Defeat  

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In Haryana, the BJP won the election in Hisar, Hansi, Nalwa while the JJP won in Uklana, Barwala and Narnaund.

Saina Nehwal entered the second round of the French Open. She defeated Hong Kong's Cheung Ngan Yi in straight games 23-21, 21-17. Ngan Yi had an upper hand in the first game, but Saina was able to bounce back to take the win 23-21

In the Vijay Hazare Trophy semi-finals played on Wednesday (October 23), hosts Karnataka defeated Chhattisgarh by nine wickets at Chinnaswamy Stadium while Tamil Nadu edged Gujarat by five wickets

A 10-man Jamshedpur were finally rewarded for their resilience in the 85th minute of their ISL tie against Odisha. Piti found Castel in space once again on the counter and the striker dinked the ball over onrushing goalkeeper Francisco Dorronsoro to net what turned out to be the crucial match-winner

After India defeated South Africa by an innings and 202 runs to win the third Test in Ranchi, Virat Kohli said it was great to see Ganguly becoming BCCI president

Minutes after he exercised his right to vote in Nagpur, union minister Nitin Gadkari also said that the Congress has a "defeated mentality" by the people

With just a few days left for the two states of Haryana and Maharashtra to go for polls, it looks like Congress has already accepted defeat and is only fighting for a lost cause.

Adil Khan ensured that India at least secure a point from the home match in the FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifier as he rose highest to nod home a Brandon Fernandes corner kick in the 88th minute. A defeat at home would have severely dented India's hopes of advancing in the next round

PV Sindhu, the reigning world champion, defeated Indonesia's Gregoria Tunjung (world number 16) 22-20, 21-18 in the first round of Denmark Open, the World Tour Super 750 tournament

Mary Kom defeated reigning Olympic medallist Ingrit Valencia by unanimous decision 5-0 decision to enter the semi-finals in the 51kg category. Thus, she is confirmed of a medal in Ulan-Ude, Russia. This is her first medal in the 51kg section

The Kerala Olympic Association president V Sunil handed over the cash reward of Rs 10 lakh to PV Sindhu. On August 25, the 24-year-old became the first Indian to win a World Championships gold medal by defeating Japan's Nozomi Okuhara 21-7, 21-7

India extended their Test domination at home as they demolished South Africa in the opening game of three-match series for the Gandhi-Mandela Trophy. India remained on top of the World Test Championship points table with 160 points. This and more in MyNation’s weekly sports review show Sportstop (September 30 to October 6)
 

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