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 The Indian women’s hockey team scripted history as they qualified for the quarterfinals in Olympics history after a gap of 41 years. It is a memorable effort by Rani Rampal led side who showed great courage and fight after losing 3 successive matches to top teams like Netherlands, Germany, and Great Britain. It was a tough struggle for the women’s team who lost to Netherlands by 1-5 in the opening game. Despite playing excellent hockey and Gurjit Kaur missing penalty stroke they lost to Germany by 0-2. The third match was the toughest match for the Indian women’s team conceded goals right from the start. Despite equalling the scores, Great Britain proved their worth and made it 4-1. Needing to win remaining matches against Ireland and South Africa, they struggled a lot against Ireland. Despite getting 14 penalty corners against Ireland, a superb deflection goal by Navneet Kaur in the 57 th minute helped the Indian team register a 1-0 win to stay alive. In today’s match, the...

 India’s ace badminton shuttler PV Sindhu lost her semi-finals to World number 1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei easily played at Mushino Sports Plaza, Tokyo on Saturday. Both players started on even taking 2 early points. After the initial battle, PV Sindhu looked in decent touch and put Tai Tzu Ying under pressure taking points in succession. The Indian managed to attack World number 1. At the mid-game interval, PV Sindhu took an 11-7 lead. After the break, Tai Tzu Ying fought back strongly with smashes and netplay leveling the scores at 11-11. Both players fought for each point and made life tough for each other. The match flowed from one corner to another till 18-18. PV Sindhu committed few unforced errors which Tai took advantage of. Tai took 3 points in succession to take the first game easily at 21-18. The second game also started on an even keel with both players taking alternate points till 4-4. Tai upped her strokes and put Sindhu under pressure. It was a great displ...

 Despite being not at their best, the Indian women’s team defeated South Africa in the last Group A match to stay alive in the Tokyo Olympics played at Oi Hockey Stadium, North Pitch on Saturday. The Indian team started off aggressively earning 2 penalty corners in the initial stages. Soon after, Vandana Kataria scored from a deflection in the 4 th minute to give India a 1-0 lead. Indian team continued their domination over the South African team. The South African attackers made aggressive moves. Due to lack of concentration by the Indian defense, Glasby scored in the 15 th minute to level scores at 1-1. Before the hooter went, India earned a penalty corner but could not do anything. Both teams went into the first quarter 1-1. A superb deflection by Vandana Kataria from a superb penalty corner in the 17 th minute gave India a 2-1 lead. Both teams had chances of scoring goals but could not convert it goalkeepers showed great skills. South Africa earned a penalty corner and H...

 After sensational group matches, the quarterfinals of the men’s hockey tournament in the Tokyo Olympics has been announced. Australia finished top of Pool A with 4 wins and 1 draw. After being drubbed by Australia 1-7, India stormed back into contention winning 4 matches with 12 points. Needing to stay alive in the tournament, Argentina defeated New Zealand to confirm their 3 rd spot. Spain completed fourth place with only 1 win, 2 losses, and 2 draws. In the other group, Belgium topped the Pool with 4 wins and 1 draw. Germany ended the Pool stage with 9 points with 3 wins and 2 losses. Great Britain finished third in the points table with 8 points with 2 wins, 2 losses, 1 loss, and 2 draws. Netherlands completed fourth place with 7 points including 2 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw. It promises to be a cracking quarterfinals line-up. All the teams looked in great shape and hoping to see some brilliant and attacking hockey. India started the tournament with a thrilling 3-2 win...

 The Indian men’s hockey team ended the Group stage with a convincing win over Japan played at Oi Hockey Stadium, North Pitch on Thursday. It was an aggressive start by both teams made good moves but the defense was up to the mark. Despite the circle penetrations by the Indian team, they were not able to convert goals. Harmanpreet Singh converted the penalty corner into a goal in the 13 th minute to give India a 1-0 lead. The Indian team-maintained aggression and ended the first quarter at 1-0. The second quarter saw the Indian team started off with a goal at a superb pace by Simrjanjeet Singh and deflection by Gurjant Singh gave in the 17 th minute to give India 2-0 lead. Indian defender made a mistake as Kenta Tanaka converted a powerful shot in the 19 th minute helped Japan reduce 1 goal. Yamada Shota suffered a shoulder injury and had to be carried on a stretcher. Japan made an attacking move, but P Sreejesh made a superb save. At the end of the first half, India still l...

