Sakshi out of World Wrestling C'ship
paris: Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik crashed out in the first round while compatriot Vinesh Phogat's campaign also ended in a whimper as Indian grapplers continued with dismal show at World Wrestling Championships. After three listless days, the onus was on Sakshi and Vinesh to end India's medal drought but both failed to live up to the expectations. Sakshi and Vinesh went down in their respective Round of 16 bouts. Sakshi was stunned by luisa Niemesch of Germany 1-3 in women's 60kg, while two-time junior world champion Victoria Anthony of USA got a fall over Vinesh Phogat in 48kg. It was a humiliating defeat for Vinesh, who was unfortunately during the Rio Olympics.
it’s Gujarat Kings vs Delhi Dons in ICMl final
ahmedabad: Gujarat Kings' icon player Andrew Pagett beat an off-colour Pankaj Advani to help his side thrash fancied Chennai Strikers 3-0 and set up a summit clash with Delhi Dons in the Final of the Indian Cue Masters league here on Thursday. The Kings played brilliantly, prevailing over the Strikers in the 9-ball pool, the mixed Doubles snooker and the icons matches to make the last two ties redundant. The Dons, on the other hand, had to fight it out against the better organised Bengaluru Buddies before booking a berth in the finals. They won 3-1. Kelly Fisher pulled off a sensational victory in the icons' match against Darren Morgan 2-1 to seal the summit clash berth for the Dons.
Raonic pulls out of US Open
new york: Milos Raonic has become the latest top tennis player to pull out of the US Open, saying he had a procedure on his left wrist. The 11th-ranked Canadian, the runner-up at Wimbledon last year, announced his withdrawal from this season's last Grand Slam tournament on Instagram on Wednesday. Raonic says he had "portions of the bone that have been causing the discomfort" removed. The US Open starts Monday. Raonic joins 12-time major champion Novak Djokovic, 2016 US Open champion Stan Wawrinka and 2014 finalist Kei Nishikori in missing the tournament because of injuries. Also sitting out the action at Flushing Meadows: 23-time major champion Serena Williams, who is pregnant, and two-time Australian Open winner Victoria Azarenka, who is dealing with a custody case involving her baby son.
SA T20 league Announces Coaches for all teams
paris: Cricket South Africa have announced the eight Coaches who will head up the eight T20 Global league squads. Ahead of the T20 Global league Player Draft to be held this weekend with almost 400 players from 10 countries confirming their interest, it's time to meet the impressive coaching line up for the 2017 tournament: Sriram Sridharan — Jo'burg Giants; Robin Singh — Bloem City Blazers; Graeme Smith — Benoni Zalmi; Jacques Kallis — Cape Town Knight Riders; Paddy Upton — Durban Qalandars; Mark Boucher — Nelson Mandela Bay Stars; Russell Domingo — Pretoria Mavericks; Stephen Fleming — Stellenbosch Monarchs.