Shahbaaz beats defending champ
Daugapils: India’s Shahbaaz Adil Khan raised his game when it mattered the most to stun defending champion Muhammad Asif of Pakistan 4-3 and enter the last-32 stage of the IBSF World Snooker Championships here. Khan led 3-1 from where Asif recovered to make it 3-3 but the Indian held his nerves better in the decider to win 4-3. After the match, Shahbaaz admitted that he felt under pressure while playing against the defending champion but he shut that thought out of his mind.
Wrestlers win 14 medals
New Delhi: Indian freestyle grapplers bagged seven gold, four silver and three bronze medals in the 2013 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in Johannesburg and won the Team Title in the category. As the event allows a country to field a maximum of two competitors per weight class, Indian wrestlers claimed a medal each in the seven weight divisions on Friday. Sandeep Tomar (55kg), Jaideep (60kg) and Amit Kumar Dhankar (66kg), Praveen Rana (74kg), Pawan Kumar (84kg) Satyavart Kadian (96kg) and Joginder Kumar (120kg) clinched gold medals in their respective weight categories. While Narender (55kg), Ravinder Singh (60kg), Naresh (84kg) and Rohit Patel (120kg) won silver medals, bronze went to Arun Kumar (66kg), Pardeep (74kg) and Hardeep (96kg) at the three-day long event.
Kapur moves to 3rd place
Hong Kong: Shiv Kapur hit a purple patch on the back nine with four birdies in a span of five holes, as he carded a four-under 66 and moved to tied third at the midway stage of the USD 1.3 million Hong Kong Open here on Friday. Kapur is now five-under 135 and two shots behind leader Jbe Kruger of South Africa. Kapur may well have been just one behind Kruger, but for a bogey on 18th.
Two players charged in fixing
london: Two footballers at the centre of an alleged match-fixing scandal have been charged with fraud following an investigation here. Michael Boateng, 22, and Hakeem Adelakun, 22, both from the Croydon area, are accused of conspiring to defraud bookmakers by influencing the course of football matches and placing bets. The men play for Whitehawk FC football Club, which is part of the Conference South league. PNS/Agencies