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Junior Hockey World Cup: India Beat Netherlands 4-3 In Thrilling Quarterfinal

The Indian Junior Men's Hockey team produced a spectacular display of grit and character to beat the Netherlands 4-3 in a thrilling quarterfinal of the FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Malaysia 2023 after trailing 0-2 at halftime and 3-2 in the third quarter. In a match that lived up to the billing of a quarterfinal encounter between world no 3 India and world no 4 Netherlands, India exhibited immense resilience to qualify for the semi-finals, where they will take on Germany on the 14th of December.

D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi To Lead Indian Challenge In Chennai GM Chess Championship

Some of India's best players, including local star D Gukesh will be in action in the Chennai Grand Masters Chess Championship 2023 to be held in Chennai from December 15 to 21. The tournament to be conducted by Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu will see a mix of eight GMs -- five international Grandmasters and three Indian GMs -- playing in a round-robin format with seven rounds of chess in the classical format. They will be competing for a total prize amount of Rs 50 lakh sponsored by the Government of Tamil Nadu, an official press note said on Monday.

'India Banking On Coach Amol Muzumdar's Experience': Smriti Mandhana Ahead Of England Test

With the Indian women's team lacking enough red-ball exposure, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana said her young teammates are picking the brains of new head coach Amol Muzumdar to get into red-ball mindset ahead of the one-off Test against England. Two years ago, India had played a couple of Tests in England and Australia in June and September with both the four-day games ending in draws. In comparison, England have had a more recent experience of playing red-ball cricket as their last game was against Australia in the Women's Ashes in June this year.

India U19 Star Raj Limbani Takes 7 Wickets In Asia Cup Match, Misses Irfan Pathan's World Record By A Whisker

Seam bowler Raj Limbani bowled an incisive spell to record the brilliant figures of 7/13 as India cruised to a 10-wicket victory over Nepal to clinch a semi-final berth in the U-19 Asia Cup cricket tournament in Dubai on Tuesday. After shooting out Nepal for just 52 runs in 22.1 overs, courtesy Limbani's superb performance, all-rounder Arshin Kulkarni (43 not out), kept the IPL scouts interested with five huge sixes to knock off the runs in just 7.1 overs. Having lost to arch-rivals Pakistan by eight wickets in an earlier game, India colts, led by Uday Saharan, needed to win their final league game to qualify for the knock-out stage and they absolutely dominated the proceedings against the boys from Himalayan nation.

"Never Made Myself An Object Of Pity": 200m Para Athlete Rajesh K

When the 200m final of the T64 category started at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Monday, it was being telecast live on a big screen at Annai Vailankanni College in Tambaram, Tamil Nadu, thousands of kilometers away from here because one of the blade runners of this college, Rajesh K was participating in the first-ever Khelo India Para Games. The college administration wanted every child to see Rajesh performing because his story is that of immense courage. Rajesh lit up the track of JLN Stadium with his performance and won the gold medal in 200 meters.

'Dedication Of Para Athletes A Big Inspiration Ahead Of Olympics': Shooter Sift Kaur Samra

To make the historic Khelo India Para Games more memorable, a slew of current and former international athletes, who have made the nation proud on several occasions, are making their presence felt at the inaugural Games in Delhi. The prodigious rifle shooter and Paris Olympics aspirant Sift Kaur Samra is one of them. On Tuesday, Sift Kaur Samra gave away medals at the para powerlifting event at the weightlifting auditorium, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Fresh from her stupendous showings at the Asian Games 2022 in Hangzhou, the Target Olympic Podium Scheme shooter interacted with the athletes present in what a 'new experience' for Sift.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd T20I: Who Will Open With Shubman Gill vs South Africa As T20 WC Looms?

India vs South Africa, 2nd T20I, Live Updates:India's playing XI will be in focus as they take on South Africa in the second T20I of a three-match series. With a few big names missing from the squad, it will be interesting to see that who will open the batting with Shubman Gill. India will also look to try new combinations, in order to prepare for the T20 World Cup. The first match of the series got washed out due to the heavy rain in Durban on Sunday but the weather forecast has predicted rain in today's match as well. Suryakumar Yadav and Co will be aiming to repeat their heroics of the T20Is against Australia. (Live Scorecard)

Smriti Mandhana Bats For Women's WTC But England's Tammy Beaumont Says Long Way To Go

India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana on Tuesday welcomed the idea of organising a World Test Championship in women's Test cricket, but England veteran Tammy Beaumont said it would be unfair to have such a competition when only three countries are playing regularly. In men's Test cricket, the ICC's World Test Championship began with 2019-2021 as the first two-year cycle. It is currently in its third edition. The women's game, however, does not have any such competition. There is a huge disparity among women's teams in terms of playing Test cricket as only England, Australia and India have played in the longest format regularly even though there is a long gap.

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Junior Hockey World Cup: India Beat Netherlands 4-3 In Thrilling Quarterfinal

D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi To Lead Indian Challenge In Chennai GM Chess Championship

'India Banking On Coach Amol Muzumdar's Experience': Smriti Mandhana Ahead Of England Test

India U19 Star Raj Limbani Takes 7 Wickets In Asia Cup Match, Misses Irfan Pathan's World Record By A Whisker

"Never Made Myself An Object Of Pity": 200m Para Athlete Rajesh K

'Dedication Of Para Athletes A Big Inspiration Ahead Of Olympics': Shooter Sift Kaur Samra

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd T20I: Who Will Open With Shubman Gill vs South Africa As T20 WC Looms?

Smriti Mandhana Bats For Women's WTC But England's Tammy Beaumont Says Long Way To Go