|
In case you could not catch up on the latest in Indian sport, here is the lowdown on the top stories of the past week.1. Aditi earns LPGA Tour membership: Aditi Ashok secured the LPGA Tour membership for 2017 after finishing tied-24th at the qualifying tournament in Daytona Beach, Florida. Aditi fell short of full status but her performance ensured she is now an LPGA member -- only the second Indian to earn the status after Simi Mehra.2. Aditi narrowly misses out on hat-trick of titles: Aditi Ashok finished tied-3rd at the Ladies European Tour Dubai Masters after scoring a 2-under 70 in the final round at the Emirates Golf Club, UAE, on Saturday.3. Nobody remains No. 1 forever. After a roller-coaster ride in 2016, Sania Mirza told ESPN she is hopeful of continuing her early success with new partner Barbora Strycova next season. Read the story here.?4. Chennai City, Minerva Punjab in I-League: The All India Football Federation granted Chennai City FC and Minerva Punjab FC the right to take part in the I-Leagues 2016-17 season. Minerva Punjabs presence means all four regions of the country will have a team in the I-League for the first time since 2010-11.5. Mary raring to return: Mary Kom, who has been in a prolonged absence from boxing, has decided to return to the light flyweight 48kg division amid speculation that it is among the two categories that the AIBA is pushing for inclusion in the 2020 Tokyo Games.6. The goal that changed Sushants life:?Two years ago, Sushant Mathew became an instant hero when he scored a 94th-minute belter in front of his home fans to put Kerala Blasters 3-0 up in the first leg of the ISL semi-finals against Chennaiyin. Sushant talks about the best moment of his life. . Rousey will put her perfect 8-0 record and hardware on the line against another undefeated fighter, 7-0 Sara McMann in the main event of UFC 170, which will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas Nevada on February 22nd. . However, he did make them miss him a little less. Cundiff, who had the unenviable job of replacing Dawson last season, agreed Thursday to a one-year, $1. . The mixed zone is not a place to make friends. . The Hall of Fame defenceman told Landsberg that he believes fighting still has a place in todays game, but thinks staged fighting needs be outlawed. . Thousands of Southern California fans enveloped the Trojans to celebrate an improbable win secured by an interim coach, an inconsistent kicker and a thin defence that wouldnt break. RENTON, Wash. -- Seattle Seahawks tight end Jimmy Graham returned to practice Wednesday for the first time since rupturing his patellar tendon in November.There were some dark days, Graham said. Its been eight months. Its been a constant eight months. Ive never been through something that every day you had to do something for it. Every day, you wake up, and until you go to bed, youre doing some type of rehab. Its been like that for me for eight months, and itll continue to be like that for me for the next eight months.Its something that Im always going to have to pay attention to. Its a part of life now. It makes me appreciate the game even more than I did. Just being out there today, Im full of passion and full of fire. I get goosebumps just walking out of that door. So it was a great day.Graham ran routes and caught passes from the quarterbacks during the first part of Wednesdays practice. Nothing he did required moving at full speed, and Graham stayed on the sideline once the offense and defense started going against each other.Coach Pete Carroll has said that Graham is on track to play in Week 1, barring a setback.Asked if thats his expectation, Graham said, I cant really answer that. Im not allowed to answer that.After undergoing surgery, Grahams right leg was immobilized for 11 to 12 weeks. The rehab process involved learning how to stand and learning how to walk again, he said.For me, I think one of the biggest battles is mentally, Graham said. You have good days and you have bad days. Randomly, youll feel good for weeks, and then all of a sudden, youll have a bad day where youre reallly sore.dddddddddddd. And you end up questioning yourself, like Am I doing the right thing? Why is this so hard?Especially for me and my career, I feel like a lot of things have come easy. Ive always been athletic and fast. To have to learn how to walk again, its very humbling for sure.Graham has spoken with others who have suffered the same injury, like former teammate Jon Stinchcomb and New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz. They emphasized how rushing back can lead to other injuries. So for now, the Seahawks plan is push Graham along slowly.This team and every one of my teammates just uplifted me the entire time, Graham said. Im talking about Richard Sherman every day comes in that training room and encourages me. And every time Im out here running, he steps out here.Luke Willson, [tight ends coach] Pat [McPherson], everybody in this building has been nothing but positive and nothing but encouraging about everything from how much they need me and how much they cant wait for me to get back. Just hearing that every day, all the love I get from this building, it definitely helps. ... I cant wait for that first touchdown, honestly. Thatll be probably the sweetest moment for me.On the defensive side of the ball Wednesday, rookie defensive lineman Jarran Reed suffered what looked like a left foot or ankle injury and was carted off the field. He later indicated he is OK.?A second-round pick out of Alabama, Reed is in line to be the Seahawks starting nose tackle. ' ' '
|
