India to play 9 World Cup games
kolkata: India will play their nine round robin league matches of the 2019 ICC World Cup at six different venues after starting their campaign against South Africa at Southampton on June 5. India will play two games each at Southampton (SA, Afghanistan), Birmingham (England and Bangladesh) and Manchester (Pakistan and West Indies) respectively. They will play a game each at Oval (Australia), Nottingham (New Zealand) and leeds (Sri lanka). India's fixtures: June 5: South Africa (Southampton); June 9: Australia (Oval); June 13: New Zealand (Nottingham); June 16: Pakistan (Manchester); June 22: Afghanistan (Southampton); June 27: West Indies (Manchester); June 30: England (Birmingham); July 2: Bangladesh (Birmingham); July 6: Sri lanka (leeds); July 9: 1st Semi final (Manchester); July 11: 2nd Semi final (Birmingham); July 14: Final (lords).
No finals for Indian shooters on day 4 changwon:
Indian shooters, including Heena Sidhu, Manu Bhaker and Anish Bhanwala, could not make the finals of their respective events on the fourth day of the ISSF World Cup here. India have so far won one Silver medal courtesy Shahzar Rizvi in the men's 10m air pistol. In the women's 10m air pistol, Heena was the best-placed Indian at 14th with a score of 574. Mahima Turhi Agrawal and Manu Bhaker shot identical scores of 571 to be placed 27th and 30th respectively post the qualification round. In the men's 25m rapid fire pistol, both Neeraj Kumar and Anish Bhanwala had a better outing than the first qualification day, their scores of 579 and 578 giving them the 13th and 16th positions respectively.
Haryana cancels award function
new delhi: Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and boxer Manoj Kumar on Wednesday welcomed the Haryana government's decision to cancel the felicitation function for the state's Commonwealth Games medal winners after being threatened with a boycott by top athletes over a proposed cut in prize money. The function was to be held in Panchkula on Thursday but athletes such as Phogat, Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and Manoj had refused to attend it, citing the cut proposed for athletes employed with units like the Railways and Services. "We will be holding a meeting soon wherein we will review the existing policy. Everyone is aware that Haryana gives highest award money. What we had said is that we will deduct the prize money that they get from their employer, in case of any, from the total reward money," Haryana Sports Minister Anil Vij explained.
Jeremy wins 2 medals
new delhi: India's Jeremy lalrinnunga (56 kg) broke two national records to win a Silver and a Bronze medal at the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championship at Urgench, Uzbekistan. lalrinnunga registered his best total of 250 kg to win the Silver in youth section and a Bronze medal in the junior section. Sidhant Gogoi, 14, finished with a Bronze medal with a lift of 243 kg in youth boys section. Earlier, two Indian woman athletes from Odisha won a Silver and a Bronze medal. Jhilli Dalabehera (48 kg) clinched the Silver medal in junior women after lifting 166 kg (73+93), while Sneha Soren (48 kg) lifted 145 kg (63+82) to bag the Bronze medal in Youth Girls.
paddlers leave for World Championships
bangkok: After tasting unprecedented success at the Commonwealth Games, the Indian table tennis team left in two batches for the World Championships to be held in Halmstad, Sweden from April 29 to May 6. The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) has retained the same team as the one that competed in the Gold Coast Games. The team, led by Sharath Kamal, will be training at Varberg from Thursday until the competition begins on April 29.