Geeta wins bronze
New Delhi: Geeta Phogat bagged a bronze in the Women's freestyle 58kg category, while Hitender Beniwal lost his bronze-medal play-off bout to return empty-handed in the Men's 125kg division
in the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship in Doha. Geeta defeated Thi loan Nguyen of Vietnam by fall verdict in the bronze medal play-off, to settle for the third position last night, according to the Wrestling Federation of India. Geeta earned five classification points in the match and also came out with four technical points. Her opponent could not get off the mark and the Indian won rather convincingly. En-route to the bronze medal play-off, Geeta lost in only one pool bout to Kaori Icho of Japan, the Olympic gold medallist.
Yuki loses singles quarters
Karshi (Uzbekistan): Yuki Bhambri's singles run ended at the Karshi Challenger following a straight-set defeat but the Indian youngster earned himself a shot at his first doubles title of the season, here on Thursday. Taking court for the singles, Yuki struggled to cope with the windy conditions and lost 1-6, 3-6 to top seeded Russian Teymuraz Gabashvili in mere 65 minutes. However, later he and his Spanish partner Adrian Menendez-Maceiras rallied to win the doubles semi-final 3-6, 6-3, 10-7 against Evgeny Donskoy and Matthew Ebden. Yuki has won four ATP Challenger titles so far. last year, he won two titles, and one each in 2012 and 2013.
man utd agree to sign depay
Manchester: Manchester United has reached a deal to sign Memphis Depay from PSV Eindhoven, reuniting the winger with former Netherlands coach louis van Gaal. The move is subject to the 21-year-old Depay passing a medical examination and would go through once the transfer window opens in June, United said. Depay is this season's top scorer in Dutch league with 21 goals and played for the Netherlands under Van Gaal, who left the national team job after the 2014 World Cup to join United. "Memphis has gone through all the teams of the PSV youth academy and has played an important part in the national title this year," PSV sporting director Marcel Brands told the Dutch club's website. "He's a wonderful exponent of our training and will make a nice transition to a magnificent club in a beautiful competition.
manny has shoulder injury
las Vegas: Manny Pacquiao underwent surgery on his injured right shoulder Wednesday following his loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in boxing's richest fight ever. Pacquiao spokesman Fred Sternburg quoted the fighter's surgeon, Dr. Neal ElAttrache of the Kerlan Jobe Orthopaedic clinic in los Angeles, as saying he could not be "more pleased with the results" and fully expects Pacquiao to make a full recovery. The surgery came four days after Pacquiao fought Mayweather at the MGM Grand hotel in las Vegas, dropping a unanimous 12-round decision. Pacquiao asked for a pain killing shot before the fight for his shoulder, but was denied by Nevada boxing officials because they weren't aware previously of the injury.
williams, maria in semi-finals
Madrid: Serena Williams advanced to the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open by beating Carla Suarez Navarro 6-1, 6-3 on Thursday. The top-seeded Williams, who is a two-time champion in Madrid, broke the Spaniard's serve four times and saved three break points. Williams is playing in her third tournament since clinching her sixth Australian Open title — and 19th Grand Slam singles title overall.The top-ranked American will next meet either fourth-seeded Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic or Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania. Earlier, defending champion Maria Sharapova advanced to the semi-finals by defeating Caroline Wozniacki 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. The third-seeded Russian, who is chasing an 11th WTA title on clay, will next play either Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia or lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic.
Bottas dismisses Ferrari link
GRANOllERS, (Spain): Williams driver Valtteri Bottas has dismissed speculation linking him with a move to Ferrari, although he remains uncertain where he will be driving next season. The 25-year-old Finn is regarded as one of the most consistent drivers in Formula One. He finished fourth last year, with four podium finishes and is sixth after four races this season. His Williams contract ends this year and speculation surrounding Ferrari's lineup next year has led to rumors that Bottas signed a pre-contract agreement with Ferrari — which has yet to confirm whether Kimi Raikkonen will stay in 2016. "I heard plenty of stories. It's sometimes quite funny to hear those because in the end you know what is the case and what's not, with people making stuff up," Bottas said Thursday ahead of this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix. "The fact is, at the moment, I'm focusing on this season, and the rest I don't know yet." Agencies