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  The Indian men’s hockey team registered the 2nd win of the tournament with a comfortable win over Ireland in Paris on 30 th July 2024. It was a great start for the Indian team as they earned a penalty corner in the very first minute, the shot was well blocked by Ireland's defense. India was awarded a penalty stroke with Manpreet Singh fouled inside the D. Harmanpreet Singh converted a stroke into a goal in the 11 th minute to give a 1-0 lead. India kept the pressure on Ireland's defense with aggressive intent. At the end of the first quarter, India led 1-0. The second quarter saw the Indian team lose a review for a penalty corner. India earned three penalty corners before Harmanpreet Singh converted the fourth one into a goal in the 19 th minute to double the lead. India played attacking hockey keeping pressure on Ireland's defense as they ended the first half with a scoreline of 2-0. India began the third quarter on an aggressive note putting enough pressure on ...

 India and Argentina played out a thrilling 1-1 draw in their second Group B match of the men’s hockey competition of the Paris Olympics played in Paris on 29 th July 2024. The Indian hockey team put enough pressure with aggressive moves but the Argentina defense stood tall. Abhishek missed a golden chance as it hit the goalpost. Argentina earned the first penalty corner of the day but the shot went wide. At the end of the first quarter, scores remained 0-0. India began the second quarter on a positive note with two penalty corners but was well saved by Argentina goalkeeper Santigo. Lucas Martinez scores a brilliant field goal in the 22 nd minute to give Argentina a 1-0 lead in the tie. Argentina played better hockey during the first two quarters with 1 penalty corner while India earned four penalty corners. The third quarter began with Argentina goalkeeper Santigo saving a superb shot by Abhishek. India conceded a penalty corner with a turnover. The umpire took their own r...

  The Indian Men’s Hockey Team registered a thrilling win over New Zealand in the first Group B match played in Paris on 27 th July 2024. It was an ideal start for New Zealand Same Lane converted a penalty corner in the 8 th minute. Black Sticks dominated possession putting pressure on the Indian defense. Indian team almost got a chance at the end of the first quarter but could not convert it into a goal. At the end of the first quarter, New Zealand led 1-0. India started the second quarter on an aggressive note, but New Zealand's defense was strong enough. New Zealand was one player short due suspended for five minutes. Harmanpreet Singh hit a lovely penalty corner but a rebound goal by Mandeep Singh in the 24 th minute to level the score at 1-1. New Zealand went with one player short again Huge Inglis was awarded a green card. It was a great quarter for the Indian team as both teams ended at 1-1 at the end of the second quarter. Indian team began the third quarter on a...

  The Indian shuttlers including Lakshya Sen and doubles pairing of Satwik/Chirag Shetty began the Paris Olympics on a winning note played in Paris on 27 th July 2024. Lakshya Sen defeated Guatemala Kevin Cordon in a Group L match. It was a dominating performance by the Indian keeping the pressure on the opposition with smashes. The Indian dominated with smashes winning the first game easily by a scoreline of 21-8. The second game did not start well for the Indian as he committed lots of unforced errors. Kevin Cordon looked impressive keeping momentum with an 11-6 lead at the mid-game interval. After the break, Sen made a strong fightback and reduced the margin. Trailing by 16-20, India showed great fighting spirit to take 6 points in succession and won by 22-20 to start the tournament on a winning note. One of the favorites to win the title, Satwiksairaj and Chirag Shetty began the tournament on a winning note defeating hosts Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar in two straight gam...

  The Sri Lankan Women’s team registered a thrilling victory over Pakistan in the 2 nd Semi-finals of the Asia Cup 2024 played in Dambulla on 26 th July. Sri Lankan captain Chamari Atthaptu won the toss and decided to field first. Gull Feroza and Muneeba Ali looked in positive touch keeping the scoreboard ticking with some shots not allowing Lankan bowlers to settle. Pakistan openers made batting look easy as they scored 45 runs at the end of the first six overs. Prabodhani got the breakthrough by dismissing Gull Feroza with a good catch by Fernando at deep midwicket. Feroza and Muneeba Ali added 61 runs for the opening wicket. She struck again in the same over to get rid of Muneeba Ali's shattering stumps. Pakistan captain Nida Dar looked in positive touch with some shots that kept the momentum going. Dilhari struck twice getting wickets of Sidra Amin caught at short third man and then got Dar. Dar and Amin added 30 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Fatima Sana and Aliya Riaz s...

