Rijiju announces cash awards for SAG medallists
New Delhi: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju today announced a cash reward of Rs 1.5 lakh for the 174 gold medallists of the South Asian Games. The silver and bronze winners will receive Rs 1 lakh and Rs 50,000, respectively.
New Delhi
Oz boxers to train in India before Olympics qualifiers
Indian boxers gearing up for the Olympics qualifiers in China will be training with their counterparts from Australia in Patiala from January 5 to 25, national men’s coach C A Kuttappa said. Australia accepted India’s invitation to train in India ahead of the qualifiers to be held from February 3 to 14 in Wuhan. “We had invited two-three nations and Australia have confirmed. We are expecting that the group will feature those who will be competing in the Olympic qualifiers,” Kuttappa said.
Kabul
Asghar Afghan reappointed Afghanistan captain
The Afghanistan Cricket Board today re-appointed former captain Asghar Afghan as the skipper across all formats of the game. The decision comes seven months after Asghar was stripped from captaincy across formats. Afghanistan’s poor show in the ‘home series’ against West Indies may have prompted the authorities to call back Afghan. In April, two months before the ODI World Cup, ACB had named Rahmat Shah, Gulbadin Naib and Rashid Khan as replacements of Asghar in the Test, ODI and T20 teams, respectively.
Dubai
Pak umpire Dar set to break Bucknor’s record
Pakistan’s Aleem Dar will break Steve Bucknor’s record of most Test matches as an umpire in the first Test match between Australia and New Zealand, beginning in Perth tomorrow. The 51-year-old, who took up umpiring after a decade of playing First-Class cricket in Pakistan, will be standing in his 129th Test match as on-field umpire after making his debut in Dhaka in 2003. agencies
Lausanne
FIFA to recover $2 million from Michel Platini
FIFA is to take legal action by the end of the year to force Michel Platini to return $2 million he received during Sepp Blatter’s reign at world football’s governing body. Platini declined to comment but his lawyer, Vincent Solari, called the developement “harassment” of his client.
Milan
Dolce & Gabbana uses Maradona’s name, told to pay
A court has ordered luxury brand Dolce & Gabbana to pay ^70,000 in damages to soccer great Diego Maradona for using his name during a fashion show, his lawyer said on Wednesday. In a 2016 fashion show held in Naples, Dolce & Gabbana sent a model down the runway wearing a blue and white jersey and sporting the name Maradona and his famous now-retired No. 10.
Zurich
Blatter happy to testify in France on Qatar World Cup
Sepp Blatter, the former president of FIFA, said on Wednesday that he had opposed awarding the 2020 World Cup to Qatar, but that he has a “clear conscience.” Blatter said he is willing to testify to French prosecutors about the 2010 vote in favour of Qatar.
Doha
Ahead of World Cup, Qatar hits metro milestone
Qatar fully opened its new metro network on Tuesday in a major infrastructure milestone ahead of the 2022 World Cup which Doha will host. A single journey in the standard class, equipped with WiFi and USB charging points, costs two riyals ($0.55), while gold class with plush armchairs and hardwood floors, costs 10 riyals ($2.75). Agencies
