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Hockey India League: Harmanpreet Singh Scores As Soorma Club Beat Kalinga Lancers In Seven-Goal Thriller

Belgian goalkeeper Vincent Vanasch dished out a stellar performance to help Soorma Club beat Kalinga Lancers 4-3 in a thrilling match of the Hockey India League at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela on Sunday. Jeremy Hayward (11th minute), Nicolas della Torre (35th), Harmanpreet Singh (50th) and Harish Somappa (52nd) scored for Soorma while Thierry Brinkman (5th), Sanjay (30th) and Gursahibjit Singh (50th) were on target for the Lancers. In the day's second match, Tamil Nadu Dragons claimed a 2-0 win against UP Rudras to collect all three points.

Malaysia Open: Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand Pair Makes Pre-Quarterfinals

India's women's doubles duo of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand easily overcame the challenge from Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn and Sukitta Suwachai, beating the Thai pair in straight games in the opening round of the Malaysia Super 1000 tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. The Indian pair, seeded sixth here, won 21-10, 21-10 in just 30 minutes to secure a place in the round of 16. On a high following their success in the Syed Modi International Super 300 tournament in Lucknow, Treesa and Gayatri faced little challenge from the unseeded Thai pair taking a 17-8 lead in no time.

Asiad Gold-Winning Former Shot-Putter Bahadur Singh Sagoo Elected AFI President

Asian Games gold-winning former shot putter Bahadur Singh Sagoo was on Tuesday elected unopposed as the Athletics Federation of India's president, succeeding the long-serving Adille Sumariwalla in the top position. The 51-year-old Sagoo, who will serving a four-year term, won a shot put gold in the 2002 Busan Asian Games and also took part in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. He is a member of the AFI Athletes Commission. Sagoo was the lone candidate left in fray after incumbent senior vice president Anju Bobby George opted out of the race for the position.

"Simply Not Cricket": Sunil Gavaskar Weighs In On Virat Kohli-Sam Konstas Bumping Incident

Former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar gave his opinion on the bumping incident between Australia youngster Sam Konstas and India stalwart Virat Kohli saying it was "simply not cricket." In front of a sold-out crowd on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG, a single incident dominated the headlines for days. The buildup for the entire incident started when Konstas took on arguably the world's best pacer in the present scenario, Jasprit Bumrah. The 19-year-old took the world by surprise by perfectly executing a ramp shot off Bumrah over the head of wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant to pick up a six.

Did India 'Overbowl' Jasprit Bumrah During Australia Test Series? Sunil Gavaskar Says "Can't Blame..."

Jasprit Bumrah was easily the top performer for India as they slumped to a 1-3 Test series defeat in Australia. However, the team management came under a lot of criticism for 'overbowling' the star pacer as he ended up bowling 151.2 overs in the series. The stress was so bad that he suffered back spasms and was unable to bowl in the final Test match in Sydney. While fans were not happy with how much Bumrah bowled against Australia, legendary India captain Sunil Gavaskar believes that he was the reason that India could compete in the matches and as a result, he said that it will not be fair to blame the team management to pursue with their most effective weapon during the Test series.

Watch: The Rock Marks Euphoric WWE Return As Netflix Era Begins

WWE Raw took a huge step by transitioning into the OTT world with Netflix on Tuesday (IST). WWE's digital debut was headlined by the none other than Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who left everyone mesmerized with his grand entry. The 41-year-old kicked-off the first-ever segment of WWE RAW on Netflix. The show began with the great Triple H's famous saying, "Are you ready?" Following this, the lights were turned off and The Rock entered the stage and was welcomed with a huge applause.

"Shubman Gill Highly Overrated": India Great Tears Into Selection Committee For Ignoring This Trio

Barring Yashasvi Jaiswal, no Indian batter managed to score runs with the consistency required to excel in Australia. Nitish Kumar Reddy, Rishabh Pant, and KL Rahul showed promise on multiple occasions but couldn't stand up and deliver when India needed them to click as a unit. While majority of the focus has been around the poor form of veterans Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, even Shubman Gill had a forgettable Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Seen as the next big thing in Indian cricket, Gill has been backed by the selection committee over a long period of time but his output, especially overseas, remains below par.

India Squad For Champions Trophy And England ODIs Live Updates: All Eyes On BCCI To Take Brave Call

India's Squad Announcement For Champions Trophy and England ODIs, T20Is: After the Border Gavaskar Trophy ended in a humiliation for the Indian cricket team, all eyes will on the February 19-March 9 Champions Trophy, to be played in ODI format. The tournament will be preceded by an ODI series against England, starting February 6, and a T20I series.

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Hockey India League: Harmanpreet Singh Scores As Soorma Club Beat Kalinga Lancers In Seven-Goal Thriller

Malaysia Open: Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand Pair Makes Pre-Quarterfinals

Asiad Gold-Winning Former Shot-Putter Bahadur Singh Sagoo Elected AFI President

"Simply Not Cricket": Sunil Gavaskar Weighs In On Virat Kohli-Sam Konstas Bumping Incident

Did India 'Overbowl' Jasprit Bumrah During Australia Test Series? Sunil Gavaskar Says "Can't Blame..."

Watch: The Rock Marks Euphoric WWE Return As Netflix Era Begins

"Shubman Gill Highly Overrated": India Great Tears Into Selection Committee For Ignoring This Trio

India Squad For Champions Trophy And England ODIs Live Updates: All Eyes On BCCI To Take Brave Call