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Olympic countdown: Badminton stars take shuttle to glory
The game, developed in British India, became the preserve of the Europeans -- especially the Danish - and the Asians, where China today is a force to reckon with. The sport has been a regular part of the Summer Olympic curriculum since the 1992 Barcelona Games, with four events -- men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and women's doubles - making their entry. Four years later, mixed doubles too was added.
Copa America: Diaz helps Colombia clinch third place
The Porto winger struck in the 66th and 94th minutes to take his personal tally for the tournament to four goals, leaving him as the joint top scorer alongside Lionel Messi on Friday, reports Xinhua. "We've been able to come together as a team and show great unity all throughout the tournament," Diaz said after the match. "It makes me very proud to be a part of this team and achieve what we have."
Indian women lose to England in first T20I
England women powered to 177 for seven in 20 overs on Saturday night before putting India on the back-foot by removing opener Shafali Verma for a duck in the first over of the innings. A partnership of 44 between the other opener Smriti Mandhana and Harleen Deol put India back on track but two quick wickets -- of Smriti (29) and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (1) -- set them back.
Heartbroken Shapovalov says he will be ready for Novak Djokovic next time
"I think what hurt so much this time was just that I felt like the game is there and it's possible to go and play for the trophy," Shapovalov said on Friday evening. "It's a feeling I've never had before, so that's why it just hurt so much. I felt like I was outplaying Novak in parts of the match. If you're outplaying Novak, you can beat anyone.
Olympic countdown: Can Sindhu take the shuttle to glory again
To say that they became household names in the country would be an understatement. At the packed Siri Fort Sports Complex on the final day of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Saina was unstoppable. Amid the deafening roar of spectators in between points, the then world No. 3 conjured up magic, which left her Malaysian opponent in a daze as the Indian went on to win her maiden gold in the Commonwealth Games.
Have come back stronger after injuries: Matteo Berrettini
Berrettini stormed into the Wimbledon final with a four-set victory over Hubert Hurkacz of Poland, the man who threw Federer out of the grass-court tournament, on Friday evening. "(My) first Slam final, I'm just so, so happy for everything. My year started in a good way, with the finals in ATP Cup. Then I got injured again. I kind of saw those ghosts again of my body kind of struggling," Berrettini said in a press conference on Friday.
Denis Shapovalov was probably the better player: Novak Djokovic
Djokovic, who is on the verge of a record-tying 20th Grand Slam with Swiss ace Roger Federer and Spaniard Rafael Nadal said, "I don't think that the scoreline says enough about the performance and about the match. He (Shapovalov) was serving for the first set and he was probably the better player for most of the second set," Djokovic said in his on-court interview on Friday evening.
Taskin, Muzarabani fined 15% of match fee for breach of ICC Code
The players were found to have breached Article 1.1.12 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to "inappropriate physical contact with a player, player support personnel, umpire, match referee or any other persons [including a spectator] during an international match", the ICC informed in a release on Friday.
Wimbledon 2021: Matteo Berrettini beats Hubert Hurkacz to reach 1st Grand Slam final
Unleashing an array of powerful ground-strokes that kept Hurkacz under check throughout the match, Berrettini raced to a 6-3, 6-0, 6-7(3), 6-4 victory in two hours and 37 minutes, becoming the first player from Italy to reach the Wimbledon final. This was the seventh seed's 11th victory on grass as he had come into the tournament with victory in a buildup tournament.
Olympic countdown: Guns and glory facts and figures about shooting
The sport, which started with military pistols and rifles, is today one of the most technical games on the Olympic curriculum with specialised, highly-sophisticated pistols, rifles and shotguns being used to assert superiority at ranges across the world.
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