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 The Indian men’s hockey team stunned World number 1 Australia in the 3 rd Test match with a thrilling win played at Adelaide on 30 November 2022. It was an aggressive start by both teams but needed help to convert chances into goals. India earned their first penalty corner which was converted by Harmanpreet Singh in the 12 th minute to give them a 1-0 lead and ended the first quarter at the same scoreline. The second quarter saw P Sreejesh saving 4 brilliant shots from Australian attackers. Indian defense looked sharp and did not allow them to level the scores. P Sreejesh made a triple save from the penalty corner before the Indian defense kept the ball out. Jack Welsh scored the equalizer as Sreejesh thwarted Jerry Hayward’s penalty corner in the 25 th minute to level at 1-1. Both teams played end-to-end hockey. At the end of the first half, the scores remained 1-1. Australia started the 3 rd quarter with 2 back-to-back penalty corners. The second penalty corner was sho...

 The hosts Qatar became the first team to be knocked out of the FIFA World Cup 2022 as they lost to Senegal played at Al Thumama Stadium, Doha on 25 November. Senegal started the initial minutes with lots of possession before Qatar showed little domination. Sabaly got the first real chance but the shot went wide off the goalpost. There were chances for both teams but could not convert those chances into goals.  Qatar’s Ismail Mohammad was awarded a yellow card. Both teams tried their best to get the lead but made use of the chances. Boulyae Dia scored a brilliant goal in the 41 st minute giving Senegal a 1-0 lead and ended the first half with the same scoreline. Senegal made it 2-0 as Diedhiou scored from an assist by I Jakobs in the 48 th minute. Qatar had their first shot of the target, but Senegal goalkeeper Eduoard Mendy tipped it wide. Qatar made aggressive moves, but Mendy saved the shot. Hatem was bought in while Boudiaf was substituted. There were substitutions...

 Saudi Arabia produced the biggest upset of FIFA World Cup history as they defeated Argentina in the Group C game played at Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail on 22 November 2022. Argentina began the game with attacking moves putting pressure on Saudi Arabia’s defense. Lionel Messi converted the penalty into a goal after being awarded via VAR in the 10 th minute to give Argentina a 1-0 lead. Lionel Messi scored a brilliant shot the referee called it offside.  Di Maria also scored a goal but it was disallowed due to another offside. Argentina kept more pressure on the Saudi defense with consistent shots. Argentina was denied another goal as Martinez scored but it was called offside. Saudi Arabia showed some fight controlling the possession. The goal was converted again Argentina's attackers was offside. There some added time after the allotted 45 minutes. Saudi decided to bring in Nawaf Alabid and out Salman Al Faraj. At the end of the first half, Argentina had a 1-0 lead. Sa...

 England began Group B with a resounding win over Asian powerhouse Iran in the first match of day 2 played at Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan on 21 November. England kept the pressure on Iran's defense with consistent attacks. Tripper produced a free kick sliding it down for Kane but it was well saved by Irani goalkeeper Beiranvard. Beirnavard was bleeding and could not continue for long. Hossein Hosseini was named as the concussion substitute. Alireza Jahanbakash was awarded a yellow card as put foot on Shaw. After so possession, debutant Bellingham scored in the 35 th minute to give England a 1-0 lead. Saka scored from a lovely volley with an assist by Harry Maguire in the 43 rd minute as England doubled their lead. England made it 3-0 as Raheem Sterling scored from an assist by Kane. There were 14 minutes added to the first half. At the end of the first half, England led 3-0. Iran decided to bring in Hossein Kanaanizadgen and substitute Chesmi. They bought two m...

 The biggest stage of football world is upon us with the FIFA World Cup 2022 about to start on 20 th November. It promises to be an exciting tournament as there are 32 teams in this prestigious tournament divided into 8 groups. Many top players like Lionel Messi, Ronaldo are likely to play their last FIFA World Cup tournament. France is the defending Champions as they defeated Croatia in the finals of the 2018 edition played in Russia. Here we look at the Groups and Schedule of the FIFA World Cup 2022 Group A Qatar Ecuador Senegal Netherlands   1.        Qatar versus Ecuador (Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor)- 20 th November   2.        Netherlands versus Senegal (Al Thumama Stadium, Doha)- 21 st November 3.        Qatar versus Ecuador (Al Thumama Stadium, Doha)- 25 th November 4.        Netherlands versus Ecuador ( Khalifa Internatio...

