Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing: Boxers confirm 43 medals

Astana 

Akash Gorkha, Vishvanath Suresh, Nikhil and Preet Malik advanced to the U-22 men’s finals as Indian boxers confirmed an unprecedented 43 medals across categories at the ASBC Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championships here today. The youth finals will have 14 Indian pugilists with seven each in both men’s and women’s category fighting for the gold.

Ranchi
3rd straight win for Haryana in National Hockey League 
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While Haryana defeated Bengal 4-3 in a thriller to register their third consecutive win, Madhya Pradesh got the better of Maharashtra in a 2-1 win.

BERLIN
IOC bans senior member Sheikh Ahmad for 15 years 
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Ipswich
Ipswich Town back in EPL  for first time since 2002 
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