Mary Kom makes quarters

New Delhi: Four-time world champion MC Mary Kom stormed into the quarter finals with a thumping first-round triumph at the fifth Asian Women’s Boxing Championships in the Kazakhstani capital of Astana. Mary Kom defeated Filipino Josie Gabeuco 8-1 in a lopsided bout in the pin weight (46kg) category.

Games dates

New Delhi: After five postponements, the Indian Olympic Association Tuesday said that the 34th National Games will be held from December 9-22 in Jharkhand.

Moscow meet

New Delhi: The Indian men’s team defeated Argentina 3-1 to register their third win on the trot while the women slumped to their third straight loss, going down 1-3 against group leaders Turkey, at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Moscow on Tuesday.

Sanath signs

London: Veteran Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya has been signed up by English County side Worcestershire for a part of their forthcoming domestic T20 season.

Swann honour

London: Rising off-spinner Graeme Swann beat off competition from T20 skipper Paul Collingwood among others to clinch the ‘England Cricket of the Year’ award at Lord’s.

Huge total

Calcutta: East Bengal scored 444 for five against Aikya Sammilani in a CAB first division league semi-final at the Eden Gardens on Tuesday.

Summarised scores

At Eden: Semi-finals: East Bengal 444/5 in 85 overs (A. Das 121, A. Nandy 93, D. Dasgupta 84) vs Aikya Sammilani l At JU Salt Lake Campus ground: Quarter finals: Town 291/4 in 64 ovs (Naved Ahmed 81 n.o.) vs BNR. Matches to continue

EB lose

Calcutta: Dempo beat East Bengal 4-3 at the latter's club ground in an U-19 I-League match on Tuesday.

Five-a-side

Calcutta: Tata Tea beat IMRB 2-1 in a five-a-side invitational football tournament at CC&FC for The Telegraph Cup 2010 presented by McDowell's Celebration No.1.

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