Popovic quits as coach of FC Pune City
pune: Indian Super league club FC Pune City's head coach Ranko Popovic of Serbia has quit after guiding the team to the semi-finals in the 2017-18 season. "It has been a great season for FC Pune City and thanks to Coach Ranko Popovic for making it memorable. His belief in the club's ethos, especially the youth, was remarkable and it helped us achieve a lot and unearth the hidden talent in our system," said club's CEO Gaurav Modwel. "He deserves a lot of credit for the historic run the club has had in 2017-18 ISl. But like someone has said 'all good things come to an end' and so has his journey with us," he added.
Iran player enters 1 crore club in pkl
mumbai: Iran's Fazel Atrachali on Wednesday became the first player in the history of Pro Kabaddi league to enter the 1 crore club after he was fetched by U Mumba, in the auctions here. U Mumba team owner, Ronnie Screwvala said, "We wanted to be strong in defence. We had an extremely strong defence in season 1 and season 2 and that was part of the reason why we bargained for Fazal so fiercely. Fazel's said "I have immense respect for the U Mumba team because it is where it all began for me. The fact that I beat the record for the highest bid in Pro Kabaddi is truly an incredible feeling," he said.
SBl holds trials for 2nd edition
pune: British boxing star Amir Khan-backed Super Boxing league picked four Indian boxers for its second edition after trials in the city's Psycho Boxing and MMA Club. The competition was conducted across four weight categories for men and one for women. The trials saw each bout with two rounds of three minutes in which boxers were judged on the basis of their aggression, ring control, fitness, technique, footwork and boxer's chin (ability to take a hit). The 'SBl Road to the Ring' contest will now move to Hyderabad from Pune followed by Mumbai and a round in Kolkata as the last stop for the series before the finals in Delhi.
BCCI to hike selectors’, umpires’ salaries
new delhi: The BCCI has decided to reward the three national selectors with increased remuneration besides doubling the fees of umpires, scorers and video analysts. The decision was taken by the Cricket Operations wing of BCCI headed by Saba Karim and the COA also feels that chief selector MSK Prasad and company should be rewarded for their services. Interestingly, BCCI treasurer Aniruddh Chaudhry is not aware about the hike.