Harinder triumphs

Adelaide: India’s Harinder Pal Sandhu beat Rhys Dowling of Australia 11-8, 12-10, 11-4 in the final to lift South Australian Open squash title, here. “It has been a tough week as playing in cold climates is never easy… It feels good to win a PSA tournament here for the first time,” Sandhu said.

EB scouts

Calcutta: East Bengal brand ambassador Alvito D’Cunha and Tushar Rakshit, a member of the technical committee, will be travelling to Leeds to scout for foreign footballers. They will be leaving for UK either on Monday or Tuesday.

United move

London: Manchester United have agreed a fee with Everton for the transfer of Belgian international striker Romelu Lukaku subject to medical and personal terms, the Premier League side said on Saturday.

4-under

Oneida (US): Indian golfer Aditi Ashok produced five birdies in the back-nine to be four-under through 12 holes when play was stopped on account of inclement weather at the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic here.

CAB awards

Calcutta: Shaktipada Bhattacharya has been adjudged the CAB’s best umpire in Grade I (BCCI). The others who will get awards are Sanjeev Pandey in Grade I, Tushar Kanti Ghosh in Grade II, Abhishek Halder in Grade III and Kaustav Das as the most promising umpire.

Demise

Calcutta: Gour Ghosh, who played for Bengal and Bihar in Ranji Trophy, passed away on Saturday morning. He was 77. Ghosh was also a junior selection committee member at the CAB from 2005 to 2007.