Sodhi wins gold in double trap
New Delhi: Ace shooter Ronjan Sodhi won the double trap gold, while another top marksman Sanjeev Rajput bagged the yellow metal in the 50m rifle 3 position event in the 57th National Shooting Championship at Dr Karni Singh Range here on Monday. Ronjan Shot 27 out of possible 30 against silver medallist Ajay Mittal’s score of 25/30. Mohammed Asab of Uttar Pradesh won the bronze in the final fight with Ankur Mittal. Asab shot 30 out of possible 30 score against 27/30 of Ankur in the fight for bronze medal. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore finished seventh in the event with 129 points as he did not participate in the final round. Meanwhile, Olympian Rajput bagged the gold in 50m rifle 3 position event with Gagan Narang finishing second. Rajput of Navy shot 456.1 to win the gold, while Narang scored 448.6 to claim the silver, followed by Chain Singh of Army who shot 437.1 to win the bronze. Sanjeev, Narang and Chain Singh scored 1174, 1159 and 1159 points in the qualification round.
Sindhu, Srikanth are champions
New Delhi: Young shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth notched up contrasting victories in the summit clashes to clinch the women’s and men’s titles respectively at the 78th Senior National Badminton Championships here on Monday. It was the second national title for World Championship bronze medallist Sindhu after she registered a straight-game victory over Rituparna Das in the women’s singles summit clash which lasted for half an hour. However, it was a maiden title for Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold winner Srikanth, who dug deep into his reserves to get the better off RMV Gurusaidutt in a 40-minute men’s singles contest.
‘Go to sleep with football’
Kolkata: It’s not only play football, but also sleep football, literally, is what Brazilian World Cup winning captain Carlos Alberto Torres’ mantra to the Indian youngsters who want to make it big in the sport. “Everybody knows how to dribble but to touch the ball fast and pass it long or short is a problem. That’s why I insist on practice, practice and practice. “Go to sleep with the ball. Take the ball to the bed and use it as a pillow. This is very important to realise your dreams. You have to keep repeating: ‘I want to be a football player’,” Torres said.
13-yr-old footballer drops dead
london: A 13-year-old promising footballer in Scotland mysteriously collapsed and died on the field during a match. Jamie Skinner was playing for Tynecastle FC’s Under-14 team at the Saughton Astro pitch in Fernieside town when he collapsed on Sunday. Desperate attempts by paramedics to revive him failed. The cause of the death has not yet been ascertained, the BBC reported. “A tragic event happened at Saughton Astro yesterday, a young boy playing for the Under 14s, Jamie Skinner lost his life on the pitch. In an innocuous event during the game, Jamie collapsed and despite the valiant attempts of everyone at the game, and the ambulance service, attempts to revive him were sadly in vain,” said a statement on the team’s website. PNS/Agencies