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Santiago (Chile), Jan 24 (PTI) The Indian women’s junior hockey team extended its unbeaten run by notching up a 2-0 victory over the Chile senior side at the Prince of Wales Country Club here. Playing their fifth match of the tour of Chile, goals from Sangita Kumari (48th minute) and Sushma Kumari (56th minute) in the last quarter gave India the win. It was a very open contest between the two teams during the first three quarters, with neither team managing to break the deadlock. There were chances for both the teams through open play and set pieces, but the…

Mumbai, Jan 23 (PTI) Indian Super League team Mumbai City FC on Saturday confirmed the signing of Jackichand Singh from Jamshedpur FC. The 28-year old returns to the Islanders for his second stint with the club, putting pen to paper on a two-and-a-half-year deal. In the ongoing 2020-21 edition of the ISL, the Manipur-born winger has appeared in all 12 games for Jamshedpur and has three assists to his name so far. One of the most experienced players in the ISL, Jackichand has 85 league appearances to his name and has turned out FC Pune City, Kerala Blasters FC and…

Buenos Aires, Jan 23 (PTI) Indian women’s hockey team suffered its first defeat on the tour of Argentina when it lost 1-2 to B side of the host, letting Agustina Gorzelany strike late in the match. Sol Pagella (11′) put the Argentina side while Indian forward Salima Tete (54′) scored in the final quarter. However, the Indian defence let Gorzelany score three minites after finding the equaliser. In the previous matches, India drew 2-2 and 1-1 respectively with the Argentina junior team. “Today we played against a stronger Argentina squad consisting many of their senior players. “This was a perfect…

Margao, Jan 23 (PTI) Desperately seeking a turnaround in fortunes, former champions Bengaluru FC find themselves in a tough spot as they take on a struggling Odisha FC in the Hero Indian Super League here on Sunday. BFC have not won in their last six games of which they have lost five. After the exit of Carles Cuadrat, interim coach Naushad Moosa has not been able to turn things around. On Sunday though, he has the chance to spark a recovery when the Blues face ISL’s bottom-dwellers Odisha FC at the Fatorda Stadium. “A win gives us three points and…

Kalyani, Jan 23 (PTI) After recording their first victory in this season’s I-League, sixth-placed Aizawl FC would aim to continue their winning form when they cross swords with bottom-placed Indian Arrows here on Sunday. A clinical performance against Gokulam Kerala FC saw Aizawl grab their first points of the season, and speaking at the official pre-match press conference, newly-appointed head coach Yan Law agreed that it is vital to keep the momentum going. “Consistency is key in the Hero I-League and if we win tomorrow we can go second on the table and that is what we are aiming for.…

Bangkok, Jan 23 (PTI) Tokyo Olympics medal contender Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty’s impressive run at the Toyota Thailand Open Super 1000 ended with a close semifinal defeat here on Saturday. The world number 10 Indian pair, which won its maiden super 500 title in Thailand and entered the finals of French open super 750 event in 2019, lost 18-21 18-21 to world number nine Malayasian combination of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in a 35-minute match. The Indian pair had participated in Super 1000 events in 2018 ad 2019 but this is the first time it entered the…

Coimbatore, Jan 23 (PTI) Competing for the first time, teen sensation Amir Sayed from Kottayam once again set the Kari Motor Speedway ablaze by winning the Novice Cup category in the JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship here on Saturday. Even though two more races are still left, by winning all the 10 races so far the 16-year-old has ensured no one can surpass him. It has been a fantastic two days for me and I am thrilled. However, I would like to try and win the two remaining races as well on Sunday,” said the teenager, who comes from…

Abu Dhabi, Jan 23 (PTI) India's Gaganjeet Bhullar and Shubhankar Sharma missed the cut after struggling for birdies in the season-opening Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship here on Saturday. Bhullar, who was even par after 12 holes when play was suspended on Friday night, did not drop a shot over last six holes, but was also unable to birdie any and stayed at par. With 72-72 he missed the cut by one. Earlier, Sharma (76-73) also missed the cut. "Not the start I was looking forward to in the Desert Swing, but I will come out stronger next week in Dubai,"…

La Quinta (California), Jan 23 (PTI) Anirban Lahiri made small errors but paid a big price for it as he missed the cut at the American Express Championships, here. The Indian ace, who was the Asian Tour number one in 2015 before getting to the PGA Tour, made some clubbing errors on an unusually tough day at the Nicklaus Tournament course, which usually plays easier of the two facilities in use this week. Following up on a solid 68 on Stadium Course, Lahiri carded one-over 73 at Nicklaus Course and missed the cut by one shot. Korea's Sungjae Im of…

New Delhi, Jan 20 (PTI) The Sports Ministry has approved shooters Manu Bhaker and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa's proposal to hire the services of Singapore-based sports psychologist Sanjana Kiran for better preparation ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. The Tokyo Games are scheduled to be held in July-August this year and the proposal was sanctioned last week at the Mission Olympic Cell meeting as part of the government's Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS). Sanjana Kiran is a high performance expert in the field of sport psychology and performance psychology and has provided support to elite athletes and elite coaches in preparation…