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 After a stunning comeback win in the first match, the Indian men’s team suffered a loss to Spain in the 2 nd tie of the Pro Hockey League 2022 tournament played at Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar on Sunday. It was a superb beginning by both teams before Abishek with a brilliant run to give India the lead in the 6 th minute. The Indian team dominated the play keeping pressure on Spain's defense. 2 minutes before the end of the first quarter, Spain earned a penalty corner that was converted by Pau Cunil in the 14 th minute to level scores at 1-1. Soon after, Tarres scored brilliant skills to give Spain a 2-1 lead and ended the first quarter with a 2-1 scoreline. It was a superb start for the Indian team in the 2 nd quarter as they were awarded a penalty corner for blocking attackers but on review, it was overturned. Pau Cuncil scored from a brilliant penalty corner in the 24 th minute giving Spain a 3-1 lead. Harmanpreet Singh kept India’s hopes alive with a superb penalty cor...

 The Indian men’s team continued their winning momentum as they cruised to a convincing win over Sri Lanka in the 3 rd T20I match played at HPCA Stadium, Dharmshala on Sunday. Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and decided to bat first. Mohammed Siraj and Avesh Khan asked tough questions of Sri Lankan openers. Siraj castled Gunathilka stumps to deny Sri Lanka a good start. Avesh Khan looked impressive with his lines and lengths two wickets of Nissanka and Asalanaka in quick succession to leave Lanka in trouble. It was a disciplined bowling effort by the Indian pacers in the first six overs. At the end of the first six overs, Sri Lanka made just 18 for 3. Ravi Bishnoi coming into the playing dismissed Janith Liyanage putting Sri Lanka in serious trouble. Shanaka survived a close stumping call after so many replays, the umpire gave not out. Dinesh Chandimal and Shanaka steadied the ship before Harshal Patel got rid of Chandimal. Chandimal and Shanaka added 31 runs for...

 The Indian women’s hockey team suffered a last-minute loss to Spain in the 2nd leg of Pro Hockey League 2022 played at Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar on Sunday. It was an ideal start for the visitors as B Garcia scored a superb field goal in the 4 th minute to Spain's 1-0 lead. Spain put enough pressure on the Indian defense with attacking play. Spain could have doubled the lead but a brilliant save by Savita denied the visitors the goal. Sangita Kumari making her international debut for India scored a beautiful reverse flick diving inside the D as there was no defense from Spain in the 10 th minute to level the score. Spain showed consistent pressure on the Indian defense as M Garcia converted a penalty from a deflection in the 15 th minute to give Spain a 2-1 lead. At the end of the first quarter, Spain led 2-1. The second quarter saw Indian strikers did not sit back to put enough pressure on the Spain defense. Salima Tete broke past the Spanish defense running down the rig...

 The Indian women’s team showed their skills to register a close-fought game against the visiting Spain side played at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar on Saturday. Spain dominated the possession right from word go. They kept the pressure on the Indian defense with attacking play but could not convert chances. The visitors earned their first penalty corner but were well defended. Spain kept pressure with consistent circle penetrations. The visitors missed a few chances. At the end of the first quarter, the scores remained 0-0. The second quarter began on a positive note for the visitors as lack of defense by India helped Regu convert a simple field goal in the 18 th minute to give a 1-0 lead. Indian team showed their skills as a brilliant pass by Navneet to Jyoti deflecting into a goal leveled the score at 1-1 in 20 th minute. Spain kept the pressure on Indian defense. Five minutes before the first half, Spain was awarded a penalty corner but was well saved by Savita Punia. ...

 The Indian batters especially Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, and Ravindra Jadeja ensured that the hosts chased down a competitive total with ease in the 2 nd T20I match played at HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala on Saturday. Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah started troubling Pathum Nissanka and Gunathilka. After the initial spell, both Sri Lankan batters put enough pressure on Indian bowlers. Jasprit Bumrah looked threatening to make life tough for visitors' openers. At the end of the first six overs, Sri Lankan openers scored just 32 runs. After the field restrictions, Nissanka and Gunathilka kept the pressure on Indian bowlers especially. Gunathilka was severe on Jadeja hitting him for 18 runs before trying to hit another big shot but was well caught by Venetaksh Iyer at long-on. Lankan openers added 67 runs laying a strong foundation for a massive total. Indian team struck quickly with Chahal dismissing Charith...