 The franchises submitted the list of released and retained players before the IPL 2023 auction. Under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya, Gujarat Titans won IPL 2022. Many franchises retained their core players while some franchises released players that did not perform according to expectations. Here we look at the retained and released list of players before IPL 2023 auction Mumbai Indians Released List- Fabien Allen (0.75 Crore) Tymal Mills- 1.5 Crore Mayank Markande- 0.65 Crore Hrithik Shokeen- 20 Lakhs Riley Meredith- 1 Crore Aryan Juyal- 20 Lakhs Sanjay Yadav-50 Lakhs Murugan Ashwin-1.6 Crore Rahul Bhuddi- 20 Lakhs Anmolpreet Singh- 20 Lakhs Jaydev Unadkat- 1.3 Crore Basil Thampi- 30 Lakhs Kieron Pollard- 6 Crore   Retained Players Rohit Sharma- 16 Crore Ishan Kishan-15.25 Crore Jasprit Bumrah- 12 Crore Surya Kumar Yadav- 8 Crore Jofra Archer- 8 Crore Tim David-8.5 Crore Daniel Sams-2.6 Crore Dewald Brevis- 8 Crore Tilak V...

 England became the T20I champions for the second time as they defeated Pakistan in the finals of ICC T20 World Cup 2022 played at iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, MCG on 13 th November 2022. It was an impressive performance by Jos Buttler and Co in the 2022 T20 World Cup. They were placed in Group 1 along with Australia, New Zealand, Afghanistan, Ireland, and Sri Lanka. Sam Curran's career-best figures of 5 for 10 helped England restrict Afghanistan to a modest total before chasing down the target with 5 wickets to spare. England suffered a shocking loss to Ireland in their second Pool game at MCG. After a disappointing bowling performance, England lost wickets before the rain arrived being 5 runs short of the DLS method. Their next match against Australia was abandoned without a bowl being bowled. Needing to win stay alive in the tournament, England produced a stunning bowling performance to restrict Sri Lanka to 141 for 8. Chasing 142 runs to win, Buttler and Hales provid...

 The England Cricket Team were too good as they crushed India by 10 wickets in the second semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 played at Adelaide Oval on Thursday. England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for the England side as Chris Woakes grabbed the early wicket of KL Rahul taking the edge to Buttler. Virat Kohli looked in decent touch with a lovely six putting some pressure on England's bowling. On other hand, Rohit Sharma struggled as Buttler bought in Adil Rashid and Liam Livingstone early. At the end of the first six overs, India made 38 for 1. After the field restrictions, Kohli and Rohit Sharma tried to keep the scoreboard ticking before Chris Jordan grabbed the wicket of Rohit caught by Sam Curran. Rohit and Kohli added 47 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Surya Kumar Yadav showed intent putting pressure on Stokes trying to increase momentum. Adil Rashid got the big wicket of Surya Kumar Yadav with a simple catch to S...

 The Pakistan Cricket Team proved everybody wrong with an easy win over New Zealand in the first semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 played at Sydney Cricket Ground, SCG on Wednesday. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and decided to bat first. Finn Allen was given out by the umpire but on review, it was overturned to not out as there was an edge. Shaheen Shah Afridi then got rid of Allen's very next ball to dent the New Zealand batting. Devon Conway showed some intent with aggressive shots putting pressure on Pakistan's bowling while Williamson steadied keeping the scoreboard ticking. Shahbad Khan produced a direct hit to dismiss Conway. New Zealand scored 38 for 2 at the end of the first six overs. Conway and Williamson added 34 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Mohammad Nawaz got rid of dangerous Glenn Phillips with a simple return catch to leave New Zealand in trouble. Kane Williamson struggled against disciplined Pakistan bowling while Daryl Mitchell kept ...

 Netherlands stunned South Africa to knock them out of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in a do-or-die match played at Adelaide Oval on Sunday. South African captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and decided to field first. Stephen Myburgh showed intent on keeping pressure on South African bowlers, especially Kagiso Rabada. O Dowd gave good support to Myburgh. At the end of the first six overs, Netherlands made 48 for 0. Markram provided breakthrough for South Africa dismissing Myburgh with an easy catch to Rossouw. Myburgh and O Dowd added 58 runs laying a strong foundation for a decent total. Tom Cooper joined in with O Dowd putting pressure on SA bowlers. Maharaj got rid of O Dowd as Rabada took a good catch. O Dowd and Cooper added 39 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Colin Ackermann provided some much-needed runs in the death overs keeping momentum for Netherlands along with Scott Edwards. Ackermann and Edwards added unbeaten 35 runs for the 5 th wicket. At the end of 20 overs, Netherla...

