Indian Sports Highlights, December 8: Ahmedabad Defenders 0-3 to Sir Safety Perugia at Men's Volleyball Club World C'ship
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A tough match for the Indian club as they lose to defending champions Sir Safety Perugia of Italy in the second second group to bow out of the tournament.
Despite two out of two losses, Indian club has lots of positives to take from this prestigious tournament, playing against the world's best volleyball players.
Gokulam Kerala FC’s endeavour to win the title fourth time in a row didn’t exactly have an auspicious beginning as they were held goalless by Sethu FC in the opening match of the Indian Women’s League 2023-24 at the EMS Corporation Stadium on Friday, December 8, 2023.
Malvika Bansod takes a comfortable 21-12, 21-16 win over Malaysian player Karupathevan Letshanaa in the quarters of Guwahati Masters to book her Semifinal spot.
She will play Lalinrat Chaiwan of Thailand in the semis on Saturday.
In men's Singles, Kartikey Gulshan Kumar lost his quarter-final clash with his Malaysian opponent June Wei Cheam in the three-setter.
Dhruv Kapila & Tanisha Crasto takes a straight set (21-16, 21-17) win over Indonesian pair of Winny Oktavina Kandow and Amri Syahnawi in the quarterfinal of Guwahati Masters S100 tournament.
Another Indian mixed double pair of Ashith Surya/Amrutha Pramuthesh will be in action later against second seeded Hee/Tan of Singapore. The winner of this match will face Dhruv/Tanisha in the semis.
On the opening day of the fifth season of the Harven Pro Tennis League (PTL), Lucknow Aviators, last year’s runners-up Paramount Proec Tigers, Ichiban Samurai and Indraprastha Warriors registered wins at the RK Khanna Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday.
In the day’s early ties, Lucknow Aviators convincingly beat DMG Delhi Crusaders 88-72 while Paramount Proec Tigers staged a comeback to defeat Sankara Stag Babolat Yoddhas 83-77. Meanwhile, in the evening set of ties, Indraprastha Warriors comfortably beat Mumbai Acers 88-72 while Inchiban Samurai were far too good for defending champions Gurgaon Sapphires (83-77).
The termination of Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran as the secretary general of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has been stayed by the Delhi court, putting a temporary halt to the apex sports body's decision.
On November 7, the AIFF officially announced the termination of Shaji Prabhakaran's services, citing a breach of trust as the primary reason for the immediate action, effective from November 7, 2023. The deputy secretary general, M Satyanarayan, assumed the role of acting secretary general following Prabhakaran's removal.
Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team beat South Korea 3-1 in 9-12th place playoff at Junior Women's World Cup. Annu, Mumtaz & Ropni scored for Team India.
India will next play USA in 9-10 place playoff on 10 Dec, 3:45 AM IST.
In PKL, Bengaluru Bulls will face Dabang Delhi, while Puneri Paltan will take on U Mumba.
In Men's Volleyball Club World Championship Ahmedabad Defenders will play Sir Sircoma Perugia at 8:30 PM IST.
In Indian Super League, Bengaluru FC will take on Mumbai City FC at Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru at 8:00 PM IST.
Here are the top developments that happened on December 7. Find the full details here
Highlights
In badminton, Kartikey Gulshan Kumar came up with a clinical performance to upset fifth seed Mads Christophersen of Denmark in straight games to reach the men’s singles quarterfinals of the Guwahati Masters Super 100 badminton tournament. Men’s doubles combination of Achutaditya Rao and Venkata Harsha Vardhan proved their mettle with a 24-22, 23-21 win over fourth seeds Wei Chun Wei and Wu Guan Xun of Chinese Taipei - REPORT
A total of 504 players went under the hammer at the Sheraton Grande hotel here in Bengaluru as nine franchises bid for the finest volleyball talent in India ahead of the third season of the RuPay Prime Volleyball League - REPORT
Indian men's junior hockey team lost 1-4 to Spain in their second grp game at FIH Junior World Cup 2023 in Malaysia - REPORT
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