Meghalaya shines in 20th National Games for the Deaf
SHILLONG: The 20th National Games for the Deaf organised by All India Sports Council of Deaf was held from January 4 to 7 in Hyderabad where 24 teams represented their respective states. Meghalaya’s 17 participant from Montfort Centre for Education, Tura accompanied by four special educators, made the state proud by bagging a total of 32 medals in various athletic events. The squad won 12 gold, 16 silver and 4 bronze medals
HIL: Mumbai go down to Lancers after grand fight-back
MUMBAI: Dabang Mumbai made a splendid recovery from 0-4 down to draw level with Kalinga Lancers before a timely field goal by the visitors buried their hopes of a maiden win as they went down 4-6 in a Hockey India League match (HIL) here on Sunday. Wasting scores of chances, including from the field andoff penalty corners, Mumbai let in two penalty corner goals from Gurjinder Singh and Adam Dixon to trail 0-2 at half-time. Later a brilliant field goal, which is counted as two, from Lalit Upadhyay saw Lancers lead by a big 4- 0 margin in the third quarter. Mumbai then rode on successive field goals from their star German striker Florian Fuchs and Gurjant Singh, in the third and in the fourth quarter, to level the scores. (PTI)
Pro Kabaddi League: Pink Panthers beat U Mumba
VISAKHAPATNAM: A scintillating display of precision power play by the masked defender Rohit Rana helped former champions Jaipur Pink Panthers exact revenge over defending champions U Mumba by a comfortable margin, 27-18, in the Star Sports Pro Kabaddi League here on Sunday. There was much hype generated over this encounter but in the end Jaipur proved too good for their rivals. It was their first win over them after that win in the finals of Season 1. The panthers held a 10-9 advantage midway. The other player who helped the winners was the lanky raider Sonu Narwal. He got four valuable points initially for his side with his kicks. He scalped rival skipper Anup Kumar twice, very early in the tie with this flawless technique. If Sonu was all art and finesse then Rohit’s showing was all power and precision. (PTI)
New Zealand win ODI series against Pakistan
AUCKLAND: A record partnership by Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson gave New Zealand victory with two balls to spare in a tense third one-dayer against Pakistan in Auckland on Sunday. The three-wicket win in the rain-abridged match also wrapped up the series for New Zealand 2-0. Initially set a target of 291 to win, New Zealand made a disastrous start with Brendon McCullum out for a first-ball duck. The ODI series win added to New Zealand’s golden summer after they also beat Pakistan 2-1 in the Twenty20s and beat Sri Lanka in Tests, ODIs and Twenty20s.
Gorkha sports meet held
TURA: An annual sports meet organised by the Gorkha Youngsters Socio Cultural Clubwas held in Tura from January 22 to 24. During the meet, Indoor games like badminton, table tennis, carrom and chess competitions were organised in which both male and female players participated in junior and senior categories. Established in 1979, the club aims at all-round development for the youths through various activities like games and sports, literary and cultural activities and social services.