Bolt, Fraser-Pryce are athletes of the year
Monaco: Jamaican sprinters Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce were chosen world athletes of the year on Saturday amid increasing scrutiny into the efficiency of their country’s anti-doping program. Bolt received the IAAF award for the fifth time. He won the 100, 200 and 4x100-meter relay at the world championships in Moscow last month. He won the same three races at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics and 2009 worlds. “It’s always an honor to be recognized by the IAAF and the fans as the athlete of the year,” Bolt said. “I just focus on doing great things, and staying focused is hard to do.” Bolt finished ahead of world 5,000 and 10,000 champ Mo Farah of Britain and world high jump champ Bohdan Bondarenko of Ukraine.
Army Open ladies Golf Championship launched
New Delhi: The 7th Army Open ladies golf championship 2013-14 was launched with a chip and putt game at the golf course of the Taj Palace here on Sunday evening. The tournament will begin at Army Golf Course, Dhaula Kuan from November 19th to 21st. This Annual National level event is played over 54 holes and is the only ladies sporting event of this magnitude hosted by any of the Services. Shruthi, an Air Force officer will defend her title. Over the last seven years this ladies Golf Event has emerged as the crucible for talent. Professional golfers Vani Kapoor, Shruti Khanna, Shveta Galande are former champions.
Samuels, Shillingford’s bowling doubtful
Mumbai: As if the humiliating Test series loss to India was not enough, West Indies off-spinners Marlon Samuels and Shane Shillingford have been reported for suspected illegal bowling actions during the second Test here. “Samuels and Shillingford were reported at the end of the second day’s play on Friday by on-field umpires Richard Kettleborough and Nigel llong, TV Umpire Vineet Kulkarni and Andy Pycroft of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees,” the ICC said in a statement. “Mr Pycroft handed over the copies of the reports to the West Indies team manager after the conclusion of the Test.”
Bhullar tied 13th, Adam Scott retains title
Melbourne: Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar finished a highly creditable tied 13th after carding a one-under 70 in the final round of the Talisker Masters at Royal Melbourne Golf Club here on Sunday. The Indian star, who will play at the coming week’s World Cup of golf at the same venue, was on way to a superb top-10 finish at five-under but he dropped a late bogey on par-4 17th hole to sign off with a total of four-under 280. He began with birdies on second and third and later added three more on eighth, 11th and 15th holes. But he also dropped shots on sixth, ninth, 13th and 17th.
Kadian wins gold in Senior Nat’l Wrestling
Kolkata: Fresh from his bronze medal effort at the World Junior Championship, Satywart Kadian of Haryana put up another impressive show to clinch a gold medal on the concluding day of 58th Senior National Wrestling Championship at the Kshudiram Anushilan Kendra here on Sunday. Satywart defeated Sumit of Railways 7-1 en route to the gold medal in the 96kg category. The 67kg category saw the major upset of the day when Asian bronze medal winner Sudha was pinned down by eventual gold medalist Nikki of Haryana in the quarterfinals.
Cameroon beat Tunisia, qualify for World Cup
Yaounde (Cameroon): Cameroon qualified for the World Cup with a 4-1 win over Tunisia in the second leg of their playoff on Sunday. Pierre Webo scored after four minutes for Cameroon and Benjamin Moundandjo made it 2-0 in the 30th at Omnisports Ahmadou-Ahidjo stadium. Ahmed Akaichi pulled one back for the visiting Tunisians just after halftime, but Jean Makoun added a third in the 65th and scored again in the 86th to seal Cameroon’s progress. PNS/Agencies