Gill wins fourth race on the trot at APRC

NEW DELHI: Gaurav Gill of Team MRF registered his fourth consecutive win in the 2016 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) at the Rally Hokkaido, Obihiro (Japan) on Sunday.

Having earlier won in New Zealand, Australia and China, Gill, the 2013 APRC champion with a new co-driver in Belgian Stephane Prevot, came up with another near-flawless drive in the MRF Skoda Fabia R5 to win by one minute, 50.6 seconds over his team-mate, Germany’s Fabian Kreim (Christian Frank).

“It’s great to win. Four out of four is awesome,” said Gill. “Everything worked well. The tyres worked well since Saturday when it was wet on the tarmac and I have to thank the team for the good setup.” AFC: JAPAN REACH SEMIS BAMBOLIM, GOA: Seko Ayumu’s first half strike helped Japan score a hard fought 1-0 win over United Arab Emirates and reach the semi-finals of the AFC U-16 Championships. The win also assured them a passage to next year’s U-17 world Cup to be held in India.

INDIA CRUSH OMAN

DHAKA: India on Sunday registered a 11-0 victory over Oman in the Under-18 Asia Cup hockey tournament, boosting their chances to make the knockout round.

NEW BOXING BODY MUMBAI: Seeking to end four years of administrative turmoil, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) was on Sunday voted to office with businessman Ajay Singh becoming its president.