Shriyanka bags gold in shooting

Calcutta: Shriyanka Sadangi bagged the gold medal in the 10m Air Rifle junior women’s category of the International Junior Shooting championship in Suhl on Thursday with a total score of 500.9 after scoring 398 in the preliminary round. Tejaswini Muley, who was leading after the preliminary round with a score of 399 managed a final score of 100.8 and had to settle for the fourth place with a total score of 499.8.

HI booty

New Delhi: Taking a cue from the BCCI, Hockey India is set to organise a grand felicitation function for its yesteryear stars who will be paid a one-time benefit from the HI coffers for their contribution to the game. The felicitation-cum-Olympic team send-off ceremony will be held on June 24.

Sania’s loss

Edgbaston: Second seeds Sania Mirza and Yaroslava Shvedova made a shock first round exit from the Aegon Classic with a straight-set defeat against Iveta Benesova and Alla Kudryavtseva.

The Indo-Kazakh pair lost 5-7, 3-6 to the unseeded Czech-Russian pair.

Lahiri fourth

Samui: Anirban Lahiri produced a strong finish with two birdies in the last three holes to come within two shots of the leader to be at the sole fourth spot at the midway stage of the Queen’s Cup on Friday. Lahiri turned in three-under 68 and was at three-under 139.

Shiv tied 45th

Saint-Omer: Shiv Kapur carded a disappointing two-over 73 in the opening round which left him at the tied 45th spot at the Saint-Omer Open here.

Ranty best

Calcutta: Ranty Martins of Dempo SC was named as the best forward and player-of-the-tournament in I-League 2011-12. He was adjudged after votes from all I-League team captains and coaches. Dempo’s Armando Colaco was named as the best coach.

Shivaji role

Calcutta: Former international Shivaji Banerjee has been included in the IFA governing body at a meeting on Friday.

Pak series

Lahore: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to play a series of three one-day Internationals and three Twenty20 Internationals against Australia in August-September.

Bagan in semis

Calcutta: Anustup Majumdar scored a half-century to help Mohun Bagan defeat Tapan Memorial Club by six wickets in a P. Sen Memorial Invitation Tournament quarter final match on Friday.

Summarised scores

Tapan Memorial Club 136 in 35.1 overs (S. Bhattacharjee 31; S. Ahmed 3/16, S. Lahiri 3/22). Mohun Bagan 139/4 in 23.5 overs (A. Majumdar 50, S Lahiri 41). Mohun Bagan won by 6 wickets.

Kalighat 227/8 in 40 overs (S. Das 53, A. Lahiri 47). Dalhousie Athletic Club 168 in 34 overs (M. Lohar 50; I Saxena 3/13, M. Saxena 3/41). Kalighat won by 59 runs.

Staff reporter & Agencies