Indian boys get silver

Sydney: A late golden goal by Jason Donohoe dashed the Indian colts’ gold medal hopes as Diwakar Ram and his teammates went down to Australia 1-2 in a nail-biting final of the boys’ hockey event in the Australian Youth Olympics here on Sunday.

Bronze for girls’ team

The Indian girls, meanwhile, rose to the occasion and forced a 2-0 win over USA to bag the bronze medal. Rani Rampal and Ritu Rani Tindal scored in the 62nd and 68th minutes to help India secure bronze.

A disappointed Indian coach A.K. Bansal said: “I didn’t expect to lose. In all, we were the better side. We had more chances, more ball possession than the Australians, but I think luck did not favour us today.” — PTI