Pistol shooters fail to impress

Doha: India’s 10m air pistol shooters on Sunday put up a disastrous show at the Asian Shooting Championships here to leave the team management fuming. No Indian was within sniffing distance of a final spot which would have provided an opportunity to bag a quota for this year’s London Olympics.

Omkar Singh was way below his personal best as he shot a low 572/600 to bow out of contention. Having shot 584 to win the 2010 Commonwealth Games gold in New Delhi, Omkar had a realistic possibility of winning a medal in Doha. He started the 2nd qualification relay with a series of 97 but then slipped badly in the 2nd series to shoot 93. He ended his qualification campaign with an 8 of his last shot for a last card of 92.

Pak, Eng to bury fixing ghost

Dubai: Pakistan and England hope to move on from the 2010 spot-fixing case as they enter the first of three Tests starting in Dubai stadium from Tuesday —their first encounter since the scandal. “It’s two years now and we have moved on from that difficult period,” said Misbah, not selected for that 2010 tour. “We want to focus on cricket. That is what we have been doing for an year and a half and that saga is past for us.”

Atletico beat Villarreal 3-0

Barcelona: Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone won on his home debut on Sunday as his new team beat Villarreal 3-0 in the Spanish league thanks to Radamel Falcao’s brace. Falcao broke through for a dominant Atletico in the 40th minute at Vicente Calderon stadium by scoring from a pass by Adrian Lopez inside the six-yard box. Diego capped the win in the 80th, tapping in a cross from left back Filipe Luis. Villarreal, who managed just two shots to Atletico’s 20, remained in the relegation zone and are winless in their last 11 matches.

Bagan move to second place

Margao: Odafe Okolie scored a hat-trick as Mohun Bagan came from behind to beat Churchill Brothers 3-2 and move to the second place after 14 rounds of the I-League on Sunday. Bagan, who beat Churchill Brothers 2-1 in the first leg, started with lone striker Odafe and strengthened their defence with five men, with Subhasish Roy Chowdhury playing as a libero. Churchill are at the third place with 26 points.

Salgaocar defeat Mumbai FC

Pune: A second-half goal by midfielder Ryuji Sueoka helped defending champions Salgaocar defeat Mumbai FC 1-0 in the round 14 I-League match at the Balewadi Sports Complex here on Sunday. The Japanese scored the only goal of the match in the 79th minute to tilt the match in the favour of the visitors. PNS/Agencies