Ronaldinho to visit Mumbai on Friday
New Delhi
Former FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldinho will visit India on Friday and explore his future with Premier Futsal. The World Cup-winning Brazilian football great will be in Mumbai where he will make an announcement regarding Premier Futsal. Ronaldinho was forced to quit Premier Futsal last year after just two matches. Ronaldinho said, “My association with Premier Futsal has been a fruitful one. It was a great experience to be in India and play in front of local crowds last year and I look forward to another warm welcome from this sports loving country.”
CALAGRY
Kashyap, Prannoy in Round 2 of Canada Open
P Kashyap and rising star HS Prannoy registered straight-game wins to advance to the second round of the $65,000 Canada Grand Prix. Kashyap, seeded 16th, defeated Peru’s Daniel La Torre Regal 21-11 21-9, while second seed Prannoy beat Mexico’s Job Castillo 21-13 21 -15. Lakhanee Sarang eked out a 21-9 17-21 21-7 win over local shuttler Eugene Chan, while AbhishekYelegar saw off Vietnam’s Hoang Nam Nguyen 21-15 21-5 and Karan Rajan Rajarajan outclassed Croatia’s Zvonimir Durkinjak 13-21 21-10 21-13.
Colombo
Chandimal, Tharanga to lead Sri Lanka
The sudden resignation of Angelo Mathews has prompted Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to appoint Dinesh Chandimal as the national team’s Test captain while veteran Upul Tharanga was handed over the reins of the side in the shorter formats. “Dinesh Chandimal has been appointed captain of the Test team while Upul Tharanga has been appointed captain of the ODI and T20 formats,” the board said in a statement. The new captains will kickstart their leadership stints in the full home series against India, starting July 26. — Agencies
