SCA beat St. Edmund’s in U-15 Inter School Cricket
SHILLONG: Shillong Cricket Academy (SCA) beat St. Edmund’s School by 35 runs in the U-15 Junior category league match of the Inter School Cricket Tournament 2017 here on Sunday. Electing to bat first SCA managed to reach 111/8 in 20 overs. Ashit Baruah scored 37 runs in 29 balls and was ably supported by Andrew E. Chand who scored 22 runs in 20 balls. For St. Edmund’s, Bhuyash Chokhani claimed 3 wickets giving away 20 runs while Abhishek Sinha took two wickets. Chasing 112 for a victory, St. Edmund;s only managed to score 76 losing 9 wickets in 20 overs, handing a 35-run win for SCA. Mrityunjay Bharali managed 21 runs in 26 balls. Raghav Magotra took two wickets for SCA.
Himanta elected President of badminton federation
New Delhi: Himanta Biswa Sarma was elected President of the Badminton Association of India (BAI) at an executive committee meeting held in Lucknow on Sunday. “Humbled at being elected as President of Badminton Association of India @BAI_Media. My sincere thanks to all. Shall do the best I can,” Sarma wrote in his twitter handle. The post became vacant following the death of incumbent Akhilesh Das Gupta. Welcoming the appointment, the federation tweeted: “Welcoming honourable @himantabiswa in the Indian badminton family. We hope that the sport touches new highs under his regime. “Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma and IAS Devendra Singh unanimously elected as the new President and Senior Vice President, respectively.” (IANS)
Sampaoli set to be named Argentina coach
Buenos Aires: Jorge Sampaoli has agreed to leave Sevilla to coach Argentina’s national football team. The position was made vacant by the sacking of Edgardo Bauza earlier this month amid a poor run of results, reports Xinhua news agency. According to the AS newspaper, Sampaoli will be officially announced as Argentina’s coach when the European season ends in late May. Sampaoli, who guided Chile to victory at the 2015 Copa America, was appointed the Sevilla boss in June. The Spanish club’s president Pepe Castro has been told of the 57-year-old’s decision to leave, according to the newspaper. Sampaoli did not confirm or deny the reports when asked about his future at a press conference. “I know that there is interest. I know that it is said that I am the chosen (one), but they will have to wait for the times that correspond to not harm anyone. Doing it now would harm Sevilla,” Sampaoli said. (IANS)
Rajasthan Cricket Association poll called off on legal grounds
Jaipur: The election to the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) scheduled for April 26 has been called off because the provisions of a law governing sports bodies in the state are not in conformity with the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha Committee recommendations, a senior official of the association said on Sunday. RCA Deputy President Mehmood Abdi, in a statement, said the cricket body was in a “peculiar situation” and not in a position to hold election without implementing the key recommendations of the Lodha Committee which has made several proposals for a complete restructuring of the cricket administration in the country. He said that when the process of election was started, the amended constitution of the RCA was drafted as per the recommendation of the panel which was to be approved by the Registrar of Cooperative Societies. (IANS)