Heena bags Gold, Nivetha Bronze in Hannover
hannover: Indian shooter Heena Sidhu clinched the Gold medal while compatriot P Shri Nivetha settled for Bronze in the women's 10m air pistol at the International Shooting Competitions of Hannover (ISCH) ahead of next week's ISSF Munich World Cup. Heena was in a rollicking form in the final where she was tied with France's Mathilde lamolle on 239.8 points. She won the tie to win the Gold ahead of Mathilde. While Shri Nivetha finished on 219.2. The finish marks a strong build-up to next week's ISSF World Cup in Munich. Heena qualified for the final in the fourth place scoring 572 while Shri Nivetha topped the qualification with a total of 582. "I am feeling good with how my training is shaping up. Of course, it's not perfect but we are moving in the right direction so it's just a matter of time," said Heena after her Gold medal win.
Mancini to sign Italy contract
rome: Roberto Mancini has agreed a deal with the Italian football federation (FIGC) to take over as national coach and will sign his contract on Tuesday, according to reports in Italy. The 53-year-old former Manchester City manager quit as Zenit Saint Petersburg coach on Sunday, saying he now felt free to open talks with Italy. Sky Sports Italia reported on Monday that Mancini has now agreed a two-year deal and will sign a contract in Rome on Tuesday. Italy have been without a permanent coach since Gian Piero Ventura was sacked after they failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 60 years. Italian Federation commissioner Roberto Fabbricini said last week that Mancini had agreed in principle to become the next manager of the four-time world champions, who failed to qualify for the WC after defeat to Sweden.
422 players to feature in PKl auctions
chennai: The auctions for season six of Pro Kabaddi league (PKl) will be held in Mumbai on May 30 and 31 with a total of 422 players set to go under the hammer. Of the 422 players who will be drafted into the auction pool, 58 are overseas players and 87 are from the Future Kabaddi Heroes Programme (FKH), a nationwide talent scouting programme, a press release said. Of the 12 franchises, nine have chosen their elite retained players while the remaining three will construct their teams from scratch. The league has introduced the concept of "Final Bid Match", whereby the franchises shall be entitled to match the final bid made by another franchise, for one or at most two players from its season-V squad, in accordance with the guidelines set in the player policy, the release said.
Ruhaan finishes ninth in Round 3
lonato: India's Ruhaan Alva did well to finish ninth (100cc category) in the third round of the Eastkart Italian Championship at the famed South Garda karting circuit here on Sunday. In the 18-lap final, Ruhaan, the 11-year old schoolboy from Bengaluru, supported by Play Factory and Birel Art, started ninth on the 25-kart grid. He made two places to seventh by the end of the second lap, but could not make further progress and eventually finished ninth. Earlier, starting ninth in the pre-final, Ruhaan, who opted for the more competitive Easykart 100 category after finishing second runner-up in the Cadet class last season, did well to jump four spots to fifth, with sights on a possible podium finish.