House of lords honour Milkha
london: legendary Indian athlete Milkha Singh was honoured for his services to sports at a special event at the House of lords. House of lords member and NRI industrialist lord Swraj Paul presented the honour to ‘The Flying Sikh’, who is in london on a promotional tour for an upcoming movie based on his life story. “We wanted to honour him and let him know that we are very proud of what he has achieved. His story will inspire a new generation of young athletes who can see how a boy from an ordinary family went on to make global headlines,” lord Paul said. 77-year-old Milkha Singh later visited the Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurudwara in Southall. There he met Fauja Singh — the world’s oldest marathon runner at 102.
Vettori sidelined, not quitting
Wellington: Injury-plagued New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori announced on Friday he will be sidelined for at least six months but refused to call time on an international career stretching back 16 years. Vettori said he had informed New Zealand Cricket he could not accept a Black Caps’ contract for the upcoming season as he knew much of the year would be spent in rehabilitation after an ankle operation. “I feel that with my present injury situation it would be wrong for me to take a retainer contract,” he said. “Given the time I’ll need to spend out of the game with my recovery and the level of uncertainty about when I may play again, it doesn’t feel right that I take up a contract this year.”
lifters pick up two medals
New Delhi: Indian weightlifters began their campaign on a positive note bagging a silver and a bronze medal on the opening day of the 20th Women and 27th Men’s Asian Junior Championships being held at Bishkek, Krygyzstan. The silver came through women with Saikhom Mirabai Chanu finishing second in the 48kg division by lifting a total of 165kg. The bronze was clinched by Apurba Chetia in the 56kg category. Even though Chetia’s Snatch lift was the same as the eventual silver-medallist, he had to settle for silver on the account of his heavier body weight.
lahiri wins Eagleburg Open
Bangalore: Anirban lahiri posted a determined three-under-69 in the final round to record an emphatic five-stroke victory at the PGTI – Eagleburg Open at his home course, the Eagleton Golf Resort, near Bangalore. lahiri totaled 20-under-268 for the tournament. Chikkarangappa S, another local lad from Eagleton, fired a 68 in the final round to finish runner-up with a total score of 15-under-273.
Shiva, four others in quarters
New Delhi: Bantamweight boxer Shiva Thapa beat Chinese Taipei’s li lin Yen to book his place in the quarterfinals of the Asian Championships in Amman, Jordan on Friday. Olympian l Devendro Singh (49 kg) got a bye in his pre-quarterfinal match. CWG gold medallist Manoj Kumar (64 kg), National Games bronze medallist Mandeep Jangra (69 kg) and reigning National Champion Sukhdeep Singh (75 kg) had qualified for the last-eight on Thursday. PNS/Agencies