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Indian Sports Live, December 1: Live sports news, commentary, scores and updates

Priyanshu Rajawat RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images

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Here are all the key updates from December 01, Friday:


Odisha beat Jamshedpur 1-0 in ISL

To follow up their brilliant AFC Cup victory over Mohun Bagan Super Giant in the week, Odisha FC continued their winning run with a 1-0 success over Jamshedpur FC in the ISL on Friday.

Roy Krishna's 56th-minute winner gave Odisha their third ISL win in a row, and their fifth in succession in all competitions. They have moved up to third in the ISL table, behind FC Goa and Kerala Blasters, although they have played more games than Mumbai City FC and Mohun Bagan who are below them in the table.


Syed Modi International - Day 4 update

Priyanshu Rajawat continued to be the only Indian singles player standing, reaching the semifinals after straight games win over Indonesian qualifier Alwi Farhan.

There was Indian representation in doubles also remained as veteran Ashwini Ponappa and her partner Tanisha Crasto got the better of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand 21-19, 21-8 at the Syed Modi Super 300 badminton tournament in Lucknow.

Priyanshu, who won the Orleans Masters this year and is ranked 31st in the world, notched a solid 21-16, 21-15 win. He will next play Chinese Taipei's Chi Yu Jen for a place in the final.

The all-Indian women's doubles was more complicated as seventh seeds Ashwini and Tanisha had to fight back from 7-13 down in the first game against fourth seeds Treesa and Gayatri, seeded fourth, faced tough competition. Which they did, and then went on a run of 12 straight points in the second game to establish firm command of the quarterfinal.


Indian women's hockey team at FIH Junior World Cup in Chile

Unfortunately, India suffered a setback on Friday. Facing Germany in their second group match of the tournament, the team lost a close contest 3-4 which could prove costly for their quarterfinal chances.

India began well, scoring twice in the opening quarter thanks to Annu and Ropni Kumari. Germany made a comeback in the second quarter to make it 2-2 but India once again took the lead before the break with Mumtaz Khan netting her team's third goal.

However, Germany upped their intensity and quickly scored two more goals in the third quarter to take a 4-3 lead. India tried their best in the final quarter but couldn't change the scoreline.

This is their first defeat in the tournament after they had beaten Canada 12-0 earlier on Friday.

India now will have to beat Belgium to ensure they make it to the quarterfinals. Top two teams from the group will enter the last eight stage with Belgium currently being leaders after two wins from two matches. India and Germany are level on three points each.

Beating Belgium in the final group game will not be an easy task at all for India.


The Pro Kabaddi League is back

PKL Season 10 is here on Saturday, and that calls for Shyam Vasudevan to enlighten us with everything you need to know about PKL 10. To catch up on all the narratives and off-season changes, you can rely on the only PKL preview you need to read.

For a further detailed look into how the squads shaped up after the auction, here's each team's lineup being graded and dissected. As always, do bookmark our PKL page that holds the entirety of our coverage, and here is a handy list of all the players bought in the auction.


What else is in store today?

  • Fresh from knocking Mohun Bagan SG out of the AFC Cup during the mid-week, Odisha FC are back in ISL action with a trip to Jamshedpur.

  • Day six of the men's National Boxing Championships, with semifinals in store.

  • Action from the fourth day of the Syed Modi badminton tournament - as Priyanshu Rajawat is the lone Indian left in singles facing off in the quarterfinals against Alwi Farhan of Indonesia. Treesa Jolly - Gayatri Gopichand face off against Tanisha Crasto - Ashwini Ponnappa in an all-Indian women's doubles quarterfinal - which is all that is left of India's interest in the tournament.


What happened yesterday?

  • The ISL saw a thrilling 3-3 draw for the second consecutive day, as Bengaluru FC came from two goals down to grab a point against Punjab FC at home - with Neeraj Chopra watching on.

  • The Syed Modi tournament saw many Indians exit the competition, with 11 women's singles players all failing to make the quarterfinals, while Priyanshu Rajawat was only one of ten men's singles players to go through to the quarterfinals.

  • The AIFF President revealed that I-League players were approached for 'match manipulation'.

  • Amit Panghal and Shiva Thapa moved into the semifinals of the men's National Boxing Championships.

You can check all the details of Thursday's news events here.