Federer goes fourth in rankings
PAris: Roger Federer jumped up one spot to fourth in the ATP rankings released on Monday after capturing his 101st career title with his victory over John Isner in Miami. The Swiss great switched places with Austria's Dominic Thiem, who had briefly climbed to fourth after defeating Federer in the final at Indian Wells two weeks ago. Rising Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas moved up to a career best of eighth, while Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov cracked the top 20 for the first time following his run to the Miami semi-finals. Felix Auger-Aliassime, 18, soared 24 places to 33rd after matching compatriot Shapovalov's run to the last four.
Ghosal enters top-10 in PSA rankings
New Delhi: Saurav Ghosal on Monday became the first Indian male squash player to enter the top 10 in the latest PSA world rankings. Indian women squash players — Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal — had earlier reached top-10 in the world rankings. Riding on his recent performances, Ghosal has moved up two places to a career-high ranking of 10. Ghosal made it to the quarter-finals of the 2018-2019 PSA World Championships in Chicago, USA for the first time in his career. He was also a quarter-finalist at the prestigious Grasshopper Cup in Zurich, Switzerland. In the women's rankings, Joshna continued to be the best-ranked Indian, moving up to the 15th position.
Marquez claims 45th MotoGP title
Termas de RÃo Hondo: World champion Marc Marquez emerged triumphant at the Argentina MotoGP ahead of his rival Valentino Rossi. Marquez put up an impressive show aboard his Honda RC213V as he claimed his 45th career victory in the elite class, finishing almost 10 seconds ahead of Rossi on a Yamaha. Andrea Dovizioso, who won the season-opener in Qatar, finished third on a Ducati. Marquez is currently leads the 2019 championship after two rounds with 45 points. "Today was a perfect day," he said. Honda now moves to the top of the Constructor's Championship as a result of the victory.
sl capt apologises for behaviour
Colombo: Sri Lanka's Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne apologised on Monday for his "unbecoming behaviour" after being arrested for drink-driving in an accident that left a taxi driver injured. Karunaratne, 30, was taken before a magistrate who suspended his driving licence and fixed a trial for May 2. The cricket star was also asked to take a medical test. "My actions were utterly unbecoming of a Sri Lankan national cricketer and I do apologise to all of you for this incident," Karunaratne said in a statement. Sri Lanka's cricket board said it would investigate the incident "in order to take necessary action."