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FIH Pro League: Indian men down Argentina 3-0 to climb back to top of standings
India had slipped to the second spot after losing a couple of matches in London before coming back strongly to beat Belgium (5-1) and Great Britain 4-2 via a shoot-out. They started the Netherlands run with a 1-4 defeat here on Wednesday.
French Open: Muchova topples Sabalenka, makes first Grand Slam final
Muchova, a former Top 20 player currently ranked No.43, erased the match point while down 5-2 in the third set, then reeled off five games in a row to upset Sabalenka. Sabalenka, who won the Australian Open earlier this year, suffered her first loss at a 2023 Grand Slam event after starting the year 12-0 at the majors.
There was more pace in the wicket on Day 2: Md Siraj
Siraj, who was India's most successful bowler with four wickets in Australia's first innings, maintained that his team bowled well despite the opposition posting a total of 469. He said: "We also bowled well (compared to the Australians), otherwise they would have scored 500-550."
Junior Shooting World Cup: India finish on top of the medal tally
In a commendable achievement, India have now finished on top of all the ISSF Junior World Cups and World Championships held since 2019. Gold medal winners in this edition for India included Sainyam in the women's 10m air pistol, Dhanush Srikanth in the men's 10m air rifle, Amanpreet Singh in the men's 25m pistol, Abhinav Shaw and Gautami Bhanot in the 10m air rifle mixed team and so on.
French Open: Miyu Kato, Tim Puetz clinch mixed doubles title
The French Open is Kato's first Grand Slam title and capped off an emotional week for the 28-year-old Japanese doubles specialist, who was disqualified from the women's doubles competition after inadvertently hitting a ball girl with a ball in the third-round match.
India choke in WTC final
On the second day of the Test, they compounded their error of not batting first after winning the toss with a tragic top order batting failure. Openers Rohit Sharma and Shubhman Gill looked comfortable. But the former was caught plumb in front to an incoming ball as he often is. His opposite number Pat Cummins benefited.
Women's Junior Hockey Asia Cup: India storm into semis with 11-0 win over Chinese Taipei
The win also cemented India's position atop Pool A. India finished the Pool stage of the tournament unbeaten, having won three games and drawn one. The scorers for India were Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke (1'), Deepika (3'), Annu (10', 52'), Rutuja Dadaso Pisal (12'), Neelam (19'), Manju Chorsiya (33'), Sunelita Toppo (43', 57'), Deepika Soreng (46'), and Mumtaz Khan (55').
WTC Final: Steve Smith equals Joe Root's tally of most Test centuries against India
When he got out for 121 after chopping on to his stumps off Shardul Thakur, Smith enhanced his excellent record at The Oval, now managing to score three Test tons at the venue. Only the great Sachin Tendulkar (11) has scored more Test hundreds in matches between India and Australia.
Singapore Open: India's campaign ends with Srikanth's round of 16 loss
World no 23 Srikanth, who defeated Thailand's Kantaphon Wangcharoen in the first round, suffered 15-21, 19-21 straight games loss at the hands of the world no 42 Taipei shuttler, in what was the pair's first meeting. Earlier in the day, young singles' player Priyanshu Rajawat and the doubles duo of M.R. Arjun and Dhruv Kapila crashed out after their respective second round losses.
WTC Final: India stage fightback with four wickets as Australia reach 422/7 at lunch
India would want for their bowlers to continue doing the same in the second session on a pitch, where some deliveries misbehaved as sun shined bright, with Alex Carey and captain Pat Cummins unbeaten on 22 and 2 respectively at lunch. The day began with Mohammed Siraj bowling two successive half-volleys to Smith, who flicked dazzlingly on both deliveries to reach his 31st Test hundred, also his seventh century in England.
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