LEWIS CLARIFIES ‘POOR’ INDIA COMMENTS
LONDON: Five times world champion Lewis Hamilton has clarified comments about how he had felt torn to be racing in ‘poor’ India during the years when the country hosted a grand prix.
“I’ve been to India before to a race which was strange because India was such a poor place yet we had this massive, beautiful grand prix track made in the middle of nowhere,” Hamilton had said.
He took to social media on Thursday to explain himself.
“My reference was that a grand prix there felt strange to drive past homeless people and then arrive in a huge arena where money was not an issue,” he explained on Instagram and Twitter. “They spent hundreds of millions on that track that is now never used. That money could have been spent on schools or homes for those in need.
JACKICHAND, NISHU IN SIDE FOR JORDAN GAME
Newdelhi:mid-fielder Jackichand Singh and left back Nishu Kumar were on Thursday included in India’s 22-member squad for the upcoming away international FIFA friendly against Jordan on November 17.
Nishu and Jackichand were the only two changes in the squad from the team that played a goalless draw against China in the last international friendly in October.
U MUMBA OUTPLAY TAMIL THALAIVAS
MUMBAI:U Mumba finished their home leg on a winning note as they registered their fourth win out of six matches. They outplayed Tamil Thalaivas 36-22 in their Pro Kabaddi League encounter here on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Pardeep Narwal starred with excellent raids to guide Patna Pirates to a narrow 38-35 win over Dabang Delhi.
LAHIRI OPENS WITH 73, LIES TIED 41ST IN SYDNEY
SYDNEY: Anirban Lahiri fell to a double bogey on the ninth, his closing hole for the first day to finish at one-over 73 and lie tied 41st at the Emirates Australian Open golf tournament on Thursday. Byeong Hun An of Korea was in the lead after he opened with a five-under 67.
Saurashtra 175 (Niket Joshi 57; Aquib Kureshi 3/33) vs Mumbai 481/4 (A Jaffer batting 214, R Dhanday 166).
PHADKAR XI WIN MAHINDRA SHIELD
MUMBAI: Dattu Phadkar XI clinched the Under-19 KC Mahin-
Dattu Phadkar XI 297 & 344/2D (Shreeraj Gharat 129, Sagar Chhabria 107*, Siddharth Mhatre 33) bt Vijay Manjrekar XI 231 & 124/3 (Yash Salunkhe 53*, Vaishnav Narvekar 37*); Vijay Merchant XI 247 & 289 bt Khandu Rangnekar XI 151 & 154 (Jash Dedhia 42, Aryan Sen 3/36) by 231 runs.