Vikas bags bronze on Day 2 of Asian Wrestling C'ships

Astana (Kazakhstan): Vikas pinned Jain Tan of China 8-0 by technical superiority in the 72kg Greeko-Roman category to clinch a third bronze medal for India in the Asian Wrestling Championships here today. On the second day of the tournament, Sumit (60kg) and Rohit Dahiya (82kg) fell by the wayside in their bronze medal matches, but Vikas took just one minute and 41 seconds to beat his Chinese rival.

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Bengaluru
Sreeshankar starts domestic season with facile victory

Commonwealth Games silver medallist M Sreeshankar made his first appearance on the domestic circuit this year memorable by winning gold in the AFI Indian Grand Prix 3 here today. Sreeshankar, whose last competition was the National Games in October, produced three efforts that were good for gold on the day. The world No. 6 won with a leap of 7.94m. Hima Das, who had to endure a disqualification for a false start in the Indian Grand Prix 2 in Thiruvananthapuram, bounced back to win the women’s 200m.

Berlin
Indian GM Gukesh wins title in Germany

Teenaged Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh stunned former world rapid champion Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan in the final to win the World Chess Armageddon Asia & Oceania event here on Sunday. Both the 16-year-old Gukesh and Abdusattorov have earned a spot at the Armageddon’s Grand Finale in September.

Madrid
Atletico move closer to Real with fifth straight win

Atletico Madrid’s hot streak continues, and Diego Simeone’s team is suddenly within range of second place in the Spanish league. Atletico beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1 on Sunday to extend their winning streak to five matches and move within two points of second-placed Madrid. It was Atletico’s ninth win in 11 matches.

Los angeles
NBA: Warriors score 157, glide into playoffs

Stephen Curry poured in 26 points in 22 minutes and Golden State Warriors produced a record-setting first quarter as they clinched a Western Conference playoff spot with a 157-101 shellacking of hosts Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. LeBron James scored 36 points with eight three-pointers to lift hosts Los Angeles Lakers to a 128-117 victory over Utah Jazz.

London
Ronaldo angered by blow to title hopes of Al-Nassr

Al-Nassr suffered a huge blow to their hopes of winning the Saudi Professional League after a goalless draw with lowly Al-Feiha, and Cristiano Ronaldo left the pitch in anger after a frustrating performance on Sunday. Leaders Al-Ittihad did not waste the opportunity to widen the gap with Al-Nassr to three points with the last seven remaining, with a victory 2-1 against Al-Wehda.

Los angeles
Woods’ ball from 1997 Masters sells for $64,000

A golf ball Tiger Woods gave to a young fan during the final round of his victorious 1997 Masters tournament has sold for $64,124, auction house Golden Age Auctions said on Sunday. Woods bogeyed the fifth hole and handed the ball to Julian Nexsen, who was nine years old at the time. Agencies