Indians claim 2 medals on Day 1 of Asian jr weightlifting

New Delhi: India made a positive start at the 2020 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships, bagging two medals on the opening day of the event in Tashkent. While KVL Pavani Kumari won the silver in the 45kg category, Harshada Goud clinched the bronze in the same weight division.

Chandigarh

Big win for Dashmesh Marshal Sports Academy

Dashmesh Marshal Sports Academy, Anandpur Sahib, hammered Football Academy, Paldi, 4-1 in the college category of the 58th Principal Harbhajan Memorial All India Football Tournament in Mahilpur today. An own goal by Gurpreet Singh gave DMSA the lead in the second minute. Gurnoor Singh equalised in the 37th minute but goals from Aman Jayal (50th minute) and Tarun Salthia (56th, 67th) sealed the deal for DMSA. In the club category, YFC Mahilpur beat Jarnail

Singh Football Academy, Garhshankar, 2-0. Manjinder Singh (43rd) scored the opener, while their second goal came from Aniket’s (55th) own goal.

Los Angeles

Kuchar grabs three-shot lead as Woods falters

Matt Kuchar fired a sparkling 7-under 64 to seize a three-shot lead after the first round of the Genesis Invitational. South Korea’s Lee Kyoung-hoon and Americans Russell Henley, Wyndham Clark, Adam Schenk and Harold Varner shared second on 67 with Rory McIlroy — newly returned to world No. 1 — headlining a group of 10 on 68 that also included Australia’s Jason Day and former Masters champion Patrick Reed. Tournament host Tiger Woods closed with a bogey to fall out of that bunch, cooling off after a hot start to post a 2-under 69 as he pursues a record 83rd US PGA Tour title.

New Delhi

Golf events postponed due to concerns over coronavirus

The outbreak of coronavirus in China has forced the organisers to postpone the Maybank Championship Golf, which was scheduled to take place in Kuala Lumpur from April 16 to 19. The Volvo China Open, a European Tour event in Guangdong, China, due to take place from April 20 to 23, has also been postponed. Agencies

Milan

Ronaldo scores as Juventus draw with AC Milan 1-1

Cristiano Ronaldo’s injury-time penalty grabbed Juventus a 1-1 draw at AC Milan in their Italian Cup semifinal first leg. The 35-year-old has now scored 12 goals in his last eight games in all competitions after the Portuguese ultimately got the better of old rival Zlatan Ibrahimovic despite being largely anonymous for much of the match. Milan paid for Theo Hernandez’s 71st-minute red card as they failed to close out a game they had dominated for long periods and led through Ante Rebic. The last-4 second legs will take place on March 4 and 5, with the final on May 13 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

Madrid

Sociedad beat Mirandes 2-1 in Copa del Rey semis

Real Sociedad edged second division Mirandes 2-1 in their Copa del Rey semifinal first leg, taking a tentative step closer to a potential all-Basque final against Athletic Bilbao. Sociedad had knocked out Real Madrid 4-3 in the quarterfinals and they were in control early on at home against Mirandes, the only second-tier side to make the last-4. Captain Mikel Oyarzabal gave them a ninth-minute lead from the penalty spot after a foul by Odei Onaindia on Portu. Mirandes were on level terms on 40 minutes thanks to Matheus Aias but Sociedad restored their advantage through Norwegian prodigy Martin Odegaard just two minutes later.

London

Reds’ Mane, Milner fit for Norwich game

Liverpool winger Sadio Mane and midfielder James Milner are back in contention for the Premier League leaders after the pair recovered from injuries that had sidelined them in recent games, manager Juergen Klopp said. “Millie (Milner) and Sadio are back. When they are back you start thinking (about starting them) immediately. I hope it stays like this,” Klopp said ahead of their trip to Norwich City. — Agencies