Shiva, Sumit enter Asian boxing finals

Shiva Thapa (60kg) and Sumit Sangwan (91kg) stunned higher rated opponents to enter the final of their respective weight categories at the Asian Boxing Championships here on Friday. Fourth seeded Thapa upset Olympic bronze medallist and top seed Dorjnyambuug Otgondalai of Mongolia 3-2 in the semi-finals of the Lightweight (60kg) category.

Sumit clinched a comprehensive 5-0 victory over second seed Jakhon Qurbonov of Tajikistan in the last four stage of the Heavyweight (91kg) division. However, top seed Vikas Krishan settled for a bronze medal in the middleweight (75kg) category after he gave a walkover in the semi-finals to fourth seed Lee Dongyun of South Korea.

CHAWRASIA, CHIKKA READY FOR GOLF SIXES

India’s SSP Chawrasia on hosts England’s star pairing, Andy Sullivan and Chris Wood in the opening match of the Golfsixes that gets underway tomorrow at the Centurion Club in St Albans.

Chawrasia, fresh from his successful defence of the Hero Indian Open, and young Chikka, who is seen as a future star in India pro-circles, are excited about the ENW format.

REAL KASHMIR SET TO PLAY ON FOREIGN SOIL

Second Division I-league football team Real Kashmir FC will become the first club team from the valley to play on a foreign soil when they take on third-tier Scottish League club Stenhousemuir in July this year. “We have been invited by Stenhousemuir FC to play a friendly at their stadium on July 8. The boys are excited about the opportunity to play against a quality side which will help them improve their