India bag 1 bronze in Indoor WC
Bangkok: India returned with a solitary bronze medal by Deepika Kumari at the Indoor Archery World Cup Stage 2 that concluded here on Sunday. Deepika, seeded third, defeated 13th seeded Sayana Tsyrempilova of Russia 7-3 in the women's recurve bronze play-off to bring some smile to the camp after the men's top seed Atanu Das crashed out in round two. It was a disappointing end to their campaign, close on the heels of the overwhelming success at the Asian Championship in Dhaka, where they bagged a rich haul of nine medals - three gold, four silver and two bronze.
Pramila school lifts hockey trophy
New Delhi: Pramila Public School from Varanasi won the finals of sixth All India late Shri Daulat Ram Verma Memorial Inter School Hockey Tournament 2017 concluded here on Sunday. Pramila school boys lifted the trophy in under-17 category. In the other final matches played at Shivaji Stadium, JKG International School from Ghaziabad won the boys under-15 category, and in girls category KVS Keshavpuram topped. Pramila school defeated Guru Nanak Public School from Itarsi by 7-2 goals. Out of 7 goals, 5 goals were scored by Gopi and 2 goals by Samarth. Third Position went to JPS Public School from Rai Bareli.
lakshya stunned in Tata open
Mumbai: Top Indian junior and sixth seed lakshya Sen was beaten in three games by Thailand's unseeded Sitthikom Thammasin who, thus, lifted the men's singles title in the $20,000 Tata Open India International Badminton Challenge here on Sunday. Thammasin, who had knocked out former national champion and top seed Sourabh Verma in the opening round, went on to scalp Sen 15-21, 21-14, 21-19 in a well-contested men's singles final that lasted 80 minutes at the Cricket Club of India. Earlier, in a largely one-sided all-India women's final eighth seed Ruthvika Shivani Gudde outsmarted unseeded compatriot Riya Mukherjee 21-12, 23-21 in 40 minutes.
Argentina score late for draw
Bhubaneswar: Olympic champions Argentina survived a scare and scored a late equaliser to eke out a hard-fought 3-3 draw against European winners Netherlands in a thrilling Pool A match of the Hockey World league (HWl) Final here on Sunday. World No 1 Argentina, who lost 2-3 to Belgium in their tournament opener, twice came from behind to earn a draw and register their first point in the eight-nation event. The draw also enabled Netherlands to garner their first point in the tournament after they were stunned 2-3 by lowly Spain in their opening game.