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Swiss Open badminton: Sindhu, Prannoy in semis, Kashyap, Sameer Verma make exit
India's two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and compatriot H.S Prannoy stormed into their respective women's and men's singles semi-finals at the Swiss Open here while the women's doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy made its exit from the World Tour Super 200 event
Saudi Arabian GP: Ferrari's Leclerc fastest in first free practice
Leclerc, who won the season-opener in Bahrain, who got into action midway through the session at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, clocked 1m 30.772s on the closing stages on the soft compound tyres.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who failed to score in Bahrain because of a fuel pressure issue that struck both Red Bull drivers, was second quickest -- 0.116 seconds behind the leader, according to a report on the F1 website.
India to host the world's highest Snow Marathon in Lahaul
Snow Marathon Lahaul has been conceptualised by Gaurav Schimar and organised by Reach India. It will see the participation of around 100 runners with the eldest being a 72 years local Himachali enthusiast and the youngest being around 11 years old. The event, which will see around a dozen women runners, is being supported by Lahaul & Spiti District Administration.
India clinch 2022 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship title
In the last match of the championship, Bangladesh scraped past India by a solitary goal. India, however, had seized the initiative early as in the 5th minute when Shubhangi managed to find some space in the opposition box and went for a shot which went directly to Bangladesh custodian Rupna.
IPL 2022: KKR, CSK re-ignite rivalry under new leadership
Ahead of the start of the IPL 2022, the 40-year-old M.S Dhoni on Thursday decided to hand over the captaincy of CSK to Jadeja. The star all-rounder, who has been an integral part of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) since 2012, will only be the third player to lead the Chennai-based franchise after Dhoni and Suresh Raina.
BCCI to launch six-team women's IPL next year
The decision was taken at a meeting of the IPL Governing Council in Mumbai on Friday. The meeting decided that all efforts will be made to start a six-team annual Twenty20 tournament for the women's cricketers, with the first preference being given to the existing IPL franchises, according to a report by cricbuzz. According to sources, three existing IPL franchises have shown interest in setting up women's teams.
World Para-athletics GP: Desai, Padhiyar win gold as India sign off with 14 medals
Overall India won five gold medals, six silver and three bronze to claim eighth place in the medals table. Colombia finished on top with 25 medals including 12 gold, followed by Algeria (16) and Thailand (30) with 11 and 8 gold medals respectively.
IWL 2021-22 to start on April 15 in Bhubaneswar
This season's Hero IWL will feature 12 teams that will fight it out for the top prize in Indian Women's Football, and will fight it out in a league format from April 15 to May 26, with the champions of the tournament getting the chance to play in the next edition of the AFC Women's Club Championship. The matches will be played at the Kalinga Stadium, the Seventh Battalion Ground and the Capital Ground.
National Cross Country Championships: Parasappa Hajilol and Sonika face stiff challenge in title defence
Parasappa Mahadevappa Hajilol and Sonika will face have stiff challenge when they step up to defend their men and women's crowns respectively in the 56th National Cross Country Championships in Kohima on Saturday. Both emerged from the ranks of the unknown to post victories in Panchkula.
Australia's all-format tour of Sri Lanka confirmed for June and July 2022
The all-format tour of Australia men's team to Sri Lanka has been confirmed to happen in June and July this year. It will be for the first time since 2016 when Australia will be touring Sri Lanka. The tour will begin with three T20Is followed by five ODIs, for which the hosting rights will be shared between the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo and the Pallekele International Stadium in Kandy from June 7 to June 24.
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