At Incheon, Star wrestler
Yogeshwar Dutt notched up India's fourth gold medal, while Khushbir Kaur became
the first woman from the country to win a medal in 20km Race Walking by
clinching a silver as India shot up to ninth in overall standings on the ninth
day. Besides, tennis players accounted
for three bronze medals through Yuki Bhambri (men's singles and men's doubles
with Divij Sharan) and Sania Mirza and Prarthana Thombare (women's doubles). M
R Poovamma and Rajiv Arokia won a bronze each in men's and women's 400m race
respectively while Manju Bala added another medal of same hue in women's hammer
throw.
India made a resounding
start in kabaddi competition of the 17th Asian Games with both the men's and
women's teams thrashing Bangladesh in their opening preliminary round matches
at the Songdo Global University Gymnasium. Indian women's team was the first to
get across their Bangladeshi counterparts as they trounced their neighbours
29-18 in a Pool A match. The men's team
then brushed aside the Bangladeshi men 30-15 to start their campaign on a
positive note in Pool A, which also consists of Thailand and Pakistan.
In India, people are
following CLT20 ….. another disciplined effort from Hobart Hurricanes' bowlers
put the side into the semi-finals, with a six-wicket win over Barbados
Tridents. Tridents' score of 113 was the lowest by a side batting first in a
full game. Yesterday, CSK which had to
compulsorily win found the runs too hard to come by. After 18 they were only
115 for 5. In what should have been the
5th ball, Yasir Arafat
delivered a high full-toss from around the wicket. Dhoni swivelled, met the
ball with the meat of the bat, and sent it soaring into the top tier of the
stands behind the deep backward square leg boundary. Next ball was another
full-toss, which was despatched over
deep square leg, over the roof of the stands, and into the city beyond. Another
six and in the end CSK had set a reasonable target and won too…… Lahore Lions
offspinner Mohammad Hafeez has been reported for a suspect bowling action by
the umpires, following the team's Champions League T20 match against Dolphins
in Bangalore on Saturday evening. Dolphins offspinner Prenelan Subrayen was also
reported.
Indians may not be following
Cricket at Incheon as the Board decided against sending teams (and concentrate
in CLT20 !!!) Pakistan team captain,
Sana Mir, won the toss and elected to bat first. Pak women won Gold by defeating Bangladesh by 4 runs in a
rain-reduced match. Sri Lanka won the Bronze medal by defeating China in the
play-off for third place.
With regards – S. Sampathkumar
28th Sept. 2014.