 Pakistan entered the semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 with a narrow win over Bangladesh in a do-or-die match played at Adelaide Oval on Sunday. Bangladesh captain Shakib AL Hasan won the toss and decided to bat first. Najmul Shanto and Liton Das began the innings with positive intent before Shaheen Shah Afridi got rid of Das with a good catch by Shan Masood. Shanto and Soumya Sarkar showed intent with aggressive shots not allowing the Pakistan bowlers to settle. At the end of the first six overs, Bangladesh made 40 for 1. After the field restrictions, Sarkar and Shanto kept the momentum going taking singles and hitting occasional boundaries. Shahbad Khan dismissed Sarkar with a good catch by Shan Masood. Sarkar and Shanto added 52 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Khan then got rid of Shakib AL Hasan with a controversial LBW decision. The umpire gave out but on replay, it showed there was an edge, but the decision stood it out. Shanto looked impressive completing fifty off...

 The Indian Cricket Team registered a dominating win over Zimbabwe in a one-sided affair to top Group 2 played at Melbourne Cricket Ground, MCG on Sunday. Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. It was a cautious start as KL Rahul struggled initially against Ngavara. Rohit and KL Rahul showed intent putting some pressure on Zimbabwe pacers. Muzabrani got the breakthrough by dismissing Rohit Sharma with a simple catch to Wellington Masakadza. Virat Kohli continued his impressive form with lovely shots while KL Rahul looked solid enough. At the end of six overs, India scored 46 for 1. Kohli and Rahul maintained the pressure on Zimbabwe bowlers keeping the scoreboard ticking with singles and hitting boundaries. Sean Williams provided the breakthrough by dismissing Virat Kohli caught by Burl at long-off. Kohli and Rahul added 60 runs for the 2 nd wicket. KL Rahul looked impressive with his shots completing fifty off 34 balls. He then tried to clear anoth...

 The Indian shuttlers had a mixed day with only Kidambi Srikanth and the women’s doubles pair of Tressa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand progressing into the semi-finals of the Super 300 Hylo Open played in Germany on Saturday. French Open winners Satwiksairaj and Chirag Shetty lost to Ben Lane and Sean Vendy of England in two straight games. It was a closely fought affair from both pairs before Satwik and Chirag had an 11-9 lead at the interval. After the break, Lane, and Vendy made a strong comeback with lovely shots putting the Indian pair under pressure. The England pair won the first game easily at 21-17. The second game was a closely fought start before the Indian pair committed unforced errors. At the mid-game interval, Vendy and Lane had an 11-7 lead at the interval. After the break, it was one-way traffic as the England pair won the second game easily by 21-12 to knock out the Indian pair. Gayatri Gopichand and Tressa Jolly defeated Hsu Y-C and Lin W-c of Chinese Taipei i...

 Australia kept their hopes alive of reaching the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup with a thrilling win over Afghanistan played at Adelaide Oval on Friday. Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi won the toss and decided to field first. David Warner put enough pressure on Mujeeb Ur Rahman with lovely shots keeping the momentum going for Australia. Farooqi got the early breakthrough dismissing Cameron Green with a lovely catch to Gulbdain Naib at first slips. Warner showed intent to keep the momentum going along with Mitchell Marsh. Naveen UL Haq dismissed Warner trying to play reverse and was clean bowled. Naveen grabbed his 2 nd wicket getting rid of Steve Smith in front of the stumps. At the end of the first six overs, Australia made 52 for 3. Mitchell Marsh looked in cracking touch along with Glenn Maxwell. Both Australian batters showed intent before Mujeeb Ur Rahman dismissed Marsh providing an easy catch to Gurbaz. Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh added 34 runs for the 4 th wicke...

 New Zealand became the first team to qualify for the semi-finals stage with a thumping win over Ireland played at Adelaide Oval on Friday.  Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie won the toss and decided to field first. It was a decent start for Ireland bowlers as they kept Conway and Finn Allen quiet. Allen took on Gareth Delany with 3 boundaries in an over. Allen then upped the ante with attacking strokes maintaining the pressure on Ireland bowlers. Adair struck dismissing dangerous Allen providing an easy catch to Hand at mid-off. Allen and Conway put on 52 runs for the opening wicket in quick time. At the end of the first six overs, New Zealand made 52 for 1. Conway and Kane Williamson struggled against disciplined Ireland bowling. Williamson was not able to time the ball before taking the attack with big shots. Delany got the big wicket of Conway with a simple catch to Adair at long-on. Conway and Williamson added 44 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Glenn Phillips continued hi...