Prayag Chauhan wins gold
New Delhi: Indian teenager Prayag Chauhan beat local boy Azat Ilyubayev in the lightweight category (60kg) final at the ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships in Kazakhstan. The victory was doubly sweet for the Indian camp as it helped the team bag the third position in the overall team rankings. The Indian boxers finished the Asian meet with one gold medal and three bronze medals. The 16-year-old displayed great maturity and understanding of the game. Together with his nimble mind, agile footwork and his brisk counter attacks, Chauhan makes for a lethal combination, one that can send the toughest of opponents packing. Reigning sub-junior national champion Aditya Maan (66kg) also had to be content with a bronze medal performance from the Asian Championships.
Inter-state U-16 cricket
New Delhi: Ten schools have qualified for the inter-state round of the Under-16 Coca Cola Cricket Cup which begins here from April 24. The commencement of the inter-state leg was announced here on Monday by Wasim Basir, Director Integrated Marketing and Communication of Coca Cola in the presence of P N Sankaran, Director Operations, Procam International, and Martin Gleeson, Technical Advisor of Cricket India Academy. The inaugural match will be played between Salwan Boys from Delhi and DAV Sr Secondary School from Punjab on April 24.
Bani Bhaban school triumph
New Delhi: Kolkata's Ashoknagar Vidyasagar Bani Bhaban was crowned Champion of the Mahindra Youth Football Challenge 2013, defeating Don Bosco, Panjim 4 — 1 at the Bangalore Football Stadium, on Monday.
HC quashes nomination
New Delhi: In a shot in the arm for Olympic medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Delhi High Court today quashed the nomination of eight members to general body of National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) including its president Raninder Singh for depriving the ace shooter an opportunity to contest the election of the sports body. It allowed sports body the liberty to hold fresh elections. "No election which has been held after depriving the persons desirous of contesting the chance to contest can be held to be a valid election and cannot be given any recognition," Justice P K Bhasin said. PNS