Author: Team Spogonews

Cape Town, Jan 26 (PTI) Salima Tete scored the only goal for India in the 50th minute as they went down to world No.1 Netherlands 1-3 in their second friendly hockey tie at the picturesque Cape Town on Thursday. Netherlands made a sensational start with a fourth-minute goal from Marijn Veen. They doubled the lead in the 13th minute with yet another field goal — this time by Lidewij Welten. She also scored the third goal in the 29th minute. In the 50th minute, Salima brought some respite for India with a fine penalty-corner conversion. India had lost the first…

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रांची, 26 जनवरी ( भाषा ) न्यूजीलैंड के कप्तान मिशेल सेंटनेर ने कहा है कि चेन्नई सुपर किंग्स के लिये महेंद्र सिंह धोनी की कप्तानी और कोच स्टीफन फ्लेमिंग के साथ बिताया गया समय भारत के खिलाफ टी20 श्रृंखला में काम आयेगा ।

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Rourkela, Jan 26 (PTI) Under-fire captain Harmanpreet Singh finally came good with his drag flick as he and young striker Abhishek struck a brace each as India demolished Asian Games champions Japan 8-0 in an inconsequential FIH Men’s World Cup classification match here on Thursday. India, who had made a shock exit from the showpiece event after losing to New Zealand in their crossover match, played their best game but it came too late in the tournament. The hosts, who scored four goals each in the third and fourth quarters, will now play South Africa in the ninth to 12th…

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New Delhi, Jan 26 (PTI) The India U-17 men’s national football team will play two friendly matches against their Qatar counterparts on February 23 and 26 as part of its preparations for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup. Coached by Bibiano Fernandes, the U-17 boys had qualified for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup last year. The team is currently training in Goa. In addition to the players that were with the team during the AFC U-17 Asian Cup Qualifiers in Saudi Arabia, the team management has also called up a number of other potential players to the camp. The India U-17…

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रांची, 26 जनवरी ( भाषा ) भारतीय कप्तान हार्दिक पंड्या ने बृहस्पतिवार को कहा कि फॉर्म में चल रहे सलामी बल्लेबाज शुभमन गिल को न्यूजीलैंड के खिलाफ टी20 श्रृंखला में पृथ्वी साव पर तरजीह मिलेगी जिन्होंने टीम में वापसी की है ।

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Ranchi, Jan 26 (PTI) Mitchell Santner says that time spent under Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Stephen Fleming at Chennai Super Kings will come in handy as he leads New Zealand in the T20I series in India. Santner had also led the side in the third and final T20I in India back in 2021. He is captaining the side in the absence of regular skipper Kane Williamson. “If you look at both of them (Dhoni and Fleming), they’re both very calm and very level-headed, which I like as I feel I’m similar in that respect. To work under and alongside MS…

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Dubai, Jan 26 (PTI) Shubhankar Sharma was unable to get a hit on the opening day of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic as heavy overnight rain forced a delay at the Majlis Course at the Emirates Golf Club. Sharma will now come out to play his first round early on Friday and will have a long day as he will then be required to start the second round, too, late in the afternoon. Sharma plays his first and second rounds with Jordan Smith and Thorbjorn Olesen. Thomas Pieters, who missed the cut at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championships where he…

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Jamshedpur, Jan 26 (PTI) Karnataka thrashed Jharkhand by nine wickets at the Keenan Stadium here on Thursday to further cement their position at the top of Group C in Ranji Trophy. The team, led by Mayank Agarwal, had made it to the quarter-final stage after the previous round of Ranji matches. But following the six points earned from the rubber on Thursday, they have put a huge roadblock in Jharkhand’s path to securing a last-eight berth. Karnataka are now on 35 points, while Jharkhand have 23. Rajasthan (20 points), Kerala (20) and Goa (18) too have a chance of making…

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चेन्नई, 26 जनवरी ( भाषा ) स्टार हरफनमौला रविंद्र जडेजा ने तमिलनाडु के खिलाफ रणजी ट्रॉफी ग्रुप बी के मैच में सौराष्ट्र के लिये सात विकेट लेकर आस्ट्रेलिया के खिलाफ टेस्ट श्रृंखला से पहले अपने फॉर्म और फिटनेस का नमूना पेश किया ।

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