Comebackman Vikas adjudged ‘Best Boxer’ at Bulgaria meet

NEW DELHI: It was double delight for Indian boxer Vikas Krishan at the Strandja Memorial Tournament here as he didn’t just claim a gold medal but was also adjudged the best boxer of the event in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia — a first for an Indian.

The 26-year-old defeated world championships bronze-medallist Troy Isley of the USA in the middle-weight (75kg) finals to claim his first medal since the Asian Championships bronze last year in April-may.

It was a massive turnaround for Vikas, who had not just been laid low by a hand injury but had also found himself in the disciplinary line of fire after giving a walkover in his Asian Championships semi-final last year.

LAHIRI FINISHES T-59

MIAMI: Anirban Lahiri dropped a double bogey on either side of the turn for a three-over 74 card, finishing tied-59th at the Honda Classic, here. It was his highest score of the week as he finished at nine-over 289, dropping 13 places from his overnight position.

As Justin Thomas won a playoff over Luke List, Tiger Woods was 12th showing that he is slowly getting into shape.

FALCONS RETAIN SOUMYADEEP

MUMBAI: Defending champions Falcons TTC chose to go with their winning coach for the second edition of the CEAT Ultimate Table Tennis League, opting for Soumyadeep Roy in the draft pick for coaches on Monday. The event, conducted under supervision of Ernst & Young and attended by TTFI senior vicepresident Rajeev Bodas, co-owner of CEAT Vita Dani and six team owners, set the ball rolling for the June 14-July 1 league.