Exposure trip for Archers
Shillong: Yet to earn a quota for Olympics, the Indian men's archery team alongwith the Rio-bound women's team will be sent for a 10-day exposure trip to Turkey where the final qualification for the Games is slated in June. As of now the women's team have secured a quota berth from the World Championship in Copenhagen July last year where Mangal Singh Champia also earned a berth in individual section but the men's team are yet to qualify for the Olympics. From Turkey, the Indian archers will travel to Shanghai where they will begin their 2016 calendar with World Cup Stage I from April 26-May 1. The World Cup Stage II is slated in Medellin from May 9-15 while the all-important Olympic qualification will be held in the World Cup Stage III in Antalya from June 12-19 as they will again return to the same city.
Streak is lions’ bowling coach
New Delhi: Former Zimbabwe all-rounder Heath Streak is set to become the bowling coach of Gujarat lions, one of the two new teams to feature in IPl this season. Streak is currently the bowling coach of Bangladesh but he doesn't have an exclusive contract with the national team and that enables him to take up the IPl job, according to ESPNcricinfo. Bangladesh have done well since Streak was appointed in May 2014, winning home ODI series against India, Pakistan and South Africa. Australian Brad Hodge has been named as Gujarat lions coach and Suresh Raina captain.
EB rout Shillong lajong 4-0
Kolkata: Nigerian Ranti Martins scored a hat -trick as East Bengal thrashed Shillong lajong 4-0 in an I- league encounter, here on Tuesday. Bikash Jairu was the other scorer. East Bengal took a crack at goal in the 10th minute by Rafique but his shot was punched away by Vishal Kaith of lajong. East Bengal opening strike came in the 17th minute through Ranti, who made tapped in a Sanju Pradhan assist. The second goal in the 26th minute was a long ranger from Ranti. East Bengal made it 3-0 and Ranti duly completed a deserving hat-trick when he weaved past a rival defender and the goalkeeper to slot it home. After the change of ends, in the 52nd minute, Jairu rounded off the tally.
Murray becomes father
london: Andy Murray has become a father for the first time after his wife, Kim Sears, gave birth to a girl. Murray's management company says Sears gave birth on Sunday, a week after the 28-year-old Scot lost the Australian Open final. No further details were provided. It means all top four players in the men's game are fathers with Murray now joining Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka. The No.2-ranked Murray said before the Australian Open he would withdraw from the tournament and fly home if Sears went into labour. Murray's next competitive games are due to be March 4-6 at the start of Britain's Davis Cup defense against Japan in the central English city of Birmingham.