3 boxers qualify for world c’ships
Tashkent: Third seed Satish Kumar (+91kg) and sixth seed Manoj Kumar (69kg) were among the three Indian boxers who qualified for the World Championships after winning their respective box-offs at the Asian Championships here on Sunday. With the trio's victory, India now have seven boxers confirmed for the World Championships. The others to have qualified are the bronze medal winning duo of Vikas Krishan (75kg) and Amit Phangal (49kg) along with silver-medallists Shiva Thapa (60kg) and Sumit Sangwan (91kg). The top six boxers from each weight category in the Asian event qualified for the World Championships in Germany scheduled from August 25. While Kavinder Singh Bisht (52kg) got a walkover against Malaysia's Salam Abdul Kasim, Manoj prevailed in a split decision against second-seeded Chinese liu Wei. Satish, on the other hand, sailed past China's Mu Haipeng in a unanimous verdict. Bisht, Manoj and Satish had lost in the quarterfinals of the ongoing event. While Bisht was through without stepping inside the ring, Manoj fought it out in an exhausting battle with Wei during which both the boxers were warned once for excessive bending.
Heena wins bronze, India take 7 medals
New Delhi: Heena Sindhu claimed a bronze medal in the women's 10m Air Pistol as India ended the Grand Prix of liberation Plezn 2017 Shooting championships with seven medals. On the final day of the championship, Heena shot 218.8 in the eight-woman final, won by Greek shooter Anna Korakaki, who had won a gold medal in the 25m pistol and a bronze medal in the 10m air pistol at Rio Games. Anna got 246.3 to finish ahead of Germany's rising star, 21-year old Michelle Skeries took silver with a score of 237.8. India returned from the championship in Czech Republic with a haul of one gold, two silver and four bronze medals.
EB play out 1-1 draw with Churchill
Cuttack: East Bengal and Churchill Brothers played out a 1-1 draw in the opening match of the Federation Cup football tournament here on Sunday. In a tightly contested encounter, East Bengal took the lead in the 65th minute through Wedson Anselme but Ghanefo Kromah equaliser in the 80th minute as the two sides shared the spoils at the Barabati Stadium. The first half saw end-to-end action and no side could come up on top at the breather. In the 65th minute, Wedson Anselme broke the deadlock after he latched onto a through ball and brushed off three opposition defenders before side-footing the ball into the back of the net to give East Bengal the lead But in the 80th minute, callous defending by East Bengal led Churchill to equalise when Kromah capitalised on a cut back pass and scored without any pressure.
Ralte's double seals Aizawl's win
Cuttack: l Ralte struck twice as recently crowned I-league Champions Aizawl FC erased a two goal deficit to register a 3-2 win over Chennai City FC on the opening day of the Federation Cup at the Barabati Stadium. Goals by Charles de Souza (13') and Edwin Sydney (39') in the first half left the Aizawl reeling but an inspired second half performance including strikes from Al-Amna (53') and l. Ralte (62', 81') led the I league Champions to win.