Pistorius’ sentence on july 6
Pretoria: A judge says she will announce Oscar Pistorius’ (in pic) sentence for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on July 6. Prosecutors have called for a 15-year jail sentence for Pistorius, the minimum sentence for murder in South Africa. However, a judge can reduce that in circumstances. Pistorius’ defense lawyer has argued there are “compelling” circumstances in Pistorius’ case and has asked Judge Thokozile Masipa for leniency. Pistorius’ defense wants him to be spared a jail sentence and be allowed to do community work with children. Judge Masipa adjourned the case on Wednesday after three days of testimony and arguments in Pistorius’ sentencing hearing.
Women archers in medal hunt
antalya: Recurve and compound women teams kept India in the medal hunt after advancing to the bronze playoffs but it turned out to be a disappointing day for the men’s team in the third stage Archery World Cup, here on Wednesday. The compound women’s trio of lily Chanu Paonam, Divya Dhayal and Purvasha Shende sprang the surprise of the day ousting top seed Germans by six points in the quarterfinal. Seeded eighth, the Indian trio started off with three perfect 10s to lead 56-52 in the first set and grew stronger from there to wrap the issue 227-221. They shot 13 perfect 10s including six Xs (closest to the centre) from 24 arrows en route to semis.
Brazil sack Dunga
Rio de Janeiro: Brazil coach Dunga was sacked after the Selecao’s humiliating group-stage elimination from the Copa America Centenario. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said in a statement it had decided to fire Dunga and “dissolve the Brazilian national team’s coaching staff” following their latest debacle. The news came after CBF officials met with Dunga earlier on Tuesday. The exit from the Copa America centennial edition in the United States was the latest blow to demoralised, recession-hit Brazil, which is still reeling from the national team’s 7-1 WC semi-final thrashing by Germany on home soil in 2014.
Misbah to take call on future
karachi: long-serving captain of Pakistan Test side, Misbah-ul-Haq is expected to make a clear announcement about his future on Friday before the national team embarks on its challenging tour to England. Misbah, 42, was compelled by the PCB not to retire from Test cricket late last year and lead the team on the England tour and a PCB official said the captain now wanted to clearly outline his future plans before leaving for England.
DCW recommends FIR against Sardar
new delhi: The Delhi Commission for Women on Wednesday recommended registration of an FIR against India Hockey captain Sardar Singh in an alleged sexual assault case after a British woman Hockey player of Indian origin filed a complaint against him. DCW chief Swati Maliwal also demanded that an FIR be registered against Punjab Police for failing to register the first information report (FIR) against Sardar Singh despite the woman alleging rape and assault in January 2016.