Sports Shorts: Ghosal wins World Squash Championship opener

India's top men's player Saurav Ghosal had a comfortable opener against Australian Steven Finitsis in the PSA World Squash Championship in Doha on Saturday.

The World No 18 took 36 minutes to dispatch the 57th-ranked Finitsis 11-5, 11-4, 11-6.

He faces Pakistani youngster Nasir Iqbal in the round of 32 on Monday.

"I lost to Steven in the French League finals and beat him in five games at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, so today's performance was better than that for sure," Ghosal said.

Last year, he became the first Indian to reach the quarterfinal in the prestigious event.

Repeating the feat this time will be much tougher as he is drawn to meet World No 3 and three-time champion Nick Matthew in the pre-quarterfinals.

Ghosal has lost 1-3 to the Englishman in their three meetings on the pro tour.

Pele leaves hospital after kidney stones removed

Brazilian soccer legend Pele was discharged from a Sao Paulo hospital on Saturday after doctors removed kidney stones that had been obstructing his urinary tract, the hospital said in a statement.

The 74-year-old was admitted to the AlbertEinsteinHospital on Wednesday with abdominal pains that forced him to cancel a book signing event in Santos, where he lives.

Tests showed he was suffering from kidney and ureteral stones that were removed on Thursday morning.

Known as ‘the King of soccer’ in Brazil, Pele is widely regarded as the finest player to grace the sport. He was named ‘Football Player of the Century’ by the world soccer body FIFA, ‘Athlete of the Century’ by the International Olympic Committee and a ‘national treasure’ by Brazil's government.

Pele played in four World Cups and helped Brazil win the global tournament three times, the last in Mexico in 1970.