AGARKAR FINISHES TIED 5TH
Cascais: Former Indian seamer, Ajit Agarkar along with his team mate Shabbir Rawjee finished Tied 5th at the World Finals of World Corporate Golf Challenge held at Oitavos Dunes links, Cascais. Ajit Agarkar and Shabbir Rawjee, playing off handicaps 17 and 19 respectively had a tough first day as they finished Tied 21st with 47 stableford points. Second day marked a remarkable comeback from the Indian contingent with Ajit alone scoring 33 points and Shabbir following suit with another 30 points. This catapulted Team India to Tied 5th position on the final day with combined total of 110 stableford points. Team China triumphed with 123 stableford points.
FC PUNE CITY SNAP ARATA
Pune: Indian Super league side FC Pune City on Wednesday reinforced their midfield options by snapping experienced footballer Arata Izumi for the third edition of the league this year. Izumi, who last plied his trade in ISl for Atletico de Kolkata, will join his former ATK coach Antonio Habas. In the ISl, he represented the Kolkata franchise in 2015 where his two late goals, coming in as a substitute against Kerala Blasters stood out the most. Arata, whose Indian name is Neelkanth Khambolja, started his professional career in Singapore league followed by a stint in the Japan Football league representing Mitsubishi Mizushima.
SPECIAl OlYMPICS & WWE ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP
new delhi: Special Olympics and WWE (NYSE: WWE) announced an international partnership to help create change through sports. Through this new partnership, WWE will support Special Olympics’ Play Unified campaign, which fosters friendships, understanding, and inclusive communities among people with and without intellectual disabilities by uniting them through the power and joy of sports. WWE Superstars will participate in Play Unified events with Special Olympics athletes from around the world, including China, India, Mexico, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States, and WWE will utilize its global platforms including WWE Network, television broadcasts, live events, and digital and social media to generate awareness and support for Special Olympics.
BOlT GEARS UP FOR RIO TRIAlS
Kingston: Usain Bolt will embark on the first major test of what he plans to be a triumphant swansong as the Jamaican Olympic athletics trials get under way. With less than 40 days to go before the Olympics, the sprint superstar will aim to seal his ticket to Rio as he targets a defence of his 100 metres, 200m and 4x100m crowns. So far this season, the signs have been encouraging that Bolt is firmly on track, with the 29-year-old clocking a blistering 9.88 seconds at a meeting in Kingston on June 11, the second-fastest time in the world this year. Bolt’s main challenge is likely to come from Yohan Blake and Nickel Ashmeade, both of whom have clocked under 10 seconds this season at 9.94sec.