Haryana, SSCB dominate
New Delhi: Junior world champion Mandeep Kaur (57kg) being upstaged by rookie Sakshi was the lone surprise of the day as Haryana and Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) shared the spoils on the concluding day of the National Youth Boxing Championships here on Sunday. Haryana, in fact, dominated the women's event with Jyothi (48kg), Ekta (51kg) and Parveen (54kg) also fetching gold medals. On the other hand, SSCB was the dominant force in the men's event. Barun Singh (49kg), Ch Wilson Singh (52kg), Mohd Etash Khan (52kg) and Ankit (56kg) all won gold medals for the board. Mandeep was stunned by Sakshi 4-1 in the final as she settled for an unexpected silver medal after being unstoppable in the previous rounds. Etash, who has the experience of competing in the Asian and World Championships, defeated Uttarakhand's Pawan Gurung. Akash (64kg), however, had to settle for silver after losing to the interestingly named P Brighter Singh of Manipur.
East Bengal stun Bengaluru
Barasat: Striker Robin Singh struck the match-winner as Bengal made a stunning second-half comeback to upset defending champions Bengaluru FC 2-1 in a high-profile I-league football clash here on Sunday. Robin struck in the 79th minute to give East Bengal full points after team-mate Ivan Bukenya (28th minute) had cancelled out Bengaluru striker C K Vineeth's goal in the 23rd minute. The win will be a big boost to East Bengal's campaign in their bid for an elusive I-league title as they are now two points behind arch-rivals Mohun Bagan (10) at the second place while the reigning champions Bengaluru were pushed to third place with nine points. The match had its share of intense moments when Mehtab Hossain and India captain Sunil Chhetri were seen jostling and having a near bust-up minutes after East Bengal equalised.
1987 oz WC heroes awarded medals
Sydney: The first Australia squad to win the World Cup in 1987 was presented with medals during the innings break at the fourth one-day international against Pakistan here on Sunday. The side, captained by Allan Border and coached by Bob Simpson, beat England by seven runs in a tense final in Kolkata. Australia have since won four more World Cups. The ICC last year decided to award medals to players and support staff of all World Cup-winning squads who did not receive them at the time of their successes. The West Indies team from 1975 and Sri lanka from 1996 will also receive medals.
Bengal win Cooch Behar Trophy
New Delhi: Right-hander Saurabh Singh showed unbelievable temperament as he batted nearly six sessions to score 196 and power Bengal U-19 side to a title triumph over Delhi in the Cooch Behar Trophy final here on Sunday. Bengal emerged winner by virtue of a 79-run first- innings lead. In reply to Delhi colts' first innings score of 314, Bengal scored 393 in their first essay, riding on a 182-run sixth wicket stand between Saurabh and Kanishk Seth (91). The duo showed immense power of concentration on a low and slow Kotla track to outbat the hosts. This was after being reduced to 180 for six.