Kidambi wins Athlete of the Year award
new delhi: With the background of the GoSports Foundation Athletes Conclave 2017, the team and management at GoSports Foundation awarded and recognised their most stand-out athletes of the year in a glittering awards ceremony. Kidambi Srikanth was bestowed with the GoSports Athlete of the Year Award in the Olympic Sport Category. Kidambi has been a part of the GoSports Foundation since 2012 and in a Video Message from the Dubai Super Series thanked the foundation for all their efforts sharing. Also joining him for the GoSports Athlete of the Year Award in the Paralympic Sport Category for his efforts was Amit Kumar Saroha, who earlier returned this year with a silver medal at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championship. Other winners included fencer Bhavani Devi and Golfer Shubhankar Sharma, recognized by the foundation team as the 'Spotlight Performer of the year' for his recent win at the Joburg Open on the European Tour, Rajinder Singh Rahelu, as 'Enabler of the Year' and Manav Thakkar with the 'Consistent Performer of the Year' award.
Bekele to lead men's challenge in 25K run
Kolkata: World record holder in 5000m and 10,000m Kenenisa Bekele will lead a strong field of 39 elite athletes in the TSK 25K international at Red Road here on Sunday. The international field of 16 athletes, eight each for men and women, will be led by Bekele, who has won over 21 Olympic and world titles and broke six senior world records in a career of more than eight years. Helah Kiprop and Valentine Kipketer from Kenya are the marquee runners in the women's field. The Indian contingent will be led by course record holder G lakshmanan in the men's and l Surya and defending champion Monika Athare in the women's sections as it is expected to be an interesting battle.
Plaza turns hero as EB pip Churchill 3-2
Barasat (WB): Willis Plaza became the hero of East Bengal overnight as he scored in the final minute to pip Churchill Brothers 3-2 in a thrilling I-league football fixture here on Saturday. The match saw many ups and downs and the 2012-13 I-league champions Churchill were on course to log their first points with goals from Nigerian Peter Omoduemuke (16th) and Nicholas Fernandes (60th). East Bengal scored their first goal through laldanmawia Ralte in the 18th minute and under-fire Trinidadian forward Plaza then gave a fitting reply to his critics with two goals (45+2 and 90+7) to hand the Goans their fourth defeat on the trot. It was East Bengal's second win of the season after their 5-1 rout of Shillong lajong as the red-and-gold brigade jumped to the third place in the standings with seven points.
Sania to miss Australian Open due to injury
Kolkata: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza is set to miss next month's Australian Open owing to a knee injury, and could go for a surgery to treat the condition. Sania is suffering from a condition called jumper's knee in her right leg. It is defined as a painful condition of the knee caused by inflammation or small tears in the tendon of the patella. Sania won the 2016 Australian Open women's doubles title with Martina Hingis before announcing their split in August. The 31-year-old, who was here for the final of the Premjit lall Invitational tournament, said she might have to go for a surgery and is looking for a Roger Federer-like comeback. Sania said she is okay while walking with the injured knee but playing is painful.