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Ajith Kumar in the play­offs after a con­ MONTE CARLO vincing 3­0 win over Kerala For Sergey Bubka, soaring Les Bleus named Blasters FC on Monday. high above the bar was as Goals from Ferran Coro­ natural as breathing. minas (22nd), Edu Bedia Breaking World records Team of the Year (25th) and Hugo Boumous too was just as natural. He (78th) helped the hosts do did that 35 times in pole No team caught the at the Sporting Club, the double over the Kerala vault. imagination of the which hosted several outfit this season. Often, he was competing sporting world in the past stars of them — some of The Gaurs have leap­ with himself, as he broke his year the way France did them nominees for the frogged Bengaluru FC to go own record on 14 occasions. at the football World Cup awards in various top of the table. Goa has 31 The last of those — 6.14m — in Russia. categories — from around points from 16 games, the stood for 21 years after he set The French had played the world. Among them same as Bengaluru FC but it in 1993. dazzling, dominant were the World No.1 with a better goal diffe­ Bubka continues his asso­ football to triumph in a Novak Djokovic, rence, and now occupies ciation with athletics. He is tournament in which marathon’s World record the top spot. Big moment: Vinesh Phogat, who won the women’s freestyle 50kg wrestling gold at the Asian Games 2018, is IAAF vice president, execu­ giants like Brazil and holder Eliud Kipchoge, thrilled to be in the company of great sportspersons. * AP tive member of the IOC and Argentina disappointed swimmer Missy Franklin president of National Olym­ their considerable and footballers Cafu, Luis Pedro stars in pic Committee of Ukraine. number of fans across the Figo and Alessandro del “Athletics is my blood; it is world. Not entirely Piero. CCFC’s win After her Laureus moment, my passion and that is why I surprisingly, France won Receiving the award, Press Trust of India was able to set all those the Team of the Year at France’s coach Didier Shillong World records,” Bubka told the Laureus World Sports Deschamps paid a tribute Pedro Manzi scored two The Hindu here during the Awards here on Monday to the team work of his goals and set up another to Laureus World Sports night. And it did in this boys. “I would also want Vinesh eyes Tokyo guide table­toppers Chen­ Awards. small neighbouring to thank the French nai City FC to a 4­2 win over country of Monaco. football federation, which hosts Shillong Lajong in a Ace wrestler is proud to be nominated for the Comeback­of­the­Year award Careful Quite a memorable supported us greatly,” he return leg fixture of the He­ While athletics is all about night it turned out to be said. ro I­League here Monday. P.K. Ajith Kumar with them, but she still is Woods. “It feels great to be in of wrestling has improved in such competitive spirit, he MONTE CARLO Pedro, the current high­ happy to be in Monaco. such company,” she says. “It India. feels athletes have to be est scorer with 18 goals, Vinesh Phogat is a bit disap­ is really nice to be among so “More people now know careful about getting in­ time. “Because of the cold for ever.” Talking of dreams, changed the complexion of pointed when she is told that First Indian many great sportspersons about wrestling and the hard fluenced by the wrong peo­ war between the Soviet Un­ Bubka feels India could af­ the match in the space of 12 neither Roger Federer nor She is justifiably proud that from around the world. And work we put in; the Hindi ple, especially coaches, who ion and the United States, I ford to make a mark on the minutes. Spaniards Sandro Serena Williams will be pre­ she has been nominated for I have enjoyed my time here film Dangal has helped cer­ could influence them to take could not compete at the Los international arena. Rodriguez and Nestor Gor­ sent at the Laureus Sports the Comeback­of­the­Year in this beautiful city.” tainly,” she says. “And more performance­enhancing Angeles Olympics, while I “India is a huge country dillo also scored for Chen­ Awards this year. award. She is the first Indian From here she will travel and more girls want to do drugs. was at my peak and could with so much potential,” he nai. Kitboklang Pale and She has always admired in the two­decade­old histo­ to