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Netherlands come from behind to draw with Poland
After a 2-1 win against Wales in Cardiff with a totally different squad, the Netherlands' coach Louis van Gaal returned to the line-up that beat Belgium 4-1 in Brussels on June 3. There were only two exceptions: captain Virgil van Dijk was replaced by Stefan de Vrij, while goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen was not fit enough to start, meaning Mark Flekken earned his second consecutive cap.
Libema Open: Alexandrova beats Sabalenka to clinch women's singles title
The 25-year-old Alexandrova came into 's-Hertogenbosch amid a strong 2022 campaign. Her win over Sabalenka was her second top 10 win of the season and her 20th victory of the year. She leaves The Netherlands with her first grass title, first title since winning 2017 Shenzhen, and a strong 20-11 record on the year.
2nd T20I: 'Glad the knock came against India', Klaasen hopes to prolong his career after batting heroics
A disciplined bowling performance followed by Klaasen's brilliant knock (81 off 46) led South Africa to four-wicket win over India in the second T20I and helped them take a 2-0 lead in the five-match T20I series at the Barabati Stadium on Sunday. "I am glad the knock came against India. I hope it extends my career longer. I haven't performed well in the last couple of years.
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.
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