 The Indian men’s hockey team registered a thrilling edge-of-the-seat thriller in the opening home match against Spain played at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar on Saturday. It was an amazing game of hockey as both teams showed great fight and courage. Spain got the first chance as they got the penalty corner in the 5 th minute, but the shot went wide. Soon after, India earned a penalty corner, but the goal was disallowed for dangerous play as Spain went for a review. India came very close to taking the lead when Mandeep Singh’s deflection from Manpreet Singh was brilliantly saved by the Spanish goalkeeper.  Paul Cunil’s brilliant penalty corner gave Spain the lead in the 14 th minute. 18 seconds before the end of the first quarter, Harmanpreet Singh converted a superb penalty corner to level scores at 1-1.    The second quarter saw both teams going end-to-end hockey at the start. Pau Cunil’s brilliant drag-flick in the 20 th minute helped Spain take the lead...

 The much-awaited news around the world has come with the Groups and format of Tata IPL 2022 has been announced by IPL governing council. In this year’s format, there are two groups of five teams each. The teams will play twice each other in the same group before taking on the other group once. There will be a total of 14 matches each playing in 4 venues namely Brabourne Stadium, Wankhede Stadium, DY Patil Stadium, and MCA Stadium, Pune. The tournament will begin on the 26 th of March and would finish on 29 th May. This is going to be a great IPL 2022 with Lucknow Supergiants and Gujarat Titans in this year’s IPL. All these have been seeded based on the number of times they won the title or reach the finals. Wankhede Stadium will host 20 matches, followed by Brabourne Stadium with 15, DY Patil Stadium with 20, and MCA Stadium would feature 15 matches. All teams would play 4 matches each at Wankhede Stadium and DY Patil Stadium, 3 matches each at Brabourne Stadium and MCA St...

 The Indian Cricket Team continued its winning streak with a dominating display in the 1 st T20I against Lankans played at Ekana International Stadium, Lucknow on Thursday. Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and decided to field first. It was a cautious start by Ishan Kishan as he was not able to time the ball in the initial first two overs. After the initial struggle, Kishan put Chamika Karaunate under immense pressure with 3 boundaries in the same over to gain momentum for the Indian team. The left-handed explosive batter then looked in great touch taking on Sri Lankan bowlers with big shots making life tough for the opposition bowlers. At the end of the first six overs, Indian openers scored 58 for 0. After the field restrictions, Kishan kept the momentum going on for India with positive intent and completed his fifty off just 30 balls while Rohit Sharma gave most of the strike to inform Kishan. Lahiru Kumara struck finally for Sri Lanka ending a strong 111 runs...

 The prestigious All England Badminton Championship 2022 is all about to start from March 16 th to 20th March to be played at Birmingham Arena, England. It will be a very test for the Indian shuttlers as Sai Praneeth will face Victor Axselen in the first round. Sameer Verma would face Mark Caljouw of Netherlands. If both players win their opening matches, then it could be an all-Indian second-round fixture. Parupalli Kashyap will take on Anthony Gingting of Indonesia while Kidambi Srikanth would face Kanthaon Wangchareon of Thailand. The silver medallists from the recently concluded World Championship, Srikanth would be looking to start the tournament on a winning note. Sourabh Verma will face Indian counterpart Lakshya Sen in the opening round. HS Prannoy will take on Vitisdarn of Thailand in the opening match. In the women’s singles, PV Sindhu starts her journey against Wang ZY of China while Saina Nehwal would face P Chocuwong of Thailand. Sindhu could face Akane Y...

 Two spots were grabbed as Ireland and United Arab Emirates qualified for the first round of ICC Men’s World T20 to be played in Australia later this year. Known as ICC World T20 Cup Global Qualifiers A played in Oman. Ireland was placed with United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Germany in Group A. They finished top of Pool A losing to only UAE in the opening match. After that, Ireland defeated Bahrain and then put aside Germany with a better net run rate than UAE and Bahrain. All the matches were played in Oman, Muscat. The second semi-finals saw Ireland defeat Oman with ease played at the Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Turf 2, Muscat. Oman captain Zeeshan Masqood won the toss and decided to field first. Ireland lost 2 early wickets of Paul Stirling and Andy Balbirnie cheaply, Hary Tector and Gareth Delany steadied the ship putting on 82 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Soon after, Ireland lost 3 quick wickets of Tector, Tucker, and Delany. Andy McBrine kept Ireland to a competitive t...

 The Indian Cricket Team proved their worth again as they edged past West Indies in the 3 rd T20I match played at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Sunday. West Indies captain Kieron Pollard won the toss and decided to field first. Ruturaj Gaikwad could not do much as he was dismissed caught by Kyle Mayers at third man. Shreyas Iyer also was given a chance in this match showed his intent right from word go. He along with Ishan Kishan hit a flurry of boundaries to put pressure on West Indies bowlers. At the end of the first six overs, India scored 43 for 1. After the field restrictions, Iyer and Kishan kept the scoreboard ticking taking singles and hitting occasional boundaries off Chase and Hayden Walsh Junior. The leg spinner Walsh Junior struck for West Indies dismissing Iyer trying to clear the boundary but was caught by Jason Holder at long-off. Shreyas Iyer and Kishan added 53 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Soon after, Ishan Kishan's struggle ended as he was bowled by Chase. Sur...

