Bopanna returns to top-10
New Delhi: Rohan Bopanna, who finished runner-up at the season-ending Finale, returned top-10 as he gained three places to be at number nine in individual doubles rankings, issued on Monday. Bopanna and his Romanian partner Florin Mergea fell at the final hurdle as they lost the summit clash to Jean Julien-Roger and Horia Tecau on Sunday. leander Paes was the next best at 41 (unchanged) while Purav Raja (93) also maintained his top-100 place. In the singles, Yuki Bhambri was the best-ranked player at number 91 followed by Saketh Myneni (171), who gained two places, and Somdev Devvarman (179). In the WTA rankings, Sania Mirza's number one rank was intact in the doubles chart while in singles Ankita Raina is the top player in the country.
Pak pulls out of SAFF C’ship
New Delhi: Pakistan has pulled out of the South Asian Football Federation Championships (SAFF) to be held in Thiruvananthapuram from December 23 to January 3, though officials said that the development was not related to any security concerns of their players playing in India. All India Football Federation General Secretary Kushal Das confirmed that Pakistan has withdrawn. "We have been informed that Pakistan has pulled out of the SAFF Championships. They did not give any reason for the withdrawal," Das told PTI on Monday. Media reports in Pakistan said that all the activities of the football federation have remained postponed due to the court order. Asked if Pakistan's action was related to any security concerns regarding their players playing in India, Das said, "As far I can understand it's due to some internal issues within the football establishment in Pakistan. It's not related to any security issues."
PWl final, semifinals in Delhi
New Delhi: The Capital will host the semi-finals, finals and the opening leg of the inaugural edition of Pro Wrestling league (PWl), its promoters ProSportify announced on Monday. The semifinals will be held on December 25 and 26 with the final on December 27. The six-city based tournament will commence in New Delhi's KD Jadhav Stadium on December 10. It will continue to be held in the capital city for another two days for Delhi Veer's home-leg before proceeding to ludhiana where the CDR Punjab Royals will play their home matches at the Guru Nanak Indoor Stadium.
lahiri finishes season on 20th
Dubai: Indian ace golfer Anirban lahiri closed the season at an impressive 20th position in the Race To Dubai Rankings after his tied 34th finish at the season-ending DP World Tour golf Championship here. lahiri, who earned his card for 2015 through the European Tour Qualifying School, claimed wins at the Maybank Malaysian Open and Indian Open and also set an Indian record for the best Major finish with his tied fifth at the PGA Championship during a memorable season.