Departure of wrestling squad delayed
New Delhi: Around 12 members of the World Championship-bound Indian team's departure to the United States on Tuesday got further delayed as some of them failed to get their passport back in time after getting the visa approval. The entire contingent, with the exception of a 2-3 wrestlers, was supposed to leave tonight for las Vegas for the September 7-12 competition, but about a dozen of them could not get their passports on Tuesday because of some "miscommunication". "The entire team, except one coach of the women's wrestling team, had cleared their visa interviews yesterday and were suppose to get their visas and passports today. But when a person from WFI went to collect the passports on Tuesday, some miscommunication happened. That is the reason around 10-12 passports couldn't be collected today," a source in WFI said. The source, however, said that the wrestlers, who have got back their passports will leave tonight, while those who are yet to receive it, will leave on Wednesday.
SAI appoints Rahelu as coach
New Delhi: Sports Authority of India offers Paralympic medalist Rajinder Singh Rahelu the post of coach. Rahelu, who hails from a family with limited means in Jalandhar district, Punjab, suffered infantile paralysis due to polio and lost his legs. It did not stop him from fulfilling his dream as he went on to win numerous medals in national and international championships. Notably in 2004 summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece, Rajinder won the first ever medal for India in the 56kg category power-lifting event. Two years later government of India conferred him with the prestigious 'Arjuna Award'. Considering his achievements Rahelu was offered with the post of Coach in SAI at NIS Patiala, as per recently amended recruitment rules.
Radwanska advances to 2nd round
New Haven: Agnieszka Radwanska breezed into the second round of the Connecticut Open with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over American CoCo Vandeweghe on Monday at Connecticut Tennis Center. The Krakow, Poland native needed only 65 minutes to set up a next-round meeting with France's Aliza Cornet, who advanced with a three-set win against Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan. Among the other top players to advance were 20-year-old American Madison Keys and sixth-ranked lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic. Eighth-ranked Karolina Pliskova, also from the Czech Republic, survived a scare from Slovakia's Polona Hercog before advancing with a 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 victory.
IndyCar racer Wilson dies of injury
los Angeles: IndyCar driver Justin Wilson died Monday night from a head injury suffered when a piece of debris struck him at Pocono Raceway. IndyCar made the announcement at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Wilson, 37, a British driver who lived outside Denver in longmont, Colorado, was hit in the head during Sunday's race by piece of debris that had broken off another car. Wilson's car veered into an interior wall at the track, and he was swiftly taken by helicopter to a hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania. His younger brother, Stefan Wilson, also an IndyCar driver, said his brother's organs would be donated. In addition to his wife, Julia, Wilson is survived by two daughters, 7 and 5. The last IndyCar driver to die from an on-track incident was Indianapolis 500 champion Dan Wheldon in the 2011 season finale at las Vegas.
Riise signs for Delhi Dynamos
New Delhi: Delhi Dynamos have signed former liverpool full-back and Norway's most capped international, John Arne Riise. He received the Indian Super league outfit's jersey from liverpool legend Ian Rush. Much like the signing of Frenchman Florent Malouda on Sunday, the Dynamos made the announcement ahead of an English Premier league game — between Arsenal and liverpool at the Emirates stadium. The 34-year-old Riise was a free agent after his contract with Cypriot side APOEl Nicosia was terminated by mutual consent.
Anoop, Naval for Dronacharya Awards
New Delhi: Wrestling coach Anoop Singh and Paralympics coach Naval Singh were among the five names officially approved by the Sports Ministry for the prestigious Dronacharya Awards this year. Based on recommendations of the Committee and after due scrutiny, Anoop and Naval's names were approved on the basis of current performance (2011-2014), while Nihar Amin (swimming), S R Singh (boxing) and Harbans Singh (athletics) were selected in the 'lifetime Achievement Category' in which achievements over a period of 20 years is taken into account.