Nadal to miss Wimbledon
madrid: Rafael Nadal will miss Wimbledon after failing to recover from the wrist injury which also forced his early withdrawal from the French Open, the Spanish star announced on his Facebook page. "Hi everybody. I'm sad to announce that after talking to my doctors, and receiving the results of my last medical revision, I won't be able to play at Wimbledon this year," wrote Nadal. "As you can all imagine, it's a very tough decision, but the injury I suffered at Roland Garros needs time to heal." The 14-time Grand Slam title winner was Wimbledon champion in 2008 and 2010. He pulled out of French Open, where he has been champion on nine occasions, after injuring a tendon in his left wrist after just two rounds.
Rohit’s digital superhero comic series
bengaluru: Rohit Sharma in partnership with Graphic India, UK based ISM Komix and Cornerstone Sport took a stand for India and the environment today with the launch of the all new, unique “HYPER TYGERS” — the world's first superhero cricket team, who play futuristic Hyper Cricket to save the environment, their village, and the world.
Ghosh shows progress
new delhi: An Olympic medal may still be a long shot for an Indian table tennis player, but all the the four Rio Games qualifiers—Soumyajit Ghosh, Achanta Sharath Kamal, Mouma Das and Manika Batra—have shown considerable improvement in their world rankings. According to the latest ITTF rankings, released on Monday, Ghosh has jumped four places to be at No. 61 from No. 65 while Sharath Kamal, who was 73 last month, now occupies slot No. 69.
Chhetri inks new deal with BFC
bengaluru : Bengaluru FC has retained Sunil Chhetri on a one-year deal that keeps the club's top scorer with the I-league football champions till the end of the 2016-17 season, the club announced on Thursday. The India and Bengaluru FC skipper spent two seasons with the I-league champions before signing with ISl team Mumbai City FC and returning to BFC on loan last season and leading the club to a second I-league crown in three seasons. "We are pleased to announce Sunil as a BFC player in what will be his fourth season at the club. I don't think we need to be vocal about what he brings to the club and the kind of impact he has in the dressing room and outside of it," said the club's COO, Mustafa Ghouse.
Pele scores big with sale of trophy
london: A special replica World Cup trophy presented to world football icon Pele fetched £395,000 (500,000 euros, $570,000) at an auction of his personal memorabilia in london.
Two of the 75-year-old Brazil legend's three World Cup winners medals also went under the hammer selling for well over their estimated price going for a collective price of £340,000 on the second day of the three day sale held in london but under the banner of los Angeles auction house Julien's Auctions. However, the Jules Rimet trophy was the most expensive individual lot with Swiss watchmaking giant Hublot timing their final bid perfectly for an item which had been figured to fetch between £281,000 to £450,000. It had been made for him after Brazil's third World Cup victory in 1970 in Mexico. "We are very pleased with the result of the Cup," Darren Julien, Chief Executive of Julien's auctions told AFP.
Federer beats Fritz at Mercedes Cup
stuttgart: In his first match in a month, Roger Federer overcame a stiff challenge from American teenager Taylor Fritz to reach the Mercedes Cup quarterfinals with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 win on Thursday. The match began the day before but was halted by rain with the top-seeded Federer leading 4-3 with a break of serve. A return into the net by Fritz gave Federer the first set. Federer saved two set points before a forehand winner by Fritz and a forehand error by Federer gave the middle set to the 18-year-old American. Federer struggled to hold serve early in the third but broke for 5-4 and clinched the match with a backhand winner. "It was very difficult, just as I knew before the match," Federer said. "I was more fortunate at the end." A back injury forced the 34-year-old Federer to skip the French Open, the first time he missed a Grand Slam after 65 straight appearances.