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Murray sends Great Britain into Davis Cup final, to face Belgium
Volkswagen Shares Skid 20% on False Emission Scam in US
Agency | New Delhi
Agency | Glasgow World number three Andy Murray fired Great Britain into its first Davis Cup final in 37 years after his defeat of Bernard Tomic handed the Brits an unassailable 3-1 lead in their World Group semi-final clash against Australia at Glasgow’s Emirates Arena on Sunday, setting up a final showdown against Belgium, who defeated Argentina to enter their first final in 111 years. Murray secured the final berth with his 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 win in the first re-
verse singles rubber to clinch the best-of-five tie after playing three days in succession. The 28-year-old’s 25th win from 27 Davis Cup singles matches, which took under two hours, secured a first victory over old rivals Australia since 1978. It puts nine-time winners Britain on the verge of a historic first title triumph since 1936, when Fred Perry and Bunny Austin sealed a 3-2 victory over Australia at Wimbledon. “Winning for your country and your team-mates means a lot. The crowd
were unbelievable from the first ball to the last,” Murray told the BBC. “I didn’t feel great the whole weekend to be honest, I’ve been struggling with my back, but I just tried to disguise it.” Great Britain captain Leon Smith hailed the impact of former Wimbledon and US Open champion Murray. “He’s quite good isn’t he? It’s pretty amazing watching Andy’s work over the whole weekend, he fights so hard and he’s got the quality. He executed it perfectly today.”
lan Qualifier. “The game against Turkmenistan is very important game for us. We will focus on playing positively like we played against Oman and Iran and hopefully we will get a win against Turkmenistan and get a point,” he said. Former captain Baichung Bhutia recently pointed out that Indian coach Stephen Constantine needs much more time with the players for training
throughout the year and ahead of a match. Speaking on it, Chhetri said: “If you see the calendar, all the European teams, and other big teams like Brazil, they all get five to six days before an international match or friendly. As our calendar is not fixed right now, we have to go as it comes. We have a young team and must stay focused on what is in our hand and what is coming up.”
Turkmenistan clash crucial for India’s World Cup Qualifying: Sunil Chhetri Agency | Frankfurt Shares in German auto giant Volkswagen plummeted more than 20 per cent on Monday after it emerged that nearly half a million of its diesel cars in the United States had been fitted with software that falsified emissions data. By late morning on the Frankfurt stock exchange, VW shares had fallen by more than 20 per cent to 126.35 euros, dragging down the entire market. The scandal, which came to light on Friday, could lead to financial fines of up to $18 billion for the carmaker as well as threatening the brand’s image in the United States and the rest of the world. It is unknown how far the scandal may spread. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said the country will conduct emissions tests on three Volkswagen car models in mid-October to check for similar deception.
Ola Says Will Invest $20 Million on Safety Initiatives This Year
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| New Delhi
Taxi aggregator Ola said that it introduced number masking on its platform, which will enable mobile numbers of customers to remain undisclosed to drivers. The aggregator integrated a cloud telephony solution, which sends an encrypted number to the driver whenever a customer books a cab. Drivers calling from their Ola device will not be able to see the customer’s mobile number but will automatically be routed through the encrypted number, the company said in a release. The number masking feature is active for driver-partners in all cities where Ola operates, it added. With this, calls made by the driver-partners can be traced by Ola from archived recordings at all times, Ola said. The company’s driver-partners will not bear the cost of calls made to customers, since they would be routed directly through the device, the firm said and claimed that this was a first of its kind step in the industry towards ensuring complete privacy of user’s contact details.
SPORTS ROUNDUP India vs South Africa: India squad reflects the focus is World T20
Agency | New Delhi Indian telecom major Bharti Airtel has moved all its pre-paid subscribers across the country to payper-second, ensuring customers pay only for the time they use the network. The move comes amid regulator TRAI examining whether there are any tariff plans by the service providers wherein call drops actually incentivise or benefit the companies. “... starting today it will move all its pre-paid mobile customers nationally to the more affordable per-second bill plan... this will help ensure customers pay only for the time they use the Airtel network,” the company said in a statement. Pre-paid customers constitute 94.4 percent of its total user base at the end of June 2015. With call drops on the rise, Telecom Secretary Rakesh Garg had also said plans where customers get some free minutes and the billing is minute-based need to be examined. Bharti Airtel (India and South Asia) MD and CEO Gopal Vittal recently said about 95 percent plans are second-based, so they don’t earn anything if a call gets dropped.
