England captain Sarah Hunter excited about future for women’s rugby
England captain Sarah Hunter believes women’s rugby has not even “scratched the surface” in terms of how big a sport it can become.
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"Ladies Have Bowled India Over": Twitter Hails Historic Lawn Bowls Gold In CWG 2022
The Indian women's fours team of lawn bowls made history on Tuesday by bagging a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022, being played in Birmingham. It came as an unprecedented feat as this was the first time India secured a medal in the lawn bowls event. Team India that comprised of Lovely Choubey, Pinki, Nayanmoni Saikia and Rupa Rani Tirkey defeated South Africa 17-10 in the summit clash. Earlier, they had defeated New Zealand in a thrilling semi-final match.
Watch: Moment That Sealed Historic Gold For India In Women's Fours Lawn Bowls Event In CWG 2022
India won a historic gold medal in the women's fours lawn bowls event after the Indian team comprising Lovely Choubey, Rupa Rani Tirkey, Pinki and Nayanmoni Saikia defeated South Africa 17-10 in the final on Tuesday. This is India's first-ever medal in the sport and the team showed great composure and held their nerves under pressure to seal the gold medal. This victory helped India achieve its fourth gold at the ongoing event.
CWG 2022: Tulika Mann storms into women's 78kg Judo final
Commonwealth Games here on Wednesday. The 22-year-old, a four-time national champion, trailed in the match initially but performed an 'Ippon' to humble New Zealand's Sydnee Andrews within three minutes in the semifinal match.
CWG 2022: Judoka Tulika Mann Advances To Final Of Women's +78 kg Category
India's Tulika Mann booked her berth in the women's 78kg final to be assured of a medal at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday. The 22-year-old, a four-time national champion, trailed in the match initially but performed an 'Ippon' to humble New Zealand's Sydnee Andrews within three minutes in the semifinal match. Tulika will now face Scotland's Sarah Adlington in the final later tonight.
Suryakumar Yadav moves up to second spot in ICC T20 rankings
Suryakumar Yadav has moved three spots up to the second position in the latest T20 rankings for batters. Suryakumar, who scored a 44-ball 76 in the third T20 International against the West Indies on Tuesday, moved within two rating points of top-ranked batter Babar Azam. The knock against the West Indies won Suryakumar the player of the match award.
Marx over Bongi for All Blacks? 'Milestone matches must be special'
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber said Malcolm Marx starting ahead of Bongi Mbonambi for Saturday's first Test against New Zealand in Mbombela was partly based on squad rotation.
Ollie Robinson's double century leads Kent (353-3) to Royal London One-Day Cup opening-day win away to Worcestershire (351-8)
A record-breaking Ollie Robinson double century ensured Kent won their opening Royal London One-Day Cup encounter on Tuesday at Worcestershire.