PKL: Pink Panthers beat Thalaivas
VISAKHAPATNAM: Jaipur Pink Panthers came up with a solid performance to beat Tamil Thalaivas 37-24 in a Pro Kabaddi match here on Sunday. Deepak Hooda (9 points) was the architect of their victory and was ably supported by Anand Patil (5 points) and Ajinkya Pawar (4 points).
Sunil Siddhgavali got a high five in defence for Jaipur Pink Panthers. Tamil Thalaivas started off brightly but faded away as their two key men Ajay Thakur and Manjeet Chhillar had a disappointing game. The victory keeps Jaipur Pink Panthers in the hunt for a place in the play-offs.
It was an evenly contested affair for the first 11 minutes of the match as the defence of Jaipur stood strong against the raiders of Thalaivas with the score levelled at 7-7.
Jaipur turned on the pressure with Anand Patil making a twopoint raid in the 14th minute. From there, Pink Panthers controlled proceedings and comfortably won the game.
ACHIEVERS LIFT TITLE
NEWDELHI: Rajnigandha Achievers emerged winners of IPG Col Girdhari Singh Memorial Cup (8 Goal) polo tournament beating Col Girdhari Singh ASC by 6 goals to 5 ½ at the Jaipur Polo Ground here on Sunday.
ROHANA VICTORIOUS
BENGALURU: Sri Lankan Anura Rohana drove home the advantage in the final round at the Karnataka Golf Association (KGA) course on Sunday to register a comfortable three-shot victory at the Bengaluru Open Golf Championship. The 45-year-old struck a one-under-71 in the last round to end with a total of 19-under-269 and record his sixth professional win.