Manpreet pulls out after failing dope test
New Delhi: Former Asian Games silver medal winning boxer Manpreet Singh (91kg) of India has pulled out of the Military World Games after failing a NADA dope test. Manpreet, who is part of the Services Sports Control Board (SSCB), had travelled with the team to compete at the Military World Games in Myungyeong, South Korea. “Yes, he has pulled out of the tournament,” a source in the Army Sports Institute, where SSCB boxers train, told PTI. He added, “He failed a NADA dope test and it was because of a cough syrup that he was taking for a recent ailment.” The former national champion, who has no past record in doping, won his Asian Games silver medal in the 2010 edition in Guangzhou, China.
11-team I-league to begin on Nov 14
New Delhi: A revamped 11-team second division I-league will begin on November 14, the All India Football Federation said on Friday. The second Division I-league 2015-16 will see another major change in the format as it’s going to be played home and away basis, unlike last season. The matches of the league will be played over the weekends. Eleven teams, from across the country, are divided in two conferences according to their geographical location; three teams from each conference would qualify to the final stage which would decide the eventual winner of Second Division I-league 2015-16, the AIFF said.
Beckham, Ferguson to be reunited
london: David Beckham will play in a football match for the first time since retiring more than two years ago, with Alex Ferguson managing his former Manchester United star again. In a UNICEF fundraising fixture on Nov. 14, the 40-year-old Beckham will captain a Britain and Ireland team against a world all-star side led by 1998 World Cup winner Zinedine Zidane and managed by Carlo Ancelotti. The game is taking place at Old Trafford.
Disappointing start for Indian trio
St Andrews (Scotland): It was a very disappointing start for the Indian trio of Shiv Kapur, Jeev Milkha Singh and SSP Chowrasia at the Alfred Dunhill links Championship. As of now, it is unlikely that any of them would make the cut during the last two days. Among the Indians, Kapur with three-over 75 at Carnoustie was the best 139th place from 168 starters. Chowrasia shot 77 at par-72 Kingbarns after starting with a birdie. Jeev playing at St Andrews had no birdies and dropped no less than five bogeys for a 77.
India drops to 167th in FIFA rankings
New Delhi: less than a week before their 2018 World Cup qualifiers match against Turkmenistan on October 8, the Indian national football team dropped 12 places to be at 167th in the latest FIFA rankings issued on Friday. Stephen Constantine’s side are now at 30th spot in the continent, below the likes of Afghanistan, Myanmar and Guam. Even small South Pacific nation of Cook Islands, which has a population of less than 20,000, are placed one place above India.
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