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 The Group stage ended with Australia, Belgium, Germany winning their matches with ease while the match between Argentina and France ended in a thrilling 5-5 draw. Here we look at the schedule of the knockout stage. Group A Australia qualified into the quarterfinals directly with 7 points. They began the tournament with a resounding 5-0 win over France in the opening match before a thrilling 3-3 draw against Argentina played on 16 January. They produced a dominating performance in their final group game with a thrashing 9-2 win over South Africa on 20 January 2023. Argentina and France made it into crossover matches. Argentina finished 2 nd in the points table with a 1-0 win over South Africa, a 3-3 draw against Australia, and a 5-5 draw against France. France was hammered by Australia with a 0-8 loss before winning a close-fought match against South Africa by 2-1. They ended the league stage with a thrilling 5-5 draw in the final league match played today. Group B ...

    Day 2 of the FIH Hockey World Cup 2023 saw New Zealand, Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany winning their respective matches with ease. Group C New Zealand defeated Chile by 3-1 in the first match of Group C played at Birsa Munda International Stadium, Rourkela on Saturday. New Zealand dominated the opponents right from the word go putting Chile under pressure. Sam Lane produced a superb field in the 10 th minute to give New Zealand a 1-0 lead. They doubled their lead with another field goal by Sam Hiha in the 12 th minute. At the end of the first quarter, New Zealand led 2-0. Sam Hiha scored his second goal in the 19 th minute to make it 3-0 in favor of New Zealand. Chile looked impressive with their attacking skills but could not convert chances. New Zealand ended the first half by 3-0. The third quarter saw Chile looking impressive with few penalty corners, but New Zealand's defense looked solid. Despite few chances, New Zealand ended the third quarter at 3-0. ...

 New Zealand registered 2 wickets win over Pakistan in the third and deciding ODI match played at National Stadium, Karachi on 13 January 2023. Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start for the hosts as they lost the early wicket of Shan Masood via review for caught behind. The umpire called not out but on review, it was overturned to out. Babar Azam was stumped again in the series for the third successive time leaving Pakistan in trouble. Fakhar Zaman and Rizwan looked cautious against disciplined New Zealand bowling. At the end of the first 10 overs, Pakistan made 37 for 2. Fakhar and Rizwan showed intent keeping the scoreboard ticking with boundaries and taking singles not allowing the NZ bowlers to settle. Fakhar completed half-century off 65 balls while Rizwan kept his composure with fifty off 53 balls. Ish Sodhi provided the much-needed breakthrough in getting rid of Rizwan. Rizwan and Fakhar added 154 runs for the 3 rd ...

 The Indian men’s hockey team started their Hockey World Cup tournament with a comfortable win over Spain played at Birsa Munda International Stadium, Rourkela on 13 January 2023. It could have been an ideal start for Spain as Iglesias produced a lovely shot, but P Sreejesh denied them a goal with a superb save. India made four circle penetrations while Spain attempted 3 times. A superb rebound goal by Amit Rohidas in the 12 th minute gave India a 1-0 lead and ended the first quarter with the same scoreline. The second quarter was an aggressive beginning by both teams but did not yield any results. Spain earned a penalty corner, but Krishna Pathak produced a stunning save. India doubled their lead as Hardik went and dribbled before it deflects from the Spanish defender in the 26 th minute. Akashdeep Singh was awarded a green card which ended in a 2-minute suspension. At the end of the first half, India led 2-0. India began the 3 rd quarter on an attacking move earning a pe...

 The stage is set as India will be hosting the 2023 Hockey World Cup to be played in Rourkela and Bhuvneshwar on 13 January onwards. This Hockey World Cup includes 16 teams divided into 4 groups. The top team in each group will progress into the quarterfinals directly while the 2 nd and 3 rd team will play crossovers from other group. Belgium is the defending Champion of the Hockey World Cup that they won in 2018. It promises to be an exciting tournament as India will be looking to end its medal drought in the prestigious event. Here we look at the Groups and schedule Group A Australia Argentina France South Africa   Schedule of Group A matches Argentina versus South Africa ( Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar)- 13 th January Australia versus France ( Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar)- 13th January France versus South Africa ( Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar)- 16th January Australia versus Argentina ( Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar)- 16th January Australia ve...

