BOXING
Vikas, Manoj through to Rio Olympics
Vikas Krishnan (75 kg) and Manoj Kumar (64 kg) qualified for the Rio Olympics on Thursday by making it to the last-four stage in the International Boxing Association’s World Qualifying Tournament being held in Baku.
Vikas, however, had to settle for a bronze medal, as he was ruled out from the semi-final clash with a cut on his forehead.
CRICKET
Kumble appointed as India’s coach
India’s highest Test wicket taker Anil Kumble was on Thursday appointed as India’s head coach for the next one year, a role that he termed as a great honour.
Kumble has stated that he will be like an elder brother to the players, keeping the players first and always staying in the background.
FOOTBALL
Euro 2016 enters last 16 phase
Two weeks since the start of the tournament, Euro 2016 enters the knockout stages with 16 teams left in the tournament. While the eight teams in the bottom half of the draw have won 11 World Cups and nine European championships between them, those in the top half haven’t won a single major tournament.
Saturday’s matches include Switzerland taking on Poland, Wales facing fellow British nation Northern Ireland and Croatia squaring off with Ronaldo’s Portugal.
Copa America Centenario, meanwhile, has been a fairly convincing show this time around with crowd figures and star names matching those at Euro 2016.
GOLF
Atwal, Lahiri make modest starts on PGA Tour
Arjun Atwal finished with one-under 70 and Anirban Lahiri notched up an even par 71 in the Quicken Loans National, Tiger Woods’ annual tournament. The event started two hours late owing to rains.
Jon Rahm, who said he couldn’t remember a single shot he took on his professional debut, had a day to remember though as he finished top of the leader board with 7-under 64.
