Esow bags gold at Six Day Berlin cycling tournament

Berlin

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Indian cyclist Esow Alben bagged a gold medal in the men’s keirin individual event of the Six Day Berlin tournament here on Monday night. The 18-year-old earned 20 classification points. Czech Republic’s Tomas Babek, who had won a silver in the 2017 World Championships, came in second, while Maximilian Lev of Germany took home the bronze. Earlier in the competition, the Indian teenager had won a bronze followed by a silver medal.

Lucknow

PBL: Wong, Beiwen guide Awadhe to maiden win

Former world No. 10 Wong Wing Ki Vincent continued his winning streak while Beiwen Zhang also dazzled as Awadhe Warriors defeated Mumbai Rockets for their maiden victory in the ongoing Premier Badminton League here today. Vincent beat Parupalli Kashyap 15-8 15-10. World No. 14 Zhang made no mistake in her meeting with Kuhoo Garg, winning 15-3 15-4.

Pune

Advani beats Sourav in final of billiards Nationals

Pankaj Advani today claimed yet another Senior National Billiards Championship title with a 5-2 win over Sourav Kothari in a pulsating final here. After losing the first frame in the best-of-9 150-up tie, Advani bounced back with breaks of 95 and 151 to go 2-1 up. The fourth frame was snatched by Kothari with a 135 break. Advani raised his game to the next level, winning the next three frames with breaks of 135, 94 and 109 to clinch the title.

Chennai

Madras HC orders AICF elections on February 10

The Madras High Court today directed that the All India Chess Federation (AICF) elections be held here on February 10. The court said that the AICF general body meeting will be held on February 10 for the purpose of electing new office-bearers.

Chandigarh

ITBP wins Fire and Fury Ice Hockey Championship

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) team today won the Fire and Fury Ice Hockey Championship organised in Leh, beating the Ladakh Scouts Regimental Centre Red (Army) team in the penalty shootout. After the scores were level at 4-4, ITBP won a thrilling shootout.

Johannesburg

England’s Broad fined after ‘audible obscenity’ in SA Test

England fast bowler Stuart Broad has been fined 15 percent of his match fee for the “use of an audible obscenity” during the fourth Test against South Africa. Broad was cited by the match officials after Monday’s incident when he approached South Africa captain Faf du Plessis and used “inappropriate language”. One demerit point has been added to Broad’s disciplinary record. It was the second offence in a 24-month period for the bowler. Kagiso Rabada, Jos Buttler, Vernon Philander and Ben Stokes were all hit with punishments for various offences during the series, which England won 3-1. Agencies

New York

Coco Gauff to join Serena on US Fed Cup team

Serena Williams will be joined by teenage sensation Coco Gauff as part of the US team that will face Latvia in a Fed Cup qualifier next month, the United States Tennis Association said on Tuesday. The USTA announced two weeks ago that Williams would return Fed Cup action for the February 7-8 tie in Everett, Washington and now rounded out the team with Gauff, Sofia Kenin, Alison Riske and Bethanie Mattek-Sands.

New York

Bryant as the new NBA logo nears 2 million signatures

Nearly 2 million people have signed an online petition to use Kobe Bryant’s image as the new logo for the National Basketball Association following the death of the Los Angeles Lakers great on Sunday. The current NBA logo features the silhouette of Lakers great and Basketball Hall of Famer Jerry West dribbling a ball with his left hand.

Milan

Inter Milan sign Spurs’ playmaker Eriksen

Inter Milan have signed Denmark playmaker Christian Eriksen from Tottenham Hotspur on a 4-1/2 year contract after the two clubs agreed the midfielder’s transfer, both sides announced on Tuesday.

New York

NBA: Rockets work their mastery over Jazz

Eric Gordon scored a career-high 50 points, Danuel House Jr. chipped in a double-double, and the short-handed Houston Rockets pulled off a stunning 126-117 victory over the red-hot Utah Jazz on Monday in Salt Lake City. Agencies