Bharat beat Pune in I-league derby
Pune: Bharat FC beat Pune FC through a last-gasped goal in an I-league football derby at the Shree Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex here on Sunday. In a hard fought I-league Round-11 encounter, Bharat FC substitute Kris Bright converted a penalty kick in the 90th minute to hand Pune FC their third consecutive loss in the campaign. The result also meant Pune FC stayed in the fifth place with 23 points while Bharat FC moved up to sixth with 18 points. As the game looked set to end goalless, the referee awarded Bharat FC a penalty after a handball inside the Pune FC box by defender luciano Sabrosa in the 89th minute. Substitute Kris Bright stepped up and beat Pune goalkeeper Amrinder with a powerful shot to give Bharat FC a one goal lead in the final minute.
Naveen loses out on third-place
New Delhi: Naveen went down to Bashir Bajanzadeh of Iran in the 130kg Greco-Roman category to lose out on a bronze medal on the final day of the Senior Asian Wrestling championship in Doha on Sunday. Naveen defeated Hayder Abdulraheem Ghareeb Kaabi of Iraq 12-3 in his repechage bout to make it to the bronze-medal play-off. But in the third-fourth place bout, the Iranian wrestler proved to be too strong for Naveen as he defeated the Indian 0-11 and prevented him from making it to the podium.
Sreesanth blessed with a baby girl
Thiruvananthapuram: Controversial Indian medium-pacer S Sreesanth has been blessed with a baby girl. The proud father tweeted about his first-born child and informed that both the baby and mother are doing fine on Saturday. “It’s a girl,” he tweeted first and then said, “Thanks a lot for all the wishes ..Nd prayers..My sweet Nd beautiful baby Nd my love her mother is fine....” As congratulations kept pouring in from friends and well-wishers, Sreesanth again tweeted today, “Very pleased Nd so so excited to let u all know that..We are blessed with a baby angel .On mother day eve..Gods grace.” Married to his longtime girlfriend from Jaipur, Bhuvneshwari, who hails from a royal family in Rajasthan, the 32-year-old has enjoyed marital bliss since 2013.
Wolfsburg signs Max Kruse
Wolfsburg: Wolfsburg announced the expected signing of Germany forward Max Kruse from Bundesliga rival Borussia Moenchengladbach on Sunday. The 27-year-old Kruse, who has made 11 appearances for Germany, signed a 4-year deal from next season through June 2019, Wolfsburg said in a statement. “I’m happy to take the next step in my career at Wolfsburg,” said Kruse, who helped Moenchengladbach defeat Bayer leverkusen on Saturday to move provisionally above Wolfsburg. Wolfsburg reclaimed second place Sunday and is assured of Champions league football next season. Kruse scored 23 league goals and set up 20 more in 64 Bundesliga appearances for Moenchengladbach, which he joined in 2013.
Powell runs fastest 100m in 2015
Kingston (Jamaica): Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell has run the fastest 100-metre in the world this year, clocking 9.84 seconds at the Jamaica International Invitational here. The former world record holder, who served a drugs ban last year, beat American Ryan Bailey (9.93) and fellow Jamaican Nesta Carter (9.98) on Saturday. It was the 32-year-old’s best time in five years, reports BBC on Sunday. Powell, who has a best of 9.72 for the 100m, was suspended from competition in April 2014 after testing positive for the banned stimulant oxilofrine at the 2013 Jamaican national championships. Powell, Bailey and Carter became the first three men to break 10 seconds in 2015.
Dunga to coach Brazil Oly team
Rio de Janeiro: Brazil coach Dunga will take charge of the country’s Olympic team at the Rio 2016 Games, the Brazilian football federation (CBF) said in a statement. Dunga replaces Alexandre Gallo, who was sacked after more than two years as manager of Brazil’s under-20 and under-23 teams, Xinhua reported. Mario Rogerio Reis Micalle has been named coach of the under-20 side, which will compete in the World Cup in New Zealand from May 30 to June 20. The Olympics are the only major international football tournament that Brazil has never won. Mano Menezes led the team to the final of the 2012 tournament in london, which the South Americans lost 2-1 to Mexico.
Worst show by Woods
Ponte Vedra Beach: One hole was all it took for Tiger Woods to turn a reasonable round into his worst 72-hole position at The Players Championship. Woods put a 7 on his scorecard for the third time this week - a triple bogey on the 14th hole - that erased three birdies and led to a closing 72 Sunday at the TPC Sawgrass. Only three other players had a worse score over four rounds. He was in a tie for 69th, and would not move much higher. Woods called it a mixed bag of good shots and bad ones. He says he is making progress, but the Stadium Course exposes mistakes. Meanwhile, he will slip in the world ranking again because The Players awards points only to the top 60.