Hil to begin with a gala opening ceremony
New Delhi: US artists performing Human Slinky, a sound and light show and some slendid performance by Bollywood diva Nargis Fakri will be the highlight of the gliterring opening ceremony which will kickstart the Hero Hockey India league at Mohali on Saturday. The gala ceremony will be witnessed by the spectators at the stadium and TV viewers will be able to catch it lIVE on Star Sports. The evening, divided into 9 segments, will see many performances unfolding in front of them, hence giving the audience and spectators 30 minutes of absolute entertainment. The 13,000 capacity stadium will witness an evening with many performances. While there will a sound and lights show wherein the entire stadium will go complete dark during the entire performance, the spectators in another act will even get to view a complete story being narrated to them through a laser Show.
PGTI announces seven-legged Super Series
New Delhi: Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) on Wednesday announced a new ‘PGTI Super Series’, a seven-event championships, carrying a prize purse of over Rs 3.5 crore which will start with the Ahmedabad Masters later this month. Existing events on the PGTI could form a part of the Super Series along with new championships. Ahmedabad Masters, an event on the Super Series, scheduled to be held from January 29-February 1 will kick off the 2014 season. Top Indian professionals Anirban lahiri, SSP Chowrasia, Rahil Ganjee, Himmat Singh Rai and Rashid Khan among others have confirmed their participation in the opening event of the series as the PGTI makes its debut in Gujarat. The prize money of each event of the newly launched series will count towards Rolex Rankings but the bonus of Rs 30 lacs will not be considered.
Ind clubbed with Aus in Pool A for Hockey WC
New Delhi: Eight-time Olympic champions, India have been clubbed with five other nations, including 2010 world champions and world number one Australia, in Pool A for the men’s Rabobank Hockey World Cup which is scheduled to be held at The Netherlands from May 31 to June 15. The inaugural edition of the men’s Hockey World league Final just concluded and the FIH revealed the pools for this summer’s Rabobank Hockey World Cup. “Pool A will consist of the 2010 World Cup champions Australia (World Ranking: 1), England (4), Belgium (5), India (8), Spain (10) and Malaysia (13), while Olympic champions Germany (2) will face hosts, the Netherlands (3), New Zealand (6), Korea (7), Argentina (11) and South Africa (12) in Pool B,” FIH said in a release. PNS/Agencies