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2nd T20I: South Africa win toss, opt to bowl against India
South Africa, who won the last game, made two changes in their team as Heinrich Klaasen and Reeza Hendricks came in place of injured Quinton de Kock and Tristan Stubbs. "We will have a bowl first. We don't know how the wicket will play. It was easier to bat second in the last game. You can chase anything with smaller boundaries.
Asian Cup Qualifiers: We need to win against Hong Kong, says Sunil Chhetri
The 37-year-old added that the job is not yet done and the team needs to win against Hong Kong in the last group match. "We don't need to look at other groups, and other teams. Calculations can wait. We have our last match against Hong Kong, and we will go all out for a win," he said. The day coincided with talismanic skipper Chhetri completing 17 years in international football, an inspiration to every Indian player, as much as it is to every sporting fan.
KIYG 2021: Haryana's Riddi, Maharashtra's Aditi Swami bag archery gold to keep title race evenly poised
With, both, the hosts and the defending champions, winning one title each, Maharashtra held on to their solitary gold lead, with a total of 38 gold, 35 silver and 29 gold while Haryana have 37 gold, 34 silver and 39 bronze. Tamil Nadu girls clinched the football gold with a 2-0 win over Jharkhand, with Shanmuga Priya and Shanmugapriya, two girls with the same name, scoring a goal each. The main attraction of the morning session on Sunday was the archery action at Panjab University with all four gold medals at stake.
Dilip Vengsarkar feels Umran Malik is ready to play international cricket
But Malik didn't get a chance to play in India's seven-wicket loss to South Africa in Delhi on June 9. In the run-up to the series opener, India head coach Rahul Dravid was excited by the prospect of having Malik in the squad but didn't drop much hints on whether the right-arm speedster would get game time in the series against South Africa.
Roger Federer confirms his return to top-level tennis in 2023
Roger Federer, who will be 41 in August, has not played since July last year, when he was knocked out of Wimbledon in the quarterfinals against Hubert Hurkacz. Earlier this year, Federer confirmed his plans to team up with Spaniard Rafa Nadal at the Laver Cup in London, before competing at the Swiss Indoors tournament. "Yes, definitely," Federer was quoted as saying by newspaper Tages-Anzeiger when asked if he wanted to return to the ATP tour in 2023.
Resilient Indian men's hockey team beat Olympic Champions Belgium 5-4 in thrilling shootout
It was a penalty stroke save by Sreejesh off an attempt by Nicolas de Kerpel during the shootout that ensured India were victorious while Harmanpreet Singh, Abhishek, Lalit Upadhyay, Shamsher Singh and Akashdeep Singh converted for India. Earlier during the regulation time, Indian Men's Hockey team held their nerves, making a brilliant comeback in the final quarter to overcome a 1-3 deficit only to hold Belgium 3-3 and take the encounter to a thrilling shootout. Both teams lived up to the billing as their built on their rivalry from hooter-to-hooter in a packed stadium.
Chateauroux 2022 World Cup: Lekhara bags 2nd gold, Pistol shooters claim two team silver
Lekhara shot 458.3 in the R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 finals to take the gold ahead of experienced Paralympic stars Veronica Vadovicova (456.6) of Slovakia and Sweden's Anna Normann (441.9). Vadovicova and Normann took the silver and bronze respectively. The promising shooter from Rajasthan made a slow start to the finals but quickly got back her rhythm to produce consistent shots, including over 10 scores in the last three rounds, to emerge the winner.
3rd T20I: Shanaka blinder leads Sri Lanka to 4-wicket win, denies Australia clean sweep
After winning their third toss in a row, Australia opted to bat first and included Josh Inglis in place of Mitchell Marsh, who was out with a minor calf strain. David Warner was slow to get off the blocks for Australia but Finch made up for his partner's slow start. He welcomed Dushmantha Chameera into the bowling with two fours in his first over and dished out the same treatment to Maheesh Theekshana in his next. The change of ends didn't help Chameera, though it did with Theekshana.
Asian Cup Qualifiers: Chhetri, Sahal goals guide India to 2-1 win over Afghanistan
Sunil Chhetri struck his magic again with a swirling free-kick goal (85') but the Lions of Khorasan pulled one back within three minutes from a Zubayr Amiri free header (88') before Sahal Abdul Samad's prolific strike (90+2') sealed the deal for the Blue Tigers. Igor Stimac's men face Hong Kong in their summit clash of the third round of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers with the stakes being high for both sides.
IND vs SA: 'Bowlers let him down in first T20I', Bhuvneshwar backs young captain Pant to improve with time
Leading India for the first time, Pant had a tough day as his bowlers struggled with their line and length and were taken to the cleaners. He also faced some criticism regarding the use of his bowling resources. However, Indian pacer feels Pant is a young captain who will try to do better and improve as the series progresses.
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