Sports World: Sumit Nagal Enters Round Of 32 In Monte Carlo Masters - As It Happened

Here are the highlights of all the news from the sporting world for April 8, 2024, Monday. Sumit Nagal defeated world no. 38 Matteo Arnaldi in the round of 64 of the Monte Carlo Masters on Monday. He scripted history as he became the first male to win a match on clay in 1000 Masters. In cricket, Chennai Super Kings won by seven wickets after beating Kolkata Knight Riders at Chepauk. Here was a huge build-up of UEFA Champions League quarter-final matches. Catch all the highlights of the sports world for Monday, 8 April 2024, here.

The Turkish Super Cup ended in chaos on Sunday after only 101 seconds when Fenerbahçe players walked off after conceding an early goal against rival Galatasaray, which was declared the 1-0 winner.

Fenerbahçe had already decided to field its under-19 team for the match to protest alleged unfavorable treatment by Turkish soccer authorities. (AP)

Akshay Bhatia survived losing a six-hole lead and injuring his shoulder to win the Valero Texas Open.

Ben Shelton defeated Frances Tiafoe, the reigning winner, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 on Sunday to win the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship.

The Commonwealth Games Federation plans to announce a new host for its 2026 event next month, saying it has “multiple proposals” to replace Australia's Victoria state.

The CGF on Monday said it was keeping the proposals confidential. Victoria state lawmakers last July withdrew from plans to host the 2026 Games in three regional hubs, citing escalating costs.

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Newcastle manager Eddie Howe insists he wants to keep Bruno Guimaraes “as long as he can”, reports the Daily Mirror. Paris St Germain are among the clubs interested in the 26-year-old Brazil midfielder.

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The 33-member core group:

Goalkeepers: Savita Punia, Bichu Devi Kharibam, Bansari Solanki, Madhuri Kindo.

Defenders: Nikki Pradhan, Udita, Ishika Chaudhary, Monika, Ropni Kumari, Mahima Chaudhary, Jyoti Chhatri, Preeti.

Midfielders: Salima Tete, Marina Lalramnghaki, Vaishnavi Phalke, Neha, Jyoti, Edula Jyoti, Baljeet Kaur, Manisha Chauhan, Akshata Abaso Dhekale, Ajmina Kujur, Nisha.

Forwards: Mumtaz Khan, Lalremsiami, Sangita Kumari, Deepika, Sharmila Devi, Navneet Kaur, Deepika Soreng, Preeti Dubey, Vandana Katariya, Rutuja Dadaso Pisal.

Promising rally driver Pragathi Gowda has signed a multi-year development deal with energy sector major Sidvin ahead of the upcoming Rally Championships in Asia and Europe.

The deal will help Pragathi, a Junior Indian National Rally champion in 2022, and co-driver Trisha Alonkar to make their mark in future events.

The 26-year-old Pragathi, winner of the Asia-Pacific Rally Star Cup in 2022, is gearing up for the Indian National Rally Championship and Asia Pacific Rally Championship. (PTI)

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha on Monday said that the revolting Executive Council members were trying to sideline her by their acts of defiance, including issuing termination letters to an official appointed by her.

On Friday, nine EC members had pasted a signed notice at the IOA office premises here, asking "unauthorised persons" not to enter its headquarters. The notice, which Usha termed as "arbitrary", was directed at two recently appointed officials. (PTI)

Mikel Arteta had just seen his Arsenal team come up painfully short in its Premier League title race with Manchester City and he couldn't hide his anguish.

“I know we're not at that level,” a crestfallen Arteta said last May, “but we have to find a way.” Well, Arsenal's upgraded class of 2024 are finding a way. They are there again, leading the Premier League with seven games left — just like last season. And, once again, City is on Arsenal's shoulder, waiting to pounce. (PTI)

Dan Evans suffered a straight sets defeat to Sebastian Ofner in the opening round of the Monte Carlo Masters. His match on clay for the season was over quickly after he was blown away by the Austrian. The British number three dropped the first four matches in a set he went on to lose 6-1. (Stats Perform)

Ace Indian Tennis player, Sumit Nagal defeated Italian Matteo Arnaldi in the round of 64 with 7-5, 2-6, 4-6. He became the first Indian to enter the round of 32 in the tournament. After trailing by 0-1 in the first set, he made a remarkable comeback to finish on top.

Legendary Brian Lara asserted that Virat Kohli’s value transcends cold numbers, and the West Indian virtuoso has little doubt that the star batter should be a part of India’s T20 World Cup squad, according to PTI reports.

