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Hockey World Cup: Defending Champions Belgium arrive in Odisha with hopes to retain trophy
Belgium are placed in Pool B along with Germany, Japan and Korea, and will begin their campaign on January 14 against Korea in Bhubaneswar. Led by captain Felix Denayer, the Red Lions are hoping to repeat their performance at the FIH 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup and retain the trophy. If they are able to do so, they will become only the fourth nation after Pakistan (1978, 1982), Germany (2002, 2006), and Australia (2010, 2014) to win two consecutive editions of the Men's Hockey World Cup.
Santosh Trophy: Gaurav Rawat nets winner, Delhi qualified for final round
Host Delhi beat Karnataka 1-0 in a do-or-die match played at the Dr. Ambedkar Stadium to top Group-1. On the other hand, Tripura tasted victory by defeating Ladakh 2-1 while Gujarat defeated Uttarakhand 3-1 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
Seasoned Brijesh Damani wins his maiden national billiards title
The match was level till four games (2-2) when Damani, who is employed with IndianOil, accelerated and won the next two frames to lead 4-2. Although Sitwala took the next game, Damani played all across the table to dominate in the 8th game and won the title 5-3, according to information reaching here on Tuesday.
Osman Jan: From Santosh Trophy hero to Pakistan Captain
The influence and impact of the Hero Santosh Trophy, however, hasn't remained restricted to India it has travelled beyond its boundaries from its very inception. So much so, when the newly-born nation Pakistan played their first official international tie a friendly match against Iran the team was led by the redoubtable Osman Jan, the celebrated custodian, who was actually known for his fabulous exploits in the Santosh Trophy.
Sharath Kamal, Lakshya Sen, Nikhat Zareen and others get prestigious National Sports awards
Sharath Kamal, who won three gold medals and a silver at the Commonwealth Games 2022 earlier this year, has been conferred with India's highest sporting honour, the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award. Apart from Sharath, 25 sportspersons were presented with the Arjuna Award, given out for consistent performance over a period of four years.
Ice Speed Skating: Shruti Kotwal breaks national record in USA
Following a promising performance in the Dessert Classic championship in the last month, her record was set and officially approved by the Olympic Oval recently. On this momentous occasion, holder of multiple national records, Shruti Kotwal commented, "I am extremely thrilled by the results we were able to achieve in the last two championships.
Denmark Open: Satwik/Chirag go down fighting to World Champions in quarters
The Indian pair, 7th in the BWF Rankings, went down 16-21, 19-21 in the 41-minute encounter. Satwik and Chirag trail 6-0 on head-to-head going into the match but could not score their first victory against the Malaysian pair ranked 4trh in the world. In a match in which the two teams figured in 77 rallies of which the Malaysian pair, which won the men's doubles title in the World Championships in Tokyo, won 42 while the Indians claimed 35.
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