lakshmanan wins gold in Athletics Nationals
Chennai: Reigning Asian champion Govindan lakshmanan of Services cruised to victory in the men's 5000 metre race on the opening day of the 57th National Open Athletics Championships at the Nehru Stadium here on Monday. It was way below lakshmanan's personal best (of 13:35.69). In the 5000m women's race, l Surya won in a time of 16 minutes, 2.85 seconds to lead a Railways one-two ahead of Chinta Yadav (16:40.45). Incidentally, Surya is the daughter of lakshmanan's long-time coach S loganathan. In the men's shot put, Tejinder Pal Singh of Services pipped former national record holder Om Prakash Singh to the gold by hurling the iron ball to 18.86 metres. Tejinder sealed the first place with his final throw after trailing Om Prakash for most part of the competition. Sarita P Singh of Railways won the women's hammer throw with an effort of 60.54m.
Karn, Nadeem take 8 each in India A’s win
Vijaywada: leg-spinner Karn Sharma and left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem took eight wickets apiece as India A cantered to an innings and 31-run victory against New Zealand A in the first unofficial ‘Test' here on Monday. The New Zealand side's inability to play spin bowling again came to the fore as they were dismissed for 142 in their second innings after being bundled out for 147 in their first essay. India scored 320 runs in their only innings. In the second innings, Karn took four for 62 while Nadeem scalped four for 51. Pacer Shardul Thakur took the other two wickets. The Railways leg-spinner had a match haul of eight for 120 while Nadeem had slightly better figures of eight for 79. The Kiwis started their day at 64 for two and could resist only for just over 31 overs as they folded out in only 63.1 overs. Openers George Worker (35) and Jeet Raval (21) were the only two batsmen, who had individual scores of 20 plus in the second innings.
Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya win KBD Juniors
New Delhi: In a test of strength and passion for Kabaddi, the KBD Juniors matches saw Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya emerge the winner in the final match against Modern School Barakhamba by a score of 37-11 at Thyagaraj Sports Complex, New Delhi. In all, a total of 8 city schools displayed an enthusiastic power play to build and keep the excitement circling Pro Kabaddi league intact. Prior to the finals, two semi-finals match witnessed Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya test their mettle against Ramjas School and Modern School Barakhamba took on Don Bosco School.
Manav wins singles gold in slovenia
New Delhi: India's Manav Thakkar bagged the junior boys singles gold medal at the 2017 Slovenia Junior and Cadet Open after defeating Japanese Takeru Kashiwa 11-6, 11-3, 11-5, 11-6 in the final at Otocec. Not only did he claim the singles crown but also emerged as the most successful player of the tournament, having won the doubles gold as well as a silver in the team event earlier. The second-seeded India was in no mood to relent in the final as he got the better of the 15th seeded Japanese, who had earlier accounted for India's Parth Virmani in the quarterfinals, without conceding a game. Incidentally, the Japanese had upset Chinese Taipei's Feng Yi-Hsin, the top-seed, 11-7, 11-9, 9-11, 3-11, 13-11, 4-11, 11 -9 in a tough semi-final. A completely drained out Japanese failed to find his rhythm in the final against Manav, who attacked right from the word go.
Maradona to kick off football conclave
Kolkata: Argentine legend Diego Maradona will kick off a football conclave on October 3 in the presence of a galaxy of current and former Indian stars like Bhaichung Bhutia, Sunil Chhetri and I M Vijayan. The first season of 'Goal 2017' will bring the country's top current and former footballers and celebrities together. The day will start with a session with Vijay Goel, former Union sports minister. It will be followed by a session by former India cricket captain and Atletico de Kolkata co-owner Sourav Ganguly who will speak about "A career that could have been", giving insights on his love for football. India head coach Stephen Constantine, ATK chief coach and star Manchester United forward Teddy Sheringham, Jamshedpur FC head coach Steve Coppell, former ATK coach Antonio Habas, Vijayan, Jo Paul Ancheri and Subhas Bhowmick will also attend the day-long session, a release stated.
Anand draws, Harika wins in Round 2
Isle of Man: Five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand played out a draw with Germany's lampert Jonas but Harika Dronavalli notched up a win against German FIDE Master Michael Babar in the second round of the Isle of Man International Tournament here. Playing with white pieces, Anand found himself on the back foot as his rival attacked with the queen. A truce was signed after 28 moves when Anand repeated the positions. The World No 10 Indian, playing with black pieces, started off with an attacking frame of mind and put the pressure on her opponent from the initial stages of the game. The German tried all her tricks but couldn't contain Harika's attacking moves. Agencies