Court lifts ban on ZIDANE
Madrid: Spanish court has lifted Zinedine Zidane’s coaching ban, allowing the Real Madrid great to manage its reserve team. The same court had already suspended the ban this month while it considered its ruling. On Friday, it ruled in favor of Madrid’s appeal of the three-month ban. The now-voided ban had resulted from a complaint lodged by Spain’s national training center for coaches that Zidane did not have the required qualifications. Zidane served as Carlo Ancelotti’s assistant last season, when Real Madrid won the Champions league.
lahiri leads fields at King’s Cup
Khon Kaen: Indian star Anirban lahiri will spearhead the Indian challenge in a stellar field at next week’s King’s Cup which will feature over 30 Asian Tour champions. lahiri, who has already won twice this season and is currently second on the Order of Merit, will head to the Singha Park Khon Kaen Golf Club with every intention of chasing down current number one David lipsky of the United States in the race to become the new Asian Tour number one. India’s Rashid Khan, one of the revelations this season following two victories, will also return to Thailand with every intention of winning a third title of the year. He was victorious at the season-opening SAIl-SBI Open in India and Chiangmai Golf Classic presented by PTT last week.
Junior team FOR AUS ANNOUNCED
New Delhi: Harjeet Singh will lead India’s 18-member junior men’s squad during a training-cum-competition trip to Gold Coast Australia from December 2 to 13 as part of the team’s build up for the Asia cup next year. "Hockey India on Saturday announced the Indian Men Junior Hockey Team for training and Test matches scheduled to be held from 02 to 13 December 2014 in Gold Coast, Australia in preparation for the 8th Men’s Junior Asia Cup in 2015," HI said in a statement. Hockey India selectors Harbinder Singh, Dr. R P Singh, Arjun Halappa, Roelant Oltmans (Director High Performance), coaches Harendra Singh and B J Kariappa selected 18 players after the trials.
Stenson, Cabrera-Bello IN lEAD
Dubai: Defending champion Henrik Stenson and Spain’s Rafa Cabrera-Bello opened up a three-shot lead after the third round of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship on Saturday. Stenson posted four birdies in a 4-under 68 to join Cabrera-Bello who birdied four of his closing five holes in a 7-under 65. Both players have an overall 14-under 202 on the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates. England’s Justin Rose shot a 68 for third place, one shot clear of top-ranked Rory McIlroy (70), Victor Dubuisson (67), Tyrrell Hatton (68) and Thorbjorn Olesen (69).McIlroy had back-to-back double bogeys at the 12th and 13th holes.
Advani, 3 others ADVANCE
Bengaluru: Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani and compatriot Kamal Chawla on Saturday stormed into the Seaways IBSF World Snooker Championship, continuing their unbeaten streak in the event here on Saturday. Title favourite Advani made his way through by fighting a hard and long battle to oust compatriot luky Vatnani 4-2, while Chawla overwhelmed New Zealand’s Paul Bason 4-0 in their fourth-round matches. In the first frame, Vatnani was ahead of Advani 1-0 and 2-1 with a break of 53, which had a seemingly struggling Advani on the ropes with some excellent safety play. "I am happy to come through this match. lucky played good safety game, but I couldn’t adjust to the conditions at the start.
United Singhs WKl champions
Mohali: United Singhs shocked fancied Khalsa Warriors 58-55 in the final of the inaugural World Kabaddi league (WKl) here on Saturday. The win fetched Singhs’ a prize money of `1.80 crore besides a glittering trophy. The final played in front of a packed International Hockey Stadium here, saw a tense and nail-biting finish. Singhs, who had only 12 wins in the first phase as compared Khalsa’s 17, trailed for three quarters of the match before turning the tables. The scores were level at 53-53 before Singhs inched ahead and kept their nose in front. In the third place play-off earlier, California Eagles beat Vancouver lions 66-57. The runner-up Khalsa Warriors got `90 lakh for their efforts while California Eagles got `45 lakh and the fourth placed team Vancouver lions received `21 lakh.
Jorovic wins QNET Open
New Delhi: Serbia’s Ivana Jorovic, a former junior world number one, showcased superior court-craft to outwit a higher-ranked Barbara Haas in straight sets and win the $50,000 QNET Open ITF Women’s Circuit at the DlTA Complex here Saturday. The 17-year-old Jorovic won 6-2, 6-2 in a battle of unseeded teenager. A string of good performances secured her the biggest pro crown of her nascent career which has seen her claim four $10,000 ITF titles.