Indian sports wrap, August 9: Punjab FC signs Manish Timsina as goalkeeping coach
FOOTBALL
Punjab FC signs Manish Timsina as goalkeeping coach
Punjab FC on Friday announced the hiring of Manish Timsina as their goalkeeping coach ahead of the upcoming Indian Super League season.
Timsina is an AFC/FAM Goalkeeping ‘A’ and ANFA ‘A’ Diploma Licenced Coach.
Timsina, the current goalkeeping coach of the Nepal national side, had also worked in a similar role with I-League side Gokulam Kerala during the 2023-24 season.
The 36-year-old has gained immense coaching experience in Nepal, India, and Malaysia.
Timsina’s maiden senior assignment was being the head coach of the Morang DFA in 2018 before being appointed as the Nepal U-15 national team’s goalkeeping coach.
Timsina was then roped in by Gokulam in 2021, helping the side secure the I-League title that season.
Commenting on signing by PFC, Timsina said, “I am thrilled to begin this new journey with Punjab FC. The squad has a strong group of goalkeepers, and I am eager to work with each of them to elevate their game.” Timsina will be working with PFC goalkeepers — Ravi Kumar, Jaskaranbir Singh, Abujam Penand Singh and Muheet Shabir.
PFC’s Football Director Nikolaos Topoliatis welcomed Timsina, “We are pleased to have Timsina join us as the goalkeeping coach.
“With a young and talented group of keepers under his guidance, we are confident in his ability to help the team compete for all three trophies and to develop our young keepers to reach their full potential.”
– PTI
Subroto Cup: Betkuchi High School beats Navodaya Vidyalaya
A goal each from Muskan, Sangita, Roshmi and Mary helped Betkuchi High School, Guwahati, to a 4-0 victory over Navodaya Vidyalaya school, Meghalaya, in a group-A league match of the 63rd Subroto Cup under-17 girls football tournament at the GD Goenka World School ground on Friday.
The Assam team made the quarterfinals from the group, and was joined by The Porompat Sabal Leikai High school, Imphal, from group-C.
The quarterfinal matches, two each will be played at the Ambedkar Stadium and the KIIT Global School, Gurugram, on Saturday.
The results (league):
Group-A: Betkuchi HS, Assam, bt Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Meghalaya, 4-0; Sant Baba Hari Singh Model School, Mahilpur, bt Coast Guard Public School, Nani Daman, 13-0.
Group-C: The Porompat Sabal Leikai HS, Manipur, bt Government Model SSS, Sector-22, Chandigarh, 8-0; Infocus India Public School, West Bengal, bt SRV Government Model HSS, Ernakulam, 2-0.
– Team Sportstar
GOLF
Janneya, Guntas bag title in IGU UP State Ladies & Junior Girls Golf tournament
Janneya A Dasanniee of Gujarat emerged the overall winner of the UP State Ladies & Junior Girls Golf Championship 2024 in Noida.
Janneya carded a 4-over 148 (73-75) in two rounds to top Category A (Under-18) in the tournament organised by Indian Golf Union at the Noida Golf Club.
There was a three-way tie for the runner-up spot between Sri Lanka’s Kaya Daluwatte, Kashika Misra of Odisha and Anvvi Dahhiya of Haryana at 7-over 151.
Chandigarh’s Guntas Kaur Sandhu bagged the title in Category B (Under-15) firing a card of four-over 148 (72-76).
Haryana’s Yogya Bhalla was the runner-up with a score of 10-over 154.
– PTI
TENNIS
HPCL Mittal AITA tournament: Neeraj Yashpaul beats Parv Nage in final
Top seed Neeraj Yashpaul outplayed qualifier Parv Nage 6-0, 6-3 in the men’s final of the HPCL Mittal Rs.200,000 AITA ranking tennis tournament at the CLTA Complex on Friday.
Anjali Rathi won the women’s title, beating Sahira Singh for the loss of five games.
The results (finals):
Men: Neeraj Yashpaul bt Parv Nage 6-0, 6-3.
Doubles: Priyanshu Choudhary & Udit Kamboj bt Ricky Chaudhary & Sajal Kesarwani 7-5, 6-7(4), [10-7].
Women: Anjali Rathi bt Sahira Singh 6-0, 7-5.
Doubles: Ayushi Singh & Medhavi Singh bt Diva Bhatia & Sai Samhitha 6-2, 4-6, [10-7].
– Team Sportstar