Dhyan Chand to be honoured
New Delhi: legend Major Dhyan Chand will be confered with the ‘Bharat Gaurav’ lifetime Achivement Award by NRI orgainsation Sanskriti Yuva Sangstha at the House of Commons inside the British Parliament on July 25. On behalf of Dhyan Chand, his son and former Indian hockey player Ashok Kumar will receive the award. “It is a proud moment for the entire family. This award is a big thing for us. It translates Dada Dhyan Chand’s popularity beyond India,” said Kumar. Dhyan Chand had helped India win three successive gold medals in Olympics. To his credit, he had scored over 400 goals in his international career.
ISl final to be played in Goa
New Delhi: Goa will host the final of the Indian Super league (ISl) football tournament on December 20 in Fatorda. “Football Sports Development ltd. — the promoters of Indian Super league — announced that the grand finale to the season will be held in the sunny, football-crazy state of Goa on December 20th, 2015,” the ISl said in a statement. The second season scheduled for October 3 will kick off with the opening match between defending champions Atletico de Kolkata and Chennaiyin FC in Chennai. The league stage will witness 56 games followed by a two-legged knock out round to finally culminate in Goa on December 20th 2015.
India U21 lose 1-2 to Netherlands
Breda (Netherlands): Indian colts suffered their second consecutive defeat in the Volvo Invitational Under-21 hockey tournament as they lost 1-2 to the hosts the Netherlands, here on Wednesday. Bram van Groesen (18th and 57th) struck twice for hosts while Armaan Qureshi (59th) pulled one back for India. Suraj Karkera was brilliant under the bar as he stopped all penalty corner shots of the hosts. In the 18th minute, the Dutch colts were awarded a penalty stroke, which was perfectly converted by van Groesen.
Jayaram, Tanvi reach Rd 2
Vladivostok (Russia): Shuttlers Ajay Jayaram and Tanvi lad notched up contrasting wins to reach the second round of the Russian Open Grand Prix badminton tournament on Wednesday. Third seed Jayaram beat local player Kirill Timofeev 21-7, 21-7 in a lop-sided match to set up a match against another Slovakia’s Jarolim Vicen. Tanvi too crossed the opening hurdle, beating Russia’s Victoria Slobodjanuk 13-21, 21-18, 21-19.
Bengal Warriors stun Panthers
Kolkata: Hosts Bengal Warriors bounced back brilliantly to upset defending champions Jaipur Pink Panthers 28-26 and open their tally in the home leg of Pro Kabaddi league on Wednesday. Bengal Warriors, who finished a disappointing second from the bottom in the inaugural season, thus logged their first points in season two, climbing to fourth place with five points from two outings. Panthers were pushed to fifth place. Agencies