Former Aussie batter David Warner arrested for drunken driving
Sydney, April 7: Former Australian opener David Warner was on Tuesday arrested for drunken driving after he blew well over permissible limits during a random breath Test in Maroubra here. Warner will appear before the court next month, reported the 7News. As per the report, the Maroubra police approached Warner’s vehicle, which was pulled over well ahead of the testing site at Malabar Road, and subjected him to a breath test which turned positive. The 39-year-old batter, currently signed with Karachi Kings in Pakistan Cricket League, was taken to the local police station where he again blew 0.104 – double the legal limit. Later, he was released from the station. However, the legal proceedings will not hamper Warner’s travel to participate in the PSL 2026. The left-handed batter was on a personal trip to Sydney, using a seven-day gap ahead of Kings’ next match against Peshawar Zalmi on April 9. The Kings, led by Warner, are currently second in the PSL table with six points three matches, behind leaders Multan Sultans who have eight points from five matches. From three matches, Warner has made 93 runs with one fifty for Kings so far in this year’s PSL. (PTI)
Odisha, Chandigarh, Haryana win at Sub Jr men Hockey Natl C’ship
Rajgir, April 7: Chandigarh, Haryana, Odisha, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu registered victories in their respective Division ‘A’ matches at the 16th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship here on Tuesday. In the first match of the day, Chandigarh staged a spirited comeback to defeat Maharashtra 5-3 in a pulsating Pool A match. Maharashtra drew first blood through Pravin Patiyal Pratham (21’), but Chandigarh skipper Sahil Duhan (27’) responded swiftly to restore parity. Rehan Shafi Khan (32’) put Maharashtra back in front soon after the break, yet Chandigarh showed resilience once again. Goals from Parambir Singh (46’) and Arjandeep Singh (53’) turned the tide in their favour, giving them a crucial one-goal lead. Maharashtra refused to back down, with Rehan Shafi Khan (56’) scoring his second of the match to level proceedings. However, the momentum swung decisively in Chandigarh’s favour as Parambir Singh (56’) completed his brace moments later, before Afridi (57’) put the result beyond doubt. The second game of the day saw Hockey Haryana register a comfortable 3-0 win over Hockey Manipur in their Pool C clash. Aditya Kumar (11’) , Ashish (16’) and Rohit (42’) were the goal scorers. Odisha delivered a dominant performance, thrashing Kerala 8-0 in their Pool D match with Deepak Prakash Toppo (13’), Mohan Majhi (18’, 48’), Amandeep Dang (38’), Manesh Naik (41’), Bikash Majhi (45’), Mithles Kerketta (52’) and Bipul Tirkey (57’) scoring. In the fourth and final match of the day, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Hockey registered a commanding 6-0 victory over Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu in their Pool B encounter. Dhiraj Pal (20’, 54’) and Abhishek Pal (31’, 60’) scored a brace each while Ajay Yadav (17’) and Pawan Yadav (47’) also resgistered their names on the scoresheet. (PTI)
Abhay loses in five-game thriller
New Delhi, April 7: Top-ranked Indian Abhay Singh went down in a five-game thriller to world No 7 Youssef Ibrahim of Egypt in the men’s second round of the El Gouna Open squash, a PSA Platinum event, in El Gouna, Egypt. World No 25 Abhay began strongly, winning the opening and third games. But the Egyptian sixth seed wrested control to advance with 7-11 11-9 9-11 11-5 11-8 victory. (PTI)
