Aces make it two in a row
Kobe: Defending champions Indian Aces bounced back in style to beat Singapore Slammers 27-20 and record their second successive win in the Japan leg of the International Premier Tennis league season two here on Friday. In an even contest, both teams were tied at two sets apiece with the decisive men's singles to follow. Ivan Dodig beat Nick Kyrgios 6-3, then Carlos Moya beat Fabrice Santoro in a tie-breaker. Slammers extended their advantage in the women's singles with Karolina Pliskova defeat Samantha Stosur 6-4. Aces fought back through Rohan Bopanna and Dodig, who got the better of Marcelo Melo and Dustin Brown in the men's doubles. Staying on the court with Sania Mirza, Bopanna won it yet again for the Aces by brushing aside Belinda Bencic and Melo 6-3 in the mixed doubles.
Mumbai beat ATK 3-2
Kolkata: Mumbai City FC showed little signs of their ordeal in flood-hit Chennai as they edged out defending champions Atletico de Kolkata 3-2 in their concluding round match of the Indian Super league here on Friday. It was Sony Norde's brace (26th and 90+4th) aided with Sunil Chetri's 82nd minute penalty that halted the table toppers three-match winning run.The home side looked complacent and lacklustre as Iain Hume (45+2nd) restored parity from the spotkick before Izumi Arata made it 2-2 with his 90th mintue goal.
Renault complete takeover
Paris: Renault completed their takeover of the lotus team ahead of the French manufacturer's return to Formula One in 2016, company boss Carlos Ghosn announced. "Renault had two options: to come back at 100 percent or leave," said Renault chairman Ghosn on Thursday. "After a detailed study, I have decided that Renault will be in Formula 1, starting 2016," he added. The French firm's return as a full team comes after the acrimonious split with Red Bull which garnered four driver's world titles in a row but ended after Renault had become angered by Austrian team's criticism of their engines this year.
Kom enters semifinals
New Delhi: Competing for the first time in over a year, Olympic bronze-medallist M C Mary Kom (51kg) assured herself and India of at least a bronze medal by advancing to the semifinals of the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) Olympic Test event in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. The Indian defeated Venezuela's Karlha Magliocco 3-0 in the quarterfinal bout of the event, where boxers have been individually invited by the world body and the Rio Olympics organising committee. Mary will next be up against Virginia Fuchs.