Indian Tennis sensation Sania Mirza will get married to Sohrab Mirza of Hyderabad in the near future, Sania’s family confirmed after the news was broken by the media. The exact date is yet to be finalised. The two families, although having the same surname, are not related but have known each other for several years. The 23-year-old Sohrab, son of a businessman, is pursuing MBA.

The 22-year-old Sania became the first Indian woman to win a WTA tour title and break into the World’s top 50 in 2005. But thereafter, she has been plagued by injuries and fluctuating form. However, she fought her way back and was able to win the Australian Open mixed doubles title in Melbourne along with Mahesh Bhupathi earlier this year. The family has also confirmed that the marriage plans will not affect Sania’s tennis career and that she will continue to play in all major tournaments even after marriage.

Deccan Chargers’ Rohit Sharma was named the IPL’s Citi Under-23 ‘success of the tournament’. Before the IPL-2 semi-finals, the Mumbai batsman had notched up 333 runs from 14 matches with a best of 52 and strike-rate of 118 in the tournament. In addition to his runs, Sharma also turned out to be a surprise package with the ball, picking up 11 wickets so far at an average of 13.81, including a hat-trick.

The adjudicators of this award are three former Indian captains and members of the IPL governing council; Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri and M.A.K. Pataudi, who decided unanimously that Sharma has been the best cricketer in the Under-23 category over the season. He wins an award of Rs. 10 lakh (approximately $21,100) from Citi.

MELBOURNE, MAY 30.  Ashish Sood, 28, an international student at Carrick Institute, was bashed and kicked repeatedly by a gang of 10 or 15 Caucasian-looking youths tonight.

Ashish was walking along Chapel Street with his three friends when someone pushed him from behind.  He let that person pass through quietly but little did he know there was more to come on that Saturday night.