Indian bowlers struggle
leicester: India bowlers struggled to contain England batsmen even under favourable conditions as the hosts reached a solid 249 for one at tea, riding on centuries from Angus Robson and Greg Smith on the third and final day of the warm-up match here on Saturday. The visitors tried all their front-line bowlers with the exception of R Ashwin, and nearly all of them were taken for easy runs by the batsmen. Opener Robson (126) and number three batsman Smith (101) put on an unbeaten 221-run partnership for the second wicket, heaping a lot of misery on the Indian bowlers who were struggling to find their belongings in the alien English conditions. In the short pre-lunch session, India had managed to send down 13 overs during which the hosts scored 71 for one. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (0-46) opened the bowling for India and struggled to hit a good length.
CFl starts today in capital
New Delhi: Delhi is set to host its own Football league-90 Bids Corporate Football league. The capital will witness the first of its kind power packed game of football which will be played in Delhi by executives of corporate corridors. Styled as first Corporate Football league, CFl 2014 is being organized from 29th June to 13 July 2014 at Thyagraj Sports Complex lodhi Road New Delhi under flood lights. Over 25 teams have registered to be a part of this 15 days long football league. Among the participating teams are 90Bids.com, Natures’s Essence, Godrej properties, HDFC , Club One Air, Orion Hyundai, Octane, ZS Associates, Panasonic and Standard Chartered ect. The opening ceremony on Saturday marked flag hosting, introduction of captains of the teams, unveiling of trophies.
MIGUEl GETS FIRST PODIUM
Assen: Miguel Oliveira rode fantastically from far of the grid to deliver Team Mahendra’s first podium of the season as he finished third at the Dutch GP in the Moto3 class of the Moto GP, on Saturday. Starting as back as 13 on the grid, the Portuguese teenager picked his way through a big group rivals and took control on the sixth of 22 laps of the 4.54-km classic Assen circuit, nicknamed ‘the Cathedral of Racing’. In an exciting race, he was behind second-placed Alex Rins (Honda), and the gap was 2.5 seconds and closed in steadily on his Spanish rival.
BHUllAR MAKES CUT
Koln (Germany): Gaganjeet Bhullar was the lone Indian to make the cut from among the four in fray, carding a two-under 70 in the second round of the BMW International Open .Bhullar, who had a superb 67 on first day, has a two-day total of seven-under and was tied for 29th after 36 holes. Meanwhile, Jeev Milkha Singh (71-70) and Anirban lahiri (68-73) missed the cut by a shot with a total of three-under 141. Also missing the cut was Shiv Kapur (73-69). Four players share the halfway lead heading into the weekend. Rafa Cabera-Bello and Pablo larrazabal, flying the Spanish flag on the day the movie “Seve” hit the big screens, were joined on 12 under par by 2012 BMW International Open Champion Danny Willett and Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo.
ATWAl AND WOODS MISS CUT
Washington: Indian golfer Arjun Atwal, playing his first PGA Tour event this season, carded a two-over 73 in each of his first two rounds and missed the cut by one shot at the Quicken loans National. Atwal got a spot into the event courtesy his close friend Tiger Woods, who hosts the tournament each year. The tournament is an invitational event with a prize purse of USD 6.5 million and has a field of 120 players.
ADVANI ENTER QUARTERS
Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt): Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani showed his mettle as he beat Alex Borg of Malta 4-0 to enter the quarter-finals of the World 6-Red Snooker Championship on Saturday. Kamal Chawla, the only other Indian in the fray in the men’s singles event, however, lost his last-16 encounter to Mohsen Bukshaisha of Qatar 2-4.