Schumacher is getting better: wife
Berlin: The wife of Michael Schumacher believes the former Formula One champion is getting better after emerging from his coma and being moved to a Swiss hospital last month, she told a German magazine.In her first public comments since Schumacher’s horrific ski accident on December 29, 2013, Corinna Schumacher told Neue Post that the improvement in the health of her famous husband was encouraging.”It’s getting better, slowly certainly, but in any case it’s improving,” she told the women’s weekly while she was watching a horse-riding tournament.
lahiri to step up at Open Championship
Kuala lumpur: Indian star golfer Anirban lahiri believes he will arrive for his second Open Championship appearance next week as a much more accomplished golfer than he was before at his major debut two years ago. The current Asian Tour number one earned a starting place at Royal liverpool as one of 10 non-exempt players from the Official World Golf Ranking last week. News of his late entry into the Open Championship caught him by complete surprise as he was still on his honeymoon in Madagascar.
United SC not part CFl
Kolkata: United SC will not be part of the Calcutta Football league Premier Division which will now get underway with 11 teams from August 10.”United Sports Club have not registered the required number of players within the specified deadline. The Premier Division of the CFl will be played with 11 teams instead of 12,” according to a IFA statement. East Bengal will take on Mohammaden Sporting to kick off the CFl Premier Division 2014-15 season which will have eight qualifiers. There will be no change in the schedule of the Mohun Bagan-East Bengal clash to be held on August 31.
Chikkarangappa surges ahead on day 3
Srinagar: Chikkarangappa fired a second straight four-under-68 to regain the lead in the PGTI Kashmir Masters after round three of the PGTI Super Series event at the Royal Springs Golf Course, here on Friday. Chikkarangappa, the young Bangalore golfer, took his three-day total to 15-under-201. Delhi’s Rashid Khan, who had set the course record in round two, ended round three in second place, at 14-under-202, after shooting a one-under-71 on Friday. Chikkarangappa (65-68-68), the first round leader, who had slipped to second place on day two, was quick off the blocks in round three as he made four birdie putts from within eight feet on the first seven holes.
‘Cheetah’ Shetty gets Hall of Fame award
New Delhi: Martial Arts practitioner Yajnesh Shetty, who has trained a number of Bollywood actors, has become the first Indian to bag prestigious ‘United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame’ award. Professor Marty Cale, the Hall of Fame Director, announced the induction of Shetty, popularly known as ‘Cheetah’. The award ceremony was held at St louis, Missouri Sheraton City Central Hall but Shetty could not attend and his master Richard Bustillo, who is a disciple of legendary Bruce lee, received the award on behalf of the Indian.
Gill, Ghosh to battle for Rally
Coimbatore: The second round of the FMSCI-Indian Rally Championship, to be held here this weekend, has attracted a whopping 36 entries across four categories. leading the charge in the Rally of Coimbatore is the reigning Asia Pacific Rally champion Gaurav Gill (co-driver Musa Sherif), winner of the opening round in Nashik, and his Mahindra Adventure teammate Amittrajit Ghosh (Ashwin Naik), the defending National champion — both in Mahindra XUV 500s.
Rapper Honey Singh buys team in WKl
New Delhi: Star rapper, Yo Yo Honey Singh is the latest celebrity after actor Akshay Kumar to buy a team in the World Kabbadi league which is scheduled to be held in five different countries from August to December this year.”I like action-based sports and kabbadi is my favourite. I wanted to be associated with a sport on which I really believe in and so I bought a team in World Kabbadi league and Toronto will host my team,” Singh, who had also started Global Fighting Championship (GFC) in Dubai, said on Friday. PNS/Agencies