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F1: Indian Grand Prix set to return in 2016, says Bernie Ecclestone
The Indian Grand Prix is required to return in 2016 as an issue" "meeting between Formula One supervisor Bernie Ecclestone and race promoters has arranged the ground for the rebound of the prominent occasion.
The gathering was hung on the sidelines of the inaugural Russian Grand Prix in Sochi, a month ago.
The Indian Grand Prix was dropped from the 2014 datebook after three fruitful seasons, owing to expense and bureaucratic obstacles, leaving fans and masters to ponder whether the world class worldwide occasion will rebound whatsoever. The race has as of now been discounted for 2015.
The issues encompassing the Grand Prix remain however Ecclestone-headed Formula One Management (FOM) and race promoters Jaypee Sports International (JPSI), headed by Sameer Gaur, first need to respect the five-year contract and afterward chip away at securing the long haul fate of the occasion.
"We (Sameer and I) had a great gathering in Russia. I was guaranteed that the assessment and other related issues will be dealt with at the appropriate time course and afterward we are ready back. It is past the point of no return for 2015 now, so we are dealing with 2016," Ecclestone told PTI from his London office.
Gaur, on his part, said, "Recipe One remaining parts critical for us. Tragically, in light of the circumstances we couldn't do the race not long from now however I see the circumstances enhancing soon. The paramount thing is that we and FOM are in agreement. 2015 looks extreme as the logbook is pretty much last, so we ought to take a gander at 2016 as the year for the race."
Just time will tell how Ecclestone obliges India on the ever packed datebook. 2014 will see 20 races with the reappearance of Mexico round and the number could go up to 22 in 2016 with India and Azerbaijan holding up to have the F1 band.
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Saina, Srikanth lift China Open
Olympic bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal clinched the $ 700,000 China Open Super Series Premier tournament after beating young Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the summit clash, in Fuzhou on Sunday.
The World No. 5 Indian prevailed over the 17-year-old Akane 21-12 22-20 in the women’s singles finals which lasted 42 minutes at the Haixia Olympic Sport Centre.
Young Indian shuttler K Srikanth clinched his maiden Super Series title after defeating two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan of China in the men’s singles events of China Open Super Series Premier.
The 21-year-old from Andhra Pradesh showed nerves of steel to produce a dominating performance which helped him see off five-time world champion Lin 21-19 21-17 in the men’s singles final which lasted 46 minutes here.
Srikanth, who won the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold last year, had finished runners-up at the 2014 India Open Grand Prix Gold event in Lucknow and was a quarter-finalist in this year’s Malaysian Open.
He was also a part of the Indian badminton contingent that reached the semifinals of the mixed team event at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
This is the first time any Indian male shuttler has won a Super Series Premier event ever since the Super Series and Premier tournaments were introduced.
This is Saina’s third title of the year as the Indian had won the Australian Super Series in June, besides clinching the Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold early in the year.
In her sixth appearance in the prestigious tournament, Saina had to draw from her reservoir of experience to stave off the challenge of the athletic Akane.
In the opening game, Saina led 3-1 early on and extended it to 8-4. She lost few points due to miscued strokes but the Indian managed to go into the interval with a four-point lead with the help of an angled stroke and down the line smash.
Saina controlled the shuttle and the pace of the game and forced her young rival to commit errors, opening up a healthy 14-7 lead.
Akane showed sparks of brilliance but it was not enough to threaten Saina, who moved into game point with a delicate net shot and then a disguised return to earn the bragging rights.
Akane produced a better performance in the second game.
The 17-year-old was quick on her legs and bothered Saina with her straight smashes to enter the break with a slender 11-9 lead.
The closing moments of the second game turned out to be nerve-wrecking as both the shuttlers engaged in aggressive rallies before the experienced Indian clawed her way back at 14-14.
Saina mixed her strokes well to dominate the rallies but she still found it difficult to find a chink in the Japanese’s armour who returned everything that was directed at her.
At 18-18, Saina earned a point with a disguised net shot but the Indian hit one long and then missed another point to allow Akane to close in at 20-19. However, a couple of long shots by the Japanese swung the match other way, sealing the title in the Indian’s name.
Djokovic wins the ATP Finals after Federer withdraws with injury
LONDON - Roger Federer gave Novak Djokovic a walkover in the last of the ATP World Tour Finals on Sunday after he hauled out of the competition because of a back harm. The declaration came only 30 prior minutes the last was situated to start and Federer tended to the swarm himself, apologizing and clarifying he was unfit to contend with Djokovic. This imprints simply the third time in his profession that Federer has given a walkover in a competition. He hauled out of the Paris Masters before playing James Blake in 2008 and before playing Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in 2012 in Doha.
