India File

The Indian, who had two rounds of 68 and 69, fell two strokes behind to be seven-strokes off the pace after returning seven-under 209 under windy conditions at the Slaley Hall Course on Saturday.

EB in semis

CALCUTTA: East Bengal stormed into the last four drubbing Eastern Railway 5-0 in a McDowell Cup football Group B exchange. Raman Vijayan struck a brace while Dipankar Roy, Amit Das and Sanjay Majhi scored one goal each.

Four share lead

KALAMASSERY KOCHI: Four players with three points apiece are in the joint lead after completion of three rounds of play in the 11th Cusat All-India Fide-rated chess championship for Nexus Computers Trophy at the Cochin University campus. Top seed M B Muraleedharan of Kerala, P Harikrishna of Andhra Pradesh, KHaridas of Tamil Nadu and UC Mohanan of Kerala have emerged as joint leaders with full points.

Ex-boxer dead

CALCUTTA: Former joint secretary of Indian Amateur Boxing Federation IABF Bhabatosh Deb died at a city nursing home on Saturday after a cardiac failure.

Deb, also a former boxer and ex-secretary of Bengal Amateur Boxing Federation BABF, was in his fifties. He was a widower and left behind a daughter and a son, BABF sources said.