 The Indian women’s team held their nerves to defeat Ireland women’s team in a do or die encounter played at the Oi Hockey Stadium, North Pitch on Thursday. It was an aggressive start by the Indian women’s team as they entered the Ireland circle 3 times in the initial stages. Indian team continued their attack on opposition and earned back-to-back 4 penalty corners but did not yield anything. The Indian team was not able to convert chances into goals. At the end of the first quarter, the scores remained 0-0. Ireland team started off brightly in the second quarter putting pressure on Indian defense as Savita made some good save. Soon after, Ireland earned their first penalty corner but was not able to go past the net. The Indian team made some brilliant moves, but Ireland goalkeeper Ayiesha produced a superb save. After the initial struggle, the Indian team registered another four penalty corners but did not yield anything. Both teams went into the first half with the scoreline ...

 Indian ace shuttler produced a sensational display as she defeated Akane Yamaguchi in the quarterfinals played at Mushino Sports Forest Plaza, Tokyo on Thursday. The match started on an even term as Yamaguchi produced some brilliant smashes and put the Indian under pressure. Sindhu came back strongly with some lovely smashes and great netplay. She returned to the game to level the scores. The Indian shuttler put Yamaguchi under so much pressure hitting smashes making life tough for the Japanese. At the mid-game interval, Sindhu led 11-7. After the mid-game interval, both players relied on rallies. Sindhu was simply sensational with her strokes especially smashes and drop shots. The Indian did not stop and won the first game easily at 21-13. The second saw both players starting on even keel till 3-3. After the initial struggle, Sindhu showed her domination and kept the pressure on Japanese powerhouse. Both players fought on long rallies and made life tough for each other. At ...

 A great all-round display was enough as Sri Lanka registered a resounding win in the deciding T20I match against depleted Indian side played at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Thursday. Indian captain Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and decided to bat first. Ruturaj Gaikwad started off the innings with a lovely boundary. Dhawan did not open his account as Dhanajaya de Silva took a good low catch. Devdutt Paddikal and Ruturaj Gaikwad steadied the ship for India. Ramesh Mendis grabbed the wicket of Paddikal to derail India’s innings. Things went worst for Men in Blue as Sanju Samson did not open his account with a peach by Hasaranga. Hasaranga struck again to dismiss Ruturaj Gaikwad. Gaikwad took the review for LBW, but the decision was upheld. It was a disappointing performance by the Men in Blue. At the end of the first six overs, India made looked in deep trouble at 29 for 4. A superb piece of catching on his bowling by Dasun Shanaka got rid of Nitish Rana to leave the Indian tea...

 The Indian men’s hockey team produced a credible performance as they defeated Olympic Champions Argentina in their fourth Group match played at Oi Hockey Stadium on Thursday. It was an aggressive start by the Indian team as they earned a couple of chances in the initial stages of the first quarter. Sumit received a green card and sat out for 2 minutes. The Indian forward put consistent pressure on Argentina's defense. At the end of the first quarter, the scores were level at 0-0. Argentina started off brightly in the second quarter, but P Srjeesh cleared the ball up before the striker could take a shot. Despite Indian forwards showing their class, Argentina's defense was solid and did not allow them to take shots. Before the end of the first half, India got chances to convert but missed chances. Both teams went into the first half with a scoreline of 0-0. India dominated the possession with 60 as compared to 40 by Argentina. It was another aggressive start by India in th...

 The Indian badminton sensation PV Sindhu had no problems in dispatching Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark in straight sets played at Mushino Sports Forest Plaza, Tokyo on Thursday. Mia started off on a bright note taking 2 early points before Sindhu stormed back into the game with 4 successive points. The Indian dominated the court play and put consistent pressure on 12 th seed Danish player maintain pressure. At the mid-game interval, Sindhu had a commanding 11-6 lead. Sindhu showed her aggression playing smashes and drop shots making her opponent clueless. Mia tried to make a comeback into the game by earning points in succession. The 12 th seeded Danish fought back strongly to reduce the gap, but Sindhu showed her domination winning the first game easily at 21-15. The second game saw PV Sindhu starting off aggressively taking a commanding 5-0 lead initially. Mia looked out of sorts as she did service fault. Sindhu dominated the play with attacking strokes and putting the oppone...

