Udupi : International master athlete Jyothi Shetty dies in accident
Udupi, June 10: International master athlete Jyothi Shetty Kodavur (50) who sustained severe injuries in a road accident that occurred near Ambagilu on Saturday, succumbed to the injuries at Manipal hospital here on Sunday.
While going with her brother Srinivas Shetty in a two-wheeler as a pillion rider, she fell down from the scooter as her brother applied break suddenly and sustained severe head injury. Later, she was admitted to the Manipal hospital, but breathed her last on Sunday evening.
Jyothi Shetty had entered the athletics as master athlete in 2011 and has won more than 100 medals from state, national and international athletic tournaments. In 2017, she got two medals in Asian Master Athletics in Hurdles and Relay held in China.
In 2016, he had participated in World Master Athletics Championship held at Australia and won a medal in a Master Athletics tournament held in Sri Lanka. She also got various prizes in marathon events held in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. She was preparing to participate in World Master Athletic Championship to be held in Spain in next September.
Being a social worker, she also worked as a physical education teacher at a private school in Udupi. She is survived by husband Uday Kumar Shetty, one daughter and a son. A case has been registered at Udupi traffic police station.
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No contract was signed with Muzarabani for PSL stint, but verbal agreement was reached: PCB
Karachi (PTI): The Pakistan Cricket Board admitted that no contract was ever sent to Blessing Muzarabani to play in the PSL but insisted that a firm verbal agreement was reached with the Zimbabwe pacer and he had breached the trust while joining the Indian Premier League.
The PCB recently imposed a two-year ban on Muzarabani from playing in the PSL claiming he breached a contract with Islamabad United and joined IPL side Kolkata Knight Riders.
The fast bowler’s agent, Rob Humphries tore into the PCB on Sunday in a social media post for the ban and claimed his client neither took part in the PSL players auction nor signed any contract with Islamabad United.
Humphries said the ban was excessive and unjustified.
But sources in the PCB while conceding no contract was signed with Rabbani claimed that a clear verbal agreement between both the parties was reached.
The source said this was also clear in the PCB announcement about the ban that despite a clear offer and an unequivocal acceptance of essential terms, the player chose to disregard these obligations in favour of a conflicting arrangement.
The PCB source said once essential terms — including remuneration and structure — are agreed upon through written correspondence, a binding obligation is formed.
But Humphries said after talks began with Islamabad United they had made it clear that unless they had a contract they couldn’t apply for an NOC from the Zimbabwe Cricket.
“We've remained quiet publicly over the last six weeks because we did not wish to create or cause anymore animosity for the Pakistan Super League/Pakistan Cricket Board than they had already created for themselves,” Humphries’ statement said.
"[On] 13 February, Blessing [was] approached by Islamabad United about a playing opportunity for the 2026 PSL. The deal [was] agreed subject to obtaining a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from Zimbabwe Cricket.
“An NOC cannot be obtained without a contract from the PSL. Islamabad United/PSL announced the signing to the world via social media,” it said.
Humphries further urged the PCB to gracefully withdraw the ban and accept this situation risen out of an administrative error at their end.
Muzarabani was taken by Islamabad as a replacement for West Indian pacer Shamar Joseph for USD 40,000.
