Sri lanka eyes ex-Bangladesh coach
Colombo: Sri lanka is in talks to hire former Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha to groom its national team for the 2019 cricket World Cup, sources said on Wednesday. The 49-year-old Sri lankan stepped down from the Bangladesh team earlier this month after a disastrous tour of South Africa. Since then there has been speculation he is to take the job of head coach at Sri lanka Cricket which has been vacant since South African Graham Ford quit in June. Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara declined to comment on the talks but said he hoped the former Test player would take on the job.
All eyes will be on Sushil
indore: Two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar will be the cynosure of all eyes when he returns to the mat after three long years at the National Wrestling Championship, commencing here on Thursday. While Sushil is the lone big name in men's freestyle wrestling, Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik and Geeta Phogat will be the star attractions in the women's field at the four-day event. However, london Games bronze winner Yogeshwar Dutt will continue his absence from the competitive fold, while his protege Bajrang Punia also won't be seen in action as he is all set to participate in the Under-23 World Championships to be held in Bydgoszcz, Poland from November 21-26. Gearing up for a comeback next year with Commonwealth and Asian Games lined up, Sushil is not expected to leave any stone unturned when he will vie for top honours in 74kg category at the Nationals. He will be representing Railways.
Detailed arrangements announced for adhm
New Delhi: Procam International, promoters of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM), on Wednesday outlined arrangements that will be put in place for the 35,000 participants for the Sunday run. Present on the occasion were Hugh Jones - Race Director, ADHM, Dr Krishlay Datta, Medical Director, Rajeev Ranjan, Deputy Commissioner, Traffic, Central Range and Vivek Singh, Jt. MD, Procam International. With the current challenges that the capital city is facing, Procam International has worked on an elaborate plan of action in consultation with experts from centre for science, technology, policy makers to identify source contribution. From this data, measures are being deployed to provide the best of atmosphere for runners to have a safe and memorable race day at ADHM 2017.
Advani settles for bronze
doha: India's 17-time world champion Pankaj Advani settled for bronze in the long-up format of the IBSF World Billiards Championship after losing to English opponent Mike Russell in the semifinals here. Russell reached the desired 1250 mark ahead of Advani. After a strong start by Advani, Russell rose to the occasion and fired in breaks of 551, highest of the tournament so far, along with a 447 to race to the final where he awaits the winner of Myanmar's Nay Thway Oo and England's Robert Hall. Earlier in the quarterfinals, both Indians Dhruv Sitwala and Sourav Kothari crashed out of the tournament, leaving Advani as the sole medal winner in this format of the Championship.