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India vs South Korea Live Streaming And Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch Men's Hockey Semi-final At Asian Games 2023

The Indian men's hockey team will face its toughest challenge yet at the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 when the side led by captain Harmanpreet Singh squares off against four-time champions South Korea in the first semi-final on Wednesday. Dominant India ended the pool stage as table-toppers. With five wins in all their five Pool A matches, India earned 15 points, and are yet to be beaten in the tournament. Harmanpreet said that the team is wary of not taking any opposition lightly and will enter the game against Korea with a positive mindset.

Batsmen shine as Australia edge Pakistan in World Cup warm-up

BENGALURU: Pakistan batsman Babar Azam scored a breezy 90 against Australia while Iftikhar Ahmed sparkled at the top of the order with an 83 but the 1992 world champions could not prevent a 14-run defeat in their World Cup warm-up game in Hyderabad on Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia grab 2nd gold medal at 19th Asian Games

HANGZHOU: Saudi Arabia’s team collected their second gold medal at the 19th Asian Games after 20-year-old athlete Issa Ghazwani won the 800-meter race on Tuesday. Ghazwani triumphed in a time of 1 minute, 48.05 seconds in Hangzhou, China, beating Indian contender Mohammed Afsal, who came in second in 1:48.43, with Hussein Al-Farsi, of Oman, third. Tuesday’s gold means the Kingdom’s team have now increased their medal tally to five: two golds, two silvers and a bronze. Saudi Arabian boxer Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi left the competition after losing to his North Korean opponent in the quarterfinal of the 51 kg category. The Green Falcons basketball team were eliminated after losing 76-57 against Jordan in the quarterfinals. The basketball team had qualified for the knockout stages after finishing second behind the Iranian team in Group One, which also included Kazakhstan and the UAE. Saudi weightlifter Mahmoud Al-Hamid was eliminated from the competition after finishing seventh in the 73 kg category. Al-Hamid lifted 147 kg in the snatch and 180 kg in the clean and jerk, but his total of 327 kg was not enough to secure qualification for the next stage.

Babar Azam shines for Pakistan in high-scoring World Cup warm-up loss against Australia

Pakistan captain Babar Azam stole the show in a high-scoring World Cup warm-up defeat to Australia in Hyderabad on Tuesday.

No Jasprit Bumrah! Two Indians In Faf Du Plessis' List Of Bowlers To Watch Out For During Cricket World Cup 2023

Out-of-favour South Africa batter Faf du Plessis picked four bowlers to look for during the Cricket World Cup 2023. Surprisingly, India's ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah failed to make a cut on the list despite the South African star naming two Indian bowlers in it. While du Plessis left out Bumrah, he picked Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav among the four bowlers. South Africa's ace pacer Kagiso Rabada and New Zealand's pace spearhead Trent Boult completed the list. Du Plessis added that the performance of all the four bowlers will depend on the kind of surfaces they play on.

Asian Games 2023: Wu Yanni Apologises To All Competitors Including Jyothi Yarraji After False Start Drama In 100m Hurdle

Chinese national team athlete Wu Yanni has tendered an unconditional apology to India's Jyothi Yarraji over the false start drama that unfolded during Sunday's women's 100 hurdles final at the Asian Games. "I am very sorry that my result was disqualified due to a false start, disappointing everyone's expectations. I deeply apologize to all my friends who have supported me and to the competitors in tonight's race," Wu wrote on her official account on Weibo, Chinese Twitter-like social media platform. "I respect the referee's final decision, respect the rules and the competition, and congratulate my teammates and opponents who finished the race." Drama unfolded in the last event of the day at the 'Big Lotus' stadium when the women's 100m hurdles was stopped after the gun was fired. Replays clearly showed that Chinese runner Wu Yanni was responsible for the false start as she got off the blocks even before the gunshot was taken.

Instagram Reel Showing India's Pre-World Cup Shoot Is Viral. Fans Miss Virat Kohli

The Indian cricket team uploaded a reel on Monday from its pre-World Cup 2023 shoot. The clip had India skipper Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur and Ishan Kishan all posing in front of a 360-degree rotating camera. "Raring to go for #CWC23," wrote the Indian cricket team while sharing the picture on its official Instagram account. The fans were quick to notice that star India batter Virat Kohli was missing in the reel and they didn't waste time in questioning why the player was left out. Some even mentioned that the reel would be incomplete without Kohli.

Asian Games 2023 Live Streaming October 4: When And Where To Watch Indians In Action

All eyes will be on stars like Neeraj Chopra and Avinash Sable, who will be competing in the javelin throw and 5000m finals, respectively, as India is set to break its all-time medal record at the history of the continental event. India is on course for its biggest ever medal haul as it already reached to 69 medals, just one less than the 2018 edition of the event. On Tuesday, athletics led India's charge in the second half of the day while in the morning it was archery.

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India vs South Korea Live Streaming And Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch Men's Hockey Semi-final At Asian Games 2023

Batsmen shine as Australia edge Pakistan in World Cup warm-up

Saudi Arabia grab 2nd gold medal at 19th Asian Games

Babar Azam shines for Pakistan in high-scoring World Cup warm-up loss against Australia

No Jasprit Bumrah! Two Indians In Faf Du Plessis' List Of Bowlers To Watch Out For During Cricket World Cup 2023

Asian Games 2023: Wu Yanni Apologises To All Competitors Including Jyothi Yarraji After False Start Drama In 100m Hurdle

Instagram Reel Showing India's Pre-World Cup Shoot Is Viral. Fans Miss Virat Kohli

Asian Games 2023 Live Streaming October 4: When And Where To Watch Indians In Action