No India at Asiad football, AIFF angry with IOA
New Delhi
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) alleged that Narinder Batra-led Indian Olympic Association (IOA) “lacks vision and competence” after the national team was not cleared for participation in the upcoming Asian Games in Indonesia. “It’s clear the IOA lacks the vision and competence to understand that football is a global sport played by 212 countries and that the top-5 teams in Asia play in the FIFA World Cup where the level of competition is far superior to the Asian Games,” AIFF said in a statement. This will be the first time since the 1994 Hiroshima edition that an Indian team will not take part in the football competition of the Asian Games.
London
Wounded Murray pulls
out of Wimbledon
Andy Murray has withdrawn from Wimbledon on the eve of the tournament after the two-time champion decided he wasn't fit enough to compete at the All England Club. Murray has only just returned to action after 11 months on the sidelines due to a hip injury that needed surgery in January. “It's with regret I'm withdrawing from Wimbledon,” Murray said in a statement on Sunday. “I've made significant progress in practice and matches over the last 10 days but we've decided that playing best-of-five-set matches might be a bit too soon in the recovery process.”
Kuala Lumpur
Lee nets historic win in Malaysia Open over Momota
Lee Chong Wei beat Japanese shuttler Kento Momota 21-17 23-21 to grab the Malaysia Open title for a historic 12th time. In the women’s singles final, top seed Tai Tzu Ying from Taiwan saw off China’s He Bingjiao 22-20 21-11.
Harare
Zaman’s career-best 61 gives Pak win over Zim
Pakistan cruised to a 74-run win over their hosts in the opening match of the Zimbabwe T20 Tri-Series. Brief Scores: Pakistan: 182/4 (Zaman 61, Asif 41*, Malik 37; Chisoro 2/28); Zimbabwe: 108 (Musakanda 43; Hafeez 2/3).
chandigarh
Hockey Olympian Iqbaljit Singh bereaved
Hockey Olympian Iqbaljit Singh Grewal’s father has passed away at the age of 84. Captain Jawala Singh Grewal, who was a retired principal, passed away on June 24. He is survived by wife Harbhinder Kaur, daughter Sukhdeep Kaur and son Iqbaljit Singh. Iqbaljit Singh, who played at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics where India finished fifth, recently retired from the Central Board of Excise and Customs, and resides in Kaulgarh, Fatehgarh Sahib. — Agencies
