With this dominating win, India finished on the top of the table and will take on fourth placed Japan in the semi-finals. The Indian team's victory was powered by a brace from Harmanpreet Singh (15’, 23’) while Jugraj Singh (36’) and Akashdeep Singh (55’) also scored crucial goals to put the seal on the win.
The native of Surrey held second place during the first three rounds of the championship and entered Friday’s final round two strokes behind Brooke Rivers of Brampton, Ont. Kim had five birdies in the final round at Ashburn Golf Club to edge out Rivers by one shot to win the national championship.
Captain Christine Sinclair refused to point the finger at Canada Soccer in the immediate aftermath of the Canadians' early exit from the FIFA Women's World Cup. But the world's all-time leading scorer sounded a warning after the Olympic champion's tournament-ending 4-0 loss to Australia on Monday.
It's early days at the FIFA Women's World Cup, but Canada showed its mettle Wednesday in a 2-1 comeback win over Ireland that signalled the Olympic champion may have plenty more to say at the tournament. But it took a case of what doesn't kill you makes you stronger to get there.
The Leagues Cup match between The Vancouver Whitecaps and Los Angeles Galaxy originally set for Saturday has been rescheduled to Sunday. The club made the announcement today, noting tickets purchased for Saturday's match in L-A will be honoured on Sunday.
At meeting at Gurdwara Sahib Shaheed Akali Baba Phoola Singh in Plainfield in Indiana in the US, WGF President Harjeet Singh Grewal, who is currently on a tour to promote the game, highlighted the initiatives of the NGAI, which led to the recognition of Gatka as a sport by the Indian Olympic Association and its inclusion in the 37th National Games.
