Force India unveils 2016 car
barcelona: Formula 1 team Force India marked the beginning of the 2016 season as their drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez pulled the covers off the VJM09 car in Barcelona on Monday. They were joined by the team’s development driver Alfonso Celis, posing for photos in front of the media ahead of the start of the team’s winter testing programme. The VJM09 has evolved by building on the strengths of the 2015 b-spec chassis that helped the team secure fifth place in the constructors’ championship last year.
Indian Eves win T20 against lanka
Ranchi: Anuja Patil produced a cameo with the bat to lift the team to 130 and then took three wickets to guide India Women to a 34-run win over Sri lanka Women in the first Twenty20 International in Ranchi on Monday.
With this victory, India Women have taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20 series. Opting to bat, India Women posted 130 for six and then managed to restrict Sri lanka to 96 for seven in 20 overs. Dilani Manodara was the only one who offered some resistance with a crucial 41 off 44 balls.
Indian women draw with SA in hockey
cape town: Gurjit Kaur and Deep Grace Kaur struck in space of two minutes as Indian women hockey team settled for a 2-2 draw against South Africa in their second match on Monday. The host team took the lead when Marizen Marais scored a field goal in the third minute of the match. The first quarter ended with the hosts leading 1-0. India got the equaliser in the 24th minute through a penalty corner conversion by Gurjit. Two minutes later, Deep Grace converted another penalty corner to give the visitors a 2-1 lead.
yuki out of top-100, myneni moves up
new delhi: A first-round exit at the Delhi Open, where he was defending a lot of points, cost Yuki Bhambri eight positions as he dropped out of top-100 to be placed 107 in the latest rankings issued on Monday. The 23-year-old Yuki, who lost to Belgium’s Joris de loore, was a finalist at the $50,000 ATP Challenger event last year. Saketh Myneni, though, made good progress as he gained eight places to rise to a career-best rank of 158.
hossain, wife indicted by court court
dhaka: Bangladesh’s international cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife were on Monday indicted by a special court here on charges of torturing their 11-year-old maid, in what could jeopardise the pace bowler’s career for life. “The judge set March 22 for beginning the trial hearing,” an official of the Women and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal told PTI.
If found guilty, the 29-year-old pace bowler, who has played 38 Tests and 51 one-day internationals for Bangladesh, and his wife Jesmine Jahan Nrittya could face up to 14 years in jail.