Advani remains unbeaten
Bengaluru: National champion Pankaj Advani continued his imperious run as he won all his three matches here on Sunday to maintain his unbeaten record after five matches in the selection trials for the Asian Snooker Championship to be held in Malaysia later this year. Advani marked his consistency with a 4-0 win over arch-rival Kamal Chawla with breaks of 72, 76 and 75 besides overcoming Dharmender lilly 4-3 and Faisal Khan 4-0.
Qatar set to host F1 race
Doha: Qatar is set to sign a contract to host a Formula 1 race within the next two years. International Automobile Federation (FIA) vice-president Nasser bin Khalifa al-Attiyah, who is also the president of Qatar’s motorsport federation, said Sunday that the race will be held in 2016 or 2017, reports Xinhua. “We are about to sign contracts to organise a Formula 1 race. We have completed all the steps and there are only a few details before the official signature,” he said.
Powell settles for second
Boston: Former 100-meter world record-holder Asafa Powell of Jamaica settled for second place behind American Trell Kimmons in the 60 meters at Saturday’s Boston Indoor Grand Prix athletics meet. Kimmons, the second-slowest qualifier for the final, surged from the start and outleaned his rivals at the finish line to win in 6.51 seconds with Powell, a world and Olympic 4x100 relay champion, second in 6.52, and American Michael Rodgers, the 2010 world runner-up at 60m, third in 6.53.
lalji yadav wins kolkata marathon
Kolkata: Displaying fine grit and determination, 26-year-old Armyman lalji Yadav from Hyderabad won the Kolkata Full Marathon (42.195 km), clocking 2 hours 25 minutes and 57 seconds here on Sunday. lalji was followed by B lyndkhoi from Meghalaya and Anil Jimapower from Maharashtra with the timings of 2h 25m 49s and 2h 26m respectively. lalji received the champion’s purse of Rs3.20 lakh while lyndkhoi and Jimapower became richer by Rs1.60 lakh and Rs80,000 respectively.
Russia vs Germany in fed cup
Krakow (Poland): Maria Sharapova defeated Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 7-5 Sunday as Russia advanced to the semifinals of the Fed Cup with an insurmountable 3-0 lead in the World Group tie. Russia next hosts Germany. Andrea Petkovic and Angelique Kerber both won Sunday for Germany to advance to the Fed Cup semifinals at Australia’s expense with an insurmountable 3-1 lead in their World Group tie.
Gasquet wins in montpellier
Montpellier: Richard Gasquet won the Open Sud de France when Jerzy Janowicz retired ill while trailing 3-0 in the first set on Sunday. Gasquet, who did not lose a set this week, lifted the trophy for the third time after winning in 2006 and 2013.