Vancouver Knights win Canada T20 title
toronto: Saad Bin Zafar has hit an unbeaten 79 to help the Chris Gayle-led Vancouver Knights clinch the inaugural Global T20 Canada cricket title Sunday with a seven-wicket win over West Indies B. Vancouver reached 148-3 with 15 balls to spare in reply to West Indies B's 145 all out in 17.4 overs. Zafar plundered eight boundaries and three sixes in his match-winning 48-ball innings. Zafer and Rassie van der Dussen joined with Vancouver in trouble at 22-3, and with Gayle already back in the pavilion for just 2 runs. Zafar and van der Dussen advanced Vancouver to 100-3 in 13.1 overs with the run-rate down to one-a-ball, and shared an overall fourth-wicket stand of 126. Earlier, West Indies B struggled with the bat after losing the toss. Fabian Allen provided the only serious resistance with a 23-ball 41, including three fours and three sixes.The tournament in Canada bought together some of the most exciting players in the T20 format. The drawcards included Australians Steve Smith and David Warner, who are serving 12-month bans from international cricket.
Gold rush for Indian boxers
new delhi: Indian boxers ruled the ring at the 36th Golden Glove of Vojvodina youth tournament, ending with a whopping seven Gold medals to claim the overall top spot in the event in Subotica, Serbia. Four men and three women finished with Gold medals at the tournament, which featured 17 countries. India claimed the numero uno position with 17 medals, including six Silver and four Bronze. The Gold medal winners for India were Aman (+91kg), Akash Kumar (56kg), S barun Singh (49kg), Vijaydeep (69kg), Nitu (48kg), Divya Pawar (54kg), and lalita (69kg). Aman, defeated his lone challenger in Hungarian laszlo Felfoldi 5-0 for the top honours. Vijaydeep too endured a tough contest before prevailing 3-2 over Kazakhstan's Azat Assanov. In the women's draw, Nitu sailed past Scotland's Billie Denholm 5-0. Divya also clinched a 5-0 triumph over Serbian Dajana Grumusa. lalita, on the other hand, won 4-1 against Russia's Angelina Kabakova.
Powar interim coach for eves
mumbai: Former India off-spinner Ramesh Powar has been appointed the interim coach of the national women's cricket team until the BCCI finds a suitable replacement for Tushar Arothe. Arothe was forced to resign in the wake of differences with senior players who were not happy with the coaching methods of former Baroda all-rounder. Powar will oversee the women's team camp which begins in Bengaluru from July 25. The BCCI has already invited applications for the full-time coach's job with July 20 being the deadline to apply. "I am happy with the responsibility given and I will try my best to take them ahead," Powar said. The 40-year-old played just two Test matches for India, claiming six wickets, while his 31 ODI appearances fetched him 34 scalps. His first-class career was more prolific and he claimed 470 wickets in 148 games.