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  The defending champions India defeated Japan in the 2 nd semi-finals of the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2024 played at Rajgir Sports Complex, Bihar on 19 th November. Indian team began the first quarter with aggression earning a penalty corner which was superbly saved by Japanese goalkeeper Yu Kudo. The hosts showed aggression right from the word go putting enough pressure, but the Japanese defense and Kudo kept their calm. At the end of the first quarter, the score remained 0-0. It was an aggressive start for the Indian team in the second quarter. The hosts earned 3 back to penalty corners but it did not yield any results. Preeti Dubey went off the field meaning a 2-minute suspension. India earned 2 more penalty corners which was saved by Yu Kudo. Sunelita Toppo was given a green card meaning a two-minute suspension. The Indian team got plenty of chances to score, but the Japanese defense and Kudo denied goals. At the end of the first quarter, the score remained 0-0. In...

 The Indian Women’s badminton team created history as they defeated Thailand in a thrilling 3-2 win during the finals of the Badminton Asia Team Championship played at Shah Alam, Malaysia on 18 th February 2024. It was an ideal start for the Indian team as PV Sindhu looked in great control defeating Kathegong in two straight games. Sindhu showed attacking skills winning by 21-12, 21-12 to help India 1-0 lead. The women’s doubles pairing of Tressa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand edged past higher ranked Thai pair of Jongkolphan and Rawinda in three thrilling games. The first game saw both pairs fight for each point before Jolly and Gayatri won it by 21-16. It was another closely fought affair in the second game as both pairs showed spirit before the Thai pair won it by 21-18. The third game started slowly for the Indian pairing but made a strong comeback to win by 21-16 giving India a 2-0 lead. Asmita Chaila went down in straight games to Busnan in second singles. It was one-wa...

 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 women’s senior returned to action with a closely fought win over World number 1 Netherlands in the first leg of FIH Pro Hockey League 2022 played at Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar on Friday. The Netherlands started the first quarter on an aggressive note as they earned their first penalty corner of the game but was brilliantly saved by Savita Punia. The visitors kept the pressure on the Indian team with their 3 rd penalty corner in 7 minutes, but the hosts denied with their solid defense. Neha Goyat converted from a rebound of a penalty corner in the 11 th minute to give the hosts a 1-0 lead. At the end of the first quarter, India led 1-0. The Dutch began the second quarter with aggressive intent, but the Indian defense remained solid enough. Both teams-maintained pressure on each other as they kept enough pressure. Despite the Netherlands team with aggressive moves, India scored from their 2 nd penalty corner as Sonika made it 2-0 in the 28 th minute. At the end ...

 The Indian women’s team could not replicate their form as they lost to defending Champions England played at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui on Wednesday. England captain Heather Knight won the toss and decided to field first. Yastika Bhatia and Smriti Mandhana started off brightly with some lovely shots putting some pressure on England bowlers. Anya Shurbsole got the breakthrough for England dismissing Bhatia taking the inside edge onto the stumps. The Indian captain Mithali Raj failed one more time as she was brilliantly caught by Sophia Dunkley. A superb direct throw by Kate Cross from mid-on ended in the wicket of Deepti Sharma to leave the Indian team struggling. Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana showed intent ending the first 10 overs at 37 for 3. After the field restrictions, the inform batters Kaur and Mandhana kept the scoreboard ticking with singles and hitting occasional boundaries. Charlie Dean dismissed Harmanpreet Kaur and Sneha Rana in the same over to dent India...

 The Badminton Association of India announced a strong squad for the prestigious Sudirman Cup followed by Thomas Cup and Uber Cup. Saina Nehwal will lead India in the Uber Cup while there are few new players who performed brilliantly during the recently concluded trials. The bronze medallists of Tokyo Olympics 2020, PV Sindhu decided to skip both tournaments as she has not had practice being busy for facilitation ceremony. The 2021 Sudirman Cup would begin from 26 th September till the 3 rd of October to be played in Vantaa, Finland. They are placed in a tough group against China, Thailand, and hosts Finland. It comprises top-quality players including K Srikanth, Sai Praneeth, doubles pair of Satwiksairaj RankiReddy and Chirag Shetty, Dhruv Kapila and MR Arjun, youngsters like Malvika Bansod, Aditi Bhatt, Tanisha Crasto, Rutuparna Panda, women’s doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy. Sudirman Cup squad of the Indian team Sai Praneeth Kidambi Srikanth Satw...

