Fencing champion Sharikov dies Moscow:
Sergei Sharikov, a two-time Olympic fencing champion from Russia, has died in a car crash, the Russian Olympic Committee said Monday. He was 40. Sharikov won gold in the team saber event at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the 2000 Sydney Games, as well as individual saber silver in 1996 and team saber bronze in 2004. Russian media reported that Sharikov lost control of an off-road vehicle while driving southwest of Moscow on Saturday and crashed head-on into a car carrying two police officer. In addition to his Olympic medals, Sharikov was also a three-time world champion in the team saber event. In recent year, he had worked as a coach for Russia’s reserve national fencing team.
Paes, Nestor advance to quarter
S-Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands): The second seeded pair of leander Paes and Daniel Nestor advanced to the quarterfinals of the Topshelf Open following a comfortable straight sets win, here on Monday. Paes and Nestor beat the unseeded Spanish pair of Bautista Agut and Gimeno-Traver 6-4, 6-3 in the Euro 604,155 grass court. The second seeds converted five break chances and dropped serve thrice in the match that ended in just 1 hr. They await the winner of the other firt round match between the pair of Nicolas Mahut/Guillermo Garcia and lopez/Philipp Oswald.
liverpool sign Ings
liverpool: liverpool agreed a deal to sign Burnley striker Danny Ings on Monday in a bid to improve the team’s scoring record that dipped sharply following the departure of luis Suarez. The signing of the 22-year-old Ings, subject to a medical examination, comes days after midfielder James Milner joined liverpool on a free transfer after refusing a new deal at Manchester City. liverpool is rebuilding after finishing sixth in the Premier league last season, a year after almost winning the title. The club’s biggest problem was scoring goals, with only 52 netted compared to 101 in the 2013-14 campaign when Suarez and Daniel Sturridge struck up a superb partnerhip up front. “Burnley has rejected an offer made by liverpool,” Burnley said in a statement, “but will continue to have dialogue with the club in order to reach a resolution over the fee.”
cash reward for aac medallists
New Delhi: All the 13 Indian medal winners at the 21st Asian Athletics Championship which concluded on Sunday in Wuhan, China will receive cash awards from the sports ministry for their achievements. The 59-member Indian team finished third overall with four gold, five silver and four bronze, behind China and Qatar. Under the revised scheme of the Sports Ministry, gold winner in Asian Championships held once in two years will get r7.5 lakhs, while silver and bronze medallists will pocket r5 and 2.5 lakhs respectively. lalita Babar (3000m steeplechase), Tintu luka (800m), Vikas Gowda (discus throw) and Inderjit Singh (shot put) bagged gold medals and each of them will get richer by r7.5 lakh after their feats. The silver medal winner are M R Poovamma (400m), G lakshmanan (10,000m), liksy Joseph (heptathlon), Jinson Johnson (800m) and women’s 4x400m relay team. Dharambir Singh (200m), lakshmanan (5,000m), Purnima Hembram (heptathlon) and Sarbani Nanda (200m) won bronze medals for which they will get r2.5 lakh each.
maradona may become FIFA’s new vp
Buenos Aires: Football great Diego Maradona on Monday claimed he may be in line to become the vice president of FIFA should Prince Ali Bin al-Hussein be elected as Sepp Blatter’s successor as president. The 1986 World Cup winner and former Argentina coach has been a long-term opponent of Blatter and described him as “a dictator” last month. Maradona is now keen to help out with the restructuring of football’s governing body and offered his services to Jordan’s Prince Ali should he win the election. “If Prince Ali wins, I have many chances to become FIFA vice president,” Maradona was quoted as saying by Argentine TV channel America. “If I arrive, I’ll clean them all up. Blatter is afraid of the (FBI) and the Swiss police.
Delhi Boxing C’ships from June 12
New Delhi: In a bid to encourage young pugilists in the city, the Delhi state Amateur Boxing Association is organising the 37th sub junior and youth Delhi State Championship. The three-day competition scheduled to commence from June 12 will be held in Dakshinpuri. Medical examination and general weighing will be done on June 11. The youth (junior) category will include pugilists of age group 17-19 whereas the sub-junior category will have boxer aged between 12-17. Both the categories have around 100 boxer each divided into 25 and 10 sub-categories respectively.