luka finishes last
New Delhi: Asian Games-bound Tintu luka finished a disappointing last with a below-par timing in the women’s 800m race of the IAAF Continental Cup at Marrakech in Morocco on Sunday. luka, who has a season leading time of 2:00.56, clocked 2:03.13 in the final race to finish at the bottom in the eight-competitor field. IAAF Continental Cup, formerly known as the Athletics World Cup, is a prestigious event competed among season leaders of four regions of the world. Asia-Pacific, Europe, Africa and Americas send their two season-leading athletes in the event. luka, who was recently conferred with the Arjuna Award, finished even behind her Asia-Pacific team-mate Angela Smith (New Zealand) who is below her in season-leading chart. Eunice Jepkoech Sum of Kenya won the race in 1:58.21 while Ajee Wilson of United States and Marina Arzamasova of Belarus were second and third in 2:00.07 and 2:00.31 respectively. Another Indian, Renjith Maheshwari will compete Monday’s in men’s triple jump.
lions beat Punjab 57-46 in WKl
Bhatinda: Vancouver lions defeated Punjab Thunders by 57-46 to register only their second win in as many six matches of the inaugural Wave World Kabaddi league (WKl), here on Sunday. The first quarter of the match started with opening points for the Vancouver lions by Gagandeep Satti. After a couple of tussle between both the teams, the lions ended the first quarter with a margvinal 14-13 over the Thunders. The match opened up in the second quarter but it was the lions who again ended the quarter on top. After the end of the second quarter the lions extended their lead to 28-24 riding on the performamnces of their star raider Balwan Singh. The lions continued their dominance and made the scoreline 41-35 in their favour after the end of the third quarter. But the lions completely stamped their authority in the match in the final quarter and once again Balwan Singh stole the limelight with his 100 per cent successful raid record to seal the tie in his side’s favour.
Norman almost severs hand Sydney: Golf great Greg Norman said he was recovering in a US hospital on Sunday after almost cutting off his hand with a chainsaw. Australia’s former world Number one posted a photo to Instagram of himself lying in a hospital bed with his left arm heavily bandaged. Norman, 59, issued a warning alongside the photo and suggested he had come close to severing one of his hands. “Working with a chainsaw AlWAYS be respectful of the unexpected. I was one lucky man today. Damaged, but not down & out. Still have left hand,” Norman tweeted. Norman last week posted a photo of himself working with a chainsaw to cut back a small tree at what appears to be one of his seaside properties. Norman had one of the most high-profile careers in golf, winning two British Opens and reigning as world No.1 for 331 weeks in the 1980s and 1990s.
Cong-BJP tussle over HPCA Dharamsala: The tussle between ruling Congress and opposition BJP over the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) issue has cast a shadow on the 2nd ODI match between India and West Indies scheduled to be held here on October 17. BJP MP and HPCA president Anurag Thakur on Sunday claimed that they had written to the district police and civil authorities seeking security cover and administrative support for the One Day International match, but “we are yet to receive response”. “We have written to the district police and the district administration on September 5, but they have not responded so far... Whereas HPCA has to report about the preparatory steps taken for the ODI match between India and West Indies within a week,” Thakur said here.
NFl star charged with abuse
Minneapolis: Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was booked and released from a Texas jail on a child abuse charge early today, adding to a tumultuous week for the NFl, which was already facing heavy criticism for its handling of a domestic violence case involving another star player. Peterson was processed at the Montgomery County jail and released on $15,000 bond, according to a sheriff’s office spokesman, lt. Brady Fitzgerald. He is charged with causing injury to a child age 14 or younger, allegedly by spanking one of his sons with a tree branch, on or around May 18. Peterson, widely considered the best running back in the NFl, won’t play on Sunday in Minnesota’s home opener against the New England Patriots.