Sania, Hingis in semis
Charleston: Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis battled past defending champions Medina Garrigues and Yaroslava to not only reach the semifinals of the WTA Family Circle Cup semi-final but also secure the top place in the team rankings in the ‘Road To Singapore’. The top-seeded Indo-Swiss pair, which is on a roll since joining forces recently, won 7-5, 4-6, 13-11 following intense tennis during an hour and 41 minutes-contest. They staved off a match point when they were down 9-10 in the Super Tie Break as they edged out the Spanish-Kazakhstani combo. If they end up winning the title, Sania will become first Indian to be ranked world number one in women’s tennis.
Yuki wins itf futures tourney
Karshi (Uzbekistan): Yuki Bhambri clinched the $15,000 ITF Futures tournament here on Saturday with a straight-set win over Dzmitry Zhyrmont and ensured that he will get entry into the French Open qualifying event. The 22-year-old Yuki, seeded second, overcame his Belarusian third seed rival 6-2, 6-4 in the final and pocketed 27 ranking points which will take him to a rank between 215 and 220. “Competing in the Slams kept me motivated to play here and I am gald that it paid off,” Yuki said. French Open will begin May 19.
four for Road to Wimbledon
New Delhi: Four Indian junior tennis players — Shashank Teertha, Sacchitt Sharma, Prinkle Singh and Mahak Jain — sealed their place in the England’s national grass court championship by emerging as the finalists of the ‘Road to Wimbledon’ event which concluded, here on Saturday. Sacchitt beat Shashank 6-2, 6-4 in the boys final while Mahak outplayed Prinkle 6-1, 6-1 in the girls final of the Masters event in which 16 boys and 16 girls competed. The Masters event for the Under-14 players was held following conclusion of preliminary qualifiers in Kolkata, Chandigarh, Delhi and Mumbai. The four Indian players will now compete in UK’s championship in August 2015 at the All England Club.
Chong Wei arrives for hearing
Amsterdam: A calm looking former World No.1 badminton star lee Chong Wei arrived early for his doping violation hearing that began here on Saturday at Sheraton Hotel amidst tight security. Dressed in a blue suit, a calm looking Chong Wei arrived accompanied by Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) general manager Kenny Goh for the hearing in front of a three-member independent panel from Badminton World Federation (BWF), reports Xinhua. The waiting media at the hotel to follow the hearing was ordered out of the premises by security personnel upon strict orders from BWF. Chong Wei smiled and waved before he was whisked into the hearing room.last month, two-time Olympic silver medallist lee said he hoped the hearing would clear his name and allow him to compete in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games
Haryana CA enter last 16
New Delhi: Fine spell by left-arm spinners Akhil Kumar (3/21) & Harshit Kaushik (3/18) enabled Haryana Cricket Academy beat Ram Pal Cricket Academy by five wickets to enter the pre-quarter finals of the 25th All-India Om Nath Sood Memorial Cricket Tournament being played at R.S.K.P. Grounds, here on Saturday.
Oriental Insurance win
New Delhi: The 13th Amity Insurance cricket tournament ended on Saturday where Star Health Insurance lost to Oriental Insurance Co. by 30 runs. Oriental won the toss and elected to bat first, wherein they scored 134 runs. A 5-wicket haul by Sanjay Jain ensured that Star Health don’t reach the target.