Yuki reaches 125 in rankings
New Delhi: Yuki Bhambri on Monday achieved his career-best singles rank of 125, following an impressive title win at the ATP Shanghai Challenger. Yuki, who aims to break into top-100 by the end of this season, is country’s number one singles player as he jumped 20 places after earning 80 points from his win on Sunday. Somdev, who lost in the first round of the same tournament, further slipped to 164, a steep fall of 12 places. In the doubles, Rohan Bopanna continues to be India’s highest-ranked player at number 13 and was followed by leander Paes (33). In the WTA rankings, Sania Mirza consolidated her world number one rank in doubles with her US Open triumph alongside Swiss partner Martina Hingis. In the singles, Ankita Raina was top player of the country at 238.
Dynamos to travel to Denmark
New Delhi: Delhi Dynamos FC will head to Denmark after their good outing in Sweden and will play a game against FC Vestsjælland on Wednesday as part of their pre-season tour. Vestsjælland also known as FCV Vikings are one of the top teams from Denmark, who finished runners up in the Danish cup this year. The club also has a strong Indian connect as Subrata Pal, the Indian keeper also played for the Danish side.
Prez, PM congratulate Sania
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis on winning the US Open women’s doubles title in New York. “Hearty congratulations @MirzaSania @mhingis on winning the U.S. Open women’s doubles, well done!” the President tweeted. Earlier PM tweeted: “Congratulations @MirzaSania & @mhingis on the phenomenal victory at the @usopen. Your accomplishments make us proud.” Sania triumphed in the US Open women’s doubles with Hingis on Sunday as the top-seeded Indo-Swiss team outplayed the fourth seed team of Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3 6-3 in the final. This was Sania’s second consecutive Grand Slam title of the season and fifth overall.
India wins 11 medals
New Delhi: Indian Para Badminton team won an impressive 11 medals, including four gold, three silver and four bronze, at the recently-concluded BWF Para Badminton World championship held at Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. India enjoyed golden runs in Men’s Singles Sl 3 and Sl 4, with victories for Pramod Bhagat and Tarun Tarun respectively. India also took gold in Mixed Doubles Sl 3-SU 5, with Raj Kumar and Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar. The tournament, which commenced on September 8th and ended on September 13th, saw India make history as eight players made it to the finals across different categories. The team finished 2/3 in the medal tallies among 444 elite players of 39 countries.
‘More arrests expected'
Zurich: US Attorney General loretta lynch says she expects more indictments in a widening investigation of corruption implicating FIFA. lynch says “we do anticipate being able to bring additional charges against individuals and entities.” In May, lynch’s department indicted 14 soccer and marketing officials and unsealed six guilty pleas in a $150 million bribery and racketeering conspiracy. lynch did not comment on Monday whether Sepp Blatter is targeted.