Rupinder Pal Singh struck twice as India beat Ireland 3-2 in their opening match of the mens hockey competition at the Rio Olympics on Saturday.Drag-flickers VR Raghunath (15th minute) and Rupinder (27th, 49th) converted three out of seven penalty corners as India secured their first win in an opening clash at the Olympics since Sydney Games 2000. Ireland were superior in the second half, finding the net twice through Jermyn John (45th) and Conor Harte (56th) at the Olympic Hockey Centre.Going by world rankings, India (5th) were the favourites in the Pool B encounter against Ireland (12th) and the eight-time gold medallists dominated the first two quarters.While India launched multiple raids, Ireland defended in numbers and relied mainly on counter attacks in the opening period.Indias domination was evident from the fact that they earned six penalty corners in the first two quarters as against Irelands two.Indias first real scoring chance came in the last minute of the first quarter when they earned their first penalty corner, but their variation didnt work and from the resultant build-up Ramandeep Singhs effort was saved by David Harte in front of the Irish goal.Seconds from the end of the first quarter, India earned three more back-to-back penalty corners, the last of which was ably converted by VR Raghunath with a powerful low flick to the right of the Irish goalkeeper.Seven minutes into the second quarter, Ireland had their first scoring chance when they secured a penalty corner and John Jermyn scored from the opportunity but the goal was disallowed as the push was not stopped properly. Dee Ford Super Bowl Jersey .Y. -- Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone has drawn on his Syracuse connections once again by hiring Rob Moore to take over as receivers coach. Jerry Rice Super Bowl Jersey . Self was acquired from the Buffalo Bandits in a trade for Alex Hill midway through last season, and made his debut in Rochester on March 16, 2013. http://www.authenticsf49erspro.com/Mike-mcglinchey-49ers-jersey/ . Team physician Dr. Steve Traina performed the surgery Friday. Robinson was injured in a spill underneath the Nuggets basket during the first quarter of Wednesday nights loss to the Charlotte Bobcats. Kyle Juszczyk Super Bowl Jersey . After the whistle, Thornton skated the length of the ice, pulled Orpik to the ice from behind and punched him in the face several times. Trent Taylor Super Bowl Jersey . They were putting most of their energy into a record-setting offensive display. RIO DE JANEIRO -- American gold medal winners Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles are featured on the cover of this weeks Sports Illustrated.The magazine revealed the cover on its website Tuesday. It shows Phelps with his arms around Ledecky and Biles. They each have gold medals draped around their necks -- a combined total of 14.Sports Illustrated says the photo was taken Sunday in Rio de Janeiro. A video of the shoot reveals Phelpps showing fellow swimmer Ledecky the best way to arrange her medals, adding Ive done it before, youll learn, dont worry about it.dddddddddddd Phelps has won 28 Olympic medals, 23 of them gold.Biles has won three gymnastics golds and a bronze in Rio. She could add to that haul during the floor exercise final Tuesday. ' ' '
