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Olympic Champions Belgium beat India 3-2 in a closely-fought battle
It was Abhishek (25') who scored the match's first goal while Mandeep Singh (60') scored a late goal for India. Nicolas de Kerpel (33') and Alexander Hendrickx (49', 59') were the goal scorers for the hosts. With this win, Belgium have pushed India to the third place in the pool standings while Netherlands continues to lead the table in this season's prestigious FIH Hockey Pro League.
2nd T20I: Klaasen powers South Africa to 4-wicket win, 2-0 series lead over India
South Africa restricted India to 148/6 in 20 overs despite Dinesh Karthik's late flourish (30 not out off 21 balls). Besides Karthik, Shreyas Iyer (40 off 35), Ishan Kishan (34 off 21) were the main scorers as most of the Indian batters failed to deliver against Proteas bowlers and lost wickets at regular intervals. In reply, Bhuvneshwar Kumar's magical figures of 4/13 in four overs was not enough to stop Proteas as they chased down the total with 10 balls to spare.
Niraj claims Men's 3P gold at 20th Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Shooting
Shooting on competition day two at the DKSSR, Niraj was dominant in the Men's 3P match throughout. He topped the first qualification round with a score of 585/600 and then the eight-man ranking round with an effort of 403.8 to make the gold medal match. Tiwana who came second to make it to the final, was way behind in the ranking round with a score of 400.4.
FIH Pro League: Indian women's hockey team lose 0-5 to Belgium in their second match
Barbara Nelen (2'), Charlotte Englebert (4'), Abi Raye (19'), Stephanie Vanden Borre (23') and Ambre Ballenghein (36') scored a goal each for the hosts Belgiun. The match started in almost a similar fashion as yesterday, with Belgium's Barbara Nelen giving the hosts an early lead in the second minute. India were caught off guard in the counterattack, leaving the right flank completely open for Barbara, who comfortably found the back of the net from the far post.
2nd T20I: South Africa restrict India to 148/6 despite Karthik's late flourish
Apart from Karthik, Shreyas Iyer (40 off 35), Ishan Kishan (34 off 21) were the main scorers as most of the Indian batters failed to deliver against Proteas bowlers and lost wickets at regular intervals. Put into bat first, India had a bad start as opener Ruturaj Gaikwad was dismissed by Kagiso Rabada in the very first over of the innings.
Indonesia Masters: Viktor Axelsen, Chen Yufei clinch singles titles
Olympic champions Viktor Axelsen and Chen Yufei clinched the respective men's and women's singles titles at the BWF Indonesia Masters 2022 at the Istora Senayan, here on Sunday. The Dane wrapped up proceedings 2110, 2112 against the world number four, clinching his third individual title of the season in the process. He had previously clinched victory at both the prestigious All England Open, as well as at the European Championships in Madrid.
IPL Media Rights cross Rs 100-crore mark per match, overall value touches 41,000 cr: Report
According to a Cricbuzz report, with the value per match crossing the Rs. 100-crore mark, the overall value of the media rights has touched Rs. 41,000 crore as of now, with two parties, whose names are yet to be known, not willing to give up on the digital rights of the mega event. "At Rs. 54.5 crore per match, the value of the television rights have gone up to RS. 22,345 crore while at Rs. 46 crore per match, the digital bid has gone up to Rs. 18,860 crore.
2nd T20I: South Africa win toss, opt to bowl against India
South Africa, who won the last game, made two changes in their team as Heinrich Klaasen and Reeza Hendricks came in place of injured Quinton de Kock and Tristan Stubbs. "We will have a bowl first. We don't know how the wicket will play. It was easier to bat second in the last game. You can chase anything with smaller boundaries.
Asian Cup Qualifiers: We need to win against Hong Kong, says Sunil Chhetri
The 37-year-old added that the job is not yet done and the team needs to win against Hong Kong in the last group match. "We don't need to look at other groups, and other teams. Calculations can wait. We have our last match against Hong Kong, and we will go all out for a win," he said. The day coincided with talismanic skipper Chhetri completing 17 years in international football, an inspiration to every Indian player, as much as it is to every sporting fan.
KIYG 2021: Haryana's Riddi, Maharashtra's Aditi Swami bag archery gold to keep title race evenly poised
With, both, the hosts and the defending champions, winning one title each, Maharashtra held on to their solitary gold lead, with a total of 38 gold, 35 silver and 29 gold while Haryana have 37 gold, 34 silver and 39 bronze. Tamil Nadu girls clinched the football gold with a 2-0 win over Jharkhand, with Shanmuga Priya and Shanmugapriya, two girls with the same name, scoring a goal each. The main attraction of the morning session on Sunday was the archery action at Panjab University with all four gold medals at stake.
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