The national Iranian football team ended the first half with a 3-0 victory over Palestine.
In the second half, each team scored a goal to finish the match 4-1.
United Arab Emirates ran out 3-1 winners in their match against Hong Kong to sit second in Group C behind Iran, whose four goals take them top.
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A police official said that the youth had a ticket for the match and entered the Holkar Stadium from Narendra Hirwani Gate.
Published Date – 14 January 2024, 11:14 PM
Indore: A young man was detained after he defied the security arrangements and reached cricketer Virat Kohli and hugged him during the India-Afghanistan T20 match at Holkar Stadium in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore on Sunday, police said.
At that time, the star batsman was fielding on the ground. After detaining him, cops took the young man to Tukoganj police station.
A police official said that the youth had a ticket for the match and entered the Holkar Stadium from Narendra Hirwani Gate.
He said that the young man seemed to be a big Kohli fan and entered the ground by climbing the fence of the spectators’ gallery with the desire to meet the player.
The officer said that the youth was being interrogated. Further steps will be taken in the case on the basis of interrogation, the official said.
In Indore, India beat Afghanistan by six wickets.
Riding on a flurry of mighty maximums, Shivam Dube and Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed Afghanistan’s bowlers to smithereens on way to swashbuckling half-centuries as India made short work of a 173-run target to win the second T20I by six wickets
Published Date – 14 January 2024, 10:45 PM
Indore: Riding on a flurry of mighty maximums, Shivam Dube and Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed Afghanistan’s bowlers to smithereens on way to swashbuckling half-centuries as India made short work of a 173-run target to win the second T20I by six wickets here on Sunday.
While Yashasvi got out after hammering 68 off 34 balls, including six sixes, Dube ended unbeaten on a 32-ball 63, hitting four maximums in the process.
India completed the chase with 26 balls to spare, taking an unassailable lead in the three-match series.
Gulbadin Naib top-scored with a breezy 35-ball 57 before the lower-order batters Mujeeb Ur Rahman (21 off 9 balls) and Karim Janat (20 off 10) chipped in with useful contributions to lift Afghanistan to 172 all out.
India’s chase began on a eventful note that saw a first-ball boundary by Yashasvi Jaiswal, a loud shout for an lbw and an unsuccessful Afghanistan review, and a first-ball duck for Rohit Sharma.
In his first T20I since November 2022, Virat Kohli began with a lovely boundary before Jaiswal smashed Fazalhaq Farooqi for two sixes.
Recreating the famous shot he played against Haris Rauf in the last T20 World Cup at MCG, Kohli hit a short-of-a-length Naveen-ul-Haq delivery back over the bowler’s head for a four. On that night in Australia though, it was a six.
Having switched ends, Mujeeb leaked 19 runs with Jaiswal collecting three fours and Kohli one.
However, Naveen-ul-Haq cut short Kohli highly promising stay at the crease by having the maestro caught at mid-off for a 16-ball 29.
Unperturbed by the Kohli’s dismissal, the duo of Jaiswal and Dube went about their task in a brutal manner, leaving the Afghan bowlers bruised and battered.
Asked to bat first, Afghanistan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz signalled his intent straightaway and flicked Arshdeep Singh (3/32 in 4 overs) for a four through square leg and then tried to hit one straight down the ground, which however did not result in a boundary.
While Arshdeep started the proceedings with two wides on either side of the wicket, Mukesh Kumar was welcomed with a six over the bowler’s head by Gurbaz, before his opening partner Ibrahim Zadran, having got a review for lbw in his favour, got into the act by lofting one over cover for a boundary.
Trailing 0-1 in the three-match series, Afghanistan raced to 20 for no loss in no time, forcing Rohit Sharma to introduce spin in the form of Ravi Bishnoi (2/39 in 4 overs).
Leg-spinner Bishnoi, who has a penchant for picking a wicket in his first over, did an encore as he lured Gurbaz to offer a catch to Shivam Dube at mid-on, having failed to get elevation.
