gasly to replace Ricciardo at Red Bull
paris: French driver Pierre Gasly will replace the departing Daniel Ricciardo at Red Bull next season, the Formula One team announced. The 22-year-old Gasly, who currently drives for Red Bull's junior team Toro Rosso, will line up alongside Max Verstappen after Australian Ricciardo leaves for Renault at the end of the 2018 campaign, the team said on Monday. "It has been my goal to race for this team since I joined the Red Bull Junior Driver Programme in 2013, and this incredible opportunity is another step forward in my ambition to win Grands Prix and compete for world championships," said Gasly. He only made his Formula One debut at the Malaysian Grand Prix last October, but has scored 26 points for Toro Rosso this year, with a best finish of fourth in Bahrain.
India secure 2 medals at youth boxing
budapest: Indian boxing contingent was assured of two medals at the world youth championships even before the competition got underway after two women pugilists got direct entry into semifinals owing to the small size of the draw here. Sakshi Gaidhani (81kg) and Neha Yadav (+81kg) made the last-four stage to put India on the medal table without the exchange of a single blow in the event, which will get underway on Tuesday. While Saskhi will face Russia's Anastasiia Rybak, Neha will square off against Ukraine's Mariia lovchynska in their respective semifinal clashes. Three other Indians got first-round byes into the quarters in the women's draw, while two others made the pre-quarters directly. Divya Pawar (54kg), Manisha (64kg) and Astha Pahwa (75kg) will know of their quarterfinal opponents after the preliminary stage. Sakshi (57kg) and Jony (60kg) will start in the pre-quarterfinal stage. In the men's draw, Asian silver-medallist Ankit (60kg), Akash (64kg) and Vijeaydeep (69kg) will start their respective campaigns in the pre-quarterfinals after getting opening-round byes.
Matthew Mills joins FC Pune
pune: Indian Super league (ISl) club FC Pune City has signed English centre back Matthew Mills to strengthen their defence for the 2018-19 season. The club announced on tuesday his inclusion in the team through a media release. FC Pune City CEO Gaurav Modwelsaid,"Matthew comes with a lot of experience, having played so many seasons in England. That's a big boost for our existing team, especially for young players in the team."Mills also represented England U-19 and helped the team qualify for the European U-19 Championship in March 2005. FC Pune City head coachMiguel Angel Portugalsaid, "Matthew is a player of great calibre and with his experience adds a lot of value to our defence line. "He will bring a lot of leadership in our backline and gives options to the team since it's going to be a long season this time around."
Afghanistan see off Ireland in 1st T20
belfast: Hazratullah Zazai smashed a blistering 74 as Afghanistan beat Ireland by 16 runs in the opening T20 international at Bready Cricket Club near Derry on Tuesday. The tourists posted 160-7 batting first after rain had reduced the match to 18 overs a side. Ireland fell short on 144-9, as star spinners Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman taking five wickets between them. Afghanistan will take a 1-0 lead into Wednesday's second match of the three-game series, as they look to deny fellow new Test nation Ireland revenge for being pipped to qualification for next year's World Cup. "Zazai, that was his second game, we didn't know much about him. He seemed to hit to all parts," Irish captain Gary Wilson told the Cricket Ireland website.