Jhaveri survives to edge past Karnani

Anish Jhaveri recovered from the brink of defeat to overcome Sahil Karnani 79-48, 50-59, 43-78, 85-78, 89-55 in the second round match of the Matunga Gymkhana’s 9-Red Open Handicap Snooker Tournament on Wednesday.

RAVISH, GLEN SHINE

Ravish D’souza scored a brace for Union SC but their lead was cancelled out by Glen Moraes’s double for Canara SC in an exciting 2-2 draw in the Karnatak Sporting Association’s 21st Ramanath Payyade Memorial Football League Tournament at the KSA ground, Cross Maidan.

RISING STARS TRIUMPH

Velocity Rising Stars defeated Vakola United 2-1 in the concluding ‘Super Six’ play-off match and emerged champions of the Vakola Football League. Rohan Shinde and Leon D’souza were on target for the champions, while Vakola United scored through Jofa D’souza.

NOWITZKI PASSES 30,000-POINT MARK

Dallas Mavericks for ward Dirk Nowitzki joined an elite club by surpassing the 30,000-point mark in Tuesday’s match against the Los Angeles Lakers, becoming just the sixth player in NBA history to reach the milestone.

MAYWEATHER TAUNTS MCGREGOR

Floyd Mayweather taunted Conor Mcgregor over his failure to agree terms on their potential superfight on Tuesday, insisting once more he was ready to climb into a ring with the mixed martial arts star

“If Conor Mcgregor really wants this fight to happen, stop blowing smoke up everybody’s ass,” Mayweather told ESPN accusing the Irishman of stalling on a deal. “Sign the paper. Sign the paper. You said you were boss, so just sign the paper and let’s make it happen.”