HYDERABAD: Alzarri Joseph of Mumbai Indians took six wickets as his team defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 40 runs in the Indian Premier League on Saturday.
Joseph (6/12), the 22-year-old Caribbean also registered his name as the best ever bowling figure in the league’s history.
Hyderabad made only 96 runs chasing 137 runs target.
Mexico: Argentine football legend Diego Maradona said that he will quit his job at Mexican second-division club Dorados. He made a decision citing the refereeing bias against his team at the end of the season.
He made the decision following a 1-1 draw with Venados, claiming his touchline presence led to decisions going against his team. “Once it (the Clausura) is finished, I will leave Dorados. I’m very sorry about it, but that’s my decision,” Maradona said at a news conference.
Maradona, who won the 1986 World Cup with Argentina, said he would ask for a meeting with the club president to notify him of his decision and the reason behind it. At the root of his anger on Friday was a “very clear” penalty that was not awarded to his side.
“Do you know why the referee didn’t give it? Maradona asked reporters. “Because you’re going to say tomorrow that it’s because it’s Maradona team.” Dorados extended their unbeaten run in the league to eight games and sit third in the standings, having lost to leaders Atletico San Luis in December’s Apertura final. (Agencies)
KATHMANDU: Nepal has been out from the Olympic 2020 round 2 qualifiers after facing a 3-1 defeat against its archrival India on Saturday.
With the loss, Nepal’s hope to qualify for the next round vanished.
Earlier, Nepal faced a 3-1 defeat against Myanmar on April 3.
Now, the team will face Indonesia on April 9 seeking a consolation win.
Nepal had been pitched in the group along with Myanmar, India and Indonesia. Two teams from the group will proceed to 3rd round of the qualifiers.
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s performance at the ongoing 12th edition of the World Cup Futsal underway in Argentina has remained dismal so far.
Nepal conceded 1-11 defeat to Catalonia in the final game of the group round on Thursday night. The only goal for Nepal came from Sujan Balami.
With this defeat, Nepal’s journey in the championship has come to an end and the Nepali team is returning back home without a single victory.
America defeated Nepal 2-1 in the first match of the Group D round before this. Similarly, Nepal lost the match to France 2-3 in the second match. Nepal got an entry in the World Cup Futsal through ‘wild card’.
KATHMANDU: Nepali leg spinner Sandeep Lamichhane has been included in the playing XI by Delhi Capitals in the clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday.
Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field first.
Delhi Capitals 1 Prithvi Shaw, 2 Shikhar Dhawan, 3 Shreyas Iyer (capt), 4 Rishabh Pant (wk), 5 Colin Ingram, 6 Chris Morris, 7 Rahul Tewatia, 8 Axar Patel, 9 Kagiso Rabada, 10, Ishant Sharma, 11 Sandeep Lamichhane
Sunrisers Hyderabad 1 Jonny Bairstow (wk), 2 David Warner, 3 Vijay Shankar, 4 Yusuf Pathan, 5 Manish Pandey, 6 Deepak Hooda, 7 Mohammad Nabi, 8 Rashid Khan, 9 Bhuvneshwar Kumar (capt), 10 Sandeep Sharma, 11 Siddarth Kaul
KATHMANDU: Nepal has retained its previous 161st position in the latest FIFA ranking.
It has managed to secure third place among the South Asian countries with India topping the group being in the 101st position in the ranking. The Maldives follows the group with the second position securing the 151st place in the ranking.
Likewise, Bhutan has been ranked 186th, while Bangladesh 188th, Pakistan 200th and Sri Lanka 202nd.
Belgium topped the ranking followed by France in the second position.
PARIS: Brazilian football legend Pele has been admitted to a hospital in Paris with strong fever, international media reported.
Reuters quoting a close friend to the footballer said his condition was not life-threatening and he should be released within a couple of days.
The 78-year-old was suffering from a urinary infection and being treated with antibiotics, his friend and spokesman Pepito Fornos, who was with Pele at the hospital, said.
“Everything is under control. Everything’s fine.”
KATHMANDU: President Bidya Devi Bhandari will inaugurate the Eighth National Games on April 18 in Nepalgunj.
President Bhandari is scheduled to inaugurate the National Games taking place in State -5 from April 5-24, at the Nepalgunj Stadium, according to the National Sports Council.
Prime Minister KP Oli is scheduled to conclude the National Games.
Meanwhile, the date and venue for the Ninth National Games would be announced on the concluding ceremony.
However, the games of championship would begin from April 10 where a total of 5,211 athletes would compete for 1,307 medals.
KATHMANDU: Myanmar has defeated Nepal 3-1 under the second round in the AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament. This was the in the first football match played.
Nepal will face India on April 6 while Nepal. Similarly, Nepal will play against Indonesia on April 9 in the last match of the tournament.
Nepal had entered into the second round of the match after Nepal played a draw with Myanmar, Bangladesh and India. Earlier in the match played in November, 2018 in Myanmar, Nepal had played a 1-1 draw with the host country.
KATHMANDU: Nepal will take on Myanmar in the second round match under the Olympic Qualifier Football Championship taking place in Myanmar at 5 pm, according to Nepal time today.