Bolt fires two goals during Mariners trial

SYDNEY: Usain Bolt scored two goals in his first start for the Central Coast Mariners in a trial match on Friday that he hopes could pave the way for a professional contract as a footballer.

The 32-year-old Jamaican was in the thick of the action as the Mariners recorded a 4-0 win over Macarthur South West United.

MICHEL PLATINI FILES LAWSUIT IN FIFA CASE

Paris:convinced he was the victim of a plot, former UEFA president Michel Platini has filed a lawsuit in France in a bid to prove that former FIFA officials conspired to get him banned from football. The Le Monde reported that Platini filed a complaint for ‘slanderous denunciation’ and ‘criminal conspiracy to commit the offence of slanderous denunciation’.

CHELSEA HAS PLANS FOR RACIST FANS

LONDON: Chelsea is sending fans banned for anti-semitism on diversity training courses that could end up with visits to Nazi concentration camps, the club said this week.

The initiative for fans guilty of non-criminal racist acts is part of owner Roman Abramovich’s ongoing initiative to stamp out anti-semitism.

INDIA SUFFER FIRST DEFEAT IN JOHOR CUP

JOHOR BAHRU, MALAYSIA: Already through to the final, the Indian junior men’s hockey team on Friday suffered its first defeat at the eighth Sultan of Johor Cup, losing 2-3 against Great Britain in its last round robin match here.

With four consecutive wins earlier in the tournament, India had already entered the summit clash ahead of Friday’s clash with 12 points.

SHARMA JOINT-THIRD AT CIMB CLASSIC

KUALA LUMPUR: Shubhankar Sharma fired an eight-under 64 in the second round to grab a share of the third spot and put himself in title contention at the CIMB Classic on Friday. Sharma shares the third place with Paul Casey (66-65) at 13-under.