The Indian men’s hockey team will face Great Britain in the quarter-finals at the Paris Olympics. On the other hand, the Indian team will take on Sri Lanka in the second ODI of the three-match series in Colombo. All this and more in today’s sports round-up.
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Indian team to face Sri Lanka in 2nd ODI
The Indian cricket team will take on Sri Lanka in the second ODI in Colombo.
Indian men’s team to face Great Britain in Paris Olympics hockey quarter-finals
The Indian men’s hockey team will face Great Britain in the quarter-finals of hockey at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
Lakshya Sen to face Viktor Axelsen in badminton semi-finals at Paris Olympics
Lakshya Sen will face Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen in the semi-finals of the men’s singles badminton event at the Paris Olympics.
Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish Bhanwala to compete in men’s 25m rapid fire pistol qualifiers
Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish Bhanwala will be in action in the men’s 25m rapid fire pistol qualifying at the Paris Olympics.
Parul Chaudhary to represent India in women’s 3000m steeplechase at Paris Olympics
Parul Chaudhary will be in action for India in the first round of the women’s 3000m steeplechase on Sunday.
Lovlina Borgohain vs. Li Qian of China in the quarterfinals of the women’s 75kg category at the Paris Olympics
Lovlina must beat Li Qian to confirm a medal for India in boxing on Sunday.
Rohit Sharma set to surpass MS Dhoni
Rohit Sharma needs to score seven more runs to overtake MS Dhoni on the list of highest run-scorers in ODIs.
Chamari Athapaththu to miss T20I series against Ireland
Chamari Athapaththu will not be part of Sri Lanka’s T20I series against Ireland due to his Hundred commitments.
Wanindu Hasaranga to miss remainder of ODI series against India
Hasaranga has been sidelined with a left hamstring injury.
Wanindu Hasaranga name changed in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka have named Jeffrey Vandersay as Wanindu Hasaranga’s replacement for the remaining two ODIs against India at home.
