Sonowal pleads with aiba in sarita’s case
New Delhi: Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has pleaded with International Boxing Association (AIBA) president Ching Kuo Wu to revoke the provisional suspension of female boxer l. Sarita Devi, asking him to take a sympathetic view given her humble background. “I would request you to consider the fact that Sarita Devi comes from a very humble background and has risen in her sport due to her hard work, perseverance and talent. I would urge you to take a very sympathetic view of the matter and take no further action against her beyond what has already been done by the OCA,” Sonowal said in the letter released Wednesday.
S Ravi in ICC’s umpires list for World cup
Dubai: Indian umpire S Ravi was named in a 25-member list of match officials for next year's ICC ODI World Cup next year. "The team includes five officials from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees, 12 umpires from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and eight umpires from the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires," the ICC said in a statement.
strong fold for women’s india open
New Delhi: Top Indian golfers, Sharmila Nicollet and veteran Smriti Mehra will be up against 18 strong Thai women professionals when they tee-off at the Hero Women's India Open, commencing Thursday at the Delhi Golf Club. The Thais have a good record in the Hero Women's India Open with rising star Pornanong Phatlum winning it three times — 2008, 2009 and 2012 — and Thidapa Suwannapura emerging victorious here last year. Although Phatlum is missing the tournament this year, Suwannapura is ready to go the extra mile to defend her title. In the inaugural edition in 2007, another Thai Russamee Gulyanamitta, lost in a playoff with Tseng Ya Ni. Two other past winners from lET laura Davies (2010) and Caroline Hedwell (2011) are missing from this year's event.
Indian aces’ winning run halted
Singapore: Singapore Slammers notched up their first win in the league with a 24-23 victory over current leaders, the Micromax Indian Aces. Coming into the match winless, the Slammers faced the daunting task of playing the unbeaten Aces. With pressure mounting and fans itching for a win, the Slammers delivered in style, delighting fans with a night of phenomenal shot-making and world-class tennis, with Berdych winning the first Super Shootout of the tournament. In recognition of a fellow sportsman, lleyton Hewitt and Nick Kyrgios dedicated their win to Australian cricketer Phllip Hughes.
Pune leapfrog to fourth with 2-0 win
Pune: Peter Reid coached Mumbai City FC remained bottom of the Indian Super league (ISl) standings after going down 2-0 to FC Pune City on Wednesday. Dudu grabbed a brace with both assists coming off Greece’s Euro Championship winner Kostas Katsouranis. The result added to Mumbai’s woeful run of form making it three losses in a row and 12 points after as many games. Pune, with the result, jumped to fourth place (16 points) and in contention to progress into the next stage.