21 year old Surrey resident Arshdeep Bains has been signed by the Vancouver Canucks. He is the first leading scorer in the WHL of South Asian heritage. Hear from him on what it means to be playing hockey professionally with his favourite team the Canucks during their up-coming season.
Wrestler Sushil Kumar on Thursday dedicated his gold medal, which he won in the Commonwealth Games today, to the children who died in the accident in Himachal Pradesh.
Women wrestlers also came to the party with Babita Kumari taking silver in the 53kg category while Kiran bagged a bronze in the 76kg division, even as the women's hockey team lost in the semi-finals, while the shuttlers and paddlers continued to shine bright.
The Indian men’s hockey team scored two goals in the final three minutes to overcome England 4-3 in a thrilling match to top Pool B and enter the semi-finals of the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Wednesday.
With one hand in her pocket and the other on the trigger, Heena Sidhu, who is also a qualified dentist, today won India's third gold medal in shooting at the 21st Commonwealth Games, going about her task with the clinical precision of a surgeon.
Among other success stories, Manish Kaushik and Gaurav Solanki entered the quarter-finals, while high jumper Tejaswin Shankar and sprinter Muhammed Anas entered the finals on a day mixed day for the athletics contingent.
