Germany opened their FIFA World Cup campaign with a dominant 7–1 win over debutants Curacao in Houston. Kai Havertz scored twice as Julian Nagelsmann praised his side’s intensity and reaction after conceding.
India’s Dhiraj Bommadevara clinched his maiden individual recurve gold and partnered with Kumkum Mohod to win the mixed team title, completing a golden double at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Antalya.
Smriti Mandhana’s half-century and Richa Ghosh’s late blitz power India to a strong total before Deepti Sharma’s five-wicket haul dismantles Pakistan as India open their Women’s T20 World Cup campaign with a dominant win.
The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 to win their first NBA championship since 1973, ending a 53-year wait.
Ahead of India’s Women’s T20 World Cup match against Pakistan, captain Harmanpreet Kaur said the team is focused only on cricket and is ready to embrace the pressure of the marquee encounter.
Gulveer Singh (29:03.78) and Pritam Kumar (29:22.36) followed Kartik Kumar on the podium. Harman Jot Singh clocked 29:26.86 and came fourth.
The trio of Ojas Pravin Deotale, Prathamesh Jawkar and Abhishek Verma, who were second in the qualification, beat hosts Colombia 236-228 to claim the third place in the men’s team event.
Kidambi Srikanth, defeated compatriot Lakshya Sen and Prannoy overcame NG Ka Long Angus of Hong Kong in the second-round matches.
India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Nepal will compete in 13 exciting ODI matches from August 31 to September 17, 2023.
Australian skipper Pat Cummins has expressed his confidence that David Warner will prevail over his long-time nemesis Stuart Broad and believes the opener will display a transformed version of himself during the 2023 Ashes, beginning at Edgbaston on Friday.
