No surgery for Yogeshwar
New Delhi: Olympic bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt has been advised not to go in for surgery by his doctors on the knee, which has been diagnosed twice, as it could pose serious threat to his wrestling career. Yogeshwar suffered a medical collateral ligament (MCl) tear in his right knee in July and was contemplating undergoing an operation in South Africa. “I had consulted Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala at Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai. He advised me not to go in for surgery as it could keep me out of wrestling mat for at least six to seven months. Moreover, he said it would be risky to go in for a third surgery on the same area,” Yogeshwar said.
Narain wins fourth race
Donington Park: Narain Karthikeyan drove amazingly to win race two of the Donington round from seventh position on the grid after finishing second in race one from pole position in the Auto GP series, here. Having finished second in the opening race of the weekend after starting on pole, Narain had started seventh for the second race of the weekend as per reversed grid. With his fourth win of the season, Narain has now moved to fourth position in the drivers’ championship with 170 points, 21 adrift of leader and his Super Nova teammate Vittorio Ghirelli.
Aditya targets top 50
Mumbai: Ace Indian cueist Aditya Mehta, who won a gold medal at the World Games in Cali in July, has set his sights on breaking into the top 50 of the world snooker by the end of this season. “It has been a bit up and down in the last six months. My highest (rank) was 67 last year and I, sort of, let it slip. So I am just focusing on getting into the 64 first. The target for the end of the season would be top 50,” Mehta said on Monday.
IBF’s disciplinary committee
New Delhi: The Indian Boxing Federation on Monday(IBF) formed a three-member disciplinary committee to look into the allegations of manipulation in the World Championship trials, levelled by three boxers who were not picked for the event. The IBF President Abhishek Matoria said the panel will issue showcause notices to the trio of Arjuna awardee Dinesh Kumar (91kg), national champion Dilbag Singh (69kg) and Praveen Kumar (+91kg) after a meeting here on Tuesday. “The committee will meet here and issue notices to the three boxers tomorrow and accordingly the next step will be taken,” Matoria said. The IBF chief said the boxers will get a chance to present their case but should be prepared for action if their allegations are not proved.
Zim to return to Tests
Dubai: Zimbabwe are all set to return to the ICC Test Team Rankings Table for the first time since May 2007 and will be placed ninth irrespective of the result of their two-match series against fourth-ranked Pakistan starting in Harare on Tuesday. PNS/Agencies