Nitin wins Fenesta U-16 title
New Delhi: Nitin K Sinha outplayed top seed Parikshit Somani to win the Under-16 Boys trophy while Sabhyata Nihalani emerged champion in Girls Under-16 event after a tough fight against Akansha Bhan in the Fenesta Open National Tennis championship, here on Saturday. Fourth seed Nitin, who hails from West Bengal won the final 6-3, 6-0 against Assam-based Somani. There was a good fight between Sabhyata, Delhi’s class 10th student and Gujarat’s Akansha in the girls final with the former eventually winning 7-5 7-5.
Investors still up for F1 takeover
london: Eleven years after China became a stop in the Formula One motor racing calendar, the country now wants to become the racing championship’s owner, a media report said. According to a Sky News report on Friday, China Media Capital (CMC) is leading a group of Chinese firms to back a $8.5 billion takeover bid for the sport. The group of Chinese media investors are willing to invest roughly $1.5 billion in the offer being assembled by Stephen Ross, owner of the Miami Dolphins, a professional American football team, reported Xinhua citing Sky News. The proposed takeover of F1, which remains far from certain to take place, still requires roughly $2 billion in additional equity from other investors.
Asab wins bronze in ISSF WC
New Delhi: Indian shooter Mohammed Asab on Saturday won a bronze medal in the double trap men’s event at the ISSF World Cup in Nicosia, Cyprus. Asab defeated Tim Kneale of Great Britain by 30-27 margin in the bronze medal play-off match. Asab was at his best in the play-offs as he didn’t miss a single target en route to his medal. Steven Scott won gold, defeating Qiang Pan 27-25 in final.