1ST MLP defeats Royal CC
SHILLONG: 1ST MLP defeated Royal CC by 4 wickets in the league match of the First Division Shillong Cricket League 2015 organised by the Shillong Cricket Association at the SCA Cricket Ground, Polo on Friday. Royal CC won the toss and decided to bat first. They were dismissed for 82 runs in 26.3 overs. Sunny Chettri scored 19 runs of 48 balls and Basan scored 18 runs of 40 balls. Morningstar Khongwir took 4/26 runs of 6.3 overs while Horen Brahma claim 3/9 runs of 4 overs. In reply, 1st MLP reached the target 83 runs losing 6 wickets in 21.2 overs. Pawan Chettri topscore with 43 runs of 73 balls while Sunny Chettri and Rajib Rai bagged 2 wickets each for Royal CC. Next match: Febraury 7 : First Division: Tornado v/s Lumdiengjri SC.
Andy Murray to marry in April
Glasgow: Scottish tennis ace Andy Murray will marry fiancee Kim Sears April 11. The wedding will be staged at Murray’s Cromlix House hotel, close to his hometown of Dunblane in central Scotland, reports BBC. The couple began dating in 2005 after meeting at the US Open and got engaged last November. Former Wimbledon champion Murray and Sears plan to have a private wedding with only close family members and friends present. Murray joked during an on-court interview at the recently concluded Australian Open, where he lost the final to Serbian Novak Djokovic, that he might wear a kilt with no underwear at the wedding. (IANS)
Morocco banned from next two African Nations Cups
MALABO: Morocco have been banned from the next two African Nations Cup tournaments as punishment for withdrawing from hosting the 2015 finals over fears of the spread of the Ebola virus, CAF said on Friday. The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has also been fined 1 million dollar and ordered to pay 8.05 million euros (9.12 million dollar) in damages to the Confederation of African Football and their partners, CAF said in a statement. CAF’s executive committee rejected claims of force majeure from the FRMF and found the soccer governing body financially liable for the decision to withdraw from hosting the finals. Morocco had asked for the continental tournament be postponed by a year to allow the Ebola outbreak in west Africa to be contained. The north African country was stripped of its hosting rights by CAF in November last year with the tournament switched to Equatorial Guinea, who stepped in at the last minute. (Reuters)
Punjab beat WB, Mizo draw Services, enter semis
Kozhikode: Punjab beat West Bengal 2-1 and Mizoram held Service SCB to a 2-2 draw to enter the semifinals of 35th National Games’ football tournament at Corporation E M S Stadium and Olympian Abdurehman Stadium here respectively on Friday. A solitary goal by Sarbit Singh, utilizing a pass from Capt Ravinder Singh in the 37th miniute, helped Punjab route the lowly Bengal side ensuring the semifinal berth. Earlier Santosh trophy champion Mizoram held Servies SCB to a 2-2 draw at Olympian Abdurehman stadium here on Friday morning. Captain Rohmingthanga and Albert Zoming scored for the Mizo side while Arjun Tudu and Vivek Kumar got the equalizers for Services making the final score to 2-2. Mizoram, which won two encounters earlier with higher scores as compared to the Services which was far behind in goal percentage, deserved for the semis. The Services, which launched an attacking game, could not convert into goal many chances that came to their way. (UNI)