Hewitt to come out of retirement at Oz Open

MELBOURNE : Lleyton Hewitt has confirmed he is to come out of retirement to feature in the men’s doubles at the Australian Open next year. Former world No 1 Hewitt stepped away from the sport in 2016, given a hero’s farewell from an adoring Melbourne Park crowd.

The 36-year-old made a brief comeback in the Davis Cup in March of that year, stepping in alongside John Peers to take on the US in a first-round doubles clash. It was confirmed on Thursday the two-time major winner and 2005 Australian Open finalist would return for one final hurrah in January, when he will partner good friend Sam Groth — himself due to play for the last time at Melbourne Park.

MEHULI WINS 8 GOLD

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Bengal’s 10m air rifle shooter Mehuli Ghosh won as many as eight gold medals, including four in the team event, at the ongoing National Championship on Thursday. Mehuli won the junior women’s, women’s civilian and junior women’s civilian championship gold by pushing Gujarat’s Elavenil Valarivan to silver in all three events. She also won the women’s youth individual gold in the event, getting the better of Shreya Agrawal of Madhya Pradesh in the final. She also won the team gold in all these four events with teammates Shreya Bandyo- padhyay and Ayuishi Podder. Gujarat teenager Valarivan won her career’s first senior national gold in the women’s 10m air rifle.

NAVY, APRC WIN

NEWDELHI: Navy beat Sahgal Stud 13-3, while APRC defeated RVC 7-6 in the Armoured Corps Polo Trophy (4 goal) polo tournament here on Thursday. The top team from each pool --- each of the two pools has three teams --- will meet in the final to be played on Saturday,