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 The Indian women’s Cricket Team produced a remarkable effort as they lost the finals in a thrilling encounter played at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Sunday. Australian captain Meg Lanning won the toss and decided to bat first. Renuka Singh produced the magic for India dismissing Alyssa Healy via review for LBW. The umpire gave not out but on review, it was overturned to out. Meg Lanning struggling with form showed intent against disciplined Indian bowling while Beth Mooney looked in decent touch to keep the scoreboard going for Australia. At the end of the first six overs, Australian women made 43 for 1. After the field restrictions, Lanning and Mooney kept maintaining the momentum with boundaries in each over. Radha Yadav produced a piece of magic flicking back with Lanning short of the crease at the non-striker end. Lanning and Mooney added 74 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Radha Yadav produced another piece of magic with a stunning diving catch to dismiss Tahlia McGrath to leave ...

 The Indian women’s hockey defeated New Zealand in a penalty shootout after 1-1 at regular time played at National Exhibition Centre on Sunday. New Zealand began the first quarter on a positive note with aggressive moves with Savita Punia making a superb save. Savita made another superb save from a rebound shot by penalty corner as NZ could not convert it into a goal. Indian team missed a golden chance of converting a field goal as Sharmila Devi was not able to deflect the shot. Salima Tete shot from the rebound by Vandana Katria did not yield any results. At the end of the first quarter, scores remained 0-0. The second quarter saw the Indian team putting pressure on New Zealand's defense but did not convert chances into goals. New Zealand made a counterattacking move that left the Indian defense stunned but there was no deflection. The pressure of aggressive moves resulted in a goal as Navneet Kaur shot was blocked by the goalkeeper, but Salima Tete put into a goal as during t...

 The Indian men’s hockey team defeated South Africa in the thrilling first semi-finals of the Men’s hockey tournament played at National Exhibition Centre on Saturday. It was an aggressive start for the Indian team as they kept the pressure on the South African with 2 successive penalty corners that went was brilliantly saved by Gowan Jones. Jugraj blocks the shot after P Sreejesh saved the goal. The Indian team kept the pressure, but the South African goalkeeper saved some brilliant saves from penalty corners. At the end of the first quarter, scores remained 0-0. The second quarter began started with both teams playing attacking hockey before Abhishek produced a superb reverse flick shot inside the D going past Jones's goal in the 20 th minute to give India a 1-0 lead. Gowan Jones was simply brilliant as he saved another shot by Indian forwards. Gurjant Singh produced a rocking with ample space to Mandeep Singh going past Jones in the 28 th minute to double the lead. At the ...

 The Indian women’s Cricket Team registers a thrilling win over hosts England in the first semi-finals of the Commonwealth Games 2022 cricket competition played at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Saturday. Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and decided to bat first. It was an aggressive start by Smriti Mandhana putting pressure on England bowlers right from the word go with attacking strokes. The stylish left-handed batter looked in sublime touch against pacers and spinners making life tough for stand-in captain Nat Sciver. Mandhana kept the momentum going for India reaching her fifty off just 23 balls. At the end of the first six overs, Indian women raced away to 64 for 0. Soon after the field restrictions, England bowlers made a strong comeback with disciplined bowling. Freya Kemp produced the magic dismissing Shafali Verma with a simple catch to Katherine Brunt. Verma made just 15 off 17 balls and added 76 runs for the opening wicket. Smriti Mandhana also fell trying to s...

 The Indian women’s hockey team went down fighting against 4-time Champion Australia in the 2 nd semi-finals of the Commonwealth Games competition played at the National Exhibition Centre on Friday. It was an ideal start for the Indian team as they earned a quick penalty corner in the initial stages of the match. Vandana Katria missed a golden chance of converting deflection on the post. Mariah Williams produced a superb cross as the Indian defense did not mark with Rebecca Gariner deflected into a goal in the 10 th minute to give Australia a 1-0 lead. Australia then earned a penalty corner, but Monika produced a superb save on the goal line. Soon after, the Indian team showed their class with another PC, but Deepa Ekka Grace could not hit a shot. At the end of the first quarter, Australia led 1-0. The second quarter saw the Indian team making aggressive moves, but the Australian defense looked solid. India earned their 3 rd penalty corner as Vandana Katria could not get the...

