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A long list of events are scheduled for Tuesday. Check back here for all the latest with a special eye out on the Indians...
So that is all the action that was in store from the Indians on Day 3 of the London Olympics...
Here are the two players in action from their clash.
It was close but there lies the excitement.
Jwala/Ashwini did appear to have changed their game coming into their clash today. There were mistakes made but they survive and that is the big news for India from here.
Final scoreline: 25-23, 16-21, 21-18
And INDIA WIN!!!!
Jwala/Ashwini hang on by a thin thread...
Close in on the game-point but the effort is also from the other side of the court. 18-17 in favour of the Indians.
Too close. Just too close to call. After crafting a lead in the third set and then losing it, Jwala/Ashwini are now engaged in a see-saw battle.
Remember, it is a do-or-die battle!
Jwala/Ashwini do it again. The Indians let Chinese Taipei crawl back up and in fact take the lead 8-9.
Jwala/Ashwini lead 8-4 in the third. Will they let their opponents come back as was seen the opening set? Hope not!
Jwala/Ashwini lose the second set 16-21!
Still trailing. Jwala/Ashwini need to fight slightly better though their game has been above what they have earlier displayed in the Wembley Arena here. Score is 14-8 in the second set against them.
Jwala/Ashwini trail in the second game. Are down 5-7 against Chinese Taipei.
25-23 was the scoreline. From a big lead to a riveting fight...what is in store ahead?
And the first game is over. The Indians have taken the psychological advantage...
No. It is a see-saw battle. 23-23.
India now lead 23-22. GAME POINT...
Having squandered the lead, Jwala in particular appears in distress and is celebrating each crucial point. 22-21 against India.
Not going India's way. Jwala/Ashwini lose the lead. 20-20 now!
Chinese Taipei close the gap against Jwala/Ashwini. Score: 14-10 in favour of the Indians.
The Indians open up a lead. Score is 11-6 against the players from Chinese Taipei.
Too early to call but it is 5-4 in favour of the Indians.
Jwala and Ashwini have to win this match to have a chance of making it to the knockout stage.
We are back with live action.
Jwala/Ashwini match starts after a delay. They are playing W.H. Cheng/Y.C. Chien of Chinese Taipei.
Badminton update: The reason nothing is being sent out from the Jwala/Ashwini match is because their clash against W.H. Cheng/Y.C. Chien of Chinese Taipei has been delayed.
The power of appeal: Japan claims the silver medal in men's artistic gymnastics after a judge's inquiry.
Britain pushed down to the bronze while Ukraine were denied a medal.
Kohei Uchimura fell from the pommel horse but Japan appealed and the judges decided to promote the team which was initially placed fourth.
Seen a champion? Here she is from her match which ended earlier today. Saina Nehwal from her brilliant, and simple, win on Monday.
Seen the latest Google Doodle? You can check it out here
Llodra-Tsonga await Paes/Vardhan in the next round of the men's doubles event.
And that is it for Paes and Vardhan. No, they WIN is what was meant!
A close but well deserved win against Dutch opponents.
Coming back to better things from the world of sports....
How many got the feeling that Saina came to the middle and walked out with a win in a complete rush?
As long as her devastating form takes her and India to a medal, no one would be complaining about the torrid pace though. Wow to her form!
And in some extremely disappointing news, racist tweets from a Swiss football player has shocked the world.
He has been evicted from the Olympics. Read report here
The action from badminton is not over. Jwala and Ashwini will shortly come out to battle it out in the doubles round.
Tennis: Paes/Vishnu up 3-2 in the third set.
After some fight in the second set from Lianne, Saina Nehwal eases to a comprehensive win (21-4, 21-14).
She is now in the pre-quarterfinal round!
Tennis at the same time: Update from Wimbledon is that Leander/Vishnu are locked 1-1 in the third set against Hasse/Rojjer from Netherlands after the first two sets were shared.
