Vinesh in team for wrestling tourney
New Delhi: An eight-member Indian wrestling team, including Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Vinesh, will compete in the 5th President’s Cup to be held at Astana, Kazakhstan from July 23 to 26. The selection committee headed by Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh selected the players on the basis of their performance during the trials conducted in lucknow on July 6. Some top Indian players will be seen in action in the tournament. Besides Vinesh (48 Kg), Commonwealth Games silver-medallist lalita Sehrawat (55 Kg) and 2011 Commonwealth Championship 2011 gold-medallist Sakshi Malik (58 Kg) will also compete in the tournament. The tournament will see participation from 20 nations including India, Kazakhstan, Russia, Japan, Korea, USA, Mongolia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Brazil, China, Greece, Georgia, Italy, Sweden, Canada and Maldives. The team is scheduled to depart for Kazakhstan on Tuesday from New Delhi.
FIA retires car No. 17
Nice: Jules Bianchi’s No. 17 is being retired from Formula One in honor of the French driver, whose funeral takes place on Tuesday. Bianchi drove with this car number for 15 races in 2014, when drivers were first given the choice of which number they preferred. Jean Todt, president of auto sports’ governing body, announced the decision on Monday. The FIA said it was “an appropriate gesture.” Bianchi, 25, died Friday from head injuries sustained in a crash at last year’s Japanese Grand Prix. He had been in a coma since the Oct. 5 accident, in which he collided at high speed with a mobile crane which was being used to pick up another crashed car. Bianchi’s funeral is in his home town of Nice at the Sainte Reparate Cathedral. Executives from the Manor-Marussia F1 team are expected to attend, as well as Todt and his son Nicolas, Bianchi’s manager in F1.
Sportspersons felicitated
New Delhi: In a mega sports Award Ceremony held at Talkatora Stadium by India Sports Sangh(Regd.) where thousands of sports person were felicitated. According to Sh.Sunil Gupta ji-National President & S.S.Dogra-National Vice President of India Sports Sangh(Regd.), Sh. Shyam Jiju-Chief Patron & Asian Medalist limba Ram(Archery) graced the award function as the Chief Guest. On this occasion, many sports coaches, players from 28 states & even sports Journalists were also felicitated. MrManoj Joshi-Senior Sports Journalist, MrRajesh Rai-Senior Sports Journalist-UNI, Mr.Sourabh Gupta-Dainik Hindustan, MrSurender Rai Bhandoria-Govt. Officer & Sports Administrator, Mr. Sanjay Mishra-IT expert were awarded for their valuable contribution to promote the sports.
liverpool beats Adelaide 2-0
Adelaide: James Milner scored his second goal in as many outings in Australia, helping liverpool to a 2-0 win over Adelaide United on Monday night and back-to-back victories in friendlies against A-league clubs. Milner scored from Jordan Ibe’s cross in the 67th minute and Danny Ings tapped in from close range in the 88th to double the margin in front of more than 53,000 fans at the Adelaide Oval. liverpool opened the Australian leg of its summer tour with a 2-1 comeback win over Brisbane Roar in front of a 50,000-plus crowd last Friday, with Jame Milner scoring the clincher in the 75th minute of the game.
Hulk blasts Russia over racism
St. Petersburg (Russia): Zenit St. Petersburg’s star striker Hulk says he encounters racism in “almost every game” in Russia and the Brazil international fears it could tarnish the country when it hosts the 2018 World Cup. Hulk, the most expensive signing in Russian Premier league history, has repeatedly faced monkey chants in Russia and also accused a referee of racially abusing him. “If (racism) happens in the World Cup, it will be really gross and really ugly. Usually it happens when Russian clubs play and it doesn’t come out to the world and the world doesn’t know about this,” he said through a translator. “I must say that almost every game I see this happening. I used to get angry, but now I see this doesn’t help, so I just send a kiss to our fans and try not to get angry.”
2 Spanish riders killed in race
Monterey (California): Two Spanish racers were killed in a chain-reaction crash on the first lap of a World Superbike race in California. Police spokesman Cmdr. John Thornburg on Monday confirmed the deaths in Sunday’s crash at Mazda Raceway at laguna Seca. A local newspaper reported that thunderstorms had drenched the track ahead of the race. Race organizers MotoAmerica identified the dead as 35-year-old Bernat Martinez and 27-year-old Daniel Rivas Fernandez. Both were taken to hospitals, where they later died.
India’s Davis Cup draw on Tuesday
london: The Indian tennis team’s Davis Cup World Group Play-off opponent will be decided on Tuesday when the draw takes place at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) headquarters here. The ITF has seeded eight nations in the Play-offs which are Czech Republic (1), Switzerland (2), Italy (3), United States (4), Japan (5), Germany (6), Croatia (7), Slovakia (8). Each of the seeds will be drawn against one of the following unseeded nations -- Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Uzbekistan and India. The play-offs will take place alongside the World Group semifinals from September 18 to 20. The eight winning nations will progress to the 2016 World Group while the eight losing nations will be relegated to their respective Zone Group I events.