 The Indian men’s hockey team provided a dominating display to defeat Wales in their last league game against Wales played at National Exhibition Centre on Thursday. It was an aggressive start for the Indian team as they kept the pressure on the Wales defense. India was awarded a penalty corner as the decision was overturned to free hit. After the decision was overturned, India earned another PC, but it hit was well saved by the Welsh goalkeeper. Indian team kept the momentum with aggressive moves but did not yield any results. At the end of the first quarter, scores remained 0-0. Krishna Pathak replaced P Sreejesh at the start of the second quarter. Benjamin Francis was awarded a green card that meant 2 minutes suspension. India earned a penalty corner as Harmanpreet Singh converted it into a goal in the 18 th minute to give a 1-0 lead. Harmanpreet Singh produced another superb penalty corner in the next minute allowing India to double their lead. India kept the pressure on t...

 The Indian women’s cricket showed their skills to crush Barbados in a must-win contest played at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Wednesday. Barbados captain Hayley Mathews won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start as Bruce got rid of Smriti Mandhana via review for LBW. The umpire gave not out but on review, it was overturned to out as it was hitting the stumps. Jemimah Rodrigues showed intent right from word go. Shafali Verma took the charge putting pressure on Barbados bowlers, especially Connell and Bruce. Verma kept the momentum going for the Indian team and did not allow Barbados bowlers to settle. At the end of the first six overs, India ended at 50 for 1. It was a disastrous end for Shafali Verma as she was run out in a horrible mix-up. Shafali Verma and Rodrigues added 71 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Shakera Selman dismissed Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur with a lovely delivery to trap her in front of the stumps to leave Women in Blue struggling. Taniya...

 The Indian men’s hockey team came from the disappointment of a 4-4 draw against England provided a dominating display against Canada in their 3 rd Group match played at National Exhibition Centre on Wednesday. It was an aggressive start by the Indian team right from the word go putting enough pressure on the Canadian defense. After relentless attacks, India kept the pressure on the Canadian defense with successive penalty corners. Harmanpreet Singh converted a penalty corner in the 7 th minute. Varun Kumar produced a stunning long pass and Amit Rohidas shot it into a goal in the 10 th minute to give India a 2-0 lead. At the end of the first quarter, India led 2-0. The second quarter also saw the Indian team dominating Canada with their attacking play. Lalit Upadhyay scored from a brilliant rebound shot despite Candidan's goalkeeper making a good save to give India a 3-0 lead in the 20 th minute. Gurjant made a diving effort as Hardik entered inside D and passed it to Gurja...

 The Indian women’s hockey team showed their skills to edge past Canada in a must-win situation in the final Pool game played at National Exhibition Centre on Wednesday. It was an ideal start for the Indian team as they asked for a review before Salima Tete scored from a rebound shot after a good save by the Canadian goalkeeper. The Indian team kept the pressure on the Canadian defense as they did not allow their opponents to make circle penetrations. Canadian attackers tried to try, but Indian midfielders did a superb job. At the end of the first quarter, India led 1-0. The second quarter saw the Indian team dominate with circle penetrations. A superb pass by Lalremsaimi as Navneet Kaur left Candidan goalkeeper struggling in the 22 nd minute to give India a 2-0 lead. Canada made a strong comeback with a lovely goal via penalty corner by Stairs the next minute reducing the goal to 1. Canada put pressure on the Indian defense and kept the momentum going. At the end of the first...

