Deksisa, Kitur to run in Mumbai Marathon
mumbai: Solomon Deksisa of Ethiopia and defending champion Bornes Kitur will be among the major attractions in the men's and women's elite field respectively, at the $405,000 Tata Mumbai Marathon to be held on January 21. Four men who have run under 2 hours and seven minutes, including Deksisa, and five others who have run under 2:09:00, as well as six women who have gone faster than 2:29:00 will be on the start line at the 15th edition of the race offering a top prize of $42,000, according to race promoters, Procam International. Deksisa, whose personal best of 2:06:22, was clocked while finishing second at the 2016 Rotterdam Marathon and ending up third at last October's Toronto Marathon, is the fastest to have entered for the Mumbai Marathon.
Sarita in quarters of National Boxing C'ships
rohtak: Former world and Asian champion l Sarita Devi (60kg) on Tuesday advanced to the quarterfinals of the National Women's Boxing Championships here. Sarita, who won a bronze medal at the Asian Championships last year, defeated Tamil Nadu's Muthulakshmi in a bout that had to be stopped in the opening round itself. Sarita is competing for All India Police at the event. Also entering the quarters was President's Cup bronze- medallist lovlina Borgohain (69kg) of Assam. Borgohain got the better of Maharashtra's Almas Shaikh in a unanimous 5-0 verdict. Railways Sports Promotion Board's boxers had a good day with Asian Championships quarterfinalist Shiksha (54kg) and former national champion Pavitra (60kg) entering the quarters. While Pavitra out-punched Bihar's Shivani Bharti, Shiksha defeated Rajasthan's Jyoti 5-0.
Mumbai Maharathi demolish Delhi Sultans
new delhi: Mumbai Maharathi outclassed Delhi Sultans 5-2 on the opening night of Pro Wrestling league season three at the Siri Fort Sports Complex on Tuesday. Rio Olympic Games bronze medallist for India, Sakshi Malik, played her role as captain of the Maharathis with elan, winning the crucial fourth point to put the contest beyond the Sultans' reach. She trounced her compatriot Monia 18-2 in what proved to be walk in the park. The two teams were locked 2-2 after four contests but Satender Malik edged out Hitender 7-6 to put the Maharathis ahead. Sakshi then walked into the stadium like a rock star and showed what she is all about. She jumped into a 10-2 lead in the first period of the 62-kg bout and wrapped it up 18-2 to the delight of her fans.
Bhuvneshwar achieves career-best rank
Cape Town: India's swing bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar on Tuesday jumped eight places to a career-best 22 following his impressive show in a lost cause in the first Test against South Africa but Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara slipped in the ICC ranking ladder. Kumar had taken six wickets across two South African innings in the first Test, which India lost by 72 runs. In the rankings for the Test batsmen, Australia's Steve Smith remained on 947 points in first position, but there was some movement just behind him. India skipper Kohli lost the second position to his England counterpart Joe Root and was placed third ahead of Kane Williamson, who was ranked third before.
Ahmedabad secure last-four spot in PBl
chennai: Ahmedabad Smash Masters secured a berth in the semifinals of Premier Badminton league (PBl) with a crushing 5-0 win over Mumbai Rockets on the final day of the Chennai leg here on Monday. The Ahmedabad team became the first to qualify for the semifinal, at the Nehru Indoor Stadium. Sourabh Verma outclassed his brother Sameer 15-14, 15-11 in the trump match to ensure Smash Masters' progress. Sourabh took a closely fought first game and looked like running with the second as he opened up a 10-4 lead. Sameer fought back briefly but that wasn't enough as his brother looked in control. It was a thoroughly dominant performance from the Ahmedabad team.