Haryana hammer Mumbai, seal semifinal spot in PWl
new delhi: Asian championship silver medalist Sumit Malik overcame Satender Malik to guide Haryana Hammers to a tense 4-3 win over Mumbai Maharathi in the Pro Wrestling league here on Saturday. Tied 3-3, Satender played with flair and determination to stave off his compatriot and win the crucial bout 4-0 to help his side seal a spot in the semifinals. Down 2-3 and looking at an imminent defeat, Mumbai's icon player Sakshi Malik kept them alive, thwarting a stiff challenge from Sarita Mor to make it 3-3 in the tie. Sakshi, started off well but Sarita was equal to the task, keeping pace with her. The Rio Olympics bronze medalist, however, showed her skill to eke to out a narrow 5-4 win at the Siri Fort Sports complex.
Neroca ride on Turkovic's heroics to pip Aizawl
Aizawl: Neroca FC rode on Nedo Turkovic's late strike as they rallied from a goal down to beat defending champions Aizawl FC 2-1 in a thrilling I-league match here on Saturday. In a game with an abundance of chances for both sides, Turkovic headed home the match-winner in the 85th minute after his Neroca team-mate Felix Chidi (65th) had cancelled out Aizwal defender Kareem Omolaja's 39th minute goal. With Saturday's win at the packed Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, I-league debutants leapfrogged East Bengal in the league table to occupy the second spot with 21 points from 10 matches. The home side dominated the first half with a flurry of chances but they were to be blamed themselves for not scoring more goals. Neroca came back strongly in the second session to notch up two goals and continue their nine-match unbeaten streak.
India down hosts New Zealand in Four-Nations hockey
Tauranga (New Zealand): A structured defence and clinical attack saw India beat hosts New Zealand 3-1 in the final round robin match of the double-leg Four Nations Invitational Hockey Tournament at Blake Park here on Saturday. India will play the final on Sunday against Belgium, who beat Japan 4-1. It was India's young brigade Harmanpreet Singh (2'), Dilpreet Singh (12') and Mandeep Singh (47') who scored after the team had suffered a 0-2 loss against Belgium in their previous match.
Anand draws with Giri; slips to joint 2nd
Wijk Aan Zee: Five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw as black against local star Anish Giri but slipped to joint second spot after the sixth round of Tata Steel Chess tournament here. Having won two of the first three games, this was Anand's third straight draw in the event and the Indian ace will look to heat things up in the next round when he plays with the slightly favourable colour in the game. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan emerged as the sole leader when lady luck smiled on him from a nearly lost position against Grandmaster B Adhiban.
Indian Elite Athletes gear up for TATA Mumbai Marathon
mumbai: With over 44,000 registrations, participants of the 15th edition of the TATA Mumbai Marathon are geared up for a bright Sunday morning run. The marathon has always managed to attract a stellar lineup of both international as well as Indian athletes. Olympian and Mumbai Marathon course record holder, Armyman Nitendra Singh Rawat said, "We are well prepared and hope to have a good run tomorrow." 2017 Asian Marathon Champion, Gopi T has been training in Bangalore for the past 3 months.