THINGALAYA BOOKS INCHEON TICKET

PATIALA: Siddhanth Thingalaya booked himself an Asian Games ticket after equalling his own national record in the men’s 110m hurdles as the Federation Cup Senior National Athletics Championships concluded, here on Tuesday.

Thingalaya, representing ONGC, clocked 13.65secs to equal his own national record which he set in Brussels in 2012, also bettering his own meet mark of 13.69secs. K Prem Kumar of Telangana was a distant second in 13.96 while Surendhar of Tamil Nadu was third in 14.24secs.

INDIAN CHALLENGE

ENDS IN ASIAN SNOOKER KARACHI: Indian challenge in the second Asian 6 Red Snooker Championship ended with Rahul Sachdev losing his pre-quarter final to World Champion Hussain Vafaei Ayouri of Iran 6-3. Earlier Kamal Chawla, Ketan Chawla and Varun Madan had failed to qualify for the knock-outs. The Indians now prepare for the two-day team championship that commences Aug 21.

DYNAMOS SIGN WORLD’S TALLEST GOALKEEPER

NEW DELHI: Delhi Dynamos FC has signed Belgian goalkeeper Kristof Van Hout for the inaugural season of the Hero Indian Super League An accomplished custodian, Van Hout played for Belgian power house Racing Genk last season.

At 6ft10 (2.08m), Van Hout also has the distinction of being the tallest professional football player in the world, making him an imposing figure at the goalpost

At the age of 27, he is at the peak of his footballing prowess and will have plenty to offer to the club. Van Hout burst on to the scene in 2008 becoming the hero of Kortrijk after saving three penalties in the shootout against league champi ons Standard Liege to help his team progress to the quarterfinals.

SALGAOCAR SIGN DEFENDER KASONDE PANAJI: Salgaocar FC has signed in Zambian defender Francis Kasonde as their Marquee player for the upcoming I-league cham pionship. The 27-year-old versatile defender was instrumental in guid ing Zambia to the African Cup of Nations in 2012 and currently has