‘Playing in India goes beyond my contract’
New Delhi: The Brazilians have come here for the development of Indian football and not just to honour their contracts, insisted the legendary Roberto Carlos, who is marquee player of the ISl franchise Delhi Dynamos FC. Carlos, who was here at an ASSSOCHAM event overseeing the agreement signed between BRICS Football Cup and Delhi Dynamos to be their sixth official football team partner, said that he did follow the ISl last year and could see the talent in the Indian players. Though he believes that the players still have to develop a lot. The event also witnessed a formal agreement between BRICS Football cup and Nivia sports, who will be the official supplier of the ball. The agreements were signed in the presence of Ambassador of Brazil in India H.E Tovar da Silva Nunes, who sees the BRICS Football Cup as “going to streets and let people know what BRICS is”.
Tokyo recommends 5 additional sports for Oly
Tokyo: Baseball and softball were joined by youth-oriented sports such as surfing and skateboarding as Japanese organizers on Monday recommended five additional sports with 18 events for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Karate and sports climbing were also on the list proposed by the Tokyo organizing committee. Bowling, squash and wushu failed to make the cut from among eight finalists. The recommendation will be submitted to the International Olympic Committee, which will make a final decision in Rio de Janeiro in August 2016. Under the “Olympic Agenda 2020” program adopted by the IOC last December, host cities are allowed to propose one or more additional sports for their games. Tokyo had been generally expected to nominate one or two. By choosing fivesports, organizers made sure to include those important to Japan - baseball and karate — as well as meet the IOC’s call that additional sports have a strong youth appeal.
WI suspends coach Simmons
ST. JOHN’S (Antigua): The West Indies Cricket Board says head coach Phil Simmons has been suspended for appearing to question the legitimacy of the selection process of the one-day international squad for the tour of Sri lanka. The WICB says on Monday that Eldine Baptiste, who is a member of the selection panel, will take temporary charge of the team.
B’desh pledges top security for Aus
Dhaka: Bangladesh promised on Monday to provide the Australian cricket team with the highest level of security, saying it was shocked they were considering cancelling a tour on fears militants could target Australians. After meeting Cricket Australia officials in Dhaka, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said the Aussies would get security usually reserved for visiting heads of state if they went ahead with the tour starting this week. “The highest security protocol will be provided for the Australian cricket team,” Khan said. Australia are now booked on a flight to Bangladesh late Tuesday but will await security briefings over fears militants.