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Women's T20 World Cup: Shafali Verma will be a key player for us, I always like to back her, says Harmanpreet Kaur

This time, in South Africa, Harmanpreet will once again lead the Women in Blue in the next edition of the Women's T20 World Cup. Team India are still waiting for their first title.The most successful team in the history of the tournament is Australia, who have won the title 5 times.Since the inception of the Women's T20 World Cup in 2009 India have managed to enter the final only once - in 2020 - under Harmanpreet's captaincy.

'It's time to win the senior World Cup now': Shafali Verma to Richa Ghosh after winning Under-19 WC title

Abb senior World Cup title jeetna hai, Richa" (Richa, it's time to win the senior World Cup title now) - a smiling Shafali Verma said while putting her hand around Richa Ghosh's shoulders. The duo, who were part of India's victorious u-19 World Cup team were in Ahmedabad, for a few hours on Wednesday, to attend their felicitation ceremony. They are now on their way back to South Africa, the venue for the senior women's T20 World Cup, which starts on February 10.India are scheduled to play Pakistan on February 12. India's victorious women's U19 team, led by Shafali were felicitated by batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar and the BCCI at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. The India Under-19 team defeated England by 7 wickets in the title clash to win the inaugural edition of the tournament.

India clinch inaugural ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup with crushing victory over England

The India U19 squad managed to do what their seniors could not do by clearing the final hurdle in an ICC event, securing a one-sided victory.

Australian Open: Aryna Sabalenka registers come-from-behind win over Elena Rybakina to secure maiden Grand Slam title

The 24-year-old registered a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over the Kazakh 22nd seed Rybakina in a thrilling final between two of the most exciting power-hitters in the women's game at the Rod Laver Arena. The finale between Sabalenka and Rybakina lasted close to two and a half hours.

Exclusive: It's a process, not instant coffee, but someone should be accountable - Former India coach Harendra Singh on India's Hockey World Cup fiasco

The pain of not going past the quarterfinals in 2018 is still there inside Harendra, and it flared up when he witnessed India giving it away in the crossover match on January 22 this time and succumbing to the pressure exerted by New Zealand, who held their nerve better in the sudden death shootout to win 5-4 and push India out of title contention.Harendra, who lives in California currently, was critical of what he saw from the stands of the Kalinga Stadium. India let a two-goal advantage slip twice when leading 2-0 and 3-1, which allowed the Black Sticks to not just come back but also wrest control of the game before entering the quarterfinals.

Khachanov into Australian Open semi-finals after Korda retires

Korda needed treatment on a wrist injury in the second set of their quarter-final before calling it quits when trailing 7-6 (7/5), 6-3, 3-0 to the Russian 18th seed on Rod Laver Arena.Khachanov's reward is a clash with either Greek third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas or unseeded Czech Jiri Lehecka, who play later, for a spot in Sunday's final.Victory equals the 26-year-old's best performance at a major after his semi-final run during last September's US Open, where he lost to Norway's Casper Ruud.

Hockey World Cup: Too many mistakes confound India’s coach Graham Reid

BHUBANESWAR: All the noise at the Kalinga stadium here on Sunday night came from a small group of players dressed in black. As New Zealand celebrated their victory over India, a deathly silence hung all around. For a while, Indian players were too stunned to even exchange commiserations. At one end of the ground, Akashdeep Singh and Hardik Singh sat inside a goal, lost in thought. What went wrong? Indian chief coach Graham Reid was just as baffled as the rest of the hockey world. Asked why India struggled to convert circle penetration and what was lacking, the Australian replied straight-faced: “It’s interesting, it is a very good question. I don’t know the answer.” TEAM SELECTION

Out of the World Cup, Indian hockey team must answer these 7 questions

Another fan was travelling to Bhubaneswar with his wife and nine-month-old kid to watch India in the quarterfinals of the World Cup when India's struggle and New Zealand's control in the crossover game on Sunday were giving jitters to the family."Welcome to Odisha...there's a lot to offer in Odisha beyond hockey," a tweet responding to the family's dismay read.

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Women's T20 World Cup: Shafali Verma will be a key player for us, I always like to back her, says Harmanpreet Kaur

'It's time to win the senior World Cup now': Shafali Verma to Richa Ghosh after winning Under-19 WC title

India clinch inaugural ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup with crushing victory over England

Australian Open: Aryna Sabalenka registers come-from-behind win over Elena Rybakina to secure maiden Grand Slam title

Exclusive: It's a process, not instant coffee, but someone should be accountable - Former India coach Harendra Singh on India's Hockey World Cup fiasco

Khachanov into Australian Open semi-finals after Korda retires

Hockey World Cup: Too many mistakes confound India’s coach Graham Reid

Out of the World Cup, Indian hockey team must answer these 7 questions