Sharapova on top again
Moscow: Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova has topped the Forbes list of highest-paid female athletes for the ninth straight year, the magazine reported Tuesday. According to Forbes, Sharapova earned $29 million between June 2012 and June 2013. The 26-year-old's earnings came from prize money and endorsement deals. American Serena Williams is second on the list with earnings of $20.5 million, followed by Chinese tennis player li Na on $18.2 million and Belarusian Victoria Azarenka on $15.7 million. Besides being a successful athlete, Sharapova also launched a candy business in 2012 and looks forward to expand into fashion, accessories and make-up.
‘Ganguly made India tough’
Barrackpore: Days after criticising Sourav Ganguly, legendary Australian cricketer Steve Waugh today hailed the former India skipper, saying he brought toughness to the Indian side. In his latest visit to the city in connection with Udayan, a rehabilitation home for children suffering from leprosy in colonies near Barrackpore which the Australian support, Waugh praised the retired Indian skipper and said he was a brilliant cricketer. "I mean this is Kolkata and Sourav you know is a great captain. Sourav brought that toughness to the Indian side," Waugh said. Asked to compare Ganguly with captain 'cool' Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Waugh said: "Both are very different captains. They both have been very good."
India lose to China
Manila: Indian hoopsters were taught a basketball lesson as they lost 45-79 to defending champions China in their second round group match in the 27th FIBA Asia Championships here on Tuesday.China led 22-14 at the end the first quarter, then increased the gap to 45-20 midway into the match with India scoring just six points in the second quarter. China widened the gap to 60-29 at the end of third quarter. India did their best in the fourth and last quarter by scoring 16 points against China's 19 but that was too late in the game and lost the match tamely.
Deborah leads Indian unit
New Delhi: Deborah and T Manorama Devi, the medal winners at the Asian Junior Cycling Championships here, will lead the eight-member Indian contingent at the UCI World Junior Championships which begins in Glasgow on Wednesday. All team members will be taking part in the Championships for the first time. Deborah, who won three medals in the Asian event in March and Manorama, who won a silver, are the only ones expected to spring a surprise. The team will miss the services of coach Ruma Chatterjee, who was killed in a road accident in June. Around 400 cyclists from 30 countries are participating in the event. The Indian team left for the competition on Monday.
Team: Boys: Rohit (Haryana), Alan Baby (Kerala), Dilawar (Haryana), Rubalpreet Singh (Punjab).Girls: Deborah (Andaman & Nicobar), Manorama Devi (Manipur), T. Bidyaluxmi (Manipur), Jashanjit Kaur Turka (Punjab).
‘Register case against TNCA’
Chennai: The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed Chennai Police to register a criminal case against the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association here for allegedly suppressing facts to secure stability certificate to its stands to host IPl matches, which it had declared earlier as weak and old. Justice K.B.K. Vasuki passed the order on a criminal petition filed by J.Mohanraj, General Secretary, 'Jabamani Janatha Party' and also directed police to register the case against TNCA office Bearers.