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Some good news from Indian tennis
At the ATP Challenger in Helsinki, Finland:
Singles – Sumit Nagal is through to the men’s singles final with a 6-1,6-4 win over Stefano Travaglia. He will play Corentin Moutet in the final, which will be held today evening.
Doubles – Sriram Balaji and Andre Begemann won the men’s doubles title, beating the all-Indian pair Vijay Sundar Prashanth and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan 6-2, 7-5.
Thankful to have made another final this year ����
Looking forward to putting my best foot forward tomorrow ���� pic.twitter.com/JboUqwn03U
– Sumit Nagal (@nagalsumit) November 11, 2023
What’s in store today?
Big one on Diwali day: The last group stage match of the ICC Cricket World Cup between India and Netherlands at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy’s Stadium. Rohit Sharma’s team have already made it to the semifinals and they look to extend their unbeaten run to nine matches.
Expect more news from Indian football, Davis Cup tennis and Olympic sports.
What happened yesterday?
You can look back on a detailed version of yesterday’s events, here. But the major bullet points are:
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The big news of the day was Dhiraj Bommadevara who clinched India’s first Paris Olympics quota in archery after he claimed a silver at the Asian Continental Qualification Tournament in Bangkok. After his senior colleague Tarundeep Rai’s last-eight exit, Bommadevara was the lone Indian in fray and the 22-year-old did not disappoint, cruising into the final with two straight-set wins.
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Rohit Rajpal was reappointed as the non-playing captain of the Indian Davis Cup team until December 31, 2024.