AIFF has shortlist of 20 for football team coach’s job

New Delhi: All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) acting secretary general M Satyanarayan on Friday said the sports body has drawn up a shortlist of 20 “competent” candidates for the job of the Indian men’s team head coach. The position was left vacant after the sacking of Igor Stimac last month, following the Indian team’s failure to reach the third round of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.

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India make winning start in world jr squash team event

India made a winning start in the World Junior Squash Championships with both the boys’ and girls’ teams winning their respective fixtures comprehensively. While the boys eased past Kuwait 3-0 in their Group F encounter, the girls team, led by national champion Anahat Singh, defeated Chinese Taipei by an identical margin in Group D.

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Nadal advances after 4-hour quarterfinal victory

Rafael Nadal advanced to his first semifinal in two years after a four-hour quarterfinal at the Nordea Open. Nadal fought past 36th-ranked Mariano Navone of Argentina 6-7(2) 7-5 7-5. Nadal led 5-2 in the deciding set. “I lost for some moments my concentration, but I was able to hold physically until the end,” Nadal said in an on-court interview. “That is so important for me. Let’s see how I am tomorrow, but today I am alive and in the semifinals.” Agencies