Haryana, Gujarat play out tie in PKl
hyderabad: Haryana Steelers and Gujarat FortuneGiants played out a thrilling tie in Pro Kabaddi here on Wednesday. The match swung in both teams' favour and ended all square at 27-27. Haryana Steelers scored 13 points in the last five minutes but it wasn't enough to take them over the line. Haryana raiders Surjeet Singh and Vikas Khandola contributed six and seven points whereas Surender Nada scored seven raid points.
Titans suffer 4th successive loss
hyderabad: Hosts Telugu Titans suffered fourth consecutive defeat with a 24-30 loss to Bengal Warriors in the fifth edition of the Pro Kabaddi league (PKl) at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium here on Wednesday. Raider Maninder Singh (11 points) and versatile South Korean player Jang Kun lee (eight points) powered Bengal to a great win on their first match of the campaign.
Deafolympians demand equal treatment
new delhi: Deafolympians, who had staged a protest at the airport here for not getting a proper welcome by the Sports Ministry, have demanded that they should be treated at par with para-athletes. The Deafolympians, who had won five medals including a gold in the Deafolympics held at Samsun in Turkey from July 18 to 30, had refused to leave Delhi airport, protesting that no top official from the Sports Ministry came to receive them. later on, they met Sports Secretary Injeti Srinivas and put forth the demand that Deafolympians should be treated at par with para-athletes. Wrestling coach Maha Singh Rao said that Srinivas has promised to put up the matter before a Ministry committee.
Indians win medals in ITTF event
new delhi: Three Indian table tennis players, Payas Jain, Yashansh Malik and Vanshika Bhargava won medals for India at the ITTF World Junior Circuit Jordan Junior and Cadet Open held from 25-29 July 2017 at Amman, Jordan. Payas Jain won gold in cadet boys individual category and teamed up with Yashansh Malik to win silver in u-15 boys team event. Vanshika Bhargava, on the other hand got three bronze medals in u-17 girls individual, cadet girls team & cadet girls doubles events. All three medalists belong to the Bhatnagar International School in New Delhi.
Registrations open for Mumbai Marathon
mumbai: Registrations have opened for the next year's edition of the prestigious Mumbai Marathon which will have a new title sponsor, Tata group, and a prize money of $4,05,000. The Tata Mumbai Marathon will be held on January 21, 2018. The 15th edition of the premier marathon event will have a prize money of $405,000. British banking major Standard Chartered has been replaced by Tata group as title sponsor.