As per Olympics.com, India's men's team defeated the Maldives and Macau in their Qualifying Draw D games, while the women's team put aside a challenge from the Northern Mariana Islands in their Qualifying Draw C match.
Ranked 81st in the FIBA rankings, India were the underdogs against 27th-ranked Iran but the hosts started with a lot of gumption as the packed stadium cheered them through the hour-long match. Forward Pranav Prince impressed with the interceptions in the initial few minutes as the hosts took
The Asia Cup comprising a total of 24 countries, divided into six groups are competing in a round-robin qualifying tournament till February next year. The Indian team is placed in Group E of the qualifiers along with Qatar, Kazakhstan and Iran
The league will be held in Japan on January 13-14 2024, Thailand on February 10-11, 2024, Australia on February 24-25, 2024 and the finals in Japan on March 17, 2024. The league will see Toronto Patriots along with two other top-level international 3x3 teams, Lausanne and Sajmiste Serbia pla
Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday once again called upon banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), among other financial entities to continue to do stress testing of their books.
This marked India's third loss in the tournament after winning the first two matches. They are currently placed at number three in the six-team points table and their final position will be determined after two more matches. India started off strongly with wins over Syria and Indonesia, but
Earlier, India had defeated Syria by 85-74 on Saturday. As per Olympics.com, with this win, India has joined Bahrain at the top of the points table with four points in two matches.
The international basketball association (FIBA) held the draw on Monday. Later confirmation will be made regarding the tournament's Asian leg's location.
The rest of the qualification spots in the World Cup were clinched by Japan, Iran, Australia and China. The 32-team World Cup will be co-hosted by the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia and will go on from August 25-September 10. India is yet to qualify for the main draw of the World Cup.
Indian and Saudi Arabian basketball players matched each other move for move in the opening period, but Saudi Arabia gained the upper hand and led 19-14 at the end of the first ten minutes.