Hyd replaces Chennai in CTl
New Delhi: Hyderabad on Monday replaced Chennai team in the southern group of the upcoming Champions Tennis league (CTl), beginning November 17. The Chennai players — Mark Philippoussis, Martina Hingis, Mikhail Youzhny and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan — will now represent the Hyderabad franchise, according to the organisers. "The Chennai franchise requested us to move their participation to the following year and we would seriously consider their participation in Season 2 after the completion of our inaugural season," Vijay Amritraj said in a release.
Coca-Cola to be IPTl's Sponsor
New Delhi: Soft drink giants Coca-Cola will be the title sponsors of the upcoming International Premier Tennis league (IPTl), launched by India's doubles star Mahesh Bhupathi. IPTl, featuring the biggest tennis stars, will kick off on November 28 in Manila. In its capacity as title Sponsor, Coca-Cola undertakes a series of initiatives to engage with tennis fans across the globe. These include a special promotion to select three lucky fans to be the 'Coin Toss' boys/girls for three matches. In its inaugural season, the multi-million dollar tennis league will feature top stars such as Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and others playing for four franchises in the India, Singapore, Philippines and the UAE.
salgaocar in durand cup semis
Margao: Salgaocar FC is the second team to qualify for the semi-finals after they played out a 1-1 draw against Tuff laxmi Prasad in a Pool A quarter-final match of the 127th Durand Cup, here on Monday. After N D Opera put Tuff laxmi Prasad in the lead in the 28th minute at the Raia Panchayat ground, ouhou Peirre restored parity for Salgaocar FC in the 44th minute. Salgaocar, who needed a draw to top the group, collected four points from two matches and made it to the knockout round. Indian Navy and Tuff laxmi Prasad, who finished with three and one points each, are out of contention. Both the teams played evenly in the first half as they fought for supremacy in the midfield. Salgaocar created early chances.
Double gold for Seema
Al Ain (UAE): It was double delight for Indian shooter Seema Tomar as she won individual gold in woman trap event and also combined with two others to claim team yellow metal in a career-best show at the 4th Asian Shotgun Championship here on Monday. Seema, who hails from Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh, shot a credible 97 (72+12+13) in the final stage of competition to beat Mariya Dmitriyenko of Kazakhstan to second place. Her previous best was a silver winning effort, four years back at the World Cup in Dorset, United Kingdom. Seema's effort also helped the Indian Women's team bag the team gold in trap, as she combined with Shagun Chaudhary and Shreyasi Singh to shoot a total of 207, edging out Japan (203) and South Korea (199).
Decide on Sawant's job plea: HC
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday asked the Maharashtra government to take a decision within a month on the badminton player Prajakta Sawant's application for a job in the sports quota. The division bench headed by Chief Justice Mohit Shah passed the order during the hearing on a petition filed by the 20-year-old player, which also alleges Rsmental harassment' by the chief national coach Pullela Gopichand. Sawant, who moved the court after she was not selected for a national coaching camp in Hyderabad, has alleged that Gopichand, being a member of the Badminton Association of India's selection committee, promoted players from his own Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy. Her lawyer advocate Piyush Shah said that because of the issues raised by Sawant before the court, her application for job in the sports quota was not being considered by the Maharashtra government. The court disposed of her application in this regard by directing the state to decide her plea within a month.