"It's an exceptionally frustrating end to the season," Federer said. "I was playing so well here, had an extraordinary season as such. I was feeling extraordinary until yesterday's sudden death round. I felt the greater part of a sudden the back was feeling amusing. I attempted to have treatment on it, medicine on it, recently attempted to turn around as brisk as could be expected under the circumstances truly, yet didn't generally feel that much of a change overnight. At that point you don't have a vacation day or anything to work with, clearly it insufficient time to recuperate. The way I feel at this time, its absolutely impossible I can contend at any level truly."
The withdrawal came short of what 24 hours after he spared four match focuses to thrashing Stan Wawrinka in the elimination rounds on Saturday night. Federer says he harmed his back late in the match against Wawrinka and was not able to recoup in time. Presently starts the race to get fit for the Davis Cup last, which starts on Friday. Federer and Wawrinka will endeavor to lead Switzerland to its first Davis Cup title against France in Lille.
"Presumably in a couple of days its going to be better, however at this moment it bad enough," Federer said. "So plainly its exceptionally baffling."
With the walkover, Djokovic merges his position as the year-end No. 1 by turning into the first player since Ivan Lendl to win the ATP Finals three years consecutively. The title is his seventh of the year, topping off a season in which he won Wimbledon to retake the No. 1 positioning from Rafael Nadal, and additionally Indian Wells, Miami, Rome, Beijing, Paris, and now the ATP Finals. He secured the year-end No. 1 in front of No. 2 Federer in the wake of going undefeated through gathering play this week.
Djokovic educated of the withdrawal amid the duplicates last. "It's exceptionally ungainly circumstance to discuss it, in all honesty, today," he said. "You never like to win, particularly these enormous matches against huge adversaries, with the retirement. However that is the way it is."
With the Davis Cup last approaching, Djokovic rejected any recommendation that Federer withdrew to secure his body for one weekend from now's tie. "I don't think he was computing and attempting to spare his body for Davis Cup last," Djokovic said. "I'm certain that that wasn't the situation. This is most likely one of the greatest matches of the year for him, and in addition for me.
India Consolidate No. 1 ODI Ranking With Series Whitewash vs Sri Lanka
Title holders India have solidified their top rank on the ICC ODI Team Rankings in the wake of clearing the arrangement against Sri Lanka, which closed in Ranchi on Sunday. (highlights)
India had begun the arrangement at the third position on 113 evaluations focuses and has completed on 117 appraisals focuses - two evaluations focuses clear of South Africa, which is included in a five-ODI arrangement against Australia. (Virat Kohli pummels 21st ODI century)
Interestingly, Sri Lanka have held their fourth position however slipped to 108 appraisals in the wake of surrendering three evaluations focuses. It now has England in a seven-ODI arrangement, heading Alastair Cook's side by one appraisals point. (Mathews stands tall in the midst of remains)
In any case, with the Australia-South Africa arrangement bolted at one-all, both sides have a chance to recover the No 1 positioning.
Be that as it may to get this going, either side will need to win the staying three matches. In the event that Australia wins the arrangement 4-1, then it will get up and go of India by a small amount of a point (0.2 appraisals focuses).
South Africa will end on 118 evaluations focuses and Australia on 111 appraisals focuses if the arrangement result is switched
Unmatchble Milestones Set By Sachin Tendulkar
1988As a schoolboy scores a century in every innings he plays, including a then record partnership for a Lord Harris Shiled inter-school match of 664 with his friend Vinod Kambli.
On December 11 (aged 15 years and 232 days) makes 100 not out on his first-class debut for Mumbai against Gujarat, the youngest player to score a century on his first-class debut.
1989
1989
Becomes the youngest player to play at Test level for India, at just 16 years and 205 days. It was against Pakistan in Karachi.
1990
Becomes the second youngest player to score a Test century when he hits a match-saving 119 on India’s tour of England at the age of 17 years and 112 days. He finished the series with an average of 61.25.
1991
Becomes the youngest player to score a century on Australian soil with a mammoth 148 in Sydney.He followed it up with a ton at Perth, a century which he ranks as one of his best ever.
1992
Sachin is the first batsman to be declared run out by a third umpire against South Africa.
At 19 he becomes the youngest player to score 1,000 test runs, during India's tour of South Africa.
Becomes first overseas-born player to represent Yorkshire in the English County Championship. He scores 1,070 runs in 16 matches.
1993
Scores his first Test century at home, in Madras, hitting 24 fours and a six in his 165 during a thrashing of England.With South Africa needing just six to win off the final over in the Hero Cup semi-final, his bowling comes to the fore as he concedes only 3 runs, giving India victory.
1994
Opens an ODI innings for the first time, scoring 82 off 49 balls.
Scores his first One-Day century on September 9 against Australia in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Receives Arjuna Award for achievements in cricket.
1995
Signs a then record sports management deal with Worldtel for 30 crore rupees over 5 years.
Rated the No.1 batsman in the world by the prestigious Coopers and Lybrands ratings.
1996
Is the leading run scorer at the World Cup, topping the batting averages (with 87.16) while scoring two centuries.
Appointed captain of Indian cricket team.
1997
Wisden Cricketer of the Year.
