India vs Pakistan in opening match of CWG hockey
hong kong: Reigning silver medallists India will open their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan in a mouth-watering men's hockey contest of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. According to the schedule announced by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Tuesday, Asian champions India are placed in a relatively easy but tricky Pool B alongside Pakistan, last edition's bronze medallists England, Malaysia and Wales. Five-time champions and hosts Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada and Scotland feature in Pool A. The Indian men's team will play Pakistan in its first match on April 7, followed by games against Wales (April 8), Malaysia (April 10) and England (April 11). Meanwhile, the Indian women's team have been clubbed in Pool A, which consists of current silver medallists England, South Africa, Malaysia and Wales.
Indian Arrows take on Chennai City FC
bambolim (goa): IIndian Arrows, the cream of the country's U-17 and U-19 players, will have a first taste of top-tier domestic football when they lock horns against Chennai City FC in their opening I-league match here on Wednesday. With no venue available in New Delhi for their first two home matches, the Indian Arrows have opted to play at Goa Medical College Athletic stadium here. This venue is a familiar one for the Indian Arrows boys as they have played here in the BRICS tournament and will be looking to get the right start in the I-league. Most of the players are consisting of a mixture of national U-17 and U-19 players.
‘Pain-free' Woods set for another comeback
Albany: Tiger Woods will get to test himself against the world's best when he returns to action after a nine-month absence, in the 2017 Hero World Challenge, beginning here from November 30. By his own admission, it will be a challenge to compete in one of the strongest fields ever with eight of the world's top-10 players taking part in the tournament. Woods chose the event for his comeback and took one of the two exemptions for the tournament. Woods is coming back following a lengthy recuperation from his latest back operation. He last played a competitive round on the first day of the Dubai Classic in early February before a severe back problem forced him to pull out.