Women go down in hockey

A brittle defence let India down and led to their 0-3 loss to Japan in women’s hockey at the Asian Games here on Tuesday. Japan outclassed an unimpressive India in the first half, scoring two field goals through captain Miyuki Nakagawa (10th minute) and Chiba Kaori (31). The Japanese withstood

India’s sporadic moves to score in the second half but Arai Mazuki (69) sneaked in one more goal at the stroke of the hooter.

The loss pushed India to fourth place in the seven-team competition, with three points in two matches.
Shooters off target

After their glory in the CWG, the Indian shooters drew a blank for the second day running with the pistol markswomen way off target. The women’s trio of Rahi Sarnobat, Annu Raj Singh and Anisa Sayyed flopped in the 25-m pistol event and failed to qualify for the final in individual, finishing a disappointing seventh in the team competition