Odisha FC rope in Baoringdao Bodo, Premjit Singh
Bhubaneswar: Odisha FC on Thursday announced the signing of young Indian wingers Baoringdao Bodo and Laishram Premjit Singh ahead of the seventh edition of the Indian Super League (ISL).The 20-year-old Bodo has played in the ISL for Kerala Blasters and Chennaiyin FC and has also been an important player for India’s youth teams.The Assam-born winger had represented Bengaluru United, Gokulam Kerala and Minerva Punjab as well in his career and has now signed a two-year contract with OFC.On the other hand, 18-year-old Premjit played for Manipur’s TRAU FC in the I-League before joining the Bhubaneswar-based side on a four-year deal.Speaking on the new signing, OFC President Rohan Sharma said: “I am quite happy to welcome both Premjit and Bodo to the club. Premjit is a player who has an extremely bright future and if he can play to his potential, he can be another winger in the same vein as Jerry for the squad. Though only 18, his speed is impressive. We hope to develop him further in the next four years for him to become another winger with blistering pace in our squad.” (IANS)
Nick Kyrgios calls ATP selfish
New York: Nick Kyrgios slammed the ATP for pushing on with the 2020 US Open despite the coronavirus situation in the country and the social unrest that has followed the death of George Floyd.”The ATP is trying to make the US Open go ahead. Selfish with everything going on at the moment. Obviously Covid, but also with the riots, together we need to overcome these challenges before tennis returns in my opinion,” tweeted the Australian star on Thursday.The ATP and the United States Tennis Association (USTA) are considering numerous possibilities with the aim of ensuring that the US Open takes place on the dates that were originally alloted for the Grand Slam. The USTA said that its “top goal” is to ensure the US Open is held on the scheduled dates and it is mulling restricting the access of fans to the tournament venue.”The USTA continues to model many different scenarios regarding the 2020 US Open,” said Chris Widmaier, the USTA’s head of communications. “Our top goal is to conduct the US Open in New York in our scheduled dates.” (IANS)