The second set much closer than the first. Saina Nehwal leads Lianne 13-8.
Some signs of life from her opponent but India's Saina Nehwal continues to show her class in the second set.
Not over yet by any means but going by her form, Saina may just blast past Lianne.
Saina Nehwal in complete command. Takes the first set against Lianne 21-4.
Badminton: Saina Nehwal begins with a mammoth lead of 19-4 against Lianne from Belgium.
Dutch Hasse/Roger up 4-3 against India's Paes/Vardhan after losing the first set.
Tennis: Leander Paes and Vishnu Vardhan lead Haas/Rojer by a set (7-6). They are down 2-3 in the second.
What's next? A whole lot of action remains...
Leander Paes/Vishnu Vardhan vs Robin Haase/Jean-Julien Rojer (TENNIS)
Jwala Gutta/AshwiniPonnappa vs W.H. Cheng/Y.C. Chien (BADMINTON)
AND
Saina Nehwal vs Lianne Tan at 11 pm. (BADMINTON)
That is it then. Spirited India lose 2-3 against Netherlands in the opening Pool B match.
It was a brilliant effort and augers well for the team which now faces the German might.
Decision upheld. No penalty corner for India then. Final few seconds...
Penalty corner appeal from India with seconds left on the clock.
Back to hockey:
Indians look for the final push to draw level. Trail by a goal. Keep attacking the Dutch with 5 minutes left.
Meanwhile, Bharat Chetri in sublime form. Keeps Dutch shots at bay. If only the defense matched up.
Update from Judo: Japan's Matsumoto takes gold in the women's 57kg category, beating Romania's Caprioriu
Sardar Singh in action. The mid-fielders have been powerful for India today. 7 minutes left. India trail by a goal.
Take a look at the intensity on display. Here is Shivendra Singh taking a shot...
Mink van der Weerden was the scorer for the Dutch.
The Indians now look like a team possessed. They want that equaliser having managed two goals against Netherlands. Can they? Will they? Only 13 minutes left.
JINX: One more for the night was heard by the Dutch who convert a penalty corner and take the lead against India.
Score: 3-2 after 18 minutes in the second half.
And more good news:
Tennis: India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna win their opening round match against Mirnyi/Bury from Belarus.
Another goal. India now 2-2 against Netherlands. Goal from Shivendra Singh.
What a comeback from the Indian fowards. The finishing now clicks and the Dutch are looking for cover. One more for the night, then?
GOAL: India bring it back. It is 1-2.
Penalty corner against India. Team protests and a video referral which over-rules the decision. India still have their referral intact.
Spare a though for custodian Bharat Chetri. While the Indianforwards create wide ways into the Dutch half only for the finishing left with room for improvement, the defense seems buckling under Dutch pressure.
Good early moves from India. The defense though continues to show big holes against the Dutch.
The second half action begins. Dutch lead Indians 2-0.
It's 0-2 against India at half-time vs Netherlands.
Superb in-roads fail to get results for the Indians. Meanwhile Dutch forwards show why the men in orange are considered one of the most formidable in contemporary hockey.
Consolation? The Indians have shown spirit on the blue turf. Can expect some fireworks in the second half...
Tennis for a change in pace?
It is 3-3 in the third set of the match between Bopanna/Bhupathi and Mirnyi/Bury. This after the first two sets were shared.
Now back to hockey...
Dutch convert a penalty corner. India now down 0-2. Low-right conversion from the men in orange.
Roderick Weusthof scores the second for Netherlands against India.
Netherlands' Van Der Horst makes the most of a defensive lapse by the Indians. Smashes it past Chetri.
GOAL: And no. It is not by India.
Dutch take a 1-0 lead in the opening half.
A brilliant move from the Indian forward line. Great understanding but Dutch defense holds on.
18 minutes gone: Indians have marked the Dutch well. The men in orange are looking for a fault to capitalise on. None yet.