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With the focus now shifting from Virat Kohli to MS Dhoni, the Indian selectors on Sunday picked the squad for the three T20s and the first three one-day internationals in the upcoming home series against South Africa, starting October 2. And while the squad looks balanced, recalling seniors like Amit Mishra and picking youngsters like Gurkeerat Mann shows the selectors are in no mood to experiment too much or take too much liberty by trying more youngsters. The story of the meet held in Bangalore was the selection of uncapped Punjab all-
rounder Gurkeerat in the ODI squad while Karnataka left-arm seamer Sreenath Aravind was a surprise inclusion in the T20 squad. The 25-year-old Gurkeerat was rewarded with a place in the ODI team for his consistent performance for India A in the recent limited-overs
matches. By picking Gurkeerat, the Indian selectors have given Dhoni, who is making a return to the team after a gap of three months, a chance to try out yet another man for the allrounders’ spot that has so far been a vulnerable zone in the Indian team.
and Justice RM Lodha Committee, which culminated in the two-year suspension of CSK and Rajasthan Royals, stands completely vitiated due to motivated and vested litigation instituted by the Cricket Association of Bihar, said Swamy in a writ petition filed in the Madras High Court. He urged the Court to grant an interim stay on the ban on CSK by the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha Committee order passed on July 14 on behalf of the Board of Control for
Cricket in India (BCCI). Swamy’s petition came up before a two-judge bench headed by the Chief Justice Kishan Kaul and Justice TS Sivagnanam. Accepting the petition, the bench said it will be taken up along with a petition filed by CSK coming up for hearing on September 23. Swamy later Tweeted saying the “Madras High Court saw prima facie merit in my arguments, issued notice and listed it for hearing on 23. The process for liberating CSK starts now.”
1 in doubles after she was conferred with the honorary life membership of the Cricket Club of India. Sania, who had won the US Open doubles crown with Swiss partner Mar-
tina Hingis after grabbing the Wimbledon title for back-to-back Grand Slam women’s doubles titles, explained how difficult it was to keep playing nonstop on the pro circuit. “The main thing is to peak for the (Grand) Slams, but it’s very tough and one of the hardest things to do mentally. But tennis players are used to it.
Swamy files petition seeking stay on CSK’s ban
Agency | Mumbai
Following three consecutive defeats in the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers, Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri believes the coming away match against Turkmenistan on October 8 will be crucial -- if India has to bag at least a point. India lost 1-2 to Oman, 1-2 to Guam and 0-3 to Iran in the qualifiers. “Very sad and disappointed to lose three matches. Next is away game against Turkmenistan. Realistically, we as a team take one match at a time. I think we gave whatever we had against Iran. We gave everything but on the given day they (Iran) were better than us,” Chhetri Sunday on the sidelines of the PES League Road To Mi-
Shahid Afridi right in asking PCB not to run after BCCI Agency | Bengaluru
Shahid Afridi’s impact and aura is not something that can be challenged. Having played cricket for 17 years and still going strong, the 35-year-old (or is it 17?) Pakistan all-rounder is one of most iconic figures in Pakistan. He is one of the few current Pakistan cricketers to have been part of some memorable battles with India. Things have changed though; Afridi has retired from two formats of the game (for now). He is still leading the team in Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). He
Agency | Chennai The single most popular and successful Indian Premier League (IPL) team, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), stands unfairly suspended from the IPL T20 cricket tournament, said Subramanian Swamy, a noted economist and head of the Action Committee Against Corruption in India. The entire proceedings before the Bombay High Court, the Supreme Court, the Justice Mudgal Committee
Peaking for 25 weeks a year is not easy, says Sania Mirza
Agency | New York
has always been vocal about his thoughts, and similar to his style of play expresses himself without a care the world. India and Pakistan have not played a bilateral series in the last two years. Pakistan won the One-Day Internation-
al (ODI) series in India 2-1 in early 2013 but there has been no cricket series whatsoever between the two sides since then. Political tensions between the two nations have been the hindering factor in resumption of cricketing ties.
Sania Mirza said that while confining herself to playing in doubles was good for her body physically it was, at the same time, a mentally draining affair. “I am playing in one format which is a lot easy on my body, but mentally it’s tough. Peaking for 25 weeks a year is not easy,” said world No