Real Madrid reclaim top spot as Joselu seals win at Getafe

Madrid: Spanish forward Joselu scored twice to give Real Madrid a 2-0 win at local rivals Getafe, propelling them back to the LaLiga summit, two points ahead of surprise package Girona.

New Delhi
Ashmita Chaliha in first-ever semis on BWF World Tour

Ashmita Chaliha entered her first semifinal in a BWF World Tour event after she defeated Indonesia’s Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo 21-14 19-21 21-13 in the women’s singles quarterfinals of the Thailand Masters in Bangkok. Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand lost 12-21 21-17 21-23 to Indonesia’s fourth seeds Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma and Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi in women’s doubles. In men’s singles, Mithun Manjunath went down 19-21 15-21 to Mark Caljouw of Netherlands.

New Delhi
Maninder, Nitin help Bengal beat Delhi in PKL

Skipper Maninder Singh grabbed 11 points and his protege Nitin Kumar earned 13 to help Bengal Warriors beat Dabang Delhi 45-38 in a Pro Kabaddi League match.

New York
Jordan’s championship sneakers sell for record $8m

A set of six individual Air Jordan sneakers worn by Michael Jordan during NBA finals sold for $8 million at an auction here, setting a new global auction record for game-worn sneakers, auction house Sotheby’s said. The shoes were worn by Jordan in the clinching games of his six career NBA championships. Meanwhile, the napkin on which Barcelona promised to sign 13-year-old Lionel Messi will be auctioned in March for a starting price of £300,000, British auction house Bonhams said.

AL WAKRAH
Son guides South Korea to Asian Cup semis

South Korea advanced to the semifinals of the Asian Cup with a 2-1 comeback win over Australia in extra time after Son Heung-min scored the winner with a sublime free kick. South Korea play Jordan next after the Middle Eastern side beat Tajikistan 1-0 earlier today. —Agencies