Tel govt announces Rs2 cr prize for Aruna Reddy
hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Sunday announced a cash prize of Rs 2 crore for B Aruna Reddy who clinched a bronze medal in women's vault at the Gymnastics World Cup held in Melbourne last month. Aruna Budda Reddy (22) has created history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to win an individual medal at the World Cup. "Aruna Reddy met the chief minister at Pragati Bhavan here. The CM congratulated and felicitated her. He also announced a cash award of Rs 2 crore. He instructed that Aruna's coach Brij Kishore should also be given some assistance," an official release said.
India B beat India A in Deodhar Trophy opener
dharamsala: Hanuma Vihari hammered an unbeaten 95 off 76 balls as India B beat India A by eight wickets in the rain-hit opening match of the Deodhar Trophy here on Sunday. India B made full use of the conditions after opting to field, dismissing the A side for 178 in 41.2 overs. From 42 for four, it was a recovery of sorts for India A who could have been bundled out for less than 100 if it was not for the effort of Ricky Bhui (78). Rain stopped play when India A were 51 for four in 14 overs. At resumption, the match was reduced to 43 overs a side. Bhui's valiant effort did not prove to be enough as India B chased down the revised target of 175 in just 26.2 overs. Vihari was in red hot form and got good support from captain Shreyas Iyer (28 not out) and Abhimanyu Easwaran (43).
Anuja named India A captain for warm-ups
new delhi: Off-spinner Anuja Patil was on Sunday named captain of the India A women's team which will play two warm-up matches against the visiting Australian side next week. The warm-up games will be played on March 6 and 8 in Mumbai. Patil is a T20 specialist who has played 27 matches for India. Australia are touring India as part of the ICC Women's ODI Championship. India and Australia will play a three-match series in Vadodara from March 12-18. India A squad: Anuja Patil (captain), Priya Punia, Sarika Kohli, Dayalan Hemalatha, Neha Tanwar, Tanushree Sarkar, Nishu Choudhary, Kavita Patil, Meghna Singh, Shanti Kumari, Nuzhat Parween, T P Kanwar, Preeti Bose, S Asha.
Fiorentina captain Davide Astori found dead
rome: Italy international defender Davide Astori died in his hotel room during the night of Saturday to Sunday, his club Fiorentina said on Sunday. "Fiorentina are profoundly shocked to have to announce the death of captain Davide Astori after a sudden illness," the Serie A club said on Twitter. The 31-year-old, who leaves behind a two-year-old daughter, was in Udine to prepare for today's match against Udinese, who announced the game has been postponed. A club spokesman told AFP that he could not give a cause of death ahead of an autopsy. Italian media reported that Astori died of a heart attack during the night. In addition to the Fiorentina game, match between Genoa and Cagliari, one of his former clubs, was called off.
del Potro, Tsurenko win in Acapulco
Acapulco: Juan Martin del Potro won the Mexico Open for his 21st ATP Tour title, beating Kevin Anderson 6-4, 6-4 to improve to 7-0 against the 6-foot-8 South African here. Earlier in the hard-court event at Princess Mundo Imperial, lesia Tsurenko successfully defended her women's title with a 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-2 victory over Stefanie Voegele. The 29-year-old del Potro won for the first time since successfully defending his Stockholm title last year. Ranked ninth in the world, the 6-foot-6 Argentine player beat Mischa Zverev, four-time Acapulco champion David Ferrer, sixth-ranked Dominic Thiem and fifth-ranked Alexander Zverev to reach the final.