World Sports: Indian Women Beat Australia In FIH Pro League, Manchester City Hold Chelsea In EPL Derby

In what promises to be a mouth-watering affair, Chelsea visit Man City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday in the late EPL fixture. The last time these two met, it was a thrilling 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge.

Anmol Kharb has scripted history for India as they have reached the final of the Badminton Asia Championships, beating Japan 3-2 in the semis. What a team!

Indian sprinter Harmilan Bains has struck gold at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships with a timing of 4:29.55.

Current Liverpool manager has praised his Bundesliga counterpart Xabi Alonso, with the latter touted to replace the German come next season. "The next generation is already there and I would say Xabi is a standout in that department... Former world-class player, from a coaching family as well which helps a little, he was like a coach already when he was playing. The football he is playing, the teams he sets up, the transfers he did, it is absolutely exceptional."

Alyssa Healy-led Australia Women's team have beaten South Africa women's by an innings and 284 runs in their one-off Test match in Perth. After a dismal 76 in the first innings, the Proteas were bowled out for 215 in their second innings, handing the hosts a massive victory.

India have ended day 3 of the third Test match against England with a handy lead of 322 with Yashasvi Jaiswal (retired hurt) on 104 and Shubman Gill still batting on 65.

India's top-ranked singles tennis player Sumit Nagal has raced away to a 3-0 lead in the first set of his semi-final match against Italy's Stefano Napolitano at the Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger tournament. Sumit is the second seed and is aiming for his second successive Challenger title, after his triumph in Chennai last week.

India's Pranati Nayak has secured a bronze medal in the first leg of the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup. Pranati finished with an average score of 13.620 to stand third in the women's vault category in Cairo. Veteran gymnast Dipa Karmakar finishes fifth with an average score of 13.383.

Sumit Nagal's dream run this season is halted by Italy's Stefano Napolitano at the Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger tournament. The 26-year-old from Jhajjar, Haryana, loses in straight sets 6-7 (2-7), 4-6 to bow out in the semi-finals. Nagal had won the Chennai Open Challenger last week and broke into the top-100 for the first time in his career, as a result.

Stop the press! After games and days of despair across arenas, India have beaten Australia in an international sports event. And it is Savita Punia and Co who have done it, despite their lacklustre campaign so far.

The Indian women’s hockey team have beaten Australia 1-0 in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023-24 in Rourkela to bring up their second win of the tournament. The only goal of the match came from Vandana Katariya (34’) in the third quarter.

Mohamed Salah has made a scoring return for Liverpool as the English Premier League 2023-24 leaders have routed Brentford 4-1. Salah had been out for a month since sustaining a hamstring injury at the Africa Cup of Nations. He came on as a substitute just before halftime at the Gtech Community Stadium and struck his 19th goal of the season in all competitions in the 68th minute.

In the much-awaited English Premier League 2023-24 derby of the day, Chelsea are leading Manchester City by a solitary goal with 15 minutes of regulation time remaining. Raheem Sterling put the visitors ahead in the 42nd minute, and they have held on to the lead since. City are placed third in the table as of now, and Chelsea are in the eighth spot.

It looked like Chelsea's game for the longest time, but Rodri struck late to draw parity for Manchester City in their English Premier League 2023-24 clash. The Spanish midfielder's 83rd-minute goal has rescued a point for City, who stay in third place in the standings behind Liverpool and Arsenal. Chelsea, meanwhile, slump to the 10th spot.

That's a wrap from us tonight. We will be back tomorrow with the lowdown on all that happens in the world of sports, beginning with the Indian women's historic final clash against Thailand. Until then, goodbye.