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At least 3 Indians into Chess World Cup quarters, Candidates spot almost assured
India look almost assured to have a representative other than Viswanathan Anand for the first time at the Candidates tournament after at least three Indians – D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi – progressed to the FIDE Chess World Cup quarterfinals in Baku, Azerbaijan on Sunday. World rank 7 Gukesh, the top-ranked Indian Grandmaster of current times, is slated to face Magnus Carlsen in his quarterfinal while Praggnanandhaa will face Arjun Erigaisi for a spot in the semis. Vidit Gujarathi and Harika drew their matches and can still enter the quarters through Monday’s tie-breaker.
1. West Indies vs India, 5th T20I
West Indies won by 8 wkts
IND – 165/9 (20)
WI – 171/2 (18)
Player of the Match
Romario Shepherd
Player of the Series
Nicholas Pooran
2. The Australian men’s and women’s team come out on top against New Zealand at the 2023 Oceania Cup, sealing their qualification to the Olympic Games 2024 in Paris, where they join hosts France, becoming the first team to directly qualify for the Games as the continental champions of Oceania.
3. The 2023 Men’s Asian Champions Trophy (officially known as The Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023 for sponsorship reasons)
Dates
Scheduled: 3–12 August
Final Results :
(a) India defeat Malaysia 4-3 goals.
India in 1st position
(b) Japan beat South Korea 5-3 in third-place match.
4. The Indian government has reiterated its desire to host the Olympics while the 2026 Commonwealth Games remains out of the radar at the moment
2. On 12 Aug, Saturday
West Indies vs India
4th T20I at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida
India won by 9 wkts
WI – 178/8 (20)
IND – 179/1 (17)
Player of the Match
Yashasvi Jaiswal
3. On Aug 13, Sunday
West Indies vs India
5th T20I at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida
20:00 IST / 14:30 GMT
4. Australia vs France sees the longest penalty shootout in FIFA Women’s World Cup history. The shootout had 10 penalty kicks each, with Australia finally winning the contest 7-6. Cortnee Vine scored the winning penalty for the Matildas as the hosts made their way into the semifinals of the tournament for the very first time.
England are into the semi-finals of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 after beating Colombia 2-1
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