 The Indian shuttlers had a decent day with HS Prannoy and the men’s doubles pair of Chirag and Satwiksairaj progressed into the second round of the Super 750 Malaysia Open played on 11 January 2023. The men’s section saw an all-India first-round match between HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen. It was a closely fought affair between both Indians right from the word go. Both players fought for each point in the first game before Lakshya Sen won it by 24-22. The second game saw Prannoy showing his domination before winning it easily at 21-12 to force the match into the decider. Prannoy and Sen fought for each point in deciding the game. The match ebbed and flowed before Prannoy won the decider by 21-18 to move into 2 nd round. He will now face CA Dwi Wardoyo of Indonesia who defeated HK Vittinghus in three thrilling games. The Indonesian won the first game easily by 21-11 before Vittinghus made a strong comeback to win the second game easily by 21-16. The third game was a closely fough...

 The stage is set as the 2022/23 Ranji Trophy matches will take place from tomorrow onwards in various cities of the country. Here we look at the Schedule and points table after Round 4 Group A Bengal versus Baroda (Bengal Cricket Academy Ground, West Bengal) Haryana versus Nagaland (Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak) Himachal Pradesh versus Odisha (Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Nadun) Uttar Pradesh versus Uttarakhand (Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Lucknow) Uttarakhand still occupies the top spot with 1 point against Bengal in the last game. Bengal moves to 19 points with 1 st innings lead over Uttarakhand. It promises to be another exciting round of matches as both teams would look to continue dominate Group A.   Group B Assam versus Mumbai (Amingaon Cricket Ground, Guhwati) Delhi versus Andhra Pradesh (Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi) Hyderabad versus Saurashtra (Gymkhana Stadium, Hyderabad) Maharashtra versus Tamil Nadu (MCA Stadium,...

 The Indian shuttlers will take part in the Super 750 Malaysia Open starting on 10 th January 2023. It promises to be an exciting tournament as the likes of PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen, and HS Prannoy would look to create a major impact. The tournament will end on 15 th January. PV Sindhu will make a comeback into the badminton circuit after recovering from an injury that she suffered during the Commonwealth Games 2022. She will start her journey against Carolina Marin in the first round. Saina Nehwal will face Han Yue of China in the first round. Akashi Kashyap will face the tough challenge of Hsu W-Chen of Chinese Taipei. Malvika Bansod would be hoping for a decent performance against An Se Young of South Korea in the first round. The men’s singles section will see Lakshya Sen take on HS Prannoy in the first round. Srikanth Kidambi Srikanth would face Kenta Nishimoto of Japan. Men’s doubles section includes Pre-qualifiers KP Garaga and Panjala take on Kan...

 The round 4 matches of the 2022/23 Ranji Trophy season will begin tomorrow across different venues. Group A Odisha versus Nagaland (DRIEMS Ground, Cuttack) Uttarakhand versus Bengal (Abhimanyu Cricket Academy, Dehradun) Uttar Pradesh versus Haryana (Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow) Baroda versus Himachal Pradesh (Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara) Uttarakhand is currently at number 1 spot with 174 runs win over Nagaland, thrashed Odisha by an innings and 99 runs to register 7 points. They won their match against Himachal Pradesh by five wickets against Himachal Pradesh. Bengal won their opening match by six wickets against Uttar Pradesh. They registered 3 points against Himachal Pradesh with the first-innings lead. Bengal thrashed Nagaland by an innings and 161 runs to register 7 points. Group B Andhra Pradesh versus Hyderabad (ACA Sports Complex, Vizianagaram) Maharashtra versus Assam (MCA Stadium, Pune) Saurasthra versus Delh...