SC quashes case against Dhoni
New Delhi: Ace cricketer MS Dhoni on Thursday got relief from the Supreme Court which quashed a criminal case lodged against him for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by depicting himself as lord Vishnu on a magazine cover. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra, A M Khanwilkar and M M Shantanagoudar said, "it would be a travesty of justice" if Dhoni and the editor are prosecuted as they did not do the alleged act "deliberately" or with "malicious" intent to hurt religious sentiments.
Sindhu moves to No 3
New Delhi: Rio Olympics silver medallist PV Sindhu climbed up two places to be at No 3 in the latest BWF ranking released on Thursday. Sindhu, who had slipped to number five last week, earned two spots on the basis of making the quarterfinals of the recently-concluded Singapore Open Super Series. In the men's singles, the finalists of the Singapore Open — Kidambi Srikanth and B Sai Praneeth — both jumped as many as eight positions each to be placed at 21st and 22nd respectively.
Hero Challenge gets a boost
New Delhi: Hero Challenge, an innovative golf format which features a sudden-death shoot-out under floodlights, will now be part of three European Tour events for the next three years. The night golf event, introduced by Hero MotoCorp ltd, made its debut at last year's British Masters with Frenchman Alex levy pipping Sweden's Alex Noren in the final. The Hero Challenge will mark its return this year with three editions, first at the Scottish Open before returning to the British Masters and then finishing at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
Aditi, SSP win Golf awards
Gurugram: The Golf Industry Association on Thursday announced the winners of the second edition of the Golf Industry Association Awards 2017, with Aditi Ashok expectedly bagging the award for Outstanding Achievement. SSP Chawrasia bagged the award for the Men's Player of the Year (2016). Veteran golfer Ali Sher, the Delhi Golf Club caddy turned pro-golfer, was feted for his outstanding playing career. Ali Sher's win in the Indian Open in 1991, was not only the first by an Indian professional golfer, but it completely changed the game in the country
Harika starts with easy win
Reykjavik (Iceland): India's Grandmaster Harika Dronavalli began her campaign at the Rejkjavik Open here in style, easily beating Magnus Magnusson. Starting with black, the World No. 11 took control of the game in the opening itself, forcing her opponent into a series of mistakes at the Herpa Concert Hall late Wednesday night.