 Thanks to good batting effort, Sri Lanka won the 2 nd T20I in a thrilling manner against depleted Indian side played at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Wednesday. Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and decided to field first. With the likes of Hardik, Krunal Pandya and main players not available, Gaikwad made his T20I debut and opened with Shikhar Dhawan. The pitch had lots to offer for the spinners. Gaikwad looked impressive along with Shikhar Dhawan taking singles and keeping the scoreboard ticking. At the end of the first six overs, India scored 45 for 0. After the field restrictions, Shanaka got rid of Gaikwad's ending 49 runs opening partnership. Gaikwad made 21 off 18 balls with only 1 boundary. Devdutt Paddikal made his T20I debut too and looked in decent form. Akila Dhananjaya, Hasaranga and Dananjaya put lid on the Indian batting. Dhawan was clean bowled trying to hit a sweep shot off Dananjaya. Paddikal and Dhawan added 32 runs for the 2 nd wicket. S...

 The Indian women’s hockey team disappointed again as they lost to defending Champions Great Britain in their third Group match played at Oi Hockey Stadium, Tokyo on Wednesday. Great Britain got off to an ideal start as Anne Martin scored a brilliant field goal due to a shoddy display by the Indian defense in the 2 nd minute to give them a 1-0 lead. After the pressure by Great Britain, the Indian team got their first genuine chance but was averted by the Great Britain goalkeeper. Soon, the defending Champions earned penalty corners as Savita saved the corner. The Indian team put consistent pressure by grabbing two back-to-back penalty corners but did not convert. At the end of the first quarter, Great Britain led 1-0. It was an ideal start for Great Britain in the 2 nd quarter as Anne Martin shot went through Savita’s legs in the 19 th minute to give them a 2-0 lead. The Great Britain team received a green card that the Indian team took advantage of. A superb deflection by S...

 The Indian badminton star PV Sindhu had no problems of defeating Cheung Yi in her second Group J match played at Mushino Sports Forest Plaza, Tokyo on Wednesday. Both players started on even keel earning two points each. Soon after, Sindhu showed her domination and put enough pressure on the Hong Kong player. At the mid-game interval, the Indian had a commanding lead. After the break, Sindhu made good use of her height and won the first game easily at 21-9. The second game saw PV Sindhu showed attacking skills and took a commanding 6-2 lead. Cheung then fought back strongly to level the scores at 6-6 and finally grabbed 1 point advantage. The Indian committed few unforced errors. At the mid-game interval, Cheung had a slender 11-10 lead. After the break, the scores were level at 14-14. Sindhu took 4 points in succession to continue her domination over Cheung. Despite Cheung defended two match points, Rio Olympic silver medallists won the match easily at 21-16. With this win,...

 The young Indian pairing of Satwiksairaj and Chirag Shetty defeated S Vendy and B Lane of Great Britain in the last Group A match played at Mushino Sports Plaza, Tokyo on Tuesday. Both teams started off on an even keel taking alternate points. The Indian pair did service fault in the initial stages before putting pressure on England pair. Chirag and Satwik hit some lovely smashes which Vendy and Lane had no answers to. At the mid-game interval, the English pair had slender 11-10 lead. After the break, Satwik and Chirag showed their domination not allowing the opposition a chance into the game winning it easily by 21-17. The second game saw the Indian pair starting off aggressively taking the initial lead. Lane and Vendy fought back strongly to take 5 points in succession. Satwik and Chirag stormed back with great attacking shots and grabbing an 11-7 lead at the break. After the interval, the Indian pair committed few unforced errors as Lane and Vendy took advantage equalizing ...

