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Indian Women's Hockey Team Leaves For Asian Games

The Indian women's hockey team is well prepared and will look to seal an Olympic berth with a good show at the Asian Games, said skipper Savita ahead of the side's departure for Hangzhou, China. The Indian women's hockey team, which is placed in Pool A along with Korea, Malaysia, Hong Kong China and Singapore, left for China on Tuesday night. The quadrennial event gets underway in Hangzhou on September 23. India will open their campaign at the prestigious event against Singapore on September 27.

Proteas have lost intimidation factor in Nortje - Simons

Proteas bowling consultant Eric Simons says the team has been robbed of several things in the loss of fast bowler Anrich Nortje, the most important being his intimidation factor.

Joe Root Denied ICC World Cup 2023 Prep As Rain Washes Out Ireland ODI

England's opening one-day international against Ireland was abandoned without a ball being bowled on Wednesday, denying Joe Root a World Cup warm-up.

Antim Panghal Shocks Reigning World Champion, But Loses In Semis

Antim Panghal shocked reigning champion Olivia Dominique Parrish en route to the World Championship semifinals, but the young grappler's giant-killing run was halted in the last-four stage, leaving her fighting for a bronze medal and a Paris Olympic quota place on Wednesday. Panghal, the 53kg grappler, lost the semifinal bout to world No.23 Vanesa Kaladzinskaya -- a Belarusian competing as a neutral athlete -- on technical points 5-4. But the Indian can still earn an Olympic quota if she wins the bronze-medal match or emerges triumphant in the bout between the losers of the bronze-medal contest. Underlining her growth and a smooth transition from the junior to senior circuit, the two-time U20 champion won the first three bouts of the day to enter the semifinal even as other Indian contenders bit the dust in their respective categories.

Watch: Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues Cheer For Indian Football Team At Asian Games 2023

Indian women's cricket team stars Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues were there to cheer the Indian men's football team as they faced China in the opening match of their Asian Games campaign. In a video posted on Mandhana's account, Jemimah and Harmanpreet could be seen cheering at the stadium and she even showed the game on the giant screen. India lost 1-5 to China but that could dampen the support shown by the Indian supporters. The Indian women's cricket team will start their campaign in the quarterfinal match against Malaysia on Thursday.

"After We Win World Cup..." Rohit Sharma's Hilarious Reply To Fans Bursting Crackers On India's Win

Team India bagged their eighth Asia Cup title with a remarkable victory over Sri Lanka in the final match on Sunday. Asked to bowl first, the Rohit Sharma-led side bundled out Sri Lanka for just 50 runs, with pacer Mohammed Siraj stealing the show with his impressive six-wicket haul. Later, Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan chased down the target in just 6.1 overs and took Team India across the line with ten wickets in hand. After the final match, skipper Rohit attended a press conference, where his one comment left all the media persons in splits.

Asian Games 2023 Live Streaming: How Can One Watch Indians In Action On September 21

After a brilliant outing on Wednesday, the Indian athletes will aim to deliver a strong performance on Thursday. Women's cricket team will be taking on Malaysia in the quarterfinal match. The Indian rowing contingent will compete under different categories like women lightweight double scull, men lightweight double scull, women double scull, men double scull. India will also compete in sailing on Thursday with athletes like Chitresh Tatha, Adhvait Menon, Vishnu Saravanan, Jerome Kumar, K. C. Ganapathy, and Varun Thakkar, Ishwariya Ganesh, Neha Thakur, among others.

Asian Games 2023: India Men's Volleyball Team Clinch Win Against South Korea

The Indian men's volleyball team claimed a 3-2 victory in a dramatic fashion as they edged past South Korea at the Asian Games on Wednesday. Both teams went toe-to-toe in a match that lasted for the entire five games. Korea took the first game but India bounced back to take a 2-1 lead. South Korea didn't allow the Indian team to take away the game as they took the fourth game. The match went to a fifth game which kept the fans on the edge of their seats as India scripted a thrilling victory. South Korea took the first game in a hard-fought battle as India tried to mount a comeback right in the final moments of the first game. Junwoo kicked off the proceedings for the Korean team.

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Indian Women's Hockey Team Leaves For Asian Games

Proteas have lost intimidation factor in Nortje - Simons

Joe Root Denied ICC World Cup 2023 Prep As Rain Washes Out Ireland ODI

Antim Panghal Shocks Reigning World Champion, But Loses In Semis

Watch: Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues Cheer For Indian Football Team At Asian Games 2023

"After We Win World Cup..." Rohit Sharma's Hilarious Reply To Fans Bursting Crackers On India's Win

Asian Games 2023 Live Streaming: How Can One Watch Indians In Action On September 21

Asian Games 2023: India Men's Volleyball Team Clinch Win Against South Korea