India TV Sports Wrap on July 28: From all the Olympics action to the cricketing circuit, here are all the top 10 trending sports news stories and the latest happenings from the world of sports on July 28.
After an opening day of disappointment, all eyeballs will be on the trio of Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur and Deepika Kumari. Ankita, Bhajan and Deepika will be seen competing in the quarterfinal of the women's archery event.
Sri Lanka will not be pushovers in the final as they have been going through some excellent form lately. In the past two years, they have beaten formidable opponents like New Zealand, England, West Indies and South Africa.
Deandra Dottin is one of the most feared ball-strikers to ever play the game. She has represented West Indies in 143 WODIs and 127 WT20Is. Her return is understood to provide a major boost to the side at the upcoming T20 World Cup.
PV Sindhu is the only shuttler from India to qualify for the women's singles event at the Paris Olympics. Sindhu is ranked 13 in the women's singles category whereas Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq is ranked 111 in the world.
India's ace shooter Manu Bhaker was at her best in the women's 10 m pistol qualification round. The 22-year-old finished third in the qualification round with a total score of 580.
Manu Bhaker will feature in the women's 10m air pistol finals event at 3:30 pm as the Indian contingent targets its first medal at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Saturday. The ace shuttler PV Sindhu and top-ranked tennis player Sumit Nagal will kick off their campaigns as well.
Suma Shirur opened up on Indian mixed teams' disappointing day in shooting at the Paris Olympics 2024. Suma has backed the Indian shooters to come good, citing that the big pressure of the Olympics might have played a role in this performance. Watch the Exclusive Interview here.
Paris Olympics: India edged past New Zealand to kick off their Paris Olympics 2024 campaign with a win. Harmanpreet Singh's penalty strike propelled India to a 3-2 win over the Black Sticks.
IND vs SL: New captain Suryakumar Yadav smashed a cracking 22-ball fifty to help India post a big total of 213 while batting first and then bowlers made a late impact to restrict Sri Lanka to 170 in the first T20I match in Pallekele.
Aron Szilagyi has been stunned in the opening round of the Olympic Games 2024 as his long-standing historic streak ended. He was defeated 15-8 by Canadian Fares Arfa. Szilagyi was a three-time Olympic champion, who was gunning for his fourth Gold medal.
IND-W vs SL-W, Women's Asia Cup final live: Indian women's cricket team registered an impressive 10-run win over Bangladesh in the first semi-final while Sri Lanka survived a last-over drama against Pakistan to enter the final.
IND vs SL: Suryakumar Yadav begins his charge as the new Indian T20I captain with a three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka. India have named a strong team for the first T20I. However, the Player of the Series from the Zimbabwe series has been dropped from the Playing XI.
England stumbled in their first innings of the third Test match against West Indies after losing five wickets before reaching 100 in the first session at Edgbaston. Joe Root kept the scoreboard moving from one end as West Indies took control of the final match of the series.
Sarabjot Singh finished 9th in the 33-athlete qualification round of the 10m air pistol at the ongoing Paris Olympic Games. The top eight shooters qualified for the final and Sarabjot missed out on the medal match by a whisker, effectively due to one inner 10 less than the eighth-placed shooter.
IND vs SL, 1st T20I Highlights: Suryakumar Yadav will be leading the Indian cricket team as a full-time captain for the first time in T20Is while Charith Asalanka takes charge for the hosts Sri Lanka in the three-match series in Pallekele.
Manu Bhaker performed brilliantly in the 10m air pistol qualification round, where she secured a place in the finals at the ongoing Paris Olympic Games. Meanwhile, Rhythm Sangwan did not put her best foot and was knocked out in the qualifiers.
People's Republic of China's Yuting Huang and Lihao Sheng defeated the Republic of Korea's Park Hajun and Keum Jihyeon in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event in shooting to claim the first gold of Paris Olympics 2024 on Saturday.
The Indian men's hockey team is ranked seventh in the world whereas New Zealand are 10th. India had won the bronze at the Tokyo Olympics and are eager to put a better performance in Paris.
India will take on Sri Lanka in a three-match T20 series, followed by as many ODIs. The series is also the start of a new chapter in India's T20I journey with a new captain given three veterans have bid the format adieu. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, will look for an improved show in the format.
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