Murray and lendl end coaching relationship london: Following a fruitful two-year relationship, Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has parted ways with coach Ivan lendl - the man who turned him from a four-time Grand Slam runner-up into a two-time major champion.
Murray and lendl announced their decision on the British player's blog on Wednesday, a few days after Murray lost in the fourth round at Indian Wells. "I'm eternally grateful to Ivan for all his hard work over the past two years, the most successful of my career so far," said Murray, who returned from back surgery this season. "As a team, we've learned a lot and it will definitely be of benefit in the future. I'll take some time with the team to consider the next steps and how we progress from here."
Bhopal, Odisha win in sr women hockey nat’l
Bhopal: Bhopal, Odisha and Railway Sports Promotion Board registered big wins in their respective matches of the 4th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship, here on Wednesday. In Pool C, Hockey Bhopal hammered Mumbai Hockey Association 14-1 while Odisha routed Chhattisgarh 12-1 in a group A contest. In another goal-fest, Railway Sports Promotion Board blanked Uttar Pradesh 20-0 in Pool B. Haryana eked out a 2-1 win over Madhya Pradesh, while Maharashtra beat Kerala 7-0 and Jharkhand sailed past Sports Authority of India with a comfortable of 6-0 scoreline.
Salgaocar beat dempo 2-0; move to 2nd spot
Margao: Salgaocar FC kept pace at the top of the table after a 2-0 victory over traditional football rivals Dempo Sports in the Round 21 clash of the Airtel I-league. The victory meant Salgaocar are now unbeaten in five matches and have kept a clean sheet in four consecutive games. The turnaround has been since Dudu Omagbemi joined them during the transfer window this year. The Nigerian striker failed to score for the first time since joining the side but that was no problem for Salgaocar as goals from Bikash Jairu (18th minute) and Darryl Duffy (23rd) gave Derrick Pereira's team a comfortable win.
tiger Woods doubtfull for Masters
Orlando: Tiger Woods could miss next month's Masters after pulling out of the PGA Tour Arnold Palmer Invitational because of recurring back problems. The 38-year-old American has been struggling for weeks with back spasms and pain and said Tuesday he will not defend his title at this week's $6.2 million Arnold Palmer tournament. "It's too early to know about the Masters and I will continue to be evaluated and work closely with my doctors. Unfortunately, my back spasms and the pain haven't subsided," Woods said on his website.
‘Jamaica's anti-doping program back in order’
london: The World Anti-Doping Agency says Jamaican officials have "done exactly what we've asked" to get their drug-testing program back in order after glaring failures ahead of the london Olympics. WADA director general David Howman says the agency sent a delegation to Jamaica in recent weeks to follow up on recommendations made after last year's audit of the Caribbean island's troubled doping control program. Howman says "they've done exactly what we've asked them to do to put their program into place," including out-of-competition testing for Jamaica's powerful group of sprinters. He says "we're pretty pleased" with the improvements made since former Jamaican anti-doping agency director Renee Anne Shirley revealed there had been virtually no testing of track athletes for five months before london Games.
Pune FC suffer first defeat, go down 1-3
Singapore: Pune FC suffered their first AFC Cup defeat going down 1-3 to Tampines Rovers FC in a Group-H Round 3 encounter at the Jalan Besar Stadium here on Wednesday. Attacker Riga Mustapha (15th minute) gave Pune FC the lead with a penalty kick conversion before striker Miljan Mrdakovic (38th) pulled the hosts level in the first half. Second half strikes from medio Closa Gonzalez (61st) and Mrdakovic (69th) handed Tampines Rovers all three points. PNS/Agencies