India now at 160th spot
New Delhi: The Indian football team has gone up to be placed 160th in the latest Fifa rankings released on Thursday. India were helped by their 1-0 World Cup qualifier win against Guam last year. The Stephen Constantine-managed side was 163rd after winning the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship, beating Afghanistan 2-1.
Real’s victory
Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo netted a first-half penalty as injury-depleted Real Madrid recovered from their Derby defeat by Atletico Madrid at the weekend with a 3-1 win at Levante on Wednesday. An own goal by goalkeeper Diego Marino and a stoppage-time strike by substitute Isco ensured Real kept a firm grip on third place in La Liga.
BHA League
Calcutta: Howrah Union routed CC&FC 5-1 at the BHA Hockey League on Thursday. In another match, Punjab SC thrashed Customs 4-2.
Advani wins
Colombo: Pankaj Advani defeated South Koreans Minhu Baek 100-5, 102-72, 101-0, 101-23 at the Asian Billiards Championship here on Thursday.
ICC rankings
Dubai: Riding on their 3-0 sweep against Sri Lanka, Indian women’s team has jumped two places from seventh to the fifth spot in the latest ICC women’s championship standings.
Surajit hits 143
Calcutta: Surajit Das hit 143 as Town Club beat United Club by two wickets, in a CAB First Division League match.
Summarised scores
United Club 325/5 in 80 ovs. Town Club 328/8 in 63.1 ovs (S. Das 143). Town Club win by 2 wickets
Kalighat Club 385/2 in 55 ovs (S. Goswami 114 n.o.). Police AC 280/9 in 55 ovs. Kalighat Club won by 105 runs
Aryan 289/6 in 45 ovs. Port Trust 250 in 41.5 ovs. Aryan won by 39 runs
Imran views
Karachi: Imran Khan has said that Pakistan do not lack talent, but absence of merit in the PCB and wrong combinations in matches were responsible for their poor showing in the ongoing Asia Cup.
“Even with the current team, if the correct combinations are played, there is enough talent for success,” Imran tweeted.
Russell faces ban
Miami: West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell could face suspension under anti-doping rules, after missing three drug tests in the past 12 months, reports in Jamaica said on Thursday. He could be banned for two years if found guilty.
Staff reporter & agencies
