India beat Olympic champs Argentina in hockey World Cup warmup
India stunned reigning Olympic champions Argentina 5-0 in their first practice game at the Kalinga Stadium here on Friday ahead of the hockey World Cup which commences on November 28. Harmanpreet Singh, Lalit Upadhyay, Dilpreet Singh, Nilakanta Sharma and Hardik Singh scored a goal each. “We played (well) in patches but I am happy. At times we broke the structure when Argentina took control which is still not acceptable but the boys have understood that,” said India chief coach Harendra Singh. India will play Spain in another practice game on Sunday.
SANDEEP MICHAEL DIES
BENGALURU: Former India hockey player Sandeep Michael, who captained the Indian junior team to an Asia Cup gold in 2003, died Friday after battling an unspecified neurological problem here. The former forward was 33.
SANDHU, KUMARI WIN
JAIPUR: Former trap world champion and Olympian Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Rajeshwari Kumari, representing Punjab, were crowned national champions in the mixed team trap event at the national shooting championship here on Friday.
SHAMIM TAKES LEAD
DIGBOI: Delhi’s Shamim Khan strengthened his case for a title defence at the Indian Oil Servo Masters Golf, firing the tournament’s best round of seven-under-65 on day three that lifted him into a commanding four-shot lead here on Friday.
DIKSHA WINS TITLE
NEWDELHI: Diksha Dagar scored 78 in the final round as she staved off challenge from Himadri Singh to clinch the Ladies Amateur Golf Championship at the Delhi Golf Club here on Friday.
INDIAN MASTERS POLO
NEW DELHI: Rajnigandha Achievers and Sona Polo set up a title clash at the Indian Masters Polo after winning their respective matches at Jaipur Polo Ground, here on Friday. Achievers beat Palermo Polo by 7 goals to 3 ½ and Sona Polo beat Jindal Panther/ Garcha Lions by 3 goals to 2. The final will be held on Sunday.
BENGAL WARRIORS WIN
Bengal Warriors held their nerve as they defeated Bengaluru Bulls 33-31 in a closely-contested match at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex here on Friday. Maninder Singh scored 14 points for the winning side.