Balbirnie is Ireland T20 skipper
Dublin: Cricket Ireland has appointed Andy Balbirnie as their T20I skipper ahead of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2020. Balbirnie, who was recently named the ODI and Test captain also, will replace Gary Wilson in the shorter format of the game. “Both Gary and the selectors believe that Andrew Balbirnie should have the opportunity to forge his leadership style and his standards across all the three formats,” Andrew White, Ireland's chairman of selectors was quoted as saying by the ICC.
India face Pak in Sag volleyball
Kathmandu: Defending champions India will face Pakistan in the summit clash of the men's volleyball competition in the South Asian Games after their respective wins in the semifinals here on Sunday. India defeated Sri Lanka 27-25, 25-19, 21-25, 25-21 in a hard-fought match while Pakistan beat Bangladesh 25-15, 25-21, 26-24 in the other semifinal. The final will be played on Tuesday.
Railways take Greco Roman title
Jalandhar: Living up to their favourites tag, Asian Championship Silver medallists Gurpreet Singh and Sunil Kumar clinched Gold medals as the Tata Motors senior national wrestling championships concluded here on Sunday with competition in Greco Roman style. Punjab's Gurpreet overcame two-time junior world championships medalist Sajan Bhanwal, representing Services, 3-1 in the 77kg category, to lift his fourth national title. Sunil also managed an easy win over Punjab's Prabhal. The Railway's grappler used all his experience to crush the Punjab wrestler 5-1 in the 87kg final. Hardeep Singh, who was the first Greco-Roman wrestler to qualify for the Olympics, received a walkover against Ravi Rathi of Railways in 97kg final.
Vishnu, Muzammil emerge winners
Greater Noida: Chennai's Vishnu Prasad and Bengaluru's Syed Muzammil Ali stole the show and emerged as champions at the JK Tyre Festival of Speed here on Sunday. Vishnu of MSport pipped his friend, team-mate and rival, Raghul Rangaswamy, to win the crown in the coveted Formula LGB-4 category of the JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship. Muzammil, who had an overnight two-point lead, made sure that he hit the post ahead of Tanay to clinch the Cup.
PSG -Monaco game postponed
Monaco: Paris Saint-Germain's Ligue 1 match at Monaco on Sunday evening has been called off due to forecast heavy storms. The fixture “will be postponed to a later date” Monaco announced.Two French regions, including Alpes-Maritimes which surrounds the principality, were placed on red alert for floods by Meteo France, the French weather service, on Sunday morning.It said the area faces what it called a “marked Mediterranean episode” of intense storms. PSG are five points clear of Marseille with Monaco in 14th, just three points clear of the relegation zone.
Nepal PreZ declares SAG Games open
Kathmandu: The 13th South Asian Games formally kicked off on Sunday with Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari declaring them open during a colourful ceremony at the Dasharath Stadium here. Bhandari's formal announcement to open the Games featuring the seven South Asian nations was followed by fireworks and cultural shows at a gala function. The opening ceremony began with the march-past by the athletes.The SAG is being held from December 1 to 10 in three cities — Kathmandu, Pokhara and Janakpur— with the participation of around 2700 athletes.