Asia Cup Hockey: India Defeats Indonesia to Qualify for Super 4
Young India men's hockey thrashed hosts Indonesia 16-0 to qualify for the Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup. The massive win not only secured India's passage into the knockout stage of the tournament but also shut the door on Pakistan.
India needed to beat Indonesia by a 15-0 margin or more to make it to the next round and the defending champions rode on splendid show from Dipsan Tirkey, who hammered five goals, and Sudev Belimagga, who sounded the board thrice.
Veteran SV Sunil, Pawan Rajbhar and Karthi Selvam scored a brace each while Uttam Singh and Nilam Sanjeep Xess scored a goal each.
May 26, 2022
Narinder Batra Steps Down as President of Indian Olympic Association
Narinder Batra tendered his resignation from the post of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president. Mr. Batra also confirmed that he will not be running again for IOA president. He is also the president of the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
In a letter, Batra said that his association with FIH as its president will require more time due to various initiatives taken by the organisation. Batra added that it's time for someone with a fresh mind and ideas to succeed him into the role to which he was elected in 2017.
May 25, 2022
Justin Thomas Wins Playoff to Claim Second PGA Championship
Justin Thomas defeated fellow American Will Zalatoris by one stroke in a three-hole aggregate playoff to win the PGA Championship at Southern Hills.
Thomas, the 2017 PGA champion captured his second major title by going two-under par in the playoff with Zalatoris on one-under.
Thomas, who began the day seven strokes adrift, matched the greatest last-round comeback in PGA history, American John Mahaffey's seven-shot rally at Oakmont in 1978.
The title came after a heartbreaking last-hole collapse by Chile's Mito Pereira, who led all day only to end with a double-bogey disaster and squander the trophy.
Haryana Beat Jharkhand 2-0 to Win Hockey India Sub-Junior Women's National Championship in Imphal
Hockey Haryana emerged winners of the Hockey India sub-junior women's national championship 2022 after defeating Hockey Jharkhand 2-0 in the final in Imphal. Riya (13th) and Sejal (39th) scored a goal each to help Hockey Haryana successfully defend the title.
Earlier in the day, Uttar Pradesh Hockey defeated Madhya Pradesh Hockey 3-0 to secure third place in the tournament. Pushpanjali Sonkar, Manisha Patel, and Purnima Yadav scored a goal each to help Uttar Pradesh Hockey seal third place in the competition for the second consecutive time.
May 24, 2022
PBKS' Shikhar Dhawan Becomes First Player to Hit 700 Fours in IPL's History
Punjab Kings opening batter Shikhar Dhawan became the first player to hit 700 fours in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Dhawan reached this feat during the last league stage match of IPL 2022, between PBKS and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium.
The batter has now a total of 701 IPL fours to his name. He is followed by David Warner and Virat Kohli, with 577 and 576 fours, respectively.
Manchester City Crowned 2021/22 English Premier League Champions
Manchester City were crowned 2021/22 Premier League champions their fourth title success in the last five seasons.
Manchester City's dramatic 3-2 win over Aston Villa in the final game of the season sealed the title and saw them finish one point ahead of second-place Liverpool at the end of a grueling battle for supremacy. In Manchester City's 38 league matches this season, they have won 29, drawn six, and lost three, scoring 99 goals in the process.
May 23, 2022
Indian Men's Compound Team Wins Successive World Cup Archery Gold
The Indian men's compound team won gold medal in Archery World Cup 2022 Stage-Two in Gwangju, South Korea. The Indian team came from behind, after trailing in first two sets, to prevail over France by two points in an intense finish to win the gold medal in successive World Cup stages. Fourth-seeded Indian men's team, comprising Abhishek Verma, Aman Saini, and Rajat Chauhan repeated the Stage-One final. They took over with an immaculate finish in the third end sealing a 232-230 win over their sixth-seeded rivals, Adrien Gontier, Jean Philippe Boulch, and Qentin Baraer. The same Indian trio had defeated France by one point, in the last World Cup final at Antalya in April 2022.
The team of Abhishek Verma and Avneet Kaur also won the bronze in the mixed event. They beat higher-seeded Turkey's Amircan Haney and Ayse Bera Suzer 156-155. For Kaur, this was her second bronze having won a team bronze in the women's event earlier.
India Finishes with 23 Medals at Bahrain Para Badminton
The Indian para badminton team finished with a rich haul of 23 medals, including seven golds, at the Bahrain Para Badminton International Championships in Manama. Promising doubles shuttler Manisha Ramdass shot into limelight with her twin gold medals, while Pramod Bhagat and Tarun Dhillon also clinched couple of gold medals each.
Manisha produced a strong show combining with Mandeep Kaur to win the gold in women's doubles SL3-SU5 finals. They took just 23 minutes to defeat the Paralympian pair of Palak Kohli and Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar 21-11, 21-11.
Asian Youth Para Games champion Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan continued her good run of form to defeat England's Rachel Choong 21-15, 21-15, while Mandeep settled for the second place after going down to Turkey's Halime Yildiz 21-5, 21-17 in the women's SL3 finals.
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