Sports World Today, December 16: IND-W Beat ENG-W In One-Off Test; HAR Are Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023 Champions; Manchester City Draw 2-2 Against Crystal Palace

In an action packed Saturday, the day began with a convincing win for the Indian women's cricket team as they defeated England women's by 347 runs in the one-off Test match. In the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023 final, Haryana beat Rajasthan to lift their maiden title. Elsewhere in football, Bengaluru FC finally grabbed a win as they defeated Jamshedpur FC 1-0 in ISL. Manchester City dropped more points in the Premier League with a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace. Get all the scores and updates of all the action on Saturday, December 16, 2023 here. (Cricket News | Football News | AUS vs PAK Scorecard | IND-W vs ENG-W Scorecard | December 15 Highlights)

11:29 PM: Manchester City Drop Points At Home

Boos echoed around the Etihad as reigning champions Manchester City dropped points against Crystal Palace despite leading 2-0. An injury time equaliser from the spot by Michael Olise meant City could go six points adrift of Liverpool if they win tomorrow.

10:06 PM: English Premier League Update

During a match between Luton Town and Bournemouth AFC, visiting team player Tom Lockyer collapsed on the field in between the match. Elsewhere, Manchester City are leading Crystal Palace, along with Chelsea who are 2-0 up against Sheffield United.

8:00 PM: Australia's Marnus Labuschagne To Undergo Scan

Aussie batter Marnus Labuschagne will undergo a scan after taking a blow to his finger off a Khurram Shahzad delivery during the 1st Australia vs Pakistan Test.

6:20 PM: India Vs Spain, FIH Junior Men's World Cup 2023, Bronze Medal Match

Heart-break for the Indian colts as they go down 3-1 to Spain in the bronze medal match. Goalkeeper Mohith had a good game, but India once again couldn't convert their chances.

5:47 PM: Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023 Final Update

In the final between Rajasthan and Haryana, the latter have posted 287/8 in the 50 overs.Ankit Kumar (88) and skipper Ashok Menaria (70) led the charge to take their team towards a massive total. For Rajasthan, Aniket Choudhary was the pick of the bowlers with a fourfer.

4:15 PM: Cricket Update

Its Stumps in Perth as Australia end Day 3 of their Test match against Pakistan firmly on the front foot. At the end of play, Australia lead Pakistan by 300 runs after returning the entire team to the pavilion for a 271-run total and then making 84 of their own. Australia did, however, lose first innings' hero David Warner for a duck!

2:50 PM: Heather Knight Blames 'Super Extreme' Conditions For Loss

England faced "super extreme" circumstances in their Test loss to India, according to skipper Heather Knight. England were knocked out for 136 and 131 in a 347-run loss in Mumbai. Deepti Sharma grabbed nine wickets with her off-spin in the match, while seamer Pooja Vastrakar got 3-23 in an excellent performance on day three.

2:30 PM: Ben Stokes Hoping To Be Fully Fit For Test Series In India

England all-rounder Ben Stokes said on Friday that his rehabilitation from knee surgery last month is going well and that he hopes to make more improvement in the next two weeks. Stokes had successful surgery on his left knee on November 29 to be ready for the Test series in India, which begins in January next year.

1:50 PM: Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023 Final Underway

Rajasthan and Haryana are playing each other in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023 Final at the time of writing. Haryana won the toss and chose to bat first, compelling Rajasthan to try their attempts with the ball and in the field.

12:50 PM: India Beat England In Historic Result!

The Indian Women's National Cricket Team destroyed the visiting England in the one-off Test between the pair in Navi Mumbai, winning by a historic-best 347 runs. India, who had set England a target of 479 runs, struck out their opponents on 131, recording the biggest margin of victory between themselves and a beaten opponent.

12:00 PM: Shami, Chahar Out Of IND vs RSA

In a bitter blow to Team India, both Mohammed Shami and Deepak Chahar have been ruled out of their ongoing seris against South Africa. Shami, who was scheduled to join the Test squad, failed to heal from an injury in time, while Chahar, part of the ODI squad, chose to stay back home to deal with an ongoing family emergency.