Taking a cue from Gurbaz’s approach, one-down batter Gulbadin Naib started to play his shots from the get-go, pulling Mukesh through mid-wicket and then driving him through for successive fours.
Fresh from a wicket in his very first over, Bishnoi found himself at the receiving end of Gulbadin’s onslaught as the batter pulled a short ball over deep mid-wicket for a maximum before hitting back-to-back fours in an 18-run over at the Holkar Stadium.
There was another bowling change and it paid dividends as left-arm spinner Axar Patel bowled visiting captain Ibrahim Zadran with a beautiful flighted delivery that turned just enough to beat the batter and hit the stumps.
Azmatullah Omarzai did not last long as Dube hit the stumps after the batter went for a cross-batted pull shot and missed.
Axar bowled an economical eighth over before Gulbadin carted a Dube slower ball into the stands over deep mid-wicket and followed that by launching a half tracker towards the long-on region for another maximum.
Promoted to number three, Gulbadin brought up his fifty in 28 balls. There was no respite for Washington Sundar either, as Gulbadin swept the off-spinner for a big six over deep mid-wicket.
India’s best bowler on the day by some distance, Axar (2/17 in 4 overs) provided the crucial breakthrough when he had Gulbadin caught at mid-wicket by Rohit, having bowled one slightly slower than his usual deliveries.
Afghanistan’s innings lost momentum after Gulbadin’s departure even as Bishnoi dismissed Mohammad Nabi.
The tickets will be sold online on the Paytm Insider App from January 18 onwards. The remaining tickets will be sold online and also offline at the Gymkhana from January 22
Published Date – 14 January 2024, 08:46 PM
Hyderabad: The ticket sale for the upcoming India-England first Test at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, scheduled to begin from January 25, will begin from January 18, said Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) President Arshanapally Jaganmohan Rao.
“The tickets will be sold online on the Paytm Insider App from January 18 onwards. The remaining tickets will be sold online and also offline at the Gymkhana from January 22. Those who have booked tickets online will have to show any government identity card and redeem the tickets from 22nd at Gymkhana HCA stadium,” Jaganmohan added.
Indian Armed Forces personnel who are working in Telangana will be allowed to watch the match on Republic Day (26th) for free. Interested Jawans are advised to send e-mails with a letter signed by their Head of Department and the details of family members to HCA CEO before January 18.
For school students who are invited for the Test match will be allotted 25 thousand complimentary passes for 5 days. Jagan Mohan Rao said, “5 thousand per day, totally 25 thousand complimentary passes for 5 days have been allotted to the school students and will be provided free food and drinking water.”
HCA has received applications from more than 300 schools across Telangana. “Schools should send complete details including name and class of their students” he said.
The starting price of the Test match ticket is Rs. 200 as minimum and Rs 4,000 maximum. The prices of tickets: Rs 200, Rs 499, Rs 1,000, Rs 1,250 and Corporate box north with Hospitality – Rs.3,000; Corporate box south with Hospitality – Rs.4,000.
The match is scheduled to be held Sunday night at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar.
Al-Jassim was one of the referees for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.
He was appointed to be a Video Assistant Referee for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Al-Jassim, 36, was also appointed to be a referee at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
The FIFA Referees Committee appointed Abdulrahman for the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar on November 14 as part of an all-Qatari trio of officials.
He refereed the match between Iran’s Persepolis and Korea Republic’s Ulsan Hyundai FC in the final round of the 2020 AFC Champions League. He officiated the final between Liverpool and Flamengo at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha and also was appointed to the referee team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, in his native Qatar.
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Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal have replaced Shubman Gill and Tilak Varma in the playing XI.
Published Date – 14 January 2024, 07:11 PM
Indore: India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl first against Afghanistan in the second T20I of a three-match series here at Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on Sunday.
