Asian Indoor gold for karhana
New Delhi: Shot putter Om Prakash Singh Karhana on Sunday gave the lone gold to India in the 6th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships as he won the gold medal on the second and final day of the event at Hangzhou, China. Om Prakash threw the iron ball to a distance of 19.07m to clinch the gold and save India from ending the championships without a medal. For Om Prakash, who is holding the outdoor national record at 20.69m, it was the second ever medal at these championships. In women's pole vault event, Khyati Vakharia finished fifth after scaling 3.80m. Japan's Abiko Tomomi sailed to 4.50m for the top spot. Another Indian athlete, Nellickal Varkey Sheena ended at seventh place in women's triple jump with an effort of 12.48m.
India to host 2015 Bridge C’ship
Chennai: The biggest event of card games comes to India as the country will host the next World Bridge Championship for Bermuda Bowl (men) and Venice Cup (women) in October 2015. Bridge Federation of India (BFI) President N R Kirubakara Moorthy on Sunday informed that the World Bridge Federation (WBF) has alloted the 2015 World Championship to India and "BFI are now in the process of finalising the event".
Somdev, Yuki for delhi open
New Delhi: India's top two singles players, Somdev Devvraman and Yuki Bhambri, would aim to win another ATP Challenger title but they will face stiff challenge from a number of talented players at the $100,000 Delhi Open, beginning here on Monday. After a long wait, the country's players have got the opportunity to play in back-to-back Challenger events in India and the players have relished the chance to compete in a field, which features top players. Yuki won the first leg in Chennai and Somdev reached semifinals of both Chennai and Kolkata events while players such as Sanam Singh and Saketh Myneni too did well.
Bhullar tied 27th at Africa Open
East london: Gaganjeet Bhullar got his putts right just in time as managed a one-under 70 in the final round to end tied 27th at the Africa Open on the European Tour, here on Sunday. Bhullar, who had three rounds in the 60s, finished at 12-under par, the best total he has achieved so far on the European Tour this season. Bhullar's best finish this season so far has been tied 10th in Abu Dhabi and tied 22nd in Qatar.
Bayern stretch Bundesliga lead
Berlin: Bayern Munich stretched its Bundesliga lead to 16 points with a comfortable 4-0 win over Freiburg on Saturday, while Hamburger SV fired its coach after losing 4-2 at bottom side Eintracht Braunschweig. Dante headed Bayern into a 19th-minute lead and Xherdan Shaqiri scored with deflected shots in the 34th and 42nd. Claudio Pizarro completed the rout in the 88th as Bayern stretched its league record unbeaten run to 46 games. "It's always hard when the whole world says you have to win," said Bayern coach Pep Guardiola after his side's 13th consecutive Bundesliga victory.