Apoorva sets national record
New Delhi: Ultra runner Apoorva Chaudhary created a national record by completing 176.8 km in the women's 24-hour event at the NEB 24 Hour Stadium Run held here under the aegis of Athletics Federation of India. Apoorva, the 28-year old runner from Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh, broke the previous national record of 175.4 km registered in the name of Meenal Kotak. Competing in just her third ultra-marathon race, Apoorva also became only the fourth Indian woman to run more than 100 miles (160 km) in 24 hours after Meenal, Hema Saini (172.3 km) and Aparna Choudhary (169.2 km).
Pro Tennis League launched
New Delhi: Indian Davis Cupper Saketh Myneni and Arjun Kadhe will feature in the newly launched Pro Tennis League, which will also see participation of a few formers players such as Vishal Uppal and Ashutosh Singh. As it's an off-season for all professional players, Myneni and Kadhe will also earn some money by playing for their respective teams — Stag Babolat Yodhas and Raisoni Achievers — respectively. Vishnu Vardhan, Vijay Sundar Prashanth, current national champion Siddharth Vishwakarma, Sidharth Rawat, Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Sriram Balaji are other professional players to be seen in action. The eight-team league, starting on Tuesday, will conclude on Saturday.
Milik scores in Napoli’s win
Milan: Arkadiusz Milik scored a stoppage-time goal to snatch a 1-0 win for Napoli at Cagliari on Sunday and prevent his team's Serie A title hopes from diminishing even further. Milik had seen a late effort saved on Tuesday as Napoli was eliminated from the Champions League at Liverpool but he curled in a free kick in Sardinia to prevent the week from going from bad to worse for his club. "I'm happy for Milik because he's a hard-working lad, a reference point for the group," Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti said. "He's someone who always works with great focus and knows how to manage everything both in hard times and in better ones.
Sevilla to play Lazio in Europa
Nyon: Five-time champion Sevilla has been drawn to face Lazio in the last 32 of the Europa League. Sevilla, which has won all five of its titles since 2006, is in second place in Spain and Lazio is fifth in Serie A. Arsenal landed another long trip and will play BATE Borisov in the first leg in Belarus after group games in Azerbaijan and Ukraine. Napoli and Inter Milan will only have to cross the Italian border into neighboring countries for games against Zurich and Rapid Vienna, respectively. Chelsea, the 2013 champion, is at Malmo and Celtic will host Valencia in the first leg.
Ferrari to mark exhibition
Maranello: Formula One legend Michael Schumacher will be honoured by Ferrari with a special exhibition to mark his 50th birthday on January 3, the Italian team confirmed on Monday. Schumacher — a seven-time Formule One world champion — suffered severe head injuries in a skiing accident five years ago and has not been seen in public since. The 'Michael 50' exhibition in the Ferrari Museum in Maranello will be run in association with the Keep Fighting Foundation launched two years ago by the Schumacher family.