Indian mid-fielders spring into action but faulty pass when it mattered gets the game back. 14 minutes into the first half.
10th minute mark: Indians began strong but Netherlands have managed to show why they are considered one of the strongest sides here.
A few counters and a couple of shots against the Indian custodian has had the men in white slowing the pace down. It is all level right now. No goals.
Dutch attack again and manage to penetrate only to miss the post narrowly.
The Indians seem to be a but rattled now by what they dealing against.
Dutch counter-attack is barely brought down by India. Forwards from both sides vie for the opening goal.
Empty stands in the Riverbank Arena but Indians have some support.
An attacking India in white against the Netherlands in orange. Earn a penalty corner, but fail to convert. Too bad as the players are looking to make repeated in-roads into the Dutch half.
Hockey: It is hockey then as India face Netherlands now in the Riverbank Arena.
Returning to the boxing controversy.
Sports Minister Ajay Maken has asked India's COM to lodge official protest against Sangwan decision. Things are getting serious.
Tennis: Bhupathi/Bopanna are relying on their own skills. It is 5-5 in the second set.
It is now 3-2 in favour of the Indians against Belarus. A slender lead but a lead which can give them the match.
No point in fretting. Time to get back to tennis which has good news for Indians.
Bhupathi/Bopanna lead 2-1 in the second set after clinching the opener against Mirnyi and Bury of Belarus.
Lot of words being exchanged with commentators to fans seeing red.
Sumit Sangwan was attacking from the word go but the scoring was suspect. If the right punches do not get you a win in boxing, wonder what would?
19-year-old Sumit Sangwan loses his clash against Brazil's Yamaguchi Falcao in the 81 kgs category.
Something fishy with superb punches not giving him a single round against his opponents. The spirit though was surely not missing from the Indian.
Boxing: Yamaguchi takes the second round against Sumit Sangwan despite the Indian fighting hard.
Tennis: Great stuff. What a fight on the tennis court. Bhupathi and Bopanna come from behind to seal the opening set against Mirnyi and Bury.
Sangwan on the attack against his Brazilian opponent as the opening round comes to an end.
Boxing: Sumit Sangwan's clash against Yamaguchi Florentino gets underway.
Tennis: Bhupathi/Bopanna and Belarus' Mirnyi and Bury in a 6-6 deadlock in the opening set.
Hockey: Pakistan look determined but Spain are in no mood to relent. Scores level at 1-1 in the 62nd minute.
Tennis: It is 5-5 right now in the opening set with Bopanna and Bhupathi fighting back against Mirnyi and Bury of Belarus.
Lot of action for India underway. Get set for India's Sumit Sangwan who takes on Yamaguchi Florentino of Brazil in 81 kgs light heavy category. (Boxing)
Shooting: Gagan Narang speaks of his bronze medal. " I am happy with the medal. Very happy. There was some pressure. I was racing against time. But I managed to settle myself in and did the best I could under the circumstances," he says.
With an entire nation buzzing after his win, the pressure must surely be off his shoulders for a bit. Remember, he still has a few events to go...
Simultaneously, there is also the tennis match between Bhupathi/Bopanna against Mirnyi and Bury. Trail 2-3 in the opening set.
Ok then, scores pulled back. Pakistan get a video referral against Spain. It is now 1-1 again.
What a tussle on London's blue hockey turf. Pakistan and Spain matching shot for shot.
And this is electric. As the typing happens, Spanish players outdo the pace on the hockey turf to take the lead. 2-1 now against Pakistan
Back to the hockey pitch though and the Pakistan vs Spain match is currently on.
Pakistan struck early but Spain brought the match back on level terms within seconds!
Also get the updates here on Ms Saina Nehwal. Saina continues to nestle India's hopes for a medal in badminton.
She will face Lianne Tan of Belgium at 11 pm IST.
The event to watch out for tonight in India is the men`s group B India vs The Netherlands clash in hockey.
