Jeev Milkha tied 12th

Sentosa: Jeev Milkha Singh carded three-under 68 to leapfrog to tied 12th place in the $5m Barclays Singapore Open here Friday.

Digvijay Singh added one-over 72 to his opening round score of 70 and was at tied 16th, while S.S.P. Chowrasia was at 66th with Shiv Kapur. Arjun Atwal runs the risk of missing the cut at five-over unless he comes up with an extraordinary show in the remaining 12 holes.

Amritraj out

New Delhi: Prakash Amritraj crashed out of the $50,000 ATP challenger series event in Champaign, US, after a 5-7, 3-6 defeat in his second round match to Australian Carsten Ball.

Drogba charged

London: Chelsea striker Didier Drogba was charged with violent conduct by the FA on Friday for throwing a coin back into the crowd during a League Cup game against Burnley. A disciplinary committee will decide on the case on Monday.

Merchants Cup

Calcutta: HSBC defeated BDHC ‘B’ 3-0 in the Merchants Cup 5-a-side on Friday to advance to the semi-finals, says A Staff Reporter. BNKe also made the last four. Panchvati and Hyatt joined them in the semis.

Waqar role

Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) may hire former pacer Waqar Younis as the bowling coach of the national team, sources said. Ejaz Ahmed and Shoaib Mohammad are likely to be named fielding and batting coaches, respectively.

Bucknor back

Melbourne: Controversial umpire Steve Bucknor, kept out of international matches after a string of poor decisions in the infamous Sydney Test, returns to officiate in the upcoming Australia-New Zealand Test series.

Frazer sacked

Jaipur: Fed up with the tension between skipper Venugopal Rao and coach Ian Frazer, Rajasthan Cricket Association Friday sacked the Australian from his post and appointed chief curator Taposh Chatterjee