Hockey team camp begins on Sept 5
New Delhi: The preparatory camp of the Indian Men’s Hockey team for the upcoming World league Final will be held at Major Dhyanchand National Stadium from September 5 to 29. Twenty six players will be part of the camp, wherein they will be gauged on their skills as they undergo meticulous training sessions to prepare for the Men’s Hockey World league Final to be held in Raipur, Chhattisgarh from November 27 to December 6. The Sardar Singh-led Indian team is brimming with confidence post their good play in the recently culminated Europe Tour where they took the series against France and Spain. They gained considerable experience through the tour as they had a good experience on the European style of play.
AIBA says minor boxer not best
New Delhi: The International Boxing Association (AIBA) on Monday informed Delhi High Court that 16- year-old boxer Harshpreet Sehrawat cannot be considered for participating in the junior world boxing championship as he cannot be said to be the ‘best’ in his category. An ad-hoc committee of AIBA, in its submissions before a bench of Justice V P Vaish, said the international association does not come under Indian legal jurisdiction and thus cannot be “forced to accept decision which doesn’t fit within the terms and condition of participation in World Championships.” The committee also cautioned that if such petitions were entertained by the courts, it would be detrimental to Indian sports future as it will be flooded with similar petitions “to get oneself included forcefully and experts in the respective field will not be able to carry out any good work.”
Saina, Sindhu might face in Japan Open
Tokyo: Celebrated Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu might face off in the second round of women’s singles competition if they can cross the first hurdle of the $275,000 Japan Open Super Series beginning next week. Silver medallist at the recent World Championship, Saina will take on World No. 17 Thai Busanan Ongbumrungpan in the opening round, while two-time World Championship bronze medallist Sindhu, who is unseeded here, will open her campaign against Japan’s Minatsu Mitani, ranked 18th, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium from September 8 to 13. It could be the second clash of their career at the International stage after they met at the 2014 India Grand Prix Gold final, in which World No.1 Saina had the last laugh.
Dynamos travel to Sweden for pre-season
New Delhi: As part of their pre-season campaign Delhi Dynamos is set to take Sweden by the storm as they will be traveling with their full squad to the Scandinavian paradise. The team will stay at Kviberg park hotel in Gothenburg and their first training session will start on 1st September in the morning. Delhi will also play three friendly games with one of the best Swedish sides so as to condition themselves for the upcoming season of the Indian Super league. They will play their 1st friendly against Varberg BoIS FC on 4th September and then take on BK Hacken on 10th September before finishing their tour 3 days later on 13th September against Skene IF.