Rajasthan-Punjab, Delhi-UP in last 4
kolkata: Deepak Chahar once again impressed with a three-wicket haul to guide Rajasthan to a hat-trick of wins, putting them in final contention alongside Punjab in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy here on Wednesday. In Group A, Suresh Raina continued his imperious form with a third successive half-century in Uttar Pradesh's second win, as they will battle it out with Delhi for the other final spot. Rajasthan have 12 points, while Punjab are on eight as the top two teams will clash in a virtual semifinal at Eden Gardens. With eight points from three matches each, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh will lock horns in another 'knockout' match of Group B at the Jadavpur University second campus ground.
Punjab reach pwl final; beat marathas
new delhi: Defending champions NCR Punjab Royals put up a dominant show to storm into the finals of the Pro Wrestling league, beating Veer Marathas in a semifinal clash, here on Wednesday. Their star players took a commanding 4-0 lead against Veer Marathas before conceding the first point in the nine- bout tie. Pooja Dhanda then lived up to her new-found reputation of giant killer to down World Championship silver medalist Marwa Amri to seal their place in the final. Pooja began on the wrong foot, losing two points to Marwa in the first period. She, however, bounced back smartly in the next period to turn the contest around. She did one better by pinning the Tunisian and scoring the victory that took Punjab Royals into the title contest.
Pune city post comeback win in isl
pune: Gurtej Singh and Emiliano Alfaro scored a goal each in a span of four minutes as FC Pune City scored a come-from-behind 2-1 win Jamshedpur FC in a thrilling Indian Super league match, here on Wednesday. With the win, Pune are on the top of the table with 22 points from 12 games. While Gurtej scored in the 62nd minute, Alfaro followed it up in the 66th to give the hosts a match-winning 2-1 lead, after being a goal down till the first half. In the 29th minute, Jamshedpur broke the shackles after Brazilian Wellington Priori netted home to give the visitors a 1-0 lead.
India beat NZ 3-2 in 4-nation hockey tourney
wellington: Indian men's hockey team registered a fighting 3-2 win over hosts New Zealand in their opening match at the second-leg of Four-Nation Invitational Tournament, here on Wednesday. lalit Upadhyay (7th minute), Harjeet Singh (32nd) and Rupinder Pal Singh (36th) scored for India while New Zealand's goals came from sticks of Daniel Harris (23rd) and Kane Russell (37th). The home team were dominant early on and were quick to make potential circle penetrations but the Indian defence stood tall.