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Asia Cup 2022: India beat Japan 1-0 to claim bronze medal
In a tight contest that saw a solid defensive performance from the Indian Men's Hockey team, Raj Kumar Pal (7') scored the sole goal for India to help them pick a close win. India began the match cautiously, holding possession in the midfield. Karthi Selvam received a brilliant pass inside the circle, and he passed the ball to Vishnukant Singh, who was left unmarked.
Missing the trophy yet again but RCB bowlers cover themselves in glory
In fact, Hasaranga eventually missed the 'Purple Cap' by a whisker to his former teammate, Yuzvendra Chahal, but the kind of domination that he wove over the span of the tournament was too overwhelming to be refuted. The Sri Lankan eventually finished IPL 2022 with a haul of 26 wickets at a superb economy rate of 7.54.
Asia Cup hockey: Malaysia enter final after emphatic 5-0 win against Japan
In what was supposed to be a repeat of the 2018 Asian Games final held in the same venue where Japan had beaten Malaysia to clinch the gold, the Hero Asia Cup 2022 Super 4s match wore no similarity to the game held five years ago. Malaysia was a far superior team today with an experienced squad beating Japan 5-0 and marching into the Final.
French Open: Trevisan surges past Fernandez for first major semifinal
The 28-year-old Trevisan defeated No.17 seed Canadian Fernandez of 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-3 in 2 hours and 21 minutes and extended her winning streak to 10 matches, booking her place in the last four of a major for the first time. The Italian bounced back after failing to convert a match point serving at 5-4 in the second set to seal her third career Top 20 victory and extend her winning streak to 10 matches.
French Open: Coco Gauff beats Sloane Stephens, reaches first Grand Slam semifinal
The 18-year-old Gauff needed 90 minutes to oust 2017 US Open champion Stephens. Gauff's victory avenged her straight-sets loss to Stephens in their only previous meeting, at last year's US Open. Gauff has yet to drop a set in the tournament, and indeed has not been pushed beyond an hour and a half in each of her five wins this fortnight.
French Open: Trevisan surges past Fernandez for first major semifinal
The 28-year-old Trevisan defeated No.17 seed Canadian Fernandez of 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-3 in 2 hours and 21 minutes and extended her winning streak to 10 matches, booking her place in the last four of a major for the first time. The Italian bounced back after failing to convert a match point serving at 5-4 in the second set to seal her third career Top 20 victory and extend her winning streak to 10 matches.
Asia Cup hockey: India play out 4-4 draw against Korea, to face Japan in bronze-medal match
With Korea and Malaysia leading on goal difference in the Super 4s Pool Table, India needed to win the match to reach the Final. The contest went right down to the wire with India giving a tough fight till the final whistle. Match started with an attacking move from India as Dipsan Tirkey came from the left flanks to pass the ball to Pawan Rajbhar inside the circle. But the Korean defence was quick to avert the danger.
Hockey Rankings: India women achieve best-ever sixth place; men slip one spot to fourth
The team, which had jumped two places at the start of May following its superb performance against the top-ranked Netherlands at the Kalinga Stadium, climbed to sixth as Spain dropped one place after losing both their FIH Hockey Pro League 2021/22 matches to Argentina. They have also lost one match each to Belgium and England this month.
Saina, Sindhu start against Danish opponents in Indonesia Masters
Saina, who was not included in the Uber Cup squad as she did not participate in the trials conducted by the Badminton Association of India (BAI) in April, will open her Indonesia Masters campaign against Denmark's Line Hoejmark Kjaersfeldt in the first round. Saina is ranked 23rd in the world while her Danish opponent is 33rd.
IPL 2022: Tendulkar's 'Best Playing XI' has Pandya as skipper; no room for Kohli, Sharma
Tendulkar said his list was based purely on the performance of this IPL season and had nothing to do with previous editions. And, in this edition of the IPL, both Sharma and Kohli performed miserably, even though the latter's side made it to the playoffs stage.
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