Jeev makes cut, placed way behind
Malmo (Sweden): Jeev Milkha Singh finished the third round way behind in tied 74th position but made the cut on the line at the Nordea Masters. He had a disappointing third round with bogeys on 17th and 18th holes. Jeev has so far shot rounds of 71, 73 and 74 and is two-over 218 for 54 holes. late on Friday, Shiv Kapur (72-74) and the Indo-Swede Daniel Chopra (71-78) missed the cut. Jeev had a bumpy front nine with four bogeys and two birdies and then two birdies on 11th and 14th brought him back to par before the closing bogeys put him back again. The third round started late on account of rain.
Hamilton on pole in canada
Montreal: lewis Hamilton has earned the pole for the Canadian Grand Prix. It's the fourth time that the reigning Formula One champion will start at the pole on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Hamilton posted the fastest qualifying lap of 1 minute, 14.393 seconds Saturday over the 2.71-mile (4.361-km) course on Montreal's Ile Notre-Dame. Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg was second in qualifying, about one-third of a second behind. Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen was third. Valtteri Bottas of Williams was fourth, with Romain Grosjean of lotus fifth. It's the 44th pole of Hamilton's career. He leads the championship standings by 10 points over Rosberg.
Fan hit by bat, fighting for life
Boston: A female fan suffered what police described as life-threatening injuries after being hit by a broken bat that flew into the crowd during Friday’s Major league Baseball game between Boston and Oakland. The woman was carried out of the Fenway Park stands on a stretcher, bleeding from the head, after being struck by the bat of Oakland’s Brett lawrie which broke when he hit the ball during the second inning. Soon after, the game was delayed while the fan was tended to in the first few rows of seats between home plate and the third base dugout. She was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Benfica’s Jesus joins sporting
lisbon: Benfica coach Jorge Jesus is quitting the club he led to the Portuguese title in the last two seasons and moving to crosstown rival Sporting lisbon in an unprecedented switch that stunned fans. Jesus was out of contract at Benfica but was widely expected to extend his six-year stint at the Stadium of light where he captured his 10th trophy last month, becoming the club’s most successful coach. However, Sporting announced late Friday that Jesus would take charge at its Jose Alvalade Stadium from July 1 on a three-year contract. The announcement came a day after Benfica said it was looking for a coach for next season and Sporting fired Marco Silva.
Neymar under investigation
Rio De Janerio: Barcelona star Neymar is reportedly being investigated by Brazilian tax authorities. Citing documents from the finance ministry, Brazilian magazine Epoca says tax officials have been examining Neymar’s accounts for more than a year. Federal prosecutors say they hope to file charges in the next few weeks. The magazine says investigators have zeroed in on a firm called N&N Consultoria Esportiva e Empresarial. Neymar’s parents are listed as partners in the company. Authorities are investigating what they call an unusual cash flow of 115 million Brazilian reals ($38 million) between 2011 and 2014. Neymar moved to Spain in 2013 from Brazilian club Santos. Santos took legal action over the controversial move.
Harmeet-Soumyajit lose
Gold Coast (Australia): India’s men’s doubles pair of Harmeet Desai and Soumyajit Ghosh went down 4-11, 4-11, 11-8, 4-11 to fourth seeded Kwan Kit and lam Siu Hang of Hong Kong in the final of the GAC Group ITTF World Tour Australian Open table tennis tournament on Saturday. However, it was a great run by the third seeded Indian pair who defeated Robin Devos and Cedric Nuytinck of Belgium 14-12, 7-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-9 in the SF. In April, the Indian pair had reached the semis in the doubles event of the Phlippines Open. In singles, both Harmeet Desai and Soumyajit lost in the pre-quarterfinals.