Lakshya Sen And Indian Hockey Team
In the Paris Olympics 2024, the Indian hockey team has entered the semi-finals by defeating Great Britain. PR Sreejesh has performed brilliantly for India. It is because of him that Team India has been successful in winning the match. On the other hand, in the semi-finals of badminton, Lakshya Sen had to face defeat against Viktor Axelsen in the semi-finals. Now he will play against Li Jia for the bronze medal match.
Hockey team beat Great Britain in quarter finals
On the 9th day of Paris Olympics, Indian hockey team defeated Great Britain 4-2 in the shootout. With this, the hockey team has confirmed its place in the semi-finals. The score was tied at 1-1 till full time. But after this, the hockey team performed well in the penalty shootout and defeated the British team 4-2.
Sports Ministry sent 40 ACs for the players
To provide relief to Indian players suffering from heat and humidity in Paris Olympics, the Sports Ministry has installed 40 portable ACs in their rooms in the Games Village. Sources in the ministry said that ACs were sent to the Games Village after discussions with the French Embassy and the Indian Olympic Association. A source said that in view of the problems faced by the players due to heat and humidity in the Olympic Games Village, the Sports Ministry has decided to install 40 ACs for the Indian players there. The temperature in Paris and Chateau is very high.
Lakshya Sen lost in the semi-final match
Lakshya Sen also faced defeat against Viktor Axelsen in the semi-final match. Viktor Axelsen played better than him and eventually won both the sets. Viktor won this match by a margin of 22-20 and 21-14.
Indian hockey team will face Germany in the semi-finals
In the semi-finals, the Indian hockey team will face Germany on August 6. This match will be played at 10.30 pm Indian time. In the last Olympics, Team India won the bronze medal by defeating Germany. This time the hockey experts will face a challenge from Germany in the semi-finals.
Indian hockey player Amit Rohidas banned
Before the semi-finals, Indian hockey player Amit Rohidas has been banned for one match. He will not be able to play in the semi-final match. Indian player Amit Rohidas was shown a red card in the quarter-final match against Great Britain, after which the Indian team had to play the rest of the match with 10 players. Amit Rohidas was moving forward with the ball against Britain. Then his stick accidentally hit Will Callanan’s face.
Novak Djokovic completes the Golden Slam
Novak Djokovic has won the Olympic gold medal by defeating Carlos Alcaraz. He completed his Golden Slam as soon as he won the gold medal in the Olympics. He has become the 5th tennis player in the world to complete the Golden Slam. Let us tell you, Golden Slam means a player who wins all four Grand Slams and Olympic Gold. That is, the player who has become Olympic champion along with Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open.
in the second ODI India got defeated
The Indian team had to face defeat by 32 runs in the second ODI match against Sri Lanka. With this, Team India has fallen behind 0-1 in the three-match ODI series. The Indian team was reduced to 208 runs while chasing the target of 241 runs. The batsmen could not perform well for the Indian team. Captain Rohit Sharma has scored the most runs for the team. He has contributed 64 runs.
Rohit Sharma left Rahul Dravid behind
Rohit Sharma has overtaken Rahul Dravid in the list of batsmen who have scored the most ODI runs for India. Now he has come to the fourth position in this list. Rahul has moved from fourth to fifth position. Rahul Dravid had scored 10768 runs in ODI cricket for India. Now Rohit Sharma has surpassed this figure. Rohit has scored 10831 runs in ODI cricket.
Captain Rohit Sharma was disappointed after losing the match
Indian captain Rohit Sharma said after the match that it hurts when you lose a match. It is not just about those 10 overs in which India lost six wickets for 50 runs. You have to play consistent cricket and we failed to do so. I am a little disappointed, but such things keep happening. We did not play well. Indian batsmen will have to adapt themselves according to the pitches here.
Ashwin’s team won the title in Tamil Nadu Premier League
Indian star Ravichandran Ashwin led the Dindigul Dragons to their maiden Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) title by defeating Lyca Kovai Kings by six wickets. Dindigul Dragons chased down the target of 130 runs in the final against defending champions Lyca Kovai Kings with the help of Ashwin’s 52 runs off 46 balls. Ashwin hit one four and three sixes and shared a 65-run partnership for the third wicket with Baba Inderjit (32 runs).