‘Kaka may turn-up for Atk’
Kolkata: Keeping alive the speculation about Brazilian football star Kaka’s inclusion in the Atletico de Kolkata squad in the second edition of Indian Super league (ISl), team co-owner Sourav Ganguly on Thursday said talks are going on, but nothing has been finalised yet. Kaka is currently playing as an attacking midfielder for American Club Orlando City in Major Super league. His contract with the Major Super league club will expire this year. “About Kaka... talks are going on, but nothing have been finalised yet. When it iss finalised we will surely disclose the news,” Ganguly said at the felicitation ceremony of Jagmohan Dalmiya organised by the Cricket Association of Bengal.
Brazilian player suspended
Sao Paulo: A first-division Brazilian club has suspended a player who confronted his own team’s fans in the middle of a match because they were constantly jeering him. Internacional said left back Fabricio has been suspended until next week because of his rant against the fans in his team’s 1-0 win over Ypiranga in the Rio Grande do Sul state championship on Wednesday. The club said a decision on whether he will continue at the club will be made on Monday. Fabricio stopped playing midway through the second half and started making several obscene gestures to fans near the sideline in the southern city of Porto Alegre. After being immediately sent off by the referee, he ripped off his jersey and threw it to the ground as several teammates unsuccessfully tried to calm him down. Fabricio had the ball at his feet then suddenly gave it away to a teammate and walked toward the sideline to confront the fans, who had been booing him continously.
Tendulkar to be at laureus
Shanghai: Sachin Tendulkar will be among the many high-profile guests gracing the premier laureus World Sports Awards Ceremony, scheduled to be held here on April 15. Chinese basketball giant Yao Ming will also be present on the occasion, laureus said in a statement. The laureus World Sports Awards is the premier honours event on the international sporting calendar. The winners, as voted by the laureus World Sports Academy, made up of 50 of the greatest sportsmen and sportswomen of all time, will be unveiled at the globally televised event staged at the Shanghai Grand Theatre.