BFI begins to take shape
New Delhi: Racing against time to escape the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) wrath, India's bickering administrators seem to have struck a conciliatory note by agreeing to christen the proposed new national body as the Boxing Federation of India. "Responding to the need of the hour of having a duly elected federation to facilitate our boxers, a whopping 33 out of 36 Indian states/UTs have applied to Boxing Federation of India for membership and for the journey ahead to get India back in the international arena," AIBA-appointed ad hoc committee currently administering the sport said. India has time till May 14 to put together a new federation, failing which the AIBA has threatened to bar the country's boxers from the Rio Olympic Games in August. Only one Indian boxer — Shiva Thapa (56kg) — has qualified for Rio Olympics so far with two more qualifying events — one each for men and women — still to go.
Bagan play 1-1 draw with Yangon
Yangon: Top Indian side Mohun Bagan played out a 1-1 draw against Yangon United in their away match to put themselves on the verge of booking a historic knockout berth in the AFC Cup football tournament here on Wednesday. Trinidadian striker Glen Cornell scored the equalising goal in the 41st minute after Brazilian forward Adilson Dos Santos had put Yangon in front in the 25th minute at the Youth Training Centre. Myanmar National league champions Yangon United thus ended Mohun Bagan's AFC Cup winning streak of three games, including the Indian side's 3-2 victory over the same opponents in the first leg match in Guwahati last month. Nonetheless, it was a creditable show for Sanjoy Sen's boys to come out unscathed in an away match, more so after four winless matches in the domestic I-league which saw their chances of retaining the title fade away.
PCB seeks to host WI
Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board is looking to break its seven-year isolation from hosting international matches at home by trying to convince the West Indies to play a couple of limited over games later this year. A top official of the board told PTI today that it intended to formally invite the West Indies Cricket Board to play a couple of matches from the series scheduled in September-October in the UAE. West Indies is scheduled to play two Tests, five ODIs and two T20 matches in the UAE. "We have had some verbal discussions with them and we are now waiting and watching the improvement in the security situation in Pakistan," he said.
Trevor Morgan back as EB's coach
Kolkata: Trevor James Morgan will be back as East Bengal head coach ahead of next month's Federation Cup, the club announced on Wednesday. "Morgan will join the side later this week but will only take over ahead of the Federation Cup," East Bengal football secretary Santosh Bhattacharya said. Agencies