Sarandeep wants to be DDCA selector
new delhi: Senior national selector Sarandeep Singh has written to the Delhi & Districts Cricket Association (DDCA), requesting them to appoint him as the chairman of selectors for Delhi Ranji team — a job for which he does not want to charge a single penny. "Yes, I have written to the DDCA because both my colleagues in national selection committee — MSK Prasad (Andhra) and Devang Gandhi (Bengal) — are chairman of their respective state selection committees. I have also written that I have applied for the chairman of selectors' post for DDCA and I don't want any salary," Sarandeep told PTI on Friday.
footballers pay respects to victims
Paris: Top-tier football matches in France, Germany and Spain will be preceded by a minute's silence at the weekend in a show of respect for victims of the terror attacks in Spain. As condolences poured in from sports personalities across the globe following Thursday's attacks that left 14 dead and over 100 injured, the French league (lFP) said all ligue 1 and ligue 2 games would be preceded by a silent commemoration. Earlier the Spanish football league said all 10 la liga fixtures would start with a minute's silence. Players from both teams will wear black armbands and flags at the Camp Nou stadium will fly at half mast.
U Mumba beat UP Yoddha 37-34
lucknow: A composed U Mumba survived some tense moments to edge out UP Yoddha 37-34 in a thrilling match of the fifth Pro Kabaddi league (PKl) here on Friday. Shabeer Bapu scored 13 points for U Mumba and Anup Kumar contributed 8 points. Rishank Devadiga scored 14 points for UP Yoddha but it wasn't enough. UP Yoddha continued to lead 15-8 as Devadiga had six raid points. Shabeer scored two points in the 20th minute for U Mumba. Anup Kumar also had four raid points as they reduced the margin to 12-15 at the break. U Mumba began the second half strongly, inflicting an all out in the first minute to level the game at 16-16. With less than five minutes to go, U Mumba inflicted their second all out to lead 35-31. UP Yoddha cut the deficit to two points after 37 minutes. But U Mumba kept their nerve to see it out.
7 women referees in U17 World Cup
New Delhi: In a historic first for international football, seven women officials have been picked as support referees for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in India, which kicks off on October 6. "For the first-ever time, FIFA has selected female referees for a men's tournament. The results and improvements seen in the joint preparations have shown that the time has come for the elite female referees to officiate in men's competitions together with their male colleagues," the event's organising committee said in a statement.