90 UAE cricketers to feature in ILT20 Development Tournament
DUBAI: UAE captain Muhammad Waseem will lead the ILT20 Marvels in the inaugural ILT20 Development Tournament that begins at the ICC Academy Grounds, Dubai from Saturday, Sept. 30.
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Asian Games 2023 September 26 Schedule: Indians In Action, Events And Timing
India will be looking to continue their impressive run in Asian Games 2023 after winning two gold medals on Monday. The women's cricket team defeated Sri Lanka in the final to claim a historic gold medal while the trio of world champion Rudrankksh Patil, Olympian Divyansh Panwar and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar clinched the gold medal in the Men's 10m Air Rifle event with a world record effort. Roshibina Devi has also guaranteed India of at least bronze in Wushu. The Indian men's hockey team will be in action on Tuesday with more medals up for grabs in shooting. India face Pakistan in men's volleyball while Bhavani Devi will start her campaign in fencing at the Asian Games 2023.
"Had Tears In My Eyes": Smriti Mandhana's Emotional Reaction To Asian Games 2023 Gold
Star India player Smriti Mandhana on Monday was ecstatically happy at winning a gold medal at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou and said that she had tears in her eyes when the national anthem was played. Mandhana said that it was a very special moment for her and was happy to contribute to India's medal tally in the multi-sport event. "This is very special. We have seen this on TV. When Neeraj Chopra won the Gold, I had a match... the manner in which the National Anthem was played and India's National Flag went up, I think it was pretty special and I had tears in my eyes... really happy that we could contribute to the medal tally of the Indian contingent... gold is gold... really happy that we gave our best today," Mandhana said ANI.
Games-India's women claim cricket gold as Hangzhou fuels Olympic ambitions
HANGZHOU, China : Fringed by forested mountains in eastern China, the Pingfeng campus of Zhejiang University of Technology might seem an unlikely battleground for cricketing powers with Olympic ambitions.
Sri Lanka's Sachithra Senanayake Granted Bail Over Match-Fixing Allegations
Former Sri Lankan cricketer Sachithra Senanayake was given bail by the Colombo Chief Magistrate's court in Colombo on Monday. He was arrested by the Sports Corruption Investigation Unit and later remanded by the court early this month over match-fixing allegations, besides being banned from travelling overseas by the court. He played a solitary Test, 49 ODIs and 24 T20 Internationals between 2012 and 2016. The court granted him bail on a couple of personal sureties of Sri Lankan Rupees 5 million each, as he had not attempted to influence evidence against him.
Watch: Celebrations Erupt As India Win Asian Games 2023 Gold In Women's Cricket
It was a historic moment for the Indian women's cricket team as the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side defeated Sri Lanka in the final to win the gold medal at the Asian Games 2023 on Monday. This was the first ever gold medal for India in women's cricket at the continental competition as they did not take part in the 2010 and 2014 editions. This was also the second gold medal for India on Monday after a phenomenal performance in the 10m air rifle team event. The Indian women's cricket team looked completely in control and celebrations erupted the moment the match ended with the players celebrating on the field.
Sri Lanka Medical Panel Head Gives Big Update On Wanindu Hasaranga's Injury
Sri Lanka Cricket's medical panel head Arjuna de Silva gave an update on Wanindu Hasaranga's injury and said that the team management is currently consulting foreign doctors to check whether the players need surgery or not and it is likely that he will miss the upcoming ODI World Cup in India. Hasaranga is still battling the hamstring injury he picked up during last month's playoffs of the Lankan Premier League and the 26-year-old sat out Sri Lanka's recent Asia Cup campaign that saw them finish as runner-up.
CP Rizwan hopeful 'better things are on the way' as he targets UAE comeback
When CP Rizwan lost the UAE captaincy and then his place in the side during a slump in the national team’s fortunes earlier this year, he might have been moved to give the game away.