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PV Sindhu clinches Singapore Open title after beating Wang Zhi Yi
World No 7 Sindhu took 58 minutes to defeat world No 11 Zhi Yi 21-9, 11-21, 21-15 and win her third title of the year. Two-time Olympic medallist earlier won the Syed Modi International in January and Swiss Open in March, however, were BWF Super 300-level meets. Sindhu, a former world champion and seeded third in the tournament, started the final at the Singapore Indoor Stadium with purpose.
Praggnanandhaa wins Paracin Open chess title with a dominant, unbeaten run
Playing in the Open A section of the event, the 16-year-old Praggnanandhaa garnered eight points from nine rounds, finishing half a point ahead of his nearest rival, Alexandr Predke, a Russian player playing under the flag of FIDE, the sport's world governing body. In the ninth and final round on Saturday, Praggnanandhaa, the Grandmaster from Chennai, played out a draw with Serbia's Alisher Suleymenov while Predke defeated India's V Pranav on the second board with white pieces to move up to 7.5 points.
IPL to have dedicated two and half month window in next ICC FTP: Report
As per a near-final draft of the ICC's latest FTP for men's cricket, the international cricket due to be played by the 12 Full Members between May 2023 and April 2027, is built primarily on two cycles of the World Test Championship (WTC), a host of ICC events and plenty of bilateral white-ball cricket. However, the unmarked gaps in the calendar are a noticeable thing.
ISL: Mumbai City FC sign Alberto Noguera on one-year contract
The Madrid-born midfielder came up through the ranks at Getafe before he was picked up by Atl tico Madrid in July 2009, where he was instantly made the C team at the club. He was called in to train with the first team senior squad under Quique Sanchez Flores and went on to make his La Liga debut against Levante UD in 2011.
FIH to hold Pro League in five time-blocks from 2023-24 season
The FIH has changed the format of the Pro League so as not to disrupt the schedule of the domestic club competitions, tournaments, and leagues. "This change has been confirmed for the subsequent three editions at least. Amongst others, this will help significantly for the planning of club competitions," the FIH informed in a press release on Saturday.
Chelsea sign Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli on four-year deal
Koulibaly joined Napoli from Genk in 2014 and made 317 appearances for the Italian side. He made his senior debut for Senegal in September 2015 and has since earned 62 caps, captaining the team to victory at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. "I'm very happy to be here with this team at Chelsea. It's a big team in the world and my dream was always to play in the Premier League," Koulibaly said in a statement.
'Keep shining and rising. Wish you all the best': Kohli replies to Babar's 'stay strong' tweet
Soon after the tweet was released, many cricket fans from around the world started praising Babar for supporting Kohli. Now, on Saturday, Kohli replied to Babar's post, thanking him for his words of support. "Thank you. Keep shining and rising. Wish you all the best (clap emoji)," read Kohli's reply on Twitter. On the eve of Pakistan's first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle.
Still a lot of cricket left in Virat; he has to create path for that: Kapil
Now, legendary all-rounder and 1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev feels that Kohli has still got a lot of cricket left in him and pointed out that the talismanic batter has to himself create a way for getting back amongst the runs.
Is Virat Kohli seeking divine intervention to come out of form slump?
Kohli, who is in England with the India team for the month-long multi-format series, has been going through an extraordinarily long lean patch which has seen him not score a century since November 2019. His performance in the rescheduled fifth Test at Edgbaston was one of the reasons for India losing the game by seven wickets.
England, India face off in a winner-takes-it-all ODI series decider at Manchester
With less than 18 months to go for the 2023 Men's Cricket World Cup to be hosted by India, the three-match series has been a medium for England to see how they are standing in life post Eoin Morgan's retirement and what they would need more to firm up their plans for a title defence in the subcontinent.
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