Tevez signs $40M deal in China
BEIJING: Argentine striker Carlos Tevez has signed to play for Shanghai Shenhua, becoming the latest in a procession of star players to join the Chinese Super league. Shanghai Shenhua said Thursday that it paid an $11 million transfer fee to Argentine club Boca Juniors. A person familiar with the negotiations said the 32-year-old Tevez would be paid $40 million over two years. The source spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to divulge details of the transaction. Tevez is expected to join team training on the Japanese island of Okinawa next month, with a formal introduction to follow soon afterward. The next Super league season begins in March.
Solanki clinches gold
Nagercoil (Tamil Nadu): Vishal Solanki of RSPB won the gold in men's 105kg category on day four of the Senior National Weightlifting Championships here on Thursday. Solanki lifted 150kg in snatch and 180kg in clean and jerk for a total of 330kg to bag the gold. V A Christopher of Tamil Nadu and Chandrakant Mali of Services took the silver and bronze respectively with efforts of 325kg (142+183) and 319kg (143+176) respectively. In men's 94kg, Pradeep Singh of RSPB bagged the gold with a total lift of 319kg (138+181) while Jagdish Vishwakarma of Services and Sahil Sharma of Chandigarh won the silver and bronze with efforts of 318kg (140+178) and 314kg (141+173). In women's 75kg category, Rajwant Kaur of Police clinched the gold with a total effort of 223kg (98+125). Seema of Delhi and Manpreet Kaur got the silver and bronze with total lifts of 204kg (89+115) and 184kg (79+105) respectively.
Yuki vows to break into Top 100
Nungambakkam: India's injury-hit young tennis star Yuki Bhambri today vowed to break back into the Top 100 in 2017 so that he wouldn't have to go through the grind for the Chennai Open next year. The 2009 junior Australian Open champion, who withdrew from last year's Aircel Chennai Open with an elbow injury and "made the mistake" of playing in the Australian Open without being fully fit, looked in good shape as he had his first practice session at the SDAT Stadium. Yuki conceded that it was a mistake to attempt a return so soon after the injury, especially as it meant that he was out of action for the entire year. Worse, it meant that he slipped from the high of being in the Top 100 in 2015 to the despair of the mid-500s. "It's really tough not to be in the Top 100," he said. "But I am highly motivated and I want to be back there."