Sushil, Rana supporters clash at cwg trials
new delhi: The wrestling trials for next year's Commonwealth Games turned into an unprecedented brawl here on Friday after double Olympic-medallist Sushil Kumar beat arch-rival Parveen Rana in one of the bouts, triggering a clash between their respective supporters. The opening day of the trials, attended by, among others, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brijbhushan Singh Sharan, ended on a stormy note at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here. Things took an ugly turn when Rana, after losing to Sushil in the semifinal clash, claimed that the decorated wrestler's supporters beat him and his elder brother "for daring to take the ring" against him.
Djokovic pulls out of Abu Dhabi comeback
wellington: Former world number one and 12- time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic withdrew from the Mubadala World Tennis Championship on Friday with elbow pain to raise fresh doubts over his fitness. The 30-year-old Serbian star had targeted Abu Dhabi for his first match since his quarter-finals loss at Wimbledon in July this year. Djokovic was scheduled to play Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut in the semi-finals of the exhibition tournament at 1900 local time. But four hours before that, Djokovic released a statement on his website announcing his intention. It is not clear still if he will play the Qatar Open where he is top seed next week. "I am terribly disappointed that I am forced to withdraw from the Mubadala World Tennis Championship," Djokovic said in the statement.
Mumbai city triumph 4-0 against dd in isl
mumbai: There seems no end to bottom-placed Delhi Dynamos’s misery as they slumped to their fifth consecutive lost against Mumbai City FC, who trounced them with a 4-0 win in Hero Indian Super league at the Mumbai Football Arena here on Friday. The home-side took a 2-0 lead in the first half itself through lucian Goian (12th minute) and Everton Santos (43rd minute). While Dynamos rued missed chances. Both sides were reduced to 10-man after a on-pitch mishap between MCFC’s Sehnaj Singh and Matias Mirabaje. After the start, Hero of the match, Santos scored his brace early in the second half. And Balwant Singh scored in the 79th minute to become the highest Indian goal scorer in ISl.
Zakir Hussain College begin with a big win in RFYS
New Delhi: Delhi's Zakir Husain College began their campaign in the Reliance Foundation Youth Sports National Football Championship on a dominant note, recording a massive 6-1 victory over Shree MP Shah Commerce College from Ahmedabad here on Thursday. Zakir Hussain started on a disastrous note in the College Boys' category, conceding a penalty in the 13th minute which Farooq Sodha converted.