Sethi nets brace in RBI’S 3-0 victory
Reserve Bank of India gave a fine account of their skills in an authoritative 3-0 win against GM Sports Club in the Mumbai District Football Association’s Super Division league played under lights at the St Xavier’s ground, Parel.
The hero of RBI’S victory was striker Hriday Sethi who bulged the goal nets twice in the first half in the 10th and 39th minute. Sandwiched in between those two goals was Reserve Bank’s dashing and prolific scorer Abhishek Ambekar who blasted in the second goal in the 19th minute.
JATIN DAHIYA SUPREME
Sixth seed Jatin Dahiya of Delhi overcame unseeded Abdullah Shaikh of Telangana 6-4, 7-5 to emerge champion in the ~3.5 lakh MSLTA-IOC Khar Gymkhana All India Ranking Men’s tennis tournament.
Dahiya had upset second seeded Maharashtra No 1 Nitin Kirrtane in the semifinals, while Abdullah had made the final after he had shocked top seed Kunal Anand of Delhi.
Dhruv Sunish of Maharashtra combined with Paramveer Singh of Punjab to defeat Kunal Anand of Delhi and Aaditya Tewari of Madhya Pradesh 6-2, 6-3 for the doubles crown.
ROONEY CONFIRMS WRESTLEMANIA CAMEO
Manchester United cap tain Wayne Rooney has con firmed that he will cut short his contract at the Premier League club to pursue a “dream” move into the world of wrestling – with his debut appearance to come at Wrestlemania on Sunday.
Rooney, who has been linked with an Old Trafford exit for months, has ended any lingering suspicions of an MLS switch with a shock decision to join the world of wrestling.
“It’s always been a dream o mine to be a wrestler ever since I was a kid,” goal.com quoted the 31-year-old as saying to WWE’S official website.
PAYET RESCUES MARSEILLE AT HOME
Dimitri Payet scored a sub lime free-kick to salvage a point for Marseille in a 1-1 home draw against relegation-threatened Dijon in Ligue 1 on Saturday.
Dijon arrived at the Stade Velodrome to grab a surprise lead in first-half injury time when Gregory Sertic bundled a corner into his own net.
Marseille replied three min utes into the second half as Payet drilled into the top corner from 25 yards for his third league goa