Saina skips Hong Kong Open
Kowloon (Hong Kong): Saina Nehwal will be missing in action at the Hong Kong Open due to an injury and in her absence P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will lead the Indian charge at the $350,000 Super Series event starting today. The 25-year-old Saina finished runner-up last week at the China Open but during her final clash against China’s li Xuerui, she felt severe pain in her leg and was forced to withdraw from the year-ending Hong Kong Open, a tournament she won in 2010. Indians have been handed one of the toughest draws as Sindhu will be up against top seed and world champion Carolina Marin in the opener. Sixth seed Srikanth, who had reached the semifinals of Hong Kong Open last year, has been pitted against world No. 10 Chinese Tian Houwei.
Sreejesh honoured by Kerala govt
New Delhi: Indian men’s hockey team vice-captain and goalkeeper PR Sreejesh has been bestowed with the prestigious lt Col GV Raja Award for the year 2014-2015, the by the Kerala Sports Council. Besides the honour, Sreejesh will also be awarded a cash reward of `3 lakhs. It is the highest honour for any athlete at the state level.
Colts blank China 3-0
Kuantan (Malaysia): India defeated China 4-1 in their last pool match to mantain a clean slate going into the quarterfinals of the junior men's Asia Cup hockey tournament. The win over China follows a 2-1 win over Japan and 5-4 win over Malaysia to finish top of Pool A. India will now meet Oman in the quarterfinals. For India, Manpreet Singh Jr fired two goals while Harmanpreet Singh (16th) and Ajit Pandey (37th) scored one goal apiece.
PKl to take place in January
New Delhi: Season 3 of the Star Sports Pro Kabaddi league, featuring eight franchise outfits, is set to be held in January next year, the organisers said. Even as the eight teams enter the last leg of squad finalisation, a total of 20 players have already changed teams from season 2 and the list includes last year’s Most Valuable Player of the tournament, Manjit Chhillar, who has moved to Puneri Paltan from Bengaluru Bulls.
CTl to kick off on Nov 23
New Delhi: Champions Tennis league on Tuesday announced its schedule for the second season. The league will commence on Nov 23 and will see 13 matches played with six cities (Mumbai, Chennai, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Raipur, Nagpur) in competition.