Sports World Live Today: Indian Colts Beat Netherlands In FIH Men's Junior World Cup; IND Cricket Team To Face RSA In 2nd T20I

Hello and welcome to our live blog coverage of today's sports news and events. It promises to be another fun-filled day with the Indian men's cricket team taking on South Africa - weather permitting - in the second T20I of the three-match series, while Mumbai City FC face an in-form FC Goa at the Fatorda Stadium in the Indian Super League 2023-24 season. But the day will begin with the India colts taking on the formidable Netherlands in the quarter-finals of the FIH Junior Men's World Cup 2023. Follow the live scores and updates of all the action on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 here. (Cricket News | Football News | Hockey News | December 11 Highlights)  

2:45 PM: The Alarm Bells Are Ringing 

Former England skipper Michael Vaughan has raised concerns over the effectiveness of 'Bazball' in India. 

"If you add in Ashwin, Jadeja and Axar Patel on spinning wickets in India, they may get blown away, they may get absolutely destroyed," says Vaughan. 

"They will go out and play exactly the same way, we’ve already spoken about the impact they are going to try and achieve in India with the way they play."

Read more here. 

1:45 PM: IPL, WPL Lead The Search Charts 

It has been a good year for India's domestic cricket tournaments as they continue to gain in popularity and prominence. An evidence pointing to the same is Google's Year in Search, which reveals that IPL and WPL were among the most-searched sporting tournaments in the country. 

Read the full list here. 

12:15 PM: Messi, Ronaldo To Meet Again! 

Fate has, once again, intertwined the paths of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, despite the pair playing their respective footballs oceans apart. Messi's Inter Miami will play Ronaldo's Al-Nassr in late January 2024, allowing the two to share the same pitch once more. 

Read more about it here. 

10:45 AM: Comeback Win In Junior Hockey World Cup Klaxon! 

A sensational performance from the Indian colts in the ongoing FIH Men's Junior Hockey World Cup sees them battle past the Netherlands and into the semi-finals! Trailing 2-0, India came back to beat their opponents 4-3 with the winner in the 57th minute of regulation time. India will now face Germany in the semis. 

Read the report here. 

10:00 AM: Google's Year In Search 2023 - Athletes

India's Shubman Gill made the cut as one of the top ten athletes most searched by users on search engine Google throughout the year 2023. Gill was joined by New Zealand's star batter Rachin Ravindra, France's Kylian Mbappe, and England's Harry Kane among other prominent names. 

Check out the full list here.

9:00 AM: PKL Action The Night Before

ICYMI - Jaipur Pink Panthers beat Gujarat Giants on Monday night to record their first win of the season. Jaipur are seventh at this juncture of the season, which will conclude in late January 2024. 

Read the report here. 

9:00 AM: India vs South Africa Beckons! 

India take on South Africa in what will be the de-facto opener of their tour of the country, after the first T20I, scheduled for December 10, 2023, was abandoned due to rain. As the teams square up in Gqeberha, here are three battles that could define the outcome of the crunch match: 

India vs South Africa, 2nd T20I: Three Key Battles