Dhoni is a superstar and all-time great: Langer

Melbourne: Australian coach Justin Langer on Friday termed MS Dhoni as a superstar and an all-time great of the game. Langer was amazed by Dhoni's fitness at the age of 37 and said that playing against him has been a rich learning experience for his young side. "He (Dhoni) is 37 years old. His running between the wickets is elite, and his fitness is elite. For him to run between the wickets for three days in a row, it was 40 degrees the other day, and play like that, he is a superstar of the game and that's what Australians should be aspiring to be — superstars of the game," Langer said      

Kolkata
Santos strike hands EB win against Indian Arrows  

A Jamie Santos Colado strike in the second half helped East Bengal beat Indian Arrows 1-0 and jump to the second place in the I-League here on Friday. Santos scored the all-important goal in the 48th minute.   The Kolkata giants now have 22 points -- five shy of leaders Chennai City FC -- from 12 matches.  Arrows remain at eighth position with 13 points after an equal number of games. 

New Delhi
Chhetri's goal one of 10 best goals in Asian Cup    

Sunil Chhetri's second goal in India's 4-1 win against Thailand has been nominated as one of the 10 best in the group stage of the ongoing Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates. Chhetri's 46th minute strike off a fine assist from the right by Udanta Singh was picked as one of the top 10 goals of the group stage and fans have been asked to vote for the best goal on the website of the Asian Football Confederation. 

New Delhi
India para powerlifter fails dope test, banned for 4 yrs  

Para powerflifter Vikramsingh Adhikari has been handed a four-year ban by the International Paralympic Committee for a second doping violation. The 39-year-old, who took part in the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, tested positive for Clomiphene from a urine sample provided on Feb 28, 2017. — Agencies