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Asian Games: India beat Malaysia to set up summit clash with Pakistan in Men's Team Squash
The Indian team started on a rousing note with Abhay Singh defeating Mohammad Addeen Idrakie Bin Bahtiar 3-1 in the first match, handing the Malaysian an 11-3, 12-10, 9-11, 11-8 defeat.
Asian Games: India women's hockey team registers 17th victory over Malaysia
Monika (7’), Deep Grace Ekka (8’), Navneet Kaur (11’), Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke (15’), Sangita Kumari (24’), and Lalremsiami (50’) scored a goal each for India.
Men’s ODI WC: The support for the sport in India is matchless, and it will truly be a festival of cricket, says Ravi Shastri
After England and New Zealand play opening match in Ahmedabad on October 5, India, the 1983 and 2011 champions, will open its campaign against five-time champions Australia on October 8 at the MA Chidambaram in Chennai. It’s the first time India is solely hosting the Men’s ODI World Cup.
Men’s ODI WC: Irfan Pathan chooses India, while Sunil Gavaskar picks England as his favourites
“I'm very excited to see how India performs and I really think they are one of the favorites, for sure because especially last couple of series, like Asia Cup, and the way India played against Australia as well in the home conditions. I think they are ticking all the boxes.”
Williamson to miss New Zealand's World Cup opener against England: NZC
Williamson is playing as a batsman-only in first warm-up match against Pakistan on Friday at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, with the aim of batting and fielding in Monday's second and final warm-up against South Africa in Trivandrum.
Gujarat Police file FIR against SFJ chief Pannun for threatening to disrupt ICC World Cup
A senior official of the Cyber Crime told IANS, "Yes, we have filed a case against Pannun as he has been spreading hate on social media to spread hate and terror."
CLOSE-IN: WC '23 - India will soon be in the midst of Cricket fever
Cricket will soon take over the lives of millions of Indians. The Cricket World Cup ’23 commences on October 5 in the largest cricket stadium in the World, Ahmedabad. The stadium is a colossal structure that accommodates more than a hundred thousand spectators.
Asian Games: Unbeaten Indian Men's Hockey Team prepares for crucial Pakistan challenge in Hangzhou
While India began the contest with a 16-0 win over Uzbekistan in the Pool A match, the side led by Captain Harmanpreet Singh followed it up with a 16-1 win over Singapore. On Thursday, India faced their toughest challenge of the campaign against the 2018 Asian Games Gold medalist Japan and came out of the contest with a 4-2 win to keep their winning streak intact.
Asian Games: Palak, Esha triumph over Pakistan's Kishmala in Women's 10m Pistol shooting
Palak had qualified seventh among eight participants while Esha was placed 5th and Kishmala in third position as China's Nan Zhao and Ranxin Jiang shot Asian Games records in the Qualifying stage with 581 each. Palak had a score of 577, Esha was at 579 while the Pakistani shooter had a score of 580.
Asian Games: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar wins silver in 50m Rifle 3 Positions individual event
Swapnil was leading with 310.8 points after the kneeling and prone shots. Meanwhile, Aishwary was fifth with 306.4 points. In the standing position, Swapnil continued to be on top before falling down to fifth after a terrible 7.6 shot, missing out on a medal with a fourth-place finish (438.9 points).
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