Somdev wins, Yuki crashes out
New Delhi: India's number one singles player Somdev Devvarman advanced to the second round with a straight set victory but sixth seed Yuki Bhambri made a shock first round exit from the ONGC-GAIl Delhi Open, here on Tuesday. Second seed Somdev brushed aside the challenge of wild card compatriot Karunuday Singh 6-2 7-5 in one hour and 28 minutes while Yuki squandered a match point against Frenchman lucas Pouille to be knocked out with a 6-2, 5-7, 5-7 scoreline in two hours and 20 minutes at R K Khanna Tennis stadium, here.
Rashid leads Shubhkamna to title
Mumbai: Rashid Khan led his team Shubhkamna Delhi to victory in the Pro-Am event of the 3rd louis Philippe Cup at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club, here on Tuesday. Rashid and his teammates Deepak Yadav, Sharad Anand and Ashish Aggarwal carded a net team score of 25 under to emerge winners. They were followed by Vikrant Chopra's Navratna Ahmedabad, who, along with teammates Devang Nanavati, Mihir Sharma and Pranav Shah, finished with 24 under. In third place were Abhijit Chadha's DlF Gurgoan, also comprising Rajen Gandhi, Vijay Chauhan and Nikhil Mehra, with 23 under.
Windies, Eng complete qfs line-up
Dubai: England and the West Indies advanced to the quarter-finals of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup when they comfortably won their decisive Group C and D matches respectively today. England overcame Sunday's heart-breaking loss to Sri lanka by bouncing back to defeat New Zealand by 115 runs at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, while 2004 runner-up West Indies beat Canada by 63 runs at Abu Dhabi Oval 1. In the other matches on the fifth day of the 16-day competition, two-time runner-up South Africa recorded an easy seven wickets victory over its African neighbour Zimbabwe at Zayed Cricket Stadium and 2000 finalist Sri lanka defeated the host United Arab Emirates (UAE) by eight wickets at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
EB-Churchill match a draw
Kolkata: East Bengal resumed their I-league campaign with a drab goalless draw against Churchill Brothers at home in a round 17 fixture here on Tuesday. In a game of very few chances, both sets of defences were on top as Churchill Brothers moved two points clear of rock-bottom Rangdajied United while East Bengal have now dropped 17 points after just 12 games.
veteran footballer no more
New Delhi: Bhabani Banerjee, the man who helped Delhi register its lone triumph in the National championship for the Santosh Trophy in 1944, passed away in the capital on Monday (17. 02. 2014) after a brief illness. He was 88. He is survived by his wife, one son and one daughter. A product of New Delhi's Gole Market area, then known as Delhi Imperial Zone (DIZ), and Raisina Bengali School, tall and well-built Banerjee was famous for his wing play and stinging left footers. His finest moment came in the 1944 Santosh Trophy on home turf when Delhi stunned a star-studded Bengal 2-0 in the final.
Kuldeep's family ecstatic
Kanpur: The recent exploits of left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav has given his family cherishable moments and they were in cloud nine after the talented youngster was selected to the Uttar Pradesh squad for upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy. Yadav, who was signed by the Kolkata Knight Riders for IPl 7 last week, on Monday etched his name in history by becoming the first Indian to grab a hat-trick in ICC U-19 World Cup. "We have received hat-trick of good news. Firstly, Kuldeep was bought by Kolkata for IPl. Then came the hat-trick against Scotland yesterday followed by his selection into State side for Vijay Hazare Trophy in the evening," said Yadav's father, Ram Singh.
Gilchrist to reunite with Warne
london: Australia's most successful wicketkeeper-batsman of all time, Adam Gilchrist, is the latest name to be added to the growing list of stars taking part in the MCC v Rest of the World match at lord's on July 5. Gilchrist will be reunited with former teammate Shane Warne in the Rest of the World line-up, which the spin legend will captain. Fellow Australian Shaun Tait and New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori have also been confirmed for the match. The MCC side which will also include Rahul Dravid and new England assistant coach Paul Collingwood. Indian batsmen Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag make up the rest of confirmed names, alongside West Indies talisman Shivnarine Chanderpaul.
Asia GP Billiards C'ship in C’garh
Chandigarh: India has won the hosting rights of the Asia Grand Prix — World Ranking Billiards Championship to be held here from April 9 to 14. The Asian Confederation of Billiard Sports (ACBS) and World Billiards ltd (WBl) have given the hosting rights to Punjab Billiards and Snooker Association (PBSA) to organise the prestigious tournament for the first time in the country. India will also host the 15th U-21 Snooker and 13th Asian Billiards and Snooker Championships from April 4 to 10 here.