Sports bodies are in mess: Delhi HC
New Delhi: A number of sports bodies in the country are in a “mess” and are being run mostly by people unconnected to the game leading to loss of confidence of common public in them, the Delhi High Court on Thursday said. “Please set the house in order. I have been hearing so many cases on regular basis. There is no confidence left in the sports bodies,” Justice Manmohan said. “They are in a mess because persons unconnected with the game are running the show,” he said. The court was hearing a petition relating to affairs of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), Punjab Wrestling Association and Chhattisgarh Kushti Sangh. “It cannot be the case that the persons who have never played the game will be holding posts in sports bodies. At least, a person who has played the game at the state level should be appointed President and Vice President of such bodies,” the court said. The bench also said it may refer certain issues, which have been dealt in the National Sports Code, to the law Commission for its suggestions so that sports bodies can be represented by sports persons.
Kashyap jumps to 24 in rankings
New Delhi: India’s ace men’s shuttler Parupalli Kashyap has jumped a rung to the 24th spot in the latest Badminton World Federation rankings issued on Thursday. Kashyap’s compatriot, Kidambi Srikanth, however, has slipped two places to the 2nd spot because of his first round exit at the All England Championships and Swiss Open. Meanwhile, ace female shuttlers — Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu — have managed to retain their eighth and ninth spots respectively in the women’s singles rankings.
AISPB, UP, CAG, Railways in semis
lucknow: Air India Sports Promotion Board will take on Uttar Pradesh and Comptroller & Auditor General of India faces Railways in the semifinals of the 4th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship (Division A) here. In Pool A matches played today, AISPB dispatched a listless Andhra Pradesh 4-0 while Association Of Indian Universities eked out a 2-1 win over Chandigarh Olympic Association. In other matches, Sports Authority of India blanked Manipur 6-0 and Punjab breezed past Madhya Pradesh 6-1 in Pool B. The semi-finals matches will be played on Saturday.
Dipika crashes out of world c’ship
Penang (Malaysia): Dipika Pallikal was outplayed by Raneem El Welily of Egypt in the pre-quarterfinals as Indian challenge ended at the Women’s World Squash Championship here on Thursday. World No. 11 Pallikal lost 7-11, 7-11, 1-11 to Raneem, ranked third, in just 26 minutes to bow of the competition. The Egyptian had got the better of Pallikal in the last edition in 2012 as well. PNS/Agencies