‘Eligible candidates to be interviewed’
Mumbai: BCCI secretary Ajay Shirke said on Tuesday that the applications received for the Indian cricket team's head coach's post from 57 candidates would be pruned before the short-listed names would be called for interviews. "The first step is to make the list from 57 to the eligible and then it will go for further scrutiny and then the most eligible candidates will go through a process of interviews, presentations. All of this will be done and the best candidate will be finalised," Shirke told reporters here. Shirke was non committal on when the new full-time head coach for the team would be finalised. "All I can say is that there are meritorious foreigners and meritorious Indians (who have sought the job)," he added.
Sharapova appeals to CAS
lAUSANNE: Maria Sharapova appealed her two-year doping ban to the highest court in sports on Tuesday, with an expedited ruling to be issued next month ahead of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Sharapova filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport seeking to overturn or reduce the suspension imposed by the International Tennis Federation last week after the Russian tested positive for meldonium at the Australian Open in January. CAS said both sides agreed to an "expedited procedure" which will allow the court to issue its ruling by July 18, at the latest. The timing means that, if the suspension is thrown out, Sharapova would be eligible to compete at the Rio Games, which open on Aug 5. CAS said it hasn't decided whether to hold a hearing or not.
Indian recurve mixed pair makes final
Antalya: Indian recurve mixed pair of Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari stormed into the final to assure themselves a medal in the third stage of Archery World Cup here on Tuesday. The sixth seeded Indian pair put up a commanding display to down the second seed Italians Mauro Nespoli (a two-time Olympic medalist) and Guendalina Sartori in 5-1 straight sets. The Indian duo will take on top-seeded Korean pair of Ku Bonchan and Choi Misun in Sunday's gold medal clash. In their road to the final, Das and Deepika faced a tough quarterfinal match against their Russian counterparts as they bounced back from being one set down to seal a 5-4 win in the shootoff (19-18). Earlier in the day, they beat Turkey 5-1 to enter the last eight. Indian compound mixed pair of Rajat Chauhan and lily Chanu Paonam made a first round exit going down to the USA's Braden Gellenthien and Crystal Gauvin 5-7.
Pistorius must pay: Steenkamp's father
Pretoria: Reeva Steenkamp's father broke down in court on Tuesday as he told a dramatic sentencing hearing that Oscar Pistorius must "pay for his crime" of murdering his daughter three years ago. The Paralympic athlete killed Reeva Steenkamp in the early hours of Valentine's Day in 2013, saying he mistook her for a burglar when he fired four times through the door of his bedroom toilet. In March, Pistorius's lawyers failed to reverse an appeal judgement that upgraded his original conviction from culpable homicide — the equivalent of manslaughter — to murder.
Vani eyes fourth title at Eagleton
Bengaluru: Fresh from her exploits in the ladies Asian Tour, Vani Kapoor will look to keep the momentum going in the 8th leg of the Hero Women's Professional Golf Tour, starting on Wednesday. She finished tied 5th in the Hong Kong ladies Master and will be eyeing the top position in the Hero Order of Merit as the Tour resumes after a gap of three months.
Agencies