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NEW DELHI : Visas have been issued for the Pakistan team for their participation in the 50-overs World Cup in India, the governing International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday, following complaints of a delay in the process.
Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj finished sixth in the men's 50m backstroke final at the Asian Games on Monday. Nataraj, competing in his second successive final in as many days, clocked 25.39s. Had he matched his personal best of 24.40s, he would have won the bronze medal. He had finished sixth in the men's 100m backstroke final on Sunday as well. Likith Selvaraj finished seventh in the men's 100m breaststroke competition after he touched the pad at 1:01.62s which was touch better than the 1:01.98s he clocked in the heats. It was a seventh place finish for the Indian team in the men's 4x200m freestyle event as well.
After India's 1-1 draw against Myanmar at the Asian Games 2023 on Sunday, head coach Igor Stimac appreciated the Blues Tigers and said that they made India proud. Stimac took to X and mentioned that the players slept in airports and then completed recovery sessions at a park in China before taking part in the event. The head coach added that the team has achieved its primary goal of reaching the round of 16 and they deserve all the praise and love from the nation.
India's star tennis player Rohan Bopanna playing along with Rutuja Bhosale entered into the next round with a win over Uzbekistan's duo Maksim Shin-Agkul Amanmuradova in mixed doubles Round 2 match at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Monday. The Indian duo won the match in straight sets 6-2, 6-4 in just 1:04 minutes at the HOC Tennis Centre. However, in the men's double, Rohan Bopanna and Yuki Bhambri made a shocking exit in the round 2 match at the Asian Games 2023 on Monday. Rohan Bopanna's loss in the round 2 match came as a surprise to many as he was the reigning champion in the event.
Following his side's 99-run loss to India in the second ODI, Australia skipper Steve Smith that having lost five matches in a row ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup in October, his side needs to work on a few things. India outplayed Australia with both bat and ball to clinch the three-match ODI series 2-0 after winning the second match by 99 runs through The Duckworth-Lew–Lewis–Stern (DLS) method at the Holkar Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
India was assured of another medal in the ongoing Asian Games on Monday, as Naorem Roshibina Devi qualified for the semi-finals in the Women's 60 kg Wushu (Sanda), thus assuring herself a bronze. She outplayed her opening opponent in the quarterfinal, Aiman Karshyga of Kazakhstan, convincingly. Roshibina Devi happens to be a bronze medallist from the last edition in Jakarta in the same category. Notably, she was a gold medalist in the same category at the 2019 South Asian Games in Kathmandu-Pokhara.
Indian men's hockey team will be aiming to improve its penalty corner conversion rate when it squares off with lowly Singapore in a second pool A match of the Asian Games on Tuesday. Firm favourites India blanked lowly Uzbekistan 16-0 in their tournament opener on Sunday but the Harmanpreet Singh-led side knows that there is room for improvement. Especially, when it comes to penalty corners, Indian team has fluffed their chances despite possessing a potent bunch of drag-flickers. In skipper Harmanpreet, who was rested in the opening match, Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas and Sanjay comprise a potent force in penalty corner force.
Star India player Smriti Mandhana on Monday was ecstatically happy at winning a gold medal at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou and said that she had tears in her eyes when the national anthem was played. Mandhana said that it was a very special moment for her and was happy to contribute to India's medal tally in the multi-sport event. "This is very special. We have seen this on TV. When Neeraj Chopra won the Gold, I had a match... the manner in which the National Anthem was played and India's National Flag went up, I think it was pretty special and I had tears in my eyes... really happy that we could contribute to the medal tally of the Indian contingent... gold is gold... really happy that we gave our best today," Mandhana said ANI.