HI to probe HWl showing
New Delhi: As part of its preparation for the next year’s Olympic Games, Hockey India will evaluate the performance of the national men’s and women’s teams in the recently-held FIH World league Semi Finals in Belgium. A special committee was formed by HI President Dr Narinder Dhruv Batra, early this month to assess the performance of the teams. The meeting of the committee will take place on July 24. “The committee is made up of former Olympic players and international players and is chaired by Mr Harbinder Singh. Other Committee Members include Mr BP Govinda, Mr V Baskaran, Dr AB Subbaiah, Mr Thoiba Singh, Dr RP Singh, Ms Asunta lakra and Ms Jasjeet Kaur,” HI said in a statement.
Indian eves register 0-1 loss
Breda (Netherlands): Commencing the Volvo Invitational U-21 (Women) Tournament 2015, the Indian eves were seen clashing against Host team The Netherlands and it was the latter who managed to score the sole goal of the match, which helped them register a 1-0 win. The Netherlands’ Carmen Wijsman got the solitary goal in the 33rd minute. Indian women next play Germany.
Telugu Titans beat Delhi in PKl
Mumbai: Raiding powerfully and tackling forcefully, Telugu Titans drubbed Dabang Delhi 36-27 in their opening game of the Pro Kabaddi league at the NSCI Stadium here on Sunday. Purposeful raiding by their trio of Rahul Chaudhari (5 points), Iranian Meraj Sheykh (8) and Deepak Hudda (7) helped the Titans hold sway right through the game in which they took a 18-8 half-time lead. The super raids were backed up by some excellent defending by 18-year-old Sandeep, who caught the eye with his brilliant ankle holds, as well as Meraj who secured four points in tackling to take his overall points tally to 12 in the game. The combination of all these helped the Hyderabad-based franchise come out trumps in emphatic fashion.
Chilton honours Bianchi with win
Newton (USA): England’s Max Chilton won the Indy lights race Saturday in Iowa after dedicating the race to former teammate Jules Bianchi, the French Formula One driver died early Saturday from injuries sustained in October in the Japanese Grand Prix. Bianchi and Chilton were teammates for Marussia in 2013 and 2014. Chilton said he found out Friday night about his friend’s death and dedicated the race to Bianchi after winning the pole. “It’s been a difficult nine months, to be brutally honest with you,” Chilton said. “I’ve learned a lot from him, and he was part of that win.”
Pele undergoes back surgery
Sao Paulo: Pele has successfully undergone back surgery for nerve root decompression and his postoperative recovery is satisfactory, the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo said on Saturday. The hospital said in a statement Pele was hospitalized on Monday, and the “previously scheduled” surgery was performed on Tuesday. The statement did not say when 74-year-old Pele was expected to be discharged, but the UOl and G1 news portals said he would leave the hospital next week.
US, Jamaica in Gold Cup semis
Baltimore (USA): Clint Dempsey walked away with the game ball for one of the few times in his career. With his first international hat trick, he boosted the United States to a 6-0 rout over Cuba on Saturday and into its eighth straight CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal. In Wednesday’s semifinal at Atlanta, the Americans play Jamaica, which beat Haiti 1-0 in the second game of the doubleheader. Gyasi Zardes (15th minute), Aron Johannsson (32nd) and Omar Gonzalez (45th) were the other US goalscorers.
Mauresmo in Tennis Hall of Fame
Newport (USA): Amelie Mauresmo is slated to experience two very memorable moments in just a few short weeks. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday but unable to travel to the ceremony because she’s expecting her first child in early August. Joining the 36-year-old Frenchwoman were David Hall of Australia, a six-time Paralympic medalist, and Nancy Jeffett, elected in the contributor category. Mauresmo, who is now Andy Murray’s coach, won the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2006 and spent 39 weeks at No. 1 in the WTA rankings. She won 25 singles titles and was a silver medalist at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Bartomeu elected Barca president
Barcelona: Josep Bartomeu was re-elected president of Spanish football club Barcelona on Saturday, capitalizing on the team’s success last season to defeat three challengers despite being a suspect in a fraud case and a FIFA ban on signing new players. Barcelona last season achieved a rare treble of the Champions league, Spanish league, and Copa del Rey trophies in coach luis Enrique’s first spell in charge. Barcelona said Bartomeu received 54.63 percent of the votes cast by club members. His closest rival was former president Joan laporta. Backed by club greats Pep Guardiola and Johan Cruyff, he collected 33.03 percent of the vote. The 52-year-old Bartomeu became club president in January 2014 when his predecessor Sandro Rosell resigned after being named in a magistrate’s investigation into alleged misappropriation of funds to sign Brazil striker Neymar. Bartomeu himself was later included in the ongoing investigation.
lahiri T-27 after 17 holes on Rd 3
St. Andrews: India’s sole representative at the British Open, Anirban lahiri dropped 13 places from start to stand tied 27th, at the time of going to press, at 6-under after 17 holes on Round 3.