The Indian hockey team registered their second win in Hero Asia Cup Rajgir, Bihar 2025. (Hockey India-X)

Rajgir: It was once again Chok-e-Block at the Rajgir Sports Complex, as fans put, the Indian team was expected to dominate Japan in their second match. Asia Cup Here on Sunday. But this was not the case, because the hosts won just 3-2, thank you for some concrete goalkeeping and brilliant running by Suraj Karkra. Vivek Sagar Prasad During the penalty corner, after playing some high-represss, to book its location in the Super 4S stage. For goals, Mandeep Singh opened the scoring after Sukhjit Singh with a field goal in the fourth minute, and Harmanpreet Singh The lead in the next minute doubled after winning a series of India’s penalty corner. Captain hit again in the second quarter -dying seconds, scoring his second score of the match through the goalkeeper’s feet, Kosi Kavab pulled a back to Japan in the 38th minute. The Kavabe was once on the clock with a minute and once on the target as the protecting the Karkara was eventually dissolved after the ball was distanced away from the structure. Giving an opportunity to equal, Japan continued to apply pressure, but managed to capture India, even Harmanpreet received a yellow card. However, Carcaera was fantastic-especially when Japan won four back-to-back penalty corners in the second quarter and then three gradual corners in the final quarter. During one of them, he first stopped the ball with his left leg and then dives to block the deformed shot coming out of the rebound. Even Krishna Bahadur Pathak, playing his 150th match, about five savings, but it was a curkera that stole the show. Asked what is happening in his mind when Japan continued to win a gradual penalty corner, Indian Custodian said, “We planned a way to protect the PC, and we executed it. Certainly, there is a lot of space to improve. But we watched videos of the match against China and worked on wherever we did.” While Karkera has done a lot of work on his reflex, facing 500 shots in training sessions, he specially focused on counter control before the tournament, which was clear the way he managed the team as Japan had counters late stages of the game. Coach Craig Fulton was also happy with Karkera and Vivek’s performance, but prevented the absence of field balls despite the team making several opportunities. “We are really well buried, and that part of our game was excellent. We cannot convert some more field goals, but the data for us in that aspect are really high. We could not finish everything we start now, ”Fulton said. However, playing jointly with heat, playing such a high pressure game, left the team low on energy in the third quarter. The coach said, “These games are super difficult at 3 pm and 1 pm. Nobody really realize it. You do not play in 35-degrees with this humidity in summer, unless you come from Malaysia or are hot all the time,” the coach said. It was during this period that Japan pulled back one and worked hard in the last quarter, but India eventually held to win. Earlier in the day, China scored 13 goals against Kazakhstan after winning the second minute through the penalty corner. After that initial hiccup, China dominated and hoped to carry on that pace against Japan on Monday. India, meanwhile, will face the next Kazakhstan.

New York – Novak jokovich On Sunday night, in its US Open Four-All-Round match, she was hovering with a big initial lead when her neck started harassing her. This did not stop Djokovic from dominating the qualifier ranked 144th ranked Life-long stuff 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 to reach your record 64th Grand Slam quarterfinals.

“Which gives me a lot of encouragement right now, and positivity is the way I have played tonight,” Djokovic said. “The best performance of the tournament so far. Hopefully I can continue it.”

Djokovic was ahead 4–0, 15-love when he hit a well-angled volley winner to go above 30-love in that game. The 24 -time Grand Slam Champion immediately grabbed the back of his neck and started turning his head.

Djokovic, 38, tried to spread his neck or flexed his right shoulder between points, and he went to leave that game and the next one. But he soon acquired the upper hand against Stuff, who defeated Francis tiafo In the previous round and for the first time, he was trying to go to a major quarter -finals.

After rectifying 8–0 against Stuff, Djokovic now recorded a 10–0 in its quarter-finals against the 2024 US Open Runner-up. Taylor fritz,

“I hope that players who never win against me, try to come out in court and do something different and try to make me feel that maybe play uncomfortable and more aggressive, or whatever it is,” Djokovic said. “I don’t think there is going to be a big change with Taylor, because, of course, you are clinging to the kind of game plan that you have got in the quarters, and you know what your strength is … which is clearly service and forehand for him.”

