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An all-round display by Pakistan kicked off its Asia Cup campaign in style as they crush Nepal by 238 runs

India are scheduled to lock horns with Australia on October 8 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Iftikhar brought his fifty in only 42 balls, Babar followed Iftikhar and reached his century in the very next ball. Babar scored his hundred in 109 balls.

Defeat Jai Hanuman in the final of the A Division one-day league-cum-knockout tournament

In the final, Joshua and Mukesh Aditya scored a goal each for the winners to seal a 2-1 victory over Noor Mohammed XI

Dhiraj rallied from a set down to beat Gourav 3-6,6-3,6-3 in the pre-quarterfinal tie. In the other ties, top seed Debasis Sahoo downed Vatsal Manikantan 3-6,6-3,6-3 to record comeback victory

In the final round, Sai Baswanth drew with Srujan Keerthan Solleti to seal the title in the tournament that saw 24 players compete for the top honours

India will play its first match on September 2 against Pakistan at Pallakelle Cricket Stadium, Kandy.

July 29 has been recommended as 'India's National Football Day' by Kanishka Pandey, head- Sports Research Centre at IMT Ghaziabad.

Ashwin added that Pakistan's success depends much on skipper Babar Azam and wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan's performance.

On Tuesday, the 43-year-old suffered a defeat against qualifier Greet Minen in two consecutive sets, with a final score of 6-1, 6-1.

"It's excellent news on all fronts, it's great for cricket to have a superstar like Ben Stokes in a World Cup," Buttler was quoted as saying by Skysports.

R. Praggnanandhaa, who had a dream run in the recently held world chess championship, reached Chennai to a rousing welcome at the airport.

Lithuania and Montenegro had already secured spots in the round of 16 by defeating Egypt and Mexico, respectively, prior to Tuesday's matches. Thus, the contest on Tuesday determined the top position, according to Xinhua's report.

India crushed Bangladesh by a massive margin of 15-1 in the men's Asian Hockey 5s World Cup Qualifier contest.

Pakistan will open their Asia Cup 2023 campaign against Nepal on Wednesday at the Multan Cricket Stadium

While there will be another round of general sale for the India-Pakistan match on September 3, there is a chance that there would be a complete sell-out within hours, like it happened on Tuesday for all the Mastercard holders

Indian team, however, should not take others lightly as teams like Pakistan, England, Australia and New Zealand also had the potential to win top laurels, said Roger Binny

In the realm of 50-over cricket, Kohli boasts an exceptional track record. His ODI journey is adorned with an impressive tally of 46 centuries

Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian track and field athlete to win a gold at the World Championship and Sindhu was all praise for the champion athlete

Taking a break from their rigorous anti-naxal operations CoBRA-204 and CRPF-151 personnel have set aside their weapons.

Jatin defeated M Rishabh Singh of SPHS/AWA 3-1 for the top honours in the under-17 boys category

Novak Djokovic made a stunning comeback to the US Open after he was denied the calendar grand slam in the 2021 final by the Russian Daniil Medvedev

Before the ICC showpiece, India are playing in the Asia Cup and will get their campaign underway against arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday in Pallekele.