Global Sport

Rachel Anderson, who acts for several leading English players, was awarded damages of Acirc;pound;7,500 about Rs 4.94 lakh as well as costs of Acirc;pound;45,000. The Professional Footballers8217; Association PFA argued there was not enough room for women to attend the dinner in April 1998 and claimed sex discrimination laws did not apply because the event was private.

Susanthika to be cleared: Report

COLOMBO: The world governing body of athletics is set to clear Sri Lanka8217;s controversial sprinter Susanthika Jayasinghe of doping charges, a press report said quoting her manager.

Jayasinghe8217;s manager Tony Campbell was quoted as saying in the English daily The Island that the International Amateur Athletic Federation IAAF was expected to exonerate her within a week.

Worldrecord

BEIJING: Chinese gold medal-winning weightlifter Zhao Xugang set a world record in the clean and jerk successfully lifting 206.0 kg in the 77 kg class at the ongoing Asian Weightlifting Championships, state press reported.Zhao8217;s lift in Wuhan City, Central Hubei province, broke the record of 205.5 kg set by Cuba8217;s Aranda Idalberto at the Pan American Games last month, Xinhua news agency said.

8212; Agencies