UMPIRES FOR INDIA-BANGlADESH CONFIRMED
london: Richard Kettleborough and Kumar Dharmasena will be the on-field umpires during the second semifinal between India and Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy at Edgbaston on Thursday. Nigel llong and Richard Illingworth will be the third and fourth umpire respectively while Chris Broad will be the match referee. The on-field umpires for the first semifinal between Pakistan and England will be Marais Erasmus and Rod Tucker while Chris Gaffaney and Bruce Oxenford will be third and fourth umpire with Andy Pycroft being the match referee.
SAINA, SINDHU WIN IN INDONESIA OPEN
Jakarta: Top Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal notched up contrasting wins to make a positive start to their campaign at the Indonesia Super Series Premier badminton tournament here on Tuesday. Fourth seed Sindhu brushed aside World No 20 Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand 21-12, 21-19, while World No 11 Saina rallied her way to a 17-21, 21-18, 21-12 win over the eighth seeded Thai Ratchanok Intanon in women's singles.Three-time champion Saina, who had a 7-5 head-to-head record against Ratchanok, will face another Thai player Nitchaon Jindapol in the next round. Sindhu will square off against USA's Beiwen Zhang in the next round. Whereas, 2016 Olympic singles Gold medallist Carolina Marin of Spain was stunned by Chinese rising star Chen Xiaoxin 12-21, 21-10, 20-22 in the first round.
HOCKEY INDIA NAME 33 PROBABlES FOR CAMP
New Delhi: In its pursuit to improve the standard of women's hockey, Hockey India on Tuesday named 33 core probables for the junior women's national camp to be held at Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Bengaluru. The core probables were picked after an intense selection trials conducted under the watchful eyes Hockey India High Performance Director, David John. The vision behind organising the national camp, which will continue till July 3, is to develop a core group of players who will aim to qualify for the prestigious 2020 junior women's World Cup.
WINNERS FOR GOlF TRAINING ANNOUNCED
london: Usha International limited, one of India's leading household consumer durable brands, has been associated with the Junior Training Programme (JTP) of the Delhi Golf Club since 2006 with the aim of introducing golf to youngsters between 8-17 years and nurturing talented juniors. This year's JTP is slated between May 15-June 23. The 31st edition of the Junior Training Programme is divided into four camps (each of 10 day duration) starting May 15, May 25, June 4 and June 14.