New Delhi
The national squash federation, which has not been able to find a foreign coach in almost a year, has decided against a full-time appointment and will hire names like former world No. 1 David Palmer in a shift to ‘event-based’ coaching. The Indian players have been training without a full-time foreign coach ever since Egyptian Achraf Karargui left on a bitter note ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in April. “Instead of hiring full-time coaches, we have decided to hire experts on short-term basis. For example, the players will get to train with David Palmer for a month ahead of the men’s World Championship in Washington in December,” national coach Cyrus Poncha said.
Mandalay (MYANMAR)
Women’s football team takes on Indonesia
The Indian women’s football team is gearing up to take on Indonesia in their opening match of the AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 and head coach Maymol Rocky described the clash as “mental litmus test for her team with incredibly high stakes”. The Indian women have played 14 international matches before coming to Myanmar, including two friendly matches against Indonesia, winning 3-0 and 2-0 in Jakarta in January. The Indian women have faced the likes of Romania, Uzbekistan, Iran, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan amongst others, and all their three opponents of the AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 since January 2019. The temperature in Mandalay is predicted to soar above 40 degrees Celsius.
Bengaluru
Don’t fix slots, play according to situation: Kapil
Former India captain Kapil Dev does not like the debate about who should bat at No. 4 in India’s World Cup team and said that the batting slots should be decided according to match situation. “There is a lot of talk about that No. 4 slot. When we were playing, we fixed numbers, but nowadays, there are no numbers. All the players play at any number, and they are all good. Players should play like a team. Don’t fix numbers. Play according to the situation,” Kapil said. — Agencies
Murray returns to court after hip surgery
London: Andy Murray has returned to a tennis court two months after undergoing hip resurfacing surgery. Murray, who has not played competitively since his first-round exit at the Australian Open in January, said last month he could possibly play at Wimbledon as he was now pain-free after the surgery. The 31-year-old posted a short video on Instagram, where he was seen hitting the ball in an outdoor court while rallying with a wall with a caption, “It’s a start.” Murray had said he was not sure he could play in the singles draw at Wimbledon, a tournament he has won twice, but targeted a possible return in doubles at this year’s tournament as it put less stress on his hip. The three-time Grand Slam champion compared his situation to that of American doubles player Bob Bryan who returned to the court over five months after a similar procedure. This year’s Wimbledon begins on July 1. Reuters
Ostapenko, Bencic ease into Round 2
Charleston (USA): Swiss ninth seed Belinda Bencic made a strong start to her claycourt season with a 6-3 6-0 win over qualifier Destanee Aiava to reach the second round of the Charleston Open on Monday. Up next for the world No. 21 at the green-clay event will be American Allie Kiick, who beat Frenchwoman Pauline Parmentier 6-3 6-0. Former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko, a runner-up here in 2017, dropped the opening game of her match but quickly righted the ship and dominated the rest of the way in a 6-1 6-4 win over Johanna Larsson. She will next face American Shelby Rogers, who was a 6-4 6-2 winner over Evgeniya Rodina. AFP
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