piece of first wc trophy found
Zurich: FIFA has found a piece of the original World Cup trophy and will display it in its museum. Museum creative director David Ausseil says a staffer found the stone base of the Jules Rimet trophy last month in basement storage at FIFA headquarters. The 10-centimeter (4-inch) tall, octagonal piece of semi-precious lapis lazuli carries the names of the first four World Cup winners: Uruguay and Italy each won twice between 1930 and 1950.
Aus reach asian cup knockouts
Sydney: Australia qualified for the Asian Cup quarterfinals with a 4-0 win over Oman on Tuesday, ensuring the hosts advanced along with two-time champion South Korea from Group A. The Socceroos set up the win with goals from Matt McKay and Robbie Kruse and a penalty from Mark Milligan in the first half. Tomi Juric added a fourth after the break. In the other game on the day, South Korea overcame the loss of star winger lee Chung-yong to move to the brink of reaching the Asian Cup quarterfinals with a 1-0 win over Kuwait. The South Koreans made seven changes from the lineup that opened with a 1-0 win over Oman, with injuries and illness forcing a reshuffle. Nam Tae-hee's first-half header was enough to give two-time champion a second win and six points in Group A. South Korea and Australia will meet on Saturday in Brisbane, where top spot in the group is at stake.
Sumit in final of Nationals
Nagpur: Olympian Sumit Sangwan and Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Amandeep Singh stormed into the finals of their respective weight categories at Boxing India's first elite men's National Championship, here on Tuesday. While Haryana's Sumit defeated Rahul Pasi of Madhya Pradesh by 3:0 score in the semifinals of the light heavy (81kg) category, Amandeep got the better of Punjab's Manoj Kumar in the flyweight (52kg) division. Sumit will face Himachal Pradesh's Geetanand in the light heavy weight category final, Amandeep will be up against Odisha's Yogindera at the rings of the Divisional Sports Complex.
Amandeep steals show on Day 1
Ahmedabad: Amandeep Drall played an impressive round to grab the lead on the first day of the second leg in the Hero Women's Professional Golf Tour here Tuesday. The girl from Panchkula, Amandeep carded the only under-par score of the day, 1 under 71 at the Kalhaar Blues and Green Golf Course. Trailing Amandeep by one shot is Chandigarh's Saaniya Sharma, who is placed second. Playing in only her second event as a professional, Amandeep played an inspired front nine carding four birdies on the fourth, fifth, sixth and eighth holes with a lone bogie on the second.
spain approves new penalties
Madrid: Spain's higher sports council has approved new penalties against fan violence in football after a street fight between radical fan groups left one man dead in Madrid in 2014. Council president Miguel Cardenal says the new penalties that can be applied to clubs linked to violent behavior include relegation, points deduction, and the full or partial closure of stadiums. league president Javier Tebas says “racist, xenophobe and abusive songs” by supporters in a stadium can lead to the partial closure of the stadiums.
kothari, advani score wins
Kolkata: Defending champion Sourav Kothari survived a scare from local challenger Aamer Hossain before scripting a memorable 3-2 win in the senior billiards of the National Billiards & Snooker Championship on Tuesday. Indian ace Pankaj Advani on the other hand played flawless to thrash S Simhachalam 3-0. Another challenger Rupesh Shah posted easy victory over compatriot Neeraj Kumar 3-0.