Olympics-bound luka wins gold
New delhi: Rio-Olympics bound Tintu luka grabbed the spotlight as she won the gold in women's 800m race on an uneventful third and final day of the Federation Cup National Athletics Championships here on Saturday. National record holder and Asian champion luka, representing Railways, clocked a moderate 2:01.84 to defend her title and better the 18-year-old meet mark of 2:02.28 set by Jyotirmoyee Sikdar. None of the athletes could qualify for the Olympics on Saturday. An unfortunate incident occurred in women's triple jump and national record holder Mayookha Johny got injured her left ankle as she lost control and landed awkwardly on the sand pit. In the most anticipated event of the day, Odisha sprinter Srabani Nanda (23.39 secs) pipped state-mate Dutee Chand (23.41s).
Rosberg grabs pole in Russia
SOCHI: Formula One leader Nico Rosberg took pole position for the Russian Grand Prix while Mercedes teammate lewis Hamilton was 10th after a car failure ended his qualifying session early on Saturday. Rosberg and Hamilton traded fastest times in the first two sessions, but their contest ended abruptly when Mercedes said Hamilton had a repeat of the power unit problem that left him at the back of the grid for the last race in China. Rosberg secured pole after setting a time well beyond the reach of Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who was .706 seconds off the pace in second. Sahara Force India will look for a good result after Sergio Perez finished seventh fastest.
Steyn replaces Malinga in CPl
Bridgetown (Barbados): South African fast bowler Dale Steyn was named as a replacement for injured Sri lankan seamer lasith Malinga in the Jamaica Tallawahs team to play in the Caribbean Premier league. Steyn will be making his debut in the six-franchise Twenty20 tournament which runs from June 30-August 7. Malinga has been ruled out with a knee injury sustained during the West Indies series back in November 2015. The CPl will this year also stage six matches in Florida as cricket makes another attempt to break the packed US sports market.