Suresh, Jaisha to lead India at ADHM
New Delhi: Defending men's champion Suresh Kumar and national record holder O P Jaisha will be leading the Indian challenge at the eighth Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on November 29. Headlining the starting line among the male runners are Suresh, Govind Singh (silver in Jaipur 2015), Rahul Kumar Pal (Asian Games in Korea) and Nitendra Singh Rawat (bronze at TCS World 10K Bangalore 2015). This field will be joined by Rattiram Saini, Kheta Ram, and Man Singh, returning from previous editions of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon. The foremost among the women athletes are Sudha Singh (runner-up ADHM 2014), O P Jaisha (2016 Rio Olympics qualifier) and Monica Athare coming back to better her ADHM 2014 runner-up title. The trio will join lalita Babar, who set a new national record at the World Championship, and Kavita Raut on the starting line at ADHM this year.
India face Japan in Asia Cup
Kuantan (Malaysia): India will play Japan in the opening match of the eighth junior men's Asia Cup hockey tournament on Saturday. Placed in Pool A along side Malaysia, Japan and China, the Indian colts are touted as one of the favourites to lift the title in the eight-nation tournament from November 14 to 22. The other competing teams in tournament are Korea, Pakistan, Oman and Bangladesh, who are in Pool B.
Naresh wins Rio quota
New Delhi: Veteran shooter Naresh Kumar Sharma became the first para athlete from India to grab a quota for 2016 Rio Paralympics. The 42-year-old Arjuna Awardee won the quota with a 12th place finish in men's 50m rifle three position at the IPC Shooting World Cup at Fort Benning, USA. This could be Sharma's fifth Paralympic participation. He has participated from 1996 to 2012 missing only the 2004 edition. His best performance was at Beijing in 2008 where he finished 5th.
Mumbai, Pune share spoils
Mumbai: Mumbai City FC and their Maharashtra state rivals FC Pune City played out a goalless draw in the Indian Super league football at the D Y Patil Stadium on Friday. Neither side was able to take advantage of the chances that came their way in the generally slow-paced game. The draw took Pune's points tally to 15, the same as FC Goa who have played one match less as compared to the former's ten and the goal difference is an identical plus 1. Pune have lost one game more than Goa and retained their second spot. The deadlock kept Mumbai in sixth spot with 12 points from 9 games. The first half in the second leg Maharashtra Derby saw a battle for the midfield for the major portion though Mumbai attacked with gusto in first ten minutes without much success.