 The Indian bowlers especially the pace bowlers held their nerves to register a thrilling win in the 2 nd T20I match played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Friday. West Indies captain Kieron Pollard won the toss and decided to field first. Akeal Hossain was given the first over struggling with overstepping deliveries two front no-balls. The free hits did not yield results for the Indian team. Sheldon Cottrell bowled a brilliant first over taking the wicket of Ishan Kishan taking leading edge to Kyle Mayers and did not give any runs.  Virat Kohli looked in great shape putting pressure right back on West Indies bowlers hitting 2 boundaries off Akeal Hossain. Brandon King dropped a simple chance to get rid of Rohit Sharma. Virat Kohli took on the West Indies bowlers moving around crease. After the initial struggle, Rohit Sharma also opened his shoulders. At the end of the first six overs, India made 49 for 1. Roston Chase did the damage for West Indies getting the wicket of Ro...

 Matt Henry registered his career-best figures during the 1 st Day of the 1 st Test match against visitors South Africa played at Hagley Oval, Christchurch on Thursday. New Zealand captain Tom Latham won the toss and decided to field first on a greenish pitch that had seam movement. Matt Henry came as a replacement for Trent Boult produced the magic right from word go dismissing South African captain Dean Elgar caught by Tim Southee. Henry kept the pressure on the South African batters getting the wickets of Aiden Markram and Rassie Van der Dussen in the same over to leave visitors struggling big time at 37 for 4. Zubayr Hamza looked steady along with Kyle Verryne before Henry dismissed Hamza providing an easy catch to Blundell leaving South Africa in tatters. He then got rid of wicketkeeper Kyle Verryne via review for LBW. The umpire gave not out but on review, it was overturned to out grabbing his 5 th wicket. Henry kept the pressure on South African batters taking wicke...

 The Indian men’s team showed their fighting spirit as they registered a thrilling win in their 2 nd match against Hong Kong played at the Setia City Convention Centre, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia on Thursday. Bronze medallists of World Championship 2021, Lakshya Sen gave India a perfect start defeating Lee Chik Yu in straight games. The first game was a close-fought affair before Sen won it by 21-19. Sen dominated the opposition in the second game-winning it easily by 21-10. In the first men’s doubles, Manjit Singh Khwairrakpam and Dingku Singh Konthojuam lost to Law Cheuk Him and Lee Chun Hei in three thrilling games. Both pairs fought for each point before the Indian pairing won the first game by 22-20. The Hong Kong pair fought back strongly keeping the pressure on the young Indian pairing winning the next two games by 21-15, 21-18 to level the match at 1-1. Kiran George disappointed for the Indian team in the second singles match as he lost to Chan Yin Chak in three...

 The Indian Cricket Team produced an impressive performance as they defeated West Indies easily in the first T20I match played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Wednesday. Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. Bhuvneshwar Kumar looked threatening with pace and swing. He eventually got Brandon King providing a simple catch to Surya Kumar Yadav at backward point. Kyle Mayers opening the innings put pressure on the Indian bowling especially Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Deepak Chahar. After the initial spell by both these bowlers, Rohit decided to bring in Harshal Patel into the attack. Nicolas Pooran also played with intent keeping pressure on hosts' bowling line-up. At the end of the first six overs, West Indies scored 44 for 1. Yuzvendra Chahal produced the magic with a brilliant wicket of Kyle Mayers. Kyle Mayers was given out by the umpire and the decision was retained as out due to the umpire's call. Mayers and Pooran added 47 runs for 2 nd wicket. Ravi...

 The two-day mega IPL auction went smoothly as 204 players were sold to the 10 teams. Two new teams named Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Supergiants retained three players from the draft. It promises to be a great season with many uncapped Indian players who performed well in the domestic season has been chance. Here we look at the retained and bought players by teams after the 2022 auction 1.        Chennai Super Kings Retained Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali, MS Dhoni and Ruturaj Gaikwad   Bought Players Robin Uthappa ( 2 Crore), Dwayne Bravo ( 4.4 Crore), Ambati Rayudu ( 6.75 Crore), Deepak Chahar ( 14 Crore), KM Asif ( 20 Lakhs), Tushar Deshpande ( 20 Lakhs), Shivam Dube ( 4 Crore), Mahesh Theekshana ( 70 Lakhs), Rajvardhan Hangekar ( 1.50 Crore),  Devon Conway ( 1 Crore), Dwaine Pretorius ( 50 Lakhs), Mitchell Santer ( 1.90 Crore), Adam Milne ( 1.90 Crore), Subhranshu Senapati ( 20 Lakhs), Simarjeet Singh ( 20 Lakhs), Mukesh Choud...

