Sports Top 10 News: Indian athletes are constantly trying to win medals in the 2024 Olympics, but they are disappointed in their quest for medals. Except for Manu Bhaker, no other athlete has won a medal in the Olympics. It is expected that India can win a medal on the fourth day of the competition. On the other hand, if we talk about cricket, then the Indian cricket team will be playing against Sri Lanka in the third T20 match. Their aim will be to clean sweep the Sri Lankan team. In such a situation, let us take a look at the 10 big news stories from the world of sports together.

10 big sports news

Team India plays against Sri Lanka

A three-match T20 series is being played between India and Sri Lanka. The third match of this series will be held on July 30, that is, today. Both the teams will play at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. Let us tell you that Team India has already won the first two matches of this series and has gained an insurmountable lead of 2-0 in the series. Now, in the third match of the series, Team India will be aiming for a clean sweep.

The Asian Cup is played in India

The ODI Asia Cup 2023 title was won by the Indian team by beating Sri Lanka. Now, India will be hosting the Men’s Asia Cup 2025, which will be held before the T20 World Cup that will be held in the country in 2026. The Asian Cricket Council has announced this. At the same time, Bangladesh will be hosting this tournament in ODI format in 2027 as the ODI World Cup will be played in South Africa in 2027.

Washington Freedom won the MLC title

Major League Cricket has a new champion. The final of this competition was played between the teams Washington Freedom and San Francisco Unicorns. Washington Freedom, captained by Steve Smith, won the final in a one-sided manner and won the title. Freedom defeated San Francisco Unicorns by 96 runs in the title match. The heroes of Washington Freedom’s victory were captain Steve Smith and Marco Jansen.

Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh reached the final

Hopes for another medal have now been raised by star shooter Manu Bhaker, who bagged India’s first medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics. This time Manu Bhaker is not alone, along with her Sarabjot Singh also shot brilliantly and reached the final of the 10m air pistol mixed team event. However, the medal is yet to be confirmed. The pair of Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot narrowly missed out on a medal. Had the target been hit a little more accurately, the medal would have been confirmed. Not only that, India also had a chance to win gold and silver, but now they are battling for the bronze medal.

Arjun Babuta missed out on the medal

India was expecting at least one medal on the third day of the 2024 Olympics. This medal could have been won by none other than Arjun Babuta in the 10m air rifle event, but due to a small mistake he missed out on the medal and the country was disappointed. He seemed very disappointed not to have won the medal. In fact, he missed out on the bronze medal by a very small margin and finished fourth. He could have become the second athlete to win a medal at the 2024 Olympics after Manu Bhaker. After the event he said that it was absolutely disappointing, very disappointing. But today is what it is. In a way I believe in luck. It was not my day.

Lakshya Sen’s first win doesn’t count

India’s star badminton player Lakshya Sen won his first match at the 2024 Paris Olympics but now it has come to light that it will not be counted. This has given India a big blow. However, this is all according to the rules. The opponent who defeated Lakshya Sen has withdrawn from this tournament due to an injury. In such a situation, this match will not be counted. He defeated the Argentine player in this match. However, he defeated the Belgian player in his next match.

The Satwik-Chirag pair reached the quarterfinals

The pair of Satwik Sairaj and Chirag Shetty is performing very well at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The Indians expect medals from both of them. Both won their first match. After that, their match was against Mark Lamsfuss and Marvin Seidel from Germany. The German pair withdrew due to Lamsfuss’ injury. After that, the match was canceled. The pair of Satwik Sairaj and Chirag Shetty won against 40th-seeded Lucas Corvi and Ronan Labar from France. After that, the pair of Corvi and Labar was defeated by Muhammad Rian Ardianto and Fajar Alfian from Indonesia. The French doubles pair could not compete with the Indonesian pair and lost the match. With this, the French pair was eliminated after two defeats and Chirag-Satwik secured a place in the quarterfinals.

India drew in hockey

In the second group match of the Paris 2024 Olympics, the Indian hockey team played a 1-1 draw against Argentina. At one point, the Indian hockey team seemed to be heading for a defeat, but Harmanpreet Singh’s goal helped Team India draw the match. He scored a goal in the match when there were a few minutes left in the last over. Earlier, India had defeated New Zealand in the group match of the Paris Olympics.

The Indian hockey team plays against Ireland

The Indian hockey team has started the 2024 Olympics on a good note. After beating New Zealand and drawing against Argentina, the Indian team will be playing a match against Ireland. This match will be held on 30th July. Ireland had suffered a 1-2 defeat against Australia in their last match. This will also be Ireland’s third group stage match. They have lost both their previous matches. In such a situation, they will be looking to make a comeback against Team India.

The River Seine is in disrepute again

Preparations for the Olympic triathlon swimming event have been canceled for the second day in a row due to poor water levels in the River Seine. Organizers had hoped that triathletes would be able to swim in the river when the event began on Tuesday. World Triathlon, the medical team and city authorities had hoped that the water quality would improve over the next 36 hours as the sun shines and temperatures rise. World Triathlon decided to cancel the swim training after a meeting to assess the water quality.

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