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Motivated India Eye Victory Over Germany To script New Chapter In Olympic Men's Hockey

Having displayed nerves of steel to be within touching distance of a second successive Olympic medal, the Indian hockey team will fancy its chances against familiar foe and reigning world champion Germany in the semifinal of the ongoing Games, hoping to better the bronze that it claimed in the Tokyo edition. India won last of their eight Olympic gold medals way back in the 1980 Moscow Games. Paris provides them a great opportunity to make history. A semifinal win will ensure a silver for India, which they last won in the 1960 Rome edition.

Hockey Red Card Controversy: What Rulebook Says On Amit Rohidas' Foul Against Great Britain

The Indian men's hockey team suffered a bitter blow after the narrow quarter-final win against Great Britain as key defender and first rusher Amit Rohidas was suspended for Tuesday's Olympic men's hockey semifinal against Germany. Rohidas was handed a one-match suspension following his red card, though Hockey India has decided to lodge an appeal on the matter. Rohidas wasn't given a red card on the field and it was only after a referral was made that the Indian defender had to be sent off.

India's Full Schedule, Medal Events At Paris Olympics 2024, August 5: Lakshya Sen Eyes Bronze, Wrestling Campaign Begins

India's Full Schedule, Medal Events At Paris Olympics 2024, August 5: India will look to add another medal to their kitty as Lakshya Sen takes on Malaysia's Zii Jia Lee in the badminton men's singles bronze medal match. Lakshya was defeated by Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in the semifinals but he will have another chance to clinch his maiden Olympics medal. The Indian women's team will also be in action in table tennis as they face Romania in the pre-quarterfinal clash. Wrestling campaign begins for India as Nisha Dahiya will take part in Women's 68kg Freestyle.

Rohit Sharma 'Runs To Hit Washington Sundar', Video Has Everyone In Splits

India captain Rohit Sharma continues to be in the limelight for his on-field antics. However, this time, it was not his one-liner caught on stump mic that left everyone in splits, it was rather a funny act from the skipper. It happened after Washington Sundar pulled back twice on trot while going to bowl a delivery against Sri Lanka in the second ODI. While on the first occasion, Rohit -- stationed at first slip -- stayed clam, he jokingly ran to hit Sundar the second time the bowler pulled back from his bowling.

Watch: As Controversial DRS Call Saves Virat Kohli, Sri Lanka Star Throws Away His Helmet

A controversy took place during the second ODI between India and Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Sunday. On the final ball of the 15th over, an Akila Dananjaya delivery caught Virat Kohli right in front of the stumps and umpire also raised his finger over the LBW appeal made by the Sri Lankan players. Kohli had a chat with non-striker Shubman Gill and then he went upstairs. A review put the third umpire in a big dilemma. This is because the UltraEdge showed a spike when the ball crossed Kohli's bat before hitting his pad, but the visuals showed that there was a good gap between the bat and the ball during that time.

'Video Tablet' Sparks Controversy After India vs Great Britain Olympics Hockey Match

India men's hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh may have been the talk of the town following India's victory over Great Britain in the quarterfinal at the Paris Olympics 2024, but opposing goalkeeper Ollie Payne also made headlines. The Great Britain goalkeeper was under the microscope, as he was initially allowed to keep an iPad with him during the shootout, which was protested by the Indian team. The referees - who have come under scrutiny from Hockey India - then decided to confiscate the device, before India took their second penalty.

"Don't Want To Look...": Rohit Sharma's Blunt Take On India's 2nd ODI Loss To Sri Lanka

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma termed the 32-run defeat against Sri Lanka in the second ODI as hurting, and said there will be discussions about the way batters played in the middle-overs on Sunday. India were jolted by leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay's six-wicket haul, and were bowled out for 208 while chasing 241, once again exposing their fragility against spin. "When you lose a game, everything hurts. It's not just about those 10 overs (when India lost six wickets for 50 runs). You have to play consistent cricket and we failed to do that. Little disappointed but these things happen," said Rohit in the post-match presentation ceremony. "We weren't good enough. Don't want to look too much into how we played. But there'll be talks about our batting in the middle overs," he added.

"Will Definitely Give His Best": Lakshya Sen's Father Ahead Of Bronze Medal Match At Paris Olympics

Following Lakshya Sen's loss to Denmark's Victor Axelsen in the semifinal of the men's singles clash in the ongoing Paris Olympics, his father, Dhirendra Kumar Sen, showed confidence in the shuttler and said that he would definitely bag the bronze medal for his country. Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen lost to reigning Olympic champion Victor Axelsen in the semifinals of the men's singles competition at the ongoing Paris Olympics on Sunday. Lakshya lost to Victor by 20-22, 14-21.

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Motivated India Eye Victory Over Germany To script New Chapter In Olympic Men's Hockey

Hockey Red Card Controversy: What Rulebook Says On Amit Rohidas' Foul Against Great Britain

India's Full Schedule, Medal Events At Paris Olympics 2024, August 5: Lakshya Sen Eyes Bronze, Wrestling Campaign Begins

Rohit Sharma 'Runs To Hit Washington Sundar', Video Has Everyone In Splits

Watch: As Controversial DRS Call Saves Virat Kohli, Sri Lanka Star Throws Away His Helmet

'Video Tablet' Sparks Controversy After India vs Great Britain Olympics Hockey Match

"Don't Want To Look...": Rohit Sharma's Blunt Take On India's 2nd ODI Loss To Sri Lanka

"Will Definitely Give His Best": Lakshya Sen's Father Ahead Of Bronze Medal Match At Paris Olympics