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India Top Group To Storm Into SAFF U-19 Semi-finals

India qualified for the SAFF U19 Championship semifinals with a 2-1 victory over Bhutan at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu on Monday. Both the teams were locked 1-1 at half-time. Jigme Namgyel gave Bhutan the lead in the 20th minute but India bounced back through goals from Gwgwmsar Goyary and Ricky Meetei. India went into the Group B match with an upperhand, having defeated Bangladesh 3-0. To add to that, Bhutan's 4-3 victory against Bangladesh meant that India needed only a draw to secure the top spot in the group and subsequently, a place in the semifinals.

'You almost had me crying': Canada's Votto overwhelmed by ovation in potential home finale with Reds

If Sunday's 4-2 win over Pittsburgh was the final home game for Joey Votto as a member of the Cincinnati Reds, it's hard to imagine a better sendoff for the potential Hall of Famer.

Deepak Bhoria, Nishant Dev Progress To Pre-Quarters In Asian Games 2023 Boxing

World championship bronze medallist Deepak Bhoria and Nishant Dev recorded emphatic wins in their respective events of the Asian Games, on Monday. Deepak out-punched Malaysia's Muhammad Abdul Qaiyum Bin Ariffin 5-0 to advance to round of 16 in the men's 51kg event. Nishant notched up a win over Nepal's Dipesh Lama by a similar margin in the men's 71kg opening round. However, Arundhati Choudhary bowed out in the opening round of the women's 66kg event. The young Indian pugilist was no match to world champion Yang Liu of China, who jabbed and hooked her way to a dominant 5-0 win.