While the Dutch have always been the more powerful side in recent years, if India manage to open with a win against them, it will be a fantastic start to their campaign which may just take the entire team right up to the podium. Being too hopeful? No, that is how good the men in orange really are on the hockey field.
Well here is the man of the moment for India though...Gagan Narang!
Vishnu never really looked at ease. He lost the first set, managed to fight a bit in the second but it was just not enough to make Kavcic sweat.
Well, it was just a bit of good fortune that he got to play here any way. He had initially not qualified for the singles event.
Bad news from Wimbledon: India's Vishnu Vardhan has lost his opening singles match against Blaz Kavcic 43-6, 2-6.
He will get another shot at scoring a win when he plays in the doubles event later today.
In another section of the Wimbledon venue, World Number 1 Victoria Azarenka has managed to fight hard and register a win against Begu of Belarus. She wins 6-1, 3-6, 6-1.
Some resilience from Vishnu. He now goes 2-4 against Blaz Kavcic. He has a doubles match later at night as well. Hope he saves some energy!
It is now 1-3 against Vishnu Vardhan. The Indian needs to fight back and fight back hard to get his game back on track.
Blaz Kavcic takes 2-1 lead over Vishnu Vardhan
TENNIS: Men's singles, 1st round - Blaz Kavcic wins the first set against Vishnu Vardhan 6-3
A good comeback by Vishnu Vardhan, he makes it 3-4 against Blaz Kavcic
Men's Tennis Singles, 1st Round: Vishnu Vardhan 1-3 vs Blaz Kavcic
Men's Tennis Singles, 1st Round: Slovenia's Blaz Kavcic leads first set against Vishnu Vardhan 2-0
Romania's Alin George Moldoveanu wins gold with 702.1 points while Italy's Niccolo Campriani takes Silver with 701.5
Gagan Narang's final score was 701.1.
GAGAN NARANG SETTLES FOR A BRONZE, FETCHES FIRST MEDAL FOR INDIA AT LONDON OLYMPICS
Gagan Narang scores 10.7 in his final 103.1
Last shot, fingers crossed
Total score for Narang 690.4
Ninth Shot, Gagan Narang scores 10.3, final score 92.4
Another disappointing shot from Narang, 9.5. Total score 82.1
Narang slips to 4th spot
In the seventh shot, Gagan Narang scores 9.9, Total score 72.6
Niccolo Campriani score 10.8 in the seventh shot
Gagan shoots 10.6 in his 6th shot, total 62.7
Gagan Narang at third spot behind Alin George Moldoveanu and Niccolo Campriani
Gagan Narang's fifth shot for 10.4 points, takes total to 52.1
Gagan Narang shoots 10.7. After four shots it is 41.7
Gagan Narang recovers with 10.6 points. After 3 shots 31 points
Niccolo Campriani recovers with 10.2 points
Gagan Narang's next shot is for 9.7. He can't afford to be below 10
Peter Hellenbrand (Netherlands) also had 10.7
China's Wang Tao 10.6
10.7 shot for Gagan Narang
India's first shot at gold
TOP 8 SHOOTERS:
Niccolo Campriani
Alin George Moldoveanu
Gagan Narang
Tao Wang
Illia Charheika
Ole Magnus Bakken
Peter Hellenbrand
Pierre Edmond Piasecki
Niccolo Campriani
Alin George Moldoveanu
Gagan Narang
Tao Wang
Illia Charheika
Ole Magnus Bakken
Peter Hellenbrand
Pierre Edmond Piasecki
10 M AIR RIFLE FINAL GETS UNDERWAY
JUDO: Top two seeds Wang Ki-Chun of South Korea and Japan's Riki Nakaya progressed safely through the early rounds of the Olympic judo men's under-73kg category.
