Eves training camp from today
New Delhi: The probables of the Indian women hockey team will assemble here at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium for a preparatory camp for the Hockey World league semi-final, scheduled in Belgium from June 20 to July 4. In all 32 players will be part of the camp, which will continue till June 10. “The team has showcased that they have the capability to win any match, just that they need to work on good ball possession, tackles and passes,” Roelant Oltmans, Director High Performance, HI.
Federer wins Istanbul Open
Istanbul: Top-seeded Roger Federer claimed his 85th title Sunday with a 6-3, 7-6 (11) win over Pablo Cuevas in the final of the Istanbul Open. The 17-time Grand Slam winner fended off strong resistance from the third-seeded Uruguayan, who saved four match points. Federer, who claimed his first title on clay since winning in Madrid in 2012, broke for a 4-3 lead in the second set but dropped his serve immediately after hitting a double fault and missing two forehands. The Swiss continued to struggle with consistency in the tiebreaker but a superb backhand volley earned him a fifth match point that he converted when Cuevas sent a forehand in the net. It was Federer’s third title this season following victories in Brisbane and Dubai on hard court.
Joshna in semis, Dipika loses
Kuwait: Joshna Chinappa eased into the semi-finals in the Asian Senior Individual squash championship here on Sunday while fellow-Indian and much fancied second seed Dipika Pallikal crashed out.The fourth-seeded Chinnappa played with a lot of confidence and patience against the fifth-seed Joey Chan of Hong Kong for a 11-8, 10-12, 9-11, 11-9, 11-7 win, while Pallikal went down 7-11, 14-12, 13-11, 8-11, 9-11 to lower-ranked Delia Arnold of Malaysia. In the men’s section, India’s Saurav Ghosal, seeded second, entered the quarter-finals while compatriots Harinder Pal Sandhu and Mahesh Mangaonkar made their exit. Ghosal overcame Danish Atlas Khan of Pakistan 11-4, 11-9, 11-8, in just 45 minutes.
Sharapova wins in madrid open
Madrid: World No.3 women’s singles star Maria Sharapova bounced back from her disappointing recent run of results to defeat Timea Bacsinszky 6-2, 6-3 and reach the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament here on Sunday.
lB Shastri wins final
New Delhi: Blistering knock by opening batsman Hiten Dalal (99) enabled l.B.Shastri Cricket Club to beat Collage Group by 6 wickets to clinch title of the 25th All-India Om Nath Sood Memorial Cricket Tournament being played at Ferozeshah Kotla grounds here on Sunday. Brief Scores: Collage Group: 241/7 in 40 overs (Rameez Nemat 77, Rahul Dagar 39; Kartikey Singh 2/24 and Yatharth Tomar 2/47) lost to lB Shastri Cricket Club: 244/4 in 36.4 overs (Hiten Dalal 99, Nitin Tanwar 54; Yatharth Tomar 30).