Awards dey enters indonesia open main draw
Jakarta: Indian shuttler Subhankar Dey notched up successive wins in the men's singles qualifying round to make it to the main draw of the $ 350,000 Indonesia Masters on Tuesday. Subhankar, who had clinched his maiden title at Saar LorLux Open in 2018, defeated Australia's Daniel Fan 21-11, 21-15 before overcoming local hope Gatjra Piliang Fiqihila Cupu 21-18, 21-18 in the second World Tour Super 500 tournament of the year. He will face former world champion Viktor Axelsen, seeded sixth, in the opening round of main draw on Wednesday. However, the Indian mixed doubles pair of Pranaav Chopra and Sikki Reddy crashed out of the tourney after losing 15-21, 15-21 to Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir.
Indian selectors to get cash award
New Delhi: The BCCI on Tuesday announced cash awards of Rs 20 lakh each for the senior selection committee members following India's maiden Test series win in Australia. Virat Kohli led India to a historic 2-1 win in the four-Test series before capping the Australian tour with a maiden 2-1 triumph in the ODI series. "It has been decided that the selection committee comprising five members will get a bonus of Rs 20 lakhs each," BCCI said in a release. The selection committee comprises chairman MSK Prasad , Devang Gandhi, Jatin Paranjpe, Gagan Khoda and Sandeep Singh. Earlier, BCCI had announced cash awards of Rs 15 lakhs per match for each of the playing eleven that featured in India's maiden Test series win on Australian soil.
Juventus ease past Chievo in serie a
Milan: Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty but Italian league leaders Juventus eased past bottom club Chievo 3-0 to pull nine points clear on top of Serie A. Portuguese superstar Ronaldo was off-form in the first league game after a three-week winter break. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner missed numerous chances with Chievo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino denying Ronaldo, who has scored 14 times in the league, a first goal from the spot this season. But Juventus were never worried by Chievo with Douglas Costa and Emre Can scoring in the first half and Daniele Rugani heading in a third six minutes from time.
Bellerin out for up to 9 months
London: Arsenal announced on Tuesday that defender Hector Bellerin will be out of action for up to nine months after rupturing knee ligaments in his team's win against Chelsea. Bellerin, 23, went down unchallenged during the second half of Arsenal's 2-0 victory at the Emirates on Saturday and was carried off on a stretcher. The 23-year-old will now miss the remainder of the season, and possibly the start of the 2019/20 campaign. "Hector will undergo surgery to repair this in the coming days. The rehabilitation process is expected to take between six to nine months and therefore rules Hector out of action for the remainder of this season," the club said.
Boateng prepared for bit-part role
Barcelona: Barcelona's new signing Kevin-Prince Boateng accepts he has joined the club to be a back-up after the 31-year-old was officially unveiled at the Camp Nou on Tuesday. Boateng has moved to Barca from Italian side Sassuolo on a six-month loan deal worth an initial one million euros, with the option to buy. He will provide cover up front for Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi after Munir El Haddadi was sold to Sevilla. "I know I have not come to play in the starting line-up because there are incredible players in this team. I'm here because of my experience and to help."