Rahane's father mows down woman
mumbai: India Test vice captain Ajinkya Rahane's father allegedly mowed down a 67-year-old woman in Maharashtra's Kolhapur district following which he was booked by the police. The incident took place around noon yesterday on the highway in Kagal when Madhukarrao Rahane (54) was driving with his family to their hometown in the coastal Konkan region from Mumbai, a senior police official said on Friday. The deceased was identified as Ashabai Dadasaheb Kamble (67). Kamble, a resident of Savitrinagar in Ichalkaranji, got confused while crossing the road and stopped in between after which the car hit her, said Senior Police Inspector of Kagal Police Station Audumbar Patil. The woman was taken to a nearby hospital but she died during treatment at around 7 pm, he said.
Waugh's son included in u-19 wc squad
sydney: Former World Cup-winning captain Steve Waugh's son Austin has been included in Australia's 15- man squad for the U-19 World Cup, to be held in New Zealand next month. The side led by Jason Sangha also includes Will Sutherland, son of Cricket Australia's (CA) chief executive James Sutherland. Sutherland Jr is the vice-captain of the side. In 2016, Waugh had hit an unbeaten hundred in the final of the Under-17 National Championships, and earlier this year represented Australia U-19s in a one-day series against Sri lanka's youth side. Former Australia pacer Ryan Harris will coach the U-19 side, while former opener Chris Rogers will assist him. The U-19 World Cup will be played between January 13 and February 3 in New Zealand. Australia are slotted into Group B, and will open their campaign against India on January 14 in Mount Maunganui.
roger voted BBC overseas sports personality
london: Roger Federer has been voted BBC overseas sports personality of the year for a record fourth time after an astonishing season during which he picked up two more Grand Slam titles. The Swiss, 36, returned from six months out with knee trouble to win the Australian Open before picking up a record eighth Wimbledon crown and ended the season with a 52-5 record, ranked world number two behind his great rival Rafael Nadal. Federer previously won the award, which is voted for by the public, in 2004, 2006 and 2007. Muhammad Ali and Usain Bolt have each won it three times. "It makes me incredibly proud that the UK public have chosen me as the BBC overseas sports personality of the year for 2017," said Federer. "The support that the UK crowds give me whenever I'm here is amazing and to be recognised on the shortlist alongside some of the greatest sports people of all time is extremely humbling."
Katy to face Garcia in ITF final
pune: Fourth seed Katy Dunne from Britain will take on no 2 seed Garcia Perez Georgina of Spain in the singles final of the $25,000 NECC ITF women's tennis championship here on Friday. In the semifinals today at the Deccan Gymkhana, Dunne halted the dream run of Fatma Al Nabhani from Oman 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 while Garcia ousted Olga Doroshina from Russia 6-2, 6-2. The doubles title was claimed by the unseeded pair of Jessy Rompies of Indonesia and Varunya Wongteanchai of Thailand who stunned the Britain-Montenegro combination of Samantha Murray and Ana Veselinovic 6-4, 6-2 in one hour and three minutes in the final played on Friday. In the first singles semi-final of the day Fatma gave her British opponent a tough fight before falling short.