Vasco
Mohun Bagan kept their title hopes alive with a 2-0 victory over Indian Arrows in the I-League match. Bagan, who had the lion’s share of ball possession, scored through Aser Pierrick Dipanda Dicka (26th minute) and Akram Koghrabi (41st) to take their tally to 27 points from 16 matches. They are now placed fourth in the table, while Arrows, who finished their league engagement with 15 points from 18 matches, are at the bottom. In Kolkata, East Bengal head coach Khalid Jamil said the I-League title race was still open. East Bengal, third with 29 points from 16 matches, are three points adrift of surprise leaders Minerva Punjab (32 points from 16 matches). Second placed Neroca FC have 31 points from 17 games.
Colombo
Mathews ruled out of tri-nation series in SL
Sri Lanka’s limited-overs captain Angelo Mathews has been ruled out of next month’s tri-nation T20 tournament after failing to recover from a hamstring injury. The hosts will be led by Dinesh Chandimal in the series starting March 6 at Colombo’s R Premadasa Stadium. India and Bangladesh are the other two teams. Sri Lanka Cricket announced a 20-man preliminary squad that will be cropped to 15 on Wednesday. Mathews, 30, was in January named as Sri Lanka’s captain in the shorter format until the 2019 World Cup. But the all-rounder has been beset by injuries and has led the side in just a single ODI, against Zimbabwe in Dhaka last month.
Mumbai
CoA seeks legal opinion on Johri’s increment
The Committee of Administrators (CoA) has apparently sought legal opinion on its decision to award BCCI CEO Rahul Johri an out of turn increment after the issue was raised by treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry. “The CoA has asked for amicus curiae’s (Gopal Subramanium) opinion with regards to Johri’s salary. A legal opinion has been sought but at this moment we won’t be able to divulge the details,” a BCCI official said on the sidelines of COA meeting. In his letter to CoA, Chaudhry questioned how Johri was given an increment in April 2017 when it was due in June.
PARIS
Bolt to play UNICEF charity football match
Usain Bolt will line up opposite British pop star Robbie Williams in a charity football match at Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium. Bolt had given a teaser of what was to come on Twitter yesterday, claiming that he had signed for a football club and would reveal all 24 hours later. Well, his new team is the Soccer Aid World XI — a motley crew put together to help raise funds for the United Nations Children’s Fund. — AGENCIES
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