The Indian men's hockey team went down 4-6 against Australia in their third FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24 match at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium on Thursday.
Sangita Kumari scored the lone goal for the Indian Women's Hockey Team as they went down despite taking a lead against China in FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24
Wild card entrant 20-year-old Karan Singh made life tough for his French rival, fighting tooth and nail in a gruelling contest before losing 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-7(9) in the opening round that lasted two hours and 46 minutes
Australia's Captain Grace Stewart (19'), Tatum Stewart (23'), and Kaitlin Nobbs (55') were the goalscorers on the day, as per a press release from Hockey India.
Shrivalli Bhamidipatty's dream run came to an end on Wednesday after she lost against 16-year-old Alina Korneeva at the Mumbai Open WTA 125K Series Tennis Championships.
Netherlands' Yibbi Jansen (3', 34') and Fay van der Elst (21') etched their name on the scoresheet. Meanwhile, Navneet Kaur (9') scored the only goal for India.
The Spanish side kicked off the match aggressively and was rewarded for its effort, with Sara Barrios Navarro breaking the deadlock in only the second minute of the game, putting her side ahead
The maiden Indian sub-junior tour yielded contrasting results on the final day as the sub-junior men's team beat Netherlands' U16 boys 4-0 while the sub-junior women lost to the Netherlands U16 girls 1-4
The Young Tigresses had earlier suffered a similar fate at the hands of defending champions Korea Republic (0-8). India is at the bottom of the table, behind IR Iran, who they play on September 23.