Number 4-Warred Fritz, the last American man at the bracket, went against number 21 on Sunday with a win of 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in the quarter-finals. Tomas Machak Of Czech Republic.

“The thing is that, I think it has spread for so many years. Earlier I played him about seven or eight times, I was probably not a good player, until I have the best day till now and he has a bad day,” said Fritz. “Only the last two times we have played, I think, I have been just a better player, I can say, I would say, compete and have a possibility.”

After Djokovic finished the opening set against Stuff, he was visited by a trainer for treatment during the upcoming changes. Djokovic was given his neck and shoulder massage.

If he was still in inconvenience, his play was not really impressed at all. During the break after that set, Djokovic massaged his correct cell. But then, there were no signs of trouble when playing the ball.

Djokovic had earlier worked in the tournament to the trainers, including blisters on one leg in the first round and for a low-population issue in the third.

He has won four championships in New York, recently in 2023.

Number 4 seeds Jessica pegula2024 US Open Runner-Up, defeated partner American and upgraded in quarter-finals in flushing meadows for the second straight year Ann Li 6–1, 6–2 in just 54 minutes on Sunday.

Pegula, who opened the day session at Arthur Ash Stadium, did not drop a set in this year’s tournament, and was kept in court for more than 15 minutes only once, more than 1 hour.

The three games he had dropped against Lee was the lowest in the US Open match for his career. Through four rounds, Pegula has lost just 17 games, which is its lowest route for any of its eight major quarterfinals.

“Perhaps the best match, honestly, I have played since then, before Wimbledon, I think from beginning to end. So, it was encouraging,” said Bafello Mool. “I was just hitting the ball, doing everything well, executing his strategy very well and found very quickly through it.”

Aryana SabalankaWho defeated Pegula in last year’s championship match, dominated Christina box In the night session 6–1, 6-4 also reassure themselves to reach the quarter-finals without leaving a set and to maintain the number 1 rankings after the tournament.

Sabalenka has started 12 consecutive major in quarterfinal rounds or better 12, ever since a woman has the longest line Serena Williams’16 runs straight from 2000 to 2005.

Sabalanka’s next rival 2023 will be Wimbledon Champion Market WondrasovaWhich defeated 2022 Wimbledon Champion Elena Ribbikina 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 at night 6-2 with the help of 13 aces including three in the previous game.

Grand Slam Quarter Finals 0-6 before harassing Pegula Ega swetec Last year at that period in flushing meadows. Pegula reached the final, where she lost to Sabalenka. But Pegula was not sure when she returned to New York, her tennis was ready for follow-up.

She had lost four of her last six singles matches at the US Open, and said that she played so badly while practicing with Sabalenka a few days before the tournament that she stopped quickly, opted for a escape room with some friends and some drinks.

Things are definitely better.

“As I said, I am not feeling my best in court, so there is something to come back and be able to make a more quarterfinal that I am definitely proud,” said Pegula. “Of course, I want to go further and win more and win the tournament, but I think, just at a personal type of target level, I am happy with the way I am able to turn some of my tennis around the last few weeks.”

Lee, one of the 58th and five American women, to reach the 16 round, the highest ranked player Pagula faced in the tournament, but the 25 -year -old was strong in his first presence in 16 times. Pegula broke it all four times in the first set of 25 minutes, and was just five winners against 19 unexpected errors in Lee’s match.

Pegula will face Berbora Crassicova Two -time Grand Slam in quarter finals after champion Fought eight match points in another set It ended with 25 minutes of tiebreaker and beet Taylor Townsand 1-6, 7-6 (13), 6-3.

Pegula will definitely be a fresher player on Tuesday. Crassicova, who missed out for nearly five months to start the season due to a back injury, held late rallies to close the 10th seeded American Emma Navaro In the third round in 2 the hours, then 3 hours, 4 minutes Sunday – 98 minutes alone for the second set went away.

“I am not worried. I’m not really thinking about it right now,” said Crassicova. “I am really happy that I won today, because I mean, also, if a point did not go in my way, I would be looking for flights.”

ESPN Research and Associated Press contributed to this report.