Italian superbike racer dies at world c’ships
Moscow: Italian Superbike racer Andrea Antonelli died after a crash at the World Championship’s Moscow round Sunday, local police said. The event was held in the Volokolamsk district of Moscow region in torrential conditions. The collision happened on the approach to the final corner, involving Antonelli and other two racers, according to the police, reports Xinhua. “Three racers were injured in a collision, and one of them, an Italian, died of the injuries suffered,” a regional police spokesperson told reporters. The slippery conditions caused many leading riders to crash out in the event, including pole sitter Davide Guigliano. The race and following events of the day were cancelled due to the fatal accident. The Russian Investigation Committee confirmed the death of Antonelli, saying a preliminary inquest is underway.
Indian men clinch bronze IN ARCHERY
Kolkata: India clinched a bronze medal in the compound men’s team event to open their account in the Archery World Cup Stage 3 being held in Medellin, Colombia. According to information received here, Rajat Chouhan, Sandeep Kumar and Ratan Singh Khuraijam overcame a stiff resistance from the hosts to win 215-210 en route to the bronze medal on Saturday.
Divij, Raja win first Tour title in Bogota
Bogota: The fast rising Indian pair of Divij Sharan and Purav Raja clinched its first ever ATP tour level title with a hard-fought win over Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Igor Sijsling in the summit clash of the Claro Open, here. The fourth seeded Indians defeated the second-seed French-Dutch combination 7-6(4)7-6(3) in the final of the USD 638,085 hard court event.
Indiasweep team event gold medals in tt
New Delhi: Indian paddlers expectedly swept all the four team gold medals on offer on the second day of the South Asian Junior Table Tennis Championships here on Sunday. Sri lanka finished behind India by winning the four silver medals, while the bronze were shared by Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan. Bhutan remained the only country not to finish among medals in the team events at the IG Stadium. India’s results were a foregone conclusion and the new crop of players lived up to the expectations. Only Sudhanshu Grover and Abhishek Yadav were extended by their opponents in the Junior Boys sections.
HI inducts Hyderabad as associate member
New Delhi: Hockey India (HI) on Sunday inducted Hockey Hyderabad as an associate member. HI now has 15 associate members, with 28 affiliated members and two state Olympic association members. With this inclusion, Hockey Hyderabad can take part in all national championships to be conducted by HI in future. “The entry of Hockey Hyderabad would play a major role in promoting and developing hockey in its traditional fashion and would give an opportunity for young talent to showcase their skills to Hockey Hyderabad,” HI secretary general Narinder Batra said in a statement.
Indiabegin SAFF U-16 championship with win
Kathmandu: The Indian football team began their SAFF U-16 Championship in style by drubbing 10-man Sri lanka 4-1 in their Group B opener at the Army Ground here Sunday. ndia, who are being represented by All India Football Federation (AIFF) Regional Academy’s U-15 boys, had little problem in dismantling their Asian rivals. Striker Bedashwor Singh struck twice in each half (23rd, 88th) while Krishna Pandit (21st) and Prosenjit Chakroborty (66th) scored one apiece to seal what was an easy win for the Goutam Ghosh-coached side. Results stay immaterial. We wanted to see whether we were sticking to our philosophy, and I am glad that the boys were able to do that,” Ghosh said after the match. PNS/Agencies