 The Indian men’s table tennis created history as they defended their title beating Singapore in a closely fought contest played at National Exhibition Centre on Tuesday. Harmeet Desai and Sathiyan produced a dominating performance as they defeated Yong Quek and Yew Peng of Singapore in the men’s doubles. The Indian pair started the first game with aggression taking decent lead before Quek and Peng level the score at 6-6. Sathiyan and Desai had 2 match points but Singapore pair level the score. The match ebbed and flowed before Indian pair won the first game at 13-11. The second game saw brilliant points by both pairs taking alternate points till 6-6. Sathiyan and Desai produced a dominating display to take the 2 nd game at 11-6. It was a dominating display by the Indian pair in the 3 rd game as they did not allow the Singapore pair chance winning it by 11-4 to give India 1-0 lead. Achanta Sharath Kamal lost to Zhe Chew of Singapore in the first singles. Chew showed his cla...

 The Indian badminton team and men’s table tennis produced some brilliant performances as they reached the finals of their respective events played in Birmingham on Monday. It was a dominating performance by the Indian badminton team as they defeated Singapore easily in the second semi-finals played at National Exhibition Centre on Monday. The first match saw Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj RankiReddy defeated Y Hee and A Kwek of Singapore in the men’s doubles. It was a dominating performance by the Indian pair right from the word go putting pressure on the Singapore pair. Satwik and Chirag produced some sensational smashes not allowing their opponent a chance. At the mid-game break, the Indian pair had a dominating 11-4 lead. After the break, the Indian pair never looked troubled and won the first game easily at 21-11. The second game was an even start as the scores were equal at 4-4. Chirag and Satwik showed their class before taking an 11-8 lead at the interval. After the b...

 The Indian women’s Cricket Team produced a rocking display as they registered to dominate display against arch-rivals Pakistan in a rain-curtailed match played at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Sunday. Due to rains, the match was reduced to 18 overs a side. Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof won the toss and decided to bat first. Renuka Singh bowled a beautiful first over with a maiden over troubling Meghana Singh produced superb delivery to get rid of Iram Javed.  Muneeba Ali was not able to time the ball, but Maroof looked decent keeping the scoreboard ticking. After the initial struggle, Muneeba showed intent. At the end of the first 5 overs, Pakistan women made 26 for 1. Muneeba looked in decent touch while Maroof kept the scoreboard ticking with singles. Sneha Rana did the damage by getting wickets of Pakistan captain Maroof and then Muneeba Ali providing a simple return catch to leave Pakistan in trouble. The Pakistan batters never looked comfortable as they kept losing wicke...

 The Indian women’s hockey team would be looking to showcase their skills against top-quality nations. Right before this tournament, Savita Punia and Co finished 9 th in the recently concluded Hockey Women’s World Cup 2022 played in Spain and Netherlands. Like the men’s, England qualified as the host nation for the tournament while New Zealand made it into the tournament after winning the title during the 2018 edition on Gold Coast. Australia, India, Canada, South Africa, Scotland, Wales, Ghana, and Kenya qualified for the prestigious tournament due to higher rankings. Group A England India Canada Wales Ghana   1.        India versus Ghana (29 th July)- University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre 2.        Canada versus Wales (29 th July)- University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre 3.        England versus Ghana (30 th July)- University of Birmingham...

 Under the captaincy of Manpreet Singh, the Indian men’s hockey team will take part in the prestigious Commonwealth Games 2022 to be played at the University of Birmingham hockey. England qualified directly due to being the host nation while Australia made it into the prestigious event as they became champions of the 2018 edition played on Gold Coast. India, New Zealand, Canada, Wales, South Africa, Ghana, Scotland, Pakistan qualified for good rankings. There are a total of 10 teams each divided into two groups. Each team will play the other team once before the top two will qualify for the semi-finals. Group A Australia New Zealand South Africa Pakistan Scotland   1.        New Zealand versus Scotland (30 th July)- University of Birmingham and Squash Centre 2.        South Africa versus Pakistan (30 th July)- University of Birmingham and Squash Centre 3.      ...