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Indonesia Open: India's campaign ends with Prannoy's loss in semis
Though the match started with some engaging rallies, Prannoy, the world No. 23 in the world badminton rankings lost the plot as the Chinese shuttler, ranked 12 places below him, managed to negate the Indian's strong net game early. By the time Prannoy finally managed to find a foothold in the contest, Junpeng had already taken a handy lead and proceeded to wrap up the first game comfortably.
German Open: Bencic overcomes Sakkari to reach final
With this win, Bencic is now 4-2 lifetime against Top-10 players on grass, as she moves into the fifth grass-court final of her career. She seeks her second grass-court title, with her first coming at Eastbourne in 2015. The 25-year-old, who lost to Liudmila Samsonova in last year's Berlin final, was dominant behind her backhand, of which she had 19 of her 41 winners during the 3 hours and 7 minutes long match.
Eddie Nketiah signs new long-term contract with Arsenal, gets No. 14 shirt
The 23-year-old, who was due to be out of contract at the end of the month, has made 92 first-team appearances and scored 23 goals since his first-team debut for the Gunners in 2017. He finished last season in good form, starting Arsenal's last eight league games and scoring five goals. "I'm delighted Eddie is staying with us. He represents what we are all about and all the values of the club," said manager Mikel Arteta in a statement.
FIH Pro League: India women beat Argentina in shoot-out after 3-3 draw
India took an early lead through Player of the Match Lalremsiami in the 3rd minute. But Argentina came back strongly in the second quarter to level the score through Agustina Gorzelany in the 21st minute before taking lead twice, Gorzelany converting a penalty corner (36th min) and a penalty stroke (44th min) to complete a hat-trick and put Argentina in sight of victory.
Hardik Pandya reveals MS Dhoni's advice which helped him become a better player
The 28-year-old Pandya recently made a comeback into the India squad during the T20I series against South Africa and has made some vital contributions. His inclusion came on the back of a sensational IPL with the Gujarat Titans, where he proved his form and fitness, leading them to title triumph in the debut season. He scored 487 runs in the IPL 2022 while also chipping in with 8 wickets.
Pranati Nayak wins bronze in Asian Artistic Gymnastics
Pranati, 27, who competed in last year's Tokyo Olympics, continued to impress as she came up with scores of 13.400 and 13.367 in the first and second vault respectively. She thus finished with an overall score of 13.367 at Doha on Friday evening. With this score, Pranati finished behind South Korea's Yeo Seo-Jeong (14.084) and Shoko Miyata (13.884) of Japan, who claimed gold and silver, respectively.
IND v SA: Pant has to stop looking for aerial shots far outside off-stump, says Gavaskar
In the ongoing T20I series against South Africa, Pant has made scores of 29, 5, 6 and 17. But the left-hander has repeatedly fallen for the wide outside the off-stump trap laid for him by the South Africa bowlers trying to bowl away from his hitting arc. On all four occasions in the series, Pant has tried to play big shots against balls far outside the off-stump but he lost some bit of his balance after playing the shot and was caught out on all four occasions in the off-side.
Steve Smith suffers quad strain; likely to miss third ODI vs Sri Lanka: Report
"While not considered serious, the injury needed bandaging during the match and with the Test series due to start in just 11 days, Australia's medical staff are expected to take a cautious approach with him," a report in watoday.com.au said on Saturday. The charismatic batter's likely absence will pave the way for Josh Inglis to make his ODI debut after having played seven T20Is.
England pacer Katherine Brunt retires from Test cricket; to continue playing ODIs, T20Is
"I feel like as an athlete there is never an obvious time to step away from doing the thing that you love. But over the past two years thoughts of retirement have surfaced more and more, so I've decided to make a smart decision rather than an emotional one. Test cricket is my absolute passion and to retire from this format was truly a heartbreaking choice to make, but it allows me to prioritise white-ball cricket," said Katherine in a statement.
Ranji Trophy: Kartikeya leads Madhya Pradesh to 174-run win over Bengal, sets up title clash with Mumbai
Madhya Pradesh will now take on 41-time champions Mumbai at the Chinnaswamy Stadium from June 22 to 26. After picking up a six-wicket haul against Punjab in the quarter-final last week, Kartikeya sizzled again in the second innings of a Ranji Trophy knockout match this season, picking 5/67 in 32 overs to bowl out Bengal for 175 in 65.2 overs.
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