India medal-less on fourth day
Pune: India failed to pick up a single medal on the fourth and penultimate day of the 20th Asian Athletics Championships even as China ruled supreme by grabbing four gold here on Saturday. The best performance by the Indians today came in the women's 4x400m relay race with the quartet of S Sini, Merlin Joseph, Srabani Nanda and Asha Roy finishing 4th by clocking 45.03secs at the Shiv Chhatrapati Stadium at Balewadi here. China won the event in 44.01secs, while Japan and Thailand were second and third in 44.38secs and 44.44secs respectively.
Dominant Froome wins Stage 8
AX 3 DOMAINES (France): Tour de France favorite Chris Froome devastated his main rivals on the first tough mountain climb of the race Saturday to win the eighth stage and take the leader's yellow jersey. The British rider finished second overall last year behind countryman Bradley Wiggins, but it will be difficult to stop him going one better this time on the evidence of this win.
India U-16 boys qualify Asia C’ship
New Delhi: India's U-16 boys' basketball team sealed its place in the third FIBA Asia Championship to be held in Iran later this year by finishing their engagements in the South Asian Basketball Association (SABA) qualifiers in Dhaka with an all-win record. In their last game in the qualifiers, India defeated host Bangladesh 103-59.
Hamilton on pole for German GP Nuerburgring: lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes earned pole position for Sunday's German Grand Prix, edging Red Bull's three-time defending Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel. Hamilton's second consecutive pole and third of the season made up for the disappointment of seeing the second Mercedes driver, Nico Rosberg, knocked down to 11th at the end of the second qualifying session. Hamilton set the fastest qualifying time on Saturday of 1 minute, 29.398 seconds.
India's campaign ends in Asian TT
Busan (Korea): India's challenge in the Asian Table Tennis Championships ended today after four male paddlers, including Achanta Sharath Kamal, failed to advance to the pre-quarterfinals of the men's singles competition, here on Saturday. He lost the match 10-12, 3-11, 4-11, 4-11.
IOC postpones IOA elections
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association's election, the last step in the road map to pave the way for India's return to the Olympic fold, can now be held only in late September after the IOC today came up with a fresh schedule to complete the entire process. The International Olympic Committee had initially set a July 15 deadline for the amendment of the IOA Constitution so that elections could be held by September 1 to pave the way for lifting the ban on India imposed on December 4 last year. "Further to my letter of 28 June, I am pleased to confirm that the IOC will be able to send all its comments on the new IOA Constitution by mid-August 2013," IOC Director General, Christophe De Kepper said in his letter.
Eng recall Onions for opener
london: Graham Onions was recalled by England on Saturday as they boosted their bowling options by naming five seamers in a 13-man squad for the first Test of the Ashes series against Australia at Trent Bridge next week. Durham paceman Onions won the last of his nine Test caps against the West Indies at Edgbaston last year. England 13-man squad for first Test against Australia: Alastair Cook (capt), Joe Root, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Jonny Bairstow, Matt Prior (wkt), Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, Steven Finn, James Anderson, Tim Bresnan, Graham Onions.
Four boxers enter semis
New Delhi: Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Manoj Kumar (64kg), along with three others, on Saturday assured India of at least four bronze medals at the Asian Boxing Championship by advancing to the semifinals of the event in Amman, Jordan. Manoj won on an unanimous decision against Armi Khir of Malaysia and will take on Uranchimea munkh Erdene of Mongolia in the last-four stage tomorrow.
India add 3 silver, 1 bronze
New Delhi: Gold continued to elude India but the country's weightlifters added three silver and a bronze medal to their tally on the second day of the 20th Women's and 27th Men's Asian Junior Championships in Bishkek, Krygyzstan. T
Ebrahim finishes second
Zandvoort (Netherlands): Indian racing driver Armaan Ebrahim and BMW Team India clinched their maiden podium of the 2013 FIA GT World Series, finishing second in the Pro-Am category and a brilliant ninth overall at the Zandvoort Circuit here on Saturday.
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