India's campaign ends
Singapore: India's campaign at the Singapore Open Super Series ended on Thursday after ace shuttler P V Sindhu as well as men's and mixed doubles pairs lost their respective second round matches to crash out of the tournament here. Sindhu conceded a one-game advantage to go down 21-11, 14-21, 14-21 to China's He Bingjiao. It was also curtains for the men's doubles pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and Akshay Dewalkar and mixed doubles duo of Pranaav and N Sikki Reddy. After going down 12-21, 12-21 along with partner Akshay to Indonesian combo of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan, Pranaav joined Sikki in the mixed doubles but faced defeat at the hands of Chinese Xu Chen and Ma Jin 15-21, 19-21.
Facing camera more difficult: Sachin
Mumbai: Facing the camera for his soon-to-be-released biopic ‘Sachin: A Billion Dreams' has been more challenging than standing up to the fastest bowlers in the world and scoring runs, said cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar here on Thursday. "For so many years, I did whatever I wanted to do and the camera captured that. Suddenly I was asked to do particular things and then the camera captured that, so it was a bit different for me. Believe me, the first option was better," said Tendulkar here at a function, where he was announced as the face of the inaugural IDBI Federal life Insurance Mumbai Half Marathon.
Indian Tent Pegging team win gold
New Delhi: The Indian Equestrian Tent Pegging Team won gold medal in International Tent Pegging Federation World Cup in Cairo, Egypt. Ajay Sawant (61 Cavalry) won gold in individual sword on first day. Brijesh Mathur, the Chief of Delegation informed that the team comprises of the Top 5 Riders selected on the basis of merit of the National Equestrian Tent Pegging Championship conducted by Equestrian Federation of India. The riders are Jaswinder Singh (BSF),Wangtham lammaty (Assam Rifles),Pardeep Kumar (Haryana Police),Ajay Sawant (61 Cavalry) and Suresh Kumar (Haryana Police). The team is led by their Coach & Manager Ahmad Afsar.
Hero MTB Shimla flags off today
New Delhi: A total of 105 riders, including veterans and amateurs from across India, representing 17 cities and the Armed Forces are set to compete with each other at the 5th edition of Hero MTB Shimla that flags off on Friday. Hero Cycles and Himalayan Adventure Sports & Tourism Promotion (HASTPA) on Thursday unveiled the 2-day cross country marathon type MTB race which covers a whopping 120 km and a total elevation gain of 3,500m. There are a total of 9 teams that will enter the City Championship.