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CWG 2022, boxing: Nikhat Zareen storms into semifinals, assures India of medal
Nikhat, for whom it will be the first medal at the CWG, was aggressive from the get-go against Jones. She landed a left jab early into the first round and was unfazed by her opponent's flurry of punches, expertly dodging them while managing to land most of her own to dominate at the National Exhibition Centre.
India's Renuka Singh nominated for ICC Player of the Month awards
The ICC Men's Player of the Month for June, Jonny Bairstow, is nominated once more following stellar performances at the crease for England, while Sri Lanka's Test debutant and spin maestro Prabath Jayasuriya finds himself on the shortlist for the first time. Completing the men's lineup for July is France's record-breaking teenage star, Gustav McKeon.
CWG 2022: Indian women's hockey team defeats Canada 3-2, qualifies for semis
Salima Tete (3'), Navneet Kaur (22') and Lalremsiami (51') found the back of the net for India, meanwhile, Brienne Stairs (23') and Hannah Haughn (39') scored for Canada. The Indian team's opponent for the semifinal will be decided after the final Pool A match between England and Wales on Thursday. However, India have confirmed a top-two finish in their Pool.
New balls, new equipment, little practice: Lawn bowls team cleared many hurdles before claiming gold
They had not even practiced much with the new balls that they bought after reaching London so as to avoid the high excise duty back home, officials claim. Yet, the team went on to spring one surprise after another to win a historic maiden gold, beating a strong South Africa team that had won silver in the 2018 edition. At home, the team had its training camps at the Yamuna Sports Complex in Delhi, which has synthetic turf for bowling, while the event held here at the Royal Leamington Spa was played on natural bowling greens.
CWG 2022: Lovepreet Singh claims bronze in Men's 109 kg as lifters continue to reap medals
The 24-year-old Lovepreet Singh lifted 163 in snatch and added 192kg in clean and jerk for a combined total of 355 kg, which put him behind Junior Periclex Ngadja Nyabeyeu of Cameroon, who had a total of 361 and Jack Hittila Opeloge of Samoa who had a total of 358. He was a bit lucky as Australia's Jackson George Roberts-Young failed to lift 150 kg in snatch in two attempts.
Rohit Sharma indicates he should recover from back issues before the fourth T20I
India on Tuesday defeated the hosts by seven wickets to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series, but Sharma had to retire hurt in the chase after complaining of back spasm. Sharma walked off in the second over of the chase, having scored 11 runs.
Suryakumar Yadav within striking distance of becoming world No. 1 T20I batter
The ICC released its weekly update of the rankings on Wednesday and Yadav surged three spots to second overall on the T20I list for batters, with Babar now just two rating points ahead of the in-form right-hander. While Babar Azam has 818 rating points, Yadav is placed second on the list with 816 points, way ahead of another Pakistan batter Mohammad Rizwan, who is on 794.
Injury scare for India as Rohit Sharma retires hurt in third T20I
Following a long discussion with the team physio in the second over of the run chase, the opener decided to walk back to the dressing room as India chased down the hosts' 164/5 for the loss of just three wickets and an over to spare. India have taken a 2-1 lead in the five-match T20I series.
Everyone should now focus on the individual event, says Sindhu after defeat to Malaysia
Though Sindhu won her women's singles match, Kidambi Srikanth in men's singles and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty in men's doubles and Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand lost their respective matches as India went down 1-3 to Malaysia.
ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Why is it Followed Religiously All Around the Globe?
IPL has many reasons for being popular, and we will discuss the same in this blog. The 2021 highly anticipated India-Pakistan clash saw consumption of 15.9 billion minutes in India, which beat the India-West Indies semi-final match from the 2016 edition. In 2021, the game was watched by 167 million.
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