Satnam scores in thrilling win
las Vegas: Satnam Singh got to ply his trade in a brief four-minute appearance as the Dallas Mavericks knocked off the lA lakers 88-86 in a thrilling encounter in the elimination round of the 2015 NBA Summer league. Satnam entered the game with two minutes left in the first quarter. He immediately made an impact grabbing a defensive rebound with 1:44 left on the clock. He went on to score his first points in the game with a free throw in the second quarter.
Indian challenge ends at Chinese Taipei
Taipei: India’s challenge ended at the $200,000 Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament after top shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth, and fast-rising Sameer Verma lost their respective second round matches here on Thursday. World No.3 Srikanth was handed a shock defeat by unseeded Indonesia’s Ihsan Maulana Mustofa 19-21, 18-21 in a men’s singles second round match that lasted 40 minutes at the Taipei Arena. While Sindhu, who is yet to regain full form after her return to the field following a long injury lay-off, also lost in straight games against third seeded local shuttler Tai Tzu Ying. The two-time World Championship bronze medallist Indian lost 15-21, 17-21 in just 32 minutes to bow out of the women’s singles competition.
More number of players in PKl-2
Mumbai: Squad strength of the eight franchise outfits for season two of Star Sports Pro Kabaddi league, starting here on July 18, has been increased significantly, it was announced at the trophy launch on Thursday. “The squad strength of the teams has been bolstered from 14 during the inaugural edition last year to 25 for the second season. More Iranian players will be seen in action,” said Nitin Kukreja, head of Star Sports here. This has been necessitated to allow teams greater freedom to not only field local and young talent, but also that teams are not affected by injuries.
‘Won’t retire before winning in Aus, Eng’
Karachi: Pakistan veteran Younis Khan has vowed to hold off retiring until he has guided his team to Test series victories in England and Australia to cap off a remarkable career. The 37-year-old played his hundredth Test on the tour of Sri lanka earlier this month and struck a brilliant 171 not out in Pakistan’s run chase of 377 to anchor the win in the third and final match in Pallekele. The win gave Pakistan a 2-1 series victory, their first in Sri lanka since 2006. But Younis insisted he was not ready to put away his pads yet. “I will go on my own terms and want to see and contribute to Pakistan wins in Australia and England,” he said on Wednesday. “Pakistan will become a great team if we win in England and Australia, and since I have not scored a hundred in Australia I want to achieve that too before retiring.”
Reg open for Eco-Marathon Asia 2016
New Delhi: Shell announced the opening of registration for Shell Eco-marathon (SEM) Asia 2016. The annual competition challenges aspiring young engineers to build vehicles of the future that can go the farthest on the least amount of energy. It brings together current and future leaders, along with a broader public, and encourages debate around sustainable solutions to the challenge of rising global energy demand. The registrations for the competition were initiated on July 1 and will be closed on July 22, 2015. As Shell Eco-marathon enters its seventh Asian edition, Shell India has invited engineering colleges across the country to participate in the student innovation competition. A public festival celebrating innovative thinking and future mobility, Shell Eco-marathon will be held at Manila, Philippines between March 3rd-6th, 2016.
CRPF sportspersons bring laurels
New Delhi: CRPF won 23 Gold medals, 9 silver medals and 4 Bronze medals in recently held World Police and Fire Games, Virginia, USA. Shri Prakash Mishra, DG, CRPF felicitated them at Force Headquarters in New Delhi.
Akram back for an assignment with PCB
Karachi: Former Pakistan captain and fast bowling legend Wasim Akram will finally be working again on an assignment for the PCB. Akram, who is now a well-known cricket analyst on sports channels and bowling consultant of IPl side Kolkata Knight Riders, will supervise a fast bowlers camp at the National Stadium here from August 1 to 12. The camp will be held after a series of open trials in five cities across the nation in late July to select a group of talented young pace bowlers, who will then attend the main camp under the Sultan of Swing along with some Pak players. Akram had also held a similar camp for fast bowlers here in 2013, but since then has complained that the Pakistan Cricket Board has not utilised his services. “What should I doIJ beg of them to involve in some work…I can’t
do anything unless they tell me and offer me some assignment,” the left-arm pacer had said during the last World Cup.