Kohli stood in the eye of a social media storm after making a 67-ball hundred for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Rajasthan Royals in their IPL 2024 match at Jaipur, which was the joint slowest hundred in the competition alongside Manish Pandey’s century in 2009.

Amar Singh Devanda smashed his own national record en route retaining the individual gold medal and helping the men's team to finish on top of the podium for the second consecutive edition of the IAU 24-hr Asia-Oceania Ultrarunning Championships in Canberra, Australia, according to PTI reports.

Devanda completed a distance of 272.537 km in the 24-hour run to win the gold in the competition which ended on Sunday.

Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad on Monday advocated for the inclusion of Shivam Dube and Rinku Singh in the national team for the T20 World Cup in June, according to PTI reports.

Dube has been CSK's standout performer this IPL season, striking at more than 160. With conditions in the West Indies favouring spin, Dube's contribution could prove invaluable in navigating the slow pitches.

Rudi Voller is set to stay on as sporting director of the German men's national football team through to the 2026 World Cup, with coach Julian Nagelsmann's future still uncertain, according to AP reports.

Voller was initially hired early last year, initially only until this year's European Championship, as a response to Germany going out of the 2022 World Cup in the group stage. He oversaw the signing of Nagelsmann in September to replace Hansi Flick.

Young pace sensation Mayank Yadav in all likelihood will miss Lucknow Super Giants next IPL match against Delhi Capitals at home on April 12 because of an abdominal niggle which will require monitoring over the week, the franchise’s CEO stated on Monday, according to PTI reports.

Mayank suffered the niggle during LSG’s 33-run win over Gujarat Titans at Lucknow on Sunday night.

Veer Ahlawat, SSP Chawrasia and Ajeetesh Sandhu will headline a strong field in the sixth edition of the Delhi-NCR Open Golf Championship to be held at the Noida Golf Course from April 10 to 13, according to PTI reports.

The Pro-Am event will be staged on April 9. The tournament carries a prize purse of INR 1 crore, the TATA Steel Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) and Nissan Motor India announced on Monday.

Everton was docked two more points for its latest breach of the English Premier League financial rules, plunging the team back toward the relegation zone with seven games remaining, according to AP reports.

Everton had already received a six-point deduction — reduced from 10 following an appeal — for the club overspending in a three-year spell up to the end of the 2021-22 season.

Defending champions Mumbai City FC picked up decisive 2-1 win over Odisha FC to send the Juggernauts and FC Goa out of title contention in the Indian Super League on Monday, according to PTI reports.

With 47 points in 21 games, the Islanders are a step closer to defending their title this season, and can only be beaten to that by the second-placed Mohun Bagan Super Giant (MBSG), who have accumulated 42 points from 20 matches so far.

Two-time champion Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters after Laslo Djere of Serbia retired with an injury during the second set on Monday, according to AP reports.

The 12th-seeded Tsitsipas was leading 6-3, 3-2 when his unseeded opponent pulled out with an unspecified injury. Djere walked up to the net during the changeover and shook hands with Tsitsipas.

Former tennis player Luis Horna, who is now Peru's Davis Cup captain, has been fined $10,000 for promoting a betting operator, the sport's integrity agency said on Monday, according to AP reports.

Horna accepted the sanction, which also included a suspended six-month ban, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said.

Hosts Chennai Super Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets to get back to winning ways in the Indian Premier League in Chennai on Monday, according to PTI reports.

Having suffered back-to-back losses, CSK restricted Kolkata Knight Riders to a paltry 137 for 9 after opting to bowl.

Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad (67) then scored an unbeaten half-century to anchor the chase while Shivam Dube slammed 28 off 18 balls to take CSK to their third victory of the season and end KKR's winning run.

Sreenidi Deccan Football Club were held to a 1-1 draw by Inter Kashi in the penultimate matchweek of the I-League in Kalyani on Monday, according to PTI reports.

Colombian forward David Castaneda's first half goal for Sreenidi Deccan was cancelled out by a late second half penalty by Inter Kashi's Spanish midfielder Julen Perez as both teams settled for a point each as the hosts finished the match with 10 men after Sandip Mandi's dismissal.

Ravindra Jadeja hasn't yet got a moniker from Chennai Super Kings faithfuls like Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who is lovingly referred to as 'Thala' (leader) or Suresh Raina, better known as 'Chinna Thala' (leader's right-hand man) but India's No.1 all-format all-rounder feels it's time that fans give him "verification" (validation), according to PTI reports.

Jadeja, whose match-winning 3/18 in 4 overs got CSK back on track against KKR, feels that it is never easy for opposition to get going on a Chepauk track, where he has always been more than a handful.

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