SAI athletes undergo counselling
Alapuzha (Kerala): Athletes at the Sports Authority of India’s centre here are undergoing counselling sessions to get over the trauma of recent suicide attempt by their four colleagues, of whom one had died, over alleged harassment by seniors. An Official of the Water Training centre said the four-day counselling session, which began on Monday, would continue for two more days. Most of the athletes are in a “disturbed state”, but they were recouping, the official said. The athletes have also begun training sessions and are slowly returning to normalcy.
4 year ban FOR russian walker
Moscow: Russian race walker Tatyana Akulinushkina has received a four-year ban for doping, in another blow to Russia’s scandal-hit athletics team. Akulinushkina tested positive for the banned diuretic furosemide, which can be used to mask other doping products, during a national team training camp in Sochi on Feb. 20, the Russian athletics federation said. It is the second career doping offense for the 21-year-old, who will be banned until March 1, 2019. Akulinushkina’s positive test came 13 months after she finished a six-month ban for using the banned substance fenoterol.
Eden named FWA player of year
london: Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard earned his second award of the season on Tuesday when he was named footballer of the year by the English Football Writers’ Association. Hazard received 53 percent of the vote from more than 300 journalists. Tottenham striker Harry Kane was runner-up, and Hazard’s Chelsea teammate John Terry polled third. The 24-year-old Hazard has 20 goals this season, and helped his side to reclaiming its first Premier league since 2010.
mukesh elected as jua gen secy
New Delhi: Mukesh Kumar, President, Judo Federation of India, was elected un-opposed in the Ordinary Congress of Judo Union of Asia (JUA) held on 11th May 2015 at Hotel Jumeirah, Kuwait. Mr. Obaid Al- Anzi was re-elected as president of Judo Union of Asia for the next four years. There were no elections for the post of president, General Secretary and General Treasurer as there were no other candidates.
observers to monitor racism
london: Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure spoke of the anguish felt by footballers subjected to racism on Tuesday as FIFA committed to deploying observers at qualifying matches for the 2018 World Cup to uncover abuse. The lack of such monitors at the World Cup in Brazil last year drew sharp criticism from one of FIFA’s own vice presidents, Jeffrey Webb, and there are ongoing concerns about football racism in 2018 host nation Russia. Toure was targeted with monkey chants by CSKA Moscow fans in a 2013 Champions league game in the Russian capital. The Ivory Coast midfielder previously warned that black players could boycott the World Cup, but he is now trying to tackle the Russian problem as a member of FIFA’s anti-discrimination task force.
mayPac fight sets records
las Vegas: Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao proved a box office smash, obliterating the pay-per-view record with 4.4 million buys for their welterweight title fight. Showtime and HBO officials say Tuesday the May 2 fight generated more than $400 million in television revenue, which was also a record. The bout nearly doubled the previous record of 2.48 million buys generated by Mayweather’s 2007 fight with Oscar De la Hoya and nearly tripled the record $150 million in pay-per-view revenue generated by Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez in 2013. The Nevada Athletic Commission says the live gate for the fight was a record $72,198,500 million, far eclipsing the previous mark of $20 million set by Mayweather and Alvarez.
Yuki in round 2, divij ousted
Samarkand (Uzbekistan): Seventh seed Yuki Bhambri fought past Ivan Gakhov in straight sets to move to the second round even as Divij Sharan bowed out of the $50,000 ATP Challenger event, here on Tuesday. Yuki overcame the challenge of the Russian qualifier 6-4, 6-3 in the opening round of the clay court tournament. However, left-handed Divij, who had qualified into the main draw, lost his first round 6-4, 4-6, 6-7(6) after an intense battle with local wild card Djurabeck Karimov.
djokovic made to work
Rome: Novak Djokovic returned from three weeks off and showed some signs of rust in a 6-1, 6-7, 6-3 win over Nicolas Almagro at the Italian Open on Tuesday. In other second-round action, Stan Wawrinka rallied past Juan Monaco 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. In the first round, Guillermo Garcia-lopez beat US Open champion Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-3 and Feliciano lopez ousted rising Australian Nick Kyrgios 6-4, 7-6. In women’s action, Maria Sharapova opened her bid for a third Rome title with a second-round win over Jarmila Gajdosova. Sharapova was leading 6-2, 3-1 when her opponent retired.