 The Indian women’s hockey team produced a gritting display before losing their semi-finals against Argentina played at the Oi Hockey Stadium, North Pitch on Wednesday. It was an ideal start for the Indian women’s hockey team as Gurjit Kaur converted the penalty corner in the 2 nd minute to give eves an early 1-0 lead. The Argentina team pressed forward and put the Indian defense under pressure. They earned a penalty corner in the 8 th minute but Indian defense remained solid enough. Navneet Kaur and Gorzleny collided with each other going off the field. At the end of the first quarter, India led 1-0. Argentina started the 2 nd quarter off an aggressive fashion as they earned a penalty corner. Noel Barrienovo converted a penalty corner into the goal in the 18 th minute to level the scores at 1-1. The Indian defense lacked intent as Argentina strikers put enough pressure. India earned 2 back to back penalty corners but a review from Argentina denied India the third corner. S...

 The Indian women’s hockey team disappointed again as they lost to defending Champions Great Britain in their third Group match played at Oi Hockey Stadium, Tokyo on Wednesday. Great Britain got off to an ideal start as Anne Martin scored a brilliant field goal due to a shoddy display by the Indian defense in the 2 nd minute to give them a 1-0 lead. After the pressure by Great Britain, the Indian team got their first genuine chance but was averted by the Great Britain goalkeeper. Soon, the defending Champions earned penalty corners as Savita saved the corner. The Indian team put consistent pressure by grabbing two back-to-back penalty corners but did not convert. At the end of the first quarter, Great Britain led 1-0. It was an ideal start for Great Britain in the 2 nd quarter as Anne Martin shot went through Savita’s legs in the 19 th minute to give them a 2-0 lead. The Great Britain team received a green card that the Indian team took advantage of. A superb deflection by S...

 The Indian women’s hockey team showed great courage and fight before losing their second match of the Group against Germany played at South Pitch, Tokyo on Monday. It was a good start by the German team who kept the possession and put the Indian defense under pressure. After the initial attack, Indian attackers tried their best but German defenders also were up to the mark. A superb save by German goalkeeper Hauke kept India at bay. Germany earned a penalty corner converted by Lorenz in the 10 th minute to give them 1-0 lead. After the goal, Germany kept the possession and continued their domination ending the first quarter at 1-0. The second quarter started off aggressively for Germany as the umpire gave it penalty corner as the decision was overturned to free out. German attackers kept the pressure but a superb save by Savita did not put India on the backfoot. It was a superb display hockey by Germany who did not allow the Indian attackers to enter the circle. At the end of...

  Thanks to a brilliant knock by Mithali Raj, the Indian women’s team registered a thrilling win in the final One-day international played at New Road, Worcester on Saturday.   Indian captain Mithali Raj finally won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for the visitors as Shikha Pandey got rid of Tammy Beaumont on a ball that kept low. The match was reduced to 47 overs a side due to a wet outfield. Shikha Pandey bowled some lose deliveries to Heather Knight and Winfield while Goswami did not give any runs. At the end of the first power-play reduced to 9 overs, England women made 40 for 1. After the field restrictions, Raj bought in Deepti Sharma and Poonam Yadav into the attack. Winfield and Knight kept the scoreboard ticking by taking singles. Sneha Rana was amongst action dismissing Winfield trying to clear boundary giving a simple catch to Shikha Pandey at deep midwicket. Winfield and Knight added 67 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Nat Sciver came to ...

The Indian Women’s team went down agonizingly of winning the Women’s World Cup 2017, but under pressure could not hold their nerves against the hosts at iconic Lords Cricket Ground on 23 rd July. England captain Heather Knight won the toss and decided to bat first. Tammy Beaumont and Laura Winfield started off to a positive note with attacking stroke play. Both England batters played with intent looking in decent touch. Rajeshwari Gayakwad provided the breakthrough for Indian eves as she dismissed Winfield around the legs. The England openers added 47 runs. The leg spinner Poonam Yadav struck twice getting the wickets of Beaumont with a full toss and then England captain Heather Knight with a review to put the hosts under pressure at 63 for 3. The experienced duo of Sarah Taylor and Nat Sciver rescued the England innings with rotating the strike and hitting boundaries to put pressure on the Indian bowlers. Sciver was superb against Indian spinners. She reached her fifty o...

After the points shared between the canceled ODI championship series between India and Pakistan, the Indian women’s team became the fourth team directly to qualify for the prestigious 2021 World Cup to be played in New Zealand from 6 th February to 7 th March. Each team will play other teams once and the top four teams will qualify for the semi-finals. The series between India and Pakistan was supposed to be played between July and November 2019, but due to political tensions between these two countries did not go ahead. It is a piece of great news for Indian Cricket fans as the national women’s team who reached the finals of recently concluded T20 World Cup played in Australia last month. With both teams getting 3 points each, India made into the top four with 23 points. The Indian women’s team started their journey in ICC Women’s Championship with 0-3 loss to Australia at home in March 2018. In July 2018, India defeated Sri Lanka by 2-1 at their home den. India registere...