 After being thrashed 1-7 by Australia, the Indian men’s hockey team produced a dominating display to beat Spain in their third Group A game played at North Pitch, Tokyo on Tuesday. It was an aggressive start by the Indian team who put consistent pressure on Spain's defense and did not allow Spain's team to enter circle penetration. A superb pass by Amit Rohidas led to Simrajeet scoring his first goal of the tournament in the 14 th minute to give India a 1-0 lead. The Indian strikers continued to press forward and earned 3 back-to-back penalty corners. India earned a penalty stroke from a penalty corner as Rupinder Pal Singh converted it into a goal in the 15 th minute to end the first quarter with 2-0 lead. The second quarter saw the Spanish team showed great skills and courage to press forward putting the Indian defense under some pressure. As a result of good pressure, Spain earned two penalty corners but failed. Despite the Spanish team doing their best, the Indian de...

 The Indian women’s hockey team showed great courage and fight before losing their second match of the Group against Germany played at South Pitch, Tokyo on Monday. It was a good start by the German team who kept the possession and put the Indian defense under pressure. After the initial attack, Indian attackers tried their best but German defenders also were up to the mark. A superb save by German goalkeeper Hauke kept India at bay. Germany earned a penalty corner converted by Lorenz in the 10 th minute to give them 1-0 lead. After the goal, Germany kept the possession and continued their domination ending the first quarter at 1-0. The second quarter started off aggressively for Germany as the umpire gave it penalty corner as the decision was overturned to free out. German attackers kept the pressure but a superb save by Savita did not put India on the backfoot. It was a superb display hockey by Germany who did not allow the Indian attackers to enter the circle. At the end of...

 The BCCI announced the schedule for the remaining matches of IPL 2021 to be played in the United Arab Emirates from 19 th September till the 15 th of October. Due to the bubble burst, the IPL was suspended. So far 29 matches were played in India from April 9 th . All the matches played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai and Chennai were conducted successfully. But due to COVID cases, BCCI decided to suspend the tournament. Delhi Capitals finished at the top of the points table and would be looking to continue their domination. Sunrisers Hyderabad had a disappointing season finishing last before the tournament was called off. Here we look at the team-wise schedule for the remaining matches of IPL 2021 Delhi Capitals Delhi Capitals versus Sunrisers Hyderabad (Dubai International Stadium, Dubai)- 22 nd September DC versus Rajasthan Royals (Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi)- 25 th September DC versus Kolkata Knight Riders (Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah)- 28 th September ...

 Despite India falling short of runs, the Indian bowlers showed great skills to register a comfortable win in the first T20I match played at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Sunday.   Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start by Chameera as he produced a great delivery to get rid of Prithvi Shaw off the very first delivery. After the loss of an early wicket, Shikhar Dhawan and Sanju Samson took the attack on Akila Dananjaya hitting them for boundaries. Samson was brilliantly caught by Fernando but did not yield any results. Both Indian batsmen smashed Akila Dananjaya for runs before the end of the first power play. At the end of the first six overs, India was 51 for 1. Soon after the field restrictions, Hasaranga struck off his first ball getting rid of Sanju Samson. Samson and Shikhar Dhawan added 51 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Surya Kumar Yadav looked in decent touch putting pressure on Sri Lankan bowlers. On other hand...

 After beating New Zealand by 3-2, the Indian men’s hockey was completely outplayed by Australia in their 2 nd Group A game played at North Pitch, Tokyo on Sunday. It could have been an ideal start for the Indian team as two forwards missed chances of scoring goals and put pressure on Australian players. The Indian strikers showed great skills and earned a penalty corner in the 8 th minute but could not connect the shot. Australian team earned a penalty corner and Beale scored from a deflection in the 10 th minute to give Kookaburras a 1-0 lead. It was an aggressive performance by the Indian strikers to earn another penalty corner but again the same mistake occurred. Australia ended the first quarter with a 1-0 lead. The second quarter began aggressively for the Australian team as they put pressure on the Indian defense. As a result of attacking play, Australia earned a penalty corner as Hayward scored from a superb drag-flick in the 21 st minute to give them a 2-0 lead. Af...

