Vijay bags bronze in junior world wrestling, 2 in final

NEW DELHI

Vijay bagged the bronze medal in the 55kg Greco-Roman category after defeating Cihat Ahmet Liman of Turkey 16-8 in the Junior World Championships in Trnava, Slovakia. It was a victory by fall. He beat Kim Doohoon of South Korea 3-1 in the quarterfinals but lost to Armenia’s Tigran Minasyan 10-0 in the semifinals. In the 60kg category, another Indian wrestler, whose name is also Vijay, reached the final with a win over Ali Reza Ayat Ollah Nejati of Iran. He will take on Turkey’s Kerem Kamal in the gold medal match. Sajan Bhanwala also advanced into the final of the 77kg category with a 4-1 win over Dmytro Gardubei of Ukraine.  

NEW DELHI

India U-19 lose 1-3 to Serbia U-19

The Indian U-19 team suffered yet another defeat to hosts Serbia, going down 1-3 in the second match during their exposure tour to Europe to prepare for next year’s U-19 Asian Championship. Bojic Bojan scored first, after he intercepted the ball in the attacking third, dribbled past three defenders and slotted it past India goalkeeper Prabhsukhan Gill. Gill was in action again in the 30th minute when he carefully smothered a corner but his pass to Jeakson was intercepted by Ognjenovic Marko, who coolly proceeded to slot the ball into the net. This was followed by a third Serbian goal, following yet another defensive lapse by India. India finally managed to get on the scoresheet via a Rahim Ali strike on the stroke of half time. 

New Delhi

Australian cricket needs Smith back, says Waugh

Australian cricket needs Steve Smith and he is likely to be welcomed back with open arms, former skipper Steve Waugh forecast Tuesday, but added that it might be tougher for David Warner. “We need him back in Australian cricket,” Waugh said of 29-year-old Smith, who has played 64 Tests. “You can’t lose someone of his quality overnight and expect to replace it and he’s still only relatively young,” Waugh added. 

Bengaluru

All eyes on north-eastern teams in Hazare Trophy

Indian cricket will embark on a journey into the unknown as the National One-day Championship for the Vijay Hazare Trophy starts Wednesday with 37 teams, including six states from the north-east, looking to carve their own identity. Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Sikkim along with Uttarakhand and Puducherry will make their debut in List A cricket.

Iowa State University

Spanish golfer found dead on golf course, man charged

Police in the US have charged a homeless man with the murder of Celia Barquin Arozamena on Tuesday, a day after the Spanish amateur was found dead on a golf course in Iowa. Barquin, 22, won the European Ladies’ Amateur championship in July and was studying civil engineering at Iowa state university. Her unattended golf bag was discovered by golfers at the Coldwater Golf Links in Ames early on Monday, and police found her body in a pond a short distance away with stab wounds to the head, neck and upper torso. — Agencies