Khushbir finishes 42nd in 20km walk
london: K T Irfan and Khushbir Kaur finished at 23rd and 42nd positions respectively in the men's and women's 20km race walk events on the final day of competitions as India ended their miserable World Championships campaign on a disappointing note, here on Sunday. National record holder Khushbir was the first to take the field and she clocked 1 hour 36 minute and 41 seconds, more than two minutes outside her season best of 1 hour 34 minute and one second, to finish 42nd out of 52 competitors who completed the race. Irfan, on the other hand, clocked 1 hour 21 minute and 40 seconds, less than one minute outside his season's best of 1:20:59 to finish at 23rd out of 58 competitors who completed the race.
India defeat Netherlands 4-3
Waalwijk (Netherlands): Manpreet Singh scored twice as Indian men's hockey team came back from a goal down to stun World No. 4 Netherlands 4-3 in a thrilling encounter at the Robo Super Series, here on Sunday. Manpreet (30th minute, 44th) was the star for sixth- ranked India, while Varun Kumar (17th) and Harjeet Singh (49th) also sounded the board. Bob de Voogd scored two goals for World No 4 Netherlands. India controlled the first half with better ball possession and opportunities created in the striking circle. The third quarter ended with India skipper Manpreet scoring another goal in the 44th minute to give India a 3-1 lead. India stayed on course for a win with Harjeet taking the lead to 4-2. Though Bob de Voogd scored two goals for the Dutch, India sealed the match 4-3 and walked away with winning point.
Pirates play out draw with Yoddha
Ahmedabad: UP Yoddha and Patna Pirates played out a thrilling 27-27 draw in the fifth edition of the Pro Kabaddi league here on Sunday. Pardeep Narwal, who scored his 50th raid point of the fifth season, inspired Patna's fight back in the last five minutes. He scored nine points, while Nitin Tomar scored seven points for UP Yoddha. UP Yoddha ended the first half leading 13-10. In second half, with Narwal on the bench, it was Goyat who carried Patna as they cut the lead to two points to trail 15-17 after 26 minutes. Tomar scored a crucial bonus point in the last minute as UP Yodhha led 27-25. Narwal got a raid point and Patna were awarded a technical point with less than 10 seconds to go to tie the game.
Gujarat beat Jaipur 27-20 in pkl
Charlotte (US): Gujarat Fortunegiants recorded their third straight win after beating Jaipur Pink Panthers 27-20 on Sunday. A strong defensive performance and Sachin's raiding prowess laid the foundations for Gujarat's win, while Jaipur defenders struggled to score points. Sachin scored seven raid points, while Fazel Atrachali scored four tackle points for Gujarat Fortungiants. Gujarat remained top of the table in Zone A with 23 points from six games. Jaipur are bottom of the tale in Zone A with six points after three games.