 The Indian men’s hockey team produced a dominating performance as they ended the South African tour on a winning note crushing hosts with a huge margin played at the Northwest University, Potchefstroom on Sunday. It was an aggressive start for the Indian team as they earned an early penalty corner as the South African defender blocked it. Both teams had big chances of taking the lead but were not able to convert it into a goal. South Africa earned a penalty corner as Dan Bell went past Krishna Pathak in the 12 th minute to make it 1-0. Surender Kumar produced a stunning shot inside the circle to level scores at 1-1 in the 15 th minute and ended the first quarter with 1-1. De Souza was given a green card and was away for 2 minutes. South Africa started the 2 nd quarter on a positive note as P Sreejesh produced some good saves. The hosts were awarded a penalty corner that was well saved by the experienced Sreejesh. A long-range pass to Shailand Lakra converted into a goal in ...

 After two successive wins, the Indian men’s hockey team lost their first match to 13rd ranked France side in the Pro Hockey League tournament played at Northwest University, Potchefstroom on Saturday. It was a cautious start by both teams with attacking play missing quite a few chances. Varun Kumar missed a deflection shot that went wide off the goal. At the end of the first quarter, the scores remained 0-0. India started the 2 nd quarter on a good note with a penalty corner, but the trap was missed by the dragflicker. France showed great skills with counterattack as umpire gave penalty corner, but French decided to review the decision and was overturned to a penalty stroke. Victor Charlet converted into the goal in the 16 th minute to give France a 1-0 lead. Soon after the goal by France, India put pressure on the French defense and was awarded a penalty corner. The shot was well saved by the French goalkeeper. India made a good comeback into the match as the shot hit the...

 The Indian Cricket Team proved too much for the West Indies side as they registered a comprehensive win in the 3 rd One-day international played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Friday. Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. Kemar Roach decided to review for LBW, but the decision was retained as not out. It was a terrible start as Joseph struck twice off successive deliveries getting Rohit Sharma taking inside edge onto the stumps and Kohli down the leg catch. Shikhar Dhawan after recovering from COVID struggled to score his first runs after 15 deliveries. Odean Smith bowled with control troubling the Indian batters and then finally got the wicket of Shikhar Dhawan caught by Jason Holder. India looked in trouble at 42 for 3 at end of the first 10 overs. The West Indies pacers kept tight lines and lengths not allowing Shreyas Iyer to score runs easily with the pitch having a little bit of seam movement. Rishabh Pant played with intent hitting ...

 The Indian men’s hockey team continued their domination as they thrashed South Africa in the 2 nd match of the Pro Hockey League tournament played at the Northwest University, Potchefstroom on Wednesday. It was a perfect start for the Indian team as Harmanpreet Singh converted a penalty corner into a goal in the 2 nd minute to give a 1-0 lead. Jugraj Singh showed skills with two more penalty corners conversion in the 4 th and 6 th minute respectively to make it 3-0 in favor of India. Abishek scored a brilliant field goal with a mistake by South African player in the 12 th minute giving India a commanding 4-0 lead. At the end of the first quarter, India led 4-0. South Africa began the second quarter on an aggressive note but could not convert chances into goals. Jugraj Singh completed his hattrick with a forceful penalty corner in the 23 rd minute to make 5-0 in favor of India. Gursahbjit showed class as he scored a field goal in the 24 th minute putting the South Africa...

 Thanks to a superb bowling effort by Prasidh Krishna and Co, the Indian team sealed the series with a convincing win over West Indies in the 2 nd ODI match played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Wednesday. With this win, India earned 10 more points in the ICC ODI Super League. West Indies stand-in captain Nicolas Pooran won the toss and decided to field first. Indian captain Rohit Sharma came to open the innings with Rishabh Pant. It was disciplined by Kemar Roach and Joseph with consistent lines and lengths. Roach struck for West Indies dismissing Rohit Sharma with a wide delivery taking the edge straight to Shai Hope. Pant looked edgy with his timing and face some problems. On other hand, Kohli hit some lovely strokes. At the end of the first 10 overs, India scored 37 for 1. After the field restrictions, Oden Smith struck twice in the same over getting wickets of Pant trying to pull but giving a simple catch to Holder. Pant and Kohli added 30 runs for the 2 nd wicke...