Receives India’s highest sporting honour, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.
1998
Wins the Coopers and Lybrand Award for best Test Cricketer of the Year.
Scores centuries in three consecutive Tests against the touring Australians; two further centuries and a fifty give India a 2-1 Test series win.
Single-handedly wins ICC quarter-final against Australia by scoring 141 in 128 balls and taking 4 Australian wickets.
Involved in a world record opening stand with Sourav Ganguly of 252 runs off 44 overs.
Becomes the fifth player in ODI history to score 7,000 runs.
Meets Sir Donald Bradman in Adelaide on the occasion of the Australian batsman’s 90th birthday celebrations. Bradman considers Tendulkar to be the best batsman in the world.
Breaks the record for ODI centuries by scoring his 18th (127 not out) against Zimbabwe on September 26.
Chosen as the Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year Award.
Tops Amul Cricket Rankings.
1999
Receives Padma Shri, India’s civilian medal of recognition.
Makes highest score by an Indian in ODIs – 186 not out against New Zealand at Hyderabad.
Passes 5,000 runs in Test cricket during the First Test of the Asian Test Championship.
It’s his 67th Test and his average of 53.19 includes 18 centuries and 20 fifties.
Scores his 19th Test century and 23rd ODI hundred.
Replaces Azharuddin for his second stint as captain of India.
Scores his first test double century (217 against New Zealand).
2000
Scores his 25th ODI century and passes 9,000 runs in ODIs.
2001
Becomes the first batsman in the history of limited overs cricket to score 10,000 runs.
Equals Sir Donald Bradman’s record of 29 Test centuries when he scores 117 against the West Indies at the Port of Spain, Trinidad.
2002
On September 5, becomes the youngest player from any country to play in 100 Tests.
2003
Is the highest run scorer at the 2003 Cricket World Cup with 673 runs at an average of 61.18; he also wins the Player of the Tournament award.
In August he is voted the Greatest Sportsman of the Country in the sport personalities category in the Best of India poll conducted by Zee News.
While playing against Pakistan in the group match during 2003 World Cup, scores his 12,000th ODI run. No other player has scored more than 10,000 runs till date.
2004
Hits an unbeaten 241 in the Fourth Test against Australia in Sydney, his highest first-class score. Puts on 353 for the fourth wicket with V V S Laxman as India draw the Test series 1-1.
Wins the ICC World ODI XI.
Problems with tennis elbow surface causing him to miss the Champions Trophy and the first two Tests of the home series against Australia.
2005
Completes 13,000 runs in ODIs during the second one-dayer against Pakistan in Rawalpindi.
Equals Sunil Gavaskar’s record of 34 tons in Test matches; by the end of the year he has broken it with a 109 against Sri Lanka in Delhi.
Becomes only the third player in history, after Gary Kirsten and Steve Waugh, to score centuries against all Test-playing nations.
Has elbow surgery which keeps him out for four months; scores 93 off 96 balls against Sri Lanka on his return.
Becomes fifth batsman in Test history to score 10,000 runs, during the second Test against Pakistan.
Equals former Pakistan all-rounder Wasim Akram’s record for ODI appearances by playing in his 356th match.
2006
Signs a contract with Saatchi and Saatchi’s Iconix, valued at 180 crores over 3 years, making him the highest-earning cricketer in the world.
Time magazine names him as one of their ‘Asian Heroes’.
Named Sports person of the Year.
Scoeres his 39th ODI hundred, in a match against Pakistan.
Plays his 132nd Test, the most by any Indian ever, at his home ground in Mumbai.
Goes to England for surgery on his right shoulder and misses one-dayers v England and Tour to West Indies.
Responds to questions about his longevity by scoring an unbeaten 141 off 148 balls in a DLF Cup match against the West Indies, giving him 18 more ODI tons than the players who are equal second on the list of ODI century-makers, Sourav Ganguly and Sanath Jayasuriya.
2007
Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne names him at Number 1 on his list of 50 greatest cricketers ever.
ICC World ODI XI award to Sachin.
Scored a 76-ball century against the West Indies for his 41st ODI century. He reached a hundred on the last ball of the Indian innings.
Becomes the first batsman to make 1,000 runs in a calendar year on seven separate occasions.
Dismissed seven times during the year on scores between 90 and 100, including three times at 99.
Is rested for the ODI series against Bangladesh but returns to score centuries in two consecutive Test matches.
Announces a joint venture with the Fortune Group and Manipal Group to launch healthcare and sports fitness products under the brand name ‘S Drive and Sach’.
A series of comic books by Virgin Comics is due to be published featuring him as a superhero.
2008
Receives the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian award.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown suggests Sachin should be conferred with an honorary knighthood for his contribution to international cricket.
Scores his first ODI century in Australia.
Becomes highest run-scorer in the history of Test cricket with 12,037.
He reaches this summit at 2.31pm on Friday, October 17 in Mohali when he steers debutant Peter Siddle to third man for three runs.
