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Indian Men's Badminton Team Creates History, Reach Thomas Cup Final
HS Prannoy produced a lion-hearted effort in the decisive fifth match as the Indian men's badminton team scripted history by reaching the title clash of the Thomas Cup Final for the first time ever with a 3-2 victory in an edge-of-the-seat semifinal, in Bangkok. The Indian team, which never went past the semifinals after 1979, showed tremendous fighting spirit as it came from a match down to outwit 2016 champions Denmark. While world championships silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth and world number 8 doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty kept India in the hunt, it was once again left to HS Prannoy to take the team home when the tie was locked 2-2. Up against against world number 13 Rasmus Gemke, Prannoy suffered an ankle injury after slipping on the front court while going for a return but the Indian continued after taking a medical timeout.
Boxing World Championships: Pooja Rani Reaches Quarterfinals, Lovlina Borgohain Knocked Out
Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain's IBA World Championship campaign in the 70 kg category came to an early end after a disappointing loss in the pre quarterfinals, while her compatriot Pooja Rani (81kg) cruised to the last eight stage in Istanbul on Friday. Lovlina, competing in her first international event since her podium finish in Tokyo last year, went down to Cindy Ngamba of Fair Chance Team (FCT) 1-4 in the pre-quarter finals. On the other hand, two-time Asian Champion Pooja notched a facile 5-0 win over Hungary's Timea Nagy in her opening bout.
Thomas Cup 2022: India Tantang Indonesia di Final
India akan jadi lawan Indonesia di final Thomas Cup 2022. India ke partai puncak usai menyingkirkan Denmark 3-2 di semifinal.
Prannoy wins decider against Denmark to steer India to historic Thomas Cup final
HS Prannoy produced a lion-hearted effort in the decisive fifth match as the Indian men's badminton team scripted history by reaching the title clash of the Thomas Cup Final for the first time ever with a 3-2 victory over Denmark in an edge-of-the-seat semifinals. Indian team, which never went past the semifinals after 1979, showed tremendous fighting spirit as it came from a match down to outwit the 2016 champions.
World Boxing Championships: Lovlina bows out, Pooja advances to quarterfinals
Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain's IBA World Championship campaign in the 70 kg category came to an early end after a disappointing loss in the pre-quarterfinals, while her compatriot Pooja Rani (81kg) cruised to the last eight stage in Istanbul on Friday. Lovlina, competing in her first international event since her podium finish in Tokyo last year, went down to Cindy Ngamba of Fair Chance Team (FCT) 1-4 in the pre-quarter finals.
Virat Kohli Becomes First Batter To Achieve Huge Landmark In IPL
Royal Challengers Bangalore batter Virat Kohli on Friday became the first batter to complete 6,500 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. The right-handed batter achieved the feat in the ongoing game against Punjab Kings at Brabourne Stadium. The former RCB skipper brought up 6,500 runs in his 220th game in the cash-rich league. In the ongoing contest, Kohli brought up the feat in the opening over of RCB's innings bowled by Harpreet Brar.
IPL 2022: South Africa Pacer Earmarks Umran Malik As Future "Key Player" For India
Umran Malik will surely play for India but to survive the rigours of international cricket, raw pace alone wouldn't be enough and the youngster will need to supplement his skills with quality execution, star South African pacer Anrich Nortje said on Friday. Nortje, one of the fastest bowlers in world cricket and who has made a comeback in this IPL after a four-month lay-off due to a hip injury, spoke about the hardships related to his return and missing his new ball partner, Kagiso Rabada.