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Canada Open: Sindhu, Lakshya Sen advance to quarters; Krishna Prasad/Vishunvardhan out
Sindhu, seeded fourth in the event, did not have to take the court as she got a walkover from Japan's Natsuki Nidaira in the second round while Lakshya Sen defeated Brazil's Ygor Coelho in straight games, 21-15, 21-11 in just 31 minutes. Krishna Prasad and Vinshuvardhan went down to Mohamad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia 9-21, 11-21 in 24 minutes in the BWF World Tour Super 500 event with a prize fund of USD 420,000.
Delhi court summons former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh in sexual harassment case
The court took note of the charge sheet filed in the case, responding to the claims made by six women wrestlers who have accused Singh of engaging in sexual harassment and intimidation.The summons were issued by the Rouse Avenue court.
Wimbledon: Andreeva moves past injured Krejcikova into third round
The 16-year-old qualifier was leading Krejcikova 6-3, 4-0 when the Czech tennis player retired due to a left leg injury."It's not the way I wanted to win the match, of course. She had some problems with her foot.
Wimbledon: Rublev moves to third round, Broady stuns Ruud
Rublev reacted well after dropping the first set to seal a two-hour, 52-minute second-round victory against the World No. 50 Karatsev on Court 2. The 25-year-old claimed the only break of serve in each of the second and third sets before overcoming a late wobble on serve to level the pair's ATP Head to Head series at 1-1.
Ashes 2023: Mitchell Marsh, Mark Wood take centre stage on lively opening day
As England and Australia fought hard for being ahead in the Headingley Test, Wood and Marsh stood up in playing the longer format after a long time to mark their comebacks in Test cricket memorable.
Mumbai City FC announce signing of Spanish defender Jose Luis Espinosa Arroyo
Born in Los Barrios, Spain, the 31-year-old started his professional career at his hometown club Cádiz CF. He made 49 appearances for their ‘B’ team from 2009 to 2012, even making two appearances for the Cádiz first team in 2010. In 2012, Tiri moved on to play for Atlético Madrid, where he became a core member of Atlético Madrid ‘B’ side, representing them on 85 occasions between 2012 to 2015, Mumbai City FC informed in a release.
We are not a sporting nation. Missing bronze medal at Rio Olympics was very painful, says Sania Mirza
Sania has won three women's doubles and three mixed doubles titles in Grand Slam besides gold medals in the 2006 Doha and 2010 Incheon Asian Games. She is the only Indian woman player to be ranked No.1 in doubles and top-30 in women's singles during a professional career that stretched for two decades -- from February 2003 to February 2023.
Canada Open 2023: Sindhu, Lakshya advance to second round; Sai Praneeth bows out
Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu registered a comfortable 21-16, 21-9 win over world No.62 Talia Ng of Canada in the opening round on Wednesday night. Sindhu and Talia went toe-to-toe in the early stages. With the scores tied at 13-all, the Indian ace unleashed a series of smashes to gain the upper hand and pocketed the opening game.
Pawan Sehrawat reveals his captaincy style after leading India to Asian Kabaddi Championships title
India reclaimed the Asian Kabaddi Championship title after beating Iran 42-32 in the final at the Dong-Eui Institute of Technology Seokdang Cultural Center in Busan, Republic of Korea, last week. It was India's eighth title in the last nine editions played so far while Iran won the title once, in 2003.
Tamim Iqbal announces shock international retirement just three months before ODI World Cup
Iqbal’s decision to abruptly end his 16-year international career comes just three months before Bangladesh play in the ODI World Cup, to be held in India from October 5 to November 19. "This is the end for me. I have given my best. I have tried my best. I am retiring from international cricket from this moment. Yesterday against Afghanistan was my last international game."
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