SRIKANTH READY FOR Australia open
london: Newly-crowned Indonesia Open champion Kidambi Srikanth and title-holder Saina Nehwal will have their task cut out when they lead the Indian challenge at the Australia Super Series starting with the qualifiers here on Tuesday. With back-to-back finals, Srikanth is in sizzling form and he will start as favourite his campaign against a qualifier on Wednesday. "The Australian Open is the last tournament before the World Championship and I am looking forward to it," said Srikanth.
srk buys team in Global T20 league
london: Two IPl team owners — GMR and Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan — have bought franchises in the Cricket South Africa (CSA)'s eight-team T20 Global league. GMR's team will be based in Johannesburg with young Protea paceman Kagiso Rabada as its marquee player while Khan's outfit will be based in Cape Town with left-handed batsman JP Duminy as the marquee player. The player draft is scheduled for August 19 with almost 400 players from 10 countries confirming their interest.
Maimaitiali challenges Vijender again
New Delhi: Within three months of a cancellation, WBO Asia Pacific Super middleweight champion Vijender Singh's proposed double title fight against Oriental Super middleweight champion Zulpikar Maimaitiali is back on track for an August showdown. Both the boxers will put their respective titles at stake in a winner-takes-all clash that is likely to be held in August in Mumbai. The 22-year-old undefeated Chinese boxer has fought eight bouts with 24 rounds under his belt. Zulpikar has won seven bouts with no less than 5 KO wins and one draw. Vijender has eight wins under his belt with seven KOs.