39th Under-20 National Women Hockey Championship starts

Jan 10 The 39th Under-20 National Women Hockey Championship has been opened today at an impressive ceremony at the Gachibowli stadium in Hyderabad . Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy formally declared the championship opened. After a gap of three years the championship is being held in the country by the Hyderabad Hockey Association under the aegis of the Indian Hockey Federation. A total 21 teams from various states will play 18 league matches and 7 knockout matches before the final match on 16th of this month. The National Women Hockey team will be picked up from the tournament. India, England first 1 day international of 5-match series to be played tomorrow Jan 10 The first one day international of the 5-match series between India and England will be played at the SCA Stadium in Rajkot tomorrow. The match will begin at 12 noon. All India Radio will broadcast live commentary on the match. The commentary can be heard on the Rajdhani and FM Gold channels from 11:30 AM onwards. Fiery opener Virender Sehwag has been dropped from the Indian squad for the first three matches and in-form batsman Cheteshwar Pujara is his replacement. While Indian Skipper MS Dhoni will look to regain some lost pride, England captain Alistair Cook, just like the recent Test series triumph, will eye an ODI series victory at the Indian soil after 28 years. India recently lost to Pakistan 1-2 in the 3-match ODI series, which saw the resumption of cricketing ties between the two sub-continent gaints after 5 years. Before the Pakistan series, England defeated India 2-1 in the 4-match Test series, while the 2-match Twenty-20 series ended square.