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 The Indian Badminton Team produced a stunning comeback win over Hong Kong in the quarterfinals of the Mixed Asia Team Championship 2023 played in Dubai on 17 th February 2023. Ishan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto lost to Lee Chun and NG Tsz Yau in the mixed doubles match. It was a very closely fought match right from the word go with both pairs taking alternate points. The match ebbed and flowed right till the end as both teams got game points but were not able to convert. Hong Kong pair held onto their nerves to win the first game 26-24. The second game was also closely fought but Lee and NG showed class winning it 21-17 giving Hong Kong a 1-0 lead. Lakshya Sen went down fighting to Na Ka Long Anus in three games. The match ebbed and flowed in the first game with both players fighting for each point. Sen showed his fighting spirit as kept pressure on Long to win the first game 22-20. The second game was another closely fought affair with both players fighting for each point. T...

 The Indian badminton stunned Malaysia in the final Group game to finish top of the Badminton Mixed Asia Team Championship played in Dubai on 16 February. After blanking both Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates 5-0 in the first two games, the Indian team faced the toughest challenge so far. The first singles match saw HS Prannoy upset Lee Ji Zia in three grueling games. It was a tough battle for both players before the World number 4 Lee won the first game 21-18. HS Prannoy made a strong comeback with lovely shots keeping pressure on Lee winning it by 21-13 to take the game into the decider. Both players fought for each point in the third and final game. The match ebbed and flowed before HS Prannoy held onto his nerve to win it 25-23 giving India a 1-0 lead. PV Sindhu defeated Wong Ling Ching in the women’s singles match. It was an impressive performance by the Indian star as she trailed before showing her domination winning the first game by 21-13. It was another close...

 The Indian Women’s Cricket Team registered a comfortable 6-wicket win in the second Group match played at Newlands, Cape Town on 15 February 2023. West Indies captain Hayley Mathews won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start as Mathews went cheaply with a simple catch to Richa Ghosh off Pooja Vastkar. Campbell and experienced Taylor put the bad deliveries away for boundaries as Indian fielding looked ordinary. At the end of the first six overs, the West Indies women made 27 losing just 1 wicket. Campbell and Taylor kept showing intent in hitting boundaries. Deepti Sharma got two wickets in the same over dismissing both Campbell with lovely catch by Mandhana and then Taylor with a review for LBW. The umpire gave not out but on review, it was overturned to out. Taylor and Campbell added 73 runs for 2 nd wicket. Chinelle Henry was run out as her bat was in the air trying to take a second run. Shabika Gajnabi and Nation provided some momentum for West Indi...

 The first match of the 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup match saw Sri Lankan women stun South Africa in a thrilling encounter played at Newlands, Cape Town on 10 February. South African captain Sunne Luus won the toss and decided to field first. It was a cautious start by Lankan openers Harshita Samawickrama along with Sri Lankan captain Chamari Atthapthu. The left-handed Harshita tried to pressure South African bowlers with attacking shots but could not do it. At the end of the first six overs, the Sri Lankan women made 28 for 0. De Klerk got the breakthrough dismissing Harshita with a simple catch to Brits. Vishmi Gunaratne struggled with her timing while Chamari looked to attack the South African bowlers. After the short break, the Sri Lankan captain showed intent with boundaries at regular intervals. Gunaratne also joined the party with boundaries against Shabnim Ismail. Chamari completed half-century off 42 balls and upped the ante with brilliant shots. A superb direct hi...

 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 ...