US claim team gold in Abu Dhabi as individual battles heat up
ABU DHABI: Italian hopes of a gold medal at the 2023 Optimist Asian and Oceanian Championship were dashed on Saturday as the US carried off the overall team title in Abu Dhabi.
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ABU DHABI: Italian hopes of a gold medal at the 2023 Optimist Asian and Oceanian Championship were dashed on Saturday as the US carried off the overall team title in Abu Dhabi.
HONG KONG : Sarit Suwannarut won the Volvo China Open by six strokes at Shenzhen's Hidden Grace Golf Club on Sunday as the Thai blitzed the course with 10 birdies to overcome a three-shot overnight deficit to take the title ahead of Taichi Kho and Chen Guxin.
HONG KONG : Chen Guxin will take a three-shot lead into Sunday's final round of the Volvo China Open after a third round 66 at the Hidden Grace Golf Club in Shenzhen on Saturday moved the 20-year-old Chinese golfer onto 14-under par.
New Melbourne City coach Aurelio Vidmar is hoping his side's performance in their 2-0 win over Sydney FC on Friday can provide an early template for his team as the A-League champions look to overcome their poor start to the domestic season.
This has been a memorable year for Shanti Pereira . The national sprinter’s decision last year to quit her job to focus on running paid off, undoubtedly. It wasn't just make the year she became a full-time professional athlete – 2023 is also the year she had the most wins and broke the most national records in her 10-year running career.
Already through to the semifinals, India thrashed South Korea 5-0 with Salima Tete scoring a brace in their last league match to maintain their unbeaten run and top the table in the women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Ranchi on Thursday. Salima scored in the sixth and 36th minutes while Navneet Kaur struck from a penalty corner -- also in the 36th minute. Vandana Katariya (49th) and Neha (60th) were the other goal scorers for India. With 15 points from an all-win league campaign, India topped the six-team table and face South Korea again in the semifinals on Saturday. South Korea ended at fourth spot with seven points.
For Lucas Oanta, the road to success requires intense focus, determination, a strict diet and a lot of physical training.
An in-form India eked out a narrow 2-1 win over Japan to register their fourth straight win and storm into the semifinals of the women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament on Tuesday. After two goalless quarters, Navneet Kaur (31st minute) and Sangita Kumari (47th) scored for India, while Japan's lone goal came from the stick of Kana Urata (37th). It was a match between two undefeated sides in the tournament and it lived up to the billing. India had earlier defeated Thailand 7-1 in their opener before getting the better of Malaysia and China 5-0 and 2-1 respectively. The Japanese too were undefeated coming into the match, having registered wins over Malaysia 3-0, South Korea 4-0 and Thailand 4-0 respectively.