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Motivated India Eye Victory Over Germany To script New Chapter In Olympic Men's Hockey

Having displayed nerves of steel to be within touching distance of a second successive Olympic medal, the Indian hockey team will fancy its chances against familiar foe and reigning world champion Germany in the semifinal of the ongoing Games, hoping to better the bronze that it claimed in the Tokyo edition. India won last of their eight Olympic gold medals way back in the 1980 Moscow Games. Paris provides them a great opportunity to make history. A semifinal win will ensure a silver for India, which they last won in the 1960 Rome edition.

Spain Dump Defending Hockey Champions Belgium Out Of Paris Olympics

Reigning hockey Olympic champions, Belgium, were denied the opportunity to replicate their Tokyo feat in Paris after falling short against Spain in the quarter-finals of the men's hockey event on Sunday. Jose Maria Basterra (40'), Marc Reyne (55') and Marc Miralles (57') featured on the scoresheet for Spain. Arthur De Sloover (41') and Alexander Hendrickx (58') emerged as the two goalscorers for Belgium. In the first quarter, the game kicked off with both teams seeking an opportunity to get a shot at each other's goalpost.

India's Full Schedule, Medal Events At Paris Olympics 2024, August 5: Lakshya Sen Eyes Bronze, Wrestling Campaign Begins

India's Full Schedule, Medal Events At Paris Olympics 2024, August 5: India will look to add another medal to their kitty as Lakshya Sen takes on Malaysia's Zii Jia Lee in the badminton men's singles bronze medal match. Lakshya was defeated by Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in the semifinals but he will have another chance to clinch his maiden Olympics medal. The Indian women's team will also be in action in table tennis as they face Romania in the pre-quarterfinal clash. Wrestling campaign begins for India as Nisha Dahiya will take part in Women's 68kg Freestyle.

Rohit Sharma 'Runs To Hit Washington Sundar', Video Has Everyone In Splits

India captain Rohit Sharma continues to be in the limelight for his on-field antics. However, this time, it was not his one-liner caught on stump mic that left everyone in splits, it was rather a funny act from the skipper. It happened after Washington Sundar pulled back twice on trot while going to bowl a delivery against Sri Lanka in the second ODI. While on the first occasion, Rohit -- stationed at first slip -- stayed clam, he jokingly ran to hit Sundar the second time the bowler pulled back from his bowling.

Olympic Triathlon Mixed Relay In Seine To Go Ahead Monday

The Olympic triathlon mixed relay will go ahead as planned Monday, organisers said, despite two days of training in the River Seine being cancelled and a Belgian triathlete falling sick. "The latest test results confirm that the water quality of the Seine at the triathlon site has improved over the last hours, and the prospective tests indicate the water quality will be within the acceptable limits according to World Triathlon," Paris Games organisers said in a statement on Sunday.

Unseeded Taiwanese Pair Retain Badminton Doubles Title In Olympic First

Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin clinched Taiwan's first gold of the Paris Olympics on Sunday when they beat their top-seeded Chinese opponents to retain their men's badminton doubles title. The unseeded Taiwanese pair beat Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang 21-17, 18-21, 21-19 in an epic encounter at La Chapelle Arena, becoming the first men's doubles pair to retain the Olympic title. But Wang admitted that the pair had "a lot of doubts" heading into the competition after a run of indifferent results.

Noah Lyles Triumphs In Olympic 100m Thriller After Novak Djokovic 'Golden Slam'

US sprint king Noah Lyles powered to gold by just five thousands of a second Sunday in the closest 100m in modern Olympic history, as Novak Djokovic added a tennis gold medal to his glittering CV. A thrilling ninth day of Olympic action also saw two world records tumble in the Paris pool, the first-ever gymnastics gold for an African nation and the Refugee Team's first medal in history. But as darkness fell, all eyes were trained on the lilac track of the Stade de France, where Lyles, 27, was bidding to end two decades of Olympic sprinting hurt for the US.

Watch: As Controversial DRS Call Saves Virat Kohli, Sri Lanka Star Throws Away His Helmet

A controversy took place during the second ODI between India and Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Sunday. On the final ball of the 15th over, an Akila Dananjaya delivery caught Virat Kohli right in front of the stumps and umpire also raised his finger over the LBW appeal made by the Sri Lankan players. Kohli had a chat with non-striker Shubman Gill and then he went upstairs. A review put the third umpire in a big dilemma. This is because the UltraEdge showed a spike when the ball crossed Kohli's bat before hitting his pad, but the visuals showed that there was a good gap between the bat and the ball during that time.

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Motivated India Eye Victory Over Germany To script New Chapter In Olympic Men's Hockey

Spain Dump Defending Hockey Champions Belgium Out Of Paris Olympics

India's Full Schedule, Medal Events At Paris Olympics 2024, August 5: Lakshya Sen Eyes Bronze, Wrestling Campaign Begins

Rohit Sharma 'Runs To Hit Washington Sundar', Video Has Everyone In Splits

Olympic Triathlon Mixed Relay In Seine To Go Ahead Monday

Unseeded Taiwanese Pair Retain Badminton Doubles Title In Olympic First

Noah Lyles Triumphs In Olympic 100m Thriller After Novak Djokovic 'Golden Slam'

Watch: As Controversial DRS Call Saves Virat Kohli, Sri Lanka Star Throws Away His Helmet