Shahan wins Asian Karting C'ship
Sepang Circuit (Malaysia): Young Indian racer Shahan Ali Mohsin created history by becoming the first Indian racer to win the Asian Karting Champion Championship. The 12-year-old displayed a valiant performance during the final weekend after missing two days of track time due to a bout of food poisoning and staved off a strong challenge from his main Hayden Haikal to clinch the title. The Agra lad will be now hoping for a repeat closer home in the JK Tyre National Rotax Max Karting Championship as well, with the final round scheduled on September 25.
Indian wushu team win 9 medals
New delhi: The Indian wushu team won four silver and five bronze medals in the 6th Asian Championship which drew to a close in Taoyuan, Taiwan on Monday. Pars Cup gold-medallist l Budhachandra Singh lost the gold medal bout against Van Bau of Vietnam To in 56Kg category and Praveen Kumar lost the 48Kg finals to Minh Duc Vu. K Arunpama Devi (90Kg) and Rajinder Singh (60Kg) were the other silver-medallists. The medals winners: Silver: l Budha Chandra Singh (56Kg), Praveen Kumar (48Kg), Rajinder Singh (90Kg), K Arunpama Devi (60Kg). Bronze: Y Santhoi Devi (52Kg), Pooja Kadian (65Kg), Vishakha Malik (70Kg), Rajani Deori (75Kg).
Neeraj to defend WBC title in Oct
New delhi: Indian boxer Neeraj Goyat will defend his WBC Asian welterweight title against Australia's Ben Kite on October 15 here at the Talkatora Stadium. The 24-year-old Neeraj, who is a former Youth Commonwealth Games bronze-medallist, had won the title last year in November by defeating Filipino Nelson Gulpe via a unanimous decision. Most recently, the Indian made the semifinals of the July Olympic Qualifiers for professional boxers in Venezuela but could not secure a ticket to Rio. Neeraj has been unbeaten in the professional circuit since November 2013. He has fought a total of 11 bouts, winning 7 of them, including 2 knockouts. Kite, a 25-year-old from Brisbane, has fought a total of 9 bouts in his nascent career, winning 5 of his contests. He is the reigning state welterweight title holder in Australia.
‘Whoever masters mind will be best’
New delhi: Virat Kohli has got stiff competition from his peers in international cricket and whoever out of them "masters the mind" best will end up having a better career, feels Australian great Ricky Ponting. Brett lee recently said Kohli is best in the business currently, ignoring the likes of Steve Smith, Joe Root and Kane Williamson. His longtime captain Ponting, however, feels it is still not time to settle the "best batsman" debate. "To tell you the truth, I don't really care (who is the best batsmen at the moment). I just love to see all these guys playing (Kohli, Smith, Williamson and Root). There are a number of current players who are probably on a similar career path," said Ponting, who is in India promoting his home state of Tasmania as its brand ambassador. "Kohli probably has got age on his side. His ODI career till this stage has been incredible. Smith and Williamson are in the same boat. Whoever I guess masters the mind games the best will be the one who ends up with the best career record," said the two-time World Cup winning captain further.