India's Ankit Narwal suffered a hard-fought defeat in his tournament opener and bowed out of the 2nd Elorda Cup in Astana. The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has sent a 16-member squad across male and female categories to compete at the tournament. Having clinched 14 medals at the previous
England made a strong start in their reply to Australia's 473 in the women's Ashes match with opener Tammy Beaumont's going strong on 41 and Heather Knight batting on 12 as they made 68 runs at the loss of one wicket at Tea on the second day of the one-off Test between the two sides
Chasing a low total of 99, openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Pathum Nissanka barely broke a sweat, completing the task in 15 overs. Karunaratne was unbeaten on 61 while Nissanka scored 37* as Sri Lanka not only sealed a win but also bolstered their net run rate.
Australia's skipper Ellyse Perry led her team from the bat after the visitors ended up losing both openers in the first session of the one-off Test match of the Women's Ashes 2023 series at the Trent Bridge on Thursday.
The first real opportunity came Kuwait's way in the 23rd minute and they capitalised on it to take the lead. Khaled Hajiah was left unmarked inside the box and the skipper made no mistake in heading the ball home from a corner.
The tournament will begin with Korea and Japan playing the first game, while hosts India will play the third game of the opening day (3rd August) when they take on China, at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai, as per Hockey India release.
The Asian Champions Trophy in Chennai 2023 will begin on August 3 and go on till August 12. The six-team tournament will see Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Japan, China, and India battle it out for top honours. All the teams are part of one pool and the positions on the points table will be deci