Neymar unveiled, but misses opener
Pune: Paris Saint-Germain fans got their first chance to see Neymar inside the Parc des Princes but the world's most expensive player left the pitch after 24 minutes. Just like the fans, Neymar will be watching from the stands when PSG opens the French league season against Amiens later Saturday. The French league did not receive Neymar's international transfer certificate before Friday night's deadline despite his 222 million-euro ($262 million) move from Barcelona being completed the previous day. So Neymar was reduced to providing Saturday's pre-match entertainment. The Brazilian emerged from the players' tunnel and then he briefly addressed the crowd. He is now expected to make his debut on August 13 against Guingamp.
U Mumba beat Delhi in PKl contest
Nagpur: Former champions U Mumba rode on fine performances from captain Anup Kumar and Shabeer Bappu to register a comfortable 33-21 victory over Delhi Dabang KC in a Pro Kabaddi league (PKl) contest at the Mankapur Indoor Stadium here on Saturday. Anup (7 points) and Shabeer (6 points) played vital roles in the opposition's half with their pace and movement which resulted in successful raids or bonus points to help their side defeat Delhi Dabang by a margin of 14 points.
UP REGISTER WIN OVER Bengaluru in PKl
Nagpur: UP Yoddha rode on fine performances from captain Nitin Tomar and Rishank Devadiga to register a narrow 32-27 victory over Bengaluru Bulls in a Pro Kabaddi league (PKl) contest at the Mankapur Indoor Stadium here on Saturday. Nitin (9 points) and Devadiga (5 points) did the most damage to the opposition with their successful raids helping the Uttar Pradesh outfit clinch victory by five points. For Bengaluru, captain Rohit Kumar (11 points) was the only hope but failed to help his side.
Yuki's campaign ends in Citi Open
Washington: Yuki Bhambri fought valiantly before a three-set defeat against 15th seed Kevin Anderson brought an end to his impressive campaign at the ATP Citi Open here. The Indian qualifier, who savoured his best ever performance on the ATP World Tour, went down fighting 4-6, 6-4, 3-6 against the world number 45 from South Africa in the quarterfinals played on Friday. Bhambri had reached quarterfinals of Chennai Open as well but that was an ATP 250 event where he won two main draw matches while he won three in the ATP 500 tournament here.