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Shooter Aishwary Tomar wins men's 3P gold as India consolidate top position
Speaking after the match Aishwary said, "I had not performed well twice earlier at this range so this time I was determined to go back with a medal." On asking what was his mindset after a slow start in the ranking round, Aishwary said, "It did not affect me much. As I said I was very determined and was confident that I could always come back in my favourite Standing position and that's what happened."
Portugal, Haiti through to FIFA Women's World Cup after play-off wins
Haiti has qualified for the elite tournament for the first time after a thrilling 2-1 victory over Chile in the Group B final of the Play-off Tournament held here, reports Xinhua news agency. Meanwhile, Portugal beat Cameroon 2-1 in the Group A final to reach the Women's World Cup finals in nearby Hamilton.
Ben Stokes hints at leaving IPL 2023 early to prepare well for Ireland Test, Ashes
Stokes -- who played at now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant in 2017 and for Rajasthan Royals, too, from 2018-2021 in the IPL -- will join Chennai Super Kings for a signing amount of INR 16.25 crore, the joint-third most expensive player in the IPL 2023 player auction held last year.
eISL Season 2 to kick-off on February 28; Final to be held in Delhi
The league phase for the upcoming season will be played online, only the eISL playoffs the format which mirrors the ISL playoffs format will be a LAN event in Delhi scheduled for May 6- 7. The league will have total of 62 matches (55 league and 7 playoff) with all matches streamed on the ISL, eISL YouTube handles & club's YouTube handles streaming their respective matches.
Narender storms into quarters of Strandja Memorial International Boxing Tournament
The super heavyweight (+92kg) clash between Narender and Congo Gerlon of Ecuador went down to the wire as the crowd was in anticipation till the last minute to find out about the winner. Both the boxers went toe to toe from the start of the bout and made calculative moves on their opponent.
Women's T20 World Cup: Australia are a strong team but we can beat them also, says Richa Ghosh
Australia, defending champions in the competition, head into the semi-finals as firm favourites, especially with a 3-2 upper hand over India in Women's T20 World Cup matches. Moreover, Australia got the better of India in the 2020 Women's T20 World Cup final at the MCG and Commonwealth Games gold medal match last year in Birmingham.
Pro Chess League: Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi stuns world champion Magnus Carlsen
After the stunning win over the Norwegian Wizard, the 28-year-old chess grandmaster Gujrathi joined the likes of fellow Indian GMs R Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi in beating Carlsen.
Vidit is leading the Indian Yogis team in PCL that fielded Vidit, Vaishali, Raunak and Aronyak against Magnus, Aryan Tari, Razvan Preotu, and Jennifer Yu.
Real Madrid pay injury price for Anfield win
David Alaba had to leave the game in the first half after suffering a hamstring problem, while Rodrygo was forced out in the second half after suffering a strain high on the back of his left leg. It looks to be impossible for Alaba to recover for Saturday's match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, while Rodrygo will also be a doubt for that game and next week's Copa del Rey.
GPCL T20 unique league structure makes it globally attractive, host countries to be finalised; hunt for Team owners to begin
The League conducted by Power Sportz League division is perhaps the only league which provides International exposure to first class cricketers who are yet to represent their country internationally, but may be talented enough to do so. Eight teams from Australia, England, South Africa, Ireland, Scotland, USA, Sri Lanka & India participated in the inaugural edition which was held in the Yamuna Sports Complex, in October 2022, as part of the NRI Festival celebrations.
ICC Men's Test Rankings: Anderson dethrones Cummins to become No.1 ranked bowler
Anderson, who has grabbed the top spot in the Men's Test Player Rankings for the sixth time in his career, first became No. 1 in May 2016 and was last at the top in November 2018 before being overtaken by South Africa's Kagiso Rabada. Anderson's rise to the top at the spritely age of 40 years and 207 days also means he is the oldest bowler to hold the top ranking since Australian great Clarrie Grimmett did so back in 1936.
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