Tevez set to stay at Man City
MANCHESTER: Carlos Tevez is poised to remain at Manchester City after his family returned to the north of England, manager Roberto Mancini said today. The striker had been seeking a move to be closer to his children in Argentina but a transfer to Brazil’s Corinthians fell through.”His family is here now. Now that his family is here I think that he can stay,” Mancini told reporters. ”I think this is a good moment for this club. Carlos is one of the best players that we have.” City signed Atletico Madrid’s Sergio Aguero as a replacement for Tevez but the world’s richest club look set to end the August transfer window with both of them and a plethora of other attacking options including new recruit Samir Nasri. The 27-year-old Tevez, who played as a substitute in a 3-2 win at Bolton Wanderers last Sunday, had prompted interest from Inter Milan but a high transfer fee has meant a lack of firm offers. (Reuters)
Indian shuttlers out of Vietnam Open
New Delhi: Indian challenge ended in the Vietnam Open Grand Prix after RMV Gurusaidutt and Ajay Jayaram suffered contrasting defeats in the semifinals in Ho Chih Minh city today. Fifth seed Jayaram, a quarterfinalist at the World Championships earlier this month, squandered a first game lead and lost 12-21 21-14 21-16 to second seed Sho Sasaki of Japan in a 52-minute match. Compatriot Gurusaidutt, seeded 12th, was no match for top seed Tien Minh Nguyen of Vietnam as the Indian was brushed aside by the world number seven 21-5 21-9 in a lop-sided contest. All the women’s singles players had crashed out of the tournament last night. (PTI)
Veterans club to boycott Messi match
Kolkata: The Veterans Club, a platform for olympians and former international soccer players here, today announced to boycott the international friendly between Argentina and Venezuela to be held at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan on September 2. The club Secretary Mrityunjoy Banerjee, who played for India in international matches, told reporters here they would boycott the friendly as they had been offered only 15 tickets against prices by the Indian Football Association (IFA) and added only 15 tickets against their demand of 30 were not sufficient for their large numbers of members. (UNI)