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What's the probability of another postponement?

Wonder how many nations from middle east will be able to attend them

So less than 12 hours to go to for the controversial final to start rigged in favour of Funny how WBC held every 4 years has almost the same teams in same groups, controversial decisions in semis aside ensures such unjust final. Thanks to tournament rules, Team USA, having played Sunday and getting the day off Monday, has a pitching advantage. Every USA pitcher is technically eligible to pitch. Venezuela, meanwhile, will be limited by back-to-back rules. It doesn't quite seem fair to have a setup like this. Hopefully no baseball after 2028. Olympics doesn't need such unfair sports.

It was the first international hockey match in Hyderabad since 2003. The stadium had been left unused. Recently it got a makeover, increased seating, new astroturf, floodlights, dressing rooms and gpo painted. It had the old turfs in a bad condition until few months ago when I went. Sergio Pagni, India's compound archery coach was then guiding young archers. Bushes had grown on some part of the stadium, the cement seating had been damaged and a significant part of old turf had worn out making it non usable for hockey. A lot of people I met during the tournament here especially those in 30s 40s were confused with the quarter system and were asking when did it become quarter.. wasn't it two halves of 35 mins each... Hockey used to be popular once but after 2000s it has gone on decline and post 2010s it's been an exponential decline with the rise of T20 Cricket and IPL.

Massive crowd for the final game between had a better possession but conversion rate was pretty poor within the circle leading to a narrow loss.

Little late to post won 1-0 against Hard luck for the Italians @Gianlu33 @phelps @Sindo @copravolley So punch the last ticket to Women's Hockey World Cup

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Hyderabad hosting FIH Women's WC Qualifiers Tournament 2 have qualified will take on for the final spot. I'm just getting ready to go to the stadium for the match. Maybe you see me on TV. Image attached: v group stage match which I watched last week

won the Women's Qualifiers Tournament 1 at home beating qualified in 3rd qualify as best ranked team

hasn't been that impressive so I'm expecting and If do up their game in QF, can make it instead of All it takes one good innings with the bat and one bad innings with the ball to change the scenarios.

I presume he means nationality/citizenship issues which are stricter in other tournaments.

How to watch match from ? Any free platform or vpn required? Best vpn? Please let me know @Josh or anyone else

Both would be great, I will watch some live and some later. Thaat YouTube Link isn't working

Like any global stream like last time?

Any way to watch it in India

So if 7-8 indoor sports go from Summer Olympics to Winter Olympics it's not wrong. However I don't want sports repeated. Indoor sports will be played indoor whether in summer or winter. Yes it might dilute the winter sports a bit, but then both games may get good revenue and can keep a larger global audience interested. I can't follow all the sports at summer games it's a lot but comparatively winter games have the space to add sports. If I have to choose Indoor sports into winter games: - Judo - Taekwondo or Karate - Handball - 3x3 Basketball - TT or Badminton - Squash - Volleyball - Chess I think this would make the programme more balanced and will deliver blockbuster Olympics every 2 years I know this might be an unpopular opinion here in the forum, which is fine.

Right, teh technical score of Nakai went from 78 to 72 and I clearly didn't feel there enough jumps that had to be reviewed. Alyssa Liu deserved a score 70-72 in technical elements, nothing extraordinary but kept getting that 0.5-1 extra in GOE for literally no reason

Minkkinen So happy for her The first medal for Finland in biathlon at winter Olympics since 1998 Nagano (Ville Raikonen - Men's Sprint) She is also the first female biathlete to win an Olympic medal from Finland

Minkinen did tell how she doesn't particularly like this high altitude venue of Antholz, her speed has gone down drastically.

Funny how struggled in women's biathlon races all Olympic cycle but managed to keep the Olympic title in sprint to themselves and also have a good chance at winning pursuit too.

seem to have shown the uptick in ski speed at the right time. No medal for Todorova but I believe it gives her a good chance for tomorrow's pursuit and a good chance at mass start too.

M-M-W-W Mixed Relay for the first time. I feel the race is a bit more even with this format. Lots of teams have good female athletes in the last leg.

VPN time now

😂 Always knew what it was going to be

Don't know if I get enough time for this but I'll be rooting for