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Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar To Play At Women's British Open

Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar will feature in the Women's British Open from Thursday in what is the final major tournament of the year for women. Aditi made the cut at the previous major, the Evian Championship, but Diksha missed the cut. Aditi will play at Walton Heath with Spaniard Carlota Ciganda and Italian Valentina Rossi and they will be out very early at 7.25 am, while Diksha will play with Celine Borge and Gina Kim and they tee off at 10.37 am from the first tee.

BWF World Championships: PV Sindhu Receives Round 1 Bye, Kidambi Srikanth To Play Kenta Nishimoto

Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu and men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty received first-round byes in the BWF World Championships 2023 draw held here on Thursday. This year's BWF World Championships will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark from August 21 to 27. Sindhu, who won the women's singles world title in 2019, however, has been handed a tough draw and she might face Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon and top seed An Se Young of Korea as they are grouped in the top half of the draw.

Asian Champions Trophy 2023: India Look To Maintain Intensity Throughout 60 Minutes In Semi-final Against Japan

Maintaining intensity throughout the 60 minutes of the game and consistency in finishing would be India's targets when the hosts take on Japan in the semifinal of the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Chennai on Friday. No doubt, India will start as favourites after their unbeaten run in the round-robin stage, winning four matches and drawing one to top the points table. However, India would be wary of Japan, the only side the hosts have not beaten. The league match between the two sides had ended in a 1-1 draw.

Did India Hockey Coach Craig Fulton Take Veiled "Structured" Dig At Pakistan After 4-0 Thrashing?

A day after Pakistan hockey coach Muhammad Saqlain said that India were not playing a 'structural game' at the Asian Champions Trophy, his team were dealt a 4-0 loss by the hosts in Chennai on Wednesday. "India is not playing structural hockey, but Pakistan is. India is simply playing over fitness," Saqlain said during pre-match media conference. "Structural hockey is played by Korea and Japan. India has been playing behind the ball mostly and relying mainly on counter-attacking," he added.

"Big Names But Their Fitness...": Ex-Pakistan Star Ridicules Indian Team's Chances At World Cup

India and Pakistan will be facing each other on October 14 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. It will be an ODI World Cup contest between the sides. While both the teams will be equally eager to register a victory in the game, former Pakistan bowler Aaqib Javed feels that Pakistan will be the stronger side among the two and the match will be a "great chance" for the team to beat India on latter's soil as their "fitness and form is not up to the mark". India and Pakistan last played a bilateral series back in January 2012. It was Pakistan's tour to India.

"Even I Am Not...": Rohit Sharma On Team India's Asia Cup Squad Selection

Several new players have made their senior international debut in the Indian team since the conclusion of the 2022 T20 World Cup. While the likes of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have been away from the T20 format entirely, they were even kept away from the ODI side in the recent showdown against West Indies. With the Asia Cup being Team India's next big event, skipper Rohit Sharma suggested that even he isn't an automatic selection in the squad at the moment. Rohit also hinted that there will be pressure on some players to perform at the Asia Cup with World Cup spots up for grabs.

Why Is Shubman Gill Struggling? Ex-India Star Finds Flaw In Batter's Game

Former India batter Aakash Chopra has pointed out a flaw in Shubman Gill's batting. The 23-year-old cricketer is struggling with his form, having scored only one half-century across eight matches in the West Indies. In two Test matches on the Caribbean island, Gill scored 45 runs. Meanwhile, a three-match ODI series that followed saw Gill scoring 126 runs with the batter hitting a crucial 85 in the final game. In the shortest format, Gill is yet to play a noticeable innings. He has scored 16 runs across the first three T20Is.

"Captaincy Is Secondary, My Role Is...": Rohit Sharma's Honest Admission

Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma is gearing up for a busy period in the next two months, with the Asia Cup and the ODI World Cup scheduled to be held. While has already led the Indian team to Asia Cup triumph once, he hasn't won the ODI World Cup yet, be it as a captain or as a player. Having been given the captaincy of the Indian team after Virat Kohli's exit from the leadership role, Rohit is eager to bring the Team success on all fronts. However, 'captaincy' still remains secorndary for him, it's his role as a batter that is primary.

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Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar To Play At Women's British Open

BWF World Championships: PV Sindhu Receives Round 1 Bye, Kidambi Srikanth To Play Kenta Nishimoto

Asian Champions Trophy 2023: India Look To Maintain Intensity Throughout 60 Minutes In Semi-final Against Japan

Did India Hockey Coach Craig Fulton Take Veiled "Structured" Dig At Pakistan After 4-0 Thrashing?

"Big Names But Their Fitness...": Ex-Pakistan Star Ridicules Indian Team's Chances At World Cup

"Even I Am Not...": Rohit Sharma On Team India's Asia Cup Squad Selection

Why Is Shubman Gill Struggling? Ex-India Star Finds Flaw In Batter's Game

"Captaincy Is Secondary, My Role Is...": Rohit Sharma's Honest Admission