Sania moves up to 31st spot
Sania Mirza’s commendable run at last week’s Pacific Life Open that ended in the fourth round has helped the Indian ace gain a spot to be 31st in the latest WTA Rankings issued today.
Sania, who battled a wrist injury through her fourth-round loss to Slovak Daniela Hantuchova in the USD 2.1 million event, now has 917 ranking points.
Galle to host first Test
The renovated Galle stadium, that was ravaged by the 2004 Tsunami, will host the first cricket Test of a three-match series between India and Sri Lanka starting July 23, reports PTI from Colmbo.
The schedule: July 23-27: First Test (Galle); July 31 to August 4: Second Test (SSC, Colombo); August 8-12: Third Test (RPS, Colombo), ODIs: August 18: Dambulla, August 20: Dambulla; August 24: RPS, Colombo, August 26: R PS, Colombo, August 29: RPS, Colombo.
Anup fit for Indian Open
India's top shuttler Anup Sridhar has been pronounced physically fit to play in the Indian Open badminton Championship in Hyderabad from April 1, reports IANS from New Delhi. Sridhar was cleared by his doctor Sharan Patil on Monday to play in the $120,000 tournament that carries Olympic qualification points. "My was confident that I could play in the competition. I am feeling comfortable and the swelling has subsided,” Sridhar said.
AFC Challenge Cup at H’bad
Hyderabad beat Delhi in the fight for hosting the AFC Challenge Cup finals to be held from July 30 to August 10, reports PTI from New Delhi.
Gachibowli stadium in Hyderabad will host the continent’s second-tier competition final round whose winner will make it to the AFC Asian Cup finals in Qatar in 2011.
Ashraful fined for hitting fan
Bangladesh have fined captain Mohammad Ashraful and three others for breaching the team's code of conduct, a senior Bangladesh cricket official said on Monday, reports Reuters from Dhaka.
Ashraful was fined 25 per cent of his salary for the month of March for hitting a fan during a practice session in Dhaka eight days ago.
FI faces calls for change
Formula One’s governing body faced calls to modify qualifying procedures for safety reasons after McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen were penalised in Malaysia at the weekend, reports Reuters from London.
Giants edge past Heroes
Dhruv Mahajan’s all round show helped Delhi Giants score a narrow seven-run victory over Hyderabad Heroes in the ICL match, reports PTI from Gurgaon.
Brief scores: Delhi Giants: 137/8 in 20 overs (Dhruv Mahajan 36; Abdul Razzaq 4-23) bt Hyderabad Heroes: 130/8 in 20 overs (S Binny 50, Justin Kemp 33; T Sudhindra 3-25, Mahajan 2-13).
