Vandana strikes against Belarus
The Indian women’s team defeated Belarus 1-0 in their second Pool A encounter at the Women’s Hockey World League Round 2 on Sunday.
It was Vandana Katariya who scored a stunning back-handed field goal in the 26th minute to help India win and top the table in Pool A giving them an entry in to the semifinals.
Both teams began on a strong note and were equally poised in the first quarter as they traded a PC each but neither teams were successful in converting them and entered the second quarter in a stalemate.
While India were quick to earn their second PC in the 21st minute, the opportunity could not be capitalised. Soon after, in the 22nd minute, India’s goalkeeper Savita was brilliant in her efforts when she saved a hard-struck penalty corner to deny Belarus an early lead.
COACH PONCHA TO GET ASIAN SQUASH AWARD
Long-serving national squash coach Cyrus Poncha has been chosen to receive the 2016 Asian Squash Federation ‘Coach of the Year’ award.
Poncha has been chosen from a list of 13 nominations from seven countries. He is the only Indian in this year’s list of awards, players and officials together, announced on Monday.
The ASF has lauded Poncha’s role in the good results delivered by the country’s senior and junior players last year.
BINDRA TO TALK ON HIGH PERFORMANCE
India’s only individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra will present a lecture on the state of high performance of sport and the way forward looking into 2020 Tokyo Olympics here on April 29.
As a member of the Prime Minister’s task force formed after Rio Olympics debacle, Bindra is responsible for charting the way forward for Olympic sport, something he will throw insight into at the inaugural Routledge Lecture of the Fanattic Sports Museum in New Town.
RIO BRONZE MEDALLIST SAKSHI TIES KNOT
Rio Olympics bronze medallist wrestler Sakshi Malik has got married to grappler Satyawart Kadian in a wedding ceremony in her hometown here.
The marriage ceremony was held last evening and was attended by two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar among others.
ISLAM GYMKHANA WIN
Hosts Islam Gymkhana scored a 10-run win over last year’s runners-up Mumbai Police in the pre-quarterfinal round of the 68th Salar Jung Community Invitational T20 Cricket Tournament.