Punjab reign supreme over Mumbai in PWl 2
New Delhi: NCR Punjab Royals dictated terms on Day 4 of the Patanjali Powervita Pro Wrestling league Season 2 as they beat Mumbai Maharathi 4-3 at the K D Jadhav Indoor Stadium here on Thursday. The opening bout of the tie was won by NCR Punjab Royals as their Captain Vladimir Khinchegashvili overcome a stiff challenge from Rahul Aware. Mumbai Captain Erica Wiebe drew level with Punjab in the next bout. A highly engrossing bout followed this as Indian grapplers Pankaj Rana from Punjab and Pritam from Mumbai fought neck-and-neck. Eventually, Pankaj Rana came out on the top. The fourth bout was contested between Punjab's Nirmla Devi and Mumbai's Carolina Castillo Hidalgo in the 48 kg Women's category. 33-year-old Nirmla Devi used all the experience in her arsenal to win the contest 3-0. Following this, Punjab's Togrul Asgarov. Asgarov proved too good for Vikas as Punjab gained an unsurpassable 4-1 lead in the tie.
DSK Shivajians FC announce I-league squad
Pune: DSK Shivajians FC, Pune's sole representative in I-league Football, on Thursday announced a new-look squad for the upcoming 10th season of the league. These players include experienced hands in Sanju Pradhan, Soram Poirei, Ricky l and Nirmal Chettri along with stalwart Subrata Paul. Keeping in line with his policy of developing young talents, team manager Dave Rogers has also recruited Jerry lalrinzuala, Halicharan Narzary and Sumeet Passi, all of whom are still eligible to represent India at the U23 level, said a media release from the club. The team owned by the DSK group begins its campaign with an away game against state rivals Mumbai FC in the "Maha Derby" on January 8 at the Cooperage ground. North Korean International Kim Song Yong, former Real Madrid Youth Academy product Juan Quero, Irish midfielder Shane McFaul and Serbian centre back Sasha Kolunija complete the Shivajians' foreign player line-up.
Kochi to take on Kolkata in RFYS finals
Mumbai: Kolkata's Chowbagha High School ended the last hopes of Guwahati's lone challenge in the Reliance Foundation Youth Sports National leg, as they thrashed their Highlanders counterpart Sundarbari High School with a 4-0 victory to reserve a berth in the Junior Boys National finals. Chowbagh boys have now set up the title clash against Sacred Heart - Kochi who had earlier in the day won against Our lady of Perpetual Succour High School - Goa 3-2 in another semi-final at Cooperage Ground. RFYS finals will be played at Cooperage Ground on Saturday. The senior boys final gets underway at 12:10 and the college boys final begins at 2:30. Both matches will be telecasted live on Sony Six and Sony Six HD. In addition, all the matches will be stream real-time on multiple digital platforms like Sony liv and Jio TV.