Olympics latest: Irish runners miss out 1500m semi-finals, Irish riders hoping for medals
Athletics and equestrian events are the main focus for Team Ireland this morning at the Olympic Games in Paris.
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New Zealand come from behind to retain Olympic sevens title
The Kiwis outscored the Canadians by three tries to two in a tense, defence-led match in front of a near-capacity 69,000 crowd at the Stade de France.
"We Will Remember This Day": Harmanpreet Kaur After India's Women's Asia Cup Final Loss
A distraught India captain Harmanpreet Kaur admitted that there is room for a lot of improvement before the upcoming T20 World Cup and her team won't easily forget the eight-wicket humbling at the hands of Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final here on Sunday. India scored a decent 165 for 6 but rival skipper Chamari Athapaththu (62) and Harshitha Samarawickrama (69 not out) were severe on the visiting bowlers, finishing the match in 18.4 overs. The women's T20 World Cup will be held in Bangladesh later this October.
Chamari Athapaththu, Harshitha Samarawickrama Sparkle As Sri Lanka Beat India By 8 Wickets To Lift Women's Asia Cup
Captain Chamari Athapaththu's turbo-charged fifty combined well with the steadfast half-century of Harshitha Samarawickrama as a resilient Sri Lanka carved an eight-wicket win over defending champions India to bag their maiden women's Asia Cup title in Dambulla on Sunday. This is the second time in nine Asia Cup editions (WODI and WT20I) across formats that India have lost a final. The last time India lost the final was against Bangladesh in 2018 in Kuala Lumpur. Tasked with hunting down a strong target of 166, Sri Lanka served well by Athapaththu (61b, 43b, 9x4, 2x6) and Samarawickrama (69 not out, 51b, 6x4, 2x6) and finished at 167 for two in 18.4 overs.
India vs Sri Lanka LIVE Score, Women's Asia Cup T20 2024 Final: India Take On Sri Lanka, Eye Record-Extending 8th Title
India vs Sri Lanka, Women's Asia Cup 2024 Final, Live Updates: India to go up against Sri Lanka in the Women's Asia Cup 2024 Final on Sunday in Dambulla. Defending champions India will look to translate their overwhelming dominance in the Women's Asia Cup to a record-extending eighth title. India's top-order batters and bowlers fired in tandem, not giving their rivals even an iota of chance to mount a fight. On the other hand, Sri Lanka too are undefeated in this event and they also have scored the biggest victory in terms of runs – a 144-run toweling of Malaysia in the group stage. (Live Scorecard)
India vs Sri Lanka Live Streaming Women's Asia Cup Final Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch Match?
India vs Sri Lanka, Women's Asia Cup Final, Live Streaming: India to face Sri Lanka in the final of the Women's Asia Cup 2024 on Sunday in Dambulla. Both the teams are yet to face a defeat in the ongoing tournament. Harmanpreet Kaur and co thrashed Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the semi-finals and entered the summit clash. On the other hand, hosts Sri Lanka edged past Pakistan. It will be a crucial game as Team India eyes eighth title.
Sri Lanka Edge Out Pakistan By 3 Wickets, To Face India In Women's Asia Cup Final
Skipper Chamari Athapaththu's diligent fifty propelled Sri Lanka to a thrilling three-wicket win over Pakistan in the second semifinal of the women's Asia Cup in Dambulla on Friday, setting up the title clash against India. In the first semifinal earlier, defending champions India had beaten Bangladesh by 10 wickets. The final will be played on Sunday. Athapaththu, who is the highest run-getter in the event with 223 runs, single-handedly guided the Lankans close to the target of 141, making a well-paced 63 off 48 balls (9x4, 1x6).
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Live Score Updates, Women's Asia Cup T20 Semi Final
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, Women's Asia Cup 2024 Semi-Final, Live Updates: Sri Lanka face Pakistan in the second semi-final of Women's Asia Cup 2024 on Friday in Dambulla. Sri Lanka reached the semis after remaining unbeaten in the group stage. On other hand, Pakistan lost only one game and finished at the second spot in Group A points table. Pakistan lost their game against arch-rivals India. The winner of this match will be facing India in the summit clash on Sunday. (Live Scorecard)