Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
Two Indian boxers — Ankit Narwal (60kg) and Aman (+91kg) — advanced to the quarterfinals of the Asian Youth Championships here today. While Aman defeated Uzbekistan’s Makhmudov Mimukhsin 5-0, Ankit pravailed 3-2 over Mongolia’s Tulga Oyunbaatar. However, Mohit (75kg) lost 2-3 to Kazakhstan’s Bektas to bow out in the opening round. India were assured of two medals in the event after Komalpreet Kaur (+81kg) and Sushma (81kg) got direct entry into the semifinals owing to the small size of their draws in the women’s competition.
Dubai
Kohli, Bumrah retain top spots in ICC rankings
Indian skipper Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah have maintained their top spots in the latest ICC ODI rankings for batsmen and bowlers, respectively. Kohli is sitting pretty at the top of the rankings for batsmen with 895 rating points. He is followed by his deputy Rohit Sharma (834). In the bowlers’ rankings, Bumrah, who is undergoing treatment for lower-back stress fracture, also maintained his top spot with 797 points. He is followed by New Zealand pacer Trent Boult (740).
Kolkata
Indian Oil beat PNB to retain Beighton Cup
Indian Oil Corporation Limited blanked Punjab National Bank 2-0 to defend their title at the All India Beighton Cup hockey tournament here today. Both the goals came in the third quarter with Karajwinder Singh (41st minute) and Gurjinder Singh (44th) scoring in space of three minutes.
Pune
Manish enters pre-quarters with upset win
Indian youngster Manish Sureshkumar knocked out 16th seed Rio Noguchi of Japan to enter the pre-quarterfinals, while Siddarth Rawat got the better of local favourite Arjun Kadhe at the KPIT MSLTA Challenger here today. On a day when 11 Indians were in action, the 20-year-old Manish, ranked 748, beat No. 408 Noguchi 6-3 7-6(4). Qualifier and former national champion Dalwinder Singh beat Kunal Anand 6-3 6-4.
New Delhi
Worlds medal winners Udit, Deepak in wrestling squad
Cadet World Championships bronze medallists Udit Kumar (57kg) and Deepak Chahal (75kg) were today named in India’s 30-member squad for the Asian U-15 Wrestling Championship, to start in Taichung City from November 22.
Sydney
Watson appointed president of Oz Cricketers’ Association
Former all-rounder Shane Watson has been appointed as the president of the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA), a position, he says, will help him “to give back to the game”. Agencies
LONDON
Foo Kune loses African silver after doping violation
Mauritian Kate Foo Kune has been stripped of her silver medal from this year’s All African Badminton Championship after she was found to have breached anti-doping regulations, the sport’s governing body said on Tuesday.
Coffs Harbour (Australia)
Raging bushfires force Rally Australia’s cancellation
Organisers Tuesday cancelled this week’s Rally Australia, the final round of the 2019 FIA World Rally Championship, because of bushfires raging near the Coffs Harbour venue in New South Wales. The event had been scheduled to begin Thursday and had already been scaled back as Australia struggles to control the blazes that have killed three people.
London
Leclerc to take grid penalty in the Brazilian GP
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will take a grid penalty at this weekend’s Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix after team boss Mattia Binotto said his car’s power unit was damaged and needed replacing. The 22-year-old Monegasque is third in the championship. Agencies
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