RABINDRA STARS IN ROTAX KARTING C'SHIP
Hyderabad: Mumbai's Aaroh Rabindra and the Bengaluru duo of Chirag Ghorpade and Arjun Rajiv did the star turn in the second round of the FMSCI National Rotax Karting Championship here on Sunday, winning their respective classes in almost similar fashion. All three fought back from P2 or P3 to emerge victorious in their respective final races in what proved to be an action-packed and closely fought weekend. In the Senior Max, Manav Sharma of Faridabad (BPC Racing) dominated the qualifiers and pre-finals but couldn't hold on to his advantage in the day's marquee race. He was pipped to the post by Aaroh Rabindra (Rayo Racing), who started from P2 but still managed a handsome 3.586-second margin victory in the 20-lap race.
‘TRAINING 10 HOURS A DAY TO FACE VIJENDER’
New Delhi: Aiming to "surprise" Vijender Singh in his own backyard, WBO Oriental super middleweight champion Zulpikar Maimaitiali says he is training 10 hours a day to ensure a knockout win for himself. WBO Asia Pacific super middleweight champion Vijender will face Chinese No 1 Maimaitiali for a double title fight on the August 5 at NSCI, Mumbai. "I take every bout seriously and try to push myself to the limit every time. Vijender will be one of the rivals that I beat, I know his traits and I am preparing accordingly," Maimaitiali said. "I am putting in 10 hours every day into training to make sure Vijender is knocked out in the first 2-3 rounds itself. On 5th August Vijender will actually face the toughest opponent in his pro boxing career," he added.
MITHAlI ClOSES IN ON TOP SPOT IN RANKINGS
Dubai: Star Indian woman cricketer Mithali Raj remained at second spot but closed in on Meg lanning at top of the ICC batting chart following her purple patch at the ongoing World Cup in the United Kingdom. Mithali, who helped India disposed of New Zealand to set up a semi-final clash against six-time champion Australia in Derby on Thursday, has scored 356 runs in the tournament, including the match-winning 109 against the Kiwis. The India captain (774 rating points), who became the highest ODI run getter a few days back, is just five points away from number one lanning (779) after starting the tournament at second place. No other Indian batswoman is at the top-10. Among bowlers, both Jhulan Goswami and Ekta Bisht dropped three and one places respectively to be at sixth and seventh.
‘MAY APPlY FOR INDIA COACH JOB IN FUTURE’
Sydney: Former Australian pacer Jason Gillespie on Sunday said he might be interested in applying for India coach's job in a couple of years. "I think it would have been a wonderful job and I congratulate Ravi Shastri on getting that job, maybe one day in a couple of years that'd be something I'd seriously consider," Gillespie was quoted saying cricket.com.au. Gillespie said he was not able to decide this time whether to apply for the post or not. "I talked a lot about that with my family, I had days where I thought, right, I'm definitely applying for it, I'm going to have a crack and see how far I get. Other days where I wasn't so sure. In the end, I just felt I wasn't quite ready for that opportunity," said Gillespie.