PKL 2021-22: Puneri Paltan beat U Mumba in Maharashtra Derby
February 03, 2022 10:41 ISTThe men in orange made it two wins in two Maharashtra Derbies as they overcame a stiff challenge from Mumbai.
The men in orange made it two wins in two Maharashtra Derbies as they overcame a stiff challenge from Mumbai.
A panel of more than 1,300 sports journalists and broadcasters of the world have selected the nominees in each of the seven categories for this year's Laureus World Sports Awards.
Abbas Wani is a part of the six-member Indian delegation at the Winter Olympics for which Kashmir skier Arif Khan is the only athlete from the country to have qualified this time.
Pawan Sehrawat scored 9 raid points for the Bulls, but it was their defence that made a difference with left corner Aman picking up a High 5 (7 tackle points).
While Ramkumar suffered a 6-7 (7-9), 6-4, 3-6 defeat against eight seed Stefano Travaglia, local boy Kadhe lost 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (6-4), 6-2 to Joao Sousa.
For Bengal, captain Maninder Singh scored nine points but had a difficult time on the mat against a well-drilled Gujarat unit marshalled by Parvesh Bhainswal and Sunil Kumar.
In the last financial year, the government had allocated Rs 2596.14 crore for sports, which was later revised to Rs 2757.02 crore.
The scores were level with five minutes remaining, but substitute Neeraj Narwal's raids helped the Delhi team clinch an ALL OUT in the final minute and eventually win the encounter.
Batra has reached a career high 50th in the latest ITTF rankings.
Gujarat dominated right from the first whistle and gave Haryana's defence no chance to stamp their authority.
The Warriors are the in-form side with three wins in their last four matches and will be expected to give an out-of-form Gujarat team a difficult time on the mat.
Panthers' star raider Arjun Deshwal scored 17 points and was ably backed up by Deepak Hooda with eight points. Defenders Sandeep Dhull and Vishal also picked up High 5s in a bullish win that exposed the chinks in Patna’s armour.
The skier, who was included in the Target Olympics Podium Scheme (TOPS) recently, also said that his performances have improved and his training in Santa Catarina “was helpful”.
The 21-year-old George prevailed over Priyanshu Rajawat 21-15 14-21 21-18 to clinch the men's singles title after battling hard for 58 minutes.
Defenders Manjeet Chhillar and Krishan scored high 5s for the Delhi side who moved to the top of the points table with the result.
The men's team had won the bronze medal in the last edition of the tournament in Manila, Philippines while the women's team was withdrawn due to the pandemic as most players were not willing to travel then.
The All India Chess Federation (AICF) is eyeing a rich medal haul from its players at the Games, which are scheduled to be held from September 10 to 25.
It was a complete team performance from the Pirates with all three raiders contributing in the match.
This victory will help Pune's chances of making it to the playoffs after a jittery start to their campaign.
The team will be accompanied by six coaches -- Deepali Deshpande, Samaresh Jung, Manoj Kumar, DS Chandel, Ronak Pandit and Ved Prakash -- and two physios.
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