Djokovic splits from Agassi, Stepanek
Belgrade: Former World No 1 Novak Djokovic, struggling back from a long injury lay-off, confirmed on Wednesday that he had split with his coaches Andre Agassi and Radek Stepanek. The 12-time Grand Slam winner lost his opening game at the ATP Miami Masters last month. "After Miami Novak Djokovic and his tennis coach Radek Stepanek decided to end their cooperation. The cooperation between Novak and Andre Agassi has also ended," according to a statement on Djokovic's official website.
Bcci media deal close to billion dollar mark
new delhi: The media rights for India's bilateral series at home for the next five year cycle is slowly nearing the billion dollar mark with the second day of the e-auction stopping at Rs 6032.5 crore as broadcasting majors Star and Sony continued their bidding slugfest along with the new entrants Jio (Reliance). The Global Consolidated Rights bid has already witnessed a quantum jump from the 2012 Star TV bid of Rs 3851 crore. After the second day, BCCI's media rights value has already gone up by 56 percent with the per match value touching nearly Rs 60 crore (Rs 59.16 crore) for 102 international games across three formats.
Srikanth, Sindhu get easy draw in asia c’ship
new delhi: Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu and top seed Kidambi Srikanth have been handed relatively easier draws in the Badminton Asia Championships, to be held in Wuhan, China from April 24 to 29. According to the draw made in Jakarta on Tuesday, Sindhu faces Taiwanese Pai Yu Po in the first round, while Srikanth will face Japan's Kenta Nishimoto in his campaign opener. World No 12 H S Prannoy, who has a qualifier in his campaign opener, is likely to face lin Dan early in the second round. The Indian had beaten the Chinese legend in 2014 French Open. While Saina Nehwal, who faces a qualifier in the opening round, might meet world champion Japanese Nozomi Okuhara in a second-round contest.
Aashish replaces Prasad in jr Selection Committee
mumbai: Aashish Kapoor has replaced Venkatesh Prasad in the three-member All-India Junior Selection Committee. The other two members of the selection panel include Gyanendra Pandey and Rakesh Parikh. A former off spinner, Kapoor played four Tests and 17 ODIs for India, including the 1996 ICC World Cup. He has also played 128 first-class games and 93 list A matches. CK Khanna, Acting President of the BCCI, congratulated Kapoor, saying "I wish him all the very best for this endeavour. I am sure he has a lot to offer when it comes to being a part of the junior selection committee with his varied expertise and experience in the game. India have a rich talent pool and it is important to identify the talent at a young age and nurture them."