Sonia, Neeraj in q/fs of ASIAN C’ships
Ho Chi Minh City: World Championship silver-medallist Sonia lather and debutant Neeraj advanced to the quarterfinals on a mixed day for India at the Asian Boxing Championships here on Friday. lather (57kg), who is a former silver-medallist at this event, and Neeraj (51kg) won their respective opening-round bouts to make the last-eight stage. However, Pooja Rani (81kg) made a first-round exit. First up for India was Neeraj, the Nation's Cup gold-medallist who was making her debut at the continental meet. The Haryana-boxer dominated her opponent from Myanmar, Nally Nally, making good use of her height and reach advantage. Neeraj will be up against Korea's Pang Chol Mi in the quarterfinals. lather was the next woman in for the country and pulled off an aggressive triumph over Japan's Kurogi Kana. lather will be squaring off against China's Yin Junhua in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
Shiv Kapur in 2ND place at Panasonic Open
New Delhi: Shiv Kapur was the best placed Indian at second position on in the Panasonic Open after his near-flawless card was marred by a double-bogey six on the par-three four, which moved him down from the lead. Despite taking the clubhouse lead in the morning, Kapur lost the advantage by the end of the day at the Delhi Golf Club here. Among other Indians in fray — Shamim Khan, who is currently leading the money list on the domestic circuit, signed for a 69 to take third place, while SSP Chawrasia remained in contention for another Panasonic Open win after returning with a 69 for a share of fourth place with compatriot Divyanshu Bajaj at the $400,000 event. Meanwhile, American Paul Peterson broke the Indian stronghold by firing a bogey-free eight-under 64 to take the second round lead.
2nd edition of Swachhability Run announceD
new delhi: Promoting the government's 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan,' JK Cement, India's premier cement company, encourages runners to participate in the second edition of the JK Cement SwachhAbility Run, starting November 5th, 2017. The run will unfold in 5 cities over a span of 5 days — starting from Goa across Belagavi, Hubballi and Mangaluru before closing in Bengaluru on November 12th, 2017. The event includes two categories of runs — 10km and 3km. 10 km run which is a timed race, is open for all to participate, however to encourage more participation towards the cause, 3 km run will be done alongside especially for school children and for anyone else who wishes to run a shorter distance.
Security breach during Ranji Trophy game
New Delhi: In a bizarre incident, a man drove his car onto the pitch during the Ranji Trophy match between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh at the Airforce ground in Palam, a major security breach which left both the players and officials dumbfounded. At around 4:40 pm, 20 minutes from close of play, a silver grey Wagon R suddenly drove onto the field of play with Uttar Pradesh batting in their second innings. The man, who identified himself as Girish Sharma, tried to swerve his car twice on the 22-yard strip before stopping, an eyewitness told PTI. It was learnt that the main gate of the Airforce ground, which only allows entry of cars after proper checking remained open with the security not in his position. This allowed the man free access inside the complex and instead of moving towards the designated parking lot, which is behind the main pavilion, he drove straight towards the field of play, leaving everybody in a state of shock.