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I always want to see India playing in Asian Cup, says Sunil Chhetri
India take on Cambodia in their first Group D match of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup third-round qualifiers on Wednesday, followed by Afghanistan and Hong Kong. The national team is set to play for the first time on home soil in almost three years. Incidentally, the last time they played in the country was in Kolkata as well, in October 2019.
Foot injury spells further trouble as Nadal takes Grand Slam No.22
He said he had to take multiple injections to last the tournament. At 36, Nadal became the oldest men's singles champion in French Open history, as he stormed past Norwegian Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 on Sunday. Sealing the victory with a down-the-line backhand against the world No.8, the Spaniard threw his racket to the red clay and tightly covered his face with both hands, of which four fingers were bandaged up.
Five key match-ups to watch out for in India-South Africa T20I series
The first match of the series will act as a platform for the hosts to convert their 12-0 winning streak in T20Is into 13, a record in the format. But the series won't be a stroll in the park for the KL Rahul-led side, which is missing players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Ravindra Jadeja, Suryakumar Yadav and Deepak Chahar.
Swiatek more than doubles her lead at the top of WTA rankings after French Open triumph
Polish tennis star Iga Swiatek, who won the French Open women's singles title on Saturday, has more than doubled her lead at the top of the WTA rankings, Swiatek, for whom this was the second singles title at Roland Garros after her run to the trophy in 2020, had entered the clay-court major a fortnight back enjoying a lead of 2,150-point over then-No. 2 Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic -- 7,061 to 4,911.
Bolat Turlykhanov Cup: Aman Sehrawat bags gold, Bajrang settles for bronze; India end campaign with 11 medals
With the two more medals, India concluded the United World Wrestling's ranking series with 11 medals - six golds, one silver, and four bronze. Five of the golds were won by women. Aman Sehrawat overcame a stiff challenge from Kazakhstan's Meirambek Kartbay in the opening round of 57kg to win 15-12.
India beat Poland 6-4 to clinch inaugural FIH Hockey 5s title
Bobby Singh Dhami (11', 19') and Mohammed Raheel (13', 17'), who finished as the top goalscorer at FIH Hockey 5s, netted twice, while Sanjay (8') and captain Gurinder Singh (9') also contributed to the team's victory. The goalscorers for Poland were Mateusz Nowakowski (1'), Robert Pawlak (5'), Wojciech Rutkowski (5') and Captain Jacek Kurowski (18').
Women's Hockey 5s: India women miss out on final after draw against South Africa
Despite the win over the hosts, India missed out on a spot in the final with the draw against South Africa, and finished in the 4th position in the table with 4 points. In their third match in the competition, Mumtaz Khan (10', 14', 17') scored a hat-trick while Rutaja Pisal (3') also scored a goal to help India pick up the win against the hosts Switzerland. For Switzerland, Sarah Zepf (2'), Dunja Hartsch (4'), and Sofie Stomps (11') scored the goals.
AFC Asian Cup: Buzzing Kolkata crowd will be a boost for India, feel local lads Pritam and Subhasish
Notably, AIFF on Saturday said that there will be no dearth of tickets for India's matches in the Asian Cup qualifiers which was music to the ears of the country's football community. Therefore, the two local boys in the Blue Tigers squad Pritam and Subhasish are absolutely overjoyed to play in front of the passionate fans here.
Nadal beats Ruud to clinch 14th French Open title, 22nd Grand Slam
By earning a 22nd Grand Slam crown, the Spaniard has moved further clear of Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in the Grand Slam race, with the Serbian and Swiss tied on 20 major titles. It is the first time Nadal has won the Australian Open and Roland Garros trophies in the same season and he is now level with countryman Carlos Alcaraz on a Tour-leading four titles in 2022 after improving to 112-3 at the clay-court major.
Win against New Zealand massively important but going to be a long ride: Ben Stokes
"It was massively important but it's going to be a long ride. It's not going to happen overnight, we'll have tough times, no doubt. But it's about how we respond. The way that Leesy (Alex Lees) came out and played yesterday, it was only 20 but it was the best he'd looked in an England shirt," said Stokes after the match.
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