Prove charges or face action: IBF president
New Delhi: Furious with the three boxers who alleged that trials for the upcoming World Championships were manipulated, Indian Boxing Federation President Abhishek Matoria today said disciplinary action will be taken against them if they fail to prove their charges. Matoria said the the onus is on the boxers to prove the allegations that the coaches and the selection committee were bribed and the trials were fixed to favour certain other pugilists. "It is a very serious offence in my opinion because it was not that trials were held behind closed doors. Everybody could see the winners and losers. If they fail to prove their allegations, disciplinary action will be taken against them," the BJP MlA said.
Bolt made to work for 100-meter win
Zurich: Usain Bolt considered it his worst race of the season, yet he still won the 100 meters at the Weltklasse Diamond league meeting in 9.90 seconds. Bolt got down to work and muscled through the slight headwind to hit the front at the 85-meter mark. Ashmeade clocked 9.94 for second place, and Justin Gatlin of the United States was third in 9.96. Ukrainian high jumper Bohdan Bondarenko's attempt to break the 20-year-old world record of 2.45 meters set by Javier Sotomayor of Cuba, turned out disappointing as Bondarenko crashed through the bar at 2.46.
Bagan rope in Kenyan forward Muranda
Kolkata: Mohun Bagan on Friday announced the signing of Kenyan forward Harrison Eric Muranda as the fourth foreigner in the team for I-league 2013-14. "We have had an extensive meeting with chief coach Karim Bencherifa and the decision was taken after evaluaton Friday. "His experience of playing in South East Asia, extensive trails,including assessing him as a player and also as a human being, (bonding with the rest of the Team) from August 22 and comprehensive medical tests (including his health and fitness level), were all taken into consideration," Mitra added.
India defeat Singapore 3-0 in SuperSeries
New Delhi: Indian men's sepaktakraw team may have been assured of a quarterfinal berth even before their first spike but the hosts qualified in grand style after beating Singapore for the second time in as many days at World SuperSeries here. Coach Hemraj stayed with the same regular team that on Wednesday staged the most amazing comeback in SuperSeries history, and his faith in Akash Singh, Sandeep Kumar and G. Jiteshor Sharma was justified when they won 15-9, 16-14, 15-9 at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex here. But, Indian eves end on disappointing noteThey suffered third consecutive loss after suffering a defeat at the hands of South Korea in their last group stage match 3-0 (5-15, 8-15, 6-15).
Dempo acquire Japanese defender Honda
New Delhi: Dempo Sports Club on Friday completed the process of acquisition of Japanese mid-fielder Shinnosuke Honda from Thai premier league side Buriram United. Honda is Dempo's fourth signing of the season after Beto, Billy Mehmet and Simon Colosimo. Honda, 23 is a 6 feet tall defender from Fukushima. Having represented Japan in the U-22 championships, he began his career at J-league side Jubilo Iwata before moving on to Buriram United in the Thailand Premier league.
Padmini grabs a four share lead in Nationals
Kolkata: WGM Padmini Rout of Odisha on Friday joined overnight leaders Mary Ann Gomes, Soumya Swaminathan, Swati Ghate for a four-way lead after fifth round of the 40th National Women Premier Chess Championship. Playing black, Padmini secured a fine win against the talented Bodda Pratyusha of Andhra Pradesh to collect a full point, while overnight leaders Mary Ann, Soumya and Swati settled for draws that enabled the Odisha girl join the trio in the lead with 3.5 points apiece.