Aida Roman advances to the quarterfinals. Bad luck Bombayla Devi
10m Air Rifle Final: At 4.45...all eight qualifiers, including Gagan Narang, will take 10 shots each. After everyone has shot, they will know who won.
Roman wins third set by 2 points. She leads 3-2
Third Set, Roman starts with 9 while Bombayla takes 8 points.
Three more sets to go
The score reads 2-2
Bombayla takes second set
Abhinav Bindra: Disappointed, but love the sport, love shooting so am sure I'll continue
Roman take first set with 30 points
Another 10 for Roman, 9 for Bombayla
London 2012 Archery: Roman takes aim and starts with 10. Bombayla gets 8 off the first shot
Bombayla Devi next faces Mexico's Aida Roman in the 1/16 round of the women's individual archery
Also US Swimmer Michael Phelps has qualified as the 5th-fastest for 200m fly
Meanwhile, South Korea defeat New Zealand in their hockey league match
Meanwhile, Great Britain's Anna Watkins and Katherine Grainger have set a new Olympic best in the Women's Rowing Double Sculls in Heat 1 with a timing of 6:44.33
Bombayla Devi makes it to 1/16 round, she beat Greece's Evangelia Psarra 6-4
Bombayla Devi takes third set with 28 points
Indian archer Bombayla Devi starts her bid in Women's individual 1/32 Eliminations
Sports Minister Ajay Maken tweeted: Gagan was superb! Must compliment coach Lapidus.He could make it after 4 days in Hospital.Lapidus counselled Gagan when he needed the most!
The final event starts at 16.45 PM IST. Wish Gagan Narang here
The final event starts at 16.45 PM IST. Wish Gagan Narang here
India's finalist to the 2012 Olympics, Gagan Narang had missed out from qualifying by a whisker in Beijing in 2008.
Abhinav Bindra shot 594, whereas needed 596 to qualify.
Gagan Narang enters 10m rifle final with 598 points
ABHINAV BINDRA FAILS TO QUALIFY FOR THE 10M RIFLE FINAL EVENT Abhinav Bindra's final score is 594
Abhinav Bindra's 584, Gagan Narang's score is 578
Abhinav Bindra's score is 574, slips to 16th spot. Very unlikely to qualify
Gagan Narang's score is 568
Abhinav Bindra makes it 555
Gagan Narang takes his score to 558, moves ahead of Abhinav Bindra
Abhinav Bindra's two back to back nine points have made his chances bleak.
Gagan Narang takes it to 538
Abhinav Bindra gets another nine, it's 545 for him
And it is 518 for Gagan Narang
Gagan Narang takes his score to 508
Abhinav Bindra makes it 536
Narang takes his score to 498. Get 100/100 in the fifth round
Gagan Narang makes it 478, Abhinav Bindra makes it 527
Abhinav Bindra's score is 517, eight shots more to go
Gagan Narang's score moves to 468
Abhinav Bindra in his last round, his current score is 507 with 39 inner tens
Gagan Narang starts round five. His score 428
Abhinav Bindra's score is 497
Gagan Narang's score is 398. Another 100 for him
Abhinav Bindra's training partner Niccolo Campriani equals Olympic record
Gagan Narang's score moves up to 378 while Abhinav Bindra's current score is 477
Both Bindra and Narang shoot inner tens. Bindra's score is 467 while Narang's score is 358
One more perfect shot from Gagan Narang, his score 358
Abhinav Bindra takes his score to 457
Gagan Narang takes his score to 348
Abhinav Bindra shoots another inner ten, his score 447
One more inner ten from Gagan Narang, his score 328
Gagan Narang starts with another inner 10, his score 318
Another perfect 10 from Abhinav Bindra, his score is 428
Another perfect 10 from Bindra, his score is 418
Abhinav Bindra starts round 5 with an inner 10. His score 408
Bindra very much in contention after his yet another perfect 100
Abhinav Bindra takes his score to 398 at the end of 4th series
Gagan Narang slips out of Top 10. His score 298 points. That one missed point!!
