Indo-Spain Davis Cup tie to be hosted in Delhi

NEW DELHI: India will host five-time champions Spain on the hard courts of Delhi Lawn Tennis Association in the Davis Cup World Group Play-off tie, scheduled for

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NEW DELHI: India will host five-time champions Spain on the hard courts of Delhi Lawn Tennis Association in the Davis Cup World Group Play-off tie, scheduled for September 16-18.

An AITA release quoting its general secretary Bharat Oza stated the association tried its best to find a suitable grass court venue but September being a monsoon month and prediction of heavy rains severely limited the chances of matches on grass courts.

SCHIAVONE ADVANCES IN JIANGXI OPEN

NANCHANG, CHINA: Third-seeded Francesca Schiavone defeated Yang Zhaoxuan 6-0, 6-4 in the first round of Jiangxi Open on Tuesday.

Former French Open champion Schiavone needed just over an hour to beat her Chinese opponent and set up a second round match against another local player, Lu Jiajing.

Lu came from behind to beat Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia 5-7, 6-4, 7-5.

Miyu Kato of Japan came back after losing the first set to beat Urszula Radwanska of Poland 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3.

FURY SUES BRITISH DOPING AUTHORITIES

LONDON: World heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury is suing Britain’s anti-doping and boxing authorities over allegations he used a performance-enhancing drug.

Fury, 27, was charged with a doping offence by UK Anti-Doping on June 24 after a urine sample taken in February 2015 — nine months before he beat Wladimir Klitschko to win his world titles — showed traces of the banned substance nandrolone.

However, Fury’s legal team says the result of tests on the samples in March and May 2015 were contradictory.

The boxer’s cousin, Hughie Fury, also a boxer, has also been charged.

The legal team for the pair said “Team Fury” had issued proceedings in the High Court.