Cheating plot sparks ethics review
Sydney: Cricket Australia on Tuesday appointed an ethics guru to review the sport's culture in the wake of the cheating scandal that has rocked "the gentleman's game". The governing body said they wanted to ensure there was never a repeat of the conduct during the third Test against South Africa in March that tarnished Australian cricket's reputation. "We understand and share the disappointment of fans and the broader Australian community about these events," CA chairman David Peever said in a statement. "The board is determined to do all we can to prevent such events from ever happening again." During the match in Cape Town, captain Steve Smith, vice-captain David Warner and batsman Cameron Bancroft plotted to tamper with the ball using sandpaper, earning themselves lengthy bans.
Rizvi claims No 1 spot in 10m air pistol
New delhi: Indian shooter Shahzar Rizvi on Tuesday grabbed the number one spot in ISSF world rankings, riding on his Silver medal-winning performance in the just-concluded World Cup in Changwon, Korea. With 1654 rating points, Rizvi shot to the numero uno spot ahead of Russia's Artem Chernousov (1046) and Japan's Tomoyuki Matsuda (803). The other Indians in the top-10 are Jitu Rai, who is placed sixth on the chart, and Om Prakash Mitharval, at the 12th spot. Among the women, Manu Bhaker, who won a historic Gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, was the only Indian in the top-10 of the women's 10m air pistol rankings at the fourth spot. CWG Silver-medallist Mehuli Ghosh (seventh), Apurvi Chandela (11th) and Anjum Moudgil (12th) were the three Indians in the top-15 of the 10m women's air rifle rankings.
16 boxers to feature in aiba youth C’ship
New delhi: After securing a rich haul of 11 medals at the Asian Youth Boxing Championships in Bangkok last week, Indian boxing got yet another huge shot in the arm as 16 young pugilists booked their spots for the 2018 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championship. A total of 10 women and six men have made the cut for the prestigious AIBA World Championships. The challenge in the women's department will be spearheaded by 2017 World Youth Champion Nitu (48 kg) and Shakshi (57 Kg),Jony (60 kg), Neha Yadav (+81 kg), Manisha (64 kg), lalita (69 kg), Anamika (51 kg), Astha Pahwa (75 kg), Sakshi Gaidhani (81 kg) and Divya Pawar (54 kg). In the men's department, Ankit (60 kg) will be spearheading the mantle to lead the Indian contingent to glory. While Bhavesh Kattimani (52 kg), Akash Kumar (56 kg), Akash (56 kg), Vijay Deep (69 kg) and Ronak (81 kg) will also look to bring home laurels.
7 Indian golfers qualify for Asian Games
New delhi: Seven young golfers, including Diksha Dagar and Aadil Bedi, have qualified to represent India at the 18th Asian Games, scheduled to be held in Indonesia in August. Kshitij Naveed Kaul, Harimohan Singh, Rayhan Thomas also made the cut for the multisport event in the men's team, while Ridhima Dilawari and Sifat Sagoo were selected in the women's team, apart from Diksha. Kshitij scored six-under at the selection trials held at the JP Greens and Classics golf course, while Aadil shot four-under and Harimohan Singh had a score of three-under. A total of six rounds were held and the best five were considered as the qualifying score at the trails, which happened from April 22 to 30 at NCR region.