Bengal Warriors stun Patna Pirates
kolkata: Bengal Warriors made a spectacular comeback in the final 90 seconds to upset two-time former champions Patna Pirates 41-38 for a rousing start to their home campaign in the Pro-Kabaddi league at the Netaji Indoor Stadium on Friday. Maninder Singh (13) was the toast of Warriors' attack that made a late surge after they were let down big time by their defence to trail 34-38 with three minutes to go. But credit should be given to Ran Singh for effecting a clean all-out with less than two minutes to go to make it 38- all as he won the Moment-of-the-Match. It was only for the second time in the match that Bengal Warriors could level the score and the timing was just perfect as Singh gave them a slender 39-38 lead with 90 seconds left. The defence finally held on to seal the issue and take Bengal Warriors to the top of Zone B with 32 points with five wins from nine matches, ahead of UP Yoddha.
Rooney charged with drink-driving
london: Everton striker Wayne Rooney has been charged with drink-driving, British police said on Friday. Rooney, England's all-time record goalscorer and former captain, was stopped by police near his home in Cheshire, northwest England, in the early hours of Friday. "The man was arrested shortly after 2 am (BST) today after officers stopped a black VW Beetle," said a police statement. Police said 31-year-old Rooney "has since been charged with driving whilst over the prescribed limit." Rooney had been released on bail and is due to appear at Stockport Magistrates' Court on September 18. He was seen posing in a selfie with cricketer Jack McIver in a bar in the upmarket town of Alderley Edge, near his home, on Thursday.
Shukla to recuse himself from rights auction
new delhi: IPl Chairman Rajeev Shukla has recused himself from the upcoming media rights auction of the T20 league, scheduled to be held in Mumbai on September 4. The Congress politician and senior BCCI functionary has intimated the BCCI top brass about his absence. Shukla has taken the decision for the sake of smooth IPl auction as he faces some allegations of conflict of interest. Shukla categorically rubbished allegations that BAG Films, which is owned by Shukla's wife Anuradha Prasad, has a tie-up with Star Sports, one of the potential bidders for TV broadcast rights. "Yes I have decided to recuse myself from the IPl media rights auctions and hence I will not be present in Mumbai on September 4," Shukla told PTI.
Gaurav settles for bronze in World Boxing c’ship
hamburg: Wildcard entrant Gaurav Bidhuri's remarkable run at the World Boxing Championships ended with a bronze medal on Friday after he lost his semifinal clash to American Duke Ragan here. India thus ended the tournament with a bronze medal, equalling the performance of 2009 (Vijender Singh), 2011 (Vikas Krishan) and 2015 (Shiva Thapa). Despite the loss, the 24-year-old from Delhi joined a rare club of world championship medallists from India. "I am obviously a bit disappointed but I gave it my best shot. I don't think that it was as dominant a victory for Duke as the scoreline might suggest. I didn't expect him to fight so defensively but I adjusted through the bout," Gaurav told PTI.