Kothari knocks Advani out
Melbourne: Defending world billiards champion in the long-up format, Sourav Kothari, on Thursday knocked out Pankaj Advani in the pre-quarterfinal of the World Championship here. In one of his most commanding performances, Kothari amassed huge breaks of 407, 295 and 170 in a display of relentless scoring to register a comfortable 1047-663 win over Advani in a match stretched to two hours and 30 minutes. In his second visit to the table itself Kothari made his intentions clear by immaculate display of top of the table play by making a 295 break. Advani when he got a chance made a light contribution before handing over the charge back to Kothari who amid huge uproar made a mammoth break of 407 displaying deft touch at the top of the table. (PTI)
Cech signs up for ice hockey
London: Former Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has signed up for ice hockey and he would be representing British league team Guildford Phoenix.He has joined the team as a goaltender. Petr has been working on improving his game and will begin his ice hockey career after retiring from professional football.”I am delighted to have the opportunity to play with the Phoenix to get the match experience. I hope I can help this young team to achieve their goals for the season and try to win as many games as possible when I have the chance to play,” Cech said in an official statement.
India eves to play Vietnam
New Delhi: The Indian women’s football team will play two international friendlies against higher-ranked Vietnam in Hanoi next month.After impressive performances in Spain and Uzbekistan, the senior women’s national team will play the two matches against Vietnam on November 3 and 6 at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre. India head coach Maymol Rocky believes Vietnam will be a tough challenge, considering the fact that they are 34th in the FIFA rankings, as compared to India’s 58th. “Vietnam are a very tough team. They have recently beaten a World Cup team like Thailand and that says a lot,” Rocky told the-aiff.com. “Their attackers are very quick and technically very good but that does not mean that we will play a defending game. We need to test ourselves in the big matches and we will also play our brand of attacking football.” The Indian team will assemble in New Delhi for a training camp from October 25 to 30 before leaving for Vietnam on October 31. Earlier, women’s team had participated in the COTIF Cup. (PTI)