Bulgaria for her next as­ wrestling now.” “In one survey by the IOC have won the gold,” he re­ said. “If India could get good Samuel Lyngdoh found the those tennis greats, who are ry of Laureus to make it to signment, a ranking tourna­ it was found that over 80 per called. coaches, the country will target for the hosts. also the most successful the list of nominees. ment. She has already set Foreign coaches cent of the information an “The boycott by Soviet succeed in producing more Chennai consolidated its champions at the Laureus; “I was delighted when I her eyes on Tokyo, where Vinesh, however, feels India athlete receives is from his Union destroyed my dream, fine athletes.” position at the top with 37 Federer has been Sport­ came to know that I was the Olympic Games will be needs better coaches. “With or her coach,” said Bubka. but I could at least compete He feels India bidding for points from 17 games. Shil­ sman­of­the­Year five times nominated,” Vinesh told The held next year. foreign coaches we could do “As in any other walks of life, again at the Olympics and the 2032 Olympics is an ex­ long remained at the bot­ and Serena won the Sport­ Hindu on Monday. “There is nothing like the better,” she says. “I am glad people take wrong decisions win the gold in 1988, but ma­ cellent idea. tom with 10 points. swoman­of­the­Year on four “It is a big honour. It is Olympics,” she says. “Watch­ that I am working with my in athletics, knowingly or ny athletes were not as fortu­ “India has the ability to The results: Shillong Lajong 2 occasions. good for the sport of wres­ ing wrestlers like Sushil Ku­ Hungarian coach Woller unknowingly.” nate. You know only 50 per host Olympics,” he said. (Kitboklang Pale 23, Samuel The 24­year­old gold me­ tling, and even better for In­ mar and Yogeshwar Dutt win Akos.” One thing he is happy cent of athletes last till the “And if India does that, it Lyngdoh 85) lost to Chennai dallist at both the Asian and dian wrestling.” Olympic medals was a huge (The writer is in Monte about today’s sport is that next Olympics, so you could would help its athletics too; City 4 (Sandro Rodriguez 7, Commonwealth Games may Among her rivals for the inspiration for me.” Carlo at the invitation of politics isn’t as interfering as imagine the number of after all it is the No.1 sport at Pedro Manzi 78, 90, Nestor not be able to take selfies award is golfing legend Tiger She is glad that the profile Laureus) much as it used to in his dreams the boycotts ended the Olympics.” Gordilo 81). I­League teams U Mumba Volley makes semifinals Minerva moves Delhi HC #70929 lodge complaint Sports Bureau following the no­show had The team rallies from a set behind to down Ahmedabad Defenders BENGALURU been sent to the League Special Correspondent sought an appointment with Minerva Punjab moved the Committee for further PRO VOLLEYBALL three­point lead at 10­7. KOLKATA/ Chennai AIFF “to give us a time” on Delhi High Court on action even as it chose not Vinit Kumar then pro­ Eight I­League clubs have February 20 to discuss the Monday after the All India to comment on the duced two good spikes in­ S. Dipak Ragav written to All India Football issues. Football Federation (AIFF) consequences. cluding one super point to Chennai Federation (AIFF) President According to CCFC, the refused to relocate the The AIFF added: narrow the lead at 11­10 but Praful Patel, requesting him top division of the league is I­League match against “Despite the tragic events, U Mumba Volley came back Defenders’ Mandeep Singh for an urgent appointment sacrosanct and cannot be Real Kashmir. football for the people of from a set behind to beat Ah­ returned the favour with a to discuss the future of I­ privately owned and operat­ Minerva did not travel to Jammu and Kashmir has medabad Defenders 4­1 (10­ spike on super point before League and the clubs play­ ed. Srinagar, claiming it was been maintained on 15, 15­12, 15­13, 15­12, 15­8) and two more unforced errors ing in it. It must be operated only not given the “written” schedule, with assistance reach the semifinals of the from Mumba gave the first The clubs — Mohun Ba­ by AIFF and not by any priv­ security assurances that it from the security provided RuPay Pro Volleyball league set to Defenders 15­10.

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