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Indian Olympic Association President Narinder Batra on Wednesday announced that he will not run for a second term for the top job when the elections for the national sport's apex body are held, the development coming weeks after the CBI initiated a preliminary inquiry against him for alleged misappropriation of public funds. Batra said he needs to spend more time as head of International Hockey Federation.
Indian Olympic Association President Narinder Batra on Wednesday announced that he will not run for a second term for the top job when the elections for the national sport's apex body are held, the development coming weeks after the CBI initiated a preliminary inquiry against him for alleged misappropriation of public funds. Batra said he needs to spend more time as head of International Hockey Federation. Batra, who was elected as IOA president for the first time in 2017, is eligible to contest for re-election. His decision means that his membership of International Olympic Committee will also come to an end as the coveted position was linked to his IOA presidency.
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Jacob Trouba delivered another massive hit, Frank Vatrano scored a power play goal after the ensuing madness, and Igor Shesterkin stopped 30 shots to help the New York Rangers even their Second Round series with the Carolina Hurricanes at two games apiece. Even though the first two games were mostly close on the scoreboard, the Rangers looked like a team that was going to have a difficult time keeping up with Carolina in this series. But just as they did in the First Round, the Rangers have managed to crawl back just when they looked defeated and draw even in the series.
Defending champions India need to beat hosts Indonesia by a huge margin and hope Pakistan loses to Japan in the other Pool A match for advancing to the knockout stage of the Asia Cup men's hockey tournament on Thursday. India's fate is not in their own hands anymore as even a win against lowly Indonesia will not guarantee them a knock-out berth. Japan will have to beat Pakistan to keep India's faint hopes alive.
Indonesia by a huge margin and hope Pakistan defeat Japan in the other Pool A match for advancing to the knockout stage of the Asia Cup men's hockey tournament here on Thursday. India's fate is not in their own hands anymore as even a win against lowly Indonesia will not guarantee them a knock-out berth. Japan will have to beat Pakistan to keep India's faint hopes alive.
A new-look Indian team paid for its inexperience and profligacy with Asian champions Japan soundly thrashing them 5-2 in a group A league match of the men's Asia Cup hockey championship in Jakarta on Tuesday. Having drawn against Pakistan in the opening game, India's chances after this defeat have been badly dented as even a big win against Indonesia in the last game might not be enough for qualification to the knock-out stages. Ken Nagayoshi, Kosei Kawabe (twice), Ryomi Ooka and Koji Yamasaki scored for Japan while Pawan Rajbhar and Uttam Singh found the target for the Indians.
North America's top women's hockey players are teaming up with former tennis star Billie Jean King and Los Angeles Dodgers chairman Mark Walter to explore launching a pro league within the next year, a person with direct knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press on Tuesday night.