Germans savour Indian music, food
MARGAO: Over the years we have seen visiting cricket teams develop a liking for Indian food, culture and music, especially the Australians, thanks to their stint in the Indian Premier League.
The German under-17 football team is no different. In the last couple of weeks, their liking for Indian food, culture and music (read Bollywood) has only grown.
So what’s their favourite song? “Kala Chashma. They tell me to play that song on the loop and sing along as well,” said the German team liaison officer (TLO). Every team has a local TLO attached to it to make their travel comfortable.a chef from Germany has also been travelling with the Die Mannschaft but he has been told to cook some local delicacies as well with masala omelette being the favourite among players.
Germany left for Kochi on Wednesday for the last Group C game against Guinea, which is a must-win game for both the teams to keep their hopes alive in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.hopefully, Indian music and food can play its part to help them get over the disappointment of a humiliating loss to Iran on Tuesday. SHANGHAI: Australian Nick Kyrgios was fined $10,000 and lost another $21,085 in prize money after storming off midway through his first-round match at the Shanghai Masters. The ATP said it had fined Kyrgios for unsportsmanlike conduct and he will not collect his prize money because he failed to get signed off for a medical after retiring from his match. Kyrgios’s time at the Shanghai Masters is over after he also pulled out of his scheduled doubles match with Frenchman Lucas Pouille.
TEEN OSAKA SHOCKS VENUS IN 2ND ROUND HONGKONG: Venus Williams suffered a shock exit in the second round of the Hong Kong Open, comprehensively beaten 7-5, 6-2 by teenager Naomi Osaka. Japan’s top-ranked player reeled off eight consecutive games at one stage to power into the quarter-finals. “She played well,” a disappointed 37-year-old Williams told reporters.
ANTHONY ERVIN FOR DELHI HALF-MARATHON NEW DELHI: Four-time Olympic medallist swimmer Anthony Ervin was named event ambassador of the 10th Airtel Delhi Half Marathon scheduled on November 19. Ervin has the distinction of being the youngest and oldest medal winner in men’s 50m freestyle at Olympics.
He won the 50 metre freestyle gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics 16 years after he won his first gold medal in the same event at 2000 Sydney Olympics. BANGALORE BULLS BEAT DABANG DELHI JAIPUR: Bengaluru Bulls beat Dabang Delhi 35-32 in a clash of bottom-placed teams in the Pro Kabaddi League. This was Delhi’s 15th loss of this season. Rohit Kumar (12 points) and Ajay Kumar (10 points) led Bengaluru Bulls charge. Dabang Delhi are bottom of the table in Zone A with 37 points from 21 matches.