Jitender makes controversial exit
Lightweight pugilist Narendra Rana marched confidently into the semi-finals with a 12-7 win over his Tajik rival, but Jitender Kumar's controversial loss to China's boxer in the middleweight class came as a rude shock for the Indian contingent at the Asian Boxing Championships yesterday.

Third win for Humpy, Aarthie, Sangma
Reigning girls under-12 world champion Koneru Humpy, Aarthie Ramaswamy and Rahul Sangma led their respective fields garnering three full points after as many rounds at the World Chess age-group Championship for boys and girls.

Ajit Agarkar is surprise visitor at team nets
With just a day to go for the third Test between India and New Zealand in Ahmedabad, the two things that have been drawing all the attention are the pitch and the surprising presence of Ajit Agarkar during net practice on Wednesday.

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