Sri Lanka Test captain arrested after traffic accident
Colombo: Sri Lankan Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne has been arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after an accident in the capital, police said on Sunday. Karunaratne, 30, was taken into custody following the pre-dawn accident that resulted in the driver of a three-wheel taxi being taken to hospital. “We have released him on personal bail, but he was asked to be in court on Monday for a magisterial inquiry,” a police spokesman said, adding that his vehicle was detained. The incident comes as Sri Lankan cricket officials mull who to name as captain of the one-day squad for the World Cup hosted by England and Wales from May 30. Karunaratne, who led Sri Lanka to a stunning Test series victory against South Africa last month, had been in the frame to lead the one-day side as well. Sri Lanka’s cricket board said it would investigate the incident. (AFP)
Indian shooters reap gold harvest at Asian meet
New Delhi: Indian shooters made a clean sweep of gold medals in 10m Air Rifle event to continue their dominance at the 12th Asian Airgun Championships in Taoyuan, Taipei. India have won 12 out of 14 gold medals so far and their overall tally stand at 12 gold, four silver and two bronze medals. On the fifth day of the competition, Divyansh Singh Panwar and Elavenil Valarivan bagged the 10m Air Rifle men and women’s individual golds. They combined with respective teammates to win two team gold medals and ensured a clean sweep. Divyansh shot 249.7 to Kim’s 247.4 for silver and Shin’s 225.5 for bronze. In the final, Divyansh, the least experienced international among the three, led from the start to shut out the challenge from the Koreans. The Indian trio clinched the team gold with a total of 1880.7 to leave behind Korea with 1862.3. In the women’s final, Elavenil also led from the front to shoot a score of 250.5 and emerge triumphant. The Indian women’s team of Elavenil, Apurvi and Meghana claimed the top spot with a combined total of 1878.6. (PTI)
Hellen Obiri makes history in IAAF Cross Country c’ships
Aarhus (Denmark): Kenya’s Hellen Obiri, the reigning world 5,000-meter champion, achieved a world treble on Saturday when she won the IAAF World Cross Country Championships here. With the victory, Obiri became the first woman to have won senior world titles indoors, outdoors and at cross country. Obiri covered the 10.24km course in 36:14, two seconds ahead of Ethiopian Dera Dida, with two-time world U20 cross-country champion Letesenbet Gidey third in 36:24. Kenya and Ethiopia have occupied the top two spots in the team race at every edition of these championships since 2002 and that trend did not change in Aarhus 2019. (UNI)