Bolt named in Jamaican CWG squad
Kingston: Jamaican sprint stars Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce were included in Jamaica’s 68-strong athletics squad for this year’s Commonwealth Games in Scotland. Six-time Olympic gold medalist Bolt and two-time 100m Olympic champion Fraser-Pryce are both expected to compete only in the 4x100m relays. Both missed last weekend’s Jamaican championships, the selection meeting for the Commonwealth Games, after requesting medical exemptions. Under the rules of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA), top ranked athletes who request medical exemption from the trials can be included in the squad, but must prove their fitness before the games start.
Pietersen wants to play for England again
london: Kevin Pietersen still harbours ambitions of playing international Cricket as he suggested on Friday that he wants to play for England again. Pietersen, who was at lord’s today to prepare to play for a Rest of the World side against the MCC, tweeted: “My space reserved in the lord’s dressing room. Clothes ready! So excited about tomorrow.””I didn’t think I’d have this opportunity to play in front of a full house at lord’s again. I still do hope that things change and I play for England here again. Time will tell...” he said of his desire to make an international comeback.
Buemi fastest in maiden Formula E
leicestershire: E.Dams-Renault’s Sebastien Buemi set the fastest time in the maiden official test for the all-electric FIA Formula E Championship at Donington Park The first of five public tests took place at the leicestershire circuit in dry, bright conditions and saw all 10 teams and drivers use the full Donington Park circuit, modified to include an additional chicane at the exit to the Old Hairpin. Thursday being the first outing for many of the drivers, the day focused on getting to grips with the Spark-Renault SRT_01E cars with German driver Daniel Abt, driving for Audi Sport Abt, laying down the early benchmark for the morning session. Times began to tumble in the afternoon session with Buemi once again on the pace, posting a 1:35.475s with under an hour to go and holding on to the top spot until the end of the day.
ICC Women’s Championship in August
Dubai: The inaugural ICC Women’s Championship to commence in August with a new qualification format for World Cup in 2017. According to a media release, the championship kicks off in August and will see the top eight sides in the game lock horns in a multi-year, bilateral qualifying competition that will lead into the pinnacle event the Women’s World Cup. Points will be awarded for each game, with the top four sides at the conclusion of the ICC Women’s Championship gaining automatic qualification to the ICC Women’s WC 2017, to be hosted by the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Wolff’s early disappointment
Silverstone: Susie Wolff’s bid to make a mark as the first woman to take part in a Grand Prix weekend for 22 years ended prematurely on Friday when her Williams car suffered an engine failure. The 31-year-old Scot clocked only three laps in the opening minutes, producing a best time of one minute and 44.212 seconds before she pulled off and parked the car after an oil pressure warning. Within a few minutes, her Williams team-mate Brazilian Felipe Massa joined her on the sidelines after a spectacular accident that saw him rip the front left wheel off his car and damage the gearbox.
mangaonkar has a shock win
Mumbai: Mahesh Mangaonkar of India shocked second seed Ong Beng Hee of Malaysia 3-1 to storm into the semi-finals of the USD 25,000 2nd CCI PSA International Squash Championship here on Saturday. India No. 2 and world No. 75 Mangaonkar fashioned a creditable 11-6 11-7 3-11 12-10 win over the former world No. 7 in a quarter-final contest that lasted 61 minutes at the Cricket Club of India courts. Mangaonkar set up a semi-final clash with Nasir Iqbal of Pakistan who overcame fifth seed Jaymie Haycocks of England 11-5 11-8 11-7. However, his compatriot Harinder Pal Sandhu crashed out of the tournament, beaten by sixth seed Zahed Mohamed of Egypt 11-6, 11-7, 2-11, 11-9 in another quarter-final encounter that lasted 54 minutes.