7 Indians in quarters of boxing tourney
new delhi: Shiva Thapa (60kg) and l Sarita Devi (60kg) were among the prominent winners as seven Indian boxers entered the quarterfinals to ensure a resounding start for the country at the Ulaanbaatar Cup Tournament in Mongolia on Wednesday. Ashish (64kg), Mandeep Jangra (69kg), Salman Sheikh (52kg) and Etash Khan (56kg) joined Shiva in the quarters after clinching contrasting victories. In the women's draw, national champion Sarjubala Devi (51kg) and veteran Sarita Devi made the last-eight stage. Three-time Asian medallist Shiva out-punched local hope Oyunbileg Munkhsaikhan in a unanimous verdict, while Salman took just two rounds to brush aside Korean Young Sik Bae's challenge. All the seven boxers are now just one win away from securing themselves a medal. Next up for Shiva is Kyrgyzstan's Ravshanbek. Salman, on the other hand, will square off against local favourite Gankhuyag Gan-Erdene in the last-eight stage.
TTFI announces India squad for AsiaD
new delhi: A 10-member table tennis squad including Manika Batra and Sharath Kamal has been selected for the Asian Games by the the Table Tennis Federation Of India. Both the men's and women's team have undergone one change each from the successful Commonwealth Games campaign with young paddlers Manav Thakkar and Ayhika Mukharjee replacing Sanil Shetty and Pooja Sahasrabuddhe respectively. Tainted paddler Soumyajit Ghosh remained out of the team after he was accused of raping an 18-year-old, a charge he has denied. The Asian Games are set to begin from August 18 to September 2 in Indonesia.
Wilshere set to leave Arsenal
london: England midfielder Jack Wilshere is to end almost two decades at Arsenal and leave on a free transfer after being told by manager Unia Emery he would not be a first choice next season. The 26-year-old - scorer of 14 goals in his 197 appearances since making his debut for 'The Gunners' in 2008 said he had offered to take a pay cut, which persuaded former manager Arsene Wenger to recommend he be awarded a new contract. However, Emery told the injury-prone Wilshere - who missed out on making the World Cup squad after his form faltered towards the end of the season - even with that he would not be prominent in his planning for next season.
Vani, Gaurika to play in Thai golf
pattaya: Vani Kapoor and Gaurika Bishnoi will tee up at the ladies European Thailand Championship at the Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club here on Thursday. Vani has been trying to divide her time between ladies European Tour and the lET Access Tours. She has played three times on the Access Tours and her best result came in the form of T-9 at the Czech ladies Challenge last week. Gaurika, who did so well in the first two rounds at the 2017 Hero Womens Indian Open before finishing T-44 will also be in the field. Beth Allen from the United States will make her debut in the ladies European Thailand Championship. Allen, the winner of the 2016 ladies European Tour order of merit and three titles on the circuit, is no stranger to Asia but this is her first time in Thailand.