SOlID DAY FOR HERO MOTOSPORTS
Erfoud (Morocco): Stage two of the Afriquia Merzouga rally proved to be yet another impressive day for Hero MotoSports Team Rally with Joaquim Rodrigues and CS Santosh showing great temperament on a hot and tricky day to deliver a steady performance. Altogether 241 km of distance had to be covered including the 53 km liaison section. Indian motor sport star C S Santosh, who finished the first stage in 16th position, rode solid through the second stage and gained a position to finish in Top 15. "My focus was to navigate well and not get lost because today's stage was quite complex. All in all a very good day and I am looking forward to the upcoming stages," Santosh said. De Soultrait of Yamaha, who also finished first in the first stage, won the second stage too.
BENGAlURU & BAGAN START WITH WIN
Cuttack: JSW Bengaluru FC defeated Shillong lajong 3-2 in a tight encounter to make a flying start to their campaign at the 38th edition of the ongoing Hero Federation Cup here on Monday. Strikes by Udanta Singh (35th minute), Eugeneson lyngdoh (46th) and an own goal by skipper Aibrolang Khongjee proved enough for the Blues to register their first win. In the other match, Defending Champions Mohun Bagan began their title defence with a dominating 4-0 win over DSK Shivajians in the ongoing 38th Hero Fed Cup. A Balwant Singh brace (24th min, 71st) and a goal by Darryl Duffy header (65th) and Jeje (90+ 2nd) proved enough for Sanjoy Sen's men to start their campaign with a win.
JAYAWARDENE JOINS lANCASHIRE
london: Sri lankan batting great Mahela Jayawardene will play for lancashire in this year's T20 Blast competition, the English county announced on Monday. Jayawardene, 39, has played in T20 leagues around the world since retiring from international cricket in 2015 and has previously turned out in England for Sussex and Somerset. "I'm very excited about joining lancashire lightning for the NatWest T20 Blast this summer," Jayawardene said in a lancashire press release. "lancashire is a huge county with a fine history in the game. There is a young group of players at the club and I'm really looking forward to the opportunity to working with them." He will join up with lancashire in July. "Mahela is a truly world-class batsman who scores runs all around the wicket," said lancashire head coach Glen Chapple.
ROllBAll lEAGUE TO BE lAUNCHED
Jamshedpur: Following the success of IPl, ISl and IBl, a professional rollball league for both men and women will begin in Mumbai next month, to give this discipline a professional shape in the country. Rollball Federation of India would launch "Maha Rollball league" from June 3 at Andheri Sports Complex, the Federation's vice-president Manoj Yadav said here on Monday. India have won Rollball World Cup three times in the men's section and twice in the women's section. In the league, Yadav said, eight teams in the men's section and six teams in the women's section would vie for top honours during the three-day event.