 The Indian women’s team started on a losing note as they were outplayed by the Netherlands played at Tokyo on Saturday. It was an aggressive start by the World number 1 side as Albers scored a superb field goal in the 6 th minute. The Indian defense was superb as they did not allow the Netherlands attackers to counterattack. Rani Rampal surprised the Netherlands goalkeeper to level the scores at 1-1 in the 10 th minute. Netherlands earned a penalty corner in 13 th minute but could not convert it into a goal. At the end of the first half, scores remained 1-1. The second quarter saw the Netherlands attackers put the Indian defense under pressure but remained solid enough. In the 6 th minute, World number 1 earned a penalty corner and was not converted. Again, Netherlands earned their 3 rd penalty corner but went past the sidebar. Indian team showed great resistance not allowing World number 1 to score goals. Both teams went into the half-time at 1-1. The Netherlands got t...

 The Indian badminton contingent had a mixed day as the young the pairing of Satwiksairaj RankiReddy and Chirag Shetty stunned the 3 rd ranked pair while Sai Praneeth lost to Misha Zilberman of Israel on the opening day played at Musashino Forest Sports Plaza, Tokyo on Saturday. In the Group A match, the young Indian pair stunned the World number 3 Lee Ying and Wang Chin-inn of Chinese Taipei in three grueling games. It was an aggressive start by the Indian pair who dominated the initial stages taking a commanding 7-2 lead. Despite the Chinese Taipei efforts, Chirag and Satwik had an 11-7 lead at the interval. After the break, the Indian pair upped the ante not allowing the world number 3 to comeback into the game-winning first game easily at 21-16. The second game saw the Chinese Taipei pair showing great skills and converting most of the chances, but Chirag and Satwik kept the pressure back. Despite the efforts of Indians, Lee and Wang took a decent lead at the interval. Aft...

 The Indian men’s hockey team started the Tokyo Olympics campaign with a thrilling win over New Zealand in Pool A contest played at Tokyo on Saturday.   It was an aggressive start for the Indian men’s hockey team as they earned a penalty corner in the first minute but Rupinder Pal Singh's drag-flick went off the crossbar. New Zealand showed their mettle as they earned their first penalty corner as Kane Russell converted the penalty corner into a goal in the 6 th minute to give them a 1-0 lead. The Indian forward missed a golden chance as Mandeep Singh hit a reverse flick above the goal post. India earned their 2 nd penalty corner but that was then given as a penalty stroke. Rupinder Pal Singh converted stroke into the goal in the 10 th minute to equalize the score at 1-1. The New Zealand team put pressure on the Indian defense by earning four successive penalty corners but none of them yielded results. The Indian attackers made a counterattacking move on the other sid...

 After losing 5 matches including one-off Test, 3 ODIs and 1 T20I, the Zimbabwe Cricket Team produced an all-round effort to defeat Bangladesh in 2 nd match played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on Friday. Zimbabwe stand-in captain Sikander Raza won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start for the hosts as Marumani was dismissed cheaply by Mahedi Hasan. Wesley Madhevere and Regis Chakabva showed some intent against the Bangladeshi bowlers hitting them for boundaries. It was a bad choice of stroke as Chakabva tried to slog but provided a simple catch to Shoriful Islam. Zimbabwe ended the first six overs at 48 for 2. After the field restrictions, Madhevere and Dion Mayers kept the scoreboard ticking with singles and hitting boundaries. Madhevere starting aggressively slowed down but Mayers showed intent putting the Bangladeshi bowlers under pressure. The Bangladeshi fielding was not up to the mark as they dropped catches. A superb knock came to end as Mayers w...

 Thanks to superb knocks by Fernando and Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka registered a consolation win in the 3 rd and final One-day international played at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Friday. Indian captain Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and decided to bat first. It was an aggressive start as the stylish left-handed opener smashed 3 successive boundaries off Akila Dananjaya’s bowling. Prithvi Shaw also looked in sensational touch timing the ball brilliantly. Chameera got the breakthrough for Sri Lanka getting rid of Dhawan with a superb delivery. After the fall of Dhawan’s wicket, Sanju Samson and Shaw showed intent putting the Lankan bowlers under immense pressure. It was an aggressive start by the Indian team to end the first 10 overs at 66 for 1.  Sanju Samson and Shaw continued to dominate the Lankan spinners against Jayawickrama and Ramesh Mendis. Both looked comfortable before Shaw played across the line LBW one short of fifty. Shaw and Sanju Samson added 74 runs for the 2 ...