Sony Six to air Mayweather Jr’s last bout
Las Vegas: The most anticipated fight of the year featuring current world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr against WBA welterweight interim champion Andre Berto will be aired live on Sony Six on September 13. This fight, which takes place in Las Vegas, will be telecast live and exclusive on 13th September at 5:30 AM (IST), and is expected to last for 3 hours. With great anticipation of this being Mayweather’s last bout, should he win, he will match the 49-0 record of former heavyweight great Rocky Marciano. The fight will be live on both Sony Six and Sony Six HD. (PTI)
Van Gaal admits ManU will not lift EPL title this season
London: Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal has conceded that his side will not win the 2015 Premier League season, adding that he hopes his team could finish second or third. United are currently fifth in the table with seven points from four games played this season. Van Gaal further said that his assistant Ryan Giggs would succeed him at Old Trafford when he steps down from the post in 2017, the Mirror reported. Describing Wayne Rooney as the ‘best captain’ he has ever coached, Van Gaal also praised the United striker for breaking Sir Bobby Charlton’s all-time England record of 49 goals. United will next take on Liverpool in their Premier League match on Saturday. (ANI)
Dhoni moves SC against K’taka HC order over portrayal as God
New Delhi: Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday moved the Supreme Court against Karnataka High Court order in a case filed against him for allegedly “denigrating” a Hindu god by posing as Lord Vishnu on a magazine cover page. The Special Leave Petition filed by Dhoni, challenging the Karnataka HC order which had refused to quash the criminal proceedings pending against him before a trial court in Bengaluru, will come up for hearing on September 14. The High Court had last month observed: “A celebrity and a cricketer like Dhoni should know the consequences of hurting religious sentiments of people. He should have known the consequences of doing such ads.” The complaint, filed by social activist Jayakumar Hiremath, had alleged that Dhoni was seen on the cover of a business magazine as Lord Vishnu, holding several things, including a shoe in his hands. The High Court had said, “These celebrities are only signing ads without any responsibility. Their aim is to earn easy money without considering the problems it may create.” (PTI)
