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Srihari Nataraj Fails To Qualify For 100m Backstroke Semis At World Championships

Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj came up with a season-best time but that was not enough for him to qualify for the semifinals of the men's 100m backstroke event at the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan on Monday. The Asian Games-bound swimmer clocked 55.26s to finish last in his heat and 31st overall. The top 18 swimmers across seven heats advanced to the semifinals. The 22-year-old Nataraj, who had begun his season with a 55.60s effort to win the gold at the Singapore National Age Group in March, followed that up with a 55.29s swim at Mare Nostrum Swim Tour, Monaco in May.

Dinesh Karthik Gets 'Champions Trophy 2017 Reminder' After India A's Final Defeat To Pakistan A

The Emerging Asia Cup 2023 final concluded in a brutal fashion for the Indian team, which suffered its first and only loss of the campaign, losing to Pakistan A in the title decider. Only a few days ago, India A had hammered the Pakistan team by 8 wickets but when it came to the title showdown, Yash Dhull's men ended second best. Seeing the India A vs Pakistan A final clash, veteran Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik recalled the 2017 Champions Trophy final where the Indian senior team endured defeat in a similar manner.

Shubhankar Sharma Achieves Best Ever Result By An Indian At Open, Finishes Eighth

India's Shubhankar Sharma produced the best-ever result by an Indian at golf's oldest Major, the Open Championships, as he finished tied-eighth on Sunday. Sharma, playing his third Open, was the only player on the final day logging a bogey-free round of 1-under 70 for a total of 5-under 279. He finished Tied-eighth, earning a recall to the Open in 2024 also. Sharma's result was also the second best by an Indian in any Major behind the T-5 by Anirban Lahiri at the 2015 PGA Championships. Jeev Milkha Singh was also T-9 at the 2008 PGA Championships. The previous best by an Indian at an Open was T-27 by Jyoti Randhawa in 2004 at Royal Troon, where the Open returns next year.

India vs West Indies Live Score, 2nd Test, Day 5: India To Mount Charge For Clean Sweep vs 2-Down West Indies

WI vs IND, 2nd Test, Day 5 Live Updates:West Indies will begin the fifth and final day of the ongoing Test against India at 76/2. Currently, the hosts have Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Jermaine Blackwood standing unbeaten at the crease, needing 289 runs to win.

PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy Keen To Regain Lost Touch; Buoyant Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Eyeing Another Title

Fresh from their Korea Open triumph, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will look to continue their dream run, even as the focus will be on the struggling PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy in the Japan Open Super 750 badminton tournament, beginning in Tokyo on Tuesday. The 2022 Commonwealth Games-winning Indian doubles pair of Satwik-Chirag on Sunday stunned world No. 1 pair of Fajar Alfian and Muhamad Rian Ardianto in a hard-fought final to extend their winning streak to 10 matches.

"Ravichandran Ashwin Will Run Through...": Mohammed Siraj Fires Day 5 Warning To West Indies

India pacer Mohammed Siraj is confident spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will prove to be more than a handful for the West Indies batters on the final day of the second Test in Port of Spain on Monday and help the visitors make a clean sweep of the two-match series. India, after setting a 365-run target for the hosts to level the series, had West Indies struggling at 76/2 at stumps on day four with veteran spinner Ashwin taking both the wickets on Sunday. The Caribbean side still has to score 289 runs to achieve an improbable win on Monday with the wicket assisting spinners.

"How Did Situation Escalate?": India Great Baffled By Harmanpreet Kaur's Umpiring Rant

Indian women's cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur faced severe backlash from the cricketing spectrum over her actions in the tied 3rd ODI against Bangladesh. Harmanpreet didn't just shatter her stumps after getting out in the match but also decided to publicly criticise the umpires over an alleged 'poor' decision-making in the game. While Harmanpreet's teammates decided to stand by her, former India captain Anjum Chopra criticised the senior batter, suggesting she shouldn't have gone out in public and made statements like these.

"Watched Videos Of...": Pakistan A Skipper's Masterplan That Undid India A In Final

Following his side's win in the final of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Men's Emerging Teams Asia Cup, Pakistan A skipper Mohammad Haris said that his team prepared for the final by watching videos of Indian batters, including key players Sai Sudarshan and Abhishek Sharma to prepare for the title clash. Tayyab Tahir's heroics with the bat and Sufiyan Muqeem's efforts with the ball took Paksitan A across the finish line against India A in an encounter that was one-sided for the majority of the game in the final of the ACC Men's Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 on Sunday.

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Srihari Nataraj Fails To Qualify For 100m Backstroke Semis At World Championships

Dinesh Karthik Gets 'Champions Trophy 2017 Reminder' After India A's Final Defeat To Pakistan A

Shubhankar Sharma Achieves Best Ever Result By An Indian At Open, Finishes Eighth

India vs West Indies Live Score, 2nd Test, Day 5: India To Mount Charge For Clean Sweep vs 2-Down West Indies

PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy Keen To Regain Lost Touch; Buoyant Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Eyeing Another Title

"Ravichandran Ashwin Will Run Through...": Mohammed Siraj Fires Day 5 Warning To West Indies

"How Did Situation Escalate?": India Great Baffled By Harmanpreet Kaur's Umpiring Rant

"Watched Videos Of...": Pakistan A Skipper's Masterplan That Undid India A In Final