  The Indian Women’s Cricket Team registered a dominating win in the first semi-finals of the 2024 Asia Cup played in Dambulla on 26 th July. Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana won the toss and decided to bat first. Renuka Singh got rid of Dilara Akther after being hit a six from the previous delivery. It was a disciplined bowling effort by Indian bowlers keeping it tight and not allowing Bangladesh batters to score runs easily. Renuka Singh dismissed Ishma Tanjim and Murshida Khatun to leave Bangladesh in deep trouble. At the end of the first six overs, Bangladesh women made just 25 for 3. Indian bowlers kept it tight with a lot of dot deliveries. Radha Yadav struck in her first over getting rid of Rumana Ahmed. Pooja Vastkar got a big wicket of Rabeya Khan as Shafali Varma took a stunning catch.   Nigar Sultana and Shorna Akther showed some intent against top-quality Indian bowling. Radha Yadav bowled a superb final over picking wickets of Nigar Sultana and Nahida Akthe...

  The Indian women’s team continued their winning run as they thrashed UAE by 78 runs in their second group match played at Dambulla on 21 st July 2024. UAE captain Esha Oza won the toss and decided to field first. Shafali Varma looked in sublime touch putting bad deliveries away for boundaries keeping the scoreboard ticking. Kavisha Egodage struck getting rid of Smriti Mandhana caught by Rinitha Rajitha at mid-off. Shafali Varma looked in sublime touch putting the bad deliveries away for boundaries. She smashed Samaira for 4 boundaries before later dismissing Shafali. Heena Hotchandani produced a lovely delivery to dismiss Dayalan Hemalatha. At the end of the first six overs, the Indian women scored 56 for 3. Jemimah Rodrigues and captain Harmanpreet Kaur steadied the ship for the Indian team taking singles, hitting some lovely shots to keep the scoreboard ticking. Egodage struck to dismiss Rodrigues caught by Rajitha at mid-off. Rodrigues and Kaur added 54 runs for the 4 t...

  Sri Lanka began the tournament with a resounding win over Bangladesh in their opening match. Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana won the toss and decided to bat first. The left-arm medium-pace bowler Prabodhani struck twice in the first over dismissing Dilara Akter and Rubiya Haider. Fernando got rid of Ishma Tanjim to leave Bangladesh struggling at 6 for 3. Captain Nigar Sultana looked impressive while Shorifua Khatun struggled. Sultana showed her class putting on 31 runs for the 5 th wicket while Khatun contributed just 5 runs. Shorna Akhter and Nigar Sultana showed some fight against good-quality Sri Lankan bowling. Both added 31 runs for the 7 th wicket that allowed Bangladesh go past 100. Nigar Sultana remained not out on 48 as Bangladesh made 111 for 8 in 20 overs. Priyadarshini and Prabodhani grabbed 2 wickets each while Kumari, Dilhari, and Atthpatu took 1 wicket each. Chasing 112 runs to win, Chamari and Vishmi Gunaratne started off brilliantly for Sri Lanka putti...

 Thailand began the 2024 Women's Asia Cup on a winning note with an unbeaten streak against Malaysia at Dambulla on 20th July.     Thailand captain Thipatcha Putthawong won the toss and decided to bat first. It was an aggressive start as the experienced Boochatam began the opening over with 3 lovely boundaries to put pressure on the Malaysia bowlers. Subaika produced a peach to dismiss Chaihan. Aaisya Eleesa struck in her first over dismissing Boochatam with a simple catch to Ismail. Nannapat Konchareonaki looked impressive putting the bad deliveries away for boundaries. At the end of the first six overs, Thailand made 44 for 2. The off-spinner Ismail got rid of Thailand's captain Putthawong to put them under immense pressure. Maya and Nannapat steadied the ship for Thailand keeping the scoreboard ticking with singles and hitting boundaries. Ismail struck off successive deliveries to get rid of Nannapat and Sutthirung. Nannapat and Maya added 48 runs for the 4 th...

  The second day of the 2 nd test match saw the West Indies batting unit showing some fight at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on 19 th July 2024. After bundling England out for 416 on the opening day, West Indies openers Kraigg Braithwaite and Mike Louis started positively showing intent keeping the scoreboard ticking making life tough for England on a placid batting paradise. Mike Louis played a rash stroke against Shoaib Bashir’s bowling caught by Harry Brook. Louis and Braithwaite added 53 runs for the opening wicket. Braithwaite looked in good touch putting the bad deliveries away. Atkinson showed his courage with a short delivery getting rid of Braithwaite caught at short leg by Ollie Pope. West Indies went into trouble as Kirk McKenzie also gifted away his wicket to leave West Indies in trouble. After the lunch break, Alick Athanaze and Kavem Hodge showed great fighting spirit keeping scoreboard ticking with positive strokes. Both West Indies batters made the batting look e...

