Indian Sports LIVE, Feb 2: Mithun Manjunath, Treesa-Gayatri lose in Thailand Masters quarterfinals

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Here at the ESPN daily blog, we bring you all the news from the dynamic world of Indian sports: a one-stop shop for everything to do with the wide variety of Olympic sports and franchise leagues.

February has plenty of prominent events taking place – which you can find listed out in ESPN India’s sporting calendar.

Here are the key updates from February 02, Friday:

Thailand Masters Quarterfinals: Mithun, Treesa-Gayatri knocked out

Mithun Manjunath fought hard but went down in straight games Dutchman Mark Caljouw in the quarterfinal of the Thailand Masters. The two players were tied at 19-19 in the first game, and it could’ve gone either way, but Mithun couldn’t close it out. Caljouw was a bit more comfortable in the second game, as he won that 21-15, for a straight games victory.

Meanwhile, for Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, a sensational comeback win was so near, yet so far, as they lost in three games to Indonesia’s Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma and Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi.After convincingly losing the first game 12-21, Treesa and Gayatri imposed themselves in the second game to win that 21-17. In the third game, they fell behind early, but kept fighting, saved a couple of match point, then had a match point of their own, but couldn’t close it out as the Indonesians won that 23-21.

Also in action later today will be Ashmita Chaliha, who faces Indonesia’s Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo.

Patidar debuts as India look to bounce back against Bazball

India aren’t used to losing Tests at home. Now they find themselves 1-0 down against England in the five-match series. Their first attempt at bouncing back in the series begins today in Visakhapatnam, and in an enforced change, India have handed a debut to Rajat Patidar, who replaces KL Rahul.

You can follow all the action live here.

What’s in store today?

  • Football: The Indian Super League (ISL) continues, with Odisha FC taking on Kerala Blasters.

  • Badminton: The Thailand Masters continues, with a 3 Indian matches in the quarter-final.

  • Kabaddi: The Delhi leg of PKL 10 begins at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex.

What happened yesterday?

  • FC Goa continue surge amid Hyderabad FC protest

  • Thailand Masters: Treesa-Gayatri, Mithun, Ashmita reach QF

  • Harmanpreet to lead 24-member Indian hockey team in home Pro League matches

  • PKL 10 playoffs in Hyderabad, final on March 1

You can check all the details of yesterday’s news events, here.

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