Manoj, 2 others in Asian quarters
New Delhi: Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Manoj Kumar continued his fine form to enter the quarterfinals along with two others as Indian boxers rounded off an all-win day at the Asian Championships in Amman, Jordan. The light welterweight (64kg) boxer was joined by Mandeep Jangra (69kg) and Sukhdeep Singh (75kg) in the last-eight stage. Manoj, playing his second bout in a bid for the continental crown, hardly broke a sweat against Sri lankan Mohamed Dilshan.
steyn rested for sri lanka tour
Johannesburg: Star South African fast bowler Dale Steyn was excluded from two national squads on Thursday for an 18-day tour of Sri lanka. The Proteas play five one-day internationals and three Twenty20 matches between July 20 and August 6. “We are resting Steyn as we have a very important and crowded Test season ahead,” CSA selection convener Andrew Hudson.
Greipel wins 6th stage of Tour
Montpellier: German rider Andre Greipel won Thursday's sixth stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish and Daryl Impey became the first South African to wear the race leader's yellow jersey after taking it from teammate Simon Gerrans. In temperatures hovering around 30 degrees Centigrade (86 Fahrenheit), Greipel surged ahead some 500 meters from the line and held off a strong challenge from Peter Sagan and Marcel Kittel.
lahiri builds five-stroke lead
Bangalore: Anirban lahiri followed up his blistering 62 with an equally impressive eight-under-64 in round three to build a five-stroke lead at the PGTI Eagleburg Open here on Thursday. The local favourite’s total score now reads 17-under-199. lucknow’s Sanjay Kumar held on to second place with a 68 in round three which moved his overall score to 12-under-204.
Skipper Zol anchors India to win
Darwin (Australia): Skipper Vijay Zol continued his fine form as his century helped India colts thrash New Zealand by a whopping margin of 165 runs to register their third victory in an U-19 Tri-series match being held on Thursday. The left-hander and senior-most player in the side, Zol smashed 128 off 131 balls to power India to 276 for six in 50 overs and then bowlers produced a fine effort to skittle out New Zealand for 111 in 42 overs. The victory has all but sealed India’s place in the final of the tournament.
India 146, Brazil back in top-10
New Delhi: India moved a place up to 146 in the latest FIFA rankings while five-time world champion Brazil roared back to the top-10 on the back of their triumph in the recently-concluded Confederations Cup. India have 178 points in their kitty. Brazil (1095 points) shot from 22nd to the ninth place after winning all five matches and winning the Confederations Cup. PNS/Agencies