Bus driver arrested in azerbaijan
Baku: A bus driver has been arrested after his vehicle crashed into three 15-year-old Austrian swimmers at the European Games, leaving one severely injured. Veli Ahmadov is accused of a breach of road rules and a criminal case has been opened against him, the Azerbaijani Interior Ministry and prosecutors said in a joint statement. The statement said Ahmadov was the driver of a bus which struck three members of Austria’s synchronized swimming team in the athletes’ village Thursday morning. One of the athletes, Vanessa Sahinovic, sustained severe spinal injuries after being hit by the bus. Her teammate luna Pajer had a broken elbow, while the third girl, Verena Breit, escaped with bruises. Azerbaijani authorities also said that the company which employed Ahmadov — Bakubus — could face legal action for possibly breaching rules on employing qualified drivers. Earlier on Saturday, European Games organisers said they would look into allegations that some staff had been drunk on duty.
Sandhu storms into final in NZ Christchurch: India’s national champion Harinder
Pal Sandhu is in sight of a title after beating the top seeded Raphael Kandra in four games to reach the final of the $10,000 Christchurch International 2015, a PSA world tour event. The Indian won 12-10, 6-11, 15-13, 11-7. After a tough quarterfinal match where he was tested by the Taipei player James Huang, the Indian began to stroke well and rallied and retrieved with considerable control. In the final on Sunday, the third seeded Harinder takes on fourth seeded Declan James of England.
Pawar vs Patil in mca elections
Mumbai: The fight for the reins of the Mumbai Cricket Association at its biennial elections on June 17 will be between incumbent President Sharad Pawar and outgoing Vice President Vijay Patil. NCP chief Pawar, backed by the ruling Bal Mahaddalkar group, and Patil are the only two contestants left in the fray for the post of the president after the withdrawals of Ravi Savant and Ashish Shelar, both from the Mahaddalkar panel, before Saturday’s deadline. Among other interesting contests is the fight for the Vice president’s post between Dilip Vengsarkar and his former team mate Abey Kuruvilla. lalchand Rajput will be contesting for the Joint Secretary’s post. The biennial elections of Mumbai Cricket Association will be held on Wednesday, June 17 from 3 PM to 6.15 PM at MCA lounge, Wankhede Stadium.
india beat france 1-0 in practice
Antwerp: The Indian men’s hockey team on Saturday notched up a 1-0 win over France in their first practice match, ahead of the Fintro FIH World league Semi-Finals which will get underway from June 20. Rupinder Pal Singh (23rd minute) sounded the board for India. The second quarter saw India increasing the tempo of attack and finally in the 23rd minute, Rupinder Pal Singh struck through a brilliant penalty corner to open the scoring. The Indian men team will take on hosts Belgium in their second practice match. India will clash against France in their opening match of the tournament on June 20th
US held, japan through at wwcup
Winnipeg (Canada): Sweden held the United States to a scoreless draw at the Women’s World Cup on Friday, providing a good result for the Swedes. The United States was a point clear atop Group D, ahead of Australia which beat Nigeria 2-0. Defending champion Japan became the first team to confirm its place in the last 16 after a 2-1 victory over Cameroon while the other Group C game saw Switzerland rout Ecuador 10-1. Japan scored two early goals and held on for a 2-1 win against Cameroon.
Aditya routs madan for title
Mumbai: Highly fancied Aditya Mehta routed Varun Madan 8-1 in a totally lop-sided final, to lift the 1st RKG Open Pro Snooker Series title at the National Sports Club of India. Delhi cueist Madan found no answer to the rampaging form exhibited by the Mumbai-born Mehta, and went down tamely. India’s lone snooker professional Mehta was unstoppable as he started off with a half century break and then followed it up with a superb run of 116 in the second to exercise early dominance. Madan took home the runners-up prize money of Rs1.3 lakh.