Djoko, Serena win POTY
lONDON: Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams have been named ITF World Champions for 2015, after both players won three Grand Slam titles this year. Djokovic won the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open, amassing a career-best total of 11 titles in 2015 and an 82-6 win-loss record. Williams took the Australian Open, the French Open and Wimbledon, holding all four Grand Slam titles before losing in the US Open semifinals. She ended the year with a 53-3 win-loss record.
India learn Oly opponents
lausanne: Eight-time champions India have been clubbed alongside title holders Germany and world no.2 Netherlands in Pool B at the men's hockey competitons of 2016 Rio Olympics. The other teams in world ranked seventh India's pool are Argentina (ranked 6th), Ireland (12) and Canada (14). Meanwhile, Indian eves, lowest ranked team in Rio, have been placed along side Argentina (2), Australia (3), Great Britain (6), USA (7) and Japan (10) in Pool B.
Aditi earns 2016 tour card
Marrakech: Aditi Ashok rounded off a dream week with a birdie that gave her a comprehensive three-shot win on the European Tour's lalla Aicha Tour School Final Qualifier.
Aditi becomes the first Indian, men or women, ever to win a Qualifying School event for an international Tour. In her final round Aditi Ashok had two bogeys in first three holes, but then with four birdies and carded two-under 70 in a tension-packed fifth to total a whopping 23-under
Younis bats for uniformity
Karachi: Saying the Indian pitches in the recently-concluded series against South Africa was not good advertisement for Test cricket, former Pakistan captain Younis Khan on Tuesday urged the ICC to ensure uniformity of tracks in the longest format across the world. “I don’t think it was good advertisement for Test cricket in India and South Africa series that the ball was turning from the first day. The element of competition disappears on such pitches,” Younis said.