Stokes charged with bringing cricket into disrepute
LONDON: Ben Stokes and Alex Hales have been charged with bringing the game into disrepute by the England and Wales Cricket Board following a late-night street brawl last year. The independent Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) was tasked with leading an internal investigation into the incident outside a nightclub in Bristol, southwest England, which took place in September 2017. Each player has been charged with two counts of breaching ECB directive 3.3, which states: “No participant may conduct themself in a manner or do any act or omission at any time which may be prejudicial to the interests of cricket or which may bring the ECB, the game of cricket or any cricketer or group of cricketers into disrepute.” Stokes denied a charge of affray and was cleared following a seven-day trial last month. His teammate, Hales, was with Stokes during the altercation but was not charged. All-rounder Stokes, whose co-defendant Ryan Ali was also found not guilty, had been charged following the fight hours after England played the West Indies in a one-day international in Bristol. (AFP)
Mohun Bagan script history
KOLKATA: Conceding a goal in the 72nd minute, Mohun Bagan rallied brilliantly in the fag end to score two goals in a gap of seven minutes to emerge unbeaten Calcutta Football League (CFL) for the first time in eight years with 2-1 triumph over Mohammedan Sporting in a mini derby at Salt Lake Stadium here on Tuesday. The Mariners became the champ for the first time this season after 2009 following their win in the previous game against Calcutta Customs by two goals last week, but question was there if they remain undefeated in the last play of the 12-team fixture for premier division league. With this Mohun Bagan altogether won 30 times CFL with first win in 1939. Mohun Bagan after 11 plays gathered 29 points, followed by East Bengal with 23 points. (UNI)
Book on Dutee to release next year
NEW DELHI: The incredible story of Dutee Chand, who rose from abject poverty to become one of India’s biggest sprinting stars, will be brought alive in the form of a book titled “Story so far”. The announcement was made on Tuesday by publisher Westland, which was acquired by Amazon in 2017. The book is written by journalist, author and filmmaker Sundeep Misra, who has previously authored a biography of hockey legend Dhanraj Pillay. With two silver medals at the 2018 Asian Games, Dutee is one of the top sprinters of the sub-continent. “I never stopped believing in myself. I had faith in my God,” she said. The book will release in 2019. (IANS)