. He left this summer to join Spanish giants FC Barcelona for a deal worth 57 million euros, reports Xinhua. Thiago Ribeiro and William Jose netted for the hosts before halftime while Leonardo added a late goal for Criciuma at the Vila Belmiro stadium Sunday. The victory was Santos’ eighth of the season and lifts them to seventh, having spent the first half of the season languishing in and around the relegation zone....
Pumas, which sat in first place in the league in the early stages, is desperate for a victory to get back in the playoff places with just two games left in the season. Though Santos manager Robert Siboldi hinted last week he’d rest some of his starters ahead of the Liguilla, he still put out a full-strength lineup. Even so, his team fell to Pachuca while Pumas came away with a 4-2 win over Puebla thanks to a Nicolas Castillo hat trick....
Odilio Rodrigues, vice-president of Santos, doesn’t regret arranging the friendly against Barcelona which the Brazilian football club lost 8-0. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Rodrigues responded to criticism he has faced since the exit of star striker Neymar and coach Muricy Ramalho. Other board members have asked him to step down from his position at the club, reports Xinhua. “Santos Football Club doesn’t regret the friendly, only the way we lost the match....
The win helped Karnataka go past Mizoram and top group B on head-to-head as both the teams sealed their last four berth. In the semi-finals slated for March 30, Mizoram will face group A toppers Kerala at the Mohun Bagan ground, while Karnataka will lock horns with hosts Bengal at the Howrah Maidan. Having already sealed a semi-final berth, Mizoram rung in nine changes to test their bench against Karnataka....
The state’s success story actually began with their triumph in the 2013/14 season of the Santosh Trophy and they followed it up with strong shows in the subsequent editions. Mizoram football reached new heights when Aizawl FC won the I-League in 2016/17 season. Mizoram have since then become a force to reckon with. Several Mizo stars have featured in the top tier of Indian football with Lalruatthara being the latest entry on the list....
Rafael, who joined Napoli on a five-year deal in 2013, has fallen out of favour with the Italian Serie A club and is currently the third-choice keeper behind Pepe Reina and Gabriel, reports Xinhua. “We have been working, eyeing the European market and we are looking at some possibilities involving good team,” Rafael’s agent Paulo Affonso was quoted as saying by Brazilian portal Sambafoot on Saturday. “He will leave, probably on loan, with a purchase price fixed....
At a rally in Arkansas in May—where Sanders will run for governor in November after winning this year’s GOP primary with the support of former president Donald Trump—the former White House press secretary reiterated her anti-abortion stance, promising to fight abortion rights. “We will make sure that when a kid is in the womb, they’re as safe as they are in a classroom, the workplace, a nursing home—because every stage of life has value, no one greater than the other,” Sanders can be seen saying in a clip from the rally shared on Twitter....
Sarita, who won a bronze medal at the Asian Championships last year, was voted in by 22 of the 31 team captains at the election conducted during the ongoing National Championships in Rohtak. She beat Railways Sports Promotion Board’s Seema Punia, the lone candidate up against her in the polls. “I would be aiming to raise the problems faced by women boxers because I have practical experience of how things work,” the Manipuri, who is a four-time Asian champion, told PTI....
The Blues visit Budapest this week for their final Europa League group match, having already secured qualification to the last 32 in top spot. It will be Chelsea’s first game since their 2-0 victory over Manchester City at Stamford Bridge last Saturday, during which Sterling was allegedly the target of racist shouts from some fans in the home section. Chelsea banned four individuals from attending their matches pending further investigations into the incident, and Sarri, although keen to express his contempt for any form of discrimination, wants to concentrate on football and not the future behaviour of supporters....
Chelsea reached the Baku decider after edging Eintracht Frankfurt 4-3 in a dramatic penalty shoot-out at Stamford Bridge on Thursday. Sarri’s Chelsea will face London rivals Arsenal in Baku on May 29, not before Sunday’s Premier League finale against Leicester City and a May 15 friendly against MLS side New England Revolution in Massachusetts. It is a situation that frustrates head coach Sarri following a gruelling campaign, with the Italian telling reporters: “It will be very difficult for Sunday....
After the two sides played out a 0-0 draw over 120 minutes, Chelsea went on to lose 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out, but the match was marred by a bizarre incident towards the end of extra time. Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa twice went to ground appearing to need treatment, but when Sarri tried to bring him off for Willy Caballero with penalties looming, the Spain international simply refused to be replaced, adamant he was fine to continue....
In case you didn’t know… Sarri bid farewell to the Blues on a high note as he led the side to the Europa League title with a win over London rivals Arsenal in Baku at the end of the season. The Italian already secured Champions League football for Chelsea prior to their European glory after he guided the club to a third-place finish in the English top flight. Despite his strained relationship with club fans, the 60-year-old managed to improve Chelsea’s position, a feat which appears to have impressed Serie A champions Juventus....
Well-taken goals from Gonzalo Higuain - his eighth in his last six league games - and Sami Khedira had the favourites in control inside the first 25 minutes at Mapei Stadium, where Eusebio Di Francesco’s outclassed hosts proved ill-equipped to respond. RATINGS: Sassuolo 0-2 Juventus Juve surprisingly dropped points in a 2-1 loss at Fiorentina earlier this month, but they appear now to be firmly back on track, having claimed victory with relative ease in Modena, to follow wins over Lazio in the league and AC Milan in the Coppa Italia....
RELATED: Naruto: Why Did Jiraiya Refuse To Be Hokage? Undoubtedly, this manga feels like a trip down the memory lane and it is only getting better with each passing chapter. In the previous chapter, fans saw Sasuke and Sakura combine once again on a more dangerous mission this time. Thanks to the information that Sakura gathered, the two tried to sneak into the very office of none other than Zansul himself....
The Broad Ban campaign is a lay out strategy adopted by the editorial desk to snub the player by not mentioning his name in the news line and without featuring his photograph. The tabloid acted smart – if Stuart Broad expected vehement gibes and vociferous jeers from the Aussie crowd, he was set for a silent treatment by them. Some players excel when provoked but a man gets a beating on his ego when ignored....
