Djokovic top seed over Nadal at Wimbledon
london: Wimbledon turned tennis upside down on Wednesday when Novak Djokovic was named top seed above world number one Rafael Nadal while defending champion Andy Murray was seeded three over seven-time winner Roger Federer. The All England Club awarded top billing to 27-year-old Djokovic, the 2011 champion and 2013 runner-up, by using its controversial grasscourt weighting system in deciding its seeds instead of sticking by the ATP world rankings. French Open champion Nadal, the 2008 and 2010 Wimbledon winner, is relegated from his world number one ranking to the second seeding after losing in the first round in 2013 and second round 12 months earlier.
India take on Bangladesh in 3rd odi
Mirpur: Having recorded an improbable victory after defending the lowest-ever score in the history of the game, a confident Indian team would look to go for the kill by completing a 3-0 rout when it meets an out-of-sync Bangladesh in the final one-dayer on Thursday. Defending a paltry 105 with an astounding show, the 'Men In Blue' will be on cloud nine as they gear up for a 'Whitewash' of Mushfiqur Rahim and Co.
Schumacher was awake for hospital transfer
Geneva: Formula One champion Michael Schumacher was conscious and had his eyes open during his top-secret transfer from a French hospital to a facility in Switzerland, Swiss newspaper Blick reported.Schumacher was moved on Monday after emerging from a coma following his devastating ski accident in December.
Saina, Jwala and Ashwini makes another win
Jakarta: Saina Nehwal started her campaign on a positive note with a straight-game demolition of Thailand's Porntip Buranaprasertsuk in the USD 750,000 BCA Indonesia Superseries Premier on Thursday. Saina brushed aside World No. 9 Porntip 21-15 21-10 in the women's singles. Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa later defeated Indonesian pair of Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth and Rizki Amelia Pradipta 13-21 22-20 21-11 in a match that lasted 49 minutes to reach the second round.
Murali joins Australian coaching staff
Sydney: Sri lankan spin great Muthiah Muralitharan announced on Wednesday that he will join the Australian coaching team for their series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates. The world's leading Test wicket-taker is already working with Australia's top spinner Nathan lyon as part of Australia's National Cricket Centre Spin Programme, and has agreed to become more involved. His signing is a coup given his knowledge of the doosra delivery, which has long baffled the Aussies.
McIlroy opts to play for Ireland at 2016 Oly
Cork (Ireland): Rory McIlroy confirmed on Wednesday he will represent Ireland should he qualify for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil where golf will return to the Games.The former world number one had been torn between either representing Britain, given he was born in Northern Ireland, or Ireland, given he played all his amateur golf under the banner of the Dublin-based Golfing Union of Ireland.