Sindhu, Saina & Srikanth to lead at CWG
new delhi: Kidambi Srikanth will look to complement Olympic medallists PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal as the trio spearheads the Indian badminton team's campaign at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. The Commonwealth Games will be held from April 4 to 15. The mixed team event which starts on April 5 will see World No 3 Srikanth in action while World No 11 HS Prannoy will be backing his compatriot up in the men's singles department. In the women's singles, Sindhu and Saina will shuffle roles. The pairing of Chirag Shetty and Saiwik Sairaj will look to set the court on fire in their debut performance at the Commonwealth Games, while Pranaav Jerry Chopra will pair up with Sikki Reddy for the mixed doubles clashes. In the women's doubles section, the pair of Sikki Reddy and Ashwini Ponappa will look to continue their impressive performances.
FC Goa look to get back to winning ways
margao: A desperate FC Goa will be keen to end their 4-match winless streak, when they take on Delhi Dynamos in an Indian Super league encounter, here on Wednesday. With 20 points from 14 games, Goa are now placed 6th in the league table and will need to win atleast 3 of their remaining 4 games in order to harbour any hopes of making the semi-finals of the league. The defeats at the hands of table toppers Bengaluru FC and Chennainyin FC have dented their chances big time and the Dynamos encounter possibly couldn't have come at a better time. Dynamos are currently placed last in the 10-team table with only 11 points from 14 games. However they have had something to cheer about after beating NorthEast United in their previous encounter, which got their points tally to double digits.
Gokulam shock Minerva 1-0
Panchkula: Giant-killers Gokulam Kerala FC continued their winning run as they notched up a stunning 1-0 victory over frontrunners Minerva Punjab in their own backyard, as the I-league title race took another interesting turn on Tuesday. It was a solitary 75th minute strike from Henry Kisekka that secured full three points from Binu George's men at the Tau Devi lal Stadium. Gokulam hit the crossbar thrice before getting their hard-earned goal in away conditions. With this win Gokulam Kerala have now astonishingly beaten Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Minerva Punjab in back to back games.
15,000 runners gear-up for IDBI Marathon
new delhi: Over 15,000 runners are all set to run the IDBI Federal life Insurance New Delhi Marathon 2018 on Sunday, February 25th. The AIMS certified marathon will be flagged-off from the iconic Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium by none other than the cricketing legend and Face of the event, Sachin Tendulkar. The IDBI Federal life Insurance New Delhi Marathon is the National Marathon Championship, as recognized by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).The marathon will witness a stellar line-up of top Indian marathoners like Kheta Ram, Gopi T, Jitendra Singh Rawat, Monika Athare and Jyoti Singh Gawate. The IDBI Federal life Insurance New Delhi Marathon is also an 'Inclusive run'. led by Indian Blade runner Major DP Singh, the event shall witness 25 wheelchair participants and para-athletes.