Song, logo, mascot for youth C'ship out
Guwahati: The team is yet to be finalised but the fanfare was hard to miss as Boxing Federation of India unveiled an official song, a logo, and a mascot for the first World Championship to be held in the country in over a decade, featuring close to 200 boxers from 38 countries. The youth women's world championships, to be held here from November 19, will mark the return of big-ticket boxing to India, which last hosted a world championship in 2006 — for senior women. Assam chief minister Sarbanda Sonowal declared that he intends to make the state capital the new sports capital of the country. Assam's famed one-horn Rhino was expectedly picked the official mascot, named 'Gappi', while a peppy number sung by Sunidhi Chauhan and composed by Shaan was unveiled as the official song for the event.
Asia Cup winning team to get Rs 1 lakh each
New Delhi: Hockey India on Monday announced a cash award of Rs 1 lakh each to the 18-member squad which won the Asia Cup in Kakamigahara, Japan. Coach Harendra Singh will also gets Rs 1 lakh and members of the support staff Rs 50,000 each. India last won the Women's Asia Cup in 2004 when the event took place in New Delhi. The team remained unbeaten in the tournament, scoring 28 goals and conceding five. "This is truly a commendable achievement by the Indian team. They have shown great spirit and determination to win this tournament and have rightfully qualified for the World Cup," said Mushtaque Ahmad, Hockey India secretary general.
‘World's largest cricket festival' flags off
Udaipur: It's time to brace up for the real cricketing action, right in your city with the popular Wonder Cement Saath: 7 Mahotsav flagged off in the city on Monday. With the prize money pegged at Rs 40 lakhs, this year's Wonder Cement Saath: 7-Cricket Mahotsav will have 48,000 participants and 300 tosses covering the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. After 15 matches between the 16 shortlisted teams, one winning team will emerge as the team of Tehsil. Tehsils' teams will converge at the district level and face each other to select the district team. District teams will converge at the zonal level and zonal Teams will meet at Udaipur for the playoffs. The final match will be played in Udaipur.
Sindhu, Saina in semis of Badminton Nationals
Nagpur: Olympic medallists P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal sailed into the women's singles semi-finals while men's world number two Kidambi Srikanth also notched up a comfortable win in the 82nd Senior National Badminton Championship here on Monday. In the women's singles quarter-finals, london Games bronze medallist Saina thrashed Aakarshi Kashyap 21-17, 21-10. In another last-eight match, Rio Olympics silver medallist Sindhu proved too good for Shriyanshi Pardeshi, winning her match 21-11, 21-17. In the men's singles competition, India's top male shuttler Srikanth had it easy as he dispatched Shubham Prajapati 21-17, 23-21.