Tejaswini wins gold, Chain gets silver
new delhi: Extending her brilliant run this season, seasoned Tejaswini Sawant nailed a gold in the women's 50m Rifle Prone event on the opening day of ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol stage in Munich. Sawant shot 621.4 to pip younger teammate Anjum Moudgil, who shot 621.2 to win Silver in the event. Sawant had won a gold at the recently-concluded Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia. Chain Singh also won a silver in the men's 50m Rifle Prone event, shooting a score of 627.9 to finish behind USA's Matthew Emmons, who took gold with a score of 628.9.
Hesson replaces lehmann
dubai: New Zealand's Mike Hesson on Wednesday replaced Australian Darren lehmann as the coach representative in the ICC Cricket Committee led by former India captain Anil Kumble. lehmann had stepped down as Australia coach in the wake of the ball-tampering controversy in South Africa in March. Clark has been appointed as the women's cricket representative and replaces Clare Connor, Coezter has replaced Ireland's Kevin O'Brien as the Associate Members representative . Hesson, 43, has been New Zealand's coach since 2012. He masterminded the Black Caps' maiden appearance in the final of the World Cup in 2015.
india’s 1st sports university in Manipur
new delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an ordinance to set up the country's first national sports university in Manipur. law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said a bill to set up the university in Imphal is already pending in Parliament. Things will start moving fast once the President signs the ordinance. The Manipur government has already allocated land for university, he said. "A void exists in the sports environment of the country in various areas such as sports science, sports technology, high performance training," the bill stated.
YOUNG GOlFERS SHOW GREAT PROMISE
new delhi: The first camp of the Usha Junior Training Programme for Golf concluded on Wednesday at Delhi Golf Club Under guidance of well-known Category-A coaches, Vikram Sethi, Nonita lall Qureshi and Jasjit Singh, every participant will be trained on different aspects of the game.