KASHYAP, VERMA LOSE, INDIAN CHALLENGE OVER IN KOREA OPEN

GWANGJU (KOREA): India’s campaign ended early at the Korea Open with P Kashyap and Sourabh Verma crashing out on the opening day on Wednesday. CWG champion Kashyap lost 17-21, 21-13, 8-21 to eighth-seeded Lee Dong Keun of Korea, while Verma went down 13-21, 21-12, 18-21 against Finland’s Eetu Heino.

PBL PRIZE PURSE

NEW DELHI: The 23-day-long Premier Badminton League (PBL), which commences on December 22, will see nine teams slugging it out for a prize purse of ~6 crore.

SAHARA WARRIORS WIN

NEWDELHI: Sahara Warriors beat Jindal Panther/garcha Lions 11-6 in the opening league match of the Indian Open Polo Championship.

Result: Sahara Warriors 11 (Matthew Perry 6, Ravi Rathore 4, Pranav Kapur 1) bt Jindal Panther/garcha Lions 6 (Simran Shergill 4, Raul Laplacette 1, Naveen Jindal 1).

KOLKATA 25K RACE

KOLKATA: Ethiopa’s Degitu Azineraw will return to defend her women’s title in the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K road race here on December 16. Heading the men’s field is Ethiopia’s Birhanu Legese who will be chasing the course record of 1:13:48 set by compatriot Kenenisa Bekele last year.

SRI LANKA BEAT INDIA

NEWDELHI: A fine 22 off 25 balls and a three-wicket haul by Tharaka Sampath Jayasinghe led Sri Lanka to victory against India in their last group match of the DeafICC T20 World Cup. Gimadu Malkam (29) and DJ Tharanga (25) helped the team amass 155 for 6. They then bundled out India for 104.

PUNERI PALTAN WIN

PUNE: Puneri Paltan produced a superb comeback to beat Haryana Steelers 35-33 in a thrilling Pro Kabaddi match. It was a solid all-round effort by Puneri Paltan as they picked up their game in the second half. Haryana Steelers were left ruing a disappointing second half performance.