BCCI to elect new prez on May 22
new delhi: The BCCI has called for a Special General Meeting on May 22 in Mumbai to elect its new president following the resignation of Shashank Manohar. Goa Cricket Association General Secretary Vinod Phadke said that an SGM will be held in Mumbai on May 22 and the only agenda of the meeting would be election of a new president. "Yes, we have the SGM on May 22 in Mumbai. The only agenda is the election of the president," Phadke told PTI. As per BCCI rules, a SGM has to be convened within 15 days, apprising the members of the current situation. It is the prerogative of secretary Anurag Thakur to call such a meeting. According to reliable sources, Thakur is being tipped to take over the hot seat. IPl chairman Rajeev Shukla is also in the running along with Maharashtra CA president and business magnet Ajay Shirke.
Shirke not in queue for BCCI top job
new delhi: His name may be doing the rounds for one of the top two posts in BCCI but Maharashtra Cricket Association president Ajay Shirke on Saturday said that he does not believe in "standing in a queue" to get a post in the world's richest cricket board. "let me clarify to you at the beginning that I have never put myself in contention for any top job within the BCCI nor do I have any goals of getting any posts. My name may be doing the rounds as you say, and it might look to many that I am myself pushing my name in the media, which I have never done," the straight-talking Shirke told PTI over phone from london.
Indian eves reach Asian Squash final
taipei: It proved a day of mixed luck for India in the semifinals of the Asian Team Squash Championship as the women waltz past against top seeds Hong Kong while the men went down fighting to Pakistan here on Saturday. The happy tidings came early in the day for the women with Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal showing why they are a force to reckon with in world squash. Both won and that helped India shock Hong Kong and storm into the final. They next face Malaysia, to whom they had lost in the group stage. Alas that was not the scene in the men's section. India thus like last time, settled for the bronze.
Sudha smashes national record
shanghai: Rio Olympics-bound athlete Sudha Singh on Saturday shattered the national record in women's 3000m steeplechase event to finish eighth in the second leg of the prestigious Diamond league Meet here. Sudha, who had qualified for Rio Games during the Federation Cup National Athletics Championships in New Delhi last month, clocked 9 minute 26.55 seconds to better the earlier national record of 9:27.09 held by her training-mate and another Olympics-bound athlete lalita Babar. Reigning Asian champion Babar also took part in the race on Saturday and stood 13th with a disappointing timing of 9:43.30 among 14 women who finished the race at this Chinese city.
Hamilton wins pole position at Spanish GP
Barcelona: lewis Hamilton picked qualifying to edge Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg for the first time this week and earn pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday. Hamilton qualified nearly three-tenths of a second faster than Rosberg at the Barcelona track to win his third pole of the season and move into position to snap a seven-race winless streak. "Hopefully everything comes together," Hamilton said. "We are in the best position to start from. Tomorrow could be a good day."