Abhinav Bindra takes his score to 388
Gagan Narang shoots another inner ten to take his score to 289
And Gagan Narang makes amends, shoots another inner ten to take his score to 279
Abhinav Bindra catches up with Gagan Narang and returns in top 8 with 368 points
Oops, Gagan Narang gets his first nine, his score 269
Gagan Narang is in his own zone, another perfect shot, his score 260
Abhinav Bindra makes it 248 with another inner ten. What a comeback from the defending champion
Both Bindra and Narang shoot inner ten. Bindra 338, Narang 250
And Gagan Narang makes it 240. Abhinav Bindra's score 328
Gagan Narang takes his score to 230.
Abhinav Bindra starts his fourth round. His score 318
Gagan Narang shoots his 22nd inner ten, his score 220.
Gagan Narang shoots his 21st inner ten, his score 210
And so does Gagan Narang. Perfect ten from Narang takes his score to 200
Perfect 10 from Abhinav Bindra in the third round. His score 298
Another perfect shot from Gagan Narang, his score 190
Abhinav Bindra takes his score to 288 with his 22 inner tens
Abhinav Bindra takes his score to 278 with his 21 inner tens
Gagan Narang shoots his 18th inner ten, his score 180
Gagan Narang shoots his 17th inner ten, his score 170
Abhinav Bindra takes his score to 268
And it is 160 for Gagan Narang. He's been right on target
Gagan Narang shoots his 15th inner ten, his score 150
Abhinav Bindra takes his score to 258 with 20 inner tens
Gagan Narang makes it 140 in his second round
Bindra takes cue from Narang, shoots his fourth inner ten of the third round, his score is 248
Narang makes it 130 in his second round
Bindra takes his score to 238 in the third round
Gagan Narang makes it 120
Abhinav Bindra scores another inner ten, his score 228
Second round begins for Gagan Narang and he starts with another inner ten. His score 110
Abhinav Bindra gets inner 10, his score 218. His third round has begun
It is perfect hundred for Gagan Narang after his first round
Gagan Narang get his ninth inner ten, his score 90
After 2 rounds, Abhinav Bindra's score is 198.
Abhinav Bindra takes his score to 198 with 15 inner tens
Bindra makes it 188 with 14 inner tens
Another perfect shot from Gagan Narang, it's 80 for him
Abhinav Bindra makes it 178 with his 13th inner 10
Gagan Narang on fire, he scores 70 with 7 inner tens
With his 12th inner 10, Abhinav Bindra takes his score to 168
Another inner 10 from Narang, he takes his first series score to 60.
Bindra makes it 158 with another inner 10
Gagan Narang at his best, another inner 10 from him takes his score to 50
Another inner 10 for Gagan Narang, he gets to 40.
Abhinav Bindra makes it 148
Another inner 10 from Gagan Narang. 30 for him
Gagan Narang makes it 20 with another inner 10.
Abhinav Bindra makes it 138 after he shot a nine
Abhinav Bindra makes it 129 with another inner 10. His second series score is 30
Gagan Narang gets an inner 10 in his first shot
Abhinav Bindra gets another inner 10 to make it 119
Each shooter gets 60 shots in six series. Top 8 will qualify
Series 2 starts, Bindra makes it 109
Bindra makes it 99 with 10 shots. He scores 7 inner tens
Bindra makes it 89 with another inner 10. This is his sixth inner ten
Bindra scores an inner 10 to make it 79
Bindra shoots a nine to make it 69. slips to 27th spot
Belarus's Illia Charheika is off to a perfect start 100 in Series 1 with 10 inner 10s
It's 60 for Bindra, moves to 8th spot
Bindra makes it 50, with 3 inner. He moves to 9th spot.
Bindra makes it 40 with 2 inner 10s
Abhinav Bindra makes it 30. He has one inner 10
Bindra adds another 10 points.
