Indian Sports Highlights, January 14: India women's hockey team defeat New Zealand at FIH Olympic Qualifiers
Malaysia Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty pocket first game
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty off to a fiery start as they take the first game 21-9 in just 13 minutes against world no. 1 against Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang in Final of Malaysia Open Super 1000 tournament.
Indian men's hockey team leaves for tour of South Africa
The Indian Men’s Hockey team commenced their journey from Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru to Cape Town in the wee hours of Sunday morning where they will play against France, South Africa and the Netherlands during their tour of South Africa between 22nd and 28th January.
'Great effort by our boys': Igor Stimac hails Blue Tigers
India went down 0-2 in its AFC Asian Cup opening Group B match against Australia on Saturday at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, but the Blue Tigers' resilient show impressed head coach Igor Stimac. "Great effort by our boys and valuable experience earned. We held them to a point of frustration throughout the first half and it was sad to concede such a goal after defending so many set pieces brilliantly," Stimac wrote on X on Sunday.
Shooter Manavjit Singh Sandhu disqualified from Olympic qualifiers in Kuwait
Indian shooter Manavjit Singh Sandhu suffered a major setback in his bid to qualify for the Paris Olympics, as his gun stock failed the equipment control test ahead of the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Kuwait.
Due to the failed test, he has been disqualified from the Olympic qualifiers. The trap shooter alleged that he became a victim of politics played by the tournament director. Manavjit, a four-time Olympian, said the organisers were 'scared' of India winning an Olympic quota.
What to expect today?
Satwik and Chirag are all set to play their first final at the season-opening Malaysia Open, a Super 1000 event, on Sunday in Kuala Lumpur. They will take on world no. 1 Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang of China.
In the FIH Olympic Qualifiers, the Indian women's team takes on New Zealand in Ranchi after a shock defeat to the USA.
In the Kalinga Super Cup, Mohun Bagan SG faces Hyderabad FC while East Bengal will take on Sreenidi Deccan.
More updates are expected from Olympic qualifiers in shooting.
What happened on January 13?
India's effort falls short as Australia secures 2-0 victory in AFC Asian Cup Clash - REPORT
Satwik-Chirag beats world champs to reach Malaysia Open final - REPORT
Hockey Olympic Qualifiers: Indian women's team loses opening game - REPORT
Asian Shooting C'ships: Vijayveer Sidhu claims Olympic quota in 25m Rapid fire - REPORT
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