  The defending Champions India started the Asia Cup 2024 on a winning note against arch-rivals Pakistan at Dambulla on 19 th July. Pakistan captain Nida Dar won the toss and decided to bat first. Pooja Vastkar got the initial breakthrough for India getting rid of Gull Feroza with a simple catch to Harmanpreet Kaur. Sidra Amin and Muneeba Ali showed some intent before Vastkar dismissed Muneeba Ali with a shorter delivery caught by Jemimah Rodrigues. Pakistan ended the first six overs at 37 for 2. Shreyanka Patil showed her character by getting the wicket of Aliya Riaz with an easy catch to Jemimah Rodrigues to leave Pakistan in some trouble. The Indian bowlers kept picking wickets at regular intervals not allowing them to score runs freely. Deepti Sharma dismissed Pakistan captain Nida Dar caught by Hemalatha at long-on. Renuka Singh made an important breakthrough in getting rid of Sidra Amin. Fatima Sana and Tuba Hassan put on some fight for Pakistan with some lovely stroke...

  The Nepal Women’s Team created history as they stunned favorites UAE in the first match of the Asia Cup 2024 played at Rangiriri International Stadium, Dambulla on 19 th July. Nepal captain Indu Barma won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for Nepal as a mix-up resulted in a run out of UAE captain Esha Oza. Sabnim Rai struck with a lovely delivery to dismiss Rinitha Rai. It was a disciplined bowling effort by Nepal bowlers as they kept tight lines and lengths not allowing the UAE batters to score runs easily. Indu Barma struck in her first over dismissing Theertha Satheesh with a simple return catch. At the end of six overs, UAE made 38 for 3. Barma got her 2 nd wicket getting rid of Samaria to leave UAE in deep trouble. Khushi Sharma and Kavisha Egodage steadied the ship taking singles and keeping the strike rotating maintaining the pressure on Nepal bowlers. Maraisini produced a much-needed wicket for Nepal dismissing Kavisha with a simple catch ...

  After securing a historic bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics, the Indian men’s hockey team would look to put on an excellent display during the upcoming Paris Olympics. Under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Singh, Indian men’s hockey qualified directly for the Paris Olympics after winning the gold medal in the 2022 Asian Games. They have been clubbed with defending champions Belgium, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, and Ireland in Group B. With the way India performed against top teams, they will have a tough challenge against Belgium and Australia. The Indian men’s hockey team will start their campaign against New Zealand on 27 th July at Stade Yves du Mainor, Paris. It promises to be an exciting contest between these two teams as India defeated New Zealand during the Tokyo Olympics by a 3-2 margin. After this, they will face Argentina in their second match on 29 th July 2024. They defeated them during the previous edition of the Olympics with a 3-1 scoreline. India w...

  Under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, the Indian Cricket Team registered a comprehensive win over hosts Zimbabwe in 3 rd One-day international match of the series played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on 10 th July 2024. Indian captain Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bat first. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill provided a flying start with positive intent right from the word go not allowing the Zimbabwe opening bowlers to settle. It was an aggressive start as both openers showed class making life tough for the hosts. At the end of the first six overs, India moved to 55 for 0. After the field restrictions, Gill and Jaiswal struggled against disciplined Zimbabwe bowlers. Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza got the breakthrough dismissing Jaiswal caught at deep midwicket to end 67 runs-opening partnership. Abhishek Sharma was demoted to number 3 and could not do much. Shubman Gill and Gaikwad took the advantage with 19 runs off Wesley Medhevere's bowling changing the momen...

  After a disappointing outing in the first game, Abhishek Sharma showed his class with a superb century during the 2 nd T20I match of the series against Harare Sports Club, Harare on 7 th July 2024. Indian captain Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bat first. Abhishek Sharma began his innings with a six in the first over. Shubman Gill was dismissed cheaply caught by Brian Bennett at mid-on. Sharma showed intent to take on Brian Bennett with positive intent. At the end of the first six overs, India scored just 36 for 1. Abhishek Sharma was given a reprieve after being dropped at long-off. He then took on the Zimbabwe bowlers not allowing them to settle. It was a sensational batting effort as he completed fifty off 33 balls. He then smashed the Zimbabwe bowlers especially Dion Mayers smashing him for 28 runs in one over changing the momentum of the Indian team. Abhishek launched an assault with sixes at ease maintaining the momentum for India. He reached his maiden T20...

  The young Indian, Priyanshu Rajawat stunned Denmark’s Anders Anotsen in thrilling quarterfinals of the Super 500 Canada Open 2024 played on 5 th July. It was a superb start for Rajawat in the first game putting pressure on Anotsen with smashes keeping momentum going and winning it by a comfortable margin of 21-11. Anotsen showed his fighting spirit making a strong comeback to win the second game easily at 21-17 to force the match into the decider. Rajawat started the third and deciding game with a brilliant 5-1 start. The match ebbed and flowed before young Indian won it by 21-19 to seal a place in the semi-finals. He will face Alex Lanier of France. Priyanshu Rajawat will look to continue their winning run as he defeated Rasmus Gemke of Denmark in the first round. He then defeated Obayashi of Japan in two straight games.       On the other hand, the Indian doubles pairing of Tressa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand was stunned by the 140th-ranked Hsieh P-s an...