Tottenham stay close to Chelsea

best jump of 6.37m in the sixth and final round to clinch the gold. Chinese Xu Xiao Ling also had a best effort of 6.37m but she had to settle for a silver on count back.

Neena’s best three jumps were 6.37m, 6.32m and 6.32m while Ling had 6.37m. 6.32m and 6.22m.

Twentyfive-year-old Neena from Kerala had won a silver in women’s long jump in the first leg at another Chinese city of Jinhua on April 24 with an effort of 6.46m. She has a personal best of 6.66m which she did in 2016.

Besides Neena’s gold, India won four silver medals through Manpreet Kaur (women’s shot put), Neeraj Chopra (men’s javelin), Dutee Chand (women’s 100m) and Tintu Luka (women’s 800m), and a bronze through Om Prakash Karhana (men’s shot put). — PTI London, April 27: Danish playmaker Christian Eriksen netted a superb 30-yard goal to down Crystal Palace 1-0 on Wednesday and keep Tottenham Hotspur’s Premier League title hopes alive.

Leaders Chelsea had gone seven points clear by beating Southampton on Tuesday, but Spurs’ win trimmed the gap back to four points.

Eriksen struck in the 78th minute and Arsenal also left it late, Robert Huth’s 85th-minute own goal giving Arsene Wenger’s men a 1-0 win that left them four points off the Champions League places.

Palace had won six, drawn one and lost one of their previous eight league games. — AFP