Jamshedpur all set for the game
Ranchi: Jharkhand's capital Jamshedpur is all set to host the 40th senior archery nationals (recurve and compound) for both men and women from Saturday. The 10-day competition will be organised at the Tata Archery Academy as part of celebrations for the establishment's 25th anniversary. Over 950 archers and team officials from 40 states and sports control/promotion boards have registered for the event. The senior nationals will be conducted in three phases starting with Indian round (bamboo round) event on October 2-3 followed by compound event on October 5-6 and recurve (Olympic) event on October 8-9, Archery Association of India (AAI) said. AAI president Arjun Munda, who is also the chief of Jharkhand Archery Association, will inaugurate the event on Saturday.
India enters in chess semifinals
PSitges (Spain): D Harika and Mary Ann Gomes played key roles as India beat Kazakhstan 1.5-0.5 in the quarterfinals of the FIDE World Women's Team Chess Championship here. After the first match had ended in a draw (2-2), India won the second 2.5-1.5 to secure passage into the next round.India will take on George in the two-match semifinals later on Friday while the formidable Russia meet Ukraine in the other last four clash. India's No.1 player Harika scored a crucial win against Zhansaya Abdumalik on the top board in the second match after having drawn in the first match while Gomes was impressive in beating Gulmira Dauletova 2.5-1.5 in the second match late on Thursday night.Gomes, who had beaten her Kazakh opponent in the first round too, continued her impressive form to post a 57-move win in the second.
Pele to undergo chemotherapy
Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian football legend Pele has been discharged from hospital following surgery to remove a tumour from his colon, doctors have said.The 80-year-old had been a patient at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo since undergoing the procedure on September 4."The patient is stable and will continue with chemotherapy," the hospital said in a medical bulletin. It provided no further details of his condition late on Friday.Pele previously said the tumour was identified during routine exams. He has posted several photos and videos on social media in recent days to assure fans that he is feeling well.The three-time World Cup winner has battled a series of health problems over the past decade, including complications related to hip replacement surgery as well as kidney and prostate conditions.
India finishes with bronze in Asian TT
Doha: The Indian men's table tennis team signed off with a bronze medal in the Asian Championships after losing to formidable South Korea 0-3 in the semifinals here on Friday. The Indian team was on Wednesday assured of a medal after beating Iran 3-1 in the quarterfinals. Both the semifinalists secure a bronze. In the semifinals, the clinical South Koreans proved too tough for the Indians who failed to win a single tie. With a medal already in their pocket, the Indian paddlers took on the Koreans head-on. But the rampaging Koreans, also the top seeds, were a far better side.Starting the match for India, G Sathiyan found himself pushed to the corner straightaway as world No. 12 Korean Woojin Jang brought into focus his backhand game and attacked throughout, often catching the world No. 38 Indian on the wrong foot.
‘Everest Twins' hit a high
Chennai: Tashi and Nungshi Malik, the first twin sisters to climb the Mount Everest together, are on a high after having summited two 4,000 m (13,000 ft) peaks in the Swiss Alps as part of the Switzerland 100 per cent Women Peak Challenge. The duo termed it as an out of the world experience and aim to continue conquering more peaks in future. "Well, we just completed our expedition. We did three mountains - Allalinhorn (13,212 ft), Breithorn (13,662 ft) and Riffelhorn (9603 ft) in three days and we were absolutely stoked. "We had only dreamt about it ourselves, but to finally make it to Switzerland and to successfully summit with a women- only team for this 100 per cent Women's Peak Challenge was truly an out of this world experience for us.