Chanderpaul officially left out of Windies Test squad
Roseau (Dominica): Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s hopes of a happy farewell were squashed after the veteran left-handed batsman was left out of the 14-man West Indies squad for the first Test against Australia starting here on Wednesday. Chanderpaul, the second highest run-scorer for the Caribbean outfit, is only 45 runs behind that of Brian Lara’s 11,912 runs. But recently in his last series against England, he had a dismal average of only 15.33, reports the dailytelegraph.com.au on Sunday. At 40, he’s not seen as part of the team’s future. The decision has been backed by fast bowling legend Michael Holding, while Lara supported Chanderpaul’s bid for a farewell Test series. (IANS)
Shooter Gurpreet qualifies for 2016 Rio olympics
Munich: Former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Gurpreet Singh on Sunday became India’s fifth shooter to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games finishing fourth in the 10m Air Pistol category at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/ Pistol here. The 28-year-old shot a total of 154.8 points to finish fourth in the Final. Joao Costa of Portugal who shot a total of 201.4 in the event won the gold medal, according to a release. The silver and bronze medal for the event went to Tomoyuki Matsuda of Japan and Chinese Yang Sun with scores of 200.4 and 177.3 respectively. The event had three quota places up for grabs and Portuguese Costa had already sealed his quota place earlier hence he was not eligible for one here. Gurpreet has been shooting steady for a while now and it was just yesterday in the men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol category, where he missed out on his quota. (IANS)
Barclays launches review after FIFA probe
LONDON: Barclays has launched an internal review into whether its accounts were used for corrupt payments by FIFA officials, a banking source said on Sunday. It comes after the British bank was named in a US investigation into corruption at football’s world governing body, in which seven FIFA officials were arrested this week in Zurich. The source would not give any further details, and a Barclays spokesman declined to comment. Barclays was among three banks with British headquarters named in the US indictment, which outlined how tens of millions of dollars were hidden in offshore accounts. Another, Standard Chartered, said in a statement on Friday: “We are aware that two payments cleared by Standard Chartered are mentioned in the indictment. We are looking into those payments.” The third named bank, HSBC, has so far declined to comment. Britain’s Serious Fraud Office said Friday that it “continues actively to assess material in its possession and has made plain that it stands ready to assist ongoing international criminal investigations”. US authorities have so far indicted 14 people, including the seven FIFA officials held on Wednesday, on charges of involvement in $150 million of bribes for sports media contracts. A senior US legal official has said more indictments are likely in the case. (AFP)
Meghalaya Football Scouting
Shillong: Mr. Nicolai Adam, head coach of AIFF U-17 World Cup Academy will conduct a scouting trail in Shillong for scouting of players on June 2nd, 3rd and 4th at the MFA turf at Polo. The Meghalaya Football Association has already conducted a trail and has selected 50 players from different affiliated units who will attend the scouting camp. Mr. Khlain Pyrkhat Syiemlieh has been appointed by the AIFF as the regional scout for the camp. The MFA has nominated Mr. Alan Kharsyntiew and Mr. Dapmon Tariang as the local scouting coach to assist Mr. Nicolai Adam.