In the opener of the series, India registered a 6-wicket win over Afghanistan. India’s star batter Virat Kohli returned to India’s playing XI for the second T20I in Indore after missing the opening match of the series due to personal reasons.
Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal have replaced Shubman Gill and Tilak Varma in the playing XI.
Speaking at the time of toss, Rohit said, “We are gonna bowl first. No particular reason. Just nature of the ground especially the small boundaries. The things we were talking in our meeting, we were able to come out and execute in the first game. We asked for specific roles from the guys and they performed accordingly. Not much, they don’t have any baggage and it is all about backing them, allowing them to be free on the ground. We will do things keeping the WC in mind but we know results are also important. Kohli and Jaiswal back for Gill and Tilak.” Afghanistan skipper Ibrahim Zadran said, “We will try to bat well today and put runs on the board. Again lost the toss and I would have wanted to bowl first. We spoke about the first game and worked in the net session yesterday. We did not have a good start with the bat in the last game, we spoke and hopefully, we can give a good start today. Rahmat is not playing. Noor Ahmad is playing.” India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma(w), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh and Mukesh Kumar.
Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq and Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
Manvith won the event by scoring 5.5 points out of 6 rounds while Shanmukha Vasudev and Kinshuk Vetcha, with 5 points each, settled for second and third places respectively
Published Date – 14 January 2024, 05:58 PM
Hyderabad: Manvith Golla of Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TSWREIS) School, Shaikpet clinched the title in the junior category at the 212th Brilliant Trophy Chess Tournament at Brilliant Grammar High School, Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad on Sunday.
He won the event by scoring 5.5 points out of 6 rounds while Shanmukha Vasudev and Kinshuk Vetcha, with 5 points each, settled for second and third places respectively.
In the open category, K Perumallu won the event by scoring 5.5 points while Gade Sharanya and Viswajith Sai occupied second and third places with 5 points each.
Results: Winners: U-15 Boys: 1. J Ravi Varma, 2. M Akhil; Girls: 1. Aadya Reddy Konda, 2. Rishita Baheti; U-13 Boys: 1. Jayaditya Chepuri, 2. Sidhi Pranav Beenu; Girls: 1. A Lopamudra, 2. Sahasra Lekha; U-11 Boys: 1. Kinshuk Vetcha, 2. Yogesh Veerlapally; Girls: 1. Aaradhya Nissi, 2. K Lasya; U-9 Boys: 1. Shanmukha Vasudeva, 2. Arjunkrishnan Somanchi; Girls: 1. K Tejasvi, 2. M Akshara Kalyani; U-7 Boys: 1. Prasidh Ambati, 2. Sarath Sai Machiraju; Girls: 1. K Saanvika, 2. P Anshitha; Best Woman: Vamshika Boga, Best Veteran: V Uday; Top Ten Places – Open category: 1. K Perumallu, 2. Gade Sharanya, 3. Viswajith Sai, 4. Ehaan Shaik, 5. Y Muralimohan, 6. A Sankalpa Ruthvik, 7. Divith Reddy Adulla, 8. Surya Prakash, 9. Prem Raj, 10. L Vijay Kumar.
Iran’s Rahbari defeated his opponent from Italy Riccardo Nuccio 15-13 and advanced to the next stage in the Senior Grand Prix event.
Previously in the preliminary stage, Rahbari gained five victories and just one loss and cruised into the next round of the sporting event.
Rahbari will compete with his American rival Filip Dolegiewicz on Sunday.
The 2024 Senior Tunis Grand Prix is underway in the Tunisian capital from January 12-14, 2024.
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In the third stage, Iran’s men’s wheelchair basketball team will face Japan on Monday.
Previously in the tournament, Iran emerged victorious against South Korea 67-48.
The competition serves as a qualification for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games and the winner will qualify for the Paralympics.
The 2024 International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) AOZ Championships in men’s and women’s divisions are being held in Bangkok, Thailand from January 12 to 20.
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